Rear View Camera - Mercedes-Benz MY17 c-class Operator's Manual

PARKTRONIC is still available. You can take over
the steering, before the vehicle has exited the
parking space completely. This is useful, for
example when you recognize that it is already
possible to pull out of the parking space.
Canceling Active Parking Assist
Stop the movement of the multifunction
X
steering wheel or steer yourself.
Active Parking Assist will be canceled at once.
The Park Assist Canceled
appears in the multifunction display.
or
Press the PARKTRONIC button (
X
PARKTRONIC is switched off and Active Park-
ing Assist is immediately canceled. The
Assist Canceled message appears in the
multifunction display.
Active Parking Assist is canceled automatically
if:
the electric parking brake is engaged
R
transmission position P is selected
R
parking using Active Parking Assist is no lon-
R
ger possible
you are driving faster than 6 mph (10 km/h)
R
®
a wheel spins, ESP
R
÷ warning lamp lights up in the instrument
cluster
A warning tone sounds. The parking symbol dis-
appears and the multifunction display shows the
Park Assist Canceled
When Active Parking Assist is canceled, you
must steer and brake again yourself.
If a system malfunction occurs, the vehicle is
braked to a standstill. To drive on, depress the
accelerator again.
message
page 176).
Y
Park
intervenes or fails. The
message.
Driving systems

Rear view camera

General notes
Rear view camera : is an optical parking and
maneuvering aid. It shows the area behind your
vehicle with guide lines in the multimedia sys-
tem.
The area behind the vehicle is displayed as a
mirror image, as in the rear view mirror.
i
The text shown in the multimedia system
depends on the language setting. The follow-
ing are examples of rear view camera displays
in the multimedia system.
Important safety notes
The rear view camera is only an aid. It is not a
replacement for your attention to your immedi-
ate surroundings. You are always responsible
for safe maneuvering and parking. When maneu-
vering or parking, make sure that there are no
persons, animals or objects in the area in which
you are maneuvering.
Under the following circumstances, the rear
view camera will not function, or will function in
a limited manner:
if the trunk lid is open
R
in heavy rain, snow or fog
R
at night or in very dark places
R
if the camera is exposed to very bright light
R
if the area is lit by fluorescent bulbs or LED
R
lighting (the display may flicker)
if there is a sudden change in temperature,
R
e.g. when driving into a heated garage in win-
ter
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