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OverviewButtoninthevehicle
Parkassistancebutton
Radarsensors
Theradarsensorsarelocatedintherear bumper.
Dependingonthevehicleequipment,twoaddi#j
tionalradarsensorsarelocatedinthefront bumpers.
Alwayskeepthebumperintheareaoftheradar
sensorscleanandunobstructed.
Switchingon/off
Activating/deactivatingthesystem Withthebutton1.Presstheparkassistancebutton.2.MovetheControllertotheright.3."Settings"4."Crosstrafficwarning"5."Activatefunction"
ViaiDrive
1."CAR"2."Settings"3."DriverAssistance"4."Parkingandmaneuvering"5."Crosstrafficwarning"6."Activatefunction"
Switchingonautomatically
IfthesystemwasactivatedontheControlDis#j
play,itisautomaticallyswitchedonassoonas PDCParkDistanceControlorPanoramaViewisactiveandagearisengaged.
Ifreversegearisengaged,therearsystemis
switchedon.
Dependingonthevehicleequipment,thefront systemisswitchedonwhenaforwardgearisengaged.
Switchingoffautomatically Thesystemisautomaticallyswitchedoffinthe
followingsituations:
'xWhenthespeedexceedswalkingspeed.'xWhenacertaindrivingdistanceisexceeded.'xWithanactiveparkingoperationofthepark#j
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WarningGeneralinformation
TherespectivedisplayiscalledupontheCon#j
trolDisplay.Asignaltonemaysoundandthe lightintheexteriormirrormayflash.
Lightintheexteriormirror
Thelightintheexteriormirrorflashesifvehicles aredetectedbytherearsensorsandyourownvehicleismovingbackwards.
DisplayinthePDCParkDistance
Controlview
InthePDCParkDistanceControlview,there#j
spectiveboundaryareaflashesred,ifvehicles aredetectedbythesensors.
Displayinthecameraview
Therespectiveboundaryarea,arrow1,inthecameraviewflashesred,ifvehiclesaredetected
bythesensors.
Yellowlines,arrow2,markthebumperofyour ownvehicle.
AcousticwarningInadditiontotheopticalindicator,awarningsig#jnalsoundsifyourownvehiclemovesintothere#j
spectivedirection.
Systemlimits
Thesystemmaynotbefullyfunctionalinthefol#j
lowingsituations:
'xIfthespeedoftheapproachingvehicleisvery high.'xInheavyfog,wetconditions,orsnowfall.'xIntightcurves.'xIfthebumperisdirty,icedup,orcovered,forinstancebystickers.'xIfthefieldofviewofthesensorsiscovered,e.g.,bygaragewalls,hedgesorsnowhills.'xIfcargoprotrudes.'xWhencrossingobjectsmoveataveryslow
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DrivingcomfortVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spe#jcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsys#j
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeob#j
served.
Chassiscomponents
Thechassiscomponentsareoptimizedforthe
vehicleanditsscopeofapplicationandthereby ensurethebestpossibleDrivingDynamics.
Airsuspension
Concept
Airsuspensionensuresbestpossibledriving comfortunderallloadconditions.Duetoavaria#j
bleadjustmentofthefrontandrearaxles,the
dampingisadjustedtothevehiclestate.
Generalinformation
Inthecaseofanunevenroadsurface,thevehi#j clelevelcanbeelevatedtoincreasegroundclearance.
'xNormallevel,fornormalroadsurface.'xRaisedlevel,whentheroadsurfaceispoor.
IntheSPORTdrivingmodeorathigherspeeds,
thevehiclelowersitself.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Adjustingthevehicleheightmayresultintrap#j
pedbodypartsordamagedvehicleparts. Thereisariskofinjuryorriskofdamageto
property.Whenadjustingthevehicleheight,
makesurethattheareasofmovementaround
thevehicleandatthewheelhousingarefree.
Overview
Buttoninthevehicle
Leveladjustment
Adjustingthelevelmanually Pressthebutton.
