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OverviewButtoninthevehicle
IntelligentSafety
Sensors
Thesystemiscontrolledusingthefollowingsenj
sors:
'xSideradarsensors,rear.
Forfurtherinformation:
Sensorsofthevehicle,seepage 43.
Switchingon/off
Automaticactivation TheLaneChangeWarningisreactivatedautoj
maticallyatthestartofajourneyifthefunction
wasswitchedonthelasttimetheenginewas
stopped.
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
1.CAR2.Settings3.Driverassistance4.Safetyandwarnings5.Lanechangewarning6.Selectthedesiredsetting:'xEarly'xMedium'xLate'xOff:nowarningisoutputforthissetting.
Thesettingissavedforthecurrentdriverprofile.
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Adjustingthestrengthofthe
steeringwheelvibration1.CAR2.Settings3.Driverassistance4.Feedbackviasteeringwheel5.Vibrationintensity6.Selectthedesiredsetting.
ThesettingisacceptedforallIntelligentSafety Systemsandsavedforthecurrentdriverprofile.
Vehicleswithsidecollisionwarning:steeringinterventionon/off
Steeringinterventioncanbeseparatelyswitched
onandoffforLaneChangeWarningorLaneDej
partureWarning.
1.CAR2.Settings3.Driverassistance4.Safetyandwarnings5.Lanechangewarning6.Steeringintervention
Thesettingissavedforthecurrentdriverprofile.
Warningfunction
Lightintheexteriormirror
Advancewarning
Thedimmedlightintheexteriormirrorindicates whenvehiclesareintheblindspotorareapj
proachingfromtherear.
Acutewarning Iftheturnindicatorisactivatedwhileavehicleis
inthecriticalarea,thesteeringwheelvibrates
brieflyandthelightintheexteriormirrorflashes
brightly.
Thewarningisterminatedwhentheothervehij
clehasleftthecriticalareaortheturnsignalhas beendeactivated.
Vehicleswithsidecollisionwarning
Ifthereisnoresponsetothesteeringwheelvij bratingandalanemarkingiscrossedatspeedsofupto210km/h,130mph,thesystemrejspondsifnecessarywithabriefactivesteering
intervention.Thesteeringinterventionhelpsto
returnthevehicletoitslane.Steeringintervenj
tioncanbefeltatthesteeringwheel,andcanbe overriddenmanuallyatanytime.
Flashingoflight Aflashinglightwhenthevehicleisunlockedindijcatesthatthesystemisperformingaself-test.
Systemlimits
Safetynote
WARNING
Thesystemmaynotrespondatall,ormayrej
spondtoolate,incorrectlyorwithoutjustificaj
tionduetosystemlimitations.Thereisariskof
accidentormaterialdamage.Observetheinj
formationonthesystemlimitsandintervene
activelyifnecessary.
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Upperspeedlimit
Thesystemistemporarilydisabledatspeeds
overapprox.250km/h,155mph.
Atspeedsbelowapprox.250km/h,155mph,
thesystemonceagainrespondsaccordingto
thesetting.
Systemlimitsofthesensors
Forfurtherinformation:'xRadarsensors,seepage 44.'xForvehicleswithside-collisionwarning:camj
eras,seepage 43.
Functionallimitations
Thesystemmayhavelimitedfunctionalityinthe
followingsituations,forexample:
'xIfthespeedoftheapproachingvehicleissigj nificantlyhigherthanthedriver'sownspeed.'xOnsharpbendsornarrowroads.'xIfthebumperisdirty,iceduporcovered,forexamplebystickers.
Invehicleswithsidecollisionwarning,thesteerjinginterventionmaybelimitedinthefollowing
situations,forexample:
'xWhentherearemissing,worn,poorlyvisible,
merging/separatingorambiguouslanemarkj ings;forexample,inareaswherethereare
roadworks.'xIflanemarkingsarecoveredbysnow,ice,dirt
orwater.'xIflanemarkingsarenotwhite.'xIflanemarkingsareobscuredbyobjects.'xIfthevehicleistooclosetothevehicleahead.'xIfthecameraisimpaired.'xUpto10secondsafterstartingtheengine usingtheStart/Stopbutton.
