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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.
Detectionrange
Thedetectionzoneinfrontofthevehicleconj
sistsoftwoparts:
'xCentralzone,arrow1,directlyinfrontofthe vehicle.'xExtendedzone,arrows2,totherightandleftofthecentralarea.
Thereisariskofcollisionifpersonsareinthe
centralzone.Awarningisonlygivenofpersons
intheextendedzoneiftheyaremovingtowards
thecentralzone.
Switchingon/off
Automaticactivation Thesystemisautomaticallyactivatedatthestartofeachjourney.
Switchingonmanually Pressthebutton.
ThemenufortheIntelligentSafetySysj
temsisshown.
IfallIntelligentSafetySystemswereswitched off,allsystemsarenowswitchedon.
ConfigureINDIVIDUAL:dependingonthe
equipment,theIntelligentSafetySystemscanbe configuredindividually.Theindividualsettingsareactivatedandsavedforthecurrentdriverprofile.Assoonasasettingischangedinthe
menu,allsettingsinthemenuareactivated.
Pressthebuttonrepeatedly.
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Thesettingswitchesbetweenthefollowing: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.
Warningwithbrakingfunction
Display Ifthereisariskofcollisionwithadetectedpejdestrianoracyclist,awarningsymbolisshown
intheinstrumentclusterand,whereapplicable,
intheHead-UpDisplay.
Aredsymbolisdisplayedandanacousj
ticwarningsounds.
Takeactionyourselfimmediatelybybrakingor
swerving.
Brakeintervention
Thewarningpromptsthedrivertotakeaction.If
thebrakeisoperatedduringawarning,maximum brakingforcewillbeapplied.Brakingforceassisj
tancerequiresthatthebrakepedalisdepressedsufficientlyquicklyandfirmlybeforehand.
Inaddition,thesystemcanassistwithabrakeinj
terventionifthereistheriskofacollision.
Atlowspeeds,thevehiclecanbebrakedtoa
stop.
Brakingcanbediscontinuedeitherbypressing
theacceleratorpedalorbyactivelymovingthe
steeringwheel.
Objectdetectionmaybelimited.Takeintoacj countthedetectionrangelimitsandthefuncj
tionallimitations.
Systemlimits
Safetynote
WARNING
Thesystemmaynotrespondatall,ormayrej spondtoolate,incorrectlyorwithoutjustificaj
tionduetosystemlimitations.Thereisariskof accidentormaterialdamage.Observetheinj
formationonthesystemlimitsandintervene
activelyifnecessary.
Upperspeedlimit
Thesystemreactstopedestriansandcyclistsifyourownspeedisbelowapprox.80km/h,50mph.
Detectionrange Thedetectionabilityofthesystemislimited.
Asaresult,thesystemmayfailtogivewarnings
ormaygivewarningslate.
Forexampleitispossiblethatthefollowingmay
notbedetected:
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'xPedestrianslessthanapproximately80cm,
32intall.
Systemlimitsofthesensors
Forfurtherinformation:
'xCameras,seepage 43.'xRadarsensors,seepage 44.
Functionallimitations
Thesystemmayhavelimitedfunctionalityor
maynotbeavailableatallinthefollowingsituaj tions,forexample:
'xIfvehiclestabilitycontrolsystemsaredeactijvated,forexampleDSCOFF.'xUpto10secondsafterstartingtheengineusingthestart/stopbutton.
NightVisionwithperson
andanimalrecognition
Principle
NightVisionwithpersonandanimalrecognition
isanightvisionsystem.
Aninfraredcamerascanstheareainfrontofthe vehicleandwarnsofpeopleandanimalsonthe
road.Warmobjectswithashapesimilartohuj manbeingsoranimalsaredetectedbythesysjtem.ThethermalimagecanbeshownontheControlDisplayasneeded.
Dependingontheequipment,thedetectedobj jectsareilluminatedwiththeDynamicMarker
Lightforbetterdetection.
General
Thermalimage
Theheatradiatedbyobjectsinthecamera'sfield
ofviewisshown.
Warmobjectsareshownlightandcoldobjects dark.
Recognitiondependsonthetemperaturedifferj entialrelativetothebackgroundandonthe amountofheatradiatedbytheobject.Objectswithalowtemperaturedifferenceinrelationto
theenvironmentorwhichareonlyradiatinglow
levelsofheatcanthereforeonlybedetectedtoa
limiteddegree.
Forsafetyreasons,whendrivingatspeeds above5km/h,approx.3mphandinlowambient
lightconditions,theimageisonlydisplayed
whenthelow-beamheadlightsareswitchedon.
Astillimageisintermittentlydisplayedforafracj
tionofasecond.
Personandanimaldetection
Theobjectdetectionandwarningsystemonly
operatesinthedark.
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Objectswithashapesimilartoahumanandwhichareradiatingsufficientlevelsofheatare
detected.
