Mercedes-Benz S-CLASS 2017 Operator's Manual page 198

Driving systems
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a split screen with top view and the image
R
from the front camera or
a split screen with top view and the image
R
from the rear view camera
Activating the 360° camera using
reverse gear
The 360° camera images can be automatically
displayed by engaging reverse gear.
Make sure that the
X
function is selected in the multimedia system
(see the Digital Operator's Manual).
To show the 360° camera image: engage
X
reverse gear.
The multimedia system shows the area
behind the vehicle in split-screen mode. You
see the top view of the vehicle and the image
from the rear view camera.
Selecting the split-screen view and full
screen mode
Switching between split screen views:
To switch to the line with the vehicle icons:
X
slide 5 the controller.
To select a vehicle icon: turn the controller.
X
Switching to full screen mode:
Turn and press
X
The 180° option is only available in the following
views:
Top view with picture from the rear view cam-
R
era
Top view with picture from the front camera
R
Displays in the multimedia system
Important safety notes
The camera system may show a distorted view
of obstacles, show them incorrectly or not at all.
Obstacles are not shown by the system in the
following locations:
under the front and rear bumpers
R
very close to the front and rear bumpers
R
in close range above the handle on the trunk
R
lid
very close to the exterior mirrors
R
in the transitional areas between the various
R
cameras in the virtual top view
Activation by R gear
180° View with the controller.
!
Objects not at ground level may appear to
be further away than they actually are, e.g.:
the bumper of a parked vehicle
R
the drawbar of a trailer
R
the ball coupling of a trailer tow hitch
R
the rear section of an HGV
R
a slanted post
R
Use the guidelines only for orientation.
Approach objects no further than the bottom-
most guideline.
Top view with picture from the rear view
camera
Yellow guide line at a distance of approx-
:
imately 13 ft (4.0 m) from the rear of the
vehicle
Symbol for the split screen setting with top
;
view and rear view camera image
Guide line for the maximum steering angle
=
Yellow lane marking of the tires at current
?
steering wheel angle (dynamic)
Yellow guide line for the vehicle width
A
including the exterior mirrors, for current
steering wheel angle (dynamic)