Mercedes-Benz B-Class 2011 Owner's Manual page 174

ating instructions for the audio system/
COMAND Online.
Engage reverse gear.
X
Guide lines are used to show the area
behind the vehicle in the Audio/COMAND
display.
Function mode display for vehicles with COMAND
Online and a trailer tow hitch
To switch between function modes on
X
vehicles with COMAND Online and a
trailer tow hitch: select the "Reverse
parking" function with the COMAND con-
troller symbol :; see the separate operat-
ing instructions for COMAND Online.
or
For the "Coupling up a trailer" function,
X
select the symbol ;; see the separate
operating instructions for COMAND Online.
The symbol of the selected function is high-
lighted.
To deactivate: the reversing camera is deac-
tivated if you:
select transmission position P (vehicles
R
with automatic transmission)
drive forward ten metres
R
for vehicles with an automatic transmis-
R
sion, shift the transmission from R to
another position after 15 seconds
for vehicles with manual transmission, shift
R
out of reverse gear after 15 seconds
drive forwards at a speed of over
R
10 km/h
Displays in the Audio/COMAND display
G
WARNING
Using the reversing camera can be dangerous
if you are colour-blind or if your ability to dis-
tinguish colours is impaired.
Only use the reversing camera if you can see
and distinguish between all the coloured
guide lines that are displayed by the reversing
camera in the Audio/COMAND display.
G
WARNING
Please note that objects not at ground level
may appear to be further away than they
actually are. These include:
the bumper of a vehicle that is parked
R
behind your vehicle
a trailer drawbar
R
the ball coupling of a trailer tow hitch
R
the tail-end of a lorry
R
slanted posts
R
The lines are only guides, not accurate meas-
urements of the distance to an obstacle.
Therefore, you should never pass the red line
when approaching an obstacle. You could oth-
erwise cause an accident and injure yourself
and others.
Lanes
White lane marking vehicle width with
:
steering wheel straight (static)
Yellow lane marking the course the tyres
;
will take at the current steering wheel
angle (dynamic)
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