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Beforeyouchangelanesaftersettingtheturn
signal,thesystemissuesawarninginthesitua#j
tionsdescribedabove.
Thelightintheexteriormirrorflashesandthe
steeringwheelvibrates.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe
driver#sspersonaljudgmentinassessingvisibility andtrafficsituation.Thereisariskofaccident.Adjustdrivingstyletotrafficconditions.Watch
trafficcloselyandactivelyintervenewhereap#j propriate.
Warning
Indicatorsandwarningscannotserveasasub#j
stituteforthedriver#sspersonaljudgment.Due toitslimits,thesystemmaynotissuewarnings
orreactions,orthesemaybeissuedlateorina mannerthatisnotconsistentwiththeirnormal
use.Thereisariskofaccident.Adjustdriving
styletotrafficconditions.Watchtrafficclosely
andactivelyintervenewhereappropriate.
Overview
Buttoninthevehicle
IntelligentSafety
Radarsensors
Theradarsensorsarelocatedintherearbumper.
Alwayskeepthebumperintheareaoftheradar
sensorscleanandunobstructed.
Switchingon/off Switchingonautomatically
Blindspotcollisionwarningisautomaticallyacti#j vatedafterdepartureifthefunctionwasswitchedonattheendofthelasttrip.
Switchingon/offmanually Pressthebutton.ThemenufortheIntelligentSafetysys#j
temisdisplayed.
IfallIntelligentSafetysystemswereswitchedoff,
allsystemsarenowswitchedon.
"ConfigureINDIVIDUAL":dependingonthe
equipmentversion,theIntelligentSafetysys#j temscanbeindividuallyconfigured.Theindivid#j
ualsettingsareactivatedandstoredforthe
driverprofilecurrentlyused.Assoonasasetting
ischangedonthemenu,allsettingsofthemenu
areactivated.
Pressthebuttonrepeatedly.Thefollowingsettingsareswitchedbe#j
tween:
"ALLON":allIntelligentSafetysystemsare switchedon.Basicsettingsareactivatedforthe
subfunctions.
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"INDIVIDUAL":theIntelligentSafetysystemsare
switchedonaccordingtotheindividualsettings.
SomeIntelligentSafetysystemscannotbeindi#j
viduallyswitchedoff.
Pressandholdthisbutton.AllIntelligentSafetysystemsare
switchedoff.ButtonStatusButtonlightsupgreen:allIntelligent
Safetysystemsareswitchedon.Buttonlightsuporange:someIntelli#j
gentSafetysystemsareswitchedoff orcurrentlyunavailable.Buttondoesnotlightup:allIntelligent
Safetysystemsareswitchedoff.
Settingthewarningtime
ViaiDrive:
1."MyVehicle"2."Vehiclesettings"3."IntelligentSafety"4."BlindSpotDetection"5.Selectthedesiredsetting.
"Off":withthissetting,nowarningisoutput.
Thesettingisstoredforthedriverprofilecur#j
rentlyused.
Settingtheintensityofthesteering
wheelvibration
ViaiDrive:
1."MyVehicle"2."Vehiclesettings"3."Steeringwheelvibration"4.Selectthedesiredsetting.
ThesettingisappliedtoallIntelligentSafetysys#j
temsandstoredforthedriverprofilecurrently
used.
Warningfunction
Lightintheexteriormirror
Prewarning
Thedimmedlightintheexteriormirrorindicates whentherearevehiclesintheblindspotorap#j
proachingfrombehind.
Acutewarning Whentheturnsignalisswitchedonwhileavehi#j
cleisinthecriticalzone,thesteeringwheelvi#j
bratesbrieflyandthelightintheexteriormirror
flashesbrightly.
Thewarningstopswhentheturnsignalis switchedoff,ortheothervehicleleavesthecriti#j
calzone.
Flashingofthelight
Aflashingofthelightduringvehicleunlocking
servesassystemself-test.
