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Safetyinformation
Warning
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe
driversspersonaljudgmentinassessingvisibility andtrafficsituation.Thereisariskofaccident.
Adjustdrivingstyletotrafficconditions.Watch
trafficcloselyandactivelyintervenewhereapj propriate.
Warning
Indicatorsandwarningscannotserveasasubj
stituteforthedriversspersonaljudgment.Due
toitslimits,thesystemmaynotissuewarnings
orreactions,orthesemaybeissuedlateorina
mannerthatisnotconsistentwiththeirnormal
use.Thereisariskofaccident.Adjustdriving
styletotrafficconditions.Watchtrafficclosely
andactivelyintervenewhereappropriate.
Warning
Duetosystemlimits,individualfunctionscan
malfunctionduringtow-starting/towingwiththe
IntelligentSafetysystemsactivated.Thereisa
riskofaccident.SwitchallIntelligentSafety
systemsoffpriortotow-starting/towing.
Overview
Buttoninthevehicle
IntelligentSafetybutton
Radarsensor Aradarsensorislocatedinthefrontbumperfordetectingvehiclesontheroadaheadofthevehijcle.
Alwayskeepradarsensorcleanandunobj
structed.
Switchingon/off
Switchingonautomatically
Thesystemisautomaticallyactiveafterevery
drivingoff.
Switchingoff Pressbutton:thesystemisswitched
off.TheLEDgoesout.
Re-pressbutton:thesystemisswitchedon.The
LEDlightsup.
Settingthewarningtime Thewarningtimecanbeset.
ViaiDrive:
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Theselectedtimeisstoredfortheprofilecurj
rentlyused.
Warningwithbrakingfunction Display
Ifacollisionwithavehicledetectedinthiswayis
imminent,awarningsymbolappearsontheinj
strumentcluster.SymbolMeasureSymbollightsupred:prewarning.
Brakeandincreasedistance.Symbolflashesredandanacoustic
signalsounds:acutewarning.
Brakeandmakeanevasivemaneuj
ver,ifnecessary.
Prewarning
Thiswarningisprovided,forinstancewhenthereisimpendingdangerofacollisionorthedistance tothevehicleaheadistoosmall.
Ifaprewarningisprovided,respondbybraking
aswarranted.
Acutewarningwithbrakingfunction
Anacutewarningisdisplayedwhenthereisan imminentdangerofcollisionduetothevehicleapproachinganotherobjectatahighspeed.
Thedrivermustinterveneactivelywhenthereis
anacutewarning.Ifnecessary,thedriverisasj sistedbyanautomaticbrakinginterventionina
possibleriskofcollision.
Acutewarningsmaybeprovidedevenwhen therehasbeennopriorwarning.
Brakingintervention Thedetectionofobjectscanbeinfluencedby
technicalsystemlimitations,forinstancepedesj triansorstationaryobjects.Observethelimitajtionsofthedetectionrangeandfunctionallimitajtions.
Thewarningpromptsthedrivertointervene.Duringawarning,themaximumbrakingforceis used.Thisrequiresthebrakepedaltobedejpressedsufficientlyquicklyandforcefully.The
systemmayalsoassistinbrakingifthereisarisk ofcollision.Thevehiclecanbedeceleratedtoa
standstill.
Manualtransmission:duringabrakingintervenj
tionuptoacompletestop,theenginemaybe shutdown.
Thebrakinginterventionoccursonlyifvehicle
stabilityhasnotbeenrestricted,forinstanceby
deactivatingtheDSCDynamicStabilityControl.
Atspeedsaboveapprox.130mph/210km/h,the brakinginterventionoccursasabriefbraking
pressure.Noautomaticdelayoccurs.
Thedrivermayinterruptthebrakingintervention
functionbysteppingontheacceleratorpedalor
byactivelymovingthesteeringwheel.
Systemlimits
Safetyinformation
Warning
Thesystemisdesignedtooperateincertain conditionsandcircumstances.Duetocondij
tionsorotherfactors,thesystemmaynotrej
spond.Theremaybeariskofaccidentorrisk ofdamagetoproperty.Activelyinterveneas
warranted.RefertotheinformationinthisOwnj
erssManualregardingthescopeofthesysj
temssoperationandlimitations.
