Mercedes-Benz CLS 2015 Operator's Manual page 211

Audio 20 or COMAND display in yellow or red
respectively.
360° camera
General notes
The 360° camera is a system consisting of
four cameras.
The system analyzes images from the follow-
ing cameras:
Rear view camera
R
Front camera
R
Two cameras in the exterior rear view mir-
R
rors
The cameras capture the immediate sur-
roundings of the vehicle. The system sup-
ports you, e.g. when parking or if vision is
restricted at an exit.
You can show pictures from the 360° camera
in full-screen mode or in six different split-
screen views on the COMAND/Audio 20 dis-
play. A split-screen view also includes a top
view of the vehicle. This view is calculated
from the data supplied by the installed cam-
eras (virtual camera).
The six split-screen views are:
top view and picture from the rear view
R
camera (130° viewing angle)
top view and image from the front camera
R
(130° viewing angle without displaying the
maximum steering wheel angle)
top view and enlarged rear view
R
top view and enlarged front view
R
top view and images from the side mirror
R
cameras (rear wheel view)
top view and images from the side mirror
R
cameras (front wheel view)
When the function is active and you shift the
transmission from D or R to N, the dynamic
guidelines are hidden.
When you change between transmission
positions D and R, you see the previously
selected front or rear view.
Driving systems
Distances measured by PARKTRONIC will
also be optically displayed:
in split screen view as red or yellow brack-
R
ets around the vehicle icon in the top view,
or
at the bottom right as red or yellow brack-
R
ets around the vehicle symbol in full-screen
mode
The line thickness and color of the brackets
show how far the vehicle is from an object.
yellow brackets with thin lines:
R
PARKTRONIC is active
yellow brackets with normal lines: an
R
object is present in close range of the vehi-
cle
red line: an object is present in the imme-
R
diate close range of the vehicle
Important safety notes
The 360°camera is only an aid and may show
a distorted view of obstacles, show them
incorrectly or not at all. The 360°camera is
not a substitute for attentive driving.
You are always responsible for safe maneu-
vering and parking. When maneuvering or
parking, make sure that there are no persons,
animals or objects in the area in which you are
maneuvering.
You are always responsible for safety, and
must always pay attention to your surround-
ings when parking and maneuvering. This
applies to the areas behind, in front of and
beside the vehicle. You could otherwise
endanger yourself and others.
The 360° camera will not function or will
function in a limited manner:
if the doors are open
R
if the exterior mirrors are folded in
R
if the trunk lid/tailgate is open
R
in heavy rain, snow or fog
R
at night or in very dark places
R
if the cameras are exposed to very bright
R
light
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