Thesystemalsodetectsanimalsofacertain
size,forexampledeer.
Thecontroldisplayshowsthefollowingwhen
thethermalimagefunctionisactive:'xPersonsdetectedbythesystem:inlightyelj low.'xAnimalsdetectedbythesystem:indarkyelj
low.
Objectdetectionrangeingoodambientcondij tions:
'xPersonrecognition:uptoapproximately
100m,330ft.'xRecognitionoflargeranimals:uptoapproxij mately150m,490ft.'xRecognitionofmedium-sizedanimals:upto
approximately70m,230ft.
Environmentalconditionscanrestricttheavailaj
bilityofobjectdetection.
Ifthevehiclesystemsdetectthatthevehicleisin abuilt-uparea,animaldetectionistemporarily
switchedoff.
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.
Overview Buttonsinthevehicle
IntelligentSafety
Thermalimage
Sensors
Thesystemiscontrolledusingthefollowingsenj sors:
'xInfraredcamera.
Atlowoutsidetemperatures,thecameraisautoj maticallyheated.
Ifthevehiclelightsareon,thecameralenswill
becleanedperiodicallywhenthewindscreen
washersystemisoperated.
Forfurtherinformation:
Sensorsofthevehicle,seepage 43.
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Switchingon
Automaticactivation Whenit'sdark,thesystemisautomaticallyactij
vatedatthestartofeachjourney.
Switchingonthethermalimage Inadditiontothewarningfunction,thethermalimageoftheNightVisioncameracanbedisj
playedontheControlDisplay.Thisfunctionhas noeffectonobjectdetection.
Pressthebutton.
ThecameraimageisdisplayedontheControl Display.
Adjustingthethermalimage
Whenthethermalimageisswitchedon,itisposj sibletoadjustthebrightnessandcontrast.1.Selectbrightnessorcontrast:'xBrightness.'xContrast.2.Setthedesiredvalue.
Warningfunction
Display
SymbolMeaningPersonwarning.Animalwarning.Systemilluminatesred.Advancewarning.Symbolflashesredandan acousticsignalsounds.Acutewarning.Thedisplayedsymbolmayvaryandshowsthe sideofthecarriagewayonwhichthepersonoranimalhasbeendetected.
Warningforpersonsoranimalsin
danger
Ifthereisariskofcollisionwithadetectedperj
sonoranimal,awarningsymbolisshowninthe
instrumentclusterandintheHead-UpDisplay.
Althoughtheshapeandheatradiationareevaluj
ated,falsealarmscannotberuledout.
Warningzoneinfrontofthevehicle
Thewarningzoneforpersonwarningconsistsof
twoparts:
'xCentralzone,arrow1,directlyinfrontofthe vehicle.'xExtendedzone,arrows2,totherightandleftofthecentralarea.
Foranimalwarnings,nodistinctionismadebejtweenthecentralorextendedzone.
Theentirezonefollowsthedirectionofthevehij
clebasedonsteeringangleandchangeswith
vehiclespeed.Asvehiclespeedincreases,the
rangebecomeslongerandwider,forexample.
Advancewarning
Anadvancewarningforpersonsisdisplayedifa
personisdetectedinthecentralzonedirectlyin
frontofthevehicleortotherightandleftinthe
extendedzone.
Advancewarningforanimalsisdisplayedifan animalisdetectedinfrontofthevehicle.
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Intheeventofanadvancewarning,brakeortakeevasiveaction.
Acutewarning Acutewarningisdisplayedifapersonorananij
malisdetectedintheimmediatevicinityofthe
vehicle.
Intheeventofanacutewarning,immediately brakeortakeevasiveaction.
DisplayintheHead-UpDisplay
Thewarningisdisplayedsimultaneouslyinthe Head-UpDisplayandintheinstrumentcluster.
Systemlimits
Systemlimitsofthesensors
Forfurtherinformation:'xCameras,seepage 43.
Limitsofpersonandanimal
detection
Insomesituations,itispossiblethatpersonsare
recognisedasanimalsandanimalsaspersons.
Theobjectdetectionfunctionwillnotrecognisesmallanimals,eveniftheycanbeclearlyseenintheimage.
Detectionmaybelimitedinthefollowingcircumj
stances,forexample:
'xIfpersonsoranimals,particularlytheirhead,
arepartlyorwhollyconcealed.'xIfpersonsarenotstandingupright,forexamj pleiftheyarelyingdown.'xIftherearecyclistsonnon-conventionalcyjcles,forexamplerecumbentcycles.'xIfthesystemhasbeenphysicallydamaged,
forexampleafteranaccident.DynamicMarkerLight
General
Inadditiontothewarning,detectedobjectsare illuminatedwiththeDynamicMarkerLight.
TheDynamicMarkerLightisavailablefroma speedofapprox.20km/h,12mph.