Detectionrange
Thesystem'sdetectionpotentialislimited.
Thus,asystemreactionmightnotcomeor
mightcomelate.
Thefollowingsituationsmaynotbedetected,for example:
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'xVehiclesthatsuddenlyswerveinfrontofyou,
orsharplydeceleratingvehicles.'xVehicleswithanunusualrearappearance.'xTwo-wheeledvehiclesaheadofyou.'xPedestrians.'xStationaryobjects.
Functionallimitations
Thesystemmaynotbefullyfunctionalinthefolj
lowingsituations:
'xInheavyfog,wetconditions,orsnowfall.'xIntightcurves.'xIfthedrivingstabilitycontrolsystemsarelimj
itedordeactivated,forinstanceDSCOFF.'xIftheradarsensorisdirtyorobscured.
Attachinganyobjectssuchasstickersorfilmin thebeamareaoftheradarsensorswillalsoimjpactthefunctionoftheradarsensorsandmayevencausethemtofail.
Warningsensitivity Themoresensitivethewarningsettingsare,for
examplethewarningtime,themorewarningsare
displayed.Therefore,theremayalsobeanexj cessofprematureorunjustifiedwarningsandrej
actions.
Daytimepedestrian collisionmitigation
Concept
Thesystemmaypreventsomeaccidentswith
pedestrians.
Whendrivingatcityspeeds,thesystemwillisj sueawarningifthereisimminentriskofacollijsionwithpedestrians,andsupportthiswithalightbrakingfunction.
Thecameraintheareaoftheinteriormirrorconj
trolsthesystem.
Generalinformation
Insufficientlybrightconditions,thesystemisj
suesawarningofapossibleriskofcollisionwith
pedestriansinthespeedrangefromapprox.
6mph/10km/htoapprox.35mph/60km/h
Thesystemreactstopeoplewhoarewithinthe
detectionrangeofthesystem.
Detectionrange
Thedetectionareainfrontofthevehicleisdivj idedintotwoareas:
'xCentralarea,arrow1,directlyinfrontofthe
vehicle.'xExpandedarea,arrow2,totherightandleft ofthecentralarea.
Acollisionisimminentifpedestriansarelocated
withinthecentralarea.Awarningisissuedabout pedestrianswhoarelocatedwithintheextended
areaonlyiftheyaremovinginthedirectionofthe centralarea.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe
driversspersonaljudgmentinassessingvisibility andtrafficsituation.Thereisariskofaccident.Adjustdrivingstyletotrafficconditions.Watch
trafficcloselyandactivelyintervenewhereapj propriate.
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Warning
Indicatorsandwarningscannotserveasasubj
stituteforthedriversspersonaljudgment.Due
toitslimits,thesystemmaynotissuewarnings
orreactions,orthesemaybeissuedlateorina mannerthatisnotconsistentwiththeirnormal
use.Thereisariskofaccident.Adjustdriving
styletotrafficconditions.Watchtrafficclosely
andactivelyintervenewhereappropriate.
Warning
Duetosystemlimits,individualfunctionscan
malfunctionduringtow-starting/towingwiththe
IntelligentSafetysystemsactivated.Thereisa
riskofaccident.SwitchallIntelligentSafety
systemsoffpriortotow-starting/towing.
Overview
Buttoninthevehicle
IntelligentSafetybutton
Camera
Thecameraisinstalledneartheinteriormirror.
Keepthewindshieldinfrontoftheinteriormirror cleanandclear.
Switchingon/off
Switchingonautomatically Thesystemisautomaticallyactiveafterevery
drivingoff.
Switchingoff Pressbutton:thesystemsareswitched
off.TheLEDgoesout.
Pressbutton:thesystemsareswitchedon.The
LEDlightsup.
Warningwithbrakingfunction Display
Ifacollisionwithapersondetectedinthiswayis
imminent,awarningsymbolappearsontheinj
strumentcluster.
Theredsymbolisdisplayedandasignal
sounds.
