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Theblueindicatorlampintheinstrument
clusterilluminatesifthehighbeamis
switchedonbythesystem.
Ifajourneyisinterruptedwithhigh-beamassisj
tanceactivated:whenthejourneyisresumed,
high-beamassistanceremainsactivated.
Thehighbeamassistantisdeactivatedby
switchingthehighbeamsonandoffmanually.
Toreactivatehigh-beamassistance,pressthe
buttonontheturnindicatorlever.
Deactivating
Pressthebuttonontheturnindicatorlever.
Systemlimits
High-beamassistancecannotreplacethedrivj
er'sownjudgementastowhentousethehigh- beamheadlights.Thereforeactivatethedipped
headlightsmanuallyifthesituationrequiresit.
Inthefollowingsituations,thesystemwillnotopjerateoritsoperationwillbeimpairedandyourinterventionmayberequired:
'xInextremelyadverseweatherconditionssuchasfogorheavyprecipitation.'xWhendetectingpoorlylitroaduserssuchaspedestrians,cyclistsorhorseridersorcarjriagesandwhentrainsorshipsareclosetotheroad,orwhenanimalsarecrossingthe
road.'xOntightbends,onsteepbrowsorhollowsof
hills,whenthereiscrossingtrafficorifthe
viewofoncomingvehiclesonamotorwayis
obstructed.'xInpoorlylittownsorwheretherearehighly
reflectivesigns.'xIftheareaofwindscreeninfrontoftherear-
viewmirroriscoveredwithcondensation,dirt, stickers,labels,etc.
Laserhigh-beam
headlights
Principle
Thebeamthrowofthehigh-beamheadlightsis
increasedforevenbetterilluminationoftheroad
surface.
General
Whenhigh-beamheadlightsareswitchedon,laj
serhigh-beamheadlightisswitchedonautomatj icallyinadditiontoLEDhigh-beamheadlightfromaspeedofapproximately60km/h,37mph.
Dependingonthenational-marketversion,the
laserwarninglabelontheheadlightmaycontain
additionalinformation.
Foglights
Rearfoglight Operatingrequirements
Thelow-beamheadlightsmustbeswitchedon
beforetherearfoglightcanbeactivated.
Switchingon/off Pressthebutton.
Theyellowindicatorlampintheinstruj
mentclusterisilluminatedwhentherear foglightisswitchedon.
Ifautomaticdrivinglightscontrolhasbeenactij
vated,thelow-beamheadlightsswitchonautoj
maticallywhentherearfoglightisswitchedon.
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GuidingfoglightsPrinciple
Thelightdistributionofthelow-beamheadlights
maybeadaptedtothefoggyconditionsaccordj
ingtothespeed.
Operatingrequirements'xAutomaticdrivinglightscontrolisactive.'xRearfoglightisswitchedon.
Left-hand/right-handtraffic
General
Whendrivingincountrieswherevehiclesdrive ontheoppositesideoftheroadtoyourvehicle'scountryofregistration,youwillneedtoprevent
yourheadlightsfromdazzlingoncomingvehicles.
Convertingtheheadlights
1.CAR2.Settings3.Exteriorlighting4.Right/left-handtraffic5.Selectthedesiredsetting.
SystemlimitsHigh-beamassistancemayonlyfunctiontoa
limitedextent.
Theavailabilityoftheadaptivelightfunctions
mightberestricted.
Instrumentlighting
Operatingrequirements Thebrightnesscanonlybeadjustedwhenthesidelightsorthelow-beamheadlightsareswitchedon.
Adjusting
Thebrightnesscanbeadjusted
usingtheknurledwheel.
Interiorlight
General
Dependingontheequipment,theinteriorlight,
thefootwelllights,doorentrylighting,ambient lightingandloudspeakerlightingarecontrolledautomatically.
Overview Buttonsinthevehicle
Interiorlight
Readinglights
Switchingtheinteriorlighton/off Pressthebutton.
Toswitchoffpermanently:pressandholdthe buttonforapproximately3seconds.
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Switchingthereadinglights
on/off
Pressthebutton.
Ambientlighting
General Dependingontheequipment,thelightingfor
someoftheinteriorlightscanbeadjusted.
Switchingon/off Theambientlightingisswitchedonwhenthe
vehicleisunlockedandswitchedoffwhenthe vehicleislocked.
IftheambientlightwasdeactivatedusingiDrive,
itisnotswitchedonwhenthevehicleisunj
locked.
1.CAR2.Settings3.Interiorlighting4.Ambientlight
Theselectedsettingissavedforthecurrent
driverprofile.
