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'xSpeedbetweenapprox.43mph,70km/h
andapprox.110mph,180km/h.
Changinglanes
1.Ensurethatthetrafficsituationpermits
changinglanes.2.Presstheturnindicatorlever,referto
page 135,intherequireddirectiontothe
pressurepointforsignalingbrieflyandholdit
there.
Steeringsupportintherequireddirectioncan bedetectedashorttimelater.
Afterthelanechange,thesystemhelpskeepthe vehicleinthenewlane.
Cancelingalanechange
Iftheturnsignalleverisreleasedtoosoon,the systemhelpsthedriverkeeptotheoriginallane.
Systemlimits
Generalinformation
Thesystemcannotbeactivatedormeaningfully
usedincertainsituations.
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Thesystemcanreactnotatall,toolate,incorj
rectly,orwithoutjustificationduetothesystem
limits.Thereisariskofaccidentsorriskof damagetoproperty.Followtheinformationrej
gardingthesystemlimitsandactivelyintervene
ifneeded.
Handsonthesteeringwheel Thesensorscannotdetecthand-steeringwheel
contactinthefollowingsituations:'xDrivingwithgloves.'xProtectivecoversonthesteeringwheel.
Narrowlanes
Whendrivingwithinnarrowlanes,thesystem cannotbeactivatedoreffectivelyused,forinj
stanceinthefollowingsituations:
'xInconstructionareas.'xInrescuelanes.'xWithincitylimits.
Weather
Thefollowingrestrictionscanoccurunderunfavj orableweatherorlightconditions:
'xPoorerrecognitionofvehiclesandlanemarkjings.'xShort-terminterruptionsforvehiclesthatare
alreadyrecognized.
Examplesofunfavorableweatherorlightcondij tions:
'xWetconditions.'xSnowfall.'xSlush.'xFog.'xGlare.
Driveattentively,andreacttothecurrenttrafficsituation.Ifnecessary,interveneactively,forinj
stancebybraking,steeringorevading.
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PDCParkDistanceControl
Concept
PDCisasupportwhenparking.Objectsthatyou
areapproachingslowlyinfrontoforbehindthe
vehicleareindicatedbysignaltonesandadisj playontheControlDisplay.
WithParkingAssistant:obstaclesonthesideof
thevehiclethataredetectedbythesensorsof theparkingassistant,mayalsobereportedby
thesideprotectionfunction,refertopage 225.
Generalinformation
Theultrasoundsensorsfordistancemeasurej
mentsarelocatedinthebumpersandpossibly
onthesidesofthevehicle.
Themaneuveringrange,dependingontheobj
stacleandenvironmentalconditions,isapprox.
6ft/2m.
Anacousticwarningsoundsincaseofanimj
pendingcollisionatadistancetotheobjectof approx.27in/70cm.
Forobjectsbehindthevehicle,theacoustic
warningisalreadyissuedatadistancetotheobj
jectofapprox.5ft/1.50m.
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe driversspersonaljudgmentinassessingthe trafficsituation.Basedonthelimitsofthesysjtem,itcannotindependentlyreacttoalltrafficsituations.Thereisariskofanaccident.Adjustdrivingstyletotrafficconditions.Watchtrafficcloselyandactivelyintervenewhereapproprij
ate.
WARNING
DuetohighspeedswhenPDCParkDistance
Controlisactivated,thewarningcanbedej
layedduetophysicalcircumstances.Thereisa riskofinjuryorriskofdamagetoproperty.
Avoidapproachinganobjecttoofast.Avoid
drivingofffastwhilePDCParkDistanceControl
isnotyetactive.
Overview
Buttoninthevehicle
Parkassistancebutton
Ultrasoundsensors UltrasoundsensorsofthePDC,forinstanceinthebumpers.