Inthelowspeedrange,thevehicleisraisedto
theraisedlevelwithapressofthebutton.
Startingataspeedofapprox.20mph/35km/hthevehiclelowersitselfautomaticallytothenor#jmallevel.
Display
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'xLEDlit:raisedlevel.'xLEDflashesrapidly:leveladjustmentnotpos#j
sible.
Systemlimits
'xItmaynotbepossibletochangethelevel duringdynamicdriving.'xItmayonlybepossibletoliftthevehiclelevel
whiletheengineisrunning.'xIfthestateofchargeofthevehiclebatteryis
toolow,alevelchangemaynotbepossible.'xIfleveladjustmentisactivatedfrequentlyin
quicksuccession,thesystemswitchesoffto
preventoverheatingandistemporarilyun#j availableoroperateswithadelay.Letthesystemcool,ifneeded.
TherapidlyflashingLEDonthebuttonindi#j
catesthatthesystemisunavailable.'xIftheloadisincreased,thehighestdriving
levelmaybelockedorautomaticallyexitedin
ordertoprotectthesystem.
Wheelchange
Beforeawheelchange,deactivatethesystem:
Pressthebuttonandholdforapprox.
7seconds,untiltheLEDflashesrapidly.
Toactivatesystem:
Thesystemisactivatedagainautomatically whenyoudriveaway.
Malfunction
ACheckControlmessageisdisplayed.Thesys#j
temisimpaired.Vehiclehandlingmaybealtered
anddrivingcomfortmaybenoticeablyreduced.
Visitthenearestdealer'sservicecenteroran#j
otherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
Longperiodswhenvehicleis
parked
Duringlongperiodswhenthevehicleisparked,it
canloweritself.Thisisnotamalfunction.
Whenthedrive-readystateisswitchedonwith thedoorsclosed,thevehicleisraisedtothenor#j
mallevelautomatically.
Adaptivechassis
Concept Thissystemreducesundesirablevehiclemotion
whenusingadynamicdrivingstyleortraveling onunevenroadsurfaces.
Generalinformation Thedrivingdynamicsanddrivingcomfortareen#j
hanceddependingontheroadsurfacecondition anddrivingstyle.
Tuning
Thesystemoffersdifferentshockabsorberset#j tingsrangingfromcomfortabletraveltodynamic
driving.
Thedampingsettingsareassignedtothediffer#j
entdrivingmodesoftheDrivingDynamicsCon#j
trol.
Additionalinformation:
DrivingDynamicsControl,refertopage 135.
ExecutiveDrivePro
Concept
ExecutiveDriveProisanactivelycontrolled
chassis.Thesystemincreasesdrivingcomfort
andminimizesthelateraltiltwhendrivingaround
curves.
Generalinformation Foractivecontrol,thissystemusestheavailable
information,forinstancefromthenavigationsys#j tem,theDrivingstyleanalysisandthecamera-basedlook-aheaddata.
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Thisinformationinfluencesthecontrolofthefol#j
lowingsystems,especiallyinADAPTIVEdriving
mode:'xAdaptivechassis.'xActiverollstabilization.
Thisfurtherincreasestheagilityandcomfortof thevehicle.
Thefunctionmayberestrictedifthenavigation
dataisinvalid,outdatedornotavailable,forex#j
ample.
Activerollstabilization
Concept
Thesystemreducesthelateraltiltofthevehicle
thatoccursduringrapiddrivingincurvesordur#j
ingquickevasivemaneuvers.
Generalinformation
Thelateraltiltofthevehicleisbalancedoutby
permanentadjustmentonthefrontandrear
axles.Thevehicleisthusalwaysstabilized.
Agilityanddrivingcomfortareincreasedunderall
drivingconditions.
Tuning
Thesystemoffersdifferentsettingsrangingfrom
comfortabletraveltodynamicdriving.
Thetuningsareassignedtothedifferentdriving modesoftheDrivingDynamicsControl.
Additionalinformation:
DrivingDynamicsControl,refertopage 135.