Theobjectisilluminateduntilitmovesoutofthe
warningzone.
Theindicatorlampforthehigh-beamheadlights
isilluminatedwhentheDynamicMarkerLightis
activated.
TheDynamicMarkerLightisacomponentofthe
LEDorlaserheadlights.
Operatingrequirements
'xAutomaticdrivinglightscontrolisactive.'xLow-beamheadlightsorhigh-beamheadj
lightsareswitchedon.'xNolightsourcesorilluminatedroadusersin thewarningzone.
Activating/deactivating
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Switchingofftemporarily
OperatetheheadlightflasherwhiletheDynamic
MarkerLightisactivated.TheDynamicMarker
Lightisswitchedoffforthecurrentwarning.
LaneDepartureWarning
Principle
TheLaneDepartureWarningissuesawarningif thevehicleleavestheroadoritslane.
General Thiscamera-basedsystemwarnsonceaminij
mumspeedhasbeenreached.
Theminimumspeediscountry-specificandis
displayedinthemenufortheIntelligentSafety
Systems.
Warningsareissuedintheformofsteering wheelvibrations.Thestrengthofthesteering
wheelvibrationcanbeadjusted.
Thesystemdoesnotissueawarningifthedriver indicatesinthecorrespondingdirectionbefore
leavingthedrivinglane.
Dependingontheequipment,ifalanemarkingis
crossedinthespeedrangeupto210km/h,apj
prox.130mph,thesystemmayintervenenot
onlybyvibratingbutalsowithabriefactivesteerj
ingintervention.Thesystemtherebyhelpsto
keepthevehicleinlane.
Safetynotes
WARNING
Thesystemdoesnotrelieveyouofyourperj sonalresponsibilitytoassessthelayoutofthe
roadandthetrafficsituation.Thereisariskof
accident.Adaptyourdrivingstyletothetraffic
conditions.Observethetrafficsituationandinj terveneactivelyifthesituationwarrantsit.In
theeventofawarning,donotmovethesteerj
ingwheelunnecessarilyabruptly.
WARNING
Displaysandwarningsdonotrelieveyouof
yourpersonalresponsibility.Systemlimitations canmeanthatwarningsorsystemresponsesarenotissuedorareissuedtoolate,incorrectlyorwithoutjustification.Thereisariskofaccij
dent.Adaptyourdrivingstyletothetrafficconj ditions.Observethetrafficsituationandinterjveneactivelyifthesituationwarrantsit.
Operatingrequirements
Thelanemarkingmustbedetectedbythecamj
erainorderfortheLaneDepartureWarningto beactive.
Overview
Buttoninthevehicle
IntelligentSafety
Sensors
Thesystemiscontrolledusingthefollowingsenj
sors:
'xCamerasbehindthewindscreen.
Forfurtherinformation:
Sensorsofthevehicle,seepage 43.
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Switchingon/off
Automaticactivation LaneDepartureWarningisactivatedautomatij
callyatthestartofajourneyifthefunctionwas
switchedonthelasttimetheenginewasstopj ped.
Dependingonthenational-marketversion,the
systemisautomaticallyactivatedatthestartof
eachjourney.Thebasicsettingisactivated.
Switchingonmanually Pressthebutton.
ThemenufortheIntelligentSafetySysj
temsisshown.
IfallIntelligentSafetySystemswereswitched off,allsystemsarenowswitchedon.
ConfigureINDIVIDUAL:dependingontheequipment,theIntelligentSafetySystemscanbeconfiguredindividually.Theindividualsettingsareactivatedandsavedforthecurrentdriverprofile.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
1.CAR2.Settings3.Driverassistance4.Safetyandwarnings5.Lanedeparturewarning6.Selectthedesiredsetting:'xEarly'xMedium'xReduced:dependingonthesituation, somewarningsaresuppressed,forexamj
pleduringovertakingmanoeuvreswithout
usingturnindicatorsorwhendeliberately
crossinglanemarkingsonbends.'xOff:nowarningsaregiven.
Theselectedsettingissavedforthecurrent
driverprofile.
Adjustingthestrengthofthe
steeringwheelvibration
1.CAR2.Settings3.Driverassistance4.Feedbackviasteeringwheel5.Vibrationintensity6.Selectthedesiredsetting.
ThesettingisacceptedforallIntelligentSafety Systemsandsavedforthecurrentdriverprofile.
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Switchingsteeringintervention
on/off
Steeringinterventioncanbeseparatelyswitched onandoffforLaneChangeWarningorLaneDejpartureWarning.1.CAR2.Settings3.Driverassistance4.Safetyandwarnings5.Lanedeparturewarning6.Steeringintervention
Theselectedsettingissavedforthecurrent
driverprofile.
Displayintheinstrumentcluster Thesymbolisilluminatedgreen:alane
markinghasbeendetectedonatleast onesideofthevehicleandwarningscan
beissued.