Selectingthecolourscheme
1.CAR2.Settings3.Interiorlighting4.Colour5.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Adjustingthebrightness
1.CAR2.Settings3.Interiorlighting4.Brightness5.Selectthedesiredsetting.Dynamiclight
Individualactions,forexampleincomingcallsor
opendoors,areindicatedbylighteffects.1.CAR2.Settings3.Interiorlighting4.Dynamiclight5.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Dimmedduringthejourney
Thelightingintheinteriorisdimmedforcertain
lightsduringjourneysinthedark.
1.CAR2.Settings3.Interiorlighting4.Dimmedfornightdriving
Theselectedsettingissavedforthecurrent
driverprofile.
Bowers&WilkinsDiamondSurroundSoundSystem
General Someloudspeakersinthevehicleareilluminaj
ted.Thebrightnesscanbesetindividually.
Theloudspeakerlightingisswitchedoffwhen
theloudspeakersaremuted.
Switchingon/off
Theloudspeakerlightingisswitchedonwhen thevehicleisunlockedandswitchedoffwhenthevehicleislocked.
1.CAR2.Settings3.Interiorlighting4.Bowers&Wilkins
Theselectedsettingissavedforthecurrent
driverprofile.
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SafetyVehicleequipment
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalequipmentavailableforthe
modelseries.Itmaythereforedescribeequipj
mentandfunctionswhicharenotinstalledin
yourvehicle,forexampleonaccountofthespej cialequipmentselectedorthecountryspecificaj
tion.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relevantfuncj
tionsandsystems.Pleasecomplywiththe
relevantlawsandregulationswhenusingthe
correspondingfunctionsandsystems.
Airbags
1Frontairbag,driver2Frontairbag,frontpassenger3Sideairbag4KneeairbagFrontairbags
Frontairbagsprotectthedriverandfrontpasj
sengerintheeventofahead-oncollisionwhere theprotectionoftheseatbeltsalonewouldnolongerbesufficient.Sideairbag
Inaside-oncrash,thesideairbagprotectsthe sideofthebodyinthechest,pelvicandhead area.
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Thekneeairbagprotectsthelegsintheeventofahead-oncrash.
Protectivefunction GeneralAirbagsarenotactivatedineverycollision,forexj
ample,inminoraccidents.
Informationforoptimumairbag
effectiveness
WARNING
Iftheseatpositionisincorrectorthedeployj
mentareaoftheairbagisrestricted,theairbag systemcannotprovidetheintendedlevelofprotectionormaycauseadditionalinjurieswhenitdeploys.Thereisariskofinjuryorevendeath.Observethefollowingtoachieveoptijmumprotectivefunction.
'xKeepadistancefromtheairbags.'xAlwaysgripthesteeringwheelatthesteeringwheelrim.Placeyourhandsinthe3o'clock
and9o'clockpositionstominimisetheriskof injurytohandsorarmswhentheairbagdej
ploys.'xAdjusttheseatandsteeringwheelsothe
drivercanreachoverthesteeringwheeldiagj onally.Selectthesettingssothat,when
reachingover,theshouldersstayincontact
withthebackrestandtheupperbodystays
asfarawayfromthesteeringwheelaspossij
ble.'xMakesurethatthefront-seatpassengeris sittingcorrectly,i.e.withtheirfeetandlegsin
thefootwell,notrestingonthedashboard.'xMakesurethatvehicleoccupantskeeptheir headawayfromthesideairbag.'xDonotplaceanyotherpersons,petsorobjjectsbetweentheairbagsandoccupants.'xKeepthedashboardandwindscreenareaonthepassengersideclear,forexampledonotattachadhesivefoilorcoversanddonotfit
bracketsfornavigationdevicesormobiletelj
ephones,forexample.'xDonotgluetheairbagcoversanddonot
coverormodifytheminanyway.'xDonotusethefrontairbagcoveronthefront
passenger'ssideasatray.'xDonotinstallseatcovers,cushionsorother
objectsonthefrontseatsiftheyarenotspej
cificallydesignedforuseonseatswithintej gralsideairbags.'xDonothangitemsofclothingforexample
coatsorjacketsoverthebackrests.'xDonotmodifyindividualcomponentsofthe
systemoritswiring.Thisalsoappliestothe coversofthesteeringwheel,thedashboardandseats.'xDonotdismantletheairbagsystem.
Evenifallthisinformationisobserved,injuriesrej
sultingfromcontactwiththeairbagcannotbe
entirelyruledoutdependingonthesituation.
Thenoisecausedbythedeploymentofanairj
bagmayleadtotemporaryhearinglossinvehij
cleoccupantssensitivetonoise.
Operationalreadinessofthe
airbagsystem
Safetynotes
WARNING
Individualcomponentsoftheairbagsystem
maybehotafterairbagdeployment.Thereisa riskofinjury.Donottouchindividualcompojnents.