Enginesound
Dependingontheequipmentandnational-mar#j
ketversion,youmaybeabletochangethe soundoftheengine.
ViaiDrive:1."CAR"2."Settings"3."Generalsettings"4."Enginesound"5.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Thesettingisstoredforthedriverprofilecur#j
rentlyused.
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ClimatecontrolVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spe#jcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsys#j
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeob#j
served.
Interiorairquality
Theairqualityinthevehicleisimprovedbythe
followingcomponents:
'xEmissiontestedpassengercompartment.'xMicrofilter.'xAirconditioningsystemtocontrolthetem#j
perature,airflowandrecirculated-airmode.
Dependingontheequipment:
'xMicrofilter/activated-charcoalfilter.'xIonization.'xFragrancing.'xAutomaticrecirculated-aircontrolAUC.'xParked-carventilation.Automaticclimatecontrol
Overview
Buttonsinthevehicle
Climatecontrolfunctions
ButtonFunctionTemperature.Climatecontroloperation.Maximumcooling.AUTOprogram.Recirculated-airmode.Airflow,manual.
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ButtonFunctionDefrostanddefogwindow.Rearwindowdefroster.Activeseatventilation,referto
page 124.Seatheating,refertopage 123.Seatandarmrestheating,refer
topage 123.Ambientairpackage,referto
page 289.
Someofthefunctionscanalsobeusedvia
voice,e.g.,temperature.
Switchingon/off
Switchingon Pressanybuttonexceptforthefollowing:
'xRearwindowdefroster.'xLeftsideofairflowbutton.'xSYNCprogram.'xSeatheating.'xSeatventilation.
Switchingoff
'xCompletesystem:
Pressandholdtheleftbuttononthe
driver'ssideuntilthecontrolpanel
switchesoff.'xOnthefrontpassengerside:
Pressandholdtheleftbuttononthe
frontpassengerside.Temperature
Concept
Theautomaticclimatecontrolachievestheset temperatureasquicklyaspossible,ifneeded,by
usingthemaximumcoolingorheatingcapacity,
andthenkeepsitconstant.
Adjusting Turnthewheeltosetthedesired
temperature.
Donotrapidlyswitchbetweendifferenttempera#j turesettings.Otherwise,theautomaticclimate controlwillnothavesufficienttimetoadjustthe
settemperature.
Temperatureoftheventilation
Generalinformation Thetemperatureoftheventilationintheupper
bodyregioncanbeadjusted.
Thetemperatureisindividuallyadjusted,e.g.
coldertowardblue,warmertowardred.
Theairflowoftheventilationintheupperbody regionheatsorcoolsnoticeably,dependingon
theadjustedtemperature.
Thisdoesnotchangethesetinteriortempera#j
tureforthedriverandfrontpassenger.
Adjusting
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AirconditioningConcept
Theairinthecar'sinteriorwillbecooledandde#j
humidifiedand,dependingonthetemperature setting,warmedagain.
Thecar'sinteriorcanonlybecooledwiththe drive-readystateswitchedon.
Switchingon/off Pressthebutton.
TheLEDisilluminatedwithaircondi#j
tioningswitchedon.
Dependingontheweather,thewindshieldand
thesidewindowsmayfogupbrieflywhendrive-
readystateisswitchedon.
Thecoolingfunctionisswitchedonautomati#j
callywiththeAUTOprogram.
Whenusingtheautomaticclimatecontrol,con#j densationwaterdevelopsandcollectsunder#jneaththevehicle.
Maximumcooling
Concept
Thesystemissettothelowesttemperature,op#j
timumairflowandrecirculated-airmodewiththe drive-readystateswitchedon.
Generalinformation
Thefunctionisavailablewithexternaltempera#j
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Automaticrecirculated-air
controlAUC
Concept
Theautomaticrecirculated-aircontrolAUCrec#j
ognizesodorsorpollutantsintheoutsideair. Theoutsideairsupplyisshutoffandtheinteriorairisrecirculated.
Generalinformation
Ifthesystemisactivated,asensordetectspollu#j tantsintheoutsideairandcontrolstheshut-offautomatically.