Systemlimits
Safetyinformation
Warning
Thesystemisdesignedtooperateincertain conditionsandcircumstances.Duetocondi#jtionsorotherfactors,thesystemmaynotre#j
spond.Theremaybeariskofaccidentorrisk ofdamagetoproperty.Activelyinterveneas
warranted.RefertotheinformationinthisOwn#j
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er#ssManualregardingthescopeofthesys#j
tem#ssoperationandlimitations.
Upperspeedlimit Ifthevehiclespeedexceedsapprox.
155mph/250km/h,thesystemisdeactivated
temporarily.
Ifthevehiclespeedfallsbelowapprox.
155mph/250km/h,thesystemonceagainre#j
spondsaccordingtothesetting.
Functionallimitations Thesystemmaynotbefullyfunctionalinthefol#jlowingsituations:'xWhenavehicleisapproachingataspeed
muchfasterthanyourown.'xInheavyfog,wetconditions,orsnowfall.'xIntightcurvesoronnarrowlanes.'xIfthebumperisdirty,icedup,orcovered, forinstancebystickers.'xAfterimproperlyperformedworkonthevehi#j
clepaint.'xIfcargoprotrudes.
Attachinganyobjectssuchasstickersorfilmin
thebeamareaoftheradarsensorswillalsoim#j pactthefunctionoftheradarsensorsandmayevencausethemtofail.
ACheckControlmessageisdisplayedwhenthe
systemisnotfullyfunctional.
Displayingwarnings Dependingontheselectedwarningsettings,
e.g.,warningtime,moreorfewerwarningscan
bedisplayed.However,theremayalsobeanex#j
cessofprematurewarningsofcriticalsituations.
Rearcollisionpreparation
Concept
Thesystemreactstovehiclesapproachingfrom behind.
Generalinformation
Tworadarsensorsintherearbumpermonitor theareabehindthevehicle.
Whenavehicleapproachesfromtherearata certainspeed,thesystemrespondsasfollows:
'xActiveProtection:whenacollisionseemsto
beunavoidable,PreCrashfunctionsaretrig#j gered.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe
driver#sspersonaljudgmentinassessingvisibility andtrafficsituation.Thereisariskofaccident.
Adjustdrivingstyletotrafficconditions.Watch
trafficcloselyandactivelyintervenewhereap#j propriate.
Warning
Indicatorsandwarningscannotserveasasub#j
stituteforthedriver#sspersonaljudgment.Due
toitslimits,thesystemmaynotissuewarnings
orreactions,orthesemaybeissuedlateorina
mannerthatisnotconsistentwiththeirnormal
use.Thereisariskofaccident.Adjustdriving
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styletotrafficconditions.Watchtrafficclosely
andactivelyintervenewhereappropriate.
Overview Radarsensors
Theradarsensorsarelocatedintherearbumper.
Alwayskeepthebumperintheareaoftheradar
sensorscleanandunobstructed.
Switchingon/off Thesystemisautomaticallyactiveaftereverydrivingoff.
Thesystemisdeactivatedinthefollowingsitua#j
tions:
'xWhendrivinginreverse.
Systemlimits
Thesystemmaynotbefullyfunctionalinthefol#j
lowingsituations:
'xWhenavehicleisapproachingataspeed
muchfasterthanyourown.'xWhentheapproachingvehicleapproaches
slowly.'xInheavyfog,wetconditions,orsnowfall.'xIntightcurvesoronnarrowlanes.'xIfthebumperisdirty,icedup,orcovered, forinstancebystickers.'xIfthefieldofviewofthesensorsiscovered,e.g.,bygaragewalls,hedgesorsnowhills.'xIfcargoprotrudes.
ActiveProtection
Concept
ActiveProtectionpreparesoccupantsandthe
vehicleforapossibleaccidentincriticaldrivingor
collisionsituations.
Generalinformation ActiveProtectionconsistsofvariousPreCrash
functions,whichcanvarydependingonthe
equipment.
