trailer MERCEDES-BENZ GLE 2022 Owners Manual

nois
esigna lto stimu late theinnat epr otectiv e
mec hanism ofaper son's hearing.
* N NO O
TE TE
Damag ecaused byobjects inthe
fo ot we llor behind theseat The
automatic adjustmen tof theseat position
ma yre sult indamag eto theseat and/or the
object. #
Stow objects inasuit able place. RR
e e
v v
er er
sing t sing
the PRE- S he
PRE- SAFE AFE
® ®
sy st sy
stem measur em
measur es es
If
an accident didnotoccur ,th epr e-em ptive
measur esthat we retake nar ere ve rsed.
Yo uwill need toper form certain settings yourself. #
Ifth eseat beltpre-t ensioning isno tre duced,
mo vetheseat backrest backslightl y.
The locking mechanism releases. FF
unction ofPRE-S unction
ofPRE-S AFE AFE
® ®
PL PL
US (anticipat US
(anticipat or or
yoccu- y
occu-
pant prot pant
protection plus) ection
plus) PRE-S
AFE®
PL US can detect cer tain impacts, par-
ticular lyan immin entrear impact, andtake pre- em
ptive measur estoprotect theve hicle occu-
pant s.These measur escann otnece ssarily pr e-
ve nt an imm inent impac t.
PRE-S AFE®
PL US canim plem entthefo llo wing
measur esindependentl yof eac hot her :
R Tight ening theseat belts onthedr iver's seat
and front passeng erseat.
R Incr easing brak epr essur ewhen theve hicle is
st ation ary. This brak eapp licati on isca ncel ed
aut oma tically wh en theve hicle pullsawa y.
If an accide ntdid notoccur ,th epr e-em ptive
measur esthat we retake nar ere ve rsed.
Sy st Sy
stem limits em
limits
The system will notinitiat ean yaction inthefo l-
lo wing situations:
R When backing up
or
R When theve hicle istowing atrailer andther e
is arisk ofare ar impact The
system will notini tiat ean ybr aking applicatio n
in thefo llo wing situations:
R Whilst driving
or
R When entering orexiting apar king space while
using ActivePa rking Assist FF
unction ofPRE-S unction
ofPRE-S AFE AFE
® ®
Im Im
pulse Side pulse
Side If
an imminent sideimpact isde tected, PRE-
SA FE®
Im pulse Sidecanpre-em ptivel ymo vethe
fr ont seat vehicle occupan t'supper bodytowa rds
th ecent eroftheve hicle. Itdoes this by rapidl y
in0a tingan air cushion intheout erseat sidebol-
st er oftheseat backrest ontheside onwhic hth e
im pact isanticipat ed.This increases thedist ance
be tween thedoor andtheve hicle occupan t.
If PR E-S AFE ®
Im pulse Side has been deployedor
is faulty ,th ePRE-SAFE ImpulseSide Inoperative
See Operator's Manual(/ page403) displa y
messag eappear s. 5252
Occupant
safety

The
tailg atecan open orclose unintentionall yin
th efo llo wing situations:
R Aper son's arms orlegs aremo ving inthesen-
sor detection rang e, e.g. when polishing the
ve hicle orpic king upobj ects.
R Objects aremo vedor placed behind theve hi-
cle, e.g.th ehose ofafuel dispenser ,a ch arg-
ing cable, orlug gage
R Clam pingstraps, tarp sor other coverings are
pull edove rth ebum per.
R Apr otectiv emat withalengt hre ac hing over
th etrunk silldown intoth ede tection rang eof
th esensor sis used.
R The protectiv emat isno tsecur edcor rectl y.
R Workisbeing doneonthetrailer hitch,trailer s
or rear bicy clerack s.
Deact ivat eth efunction oftheSmar tKey
( / pag e69) ordo notcar rytheSmar tKey about
yo ur per son insuc hsituations. Limiting
t Limiting
the opening angleoft he
opening angleofthe t he
tailg ailg
ate at
e AA
ctiv ctiv
ating t ating
the opening anglelimit he
opening anglelimiter er
Yo ucan limit theopening angleoftheta ilg atein
th eto phalf ofits opening rang eup toapoin t
shor tly bef oreth eend position. #
Stop theopening procedur eof theta ilg ateat
th edesir edposition. #
Press and hold theclosing buttonon theta il-
ga te until youhear ashor tacoustic signal.
