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WARNING
Displaysandwarningsdonotrelieveyouof
yourpersonalresponsibility.Systemlimitations
canmeanthatwarningsorsystemresponses arenotissuedorareissuedtoolate,incorrectly
orwithoutjustification.Thereisariskofaccij
dent.Adaptyourdrivingstyletothetrafficconj
ditions.Observethetrafficsituationandinterj veneactivelyifthesituationwarrantsit.
WARNING
Duetosystemlimitations,individualfunctions maynotworkproperlywhentow-starting/
towingwithactivatedIntelligentSafetySysj
tems.Thereisariskofaccident.Switchoffall
IntelligentSafetySystemsbeforetow-starting/
towing.
Overview
Buttoninthevehicle
IntelligentSafety
Switchingon/off SomeIntelligentSafetySystemsareautomatij
callyactiveatthestartofeachjourney.SomeInj telligentSafetySystemsareactivateddepending
ontheirlastsetting.
ButtonStatusButtonilluminatesgreen:allIntelligent SafetySystemsareswitchedon.Buttonilluminatesorange:someIntelj
ligentSafetySystemsareswitched
offorarecurrentlynotavailable.Buttondoesnotilluminate:allIntellij
gentSafetySystemsareswitchedoff.
Pressthebutton.
ThemenufortheIntelligentSafetySysj
temsisshown.
IfallIntelligentSafetySystemswereswitched
off,allsystemsarenowswitchedon.
ConfigureINDIVIDUAL:dependingonthe
equipment,theIntelligentSafetySystemscanbe configuredindividually.Theindividualsettings
areactivatedandsavedforthecurrentdriver profile.Assoonasasettingischangedinthe
menu,allsettingsinthemenuareactivated.
Pressthebuttonrepeatedly.Thesetj
tingswitchesbetweenthefollowing:
ALLON:allIntelligentSafetySystemsare switchedon.Basicsettingsareactivatedforthesub-functions,forexamplethesettingforwarnjingtime.
INDIVIDUAL:theIntelligentSafetySystemsare switchedonaccordingtotheindividualsettings.
SomeIntelligentSafetySystemscannotbe switchedoffindividually.
Pressandholdthebutton.AllIntelligentSafetySystemsare
switchedoff.
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Collisionwarningwithbrakingfunction
Principle
Thesystemcanhelpavoidaccidents.Ifanaccij dentcannotbeavoided,thesystemhelpstorej
ducethecollisionspeed.
Thesystemwarnsofthepossibleriskofcollision andbrakesautomatically,asnecessary.
General Sensorsrecordthetrafficsituation.
Fromspeedsofapproximately5km/h,3mph,
thesystemprovidesatwo-stagewarningofany possibleriskofcollisionwithvehicles.Thetiming
ofthesewarningsmayvarydependingonthe
currentdrivingsituation.
Whendeliberatelymovingclosertoavehicle,the
front-endcollisionwarningandbrakingintervenj
tionareactivatedlatertoavoidunwarrantedsysj temresponses.
Dependingontheequipment,theDriverAttenj tionCameradetectsthedriver'sviewbehaviour
intheinstrumentcluster.Thesystemalso
checkswhetherthereareanyvisualimpairments
present.Theviewbehaviourandvisibilitycondij
tionsalsoaffectthepointatwhichthewarnings
areissued.
Safetynotes
WARNING
Thesystemdoesnotrelieveyouofyourperj
sonalresponsibilitytoassessthevisibilityconj
ditionsandtrafficsituationcorrectly.Thereisa riskofaccident.Adaptyourdrivingstyletothe
trafficconditions.Observethetrafficsituation andinterveneactivelyifthesituationwarrantsit.
WARNING
Displaysandwarningsdonotrelieveyouof
yourpersonalresponsibility.Systemlimitations canmeanthatwarningsorsystemresponsesarenotissuedorareissuedtoolate,incorrectly
orwithoutjustification.Thereisariskofaccij
dent.Adaptyourdrivingstyletothetrafficconj
ditions.Observethetrafficsituationandinterj veneactivelyifthesituationwarrantsit.
