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GeneralinformationActiveProtectionconsistsofvariousPreCrash
functions,whichcanvarydependingonthe
equipment.
Thesystemisusedtodetectcertaincriticaldrivj
ingsituationsthatmightleadtoanaccident.This
includesthefollowingcriticaldrivingsituations:'xEmergencystop.'xSevereundersteering.'xSevereoversteering.
Certainfunctionsofseveralsystemscan,within thesystemlimits,leadtoActiveProtectiontrigj
gering:
'xApproachcontrolwarningwithbrakingfuncj
tion:automaticbrakeintervention.'xApproachcontrolwarningwithbrakingfuncj
tion:brakebooster.'xNightVisionwithpedestrianandanimaldej tection:brakebooster.'xRearcollisionprevention:detectionofimmijnentrearcollisions.
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe
driversspersonaljudgment.Duetothesystem
limits,criticalsituationcouldnotbedetected reliablyorintime.Thereisariskofanaccident.
Adjustdrivingstyletotrafficconditions.Watch
trafficcloselyandactivelyintervenewhereapj propriate.
Function
Whenthesafetybeltisfastened,thedriver'sand
passenger'sbeltstrapsareautomaticallytightj
enedonceafterdrivingaway.
Inaccident-criticalsituations,thefollowingindij
vidualfunctionsbecomeactiveasneeded:
'xAutomaticpretensioningofthefrontsafety
belts.'xAutomaticwindowclosinguptoanarrow gap.'xAutomaticclosingoftheglasssunroof,inj
cludingsunprotection.'xAutomaticclosingofthepanoramicglass sunroof,includingsunprotection.'xForvehiclesequippedwithcomfortseatsin
thefront:automaticpositioningofthebackj
restforthefrontpassengerseat.'xForvehiclesequippedwithcomfortrear seats:automaticpositioningofthebackrests
fortherearpassengerseats.
Afteracriticaldrivingsituationwithoutanaccij dent,thefrontsafetybeltsareloosenedagain.
Ifthebelttensiondoesnotloosenautomatically,
stopthevehicleandunbucklethesafetybeltusj ingtheredbuttoninthebuckle.Fastenthe
safetybeltbeforecontinuingonyourtrip.
Allothersystemscanberestoredtothedesired
setting.
PostCrashmiBrake
Concept
Intheeventofanaccident,thesystemcanbring
thevehicletoahaltautomaticallywithoutinterj
ventionbythedriverincertainsituations.This
canreducetheriskofafurthercollisionandthe
consequencesthereof.
Atstandstill
Aftercomingtoahalt,thebrakeisreleasedautoj matically.
Hardervehiclebraking
Itcanbenecessarytobringthevehicleincertain
situationstoahaltquicker.
Todothis,forashorttimethebrakingpressure
appliedwhensteppingonthebrakepedalmust
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behigherthanthebrakingpressureachievedby
theautomaticbrakingfunction.Thisinterrupts
automaticbraking.
Interruptingautomaticbraking
Itcanbenecessarytointerruptautomaticbrakj
ingincertainsituations,forinstanceforanevaj sivemaneuver.
Interruptautomaticbraking:'xBypressingthebrakepedal.'xBypressingtheacceleratorpedal.
Alertnessassistant
Concept
Thesystemcandetectdecreasingalertnessor
fatigueofthedriverduringlong,monotonous trips,forinstanceonhighways.Inthissituation,it
isrecommendedthatthedrivertakesabreak.
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe driversspersonaljudgmentinassessingone's physicalstate.Anincreasinglackofalertnessorfatiguemaynotbedetectedornotbedetectedintime.Thereisariskofanaccident.Make
surethatthedriverisrestedandalert.Adjust drivingstyletotrafficconditions.
Function
Thesystemisswitchedoneachtimedrive-ready
stateisswitchedon.
Aftertravelhasbegun,thesystemmonitorscerj
tainaspectsofthedriver'sbehavior,sothatdej
creasingalertnessorfatiguecanbedetected.
Thisproceduretakesthefollowingcriteriainto
account:
'xPersonaldrivingstyle,forinstancesteering behavior.'xDrivingconditions,forinstancelengthoftrip.
Startingatapprox.43mph/70km/h,thesystemisactiveandcanalsodisplayarecommendation
totakeabreak.
Breakrecommendation
Switchingon/off,adjusting Thealertnessassistantisactiveautomatically
witheachswitchingonofdrive-readystateand
canthusdisplayabreakrecommendation.
Thebreakrecommendationcanalsobe
switchedonoroffandadjustedviaiDrive.
