Mercedes-Benz V 200 d, Operating Instructions Manual

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Top view with image from the side cam-
eras
:
Symbol for the setting with top view and
forward view from the side cameras
;
Yellow guide line for the vehicle width
including the exterior mirror (right side of
vehicle)
=
Yellow guide line for the vehicle width
including the exterior mirror (left side of
vehicle)
You can also select the side camera setting to
show a rearward view.
"Coupling up a trailer" function
:
Trailer drawbar
;
Locating aid – vehicle centre point on the
yellow guide line at a distance of approx-
imately 1.0 m from the rear of the vehicle
=
Red guide line at a distance of approximately
0.30 m from the rear of the vehicle
This function is only available on vehicles with a
trailer tow hitch attached. The viewing angle of
the reversing camera can be switched over
when the trailer is reached. The reversing cam-
era then shows a locating aid for the ball cou-
pling of the trailer tow hitch to help reach the
drawbar.
X Before coupling up the trailer, set the height
of trailer drawbar
:
so that it is slightly
higher than the ball coupling.
X
Position the vehicle centrally
;
in front of
trailer drawbar
:
.
:
Trailer drawbar
=
Red guide line at a distance of approximately
0.30 m from the ball coupling
?
Symbol for the "Coupling up a trailer" func-
tion
A
Trailer drawbar locating aid
X Select symbol
?
using the multimedia sys-
tem controller.
Information on the multimedia system con-
troller can be found in the separate operating
instructions.
The "Coupling up a trailer" function has been
selected. The distance specifications now
only apply to objects that are at the same level
as the ball coupling.
X
Reverse carefully, making sure that trailer
drawbar locating aid
A
points approximately
in the direction of trailer drawbar
:
.
X
Reverse carefully until trailer drawbar
:
rea-
ches red guide line
=
.
The distance between trailer drawbar
:
and
the ball coupling is now approximately
0.30 m.
X
Couple the trailer (
Y
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