WARNING
Duetosystemlimitations,individualfunctions maynotworkproperlywhentow-starting/
towingwithactivatedIntelligentSafetySysj
tems.Thereisariskofaccident.Switchoffall
IntelligentSafetySystemsbeforetow-starting/
towing.
Overview
Buttoninthevehicle
IntelligentSafety
Sensors
Thesystemiscontrolledusingthefollowingsenj
sors:
'xCamerasbehindthewindscreen.'xWithradarsensor:frontradarsensor.
Forfurtherinformation:
Sensorsofthevehicle,seepage 43.
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Switchingon/off
Automaticactivation Thesystemisautomaticallyactivatedatthestart
ofeachjourney.
Switchingonmanually Pressthebutton.
ThemenufortheIntelligentSafetySysj
temsisshown.
IfallIntelligentSafetySystemswereswitched off,allsystemsarenowswitchedon.
ConfigureINDIVIDUAL:dependingontheequipment,theIntelligentSafetySystemscanbeconfiguredindividually.Theindividualsettings
areactivatedandsavedforthecurrentdriver profile.Assoonasasettingischangedinthe
menu,allsettingsinthemenuareactivated.
Pressthebuttonrepeatedly.Thesettingswitchesbetweenthe
following:
ALLON:allIntelligentSafetySystemsare switchedon.Basicsettingsareactivatedforthe sub-functions.
INDIVIDUAL:theIntelligentSafetySystemsare
switchedonaccordingtotheindividualsettings.
SomeIntelligentSafetySystemscannotbeswitchedoffindividually.
Switchingoffmanually Pressandholdthebutton.AllIntelligentSafetySystemsare
switchedoff.ButtonStatusButtonilluminatesgreen:allIntelligent SafetySystemsareswitchedon.Buttonilluminatesorange:someIntelj
ligentSafetySystemsareswitched
offorarecurrentlynotavailable.Buttondoesnotilluminate:allIntellij
gentSafetySystemsareswitchedoff.
Settingthewarningtime
1.CAR2.Settings3.Driverassistance4.Safetyandwarnings5.Front-collisionwarning6.Selectthedesiredsetting:'xEarly'xMedium'xLate:onlyacutewarningsaredisplayed.
Theselectedtimeissavedforthecurrentdriver
profile.
Warningwithbrakingfunction
Display Ifthereisariskofcollisionwithadetectedvehijcle,awarningsymbolisshownintheinstrument
clusterand,ifapplicable,intheHead-UpDisplay.
SymbolActionSymbolilluminatesred:advance
warning.
Brakeandincreasethedistance.Symbolflashesredandanacoustic
signalsounds:acutewarning.
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Advancewarning
Anadvancewarningisgivenforexampleifthere
isanimpendingriskofcollisionorthedistance fromthevehicleaheadistooshort.
Thedrivermustintervenepersonallywhenan advancewarningisgiven.
Acutewarningwithbrakingfunction
Anacutewarningisgivenwhenthevehicleisapj
proachinganotherobjectatahighdifferential speedandthereisanimmediateriskofacollij
sion.
Thedrivermustintervenepersonallywhenan
acutewarningisgiven.Dependingonthedriving
situationandthevehicle'sequipment,theacute
warningmaybesupportedbyabriefjoltinthe
brakes.
IfthewarningtimesettingisLate,thejoltdoes notoccur.
Ifnecessary,thesystemcanalsoassistbybrakj ingthevehicleautomaticallyifthereisariskofa collision.
Anacutewarningcanbetriggeredevenwithout apreviousadvancewarning.
Brakeintervention Thewarningpromptsthedrivertotakeaction.Whenthebrakeisoperatedduringawarning,the
maximumnecessarybrakeforceisapplied.Brakj
ingassistancerequiresthatthebrakepedalis
depressedsufficientlyquicklyandfirmlybeforej hand.