Interveneimmediatelybybrakingormakean
evasivemaneuver.
BrakinginterventionThewarningpromptsthedrivertointervene.Duringawarning,themaximumbrakingforceisused.Thisrequiresthebrakepedaltobedej
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pressedsufficientlyquicklyandforcefully.Ifthere
isariskofcollision,thesystemmayassistwith braking.Whenthevehicleistravelingatalow
speed,thevehiclemaycometoacompletestop.
Manualtransmission:duringabrakingintervenj
tionuptoacompletestop,theenginemaybe
shutdown.
Thebrakinginterventionoccursonlyifvehicle
stabilityhasnotbeenrestricted,forinstanceby
deactivatingtheDSCDynamicStabilityControl.
Thedrivermayinterruptthebrakingintervention
functionbysteppingontheacceleratorpedalor byactivelymovingthesteeringwheel.
Thesystemssabilitytodetectobjectsmaybe
limitedinsomecircumstances.Refertotheinj
formationinthisOwnerssManualregardingthe
limitationsofthesystemandactivelyintervene
aswarranted.
Systemlimits
Safetyinformation
Warning
Thesystemisdesignedtooperateincertain conditionsandcircumstances.Duetocondij
tionsorotherfactors,thesystemmaynotrej
spond.Theremaybeariskofaccidentorrisk ofdamagetoproperty.Activelyinterveneas
warranted.RefertotheinformationinthisOwnj
erssManualregardingthescopeofthesysj
temssoperationandlimitations.
Detectionrange
Thedetectionpotentialofthecameraislimited.
Thus,awarningmightnotbeissuedorbeisj
suedlate.
Thefollowingsituationsmaynotbedetected,for
example:
'xPartiallycoveredpedestrians.'xPedestriansthatarenotdetectedassuchbej
causeoftheviewingangleorcontour.'xPedestriansoutsideofthedetectionrange.'xPedestrianshavingabodysizelessthan 32in/80cm.
Functionallimitations
Thesystemmaynotbefullyfunctionalormay
notbeavailableinthefollowingsituations:
'xInheavyfog,wetconditions,orsnowfall.'xIntightcurves.'xIfthedrivingstabilitycontrolsystemsaredej activated,forinstanceDSCOFF.'xIfthefieldofviewofthecameraorthewindjshieldisdirtyorcovered.'xUpto10secondsafterthestartoftheengine
viatheStart/Stopbutton.'xDuringcalibrationofthecameraimmediately
aftervehicledelivery.'xIfthereareconstantblindingeffectsbecause
ofoncominglight,forinstancefromthesun lowinthesky.'xWhenitisdarkoutside.
Lanedeparturewarning
Concept
Thelanedeparturewarningalertswhenthevehij
cleonroadswithlanemarkingsisabouttoleave
thelane.
Generalinformation Dependingonthecountryversion,thesystem
issuesawarningatspeedsbetween
35mph/55km/hand45mph/70km/h.
Whenswitchingonthesystembelowthisspeed, amessageisdisplayedintheinstrumentcluster.
Warningsareissuedbymeansofasteering
wheelvibration.Thetimeofthewarningmay
varydependingonthecurrentdrivingsituation.
Thesystemdoesnotprovideawarningifthe
turnsignalissetbeforeleavingthelane.
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Safetyinformation
Warning
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe
driversspersonaljudgmentinassessingroad andtrafficsafety.Thereisariskofaccident.Adjustdrivingstyletotrafficconditions.Watch
trafficcloselyandactivelyintervenewhereapj propriate.Donotjerkthesteeringwheelinrej
sponsetoawarning.
Warning
Indicatorsandwarningscannotserveasasubj
stituteforthedriversspersonaljudgment.Due
toitslimits,thesystemmaynotissuewarnings
orreactions,orthesemaybeissuedlateorina
mannerthatisnotconsistentwiththeirnormal
use.Thereisariskofaccident.Adjustdriving
styletotrafficconditions.Watchtrafficclosely
andactivelyintervenewhereappropriate.
Overview
Buttoninthevehicle
Lanedeparturewarning
Camera
Thecameraisinstalledneartheinteriormirror.