Functionalrequirements Ensurefullfunctionality:
'xDonotcoversensors,forinstancewithstickj
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Switchingon/off
Switchingonautomatically Thesystemswitchesonautomaticallyinthefoljlowingsituations:'xIfselectorleverpositionRisengagedwhen
theengineisrunning.'xWhileapproachingdetectedobstaclesifthe speedisslowerthanapprox.2.5mph/4km/h.
Theactivationdistancedependsonthesituaj
tioninquestion.
Youmayswitchautomaticactivationonandoff
whenobstaclesaredetected.
ViaiDrive:
1.MyVehicle2.Vehiclesettings3.Parking4.AutomaticPDCactivation:dependingon thevehicleequipment.5.AutomaticPDCactivation
Thesettingisstoredforthedriverprofilecurj
rentlyused.
Dependingonequipment,anadditionalcamera
viewisalsoswitchedon.
Automaticdeactivationduring
forwardtravel
Thesystemswitchesoffwhenacertaindriving
distanceorspeedisexceeded.
Switchthesystembackon,ifneeded.
Switchingon/offmanually Pressparkassistancebutton.
'xOn:theLEDlightsup.'xOff:theLEDgoesout.
Therearviewcameraimageisdisplayediftherej
versegearisengagedwhenpressingthepark assistancebutton.
WARNING
Signaltones Generalinformation
Whenapproachinganobject,anintermittent
soundindicatesthepositionoftheobject.E.g.,if
anobjectisdetectedtotheleftrearofthevehij
cle,asignaltonesoundsfromtheleftrear
speaker.
Theshorterthedistancetotheobject,the shortertheintervals.
Ifthedistancetoadetectedobjectislessthan
approx.10inches/25cm,acontinuoustoneis
sounded.
Ifthereareobjectsinfrontofandbehindthevej hicleatthesametime,withadistancesmaller
thanapprox.10in/25cm,analternatingconstant
tonewillsound.
Theintermittenttoneandconstanttoneare
switchedoffiftheselectorleverpositionPisenj
gaged.
Theintermittenttoneisswitchedoffafterashort
timewhenthevehicleisstationary.
Volume
TheratioofthePDCsignaltonevolumetothe
entertainmentvolumecanbeadjusted.
ViaiDrive:1.MyVehicle2.iDrivesettings3.Tone4.Volumesettings5.PDC6.Setthedesiredvalue.
Thesettingisstoredforthedriverprofilecurj
rentlyused.
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Visualwarning
TheapproachofthevehicletoanobjectisshownontheControlDisplay.Objectsthatare
fartherawayarealreadydisplayedontheControl
Displaybeforeasignalsounds.
ThedisplayappearsassoonasPDCisactivated.
Therangeofthesensorsisrepresentedinthe
colorsgreen,yellowandred.
Pathwaylinesarefadedinforbetterestimation oftherequiredspace.
Whentheimageoftherearviewcameraisdisj
played,theswitchcanbemadetoPDCortoa
differentviewwithobstaclemarkingsasneeded:
Rearviewcamera
Crossingtrafficwarning,refertopage 244:dej
pendingontheequipment,itiswarnedinthe
PDCdisplayagainstvehiclesapproachinginthe frontorrearfromtheside.
Withparkingassistant:
emergencybrakingfunction,
ActivePDC
Concept
TheemergencybrakingfunctionofPDCinitiates
anemergencybrakingincaseofacuteriskof collision.
Generalinformation Duetosystemlimits,acollisioncannotbeprejventedunderallcircumstances.
Thefunctionisavailablefromwalkingspeed
whilebackinguporrollingbackward.
Apressoftheacceleratorpedalinterruptsthe brakingintervention.
Afteremergencybrakingtoastop,furthercreepj
ingtowardanobstacleispossible.Tocreeptoj wardtheobstacle,lightlypresstheacceleratorpedalandreleaseitagain.
Iftheacceleratorpedalisheavilydepressed,the
vehicledrivesoffasusual.Manualbrakingisposj
sibleatanytime.
