Mercedes-Benz S-Class Owner's Manual page 270

268 Driving and parking
% The camera cover closes automatically after
some time or after an ignition cycle.
Setting the camera as a favourite
You can call up the camera view directly in the
multimedia system by setting it as a favourite.
Press the ò button on the control ele‐
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ment.
The main functions are displayed.
Navigate downwards twice.
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The Favourites menu appears.
Select New favourite.
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Select Vehicle.
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Select Camera.
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Active Parking Assist
Function of Active Parking Assist
Active Parking Assist is an electronic parking
assistance system which uses ultrasound and is
automatically activated during forward travel.
The system is operational at speeds of up to
approximately 35 km/h. When all the conditions
are fulfilled, the c symbol appears in the
multifunction display in the instrument cluster
and the system automatically searches for and
measures parking spaces on both sides of the
vehicle parallel and perpendicular to the direc‐
tion of travel. If Active Parking Assist is activa‐
ted, suitable parking spaces are shown in the
display of the multimedia system. The ë sym‐
bol appears in the display of the multimedia sys‐
tem. The arrows show on which side of the car‐
riageway free parking spaces are located.
The parking space and, if necessary, the parking
direction can be selected as desired. Active
Parking Assist calculates a suitable vehicle path
and assists you in parking and exiting the park‐
ing space.
Active Parking Assist supports by changing gear,
accelerating, braking and steering the vehicle.
Active Parking Assist is only an aid. It is not a
substitute for your attention to the surroundings.
The responsibility for safe manoeuvring and
parking remains with you. Make sure that no
persons, animals or objects etc. are in the
manoeuvring range.
Active Parking Assist is cancelled if, among
other things, one of the following actions is car‐
ried out:
You deactivate Parking Assist PARKTRONIC.
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You deactivate Active Parking Assist.
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You begin steering.
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You apply the parking brake.
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You engage transmission position j.
R
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ESP intervenes.
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You open the doors or the boot lid while driv‐
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ing.
System limitations
Objects located above or below the detection
range of Active Parking Assist are not detected
when the parking space is being measured.
These are also not taken into account when the
parking manoeuvre is calculated, e.g. overhang‐
ing loads, overhangs or loading ramps of lorries
or the boundaries of parking spaces. In some cir‐
cumstances, Active Parking Assist may therefore
guide you into the parking space prematurely.