MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SEDAN & MAYBACH 2019 Owner's Manual

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af fic Sign Assis t Fu
nction ofTraf fic Sign Assis t Sin
ceTraf fic Sign Assistalso uses thedat a
st or ed inthena vig ation system, itcan updat e
th edispla yin thefo llo wing situat ionswithout
de tecting traf fic sig ns:
R Whe nth eve hicle chang esroads, e.g.a free‐
wa yen try or exitro ad. R
When avillag eor cityboun darywhic his
st or ed inthedigit almap ispassed.
The camer aalso detects traf fic sig ns with a
re striction indicated byan addit ionalsign (e.g.in
we tcond itions ).
Tr af fic Sign Assistisonl yan aid. Thedriver is
re sponsible forke eping asaf edis tan cetothe
ve hicle infront, forve hicle speed andforbr aking
in good time. Themaximu mper missi blespee d
als odepe ndsonfact or ssu ch asthero ad sur‐
fa ce and traf fic condi tions.
Wa rning when thema xim um permis sible
speed isexc eeded
The system can warnyouif yo uunin tentio nally
exc eed themaximum permissible speed.Todo
th is, youcan spec ifyinthemultimedia system
by howmuc hth emaximum permissible speed
can beexc eeded beforeawa rning isissued. You
can specify whether thewa rning isto be justa
visual warning oran acous ticone aswell.
Displa yin theIns trum ent Displa y
Tr af fic Sign Assistisno tav ailable inall coun ‐
tr ies. Ifit is una vailable, display1 issho wnin
th espeedome ter. Sy
stem limita tions
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
in thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Ifth er eis poor visibility ,e.g. due toinsuf fi‐
cie ntillu mina tionofthero ad, ifth er ear e
highly variable shade condition sor inrain,
sno w,fogor hea vyspr ay.
R Ifth er eis glar e, e.g .fr om oncom ingtraf fic,
di re ct sunli ght orreflect ions.
R Ifth ewindshield inthear ea ofthemultifunc ‐
tion camer ais dir ty,or ifth ecamer ais fog‐
ge dup, damag edorcovered.
R Ifth etra ffic sign sar ehar dto detect, e.g. due
to dir tor sno w,orbecause they areco vered
or due toinsuf ficie ntlighti ng.
R Ifth einf ormation inthena vig ation system's
digit almap isincor rect or out-of-da te.
R Ifth esigns areambiguous, e.g.traf fic sig ns
on cons tructi onsites orinad jacent lanes.
R Ifyo utur nshar plywhen traffic sig ns areou t‐
sid eth ecamer a'sfield ofvision. Dr
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tting Traf fic Sign Assis t
Mult imed iasystem:
, Vehicle .
k Assist ance .
Traffic
Sign Assist
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gaut omati cadop tion
of spe edlimits
Re quiremen ts:
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis acti va‐
te d. #
Select LimitAdopt ion. #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion.
The speed limitsdetected byTraf fic Sign
Assi stareaut omat icallyadop tedby Active
Dis tance AssistDIS TRONI C.
Di spl aying detected traf fic signs inthe
med iadis pla y #
Select Display inCOMA ND. #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion.
% When DISTRONIC orcruise control areacti‐
va ted, thespeed detected can bemanu ally
ad op tedas thespeed limit(→pag e204). Ad
jus tingthe type ofwa rning #
Selec tVisual &Audible ,Visual orNon e.
Ad jus tingthe warning threshold
This value determ ines thespeed atwhic ha
wa rning isissued whenexceeded. #
Select Warning Threshold. #
Setth edesir edspeed. Night
View Assis t Fu
nction ofNight View Assis t Wi
th theaid ofcamer a2, Night View Assi st
helps youto recogni zethecour seofthero ad or
obs tacle sin thedar k.The multifunct iondispla y
th en sho wsamon ochrome imageof thesur‐
ro und ingarea infron tof theve hicle. Infrared 24
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ra1 helps detect ped estria ns and ani‐
mal s.
Nig htView Assi stisonl yan aid. Thedriver is
re sponsible forth edis tance totheve hicle in
fr ont, forve hicle speed, forbr aking ingood time
and forst ay ing inlane.
% Asinfrare dlight isno tvisible tothehuman
ey e, Night View Assi stcan remain activated
when ther eis onc oming traf fic.
The infrared headlam psswi tchon inthe
dar kfrom speeds ofappr oximat ely5 mp h
(1 0 km/ h).This means that, while statio n‐
ar y, yo udo notha ve thefull visual rang eand
canno tch eckwhe ther Night View Assi stis
wo rking.