The opening anglelimiterwill beactiv ated. The
ta ilg atewill then stop inthestor ed position
when opened.
To open theta ilg atefull y,pull thehandle onthe
outside oftheta ilg ateag ain aTer ithas stopped
aut omaticall y.
Deactiv Deactiv
atingt ating
the opening anglelimit he
opening anglelimiter er
#
Press and hold theclosing buttonon theta il-
ga te until twoshor tacoustic signalssound. UUnloc nloc
king t king
the t he
tailg ailg
at at
ewit e
wit ht h
the emer g he
emer gency key ency
key RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R The rear seat backres thas been folded
fo rw ard.
R The cargocom partmen tco verhas been
re mo ved. #
Remo vetheemer gency key(/ page70) . 8080
Open
ing and closi ng

#
Obser vethech ang edvehicle heightwit h
add-o nro of equipment . NNo o
t t
es on dr es
on drivin gwit ivin
gwit har h
aroof load, tr oof
load, trailer orfull y ailer
orfull y
laden v laden
vehicle ehicle
When drivin gwit haloaded roof lugg agera ck or
tr ailer aswellas withafull yladen orfull yoccu-
pied vehicle, theve hicle' sdr ivi ng and steer ing
ch aract eristics chang e.
Yo ushould bearthefo llo wing inmind:
R Donotex ceed theper missible roof load and
to wing capacity .Also obser vethete ch nica l
dat ain thepr int ed Oper ator's Manual.
R Evenl ydistr ibuteth ero of load, andplace
hea vyobjects atthebo ttom. Also complywit h
th eno teson loadin gth eve hicle
(/ page111) .
R Drive att ent ivel y, and avoidsuddenl ypulling
awa y,braking andsteer ing aswellas rapid
cor ner ing.
No t No
tes on dr es
on driving onsalt-tr iving
onsalt-tr eat eat
edr ed
roads oads
The braking e.ect islimit edon salt-tr eatedroads. Ther
efor e, obser vethefo llo wing notes:
R Due tosalt build-up onthebr ak ediscs and
br ak epads, thebr aking distance canincrease
consider ablyor result inbraking onlyon one
side
R Main tain amuc hgr eat ersaf edist ance tothe
ve hicle infront
To remo vesalt build-up :
R Brak eoccasion allywhile paying attent ion to
th etra1c conditions
R Carefull ydepr essthebr ak epedal attheend
of thejour neyand when star ting thene xt jour -
ne y
N No o
t t
es on h es
on hydr ydr
oplaning oplaning
Hydr oplaning cantake place onceacer tain
amount ofwa terhas accumula tedon thero ad
sur face.
Obser vethefo llo wing notesdur ing heavyprecipi -
ta tion orincondi tions inwhi chhydroplaning may
occur :
R Reduce speed
R Avoid tireru ts R
Avoid sudden steer ing movements
R Brak ecar eful ly
% Also observe theno teson regula rly ch ecking
wheels andtires (/ page351).
N No o
t t
es on dr es
on driving t iving
thr hr
ough w ough
wat at
er on t er
on the r he
road sur- oad
sur-
f f
ace ace
Wa terwhic hhas entered intoth eve hicle can
damag eth eengine, electricsand transmission.
Wa tercan also entertheair intakeof theengine
and cause engine damage.
Obser vethefo llo wing ifyo umust drive th ro ugh
wa ter:
R Obser vethemaximum permissible ford ing
dep th(/ pag e398).
R Drive at amaximum speedof6mp h
(10 km/h );wa tercan other wise enterthe
ve hicle interior oreng inecom partmen t.
R Vehicles trave ling infront, oroncoming vehi-
cles, cancreat ewa veswhic hma yex ceed the
maximum permissible depthofthewa ter.
