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Thealertisshownuntilthesectionoftheroute
isreached.
Ifanalertisgiven,vehiclespeedcanthenberej
ducedinanefficientwaybyremovingyourfoot
fromtheacceleratorandallowingthevehicleto
rolluntilthesectionofroadisreached.
Dependingonthesituation,thesystemalsoinj
dependentlyusedtheenginebrakebyinterruptj ingthecoastingfunction.
Operatingrequirements'xECOPROdrivingmodeisactivated.'xThefunctionmustbeavailableinthecountry inwhichthevehicleisbeingdriven.
Activating/deactivating
1.CAR2.Settings3.Driverassistance4.Ifnecessary,Driving5.SpeedAssistant6.Speedlimits7.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Forfurtherinformation:
SpeedLimitAssist,seepage 255.
Display
Displayintheinstrumentcluster Analertregardingasectionoftherouteaheadisgivenasarecommendationtoalj
lowthevehicletoroll.
Anadditionalsymbolshowsthedetectedsection oftheroute:
SymbolSectionoftheroadinfrontSpeedlimitortownentrance.Junctionorturn,exitfromafast
road.Corner.Roundabout.
DisplayintheHead-UpDisplay
Theadvancenoticealertcanalsobe
shownintheHead-UpDisplay.
Displayonthecontroldisplay
Analertisshowninthedrivingstyleanalysisdisj playontheControlDisplayifthereisacorrej
spondingsectionoftheroute.
1.CAR2.Drivinginformation3.Drivingstyleanalysis
Usingroute-aheadassistant
Asectionoftherouteaheadisshown:
1.Removeyourfootfromtheacceleratorpedal.2.Allowthevehicletorolluntilyoureachthe
sectionofroaddisplayed.3.Adjustthespeedbybrakingasnecessary.
Systemlimits
Thefunctionisnotavailableinthefollowingsitjuations:
'xThespeedisbelowtheminimumspeed.'xWithatemporaryandvariablespeedlimit,
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'xInthecaseofnavigationdatathatisinvalid,
outdatedornotavailable.'xWithActiveCruiseControl.
Engine-offcoasting/
coasting
Principle
Theengineisautomaticallydisconnectedfrom
thegearboxinselectorleverpositionDunder
certaincircumstances.Thevehiclecontinuesto
rollinneutraltoreduceconsumption.Selector
leverpositionDremainsengaged.Thisvehicle
conditioniscalledcoasting.
Onvehicleswithmildhybridtechnology,theenj
ginedoesnotrunatidlewhencoastingunder
certaincircumstances;rather,itisswitchedoff
automatically.Whentheengineisswitchedoff,
READYisshownintheinstrumentcluster.The
vehiclecontinuestorollwithoutusinganyfuel.
Thisvehicleconditioniscalledengine-offcoastj
ing.
Assoonasthebrakeoracceleratorpedalis pressed,theengineisautomaticallyconnectedagain.
General
CoastingisacomponentoftheECOPROdrive
modeandtheCOMFORTdrivemode.
Coastingisautomaticallyactivatedbycallingup
theECOPROdrivemodeorCOMFORTdrive
modeviatheDrivingExperienceControland cannotbedeactivated.
Aprecautionarydrivingstylehelpstousethe functionfrequentlyandsupportstheconsumpjtion-reducingeffectofcoasting.
OperatingrequirementsThefunctionisavailableinthespeedrangefrom
approx.25km/h,16mphto160km/h,100mph.
Thefunctionisactiveifthefollowingconditions aremet:
'xSystemdetectsacalmandsmoothdrivingstyle.'xAcceleratorpedalisnotpressedoracceleraj
torpedalisreleased.'xBrakepedalnotpressedoronlypressed
lightly.'xSelectorleverinselectorleverpositionD.'xEngineandgearboxareatoperatingtemperj
ature.'xSystemdetectsanappropriatedistanceto vehiclesinfront.'xThesystemdoesnotdetectanyobstructive
trafficsituationsorroutes.'xActiveCruiseControlwithStop&Gofunction, ACC,notactivated.
Operationviashiftpaddles
Principle
Thecoastingstatecanbecontrolledusingthe
shiftpaddles.
Activating/deactivatingcoastingvia
shiftpaddles
1.Pulltheright-handshiftpaddletoshifttothe topgear.2.Toactivatecoastingmode,actuatetheright-
handshiftpaddleagain.
Actuatetheleft-handshiftpaddletodeactivate.
Display ECOPROdrivingmode:Displayin
theinstrumentcluster
Theroutecoveredincoastingmodeisdisj
played.
Displayonthecontroldisplay Thecoastingdrivestateisshownintheenergy
flowdisplayduringthejourney.
Theroutecoveredincoastingmodeisdisplayed inthejourneydata.