Thesystemcanalsoassistbybrakingthevehij
cleautomaticallyifthereisariskofacollision.
Atlowspeeds,thevehiclecanbebrakedtoa
stop.
Citybrakingfunction:brakeinterventiontakes placeatuptoapprox.80km/h,50mph.
Withradarsensor:brakeinterventiontakesplace
atuptoapprox.250km/h,155mph.
Atspeedsaboveapprox.210km/h,130mph,
brakeinterventiontakestheformofabriefjolt. Thereisnoautomaticdeceleration.Brakingcanbediscontinuedeitherbypressingtheacceleratorpedalorbyactivelymovingthe
steeringwheel.
Objectdetectionmaybelimited.Takeintoacj countthedetectionrangelimitsandthefuncjtionallimitations.
Systemlimits
Safetynote
WARNING
Thesystemmaynotrespondatall,ormayrej spondtoolate,incorrectlyorwithoutjustificaj tionduetosystemlimitations.Thereisariskofaccidentormaterialdamage.Observetheinjformationonthesystemlimitsandintervene
activelyifnecessary.
Detectionrange
Thedetectionabilityofthesystemislimited.
Onlyobjectsdetectedbythesystemaretaken
intoaccount.
Forthisreason,thesystemmayfailtorespond
oronlyrespondafteradelay.
Forexampleitispossiblethatthefollowingmay
notbedetected:
'xSlow-movingvehiclewhenapproachingitat
highspeed.'xVehiclessuddenlycuttinginorbrakingheavj
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'xTwo-wheeledvehiclesahead.
Upperspeedlimit
Thesystemistemporarilydisabledatspeeds
overapprox.250km/h,155mph.Oncethe
speeddropsbackbelowthisthreshold,thesysj
tembecomesresponsiveagainaccordingtoits settings.
Systemlimitsofthesensors
Forfurtherinformation:
'xCameras,seepage 43.'xRadarsensors,seepage 44.
Functionallimitations
Thesystemmayhavelimitedfunctionalityinthe
followingsituations,forexample:
'xOnsharpbends.'xWhenDrivingStabilityControlSystemsare limitedordeactivated,forexampleDSCOFF.'xUpto10secondsafterstartingtheengineusingtheStart/Stopbutton.
Sensitivityofthewarnings
Thehigherthesensitivityofthewarningsettings,
forexamplewarningtime,themorewarningsare displayed.Asaresult,theremayalsobeaninjcreasednumberofprematureorunjustifiedwarningsandresponses.
Avoidanceassistant
Principle
Thesystemsupportsthedriverincertainsituaj
tionswhenthereisaneedtoavoidsomething,
forexamplepeopleorobstaclesthatappearsudj denly.
General
Thesystemissueswarningsandintervenesto
providesupportifthereisapossibilitytoperform
anevasivemanoeuvretotheside.Sensorsmonj itoranddetectthespacearoundthevehicle.The
systemthenutilisesthedetectedfreespaceto
performtheevasivemanoeuvrebysteeringthe
vehiclesafelyandpreciselyinthedirection
specifiedbythedriver.
Safetynotes
WARNING
Thesystemdoesnotrelieveyouofyourperj
sonalresponsibilitytoassessthevisibilityconj
ditionsandtrafficsituationcorrectly.Thereisa riskofaccident.Adaptyourdrivingstyletothe
trafficconditions.Observethetrafficsituation andinterveneactivelyifthesituationwarrantsit.
WARNING
Displaysandwarningsdonotrelieveyouof
yourpersonalresponsibility.Systemlimitations canmeanthatwarningsorsystemresponsesarenotissuedorareissuedtoolate,incorrectly
orwithoutjustification.Thereisariskofaccij
dent.Adaptyourdrivingstyletothetrafficconj
ditions.Observethetrafficsituationandinterj veneactivelyifthesituationwarrantsit.