The brak ing e.ect ofthebr ak es isreduced aTer
fo rd ing. Brak ecar efull ywhile paying attention to 164164
Dr
iving andparking

R
Comf ortable driving withcur vetilting function
R Balanc ebe tween tracti onand stabil ity
R Recommen dedforall road cond itions
% Depen dingon thesituation, thecy linder can
be brie0y deactiv ated inthedr ive pr o-
gr ams ; andA, dependingon the
engine.
% The ESP®
se tting sin thedr ive pr og rams ;
and A aredesign edforst ability .Ther efor e,
ch oose oneofthese driving prog rams, espe-
ciall ywhen transpor tingroof loads, intrailer
oper ation andwhen theve hicle isfully loaded
or fully occupi ed.
Depen dingon thedr ive pr og ram, thefo llo wing
sy stems chang eth eir charact eristics:
R Drive
- eng ineand transmi ssionmanag ement
- ActiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI C
R ESP ®
R V V
ehic leswit ehic
leswithAIRMA h
AIRMA TICorE‑A TIC
orE‑ACTIV EBOD CTIV
EBOD Y Y
C C
ONTR ONTR
OL: OL:
- Suspens iontuning -
Vehicle leve l
R Electr icpo we rst eer ing NNo o
t t
es on t es
on the r he
roof load displa y oof
load displa y Cer
tain drive pr og rams and ESP®
se ttin gsare
unsuit ablefortr anspor tingaro of load.
If one ofthese drive pr og rams isse tor select ed,
th eW symbol issho wnasawa rning. When
th is symbo lis sho wn, theselect eddrive pr og ram
is no tsuit able fortr anspor tingaload onthero of.
The follo wing drive pr og rams area.ect ed:
R Spor t Spor
tdr ive pr og ram
R Spo r Spo
rt + t
+ dr ive prog ram
R Indi vidual Indi
vidual drive pr og ram wit hth eESP ®
se tting
Spor tor Spor t+
% The symbol isalso showninthefo llo wing sit-
uations:
R Within theth emes ifacor respond ingdrive
pr og ram issaved
Fo rmor einf ormation onthemes see. R
Within there se tdispl ayifth epr ev iousl y
activ edr ive pr og ram isunsuit ableforth e
tr ansp ortof aroof load
Fo rfur ther information onthere se tdis-
pla y,see (/ page173). Se
lect ingt Se
lect ingthe dr he
driv iv
e pr e
pr og r og
ram am172172
Dr
iving and parking

ShiTi
ng ShiTi
ng #
T T
o o
shiT shiT
up: up:
pullst ee ring wheel pad dleshiTe r
2. #
T T
o o
sh iT sh
iT do do
wn: wn:
pull steer ing wheel pad dle
sh iTe r1. Gea
r Gea
rsh iT sh
iT r r
eco mme ndation eco
mme ndation The
gearshiT recommen dationassistsyo uin
adop tinganeconomica ldr iving style. #
Ifge arshiT recommen dation1appear sne xt
to thetransmission positiondisplay,shiT to
th ere commen dedgear. Using
kic Using
kickdo kdo
wn wn
#
Maxim umacceler Maxim
umacceler ation: atio
n:depr esstheacceler a-
to rpedal beyond thepr essur epoint.
To protect against engine overrev ,th eaut omatic
tr ansmission shiTsuptothene xt gear when maxi-
mum enginespeed hasbeen reac hed. Glide
mode funct ion Glide
mode funct ion *
N NO O
TE TE
Mer cedes- AMGve hicles #
Obser vetheno tesin theSupplement.
Yo ucould other wise failto recogn ize
dang ers. Wi
th an ant icipat orydr ivi ng style, Glide mode
helps youto reduce fuelconsum ption.
Glide mode isch aract erize dby thefo llo wing:
R The combustion engineisdisconnect edfrom
th edr ivet ra in and continues torunin neutr al.
R The trans missionpos itiondis pla y005B issh ow n
in green. R
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
with48 Von-boar h
48 Von-boar delectr d
electr icalsyst ical
system: em:
th ecombustion enginecanbeswitc hedo..
All oftheve hicle funct ionsre main active.
Glide mode isactiv ated ifth efo llo wing conditions
ar eme t:
R Drive pr og ram ; isselect ed.
R The speed iswit hin asuit able rang e.