Sy stem limita tions
Night View Assi stcanno tdi spl ayobject sdir ectl y
in front ofor directl yne xt to theve hicle. Itma y
be thecase that obj ect sar ehigh light edaswell
as pedes trians oranimals .
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
in thefo llo wing instances:
R inpo or vis ibility ,e.g .sno w,rain, fogor hea vy
spr ay. R
thewindshield isdir tyinthevicinit yof the
came ra.
R thecamer ais fogg ed up, damag edorcov‐
er ed.
R theinfra redcamer ain thera diat orgrill is
damag ed,dirty,fo gg ed up orcovered.
R onbends, onhillt ops orindips.
R athigh ambient temp eratur es.
Fu nction ofpedes trian and anima lde tection
of Nig htView Assis t
Nigh tVi ew Assi stcan detect ped estria ns using
typ icalch aract eristic s,e.g .th ebody contour s
and postureof aper son standi ngupr ight .
Lar geanim als,e.g.deer ,co ws orhor ses, can
also bedetected. Smal lerani mal s,e.g. dogsor
cats, areno tde tected.
Pe des trian and animal detection isau tomatical ly
switc hedonwhen thefo llo wing requ iremen ts
ar efulf illed:
R Night View Assi stisact ivat ed.
R The drivin gspeed isat leas t5 mp h
(1 0 km/ h). R
Itis dar k. 1
Night View Assi stdispla y
2 Standb ysymbo lfo ractiv epede strian detec‐
tion
3 High lighti ng
4 Pedes trian detected
If ped estria n de tection isacti ve,st andb ysymbo l
2 appear s.Ther eis no separ atesymbo lfo rani‐
mals .De tected ped estria ns orani mal sar ehig h‐
li ght edbyacol orframe. Dr
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Ac
tiv atin gor deac tivatin gNig htView Assis t
Re quirement s:
R The vehicle hasbeen star tedor theignition
is switc hedon.
R The light switc his in the0058 or0058 posi‐
tion .
R Reversege ar has notbeen engaged. #
Press butt on1.
The appr opriateNigh tVi ew Assi stdispla y
appear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.
% The infrared headlam psaredeactiv ated at
speeds below3mp h(5 km/h) .The Night
Vi ew imag econ tinues tobe displa yeduntil
yo uswit chitof fby pressing button1.
Switc hingautomat icactiv ation on/of f
Re quirement s:
R Pedes trian detection isacti ve(→ pag e24 1).
R Thero adw ayisno tlit.
R The speed isat leas t37 mph(60 km/h).
If all there qu iremen tsarefulf illed, thenight
vision imageis aut omaticall ysho wninthemulti‐
func tion displa yas soon aspeople oranimals
ar ede tected.
Mu ltimed iasystem:
, Vehicle .
k Assist ance .
Aut.
Night ViewAssist #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion. Spo
tlight function
The spotlight function isan additional function
fo rNight View Assi st.It ru ns inthebac kground
and flashes theheadlam psatdetected per sons
wi th four sho rtim pulses. Thisattracts thedr iv‐
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layin theassis tance graphic 1
Spotligh tfunction switched onbut notoper ‐
ating
2 Spotligh tfunction switched onand oper ating
The pedestria n symb olintheassis tance grap hic
ind icatesth est atus ofthespo tlight function.If
th epedes trian symbol isdispla yeddar k1, the
function isswi tched on.Ifth esymbol isdis‐ pla
yedbr ight 2,thecon ditions forth eSpo tlight
func tion arealso fulfilled.
Sy stem limita tions
The spotlightfun ction does notflash atanim als.
The spotlight function isno tact ive or isact ive
on lyto alimit edextent if:
R Youar edr ivin gin cit ytraf fic.
R The pedestria ns are loca tedin thear ea ofan
onc oming vehicle orave hicle infront.
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe spotlight func ‐
tio n
Re quirement s:
R Pedes trian detection isacti ve(→ pag e24 1).
R Thero adw ayisno tlit.
R The speed isat leas t37 mph(6 0km/h).
R AdaptiveHig hbeam Assis tPlus isswit ched
on.
If all there qu iremen tsarefulf illed, theheadlam p
fl ashes four sho rtpulses atapedes trian detec‐
te don ornear tothero adw ay. Multimedia
system:
, Vehicle .
÷ .
Light Set-
ting s.
