Mercedes-Benz B-Class 2011 Owner's Manual page 173

Driving systems
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If you have attached a trailer to your vehicle,
you should not use Active Parking Assist.
Once the electrical connection is established
between your vehicle and the trailer, Active
Parking Assist is no longer available.
Reversing camera
General notes
Reversing camera in the tailgate handle
Reversing camera : is an optical parking
and manoeuvring aid. It uses guide lines to
show the area behind your vehicle in the
Audio/COMAND display.
The area behind the vehicle is displayed as a
mirror image, as in the rear-view mirror.
Important safety notes
G
WARNING
Make sure that no persons or animals are in
the manoeuvring range. Otherwise, they
could be injured.
G
WARNING
The reversing camera is only an aid and may
display obstacles in a distorted or incorrect
manner, or may not even display them at all.
The reversing camera does not relieve you of
the responsibility to pay attention. The cam-
era cannot show objects:
very near to the rear bumper
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below the rear bumper
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that are located above the tailgate handle
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recess
You are always responsible for safety and
must continue to pay attention to your imme-
diate surroundings when parking and
manoeuvring. This applies to the areas
behind, in front of and next to the vehicle. You
could otherwise endanger yourself and oth-
ers.
G WARNING
Under the following circumstances, the
reversing camera will not function, or will
function in a limited manner:
if the tailgate is open
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in heavy rain, snow or fog
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at night or in very dark places
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if the camera is exposed to very bright light
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if the area is lit by fluorescent light or LED
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lighting (the display may flicker)
if there is a sudden change in temperature,
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e.g. when driving into a heated garage in
winter
if the camera lens is dirty or obstructed
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if the rear of your vehicle is damaged. In this
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event, have the camera position and setting
checked at a qualified specialist workshop.
Mercedes-Benz recommends that you use
a Mercedes-Benz Service Centre for this
purpose.
Do not use the reversing camera in these
types of situation. You could otherwise injure
others or damage objects and your vehicle
while you are parking.
Activating/deactivating the reversing
camera
To activate: make sure that the key is in
X
position 2 in the ignition lock.
Make sure that in the audio system/
X
COMAND Online, the "Reversing camera"
function is selected; see the separate oper-