Thesystemisusedtodetectcertaincriticaldriv#j
ingsituationsthatmightleadtoanaccident.This
includesthefollowingcriticaldrivingsituations:
'xEmergencystop.'xSevereundersteering.'xSevereoversteering.
Certainfunctionsofseveralsystemscan,within thesystemlimits,leadtoActiveProtectiontrig#j
gering:
'xFrontcollisionmitigation:automaticbrakein#j
tervention.'xFrontcollisionmitigation:BrakeAssistant.'xRearcollisionpreparation:detectionofimmi#j
nentrearcollisions.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe
driver#sspersonaljudgment.Duetothesystem
limits,criticalsituationcouldnotbedetected reliablyorintime.Thereisariskofaccident.
Adjustdrivingstyletotrafficconditions.Watch
trafficcloselyandactivelyintervenewhereap#j propriate.
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Function
Whenthesafetybeltisfastened,thedriver'sand
passenger'sbeltstrapsareautomaticallytight#j enedonceafterdrivingaway.
Inaccident-criticalsituations,thefollowingindi#j
vidualfunctionsbecomeactiveasneeded:'xAutomaticpretensioningofthefrontsafety
belts.'xAutomaticwindowclosinguptoanarrow gap.'xAutomaticclosingoftheglasssunroof,in#j
cludingsunprotection.'xForvehiclesequippedwithcomfortseatsin
thefront:automaticpositioningoftheback#j
restforthefrontpassengerseat.
Afteracriticaldrivingsituationwithoutanacci#j dent,thefrontsafetybeltsareloosenedagain.
Ifthebelttensiondoesnotloosenautomatically,
stopthevehicleandunbucklethesafetybeltus#j ingtheredbuttoninthebuckle.Fastenthe
safetybeltbeforecontinuingonyourtrip.
Allothersystemscanberestoredtothedesired
setting.
PostCrashmiBrake
Concept
Intheeventofanaccident,thesystemcanbring
thevehicletoahaltautomaticallywithoutinter#j
ventionbythedriverincertainsituations.This
canreducetheriskofafurthercollisionandthe
consequencesthereof.
Atstandstill
Aftercomingtoahalt,thebrakeisreleasedauto#j matically.
Hardervehiclebraking
Incertainsituations,itcanbenecessarytobring
thevehicletoahaltmorequicklythantheBrake Assistantallows.
Todothis,quicklyapplyextraforcetothebrake.Forabriefperiod,thebrakingpressurewillbe
higherthanthebrakingpressurethatisachieved bytheautomaticbrakingfunction.Thisinterruptsautomaticbraking.
Interruptingautomaticbraking
Itcanbenecessarytointerruptautomaticbrak#j
ingincertainsituations,forinstanceforaneva#j sivemaneuver.
Interruptautomaticbraking:'xBypressingthebrakepedal.'xBypressingtheacceleratorpedal.
Fatiguealert
Concept
Thesystemcandetectdecreasingalertnessor
fatigueofthedriverduringlong,monotonous trips,forinstanceonhighways.Inthissituation,it
isrecommendedthatthedrivertakesabreak.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe
driver#sspersonaljudgmentinassessingone's physicalstate.Anincreasinglackofalertnessor
fatiguemaynotbedetectedornotbedetected intime.Thereisariskofaccident.Makesure
thatthedriverisrestedandalert.Adjustdriving
styletotrafficconditions.
Function
Thesystemisswitchedoneachtimedrive-ready
stateisswitchedon.
Aftertravelhasbegun,thesystemmonitorscer#j
tainaspectsofthedriver'sbehavior,sothatde#j
creasingalertnessorfatiguecanbedetected.
Thisproceduretakesthefollowingcriteriainto
account:
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'xPersonaldrivingstyle,forinstancesteeringbehavior.'xDrivingconditions,forinstancetime,lengthof
trip.
Startingatapprox.43mph/70km/h,thesystem isactiveandcanalsodisplayarecommendation
totakeabreak.
