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'xLossofgripofthefrontwheelswhichcan
leadtoundersteer.
Safetynotes
WARNING
Thesystemdoesnotrelieveyouofyourperj sonalresponsibilitytoassessthetrafficsituaj
tioncorrectly.Duetosystemlimitations,itcanj
notrespondindependentlyandappropriatelyin
alltrafficconditions.Thereisadangerofaccij
dents.Adaptyourdrivingstyletothetraffic
conditions.Observethetrafficsituationandinj terveneactivelyifthesituationwarrantsit.
WARNING
Whendrivingwitharoofload,forexamplewith
aroofrack,thehighercentreofgravitycan
meanthatdrivingsafetyisnolongerguaranj
teedincriticaldrivingsituations.Thereisadanj
gerofaccidentsordamagetoproperty.Donot
deactivateDynamicStabilityControlDSCwhen drivingwitharoofload.
Overview
Buttoninthevehicle
DSCOFF
Deactivate/activateDSC GeneralDrivingstabilityduringaccelerationandcorneringisrestrictedifDSCisdeactivated.
Toassistdrivingstability,re-activateDSCas soonaspossible.
DeactivatingDSC HoldthebuttondownuntilDSCOFFisdisplayedintheinstrumentclusterand
theDSCOFFindicatorlampisilluminated.
ActivatingDSC Pressthebutton.
DSCOFFandtheDSCOFFindicator
lampsareextinguished.
Display Intheinstrumentcluster
DSCOFFisdisplayedintheinstrumentcluster
whenDSCisdeactivated.
Indicatorandwarninglamps Iftheindicatorlampisilluminated:DSCis
deactivated.
Iftheindicatorlampisflashing:DSCis regulatingtheaccelerationandbraking
forces.
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DynamicTractionControlDTC
Principle
DTCisavariantofDynamicStabilityControl DSCandisoptimisedforforwardmomentum.
Inspecialroadconditions,forexampleroadson
whichsnowhasnotbeenclearedoronaloose surface,thesystemensuresmaximumforward
momentumbutwithsomewhatlimiteddriving stability.
General
ActivatingDTCprovidesmaximumtraction.Drivj
ingstabilityduringaccelerationandcorneringis
limited.
ActivatingDTCbrieflymaybeusefulinthe followingsituations:
'xWhendrivinginslushoronuncleared,snow-coveredroads.'xStartingindeepsnoworonaloosesurface.'xDrivingwithsnowchains.
Overview
Buttoninthevehicle
DSCOFF
Activate/deactivateDTC ActivatingDTC Pressthebutton.
TRACTIONisdisplayedintheinstruj
mentclusterandtheDSCOFFindicatorlampis illuminated.
DeactivatingDTC Pressthebuttonagain.
TRACTIONandtheDSCOFFindicator
lightareextinguished.
Display
Displayintheinstrumentcluster
WhenDTCisactivated,TRACTIONisdisplayed
intheinstrumentcluster.
Indicatorandwarninglamps Theindicatorlampisilluminated:DTChasbeenactivated.
Automaticprogrammechange
Incertainsituations,DSCisactivatedautomatij
cally:'xIfActiveCruiseControlwithStop&Gofuncj
tionACCisactivated.'xIntheeventofabrakinginterventionbythe
IntelligentSafetySystems.'xIntheeventofaflattyre.
xDrive
Principle
xDriveisthefour-wheeldrivesystemofthevehij
cle.TheinteractionbetweenxDriveandother
drivecontrolsystems,suchasDynamicStability
ControlDSC,furtheroptimisestractionanddrivj
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ingdynamics.xDrivedistributesthedriveforces
variablybetweenthefrontandrearaxlesaccordj ingtothedrivingsituationandroadsurfaceconjditions.
TheDrivingExperienceControlmakesitpossij
bletochangethefour-wheeldrivedistribution
fromtraction-basedtosport-based.
Efficient4x4reducesconsumptionbyusingthe
four-wheeldrivesystemaccordingtorequirej ments.
MSportdifferential
TheactiveMDifferentialblockstherearaxis
transmissionsteplessly,dependingonthedrive
situation.Thispreventsthespinningofasingle rearwheelinordertoprovideoptimumtractioninalldrivingsituations.
Thedriverisresponsibleforadrivingstyleapj propriatetothesituation.
IntegralActiveSteering
Principle
TheIntegralActiveSteeringincreasesagilityand enablesmoredirectsteeringbehaviour.
General
IntegralActiveSteeringisacombinationofavarj iablesteeringratioandrear-wheelsteering.
Thevariablesteeringratioamplifiesthesteering anglewhenmanoeuvring,thusmakingthesteerjingmoredirect.Therear-wheelsteeringincreaj
sesmanoeuvrabilityatlowspeedsbyturningthe
rearwheelsslightlyintheoppositedirectionto thefrontwheels.