ThesystemusestheultrasoundsensorsofPDC
andparkingassistant.
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe driversspersonaljudgmentinassessingthe trafficsituation.Thereisariskofanaccident.
Adjustdrivingstyletotrafficconditions.Watch
trafficandvehiclesurroundingscloselyandacj tivelyintervenewhereappropriate.
Activating/deactivatingthesystem
ViaiDrive:
1.MyVehicle2.Vehiclesettings3.Parking4.ActivePDCwithbrakinginterv.5.ActivePDCwithbrakinginterv.
Thesettingisstoredforthedriverprofilecurj
rentlyused.
Systemlimits Thesystemcannotbeusedinthefollowingsitj
uations,forexample:
'xWhendrivingwithatrailer.
Ifrequired,deactivatethesystemviaiDrive whereapplicable.
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WithParkingAssistant:side
protection
Concept
Thesystemwarnsofobstaclesonthesideof thevehicle.
Generalinformation ThesystemusestheultrasoundsensorsofPDC
andparkingassistant.
Display
Toprotectthesidesofthevehicle,obstacle
markingsaredisplayedonthevehicleatthe sides.
'xColormarkings:warningagainstdetectedobjstacles.'xGraymarkings,hatchedarea:noobstaclesweredetected.'xNomarkings,blackarea:theareanexttothe
vehiclewasnotyetcaptured.
Limitsofsideprotection
Thesystemonlydisplaysstationaryobstacles
thatwerepreviouslydetectedbysensorswhile
passingthem.
Thesystemdoesnotdetectwhetheranobstacle moveslateron.Ifthevehicleisstationary,the
markingsareshowninblackafteracertaintime.
Theareanexttothevehiclemustbenewlycapj
tured.
Systemlimits
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Thesystemcanreactnotatall,toolate,incorj
rectly,orwithoutjustificationduetothesystem
limits.Thereisariskofaccidentsorriskof damagetoproperty.Followtheinformationrej
gardingthesystemlimitsandactivelyintervene
ifneeded.
Limitsofultrasonicmeasurement
Ultrasonicmeasurementsmightnotfunctionin
thefollowingsituations:
'xForsmallchildrenandanimals.'xForpersonswithcertainclothing,forinstance coats.'xWithexternalinterferenceoftheultrasound,
forinstancefrompassingvehiclesorloud
machines.'xWhensensorsaredirty,icedover,damaged
oroutofposition.'xUndercertainweatherconditionssuchas
highrelativehumidity,wetconditions,snowj
fall,extremeheat,orstrongwind.'xWithtowbarsandtrailercouplingsofother
vehicles.'xWiththinorwedge-shapedobjects.'xWithmovingobjects.'xWithelevated,protrudingobjectssuchas ledges.'xWithobjectswithcorners,edges,and
smoothsurfaces.'xWithobjectswithafinesurfacestructure
suchasfences.'xForobjectswithporoussurfaces.'xWithsmallandlowobjects,forinstance
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'xWithobstaclesandpersonsattheedgeofthelane.'xWithsoftobstaclesorobstaclescoveredin
foammaterial.'xWithplantsandbushes.'xLowobjectsalreadydisplayed,forinstance
curbs,canmoveintotheblindareaofthe sensorsbeforeorafteracontinuoustonesounds.'xCargothatextendsbeyondtheperimeterof
thevehicleisnottakenintoaccountbythe
system.
Falsewarnings
Thesystemmayissueawarningunderthefolj
lowingconditionseventhoughthereisnoobstaj
clewithinthedetectionrange:
'xInheavyrain.'xWhensensorsareverydirtyorcoveredwith
ice.'xWhensensorsarecoveredinsnow.'xOnroughroadsurfaces.'xOnunevensurfaces,suchasspeedbumps.'xInlargebuildingswithrightanglesand smoothwalls,forinstanceinundergroundgaj
rages.'xInautomaticvehiclewashes.'xDuetoheavyexhaust.'xDuetootherultrasoundsources,forinstance sweepingmachines,highpressuresteam
cleanersorneonlights.