ViaiDrive:
1.MyVehicle2.Vehiclesettings3.Driverattentioncontrol4.Selectdesiredsetting:'xOff:nobreakrecommendationismade.'xStandard:thebreakrecommendationis
madewithadefinedvalue.'xSensitive:thebreakrecommendationis
issuedearlier.
Display
Ifthedriverbecomeslessalertorfatigued,a
messageisdisplayedintheControlDisplaywith
therecommendationtotakeabreak.
Duringthedisplay,thefollowingsettingscanbe
selected:
'xDonotaskagain'xPlacestostop'xRemindmelater
Thebreakrecommendationisrepeatedafter
20minutes.
Afterabreak,anotherrecommendationtotakea
breakcannotbedisplayeduntilafterapproxij mately45minutes.
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SystemlimitsThefunctionmaybelimitedinthefollowingsitj
uations,forinstanceandwilleitheroutputaninj
correctwarningornowarningatall:'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-spejcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesthatarenotnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,duetotheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliesto
safety-relatedfunctionsandsystems.Whenusj
ingthesefunctionsandsystems,theapplicable lawsandregulationsmustbeobserved.
Anti-lockBrakingSystem ABS
ABSpreventslockingofthewheelsduringbrakjing.
Thevehiclemaintainsitssteeringpowereven duringfullbrakeapplications,thusincreasingacjtivesafety.
ABSisoperationaleverytimeyoustarttheenj gine.
Brakeassistant
Whenyouapplythebrakesrapidly,thesystem
automaticallyproducesthegreatestpossible brakingforceboost.Itreducesthebrakingdisjtancetoaminimumduringemergencystop.
Thissystemutilizesallofthecapabilitiesproj
videdbytheAntilockBrakeSystemABS.
Donotreducethepressureonthebrakepedal forthedurationoftheemergencystop.
Adaptivebrakeassistant
IncombinationwithActiveCruiseControl,this
systemensuresthatthebrakesrespondeven morerapidlywhenbrakingincriticalsituations.
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 DSCdetectsthefollowingunstabledrivingconj
ditions,forinstance:
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Safetyinformation
WARNING
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe
driversspersonaljudgmentinassessingthe
trafficsituation.Basedonthelimitsofthesysj tem,itcannotindependentlyreacttoalltrafficsituations.Thereisariskofanaccident.Adjust
drivingstyletotrafficconditions.Watchtraffic
closelyandactivelyintervenewhereapproprij
ate.
WARNING
Whendrivingwitharoofload,forinstancewith
roof-mountedluggagerack,thevehicle'scenj
terofgravityishigher,whichincreasestherisk ofthevehicletippingincriticaldrivingsituaj
tions.Thereisariskofaccidentsorriskof
damagetoproperty.DonotdeactivateDSC
DynamicStabilityControlwhendrivingwith
roofload.
Overview
Buttoninthevehicle
DSCOFF
Deactivating/activatingDSC Generalinformation
WhenDSCisdeactivated,drivingstabilityisrej ducedduringaccelerationandwhendrivingin
curves.
Toincreasevehiclestability,activateDSCagain assoonaspossible.
DeactivatingDSC HoldthebuttondownuntilDSCOFFisdisplayedintheinstrumentclusterand
theDSCOFFindicatorlightisilluminated.
ActivatingDSC Pressthebutton.
DSCOFFandtheDSCOFFindicator
lightgoout.
Display Intheinstrumentcluster
WhenDSCisdeactivated,DSCOFFisdisplayed intheinstrumentcluster.
Indicator/warninglights Theindicatorlightlightsup:DSCisdej
activated.
Theindicatorlightflashes:DSCcontrols
thedriveandbrakingforces.
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DTCDynamicTractionControl
Concept
DTCisaversionoftheDSCDynamicStability
Controlwhereforwardmomentumisoptimized.
Thesystemensuresmaximumheadwayonspejcialroadconditionsorlooseroadsurfaces,forinj
stanceunplowedsnowyroads,butwithsomej whatlimiteddrivingstability.
Generalinformation WhenDTCisactivated,thevehiclehasmaxijmumtraction.Drivingstabilityislimitedduring
accelerationandwhendrivingincurves.
YoumayfinditusefultobrieflyactivateDTCin thefollowingsituations:
'xWhendrivinginslushoronuncleared,snow-coveredroads.'xWhendrivingofffromdeepsnoworlooseground.'xWhendrivingwithsnowchains.
Overview
Buttoninthevehicle
DSCOFF
Activating/deactivatingDTC
ActivatingDTC Pressthebutton.