Keepthewindshieldinfrontoftheinteriormirror cleanandclear.
Switchingon/off Pressthebutton.
'xOn:theLEDlightsup.'xOff:theLEDgoesout.
Thesettingisstoredforthedriverprofilecurj
rentlyused.
Displayintheinstrumentcluster
'xLines:systemisactivated.'xArrows:atleastonelanemarkingwas
detectedandwarningscanbeissued.
Issuedwarning
Ifyouleavethelane Ifyouleavethelaneandifalanemarkinghas
beendetected,thesteeringwheelvibrates.
Iftheturnsignalisswitchedonbeforechanging
thelane,awarningisnotissued.
Endofwarning Thewarningiscanceledinthefollowingsituaj
tions:
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'xWhenbrakinghard.'xWhenusingtheturnsignal.
Systemlimits
Safetyinformation
Warning
Thesystemisdesignedtooperateincertain conditionsandcircumstances.Duetocondij
tionsorotherfactors,thesystemmaynotrej
spond.Theremaybeariskofaccidentorrisk ofdamagetoproperty.Activelyinterveneas
warranted.RefertotheinformationinthisOwnj
erssManualregardingthescopeofthesysj
temssoperationandlimitations.
Functionallimitations
Thesystemmaynotbefullyfunctionalinthefolj
lowingsituations:
'xInheavyfog,wetconditions,orsnowfall.'xIntheeventofmissing,worn,poorlyvisible,
merging,diverging,ormultiplelanemarkings
suchasinconstructionareas.'xWhenlanemarkingsarecoveredinsnow,ice,
dirtorwater.'xIntightcurvesoronnarrowlanes.'xWhenlanemarkingsarecoveredbyobjects.'xWhendrivingveryclosetothevehicleinfront
ofyou.'xWhendrivingtowardbrightlights.'xWhenthewindshieldinfrontoftheinterior
mirrorisfoggedover,dirtyorcoveredwith
stickers,etc.'xDuringcalibrationofthecameraimmediately
aftervehicledelivery.Brakeforcedisplay
Concept
Additionalbrakelightsindicateemergencybrakj
ingtothetrafficbehind.Thiscanreducetherisk
ofarear-endcollision.
Generalinformation
'xDuringnormalbrakeapplication,theouter
brakelightslightup.'xDuringheavybrakeapplication,theinner
brakelightsadditionallylightup.
Fatiguealert
Concept
Thesystemcandetectdecreasingalertnessor
fatigueofthedriverduringlong,monotonous trips,forinstanceonhighways.Inthissituation,it
isrecommendedthatthedrivertakesabreak.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe
driversspersonaljudgmentinassessingone's physicalstate.Anincreasinglackofalertnessor
fatiguemaynotbedetectedornotbedetected intime.Thereisariskofaccident.Makesure
thatthedriverisrestedandalert.Adjustdriving
styletotrafficconditions.
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Function
Thesystemisswitchedoneachtimetheengine
isstartedandcannotbeswitchedoff.
Aftertravelhasbegun,thesystemmonitorscerjtainaspectsofthedriver'sbehavior,sothatdej
creasingalertnessorfatiguecanbedetected.
Thisproceduretakesthefollowingcriteriainto account:'xPersonaldrivingstyle,forinstancesteeringbehavior.'xDrivingconditions,forinstancetime,lengthof
trip.
Startingatapproximately43mph/70km/h,the
systemisactiveandcandisplayarecommendaj tiontotakeabreak.
Breakrecommendation Ifthedriverbecomeslessalertorfatigued,amessageisdisplayedintheControlDisplaywiththerecommendationtotakeabreak.
Arecommendationtotakeabreakisdisplayed onlyonceduringanuninterruptedtrip.
Afterabreak,anotherrecommendationtotakea
breakcannotbedisplayeduntilafterapproxij mately45minutes.