Spot light #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion. Blind
SpotAssis tand Activ eBli nd Spo t
As sist wit hex itwa rning Fu
nction ofBlind SpotAssis tand Activ e
Bli nd Spo tAs sist wit hex itwa rning
Blin dSpo tAss istand ActiveBli nd Spo tAssi st
use twolat eral, rear-facin gra dar sensor sto
monit orthear ea up to130ft (40 m)behind your
ve hicle and10ft(3 m) direct lyne xt to your vehi‐
cle.
If ave hicle isde tected atspe eds aboveappr ox‐
imat ely8 mp h(12 km/h) andthis vehicle subse‐
qu ent lyent ersth emonit oring rang edire ctly next
to your vehicle, thewa rning lam pin theoutside
mir rorlig hts upred.
If ave hicle isde tected clos eto theside ofyour
ve hicle, there dwa rning lam pin theoutside mir‐
ro rflashes .If yo uswit chon thetur nsignal indi‐
cat orinthecor responding direction, awa rning Dr
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to
ne sou nds once .If th etur nsignal indicat or
re mains switchedon,allother detected vehicles
ar eindicat edonlyby theflashin gof there d
wa rning lam p.
If yo uove rtak eave hicle quickl y, no warning is
giv en. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent despite Blind
Spo tAssi st
Bli nd Spo tAssi stdoes notre act tovehicles
appr oaching andovertakin gyo uat agr ea tly
di ffer ent speed.
As are sult, Blind SpotAssis tcanno twa rn
dr iver sin this situat ion. #
Alw ayspa ycar eful attention tothetra f‐
fi c situ ation and maintain asaf edis‐
ta nce attheside oftheve hicle. Blind
SpotAssis tand ActiveBli nd Spo tAssi st
ar eon lyaids. Theyma yfa ilto detect some vehi‐
cles andareno subs titutefo ratt entiv edr iving.
Alw aysensur eth at ther eis suf ficie ntdist anc eto
th eside forot her road user sand obstacle s. Exi
twa rning
The exitwa rning isan addition alfunc tion of
Blin dSpo tAss istand canwarnvehicle occu‐
pants about approaching vehicles whenleaving
th eve hicle when statio nary. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent despite exit
wa rning
The exitwa rning react snei ther tostatio nary
obj ect sno rto vehicles approaching youat a
gr eat lydif fere nt spe ed.
As are sult, theex itwa rning cannotwa rn
dr iver sin these situation s. #
Alw ayspa ypar ticular attention tothe
tr af fic situ ation whe nope ning thedoor s
and makesur eth er eis suf ficie ntcle ar‐
ance . If
th er eis ave hicle inthemonit oring rang e, this
is indic ated intheoutside mirror.If ave hicle
occupant opensthedoor ontheside withth e
wa rning, awa rning tone sou nds and thewa rning
lam pin theoutside mirrorst ar ts to flash. This
addit ionalfun ction ison lyavailable when
Blin dSpo tAs sis tis act ivat ed and uptoamax i‐
mum ofthre eminut esafte rth eignition has
been switchedoff.The exitwa rning isno long er
av ailable once thewa rning lam pin theoutside
mir rorflashes thre etimes.
The exitwa rning isonl yan aid and nota subs ti‐
tut efo rth eatt ent ion ofvehicle occupants. The
re sponsibili tyforopening andclosi ngthedoor s
and forlea ving theve hicle remains withth eve hi‐
cle occupants.
Sy stem limita tions
Blin dSpo tAs sis tand ActiveBli nd Spo tAssi st
ma ybe limi tedin thefo llo wing situat ions:
R ifth er eis dir ton thesensor sor thesensor s
ar eobscur ed
R inpoor visibility ,e.g. due tofog, hea vyrain or
sno w
R ifth er ear enar row vehicles, e.g.bicycles or
mo torbik es
R ifth ero ad has very wide ornar row lanes
R ifve hicles areno tdr iving inthemiddle of
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Wa
rnings maybe issued inerro rwhen driving
close tocrash barrier sor similar solidlanebor‐
der s.Alw aysmak esur eth at ther eis suf ficie nt
di st anc eto theside forot her traf fic or obs ta‐
cle s.
Wa rnings maybe interru pte dwhen driving along‐
side long vehicles, forex am ple truc ks,fo ra pr o‐
long edtime.
Blind SpotAssis tis no toper ationa lwhen reve rse
ge ar iseng aged.
The exitwa rning maybe limit edinthefo llo wing
situat ions:
R When thesensor sar eco veredby adjac ent
ve hicles innar row parkingspaces.