TRACTIONisdisplayedintheinstruj
mentclusterandtheindicatorlightforDSCOFF lightsup.
DeactivatingDTC Pressthebuttonagain.
TRACTIONandtheDSCOFFindicator
lightgoout.
Display Displayintheinstrumentcluster
IfDTCisactivated,TRACTIONisdisplayedin theinstrumentcluster.
Indicator/warninglights Theindicatorlightlightsup:DTCisactij
vated.
Automaticprogramchange
ThesystemautomaticallyswitchestoDSCON inthefollowingsituations:'xIfActiveCruiseControlwithStop&Gofuncj
tionACCisactivated.'xOnabrakinginterventionbytheIntelligent
Safetysystems.'xThevehiclehasaflattire.
xDrive
Concept
xDriveistheall-wheel-drivesystemofthevehij cle.TheinteractionofxDriveandDSCDynamicStabilityControlfurtheroptimizestractionand
drivingdynamics.xDrivevariablydistributesthe
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drivingforcestothefrontandrearaxlesasdejmandedbythedrivingsituationandroadsurface.
IntegralActiveSteering
Concept TheIntegralActiveSteeringincreasesthemaj
neuverabilityandmakesamoredirectsteering responsepossible.
Generalinformation
IntegralActiveSteeringisacombinationofAcj
tiveSteeringandrearaxlesteering.
Thevariablesteeringratioamplifiesthesteering
anglewhenmaneuvering,thusmakingthesteerj ingmoredirect.Therearaxlesteeringactstoinjcreasemaneuverabilityatlowspeedsbyturningtherearwheelsslightlyintheoppositedirection
tothefrontwheels.
Athigherspeeds,therearwheelsareturnedin thesamedirectionasthefrontwheels.Thisrej
sultsin,forinstancebetterdirectionalstabilityandamoreharmoniouschangeofdirection.
Incriticaldrivingsituations,theIntegralActive Steeringcanstabilizethevehiclethroughpurjposefulsteeringoftherearwheelsbeforethe
driverintervenes,forinstanceincaseofoverj
steering.
Tuning
Thesystemoffersseveraldifferenttunings.
DrivingmodeIntegralActiveSteeringCOMFORT
ECOPROComfortable,foroptimal travelcomfort.SPORTDynamic,forgreateragility.
Thedifferenttuningsareassignedtothedifferj
entdrivingmodesoftheDrivingDynamicsConj
trol,refertopage 144.
Usingsnowchains
Inordertoguaranteefreerunningofthewheels whenoperatingwithsnowchains,rearaxlesteeringoftheintegralactivesteeringmustbe
switchedoffwhensnowchainsaremounted.
Setoperationwithsnowchains,referto
page 322.
Malfunction
Intheeventofamalfunction,thesteeringwheel mustbeturnedfurther,whilethevehiclerej
spondsmoresensitivelytosteeringwheelmovej
mentsinthehigherspeedrange.
Thestability-enhancinginterventionmaybedej
activated.
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DriverassistancesystemsVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesthatarenotnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,duetotheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliesto
safety-relatedfunctionsandsystems.Whenusj
ingthesefunctionsandsystems,theapplicable lawsandregulationsmustbeobserved.
Cruisecontrol
Concept
Usingthissystem,adesiredspeedcanbeadj
justedusingthebuttonsonthesteeringwheel. Thesystemmaintainsthedesiredspeed.The
systemacceleratesandbrakesautomaticallyas
needed.
GeneralinformationDependingonthevehiclesetting,thecruise
controlcharacteristiccanchangeincertain ranges.Forinstance,theaccelerationinECOPROdrivingmodeismoregentle.
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe driversspersonaljudgmentinassessingthe
trafficsituation.Basedonthelimitsofthesysj tem,itcannotindependentlyreacttoalltrafficsituations.Thereisariskofanaccident.Adjust
drivingstyletotrafficconditions.Watchtraffic
closelyandactivelyintervenewhereapproprij
ate.
WARNING
Theuseofthesystemcanleadtoanincreased riskofaccidentsinthefollowingsituations,
forinstance:
'xOnwindingroads.'xInheavytraffic.'xOnslipperyroads,infog,snow,orwet conditions,oronalooseroadsurface.
Thereisariskofaccidentsorriskofdamageto
property.Onlyusethesystemifdrivingatconj
stantspeedispossible.
WARNING
Thedesiredspeedcanbeincorrectlyadjusted
orcalledupbymistake.Thereisariskofanacj cident.Adjustthedesiredspeedtothetrafficconditions.Watchtrafficcloselyandactivelyinjtervenewhereappropriate.