Systemlimits
Thefunctionmaybelimitedinthefollowingsitj
uationsandmayissueanincorrectwarningorno warningatall:
'xWhentheclockissetincorrectly.'xWhenthevehiclespeedismainlybelow
about43mph/70km/h.'xWithasportydrivingstyle,suchasduring
rapidaccelerationorwhencorneringfast.'xInactivedrivingsituations,suchaswhen
changinglanesfrequently.'xWhentheroadsurfaceispoor.'xIntheeventofstrongsidewinds.Thesystemisresetapprox.45minutesafter parkingthevehicle,forinstanceinthecaseofa
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DrivingstabilitycontrolsystemsVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesthatarenotnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,forinstance,duetothe
selectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalso
appliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsystems. Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeobj
served.
Anti-lockBrakingSystem ABS
ABSpreventslockingofthewheelsduringbrakjing.
Thevehiclemaintainsitssteeringpowereven
duringfullbrakeapplications,thusincreasingacj tivesafety.
ABSisoperationaleverytimeyoustarttheenj gine.
Brakeassistant
Whenyouapplythebrakesrapidly,thissystem
automaticallybooststhevehiclebrakingcapabilj itytothefurthestpossibleextent.Itreducesthebrakingdistancetoaminimumduringanemerjgencystop.ThissystemutilizesallofthecapajbilitiesprovidedbytheAntilockBrakeSystemABS.
Donotreducethepressureonthebrakepedal forthedurationoftheemergencystop.
DSCDynamicStability
Control
Concept
Withinthephysicallimits,thesystemhelpsto keepthevehicleonasteadycoursebyreducingenginespeedandbyapplyingbrakestotheindijvidualwheels.
Generalinformation DSCdetectsthefollowingunstabledrivingconjditions,forinstance:
'xFishtailing,whichcanleadtooversteering.'xLossoftractionofthefrontwheels,whichcanleadtoundersteering.
DynamicTractionControlDTC,refertopage 170,isaversionoftheDSCwhereforward
momentumisoptimized.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe driversspersonaljudgmentinassessingthe
trafficconditions.Basedonthelimitsofthe
system,itcannotindependentlyreacttoalltrafj ficsituations.Thereisariskofaccident.Adjust
drivingstyletotrafficconditions.Watchtraffic closelyandactivelyintervenewhereapproprij
ate.
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OverviewButtoninthevehicle
DSCOFFbutton
Indicator/warninglights Theindicatorlightflashes:DSCcontrols
thedriveandbrakingforces.
Theindicatorlightlightsup:DSChas
malfunctioned.
DeactivatingDSC:DSCOFF Generalinformation
WhenDSCisdeactivated,drivingstabilityisrej ducedduringaccelerationandwhendrivingincurves.
Toincreasevehiclestability,activateDSCagain assoonaspossible.
DeactivatingDSC Pressandholdthisbuttonbutnotlonj
gerthanapprox.10seconds,untilthe
indicatorlightforDSCOFFlightsupintheinj strumentclusteranddisplaysDSCOFF.
DSCisswitchedoff.
Thesteeringand,dependingontheequipment,
suspensionaretunedforsportydriving.
ActivatingDSC
Pressthebutton.
DSCOFFandtheDSCOFFindicator
lightgoout.
Indicator/warninglights
WhenDSCisdeactivated,DSCOFFisdisplayed intheinstrumentcluster.
Theindicatorlightlightsup:DSCisdej
activated.
DTCDynamicTraction Control
Concept
DTCisaversionoftheDSCDynamicStability
Controlwhereforwardmomentumisoptimized.
Thesystemensuresmaximumheadwayonspej cialroadconditionsorlooseroadsurfaces,forinj
stanceunplowedsnowyroads,butwithsomej whatlimiteddrivingstability.
WhenDTCisactivated,thevehiclehasmaxij mumtraction.Drivingstabilityislimitedduring
accelerationandwhendrivingincurves.
Drivecarefully.
YoumayfinditusefultobrieflyactivateDTCunj derthefollowingspecialcircumstances:
'xWhendrivinginslushoronuncleared,snow- coveredroads.'xWhendrivingofffromdeepsnoworlooseground.'xWhendrivingwithsnowchains.
Deactivating/activatingDTC
DynamicTractionControl
ActivatingDTC Pressthebutton.
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