Athigherspeeds,therearwheelsareturnedin thesamedirectionasthefrontwheels.Thisrejsultsin,forexamplebetterdirectionalstability
andasmootherchangeofdirection.
Incriticaldrivingsituations,forexampleoverj
steer,IntegralActiveSteeringcanstabilisethe
vehiclethroughselectivesteeringoftherear
wheelsbeforethedriverintervenes.
Configuration
Thesystemoffersvariousconfigurations.DrivemodeIntegralActiveSteeringCOMFORT
ECOPROComfortable,foroptimum travelcomfortSPORTDynamic,forhigheragility
Thedifferentconfigurationsareassignedtothe
differentdrivemodesofthedriveexperience switch,seepage 147.
Operationwithsnowchains
Toensurethatwheelscanmoveasrequired whenusingsnowchains,therear-wheelsteeringoftheIntegralActiveSteeringmustbeswitched
offwhensnowchainsarefitted.
Settingoperationwithsnowchains,see
page 322.
Malfunction
Ifamalfunctionoccurs,thesteeringwheelmust
beturnedfurther,whileathighspeedsthevehij clerespondsmoresensitivelytosteeringwheel
movements.
Thestabilisingfunctionmaybedeactivated.
Drivecautiouslyandthinkwellahead.
HavethesystemcheckedbyaServicePartner
ofthemanufactureroranotherqualifiedService
Partneroraspecialistworkshop.
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DriverAssistanceSystemsVehicleequipment
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandspecialequipmentavailableforthemodelseries.Itmaythereforedescribeequipj
mentandfunctionswhicharenotinstalledin
yourvehicle,forexampleonaccountoftheopj
tionalequipmentselectedorthecountryspecifij
cation.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relevantfuncj
tionsandsystems.Pleasecomplywiththe
relevantlawsandregulationswhenusingthe
correspondingfunctionsandsystems.
ManualSpeedLimiter
Principle Thesystemcanbeusedtosetaspeedlimitso
thatspeedrestrictionsarenotexceeded.
General
Thesystemenablesspeedsfromavalueof 30km/h/20mphandabovetobesetasaspeed
limit.Belowthesetspeedlimit,thevehiclecan
bedrivenwithoutrestriction.
Overview Buttonsonthesteeringwheel
ButtonFunctionSystemon/off,seepage 224.Storecurrentspeed.
SpeedLimitAssist,seepage 236:
adoptthesuggestedspeedmanually.Rockerswitch:
Changingthespeedlimit,see
page 225.Operation
Switchingon Pressthebuttononthesteeringwheel.
Thecurrentspeedisadoptedasthespeedlimit. Whenswitchingonatastandstillordrivingatlow
speed,30km/h/20mphissetasthespeedlimit.
Thespeedometermarkerissettothecorrej
spondingspeed.
Whenactivatingthespeedlimititispossiblethat DynamicStabilityControlDSCwillbeswitched onandthedrivemodeswitchedtoCOMFORT.
Switchingoff Pressthebuttononthesteeringwheel.
Thesystemswitchesoffautomaticallyinthe followingsituations,forexample:'xWhenswitchingtheengineoff.'xWhenswitchingonCruiseControl.'xWhenactivatingsomeprogramsusingthedriveexperienceswitch.
Thedisplaysturnoff.
Interrupting Thesystemisinterruptedwhenreversegearisengagedorthetransmissionisinneutral.
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Changespeedlimit
Presstherockerswitchrepeatedlyupwardsor
downwardsuntilthedesiredspeedlimitisset.
'xEachtimetherockerswitchispressedtothe resistancepoint,thespeedlimitisincreasedordecreasedby1km/h,1mph.'xEachtimetherockerswitchispressedbejyondtheresistancepoint,thespeedlimit
changestothenextmultipleof10km/hon thekm/hdisplayorthenextmultipleof5mphonthemphdisplayinthespeedometer.
Ifthesetspeedlimithasbeenreachedoruninj
tentionallyexceeded,forexamplewhendriving
downhill,thereisnoactivebrakeintervention.
Ifyousetaspeedlimitwhiledrivingwhichisbej
lowthecurrentspeed,thevehiclecoastsdown
tothesetspeedlimit.
VehicleswithActiveCruiseControlACCand
SpeedLimitAssist,seepage 236:achangein
thespeedlimitdetectedbySpeedLimitAssist
canbeadoptedfortheSpeedLimiterasanew
speedlimit.
Thecurrentspeedcanalsobestoredbypressj ingthebutton:
Pressthebuttononthesteeringwheel.
Exceedingthespeedlimit Thesystemgivesawarningifthetravelling
speedexceedsthesetspeedlimit.
Youcanintentionallyexceedthespeedlimit. Thereisnowarninginsuchacase.