ACheckControlmessageisdisplayedinthe
eventoflimitedfunctionality.
Warningdisplays
Dependingontheselectedsettingforwarnings,
forexamplethewarningtime,itispossiblethat moreorfewerwarningswillbedisplayed.Asaresult,theremayalsobeanincreasednumberofprematurewarningsaboutcriticalsituations.
Sidecollisionwarning
Principle
Thesystemhelpstoavoidpotentialsidecollij sions.
General
Radarsensorsmonitortheareaadjacenttothevehiclefromaminimumspeeduptoapproxij
mately210km/h,130mph.
Theminimumspeediscountry-specificandis
displayedinthemenufortheIntelligentSafety
Systems.
Afrontcameradetectsthepositionofthelane
markings.
Ifanothervehicleisdetectedadjacenttothevej
hiclemforexample,withthepotentialofaside
collisionmthesystemhelpsthedrivertoavoida collision.Forthispurpose,thesystemissuesawarningintheformoftheLEDontheexterior
mirrorflashingandthesteeringwheelvibrating. Thesystemmayexecuteanactivesteeringinj
tervention.
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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.
Operatingrequirements
Thelanemarkingsmustbedetectedbythe
camerainorderforthesidecollisionwarning
withsteeringinterventiontobeactive.
Overview Buttoninthevehicle
IntelligentSafety
Sensors
Thesystemiscontrolledusingthefollowingsenj sors:'xCamerasbehindthewindscreen.'xSideradarsensors,front.'xSideradarsensors,rear.
Forfurtherinformation:
Sensorsofthevehicle,seepage 43.
Switchingon/off
Automaticactivation Thesidecollisionwarningisactivatedautomatij
callyatthestartofajourneyifthefunctionwas
switchedonthelasttimetheenginewasstopj ped.
Switchingonmanually Pressthebutton.ThemenufortheIntelligentSafetySysj
temsisshown.
IfallIntelligentSafetySystemswereswitched off,allsystemsarenowswitchedon.
ConfigureINDIVIDUAL:dependingonthe
equipment,theIntelligentSafetySystemscanbe configuredindividually.Theindividualsettingsareactivatedandsavedforthecurrentdriverprofile.Assoonasasettingischangedinthe
menu,allsettingsinthemenuareactivated.
Pressthebuttonrepeatedly.
Thesettingswitchesbetweenthe
following:
ALLON:allIntelligentSafetySystemsare switchedon.Basicsettingsareactivatedforthe
sub-functions.
INDIVIDUAL:theIntelligentSafetySystemsare switchedonaccordingtotheindividualsettings.
SomeIntelligentSafetySystemscannotbe switchedoffindividually.
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SwitchingoffmanuallyPressandholdthebutton.AllIntelligentSafetySystemsare
switchedoff.ButtonStatusButtonilluminatesgreen:allIntelligent SafetySystemsareswitchedon.Buttonilluminatesorange:someIntelj
ligentSafetySystemsareswitched
offorarecurrentlynotavailable.Buttondoesnotilluminate:allIntellij
gentSafetySystemsareswitchedoff.
Adjustingthestrengthofthe
steeringwheelvibration
1.CAR2.Settings3.Driverassistance4.Feedbackviasteeringwheel5.Vibrationintensity6.Selectthedesiredsetting.
ThesettingisacceptedforallIntelligentSafety Systemsandsavedforthecurrentdriverprofile.
Warningfunction
Lightintheexteriormirror
Acutewarning
Intheeventofimminentcollisiondanger,the
lightintheexteriormirrorflashesandthesteerj ingwheelstartsvibrating.
ACheckControlmessageisdisplayedatthe
sametime.
Anactivesteeringinterventionmaybeexecuted
toavoidthecollisionandtokeepthevehicle
safelywithinitslane.