R The road' scou rseis suit able, e.g.nosteep
uphill ordownhill inclines ortight curves.
R Ther eis no trailer hitched uptothetrailer
hitc h,and nobicy clerack inst alled.
R Youdo notdepr esstheacceler ator orbrak e
pedal (exc ep tfo rlight brak eapplications) .
% Glide mode canalso beactiv ated ifyo uha ve
select edthe"Eco" setting forth edr ive in the
dr ive pr og ram =.
Glide mode isdeactiv ated again ifone ofthecon-
ditions isno long erme t.
Glide mode canalso beprev ent edbythefo llo wing
par ame ters:
R Incline
R Downhi llgr adien t 178178
Dr
iving and parking

Pa
rticular ly,ke ep thear eas around thesensor s
and camer asfree ofdir t,ice orslush
(/ page326). Thesensor sand camer asmust
no tbe coveredand thede tection rang es around
th em must bekept free. Donotat ta ch addit ional
licen seplat ebr ac ket,adv ertisem ents, stickers,
fo ils orfoils toprotect against stone chippings in
th ede tection rang eof thesensor sand camer as.
Mak esur eth at ther ear eno ove rhang ingloads
pr otru ding intoth ede tection rang e.
If th er eis damag eto abum perorthera diat or
gr ille, oraTer animpact, have thefunction ofthe
senso rscheckedat aqu ali/ed special istwo rk-
shop. Have damag eor stone chipping inthear ea
of thecamer ason thefront and rear wind ows
re pair edataqua li/ed specialist workshop. OvOv
er er
vie vie
wof dr w
of drivi ng syst ivi
ng systems anddr ems
anddrivi ng safe ivi
ng safety ty
sy st sy
stems ems
R
ABS(A An
ti-loc kB Bra
king S Sys
tem) (/ page192 )
R O.-r oadABS (/page192)
R BAS (B Bra
keA A
ssis tS Sys
tem) (/ page192) R
ESP ®
(E Electr
onicS Sta
bility P Pro
gram)
(/ page193)
R ESP ®
Cr osswin dAssis t(/ page194)
R ESP ®
trailer stabili zation (/ page194 )
R EBD (E E
lect ronic B Bra
keforc eD Distr
ibution)
(/ page195)
R STEER CONTR OL(/ page195 )
R HOL Dfunct ion (/ page196 )
R HillSt artAssis t(/ page197)
R ATTEN TIONASSIS T(/ page197)
R Cruis econt rol(/ page199)
R Tra1c Sign Assis t(/ page218 )
R AIRMATIC (/ page227)
R E-AC TIV EBOD YCO NTR OL(/ page234 )
Dr Dr
ivin g Assi st iv
in g Assi stance pack ance
packag e ag
e
The follo wing functions arepar tof theDr iving
Assist ancePackag e. Cer tain functions areonl y
av ailabl ein some countries. Som efu nct ionsar e
also availabl ewithout theDr iving Assist ance
Pa ckag e, albei twit hre str icte dfun ctionality . R
ActiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI C
(/ page200)
R ActiveSpeed LimitAssist(co untr y-dependent )
(/ page205)
R Route-based speedadaptation (countr y-
dependent )(/ page206)
R DSR (D Dow
nhillS Sp
eed R Re
gula tion)
(/ page208)
R ActiveBr ak eAssi st(/ page214)
R ActiveSt eer ing Assist (countr y-dependent )
(/ page210)
R ActiveEmer gency Stop Assist (countr y-
dependent )(/ page212)
R ActiveLane ChangeAssi st(co untr y-depend-
ent) (/page212)
R ActiveSt op-and-Go Assist(countr y-depend-
ent) (/page207)
R Blin dSpo tAssist andActiveBlind SpotAssi st
wit hex itwa rning (/ page222)
R ActiveLane Keeping Assist (/page225)
P P
ar ar
king P king
Pac k ac
kag e ag
e
R Rear vie wcamer a(/ page241) Dr
iving and parking
191 191

ET
S/ 4ET Scan improve theve hicle' stractio nby
int erve ning inthefo llo wing ways:
R The drive wh eels arebr ak ed indivi dually if th ey
spin .