Overview
Buttonsonthesteeringwheel
ButtonFunctionCruisecontrolon/off,referto
page 209.Pausecruisecontrol,referto
page 209.
Continuecruisecontrolwiththelast
setting,refertopage 210.Storespeed,refertopage 209.Rockerswitch:
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Switchingcruisecontrolon/off
Switchingon Pressthebuttononthesteeringwheel.
Theindicatorlightsintheinstrumentclusterlight upandthemarkinthespeedometerissettothecurrentspeed.
Cruisecontrolisactive.Thecurrentspeedis
maintainedandstoredasdesiredspeed.
DSCDynamicStabilityControlisswitchedon,if
necessary.
Switchingoff Pressthebuttononthesteeringwheel.
Thedisplaysgoout.Thestoreddesiredspeedis
deleted.
Pausingcruisecontrol
Interruptingmanually Whenactive,pressthebutton.
Interruptingautomatically Thesystemisautomaticallyinterruptedinthe
followingsituations,forexample:'xWhenthedriverappliesthebrakes.'xWhenselectorleverpositionDisdisengaged.'xDynamicTractionControlDTCisactivatedor
DSCDynamicStabilityControlisdeactivated.'xIfDSCDynamicStabilityControlintervenes.Settingthespeed
Maintainingandstoringthespeed
Presstherockerswitchupordownoncewhilethesystemisinterrupted.
Whenthesystemisswitchedon,thecurrent
speedismaintainedandstoredasthedesired
speed.
Thestoredspeedisdisplayed,referto
page 210,inthespeedometerandbrieflyinthe
instrumentcluster.
DSCDynamicStabilityControlisswitchedon,if necessary.
Thespeedcanalsobestoredbypressingabutj
ton.
Pressthebutton.
Changingthespeed
Presstherockerswitchupordownrepeatedly untilthedesiredspeedisset.
Ifactive,thedisplayedspeedisstoredandthe
vehiclereachesthestoredspeedwhentheroad isclear.
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'xEachtimetherockerswitchispressedtotheresistancepoint,thedesiredspeedincreases
ordecreasesby1mph/1km/h.'xEachtimetherockerswitchispressedpast
theresistancepoint,thedesiredspeed
changesbyamaximumof5mph/10km/h.
Themaximumspeedthatcanbesetdej
pendsonthevehicle.'xPressingtherockerswitchtotheresistance
pointandholdingitacceleratesordecelerj
atesthevehiclewithoutrequiringpressureon
theacceleratorpedal.
Aftertherockerswitchisreleased,thevehij clemaintainsitsfinalspeed.Pressingthe
switchbeyondtheresistancepointcauses
thevehicletoacceleratemorerapidly.
Continuingcruisecontrol
Aninterruptedcruisecontrolcanbecontinued
bycallingupthestoredspeed.
Makesurethatthedifferencebetweencurrent
speedandstoredspeedisnottoolargebefore callingupthestoredspeed.Otherwise,unintenjtionalbrakingoracceleratingmayoccur.
Pressthebuttonwiththesysteminterj
rupted.
Cruisecontroliscontinuedwiththestoredvalj ues.
Inthefollowingcases,thestoredspeedvalueis deletedandcannotbecalledupagain:
'xWhenthesystemisswitchedoff.'xWhendrive-readystateisswitchedoff.
Displaysintheinstrument
cluster
Displayinthespeedometer
'xGreenmarking:systemisacj
tive,themarkingindicatesthe
desiredspeed.'xOrange/whitemarking:systemisinterrupted,
themarkingindicatesthestoredspeed.'xNomarking:systemisswitchedoff.
Indicatorlight
'xIndicatorlightgreen:systemisactive.'xGrayindicatorlight:thesystemhas
beeninterrupted.'xNoindicatorlight:systemisswitchedoff.
Statusdisplay
Theselecteddesiredspeedishiddenafj
terabrieftime.
DisplaysintheHead-upDisplay SomesysteminformationcanalsobedisplayedintheHead-upDisplay.
Thesymbolisdisplayedwhentheset
desiredspeedisreached.
Systemlimits Thedesiredspeedisalsomaintaineddownhill.
Thespeedmaynotbemaintainedonuphill gradesiftheenginepowerisinsufficient.
InECOPROdrivingmode,thevehiclemayexj ceedordropbelowthesetdesiredspeedin
somesituations,forinstanceondownhilloruphill grades.
ActiveCruiseControlwith Stop&GofunctionACC
Concept
Usingthissystem,adesiredspeedandadisj
tancetoavehicleaheadcanbeadjustedusing
thebuttonsonthesteeringwheel.
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