Topreventfalsealarms,switchoffautomatic
PDCactivationonobstacledetection,referto
page 223,forinstanceinautomaticvehicle
washes.
Malfunction
ACheckControlmessageisdisplayed.
Whitesymbolisdisplayed,andtherangeofthesensorsisdimmedontheControl
Display.
PDChasfailed.Havethesystemcheckedbya dealerssservicecenteroranotherqualifiedservj
icecenterorrepairshop.
WithoutSurroundView:rearviewcamera
Concept
Therearviewcameraprovidesassistancein
parkingandmaneuveringbackwards.Thearea
behindthevehicleisshownontheControlDisj
play.
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe driversspersonaljudgmentinassessingthe trafficsituation.Thereisariskofanaccident.
Adjustdrivingstyletotrafficconditions.Watch
trafficandvehiclesurroundingscloselyandacj tivelyintervenewhereappropriate.
Overview
Dependingonthevehicle
equipment:buttoninthevehicle
Parkassistancebutton
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Camera
Thecameralensislocatedinthehandleofthetrunklid.
Theimagequalitymaybeimpairedbydirt.If
necessary,cleanthecameralens.
Switchingon/off
Switchingonautomatically Thesystemisswitchedonautomaticallyifselecj
torleverpositionRisengagedwhentheengine
isrunning.
Automaticdeactivationduring
forwardtravel
Thesystemswitchesoffwhenacertaindriving
distanceorspeedisexceeded.
Switchthesystembackon,ifneeded.
Dependingonthevehicle
equipment:switchingon/off
manually
Pressparkassistancebutton.
'xOn:theLEDlightsup.'xOff:theLEDgoesout.
Theparkingassistancefunctionsareshownon
theControlDisplay.
SwitchingtheviewviaiDrive
Iftherearviewcameraviewisnotdisplayed,
changetheviewviaiDrive:1.MovetheControllertotheleft,ifneeded.2.Rearviewcamera
Therearviewcameraimageisdisplayed.
Functionalrequirements
'xTherearviewcameraisswitchedon.'xThetrunklidisfullyclosed.'xKeeptherecordingrangeofthecamera
clear.Protrudingcargoorroofracksystems canlimitthedetectionrangeofthecamera.
Assistancefunctions
Generalinformation
Morethanoneassistancefunctioncanbeactive
atthesametime.
Theassistancefunctionscanbemanuallyactij
vated.
'xParkingaidlines.
Pathwaylinesandturningradiuslinesaredisj played,refertopage 228.'xObstaclemarking.
Dependingonthevehicleequipment,theobj staclesdetectedbyPDCParkDistanceConj
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Parkingaidlines
Pathwaylines
Pathwaylineshelpyoutoestimatethespacerej
quiredwhenparkingandmaneuveringonlevel
roads.
Pathwaylinesdependonthesteeringangleand arecontinuouslyadjustedtothesteeringwheel
movements.
Turningradiuslines
Turningradiuslinescanonlybesuperimposed onthecameraimagetogetherwithpathway
lines.
Turningradiuslinesshowthecourseofthe smallestpossibleturningradiusonalevelroad.
Onlyoneturningradiuslineisdisplayedafterthe
steeringwheelisturnedpastacertainangle.
Parkingusingpathwayandturningradius
lines
1.Positionthevehiclesothattheredturningraj
diuslineleadstowithinthelimitsoftheparkj
ingspace.2.Turnthesteeringwheeltothepointwhere thegreenpathwaylinecoversthecorrej
spondingturningradiusline.
Obstaclemarking
Dependingonthevehicleequipment,obstacles
behindthevehiclearedetectedbythePDCPark DistanceControlsensors.