WARNING
Workcarriedoutincorrectlycanleadtoafailj
ure,malfunctionoraccidentaldeploymentof theairbagsystem.Ifthereisamalfunction,theairbagsystemmightnotdeployasintendedin
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anaccident,eveniftheimpactisoftheapproj
priateseverity.Thereisariskofinjuryoreven
death.Havetheairbagsystemtested,repaired
orremovedanddisposedofbyaServicePartj
nerofthemanufactureroranotherqualified
ServicePartneroraspecialistworkshop.
Displayintheinstrumentcluster Whendrive-readystateisswitchedon,
thewarninglampintheinstrumentclusj
terilluminatesbrieflytoindicatethatthe
entireairbagsystemandthebelttensionersare operational.
Malfunction'xThewarninglampdoesnotilluminate
afterdrive-readystateisswitchedon.'xThewarninglampispermanentlyilluj
minated.
Havethesystemchecked.
Keyswitchforfront passengerairbags
Principle Whenachildrestraintsystemisusedonthefrontpassengerseat,thefrontandsideairbagsonthefrontpassengersidecanbedeactivated
usingthekeyswitchforfrontpassengerairbags.
General
Thefrontandsideairbagsforthefrontpassenj gercanbedeactivatedandreactivatedusingthe
integratedkeyfromthevehiclekey.
Overview
Thekeyswitchforfrontpassengerairbagsisloj
catedontheoutsideofthedashboard.
Deactivatingthefrontpassenger
airbags
1.Insertthekeyandpressinwardswherenecj essary.2.Whilethekeyispressedinwards,turnitto
theOFFpositionasfarasitwillgo.Oncethe
stoppositionhasbeenreached,removethe key.3.Makesurethatthekeyswitchisintheend
positionsothattheairbagsaredeactivated.
Thefrontpassengerairbagsaredeactivated.
Thedriver'sairbagsremainactive.
Ifachildrestraintsystemisnolongerfittedinthe frontpassengerseat,reactivatethefrontpassenj
gerairbagssothattheyaretriggeredasintended intheeventofanaccident.
Theairbagstatusisdisplayedbytheindicator
lampontheheadliner.
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Activatingthefrontpassenger
airbags1.Insertthekeyandpressinwardswherenecj essary.2.Whilethekeyispressedinwards,turnitto
theONpositionasfarasitwillgo.Oncethe
stoppositionhasbeenreached,removethe key.3.Makesurethatthekeyswitchisintheend
positionsothattheairbagsareactivated.
Thefrontpassengerairbagsarereactivatedand
candeploycorrectlyiftheneedarises.
Indicatorlampforfront
passengerairbags
Theindicatorlampforthefrontpassengerairj
bagsintheheadlinershowstheoperatingstatus ofthefrontpassengerairbags.
Afterswitchingonthedrive-readystate,thelight
illuminatesbrieflyandthenshowswhetherthe airbagsareactivatedordeactivated.
DisplayFunctionIfthefrontpassengerairbagis
activated,theindicatorlampilluj
minatesforashortperiodand
thenextinguishes.Whenfrontpassengerairbags
aredeactivated,theindicator
lampremainsilluminated.Roll-overprotection
system
Principle
Theroll-overprotectionsystemisactivatedautoj
maticallyintheeventofanaccidentofapproprij
ateseverityorifthevehicleistiltedatanextreme angleaboutitslongitudinalaxis.Theroll-over
bars,whicharelocatedbehindtherearheadrej
straints,extendwithinfractionsofasecond.
Alongwiththereinforcedwindscreenframe,the
roll-overprotectionsystemincreasesthesafety ofvehicleoccupants.
General Donotstoreanyobjectsonthecoversoftheroll-overprotectionsystem.
Safetynotes
WARNING
Damageorinjuriescanoccurwhentheroll-
overprotectionsystemisactivated.Thereisa riskofinjuryormaterialdamage.Makesure
thattheareaofmovementoftheroll-overproj tectionsystemiskeptclear.
WARNING
Workcarriedoutincorrectlycanleadtoafailj ure,malfunctionoraccidentaltriggeringofthe system.Ifthereisamalfunction,thesystem
mightnottriggerasintendedinanaccident, eveniftheimpactisoftheappropriateseverity.
Thereisariskofinjuryorevendeath.Havethe
systemtested,repairedorremovedanddisj
posedofbyaServicePartnerofthemanufacj tureroranotherqualifiedServicePartnerora
specialistworkshop.
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WARNING
Ifthesystemhasbeendeployedorisdamj
aged,itsfunctionalitywillbelimitedoritmayno longerworkatall.Thereisariskofinjuryorevendeath.