Steeringinterventioncanbefeltatthesteering wheel,andcanbeoverriddenmanuallyatanytime.
Systemlimits
Safetynote
WARNING
Thesystemmaynotrespondatall,ormayrej
spondtoolate,incorrectlyorwithoutjustificaj
tionduetosystemlimitations.Thereisariskof
accidentormaterialdamage.Observetheinj
formationonthesystemlimitsandintervene
activelyifnecessary.
Systemlimitsofthesensors
Forfurtherinformation:
'xCameras,seepage 43.'xRadarsensors,seepage 44.
Functionallimitations
Thesystemmayhavelimitedfunctionalityinthe
followingsituations,forexample:
'xIfthespeedoftheapproachingvehicleissigj nificantlyhigherthanthedriver'sownspeed.'xOnsharpbendsornarrowroads.'xWhentherearemissing,worn,poorlyvisible,
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'xIflanemarkingsarecoveredbysnow,ice,dirt
orwater.'xIflanemarkingsarenotwhite.'xIflanemarkingsareobscuredbyobjects.'xIfthevehicleistooclosetothevehicleahead.'xUpto10secondsafterstartingtheengine usingtheStart/Stopbutton.
ACheckControlmessageisdisplayedinthe
eventoflimitedfunctionality.
Rearcollisionprevention
Principle
Thesystemrespondstovehiclesapproaching
frombehind.
General
Radarsensorsmonitortheareabehindthevehij cle.
Ifavehicleisapproachingfrombehindatarelej vantspeed,thesystemrespondsasfollows:
'xThehazardwarninglightsareswitchedonto
warnthetrafficbehindifthereisariskofa
rearcollision.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
Sensors
Thesystemiscontrolledusingthefollowingsenj sors:
'xSideradarsensors,rear.
Forfurtherinformation:
Sensorsofthevehicle,seepage 43.
Switchingon/off
Thesystemisautomaticallyactivatedatthestart
ofeachjourney.
Thesystemisdeactivatedinthefollowingsituaj tions:
'xWhenreversing.
Systemlimits
Systemlimitsofthesensors Forfurtherinformation:
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'xRadarsensors,seepage44.
Functionallimitations
Thesystemmayhavelimitedfunctionalityinthe
followingsituations:
'xIfthespeedoftheapproachingvehicleissigj nificantlyhigherthanthedriver'sownspeed.'xIftheapproachingvehicleistravellingslowly.
Roadprioritywarning
Principle
Thesystemprovidessupportinsituationswhere
signsorlightsignalsystemsindicatethatthe drivermustgiveway.
General Thesystemusesacameratoevaluatetheroad
signsandlightsignalsystems.
Thenavigationsystemforwardsinformationrej
gardingtheroutetothesystem.
Awarningisgivenifaright-of-wayisabouttobe
violatedinthefollowingtrafficsituations,forexj ample:
'xAtajunction.'xAtaT-junction.'xOnasliproad.'xAtaroundabout.'xIntheeventofaredtrafficlight.
Startingfromavariableminimumspeed,thesysj
temissueswarningsuptoapproximately
75km/h,approx.47mph.
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.
Operatingrequirements
Theroadprioritysituationmustbeunambiguj
ouslydirectedbyroadsignsorlightsignalsysj
tems.
Overview Buttoninthevehicle
IntelligentSafety
Sensors
Thesystemiscontrolledusingthefollowingsenj
sors:
'xCamerasbehindthewindscreen.
Forfurtherinformation:
Sensorsofthevehicle,seepage 43.
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Switchingon/off
Automaticactivation Theroadprioritywarningisactivatedautomatijcallyatthestartofajourneyifthefunctionwas
switchedonthelasttimetheenginewasstopj ped.
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
1.CAR2.Settings3.Driverassistance4.Safetyandwarnings5.Givewaywarning6.Selectthedesiredsetting:'xEarly'xMedium'xLate:onlyacutewarningsaredisplayed.'xOff:nowarningsaredisplayed.