R Mor edr ive to rq ue istransf erredto thewheel
or wheels withtraction.
In0 uence In0
uence ofdr of
driv iv
e pr e
pr og r og
rams onESP ams
onESP ® ®
The drive prog rams enable ESP®
to adap tto dif-
fe re nt we ather and road cond itions aswellas the
dr iver's prefer reddr iving style. Depending onthe
select eddrive pr og ram, theappr opriateESP ®
mode willbeactiv ated. Youcan select thedr ive
pr og rams using theDY NAMI CSEL ECTsw itch
(/ page 172). FF
unction ofESP unction
ofESP ® ®
Cr Cr
ossw indAssist ossw
indAssist ESP
®
Cr ossw indAssist detects sudden gustsof
side wind andhelps thedr iver tokeep theve hicle
in thelane:
R ESP ®
Cr osswind Assistisactiv eat vehicle
speeds between appr ox.47 mph(7 5km /h)
an d12 5mp h(2 00 km/h)wh en drivi ng
str aigh tah eador cornering slightl y. R
The vehicle isstabili zed bymeans ofindiv idual
br ak eapplication onone side. FF
uncti onofESP uncti
onofESP ® ®
tr tr
ailer st ailer
stabilizat ion abilizat
ion &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident inpoor road
and weather cond itions
In poor road and weather cond itions, the
tr aile rst abil izatio ncanno tpr ev ent lurching of
th eve hicle/ trailer combin ation.Tr ailer swit ha
high centerofgrav ity ma ytip ove rbef ore
ESP ®
de tects this. #
Alwaysadap tyo ur driving styleto suit
th ecur rent road and weather cond itions. When
drivi ng withatrailer ,ESP ®
can stabili ze
yo ur vehicle ifth etrailer begins tosw erve from
si de toside:
R ESP ®
trailer stabili zation isactiv eabo ve
speeds of40 mph(6 5km /h).
R Slightsw ervin gis reduced bymeans ofata r-
get ed, individual brak eapplication onone
side. R
Intheeve ntofsevere sw ervin g,theengine
output isalso reduced andallwheels are
br ak ed.
ESP ®
trailer stabilization maybe impair edorma y
no tfun ction if:
R The trailer isno tconnect edcor rectl yor isno t
de tected proper lyby theve hicle. AA
ctiv ctiv
atin g/deact iv atin
g/deact ivatin gESP atin
gESP ® ®
(Elect r (Elect
roni cSt onic
Stabili ty abili
ty
Pr Pr
og r og
ram) (v am)
(vehicle swit ehicle
swithout hout
O.-r O.-r
oad oad
pack pac
kag ag
e) e)
Mul
time diasystem:
4 © 5
Setting s5
Qui ckAccess
% ESP®
can onlybe activ ated/ deact ivat ed usin g
qu ick acces swhen atleast oneother funct ion
is availabl ein qu ick acces s.ESP ®
can other -
wise befound intheAssistance menu.
* N NO O
TE TE
Mer cedes- AMGvehicles #
Obser vetheno tesin theSupplement.
Yo ucould other wise failto recogn ize
dang ers. 194194
Dr
iving and parking

IncrIncr
easin gor decr easin
gor decr easin gt easin
gthe speed he
speed #
1mp h(1 km /h):pr es sro ck er switc h1 up
M ordown N tothepr essur epoint.
or #
5mp h(1 0km /h):pr es sro ck er switc h1 up
M ordown N beyond thepr essur e
point.
or #
Acceler ateth eve hicle tothedesir edspeed
and press rock er switc h1 upM.
Changing t Changing
the he
speci/ed speci/ed
dist dist
ance t ance
to t o
the v he
vehicle in ehicle
in
fr fr
ont ont
#
T T
o r o
reduce t educe
the he
speci/ed speci/ed
dist dist
ance: ance:
press the
ri ght rock er switc hup (Ñ). #
T T
o incr o
incr ease t ease
the he
speci/ed speci/ed
dist dist
ance: ance:
press the
ri ght rock er switc hdo wn (Ò).