Obstaclemarkingscanbefadedintotheimage oftherearviewcamera.
Thecoloredthresholdsoftheobstaclemarkings
matchthemarkingsofthePDCParkDistance
Control.
Settingbrightnessandcontrast
viaiDrive
Withtherearviewcameraswitchedon:
1.MovetheControllertotheleft.2.'xBrightness'xContrast3.Setthedesiredvalue.
Systemlimits
Deactivatedcamera
Ifthecameraisdeactivated,forinstanceifthe
trunklidisopen,thecameraimageisdisplayed hatchedingray.
DetectionofobjectsVerylowobstaclesaswellashigh,protruding
objectssuchasledgesmaynotbedetectedby thesystem.
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Dependingonthevehicleequipment,someasj
sistancefunctionsalsoconsiderdatafromthe
PDCParkDistanceControl.
FollowthenotesinthePDCParkDistanceConj trolchapter.
TheobjectsdisplayedontheControlDisplay
maybecloserthantheyappear.Donotestimate
thedistancefromtheobjectsonthedisplay.
SurroundView
Concept
Thesystemprovidesassistanceinparkingand
maneuvering.Theareaaroundthevehicleis
shownontheControlDisplay.
Generalinformation Severalcamerascapturetheareafromdifferentselectableperspectives.Inaddition,assistance
functions,forinstanceguidelines,canbefaded intothedisplay.
Thefollowingcameraperspectivescanbedisj
played:
'xAutomaticcameraperspective,referto page 230:thesystemshowsthecamera
perspectivesuitablefortherespectivedriving
situation.'xRearviewcamera,refertopage 230:forrepj
resentingtheareasbehindthevehicle.'xRight-handandleft-handsideview,referto page 232:forrepresentingtheareasonthe
sidesofthevehicle.'xCameraperspectivemovableviaiDrive,refer
topage 230.'xPanoramaView,refertopage 233:to
presentcrosstraffic,forinstanceatjunctions
anddriveways,dependingonthecurrently
engagedgear.
Dependingontheview,theenvironmentaround thevehicleorapartofitisdepicted.
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe
driversspersonaljudgmentinassessingthe
trafficsituation.Thereisariskofanaccident.
Adjustdrivingstyletotrafficconditions.Watch
trafficandvehiclesurroundingscloselyandacj tivelyintervenewhereappropriate.
Overview
Buttonsinthevehicle
Parkassistancebutton
PanoramaView
Cameras
Frontcamera
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Rearviewcamera
Onecameraislocatedatthebottomofeachexjteriormirrorhousing.
Theimagequalitymaybeimpairedbydirtonthe
cameralenses.Ifrequired,cleanthecamera
lenses.
Switchingon/off
Switchingonautomatically Thesystemisswitchedonautomaticallyifselecj
torleverpositionRisengagedwhentheengine isrunning.
Thecameraperspectivesuitablefortherespecj tivedrivingsituationisdisplayed.
Switchingon/offmanually Pressparkassistancebutton.
'xOn:theLEDlightsup.'xOff:theLEDgoesout.
Therearviewcameracannotbeswitchedoffifthereversegearisengaged.
Automaticdeactivationduring
forwardtravel
Thesystemswitchesoffwhenacertaindriving
distanceorspeedisexceeded.
Switchthesystembackon,ifneeded.
Cameraperspective
Overview1Functionbar2Selectionwindow3Sideview4Automaticcameraperspective5Movablecameraperspective6Cameraimage7Rearviewcamera
Selectionwindow
Theindividualcameraperspectivescanbesej
lectedintheselectionwindowviaiDrive.
SideviewThesideviewcanbeselectedfortherightorleftvehicleside.
Thisviewhelpswhenpositioningthevehicleat thecurborwithotherobstaclesonthesideby
displayingthesidesurroundings.
Thesideviewlooksfromreartofrontandincase
ofdanger,focusesautomaticallyonpossibleobj stacles.
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