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Bluecolour:coastingdrivestate.Displayingenergyflowinformation
1.CAR2.Drivinginformation3.Energyflow
Systemlimits Thefunctionisnotavailable,ifoneofthe
followingconditionsismet:
'xDSCOFForTRACTIONactivated.'xDrivinginthehandlinglimitrangeoronupj
wardordownwardgradients.'xBatterychargestatetemporallytoolowortoo
highpowerrequirementintheon-boardnetj work.
Drivingstyleanalysis
Principle
Thefunctionhelpsyoutodevelopaparticularly
efficientdrivingstyleandtosavefuel.
Todothis,thedrivingstyleisanalysed.Theevalj
uationisperformedinvariouscategoriesandis
shownontheControlDisplay.
Usingthisdisplay,theindividualdrivingstylecan
beadjustedtosavefuel.
General Thecurrenttripisevaluated.
Tosupportanefficientdrivingstyle,ECOPRO
tipsareshownduringthejourney.
Adaptingthedrivingstylecanincreasetherange
ofthevehicle.
Thisgaininrangeisshownasabonusrangeon
theinstrumentclusterandControlDisplay.
Operatingrequirements
ThefunctionisavailableinECOPROdrive
mode.
Callingupthedrivingstyle
analysis1.CAR2.Drivinginformation3.Drivingstyleanalysis
Displayonthecontroldisplay
Thedisplayofthedrivingstyleanalysisshows
theefficiencyofthedrivingstyle.
Themoreefficientthedrivingstyle,themore
barsareshownincolourandthefastertheboj
nusrangeincreases.
Ifthedrivingstyleisinefficient,ontheother
hand,areducednumberofbarsareshown.
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RefuellingVehicleequipment
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalequipmentavailableforthe
modelseries.Itmaythereforedescribeequipj
mentandfunctionswhicharenotinstalledin yourvehicle,forexampleonaccountofthespejcialequipmentselectedorthecountryspecificaj
tion.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relevantfuncj
tionsandsystems.Pleasecomplywiththe
relevantlawsandregulationswhenusingthe
correspondingfunctionsandsystems.
Noteswhenrefuelling
General Beforerefuelling,observethenotesonthefuelgrade.
Onvehicleswithdieselengines,thefuelfiller
neckisdesignedforrefuellingatdieselpumps.
Whenrefuelling,insertthefillernozzlefullyinto
thefillerneck.Liftingthefillernozzleduringrefuj
ellingresultsinthefollowing:
'xThesupplyoffuelisstoppedtoosoon.'xFuelvapourrecoveryislesseffective.
Thefueltankisfullwhenthefillernozzlecutsout forthefirsttime.
Pleasecomplywiththesafetyregulationsdisj
playedatfillingstations.
Forfurtherinformation:
Fuelquality,seepage 364.
Safetynotes
NOTE
Iftherangedropsbelow50km,30miles,the enginemaynolongerbesuppliedwithsuffij
cientfuel.Enginefunctionisnolongerensured.
Thereisariskofmaterialdamage.Refuelin
goodtime.
NOTE
Fuelsarepoisonousandaggressivesubstanj ces.Overfillingthefueltankcandamagethe
fuelsystem.Iffuelcomesintocontactwith
paintwork,itcandamageit.Theenvironmentis
polluted.Thereisariskofmaterialdamage.
Avoidoverfilling.
Fueltankcap
Opening
1.Toopenthefueltankfillerflap,pushonthe
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2.Turnthefueltankcapanticlockwise.3.Placethefueltankcapintheholderonthe
fuelfillerflap.
Closing
WARNING
Theretainingstrapofthefueltankcapmaybej
cometrappedandcrushedwhenturningthe
captocloseit.Itwillthennotbepossibleto
closethecapproperly.Fuelorfuelvapourscan
leakout.Thereisariskofinjuryormaterial damage.Makesurethattheretainingstrap
doesnotgettrappedandcrushedwhenclosj
ingthecap.
1.Fitthefuelfillercapandturnclockwiseuntilit
isclearlyheardtoclickintoplace.2.Pressonthefueltankfillerflapuntilitenj
gages.
Emergencyrelease
Incertainsituations,itmaybenecessarytounj
lockthefueltankfillerflapmanually,forexample
ifthereisanelectricalfault.
HavethefueltankfillerflapunlockedbyaServj
icePartnerofthemanufactureroranotherqualij
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WheelsandtyresVehicleequipment
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalequipmentavailableforthe
modelseries.Itmaythereforedescribeequipj
mentandfunctionswhicharenotinstalledin yourvehicle,forexampleonaccountofthespejcialequipmentselectedorthecountryspecificaj
tion.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relevantfuncj
tionsandsystems.Pleasecomplywiththe
relevantlawsandregulationswhenusingthe
correspondingfunctionsandsystems.