Breakrecommendation
Switchingon/off,adjusting Thefatiguealertisactiveautomaticallywitheach
switchingonofdrive-readystateandcanthus displayabreakrecommendation.
Thebreakrecommendationcanalsobe
switchedonoroffandadjustedviaiDrive.
ViaiDrive:
1."MyVehicle"2."Vehiclesettings"3."Driverattentioncontrol"4.Selectthedesiredsetting:'x"Off":nobreakrecommendationismade.'x"Standard":thebreakrecommendationis
madewithadefinedvalue.'x"Sensitive":thebreakrecommendationis
issuedearlier.
Display
Ifthedriverbecomeslessalertorfatigued,a
messageisdisplayedintheControlDisplaywith
therecommendationtotakeabreak.
Duringthedisplay,varioussettingscanbese#j
lected.
Afterabreak,anotherrecommendationtotakea
breakcannotbedisplayeduntilafterapproxi#j mately45minutes.
Systemlimits
Thefunctionmaybelimitedinthefollowingsit#j
uationsandmayissueanincorrectwarningorno
warningatall:
'xWhentheclockissetincorrectly.'xWhenthevehiclespeedismainlybelow
about43mph/70km/h.'xWithasportydrivingstyle,suchasduring
rapidaccelerationorwhencorneringfast.'xInactivedrivingsituations,suchaswhen
changinglanesfrequently.'xWhentheroadsurfaceispoor.'xIntheeventofstrongsidewinds.
Thesystemisresetapprox.45minutesafter parkingthevehicle,forinstanceinthecaseofa
breakduringlongertripsonhighways.
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DrivingstabilitycontrolsystemsVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spe#jcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesthatarenotnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,forinstance,duetothe
selectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalso
appliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsystems. Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeob#j
served.
Anti-lockBrakingSystem ABS
ABSpreventslockingofthewheelsduringbrak#jing.
Thevehiclemaintainsitssteeringpowereven
duringfullbrakeapplications,whichincreases
theactivesafety.
ABSisoperationaleverytimeyoustarttheen#j gine.
Brakeassistant
Whenyouapplythebrakesrapidly,thissystem
automaticallybooststhevehiclebrakingcapabil#j itytothefurthestpossibleextent.Itreducesthebrakingdistancetoaminimumduringanemer#jgencystop.Thissystemutilizesallofthecapa#jbilitiesprovidedbytheAntilockBrakeSystemABS.
Donotreducethepressureonthebrakepedal forthedurationoftheemergencystop.
Adaptivebrakeassistant
IncombinationwithActiveCruiseControlACC,
thissystemensuresthatthebrakesrespond
evenmorerapidlywhenbrakingincriticalsitua#j tions.
Drive-offassistant
Concept
Thissystemsupportsdrivingoffonuphillgrades.
Drivingoff
1.Holdthevehicleinplacewiththefootbrake.2.Releasethefootbrakeanddriveoffwithoutdelay.
Afterthefootbrakeisreleased,thevehicleis
heldinplaceforapprox.2seconds.
Dependingonthevehicleloadingorwhena
trailerisused,thevehiclemayrollbackslightly.
DSCDynamicStability Control
Concept
Withinthephysicallimits,thesystemhelpsto
keepthevehicleonasteadycoursebyreducing
enginespeedandbybrakingtheindividual
wheels.
Generalinformation DSCdetectsthefollowingunstabledrivingcon#j
ditions,forinstance:
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Safetyinformation
Warning
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe
driver#sspersonaljudgmentinassessingthe
trafficconditions.Basedonthelimitsofthe
system,itcannotindependentlyreacttoalltraf#j ficsituations.Thereisariskofaccident.Adjust
drivingstyletotrafficconditions.Watchtraffic
closelyandactivelyintervenewhereappropri#j
ate.