F F
unction ofA unction
ofActiv ctiv
eSpeed LimitAssist e
Speed LimitAssist
If ach ang ein thespeed limitof12 mph
(20 km/h )or mor eis de tected and automatic
adop tionofspeed limitsis activ ated, thene w
speed limitisaut omaticall yadop tedas thestor ed
speed (/page219). The
driven speed isadjust edwhen theve hicle is
le ve lwit hth etra1c signatthelat est. Inthecase
of signs indicating entryint oan urban area, the
speed isadap tedaccor dingtothespeed permit-
te dwit hin theurban area. The speed limitdispla y
in theInstr ument Displayis alw aysupdat edwhen
th eve hicle isleve lwit hth etra1c sign.
If th er eis no speed restr iction on anunlimited
str etch ofroad (e.g .on afree wa y), there com-
mende dspeed isaut omatical lyadop tedas the
st or ed spee d. Thesy stem uses thespeed stor ed
on anunlimit edstretch ofroad asthere commen -
ded speed. Ifyo udo notalt er thestor ed speed on
an unlimit edstretch ofroad, there commen ded
speed is80 mph(1 30 km/h).
If Ac tiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI Chas been put
int opas sivemode bypressing theacceler ator
pedal, onlyspeed limitswhichar ehigher than the
se tspeed areadop ted.
Obser vetheno teson drivi ng systems andyour
re sponsi bility;yo uma yot her wise failto recogn ize
dang ers(/ page190) . Sy
st Sy
stem limit s em
limit s
The system limit sof Tra1c Sign Assis tappl yto
th ede tection oftra1c signs(/ page218) .
Spe edlimit sbelo w12 mph(2 0km /h)ar eno t
au tomaticall yadop tedby thesy stem asthestor ed
speed. Temp oraryspeed restr iction s(e .g. fora
cer tain time ordue towe ather cond itions) cannot
be proper lyde tected bythesy stem. Themaxi-
mum permissible speedapplying toave hicle with
a trailer isno tde tected bythesy stem.
Ad just thespeed inthese situations. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident duetoActive
Speed LimitAssistada pting theve hicle' s
speed
The speed adoptedby ActiveSpeed Limit
Assi stma ybe toohigh orincor rect insome
indi vidu alcases, suchas:
R atspeed limitsbelo w12 mph(20 km/h)
R inwe tcondi tions orinfog
R when towing atrailer Dr
iving and parking
205 205

#
Ensur eth at thedr iven speed complies
wit htra1c regula tions . #
Adjust thedr iving speed tosuit current
tr a1c andweather cond itions. FF
unct ionofr unct
ionofrout out
e-based speed adapt e-b
ased speed adaptatio n atio
n
When ActiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI Cis acti va-
te d, theve hicle speed willbeadap tedaccor dingly
to thero uteev ents ahead. Depending onthedr ive
pr og ram select ed,theve hicle negotiat es aro ute
ev ent ahead inan economical, comfortable or
dynamic manner.When thero uteev ent has been
passed, theve hicle acceler ates again tothe
st or ed spee d. These tdi st an ce totheve hicle in
fr ont ,ve hicles detected ahead andspeed restr ic-
ti on sah eadar eta ke nint oac cou nt.
Yo ucan activ ateand deactiv atero ute-based
speed adaptation inthemultimedia system
(/ page207).
The follo wing routeeve nts are take nint oac cou nt:
R Cur ves
R T-int ersections, roundabouts andtollplazas
R Turnsand exits R
Tra1c jams ahead (onlywit hLiv eTra1c Infor-
matio n)
% When theto llst ation isreac hed, ActiveDis-
ta nce AssistDIS TRON ICado ptsth espeed as
th estor ed speed.
Also, thespeed isreduced ifth etur nsignal indi-
cat ortochang elane sis switc hedonand one of
th efo llo wing situations isde tected:
R Turning o.atintersections
R Driving onslowing-do wnlanes
R Driving onlanes adjacent toslo wing -down
lane s
The driver isresponsi bleforch oosing theright
spe edand observing other road user s.This
appli esinpar ticu lartointersections, roundabouts
and tra1c lights, asroute-based speedadaptation
does notbr ak eth eve hicle toast ands till.