Tyreinflationpressure
General
Atyre'sconditionandinflationpressureinfluence thefollowing:
'xLifetimeofthetyre.'xDrivingsafety.'xDrivingcomfort.'xFuelconsumption.
Safetynote
WARNING
Atyrewithtoolittleornotyreinflationpressure
canheatupsignificantlyandsustaindamage.
Handlingcharacteristics,forexamplesteering
andbraking,willbeimpairedasaresult.There
isariskofaccident.Checkthetyreinflation
pressureregularlyandadjustasnecessary,for
exampletwiceamonthorbeforeanylongjourj
ney.
Tyreinflationpressure
information
Onthedoorpillar
Thetyreinflationpressureinformationisshown
onthedoorpillarofthedriver'sdoor.
Thetyreinflationpressuredataisvalidforthe
tyresizesandrecommendedtyremakeswhich
havebeenratedbythevehiclemanufactureras suitableforthevehicleconcerned.
Thetyreinflationpressuresstatedfortherej
spectiveloadconditionsapplydependingonthe
vehicle'sactualloadcondition.Example:fora partiallyloadedvehicle,theoptimumtyreinflationpressureistheonestatedforapartiallyloaded
vehicle.
Whenthevehicleispartiallyloaded,thelowest
possiblefuelconsumptioncanbeachievedwith
theECOtyreinflationpressure.
Moreinformationregardingwheelsandtyrescan
beobtainedfromaServicePartnerofthemanuj
factureroranotherqualifiedServicePartnerora
specialistworkshop.
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ForAustralia/NewZealand
WARNING
Theinflationpressuresonthetyrelabelareapj
plicableonlyfortyresexplicitlymentionedon
thelabel.Inflationpressuresfortyresthatmay
becoveredbythelabelmbysize,speedcatej goryandloadrating/loadindexmbutnotexplicjitlymentionedonthelabelmaybedifferent.
Pleaseobtainadequateinflationpressuresin
accordancewiththetyremanufacturer'sspecij
ficationsfromyourtyredealer.
Onthecontroldisplay
ThecurrenttyreinflationpressurevaluesandthespecifiedtyreinflationpressurevaluesforthemountedtyrescanbedisplayedontheControlDisplay.
Toensurethattheyaredisplayedcorrectly,the tyresizesmustbestoredinthesystemandmust havebeensetforthefittedtyres.
Thecurrenttyreinflationpressurevalueisshown
oneachtyre.
Thespecifiedtyreinflationpressurevalueisloj
catedtowardsthebottomoftheControlDisplay.
Checkingthetyreinflation
pressure
GeneralTyresheatupwhiledriving.Thetyreinflationpressureincreaseswiththetemperatureofthetyre.
Tyreshaveanatural,uniformlossoftyreinflation
pressure.
Inflatingdevicescandisplayapressurethatmay
beupto0.1bartoolow.
Checkingusingtyreinflation
pressureinscriptionsonthedoor
pillar1.Determinethespecifiedtyreinflationpresj
suresforthetyresinstalledonthevehicle.2.Checkthetyreinflationpressureinallfour tyres,usingapressuregauge,forexample.3.Correctthetyreinflationpressureifthecurjrenttyreinflationpressuredeviatesfromthe
specifiedtyreinflationpressure.4.Checkwhetherallvalvecapsarescrewed
ontothetyrevalves.
Thetyreinflationpressureinformationonthe
tyreinflationpressureplateonthedoorpillaronly
relatestocoldtyresortyresatthesametemperj
atureastheambienttemperature.
Onlycheckthetyreinflationpressureswhenthe tyresarecold,i.e.:
'xIfthevehiclehasbeendrivenadistanceofno
morethan2km,1.25miles.'xIfthevehiclehasnotmovedagainforatleast 2hoursafterajourney.
Checkingusingthetyreinflation
pressureinformationonthecontrol
display
1.CAR2.Vehiclestatus3.TyrePressureMonitor4.Checkifthecurrenttyreinflationpressures
matchthespecifiedtyrepressurevalue.5.Correctthetyreinflationpressureifthecurj renttyreinflationpressuredeviatesfromthe
specifiedtyreinflationpressure.
Afteradjustingthetyreinflation
pressure
ForrunflatindicatorRPA:
ReinitialisetherunflatindicatorRPA.
WiththeTyrePressureMonitor:
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Thecorrectedtyreinflationpressuresareappliedautomatically.Makesurethatthecorrecttyre
settingshavebeenmade.
Fortyresthatcannotbefoundinthetyreinflaj tionpressureinformationonthecontroldisplay,
resettheTyrePressureMonitor.