Warningfunction WhenleavingthelaneIfthevehicleleavesthelaneandthelanemarkj
ingisdetected,thesteeringwheelvibratesdej pendingonthesteeringwheelvibrationsetting.
Iftheturnindicatorisswitchedoninthecorrej
spondingdirectionbeforechanginglanes,no warningisissued.
Steeringintervention
Dependingontheequipment,ifalanemarkingis
crossedinthespeedrangeupto210km/h,apj prox.130mph,thesystemmayintervenenotonlybyvibratingbutalsowithabriefactivesteerjingintervention.Thesteeringinterventionhelpstokeepthevehicleinlane.Steeringinterventioncanbefeltatthesteeringwheel,andcanbeoverriddenmanuallyatanytime.Withactive
steeringintervention,thedisplayflashesinthe
instrumentcluster.
Warningsignal
Dependingontheequipment,ifthesystemexej
cutesanactivesteeringinterventionmultiple timeswithin3minuteswithoutthedrivertouchj
ingthesteeringwheel,anacousticwarningis
emitted.Ashortwarningsignalsoundsonthe secondsteeringintervention.Alongerwarningsignalsoundsfromthethirdsteeringintervention
onwards.
ACheckControlmessageisalsodisplayed.
ThewarningsignalandCheckControlmessage
tellthedrivertopaymoreattentiontothelane.
Cancellationofthewarning
Forexample,thewarningiscancelledinthe
followingsituations:'xAutomaticallyafterafewseconds.'xOnreturningtothecorrectlane.'xIfthevehicleisbrakingheavily.'xOnindicating.'xIfDynamicStabilityControlDSCintervenes.
Systemlimits
Safetynote
WARNING
Thesystemmaynotrespondatall,ormayrej
spondtoolate,incorrectlyorwithoutjustificaj
tionduetosystemlimitations.Thereisariskof accidentormaterialdamage.Observetheinjformationonthesystemlimitsandintervene
activelyifnecessary.
Systemlimitsofthesensors
Forfurtherinformation:
'xCameras,seepage 43.
Functionallimitations
Thesystemmayhavelimitedfunctionalityinthe
followingsituations,forexample:
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'xWhentherearemissing,worn,poorlyvisible,
merging/separatingorambiguouslanemarkj ings;forexample,inareaswherethereare
roadworks.'xIflanemarkingsarecoveredbysnow,ice,dirt
orwater.'xOnsharpbendsornarrowroads.'xIflanemarkingsarenotwhite.'xIflanemarkingsareobscuredbyobjects.'xIfthevehicleistooclosetothevehicleahead.'xUpto10secondsafterstartingtheengine usingtheStart/Stopbutton.
ACheckControlmessagemaybedisplayedin
theeventoflimitedfunctionality.
LaneChangeWarning
Principle
LaneChangeWarningdetectsvehiclesinthe blindspot,orifvehiclesareapproachingfrom
behindintheadjacentlane.Differentlevelsof warningaregiveninthesesituations.
General
Operationalfromaminimumspeed,radarsenj
sorsmonitortheareabehindandadjacenttothe
vehicle.
Theminimumspeediscountry-specificandis displayedinthemenufortheIntelligentSafety
Systems.
Thesystemindicateswhenvehiclesareinthe
blindspot,arrow1,orareapproachingfromthe
rearinanadjacentlane,arrow2.
Thelightintheexteriormirrorilluminatesata
dimmedlevel.
Beforechanginglaneswiththeturnindicator
switchedon,thesystemissuesawarninginthe
abovesituations.
Thelightintheexteriormirrorflashesandthe
steeringwheelvibrates.
Vehicleswithsidecollisionwarning:atspeedsof
upto210km/h,130mph,thesystemcanrej
spondwithabriefactivesteeringintervention
andthushelptoreturnthevehicletoitslane.
Thesteeringinterventioniscarriedoutabovea
minimumspeed.Thisminimumspeedisshown ontheControlDisplayinthesteeringintervenj
tionmenu.
Safetynotes
WARNING
Thesystemdoesnotrelieveyouofyourperj sonalresponsibilitytoassessthevisibilityconj ditionsandtrafficsituationcorrectly.Thereisariskofaccident.Adaptyourdrivingstyletothe
trafficconditions.Observethetrafficsituation andinterveneactivelyifthesituationwarrantsit.
WARNING
Displaysandwarningsdonotrelieveyouof
yourpersonalresponsibility.Systemlimitations canmeanthatwarningsorsystemresponsesarenotissuedorareissuedtoolate,incorrectly
orwithoutjustification.Thereisariskofaccij
dent.Adaptyourdrivingstyletothetrafficconj
ditions.Observethetrafficsituationandinterj veneactivelyifthesituationwarrantsit.
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