Warning
Whendrivingwitharoofload,forinstancewith
roof-mountedluggagerack,thevehicle'scen#j
terofgravityishigher,whichincreasestherisk ofthevehicletippingincriticaldrivingsitua#j
tions.Theremaybeariskofaccidentorriskof damagetoproperty.DonotdeactivateDSC
DynamicStabilityControlwhendrivingwith
roofload.
Overview
Buttoninthevehicle
DSCOFF
Deactivating/activatingDSC Generalinformation
WhenDSCisdeactivated,drivingstabilityisre#j ducedduringaccelerationandwhendrivingin
curves.
Toincreasevehiclestability,activateDSCagain assoonaspossible.
DeactivatingDSC HoldthebuttondownuntilDSCOFFisdisplayedintheinstrumentclusterand
theDSCOFFindicatorlightisilluminated.
ActivatingDSC Pressthebutton.
DSCOFFandtheDSCOFFindicator
lightgoout.
Display Intheinstrumentcluster
WhenDSCisdeactivated,DSCOFFisdisplayed intheinstrumentcluster.
Indicator/warninglights Theindicatorlightlightsup:DSCisde#j
activated.
Theindicatorlightflashes:DSCcontrols
thedriveandbrakingforces.
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DTCDynamicTractionControl
Concept
DTCisaversionoftheDSCDynamicStability
Controlwhereforwardmomentumisoptimized.
Thesystemensuresmaximumheadwayonspe#jcialroadconditionsorlooseroadsurfaces,forin#j
stanceunplowedsnowyroads,butwithsome#j whatlimiteddrivingstability.
Generalinformation WhenDTCisactivated,thevehiclehasmaxi#jmumtraction.Drivingstabilityislimitedduring
accelerationandwhendrivingincurves.
YoumayfinditusefultobrieflyactivateDTCin thefollowingsituations:
'xWhendrivinginslushoronuncleared,snow-coveredroads.'xWhendrivingofffromdeepsnoworlooseground.'xWhendrivingwithsnowchains.
Overview
Buttoninthevehicle
DSCOFF
Activating/deactivatingDTC
ActivatingDTC Pressthebutton.
TRACTIONisdisplayedintheinstru#j
mentclusterandtheindicatorlightforDSCOFF lightsup.
DeactivatingDTC Pressthebuttonagain.
TRACTIONandtheDSCOFFindicator
lightgoout.
Display Displayintheinstrumentcluster
IfDTCisactivated,TRACTIONisdisplayedin theinstrumentcluster.
Indicator/warninglights Theindicatorlightlightsup:DTCisacti#j
vated.
Automaticprogramchange
Thesystemautomaticallyswitchesto"DSCON" inthefollowingsituations:'xIfActiveCruiseControlwithStop&Gofunc#j
tionACCisactivated.'xOnabrakinginterventionbytheIntelligent
Safetysystems.'xThevehiclehasaflattire.
xDrive
Concept
xDriveistheall-wheel-drivesystemofthevehi#j cle.TheinteractionofxDriveandDSCDynamicStabilityControlfurtheroptimizestractionand
drivingdynamics.xDrivevariablydistributesthe
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drivingforcestothefrontandrearaxlesasde#jmandedbythedrivingsituationandroadsurface.
Efficient4x4
Becauseoftheneeds-baseduseoftheall- wheel-drivesystem,Efficient4x4yieldsareduc#j tionoftheconsumption.
Msportdifferential
TheactiveMdifferentialprovidesforcontinu#j
ouslyvariablelockingoftherearaxledifferential
dependingonthedrivingsituation.Thisprevents
spinningofasinglerearwheelandtherebypro#j
videsoptimaltractioninanydrivingsituation.
Thedriverisresponsibleadaptinghisorherdriv#j
ingstyletothesituation.
Variablesportsteering
Thevariablesportsteeringfacilitatesadirectandagiledrivingstylewithlittlesteeringeffort.The
variablesportssteeringworksindependentlyof thecurrentspeed,varyingthesteeringratioinlinewiththesteeringangle.
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