SpeedcodeDesignationMaximumspeedQupto160km/h,100mphRupto170km/h,106mphSupto180km/h,112mphTupto190km/h,118mphHupto210km/h,131mphFupto240km/h,150mphWupto270km/h,167mphYupto300km/h,186mph(Y)above300km/h/186mph
Tyretread
Summertyres Thetyretreaddepthshouldnotbelessthan3mm,0.12in,otherwisethereisahighriskofaquaplaning.
Wintertyres
Thetyretreaddepthshouldnotbelessthan
4mm,0.16in,itssuitabilityforwinteruseislimij
ted.
Minimumtreaddepth
Wearindicatorsaredistributedaroundthecirj cumferenceofthetyre.Thesewearindicators
havethelegallyprescribedminimumheightof
1.6mm,0.06in.
Thepositionsofthewearindicatorsareidentij
fiedonthetyre'ssidewallbyTWI,TreadWear
Indicator.
Tyredamage
General
Inspecttyresregularlyfordamage,thepresence offoreignbodiesandwear.
Vehiclebehaviourthatmayindicatetyredamage orotherfaults:
'xUnusualvibrations.'xUnusualtyreorrunningnoises.'xUnusualvehicleresponse,suchasprojnouncedpullingtotheleftorright.
Damagecanbecausedbythefollowingsituaj
tions,forexample:
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Safetynotes
WARNING
Ifthetyresaredamaged,thetyreinflationpresj suremaybereduced,whichinturncould
causeyoutolosecontrolofthevehicle.There
isariskofaccident.Ifyoususpecttyredamage
whileyouaredriving,immediatelyreduce
speedandbringthevehicletoastop.Havethe
wheelsandtyreschecked.Todoso,carefully
drivetoaServicePartnerofthemanufacturer
oranotherqualifiedServicePartneroraspej
cialistworkshop.Ifnecessary,havethevehicle towedortransportedthere.Donotrepairdamj
agedtyres.Havethemreplaced.
WARNING
Tyrescanbecomedamagedbyrunningover
obstacles,forexamplekerbsorroaddamage, athighspeed.Largerwheelshaveasmallertyrecross-section.Thesmallerthetyrecross-
section,thehighertheriskoftyredamage.
Thereisariskofaccidentandmaterialdamj age.Ifpossible,drivearoundobstaclesordrive
overthemslowlyandcarefully.
Ageoftyres
Recommendation
Irrespectiveofthetyretreaddepth,changetyres
after6yearsatthelatest.
Dateofmanufacture Thedateofmanufactureofthetyreisindicated
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WARNING
Incorrectwheelandtyrecombinationsimpair
thevehicle'sdrivingcharacteristicsandinterj ferewiththeproperfunctioningofvarioussysj
tems,suchastheAnti-lockBrakeSystemABS orDynamicStabilityControlDSC.Thereisa
riskofaccident.Tomaintaingoodvehiclehanj dling,alwaysfittyresofthesamemakeand
treadpatterntoallwheels.Themanufacturerof
thevehiclerecommendsusingwheelsand
tyresthathavebeenratedassuitableforthe
vehicleconcerned.Afteratyrehasbeendamj
aged,refitthesamewheel/tyrecombinationas
theoriginal.
Recommendedmakesoftyre
Certainmakesoftyrearerecommendedbythe
manufacturerofthevehicleforeachtyresize. Thetyrebrandscanbeidentifiedbyastaronthe
sidewallofthetyre.
Newtyres Duetothemanufacturingprocess,newtyresdonotachievetheirfullroadgripimmediately.
Drivemoderatelyforthefirst300km,200miles.
Retreadedtyres
WARNING
Retreadedtyresmayhavedifferenttyrecarj
casses.Theirdurabilitymaybereduceddueto
theiradvancedage.Thereisariskofaccident. Donotuseretreadedtyres.
Thevehiclemanufactureradvisesagainsttheuseofretreadedtyres.
Wintertyres GeneralWintertyresarerecommendedifdrivinginwinterconditions.
Althoughtyresknownasall-seasontyreswithan M+Slabelhavebetterwintercharacteristicsthan summertyres,theydonotnormallymatchthe
performanceofwintertyres.
Maximumspeedofwintertyres Ifthevehicleiscapableofmaximumspeedshigherthanthespeedpermittedforthewintertyres,aninformationlabelstatingthemaximumpermittedspeedforthetyresfittedmustbedisj
playedinthedriver'sfieldofview.Thelabelis availablefromaServicePartnerofthemanufacj
tureroranotherqualifiedServicePartnerora
specialistworkshop.
Ifwintertyresarefitted,observeanddonotexj
ceedtherespectivelypermittedmaximum
speed.
Replacingrun-flattyres
Whenchangingfromrun-flattyrestostandard
tyres,makesurethatasparewheeloraflattyre kitisavailableinthevehicle.Additionalinformaj
tionisavailablefromaServicePartnerofthe manufactureroranotherqualifiedServicePartner
oraspecialistworkshop.
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