Ifthesystemisdeactivated,outsideaircontinu#j ouslyflowsintothecar'sinterior.
Withconstantrecirculated-airmode,theairqual#j
ityinthecar'sinteriordeterioratesandwindow foggingincreases.
Switchingon/off
ViaiDrive:1."CAR"2."Settings"3."Climatecontrol"4.Ifnecessary,"Airquality"5."Auto-recirculate"
Ifthereiswindowcondensation,switchoffrecir#j
culated-airmodeordefogthewindows.
Recirculated-airmode
Concept
Youmayreacttounpleasantodorsorpollutants
intheimmediateenvironmentbytemporarily
suspendingthesupplyofoutsideair.Thesystem thenrecirculatestheairflowwithinthevehicle.
Operation Pressthebutton:
TheLEDisilluminatedwhenrecirculated-airmodeisswitchedon.Thesupplyofoutsideairis
shutoff.
Whenrecirculated-airmodeisswitchedoff,fresh airisdirectedintothevehicle'sinterior.
Topreventwindowfogging,recirculated-air
modeswitchesoffautomaticallyafteracertain amountoftime,dependingontheenvironmental
conditions.
Withconstantrecirculated-airmode,theairqual#j
ityinthecar'sinteriordeterioratesandwindow
foggingincreases.
Ifthereiswindowcondensation,switchoffrecir#j
culated-airmodeordefogthewindows.
Adjustingtheairflowmanually Concept
Theairflowforclimatecontrolcanbeadjusted
manually.
Generalinformation
ToadjusttheairflowmanuallyswitchoffAUTO programfirst.
Operation Presstheleftorrightsideofthebutton:
todecreaseorincreaseairflow.
Theselectedairflowisshownonthedisplayof theautomaticclimatecontrol.
Theairflowoftheautomaticclimatecontrolmay
bereducedautomaticallytosavebatterypower.
Adjustingtheairdistribution
manually
Concept
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OperationPressthebuttonrepeatedlytoselecta
program:'xWindows,upperbodyregion,andfloorarea.'xUpperbodyregionandfloorarea.'xFloorarea.'xWindowsandfloorarea.'xWindows:driver'ssideonly.'xWindowsandupperbody.'xUpperbodyregion.
Theselectedairdistributionisshownonthedis#j
playoftheautomaticclimatecontrol.
SYNCprogram Concept
Dependingontheequipment,thefollowingset#j tingsofthedriver'ssidecanbetransferredtothefront-passengersideandtherear:
'xTemperature.'xAirflow.'xAirdistribution.'xAUTOprogram.
Switchingon/off
Pressthebutton.
TheLEDisilluminatedwiththeSYNC
programswitchedon.
Theprogramisswitchedoffautomaticallyifthe settingsonthefrontpassengersideorinthe
reararechanged.
Todefrostwindowsandremove
condensation
Concept
Iceandcondensationarequicklyremovedfrom thewindshieldandthefrontsidewindows.
Switchingon/off
Pressthebutton.
TheLEDisilluminatedwiththesystem
switchedon.
Theairflowcanbeadjustedmanuallywiththe systemswitchedon.
Ifthereiswindowcondensation,press
thebuttononthedriver'ssideorswitch
onairconditioningtoutilizethecondensation
sensor.Makesurethataircanflowtothewind#j shield.
Rearwindowdefroster Pressthebutton.TheLEDlightsup.
Thefunctionisavailablewiththeenginerunning.
Therearwindowdefrosterswitchesoffautomat#j
icallyafteracertainperiodoftime.
Microfilter/activated-charcoal
filter
Themicrofilterremovesdustandpollenfromthe
incomingair.
Theactivated-charcoalfilteralsoremovesgas#j eouspollutantsfromtheoutsideairthatenters
thevehicle.
Havethiscombinedfilterchangedduringvehicle maintenance.
Ventilation
Concept
Theairflowdirectionscanbeindividuallyad#j
justed.
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