Overview
Sensors
Thesystemiscontrolledusingthefollowingsenj sors:
'xCamerasbehindthewindscreen.'xFrontradarsensor.'xSideradarsensors,front.'xSideradarsensors,rear.
Forfurtherinformation:
Sensorsofthevehicle,seepage 43.
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Operatingrequirements'xPedestrianwarningwithbrakingfunctionis
switchedon.
Personwarningwithlightbrakingfunction,
seepage 210.'xCollisionwarningwithbrakingfunctionis
switchedon.
Collisionwarningwithbrakingfunction,see
page 202.'xThesensorsdetectadequatespacearound
thevehicle.
Switchingon/off
Thesystemisautomaticallyactivatedatthestart
ofeachjourney.
Warningwithavoidance
assistance
Displayintheinstrumentcluster Ifthereisariskofcollisionwithadetectedvehijcleorperson,awarningsymbolisshowninthe
instrumentclusterandintheHead-UpDisplay.
SymbolActionSymbolilluminatesred:advance
warning.
Brakeandincreasethedistance.Symbolflashesredandanacoustic
signalsounds:acutewarningforobj stacles.
Brakeandperformanevasivemaj
noeuvreifnecessary.Symbolflashesredandanacoustic
signalsounds:acutewarningfor
people.
Brakeandperformanevasivemaj
noeuvreifnecessary.Acutewarningwithavoidance
assistance
Anacutewarningisgivenwhenthevehicleisapj
proachinganotherobjectatahighdifferential speedandthereisanimmediateriskofacollij
sion.
Thedrivermustintervenepersonallywhenan
acutewarningisgiven.Thesystemprovides
supportforthedriver'sevasivemanoeuvresif
thereisariskofcollision.
Anacutewarningcanbetriggeredevenwithout
apreviousadvancewarning.
Systemlimits
Safetynote
WARNING
Thesystemmaynotrespondatall,ormayrej spondtoolate,incorrectlyorwithoutjustificaj
tionduetosystemlimitations.Thereisariskof
accidentormaterialdamage.Observetheinj
formationonthesystemlimitsandintervene
activelyifnecessary.
Detectionrange
Thedetectionabilityofthesystemislimited.
Onlyobjectsdetectedbythesystemaretaken
intoaccount.
Forthisreason,thesystemmayfailtorespond
oronlyrespondafteradelay.
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Forexampleitispossiblethatthefollowingmay
notbedetected:'xSlow-movingvehiclewhenapproachingitat
highspeed.'xVehiclessuddenlycuttinginorbrakingheavj
ily.'xVehicleswithanunusualrearappearance.'xTwo-wheeledvehiclesahead.
Systemlimitsofthesensors
Forfurtherinformation:
'xCameras,seepage 43.'xRadarsensors,seepage 44.
Functionallimitations
Thesystemmayhavelimitedfunctionalityinthe
followingsituations,forexample:
'xOnsharpbends.'xWhenDrivingStabilityControlSystemsare limitedordeactivated,forexampleDSCOFF.'xUpto10secondsafterstartingtheengineusingtheStart/Stopbutton.
JunctionwarningwithCity
brakingfunction
Principle
Thesystemcanhelptoavoidaccidentswith crossingtrafficatjunctionsandcrossroads.Ifanaccidentcannotbeavoided,thesystemhelpsto
reducethecollisionspeed.
Thesystemwarnsofthepossibleriskofcollision intheurbanspeedrangeandbrakesautomatij
cally,asnecessary.
General Sensorsrecordthetrafficsituation.
Vehiclesthatcrossthevehicle'sdirectionof
travelcanbedetectedbythesystemassoonas
thesevehiclesenterthedetectionrangeofthe system.
Awarningisgivenatjunctionsandcrossroadsif thereisariskofcollisionwithcrossingtraffic.
Fromspeedsofapproximately10km/h,6mph, thesystemprovidesatwo-stagewarningofanypossibleriskofcollisionwithvehicles.Thetiming
ofthesewarningsmayvarydependingonthe
currentdrivingsituation.