Theselectedsettingissavedforthecurrent
driverprofile.
Warningfunction
General Thesystemwarnsintwostages:
'xAdvancewarning:visuallybymeansofawarningsymbolintheinstrumentcluster.'xAcutewarning:visuallybymeansofawarning
symbolintheinstrumentclusterandwithan additionalacousticsignal.
Thetimingofthewarningsmayvarydepending
onthecurrentdrivingsituationandthesetwarnj
ingtime.
Thefollowingroadsignsaretakenintoaccount fortheroadprioritywarning:
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SignsMeaningGivewaysigns:
Thesesignstriggeranadj
vancewarning.Stopsigns.
Thesesignstriggeranadj vancewarningandanacute
warning.Anadvancewarningandan
acutewarningaretriggered
byredtrafficlights.
Advancewarning
Ifthereisariskthatroadpriorityisabouttobe
ignored,oneofthefollowingsymbolsappearsin
theinstrumentcluster:
SymbolMeaningGiveway.Stop.Redtrafficlight.
Whenapriorwarningisissued,interveneasapj
propriateforthesituation;forexample,bybrakj
ing.
Acutewarning
Ifthereisaseriousriskthatroadpriorityisabout
tobeignored,asignalsoundsandoneofthe followingsymbolsappearsintheinstrumentcluster:SymbolMeaningStop.Redtrafficlight.
Whenanacutewarningisissued,immediately
interveneasappropriateforthesituation;forexj
ample,bybraking.
DisplayintheHead-UpDisplay
Dependingontheequipmentversion,thewarnj
ingisdisplayedintheHead-UpDisplayatthe sametimeasintheinstrumentcluster.
Systemlimits Safetynote
WARNING
Thesystemmaynotrespondatall,ormayrej
spondtoolate,incorrectlyorwithoutjustificaj tionduetosystemlimitations.Thereisariskofaccidentormaterialdamage.Observetheinjformationonthesystemlimitsandintervene
activelyifnecessary.
NoWarning
Thesystemprovidesnowarninginthefollowingsituations,forexample:
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'xInroadprioritysituationswithoutvGiveWaywsigns,vStopwsignsorredlightsignalsysj
tems.'xAtcrossingswithlightsignalsystemsthatilj luminateyelloworgreen.
Systemlimitsofthesensors
Forfurtherinformation:
'xCameras,seepage 43.
Functionrestriction
Thesystemmayhavelimitedfunctionalityinthe
followingsituations,forexample:
'xIfsignsorlightsignalsystemsareunclear.'xIfroadsignsorlightsignalsystemsarefullyor
partiallyconcealedorsoiled.'xIfroadsignsorlightsignalsystemsarediffij
culttoreadorrotated.'xIfroadsignsorlightsignalsystemsaretoo smallortoolarge.'xIftrafficsignsdonotcorrespondtothestandj
ard.'xIfroadsignsaredetectedthatapplytoajuncj
tionorparallelroad.'xIfthesignsorroadlayoutsarespecifictoone
country.'xAtcrossingswithflashinglightsignalsysj
tems.'xUpto10secondsafterstartingtheengine usingtheStart/Stopbutton.'xInthecaseofnavigationdatathatisinvalid,
outdatedornotavailable.'xThesystemmaynotbeavailableormayonly
beavailabletoalimitedextentissomecounj tries.Wrong-waydrivingwarning
Principle
Thesystemissuesawarningifyouareaboutto
drivethewrongway,forexampleonmotorways, roundaboutsandone-waystreets.
Awarningisshownintheinstrumentclusterand,
whereapplicable,intheHead-UpDisplayandan acousticsignalsoundsassoonasaroadisenjteredinthewrongdirectionoftravel.
General
Dependingonthevehicleequipment,thesysj
temwillcheckthetrafficsituationbasedonnavij
gationdataandroadsigns.
Thesystemwilltakeintoaccountroadsigns suchasthefollowing:
'xNoentry.'xRoundabout.'xDirectionarrows:keepright/leftsigns.
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.
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