Ifthesystemhasbeentriggeredorisdamaged, haveitcheckedandrenewedataServicePartj
nerofthemanufactureroranotherqualified
ServicePartneroraspecialistworkshop.
WARNING
Iftheroll-overprotectionsystemisextended, theareaofmovementoftheconvertibletopis
restricted.Thereisariskofinjuryormaterial
damage.Donotmovetheconvertibletopwhen
theroll-overprotectionsystemisextended.
Overview
Coversoftheroll-overprotectionsystem.
Activepedestrian protection
Principle
Theactivepedestrianprotectionsystemraises thefrontflapifthefrontofthevehiclecollides
withapedestrian.Sensorsunderneaththe
bumperareusedfordetection.
General
Whentriggered,thepedestrianprotectionsysj
temcreatesdeformationspaceunderneaththe frontflapinreadinessforthesubsequentheadimpact.
Safetynotes
WARNING
Thesystemmaytriggerinadvertentlyifcontact
ismadewithindividualcomponentsofthe
hingesandfrontflaplocks.Thereisariskofinj
juryormaterialdamage.Donottouchindividual
componentsofthehingesandfrontflaplocks.
WARNING
Modificationstothepedestrianprotectionsysj temcanleadtoafailure,amalfunctionoraccij
dentaltriggeringofthepedestrianprotection
system.Thereisariskofinjuryorevendeath.
Donotmodifythepedestrianprotectionsysj
tem,itsindividualcomponentsoritswiring.Do
notdismantlethesystem.
WARNING
Workcarriedoutincorrectlycanleadtoafailj ure,malfunctionoraccidentaltriggeringofthe system.Ifthereisamalfunction,thesystem
mightnottriggerasintendedinanaccident, eveniftheimpactisoftheappropriateseverity.
Thereisariskofinjuryorevendeath.Havethe
systemtested,repairedorremovedanddisj
posedofbyaServicePartnerofthemanufacj tureroranotherqualifiedServicePartneroraspecialistworkshop.
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WARNING
Ifthesystemhasbeendeployedorisdamj
aged,itsfunctionalitywillbelimitedoritmayno longerworkatall.Thereisariskofinjuryorevendeath.
Ifthesystemhasbeentriggeredorisdamaged, haveitcheckedandrenewedataServicePartj
nerofthemanufactureroranotherqualified
ServicePartneroraspecialistworkshop.
NOTE
Openingthefrontflapwhenthepedestrian protectionsystemhastriggeredmaydamage
thefrontflaporthepedestrianprotectionsysj
tem.Thereisariskofmaterialdamage.Donot
openthefrontflapaftertheCheckControl
messageisdisplayed.Havechecksperformed
byaServicePartnerofthemanufactureroranj
otherqualifiedServicePartneroraspecialist
workshop.
Systemlimits
Theactivepedestrianprotectionsystemisonly
triggeredatspeedsbetweenapproximately 30km/h,18mphand55km/h,34mph.
Forsafetyreasons,thesystemmayalsotriggerinrareinstanceswhereimpactwithapedestriancannotbeexcludedbeyondalldoubt,forexamj
pleinthefollowingsituations:
'xCollisionwithobjectssuchasaskipora
boundarypost.'xCollisionwithanimals.'xStoneimpact.'xDrivingintoasnowdrift.
Malfunction
ACheckControlmessageisshown.Thesystemhasbeentriggeredoris
faulty.
ImmediatelydriveatmoderatespeedtoaServj
icePartnerofthemanufactureroranotherqualij
fiedServicePartneroraspecialistworkshopto havethesystemcheckedandrepaired.
IntelligentSafety
Principle
IntelligentSafetyenablestheDriverAssistance
Systemstobeoperatedcentrally.
General Dependingontheequipment,IntelligentSafety
consistsofoneormoresystemswhichcanhelp
toavoidtheriskofacollision.
'xFront-endcollisionwarningwithbrakingfuncj
tion.'xAvoidanceassistant.'xJunctionwarningwithCitybrakingfunction.'xPersonwarningwithlightbrakingfunction.'xNightVisionwithpersonandanimalrecognij tion.'xLaneDepartureWarning.'xLaneChangeWarning.'xSidecollisionwarning.'xRoadprioritywarning.'xWrong-waydrivingwarning.
Safetynotes
WARNING
Thesystemdoesnotrelieveyouofyourperj sonalresponsibilitytoassessthevisibilityconj
ditionsandtrafficsituationcorrectly.Thereisa
riskofaccident.Adaptyourdrivingstyletothe
trafficconditions.Observethetrafficsituation
andinterveneactivelyifthesituationwarrantsit.
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