TheDriverAttentionCameraintheinstrument clusterdetectsthedriver'sviewbehaviour.The
systemalsocheckswhetherthereareanyvisual
impairmentspresent.Theviewbehaviourand
visibilityconditionsalsoaffectthepointatwhich
thewarningsareissued.
Safetynotes
WARNING
Thesystemdoesnotrelieveyouofyourperj sonalresponsibilitytoassessthevisibilityconj ditionsandtrafficsituationcorrectly.Thereisa
riskofaccident.Adaptyourdrivingstyletothe
trafficconditions.Observethetrafficsituation andinterveneactivelyifthesituationwarrantsit.
WARNING
Displaysandwarningsdonotrelieveyouof
yourpersonalresponsibility.Systemlimitations
canmeanthatwarningsorsystemresponses arenotissuedorareissuedtoolate,incorrectly
orwithoutjustification.Thereisariskofaccij
dent.Adaptyourdrivingstyletothetrafficconj
ditions.Observethetrafficsituationandinterj veneactivelyifthesituationwarrantsit.
WARNING
Duetosystemlimitations,individualfunctions maynotworkproperlywhentow-starting/
towingwithactivatedIntelligentSafetySysj
tems.Thereisariskofaccident.Switchoffall
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IntelligentSafetySystemsbeforetow-starting/towing.
Overview Buttoninthevehicle
IntelligentSafety
Sensors
Thesystemiscontrolledusingthefollowingsenj
sors:
'xCamerasbehindthewindscreen.'xFrontradarsensor.'xSideradarsensors,front.
Forfurtherinformation:
Sensorsofthevehicle,seepage 43.
Switchingon/off
Automaticactivation Thesystemisautomaticallyactivatedatthestart
ofeachjourney.
Switchingonmanually Pressthebutton.
ThemenufortheIntelligentSafetySysj
temsisshown.
IfallIntelligentSafetySystemswereswitched
off,allsystemsarenowswitchedon.
ConfigureINDIVIDUAL:dependingonthe
equipment,theIntelligentSafetySystemscanbe
configuredindividually.Theindividualsettings
areactivatedandsavedforthecurrentdriver profile.Assoonasasettingischangedinthe
menu,allsettingsinthemenuareactivated.
Pressthebuttonrepeatedly.Thesettingswitchesbetweenthe
following:
ALLON:allIntelligentSafetySystemsare
switchedon.Basicsettingsareactivatedforthe
sub-functions.
INDIVIDUAL:theIntelligentSafetySystemsare switchedonaccordingtotheindividualsettings.
SomeIntelligentSafetySystemscannotbe switchedoffindividually.
Switchingoffmanually Pressandholdthebutton.
AllIntelligentSafetySystemsare
switchedoff.ButtonStatusButtonilluminatesgreen:allIntelligent SafetySystemsareswitchedon.Buttonilluminatesorange:someIntelj
ligentSafetySystemsareswitched
offorarecurrentlynotavailable.Buttondoesnotilluminate:allIntellij
gentSafetySystemsareswitchedoff.
Settingthewarningtime
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Theselectedtimeissavedforthecurrentdriver
profile.
Warningwithbrakingfunction
Display General
Ifthereisariskofcollisionwithadetectedvehij cle,awarningsymbolisshownintheinstrument
clusterand,ifapplicable,intheHead-UpDisplay.SymbolMeaningRiskofcollisionwithcrossingvehicle
fromright.Riskofcollisionwithcrossingvehicle
fromleft.Riskofcollisionwithvehiclewithunj
identifiabledirectionoftravel.
Displayforadvancewarning
Therelevantsymbolilluminatesred:advance
warninginthecaseofvehiclescrossingyour owndirectionoftravel.
Thedrivermustintervenepersonally,forexamj
plebybraking.
Displayforacutewarning
Therelevantsymbolflashesredandanacoustic
signalsounds:acutewarninginthecaseofvehij
clescrossingyourowndirectionoftravel.
Brakeandtakeevasiveactionifnecessary.