R When people approachth eve hicle.
R Intheev ent ofstatio naryor slo wlymo ving
obj ect s.
Fu nction ofbrak eapp lication (Activ eBlind
Spo tAssis t)
If Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAssi stdetects arisk ofaside
im pact inthemonit oring rang e, acou rse-co r‐
re cting brak eap plica tion iscar ried out. This is
designed tohelp youavo idacollis ion. The
cour se-cor recting brak eap plica tion isavaila‐
ble inthespeed rang ebe twee nap prox imat ely
20 mph(3 0km/h) and125mp h(2 00 km/h) . &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent despite
br ak eapplication ofActiveBli nd Spo t
Assi st
A cou rse-co rrect ing brak eapplication cannot
alw ayspr ev ent acollision. #
Alw aysst eer ,br ak eor accelera teyour‐
self ,espe ciallyif Ac tiveBli nd Spo t
Assi stwa rnsyo uor mak esaco urse-
co rrect ing brak eapplication. #
Alw aysmaint ainasaf edis tance atthe
sides. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent despite
Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAssi st
Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAssi stdoes notre act tothe
fo llo wing:
R Ifve hicles overtak eto oclosel yon the
side, placing them intheblind spotar ea R
Vehicles approaching andovertakin gyo u
at agr ea tly differ ent speed
As are sult, ActiveBli nd Spo tAssi stma ynei‐
th er giv ewa rnings norinterve ne insuch sit‐
uations. #
Alw ayspa ycar eful attention tothetra f‐
fi c situ ation and maintain asaf edis‐
ta nce attheside oftheve hicle. Ac
tiveBli nd Spo tAssi stisonl yan aid. Itma yfa il
to detect some vehicles andisno ta subs titute
fo ratt entiv edr iving. Alwaysensur eth at ther eis
suf ficie ntdist anc eto theside forot her road
user sand obstacle s. Dr
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If
acour se-cor recting brak eap plica tion occu rs,
th ere dwa rning lam pflashes intheoutside mir‐
ro rand awa rning tone sou nds. Inadditio n,adi s‐
pl ay 1 indic atingth edang erofaside collision
appear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.
In rare case s,thesy stem maymak ean inappr o‐
pr iat ebr ak eapplication. Thisbrak eapplication
ma ybe interru pte dat anytime ifyo usteer
slightl yin theopposit edir ect ion oraccelera te.
Sy stem limita tions
Eit her acour se-cor recting brak eap plica tion
ap propr iate to thedr iving situation ,or non eat
all, mayoccur inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R Vehicles orobs tacle s,e.g. crash barrier s,are
locat edon both sides ofyour vehicle.
R Ave hicle approaches tooclosely ontheside.
R Youha ve adop tedaspor tydriving style wit h
high corner ing speeds.
R Youbr ak eor acc elerat esign ifican tly.
R Adr ivi ng safety system interve nes, e.g.ESP ®
or ActiveBr ak eAssi st.
R ESP ®
is de acti vated. R
Aloss oftirepr essur eor afa ulty tireis
de tected.
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gBli nd Spo tAs sist or
Ac tiv eBli nd Spo tAs sist
Multimedia system:
, Vehicle .
k Assist ance .
Blind
Spot Assist #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion. Ac
tiv eLan eKe eping Assist Fu
nction ofActiv eLan eKe eping Assist Ac
tiveLa ne Keeping Assistmonit orsth ear ea in
fr ont ofyour vehicle bymeans ofmultifu nction
camer a1. Itser vesto protect youag ains tunin ‐
te ntio nallylea vingyo ur lane .Yo uwill bewarned
by vibr ation pulses inthesteer ing wheel andgui‐ 24
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ded
byacour se-cor recting brak eap plica tion
ba ck intoyo ur lane .
Yo uar ewa rned byvibr ation pulses inthesteer‐
ing wheel inthefo llo wing circums tances:
R ActiveLa ne Keeping Assistde tects alane
mar king.
R Afront whe eldrives ove rth is lane marking.
Yo uwill also beguided backint oyo ur lane by
means ofacour se-cor recting brak eap plica tion
if th efo llo wing condition sar eme t:
R ActiveLa ne Keeping Assistde tects lane
mar kings onboth edg esofthelane.
R Afront wheel drives over asolid lanemark‐
ing.
Yo ucan activat eor deac tivateth eAc tiveLa ne
Ke eping Assistwa rning.