When routeguidance isactiv e,the/r st speed
adjustmen tis car ried out automaticall y.Ifth etur n
signal indicat orisswitc hedon,theselect edrout e
is con/ rmed and further speed adjustmen tis acti-
va ted. Speed
adaptation iscanc eled inthefo llo wing
cases :
R Ifth etur nsignal indicat orisswitc hedo.
bef oreth ero uteev ent.
R Ifth edr iver depr esses theacceler ator or
br ak epedal during thepr ocess.
Sy st Sy
stem limits em
limits
Ro ute-based speedadaptation does notta ke right
of wa yre gula tions intoac cou nt.The driver is
re sponsi bleforcom plying withro ad tra1c regula -
tions anddriving atasuit ablespe ed.
The speedada ptatio nmade bythesy stem may
no talw aysbe suit able, particu larlyin thefo llo wing
situations:
R The road's coursenotclear lyvisi ble
R Road nar rowing
R Varying maximum permissible speedsinindi-
vidual lanes, forex am ple attollplazas
R Wetro ad sur faces, snowor ice
R When towing atrailer
In these situations thedr iver must interve ne
ac cor dingl y. 206206
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Depending ont Depending
onthe countr y he
countr y: :
th edr iver presses
a steer ing wheel buttonoroper ates Touc h
Contr ol
If Ac tiveSt eer ing Assist detects that asy stem
limi thas been reac hed, avisu alwa rning isissued
and awa rning tone sou nds.
Obs erve theno teson drivi ng systems andyour
re sponsi bility;yo uma yot her wise failto recogn ize
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Sy st Sy
stem limit s em
limit s
Ac tiveSt eer ing Assist hasalimit edsteer ing tor-
qu efo rlat eral guidance. Insome cases,th esteer -
ing interve ntion isno tsu1 cienttokeep theve hi-
cle inthelane ortodrive th ro ugh exits.
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunction
in thefo llo wing instances:
R Ther eis poor visibility ,e.g. duetosno w,rain,
fo g, hea vyspr ay,gr eatl yva rying ambient light
or strong shad owson thero ad.
R Ther eis glar e,e.g .fr om onco mingtra1c,
dir ect sunl ight orre0ectio ns.
R Insu1 cientroad illumin atio n. R
The wind shield isdir ty,fo gg ed up, dam aged or
co veredin thevicinity ofthecamer a,e.g. bya
sti cker.
R No, orseveral,unclear lanemarkings arepr es-
ent forone lane, orthemar kings chang e
qu ickl y, forex am ple, inacons tructi onarea or
int ersecti ons.
R The lane marking sar ewo rnawa y,dar kor cov-
er ed up, e.g. bydirtor sno w.
R Ifth edist ance totheve hicle infront istoo
shor tand thus thelane markings canno tbe
de tected.
R The road isnar row and wind ing.
R Ther ear eobs tacles onthelane orprojecting
out intoth elane, suchas object markers.
The system doesno tpr ov ide assist anceinthefo l-
lo wing conditions:
R Ontight curvesand when turnin g.
R When crossin gint ersecti ons.
R Atroundabouts ortollst ations.
R When towing atrailer .
R When thetir epr essur eis toolow. &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofaccid ent ifAc tiveSt eer -
ing Assist unexpect edlyst ops function ing
If th esy stem limits ofActiveSt eer ing Assist
ar ere ac hed ther eis no guar anteethat the
sy stem will remain activeor will keep theve hi-
cle inlane . #
Alwayske ep your hands onthesteer ing
wheel andobser vethetra1c carefull y. #
Alwaysst eer theve hicle paying attent ion
to tra1 cco nd itio ns . &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofaccid ent ifAc tiveSt eer -
ing Assist unexpect edlyint erve nes
The detection oflane marking sand obje cts
ma ymalfu nctionand cause unexpect edsteer -
ing interve ntions . #
Steer accor dingtotra1 cco nd itio ns . AA
ct iv ct
ivat ing/ deact iv at
ing/ deact ivat ing A at
ing Act iv ct
ive St e
St eer eer
ing Assist ing
Assist
R R
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R ESP ®
is activ ated, but isno tint erve ning. Dr
iving andparking
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