Advancewarning Anadvancewarningisdisplayed,forexampleif
thereisanimpendingriskofacollisionwitha crossingvehicle.
Thedrivermustintervenepersonallywhenan advancewarningisgiven.
Acutewarningwithbrakingfunction
Anacutewarningisdisplayedifthereisanimmij nentriskofacollisionwithacrossingvehicle.
Thedrivermustintervenepersonallywhenanacutewarningisgiven.Whererequired,thesysj
temcanassistbybrakingthevehicleautomatij callyifthereisariskofacollision.
Anacutewarningcanbetriggeredevenwithout apreviousadvancewarning.
BrakeinterventionThewarningpromptsthedrivertotakeaction.
Thesystemcanalsoassistbybrakingthevehij cleautomaticallyifthereisariskofacollision.
Thevehiclecanbebrakedtoastop.
Brakingcanbediscontinuedeitherbypressing
theacceleratorpedalorbyactivelymovingthe
steeringwheel.
Objectdetectionmaybelimited.Takeintoacj countthedetectionrangelimitsandthefuncjtionallimitations.
Systemlimits
Safetynote
WARNING
Thesystemmaynotrespondatall,ormayrej spondtoolate,incorrectlyorwithoutjustificaj
tionduetosystemlimitations.Thereisariskof accidentormaterialdamage.Observetheinjformationonthesystemlimitsandintervene
activelyifnecessary.
Upperspeedlimit
Thesystemreactstocrossingvehiclesifyour
ownspeedisbelowapprox.80km/h,50mph.
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Detectionrange
Thedetectionabilityofthesystemislimited.
Forthisreason,thesystemmayfailtorespond
oronlyrespondafteradelay.
Forexampleitispossiblethatthefollowingmay
notbedetected:
'xCrossingvehiclesconcealedbybuildings,for example.'xVehiclessuddenlycuttinginorbrakingheavj
ily.'xCrossingtwo-wheeledvehicles.'xVehicleswithanunusualsideappearance.
Systemlimitsofthesensors
Forfurtherinformation:
'xCameras,seepage 43.'xRadarsensors,seepage 44.
Functionallimitations
Thesystemmayhavelimitedfunctionalityinthe
followingsituations,forexample:
'xOnsharpbends.'xWhenDrivingStabilityControlSystemsare limitedordeactivated,forexampleDSCOFF.'xUpto10secondsafterstartingtheengineusingtheStart/Stopbutton.
Sensitivityofthewarnings
Thehigherthesensitivityofthewarningsettings,
forexamplewarningtime,themorewarningsare displayed.Asaresult,theremayalsobeaninj
creasednumberofprematureorunjustifiedwarningsandresponses.
Personwarningwithlight brakingfunction
Principle
Thesystemcanhelptoavoidaccidentswithpej destriansandcyclists.Ifanaccidentcannotbe
avoided,thesystemhelpstoreducethecollision speed.
Thesystemwarnsofthepossibleriskofcollision intheurbanspeedrangeandbrakesautomatij
cally,asnecessary.
General
Sensorsrecordthetrafficsituation.
Atspeedsaboveapprox.5km/h,3mph,thesysj temwarnsofthepossibleriskofcollisionwith
pedestriansandcyclists.
Pedestriansandcyclistsaretakenintoaccountif
theyarelocatedwithinthedetectionrangeofthe
system.
Safetynotes
WARNING
Thesystemdoesnotrelieveyouofyourperj sonalresponsibilitytoassessthevisibilityconj ditionsandtrafficsituationcorrectly.Thereisariskofaccident.Adaptyourdrivingstyletothe
trafficconditions.Observethetrafficsituation andinterveneactivelyifthesituationwarrantsit.
WARNING
Displaysandwarningsdonotrelieveyouof
yourpersonalresponsibility.Systemlimitations canmeanthatwarningsorsystemresponsesarenotissuedorareissuedtoolate,incorrectly
orwithoutjustification.Thereisariskofaccij
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