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping Assistcan neither reduce
th erisk ofan accident ifyo ufa ilto adap tyo ur
dr ivin gst yle nor override thelaws ofphysics. It
can notta ke intoacc ount road, weather ortraf fic
condi tions.Ac tiveLa ne Keeping Assistis onl yan
aid. Youar ere sponsible forth edis tance tothe ve
hicle infront, forve hicle speed, forbr aking in
good timeandforst ay ing inyour lane .
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping Assistcan bring theve hicle
bac kint oth elane withalane-c orrecting brak e
ap plica tion. Inthecase ofabr ok en lane marking
being detected, abr ak eap plica tion willonly be
mad eif ave hicle hasbeen detected intheadja‐
cent lane. Oncoming traffic can bedetected.
In addition, overtaking vehicles andvehicles in
adjacent lanescanbedetected.
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping Assistis available inthe
speed rang ebe twee n37 mph(60 km/h) and
12 4mp h(200 km/h). If
alane-cor recting brak eap plica tion occu rs,dis‐
pla y1 appear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.
Sensitivity ofActiv eLan eKe eping Assist
% The availabilit yof thefo llo wing function is
coun try- dependen t.
A lane-c orrecting brak eap plica tion also occu rs
in theSens itivese tting inthefo llo wing situa‐
tion s:
R ActiveLa ne Keeping Assistde tects asol id
la ne mar king.
R Afront whe eldrives ove rth is lane marking.
Sy stem limita tions
No lane- correcting brak eap plica tion occu rsin
th efo llo wing situat ions:
R Youcle arly and activel yst eer ,br ak eor accel‐
er ate.
R Youha ve switc hedonthetur nsignal indica‐
to r(situ ation-dep endent).
R Adr iving safetysy stem interve nes, such as
ES P®
,Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stor ActiveBli nd
Spo tAssi st. Dr
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R
Youha ve adop tedaspor tydriving style wit h
high corner ing speeds orhigh ratesof accel‐
er ation.
R When ESP®
is deactiv ated.
R Ifaloss oftirepr essur eor afa ulty tirehas
been detected and displ ayed.
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
in thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Ifth er eis poor visibility ,e.g. due toinsuf fi‐
cie ntillu mina tionofthero ad, ifth er ear e
highly variable shade condition sor inrain,
sno w,fogor hea vyspr ay.
R Ifth er eis glar e, e.g .fr om oncom ingtraffic,
th esun orreflect ions.
R Ifth ewindshield inthear ea ofthemultifunc ‐
tion camer ais dir ty,or ifth ecamer ais fog‐
ge dup, damag edorcovered.
R Ifth er ear eno lane marking s,or several
unc lear lane markingsarepr esen tfo rone
lane, e.g.around roadw orks .
R Ifth elane marking sar ewo rn,dar kor cov‐
er ed. R
Ifth edis tance totheve hicle infront istoo
shor tand thus thelane markings cannotbe
de tected.
R Ifth elane marking sch ang equ ickl y, e.g.
lanes branc hof f,cr oss one another or
mer ge.
R Ifth ero adw ayisvery nar row and windin g.
Ve hicl eswith Drivin gAss istanc epac kage or
Dr iving Assistance Pluspackag e:Ac tiveLa ne
Ke eping Assistuses radar sensor sto monit or
se veralar eas around theve hicle. Ifth era dar
sensor sin there ar bum peraredir tyor covered
wit hsn ow ,th esy stem maybe impair edorma y
no tfunc tion.If an obs tacle inthelane inwhic h
yo uar edr ivin ghas been detected, nolane-cor‐
re cting brak eap plica tion occu rs. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gAc tiv eLan eKe eping
Assis t(v ehicles withPa rking Assis t
PA RK TRONI C) &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent despite
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping Assistwa rning
A lane- correcting brak eap plica tion canno t
al wa ys bring theve hicle backint oth eor igi‐
nal lane. #
Alw aysst eer ,br ak eor accelera teyour‐
self ,espe ciallyif Ac tiveLa ne Keeping
Assis twa rnsyo uor mak esalane -cor‐
re cting brak eap plica tion. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent despite inter‐
ve ntio nof ActiveLa ne Keeping Assist
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping Assistdoes notde tect
tr af fic condi tions orroad user s.In very rare
case s,thesy stem maymak ean inappr opri‐
at ebr ak eapplication, e.g.afte rint entional ly
dr iving overa soli dlane marking.
The brak eapp lication canbeinterru pte dat
an ytime ifyo usteer slightl yin theopposit e
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