Toexceedthesetspeedlimitintentionally,fully
depresstheacceleratorpedal.
Thelimitautomaticallybecomesactiveagainas
soonasthecurrentspeedfallsbelowtheset speedlimit.
Warningwhenthespeedlimitis
exceeded
Visualwarning Ifthespeedlimitisexceeded:theindicaj
torlampintheinstrumentclusterflashes foraslongasyouexceedthesetspeed
limit.
Acousticwarning'xAsignalsoundsifyouinadvertentlyexceedthesetspeedlimit.'xIfthespeedlimitisreducedtobelowthe
drivenspeedduringthejourney,thewarning soundsafteralittletime.'xIfyouintentionallyexceedthespeedlimitby
fullypressingtheacceleratorpedal,nowarnj ingisgiven.
Displaysintheinstrument
cluster
Displayinthespeedometer
'xGreenmarker:systemisacj
tive.'xGreymark:thesystemisinterj
rupted.'xNomarker:systemisswitched
off.
Indicatorlamp
'xIftheindicatorlampisilluminated:the
systemisswitchedon.'xIftheindicatorlampisflashing:set
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'xGreyindicatorlamp:thesystemisinterrupj
ted.
CruiseControl
Principle
Thissystemallowsadesiredspeedtobesetusj
ingthebuttonsonthesteeringwheel.Thedej siredspeedisthenmaintainedbythesystem.Todothis,thesystemautomaticallyacceleratesandbrakesthevehicleasnecessary.
General Dependingonthevehiclesetting,thecharacterj
isticsofCruiseControlmaychangeincertain areas,forexampleaccelerationinECOPROdrivemodeislesspronounced.
Safetynotes
WARNING
Thesystemdoesnotrelieveyouofyourperj
sonalresponsibilitytoassessthetrafficsituaj
tioncorrectly.Duetosystemlimitations,itcanj
notrespondindependentlyandappropriatelyin
alltrafficconditions.Thereisadangerofaccij
dents.Adaptyourdrivingstyletothetraffic conditions.Observethetrafficsituationandinjterveneactivelyifthesituationwarrantsit.
WARNING
Usingthesysteminthefollowingsituations mayincreasetheriskofanaccident,forexamj
ple:
'xOnstretchesofroadwithmanycorners
andbends.'xInheavytraffic.'xIftheroadisicy,ifthereisfogorsnow,if conditionsarewetoronalooseroadsurj
face.Thereisadangerofaccidentsordamageto
property.Onlyusethesystemifitispossibleto driveataconstantspeed.
WARNING
Thedesiredspeedmaybeaccidentallysetinj
correctlyorcalledupbymistake.Thereisa dangerofaccidents.Adjustthedesiredspeed
tothetrafficconditions.Observethetrafficsitj
uationandinterveneactivelyifthesituation
warrantsit.
Overview
Buttonsonthesteeringwheel
ButtonFunctionCruiseControlon/off,seepage 226.ToresumeCruiseControlwithlast
setting,seepage 228.TointerruptCruiseControl,see
page 227.Storecurrentspeed.
SpeedLimitAssist,seepage 236:
adoptthesuggestedspeedmanually.Rockerswitch:
Settingthespeed,seepage 227.
SwitchingCruiseControlon/off
Switchingon Pressthebuttononthesteeringwheel.
Theindicatorlampsareilluminatedintheinstruj mentclusterandthespeedometermarkerissettothecurrentspeed.
CruiseControlisactive.Thedrivenspeedis
maintainedandstoredasthedesiredspeed.
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DynamicStabilityControlDSCisswitchedon,if
necessary.
Switchingoff Pressthebuttononthesteeringwheel.
Thedisplaysturnoff.Thedesiredspeedsavedis deleted.
InterruptsCruiseControl
Interruptingmanually Pressthebuttonwhilethesystemisacj
tivated.
Interruptingautomatically Thesysteminterruptsautomaticallyinthe
followingsituations:'xIfthedriverbrakes.'xIftheselectorleverismovedoutofselector leverpositionD.'xIfDynamicTractionControlDTCisactivatedorDynamicStabilityControlDSCdeactivajted.'xIfDynamicStabilityControlDSCintervenes.'xIfwiththedriveexperienceswitchSPORTPLUSisactivated.
Settingthespeed
Maintainingandsavingthespeed
Whilethesystemisinterrupted,presstherocker
switchupordownonce.
Ifthesystemisswitchedon,thecurrentspeedis maintainedandstoredasthedesiredspeed.
Thestoredspeedisdisplayed,seepage 228,
onthespeedometer.
DynamicStabilityControlDSCisswitchedon,if
necessary.
Thespeedcanalsobestoredbypressingthe
button.
Pressthebutton.
Changingthespeed
Presstherockerswitchrepeatedlyupwardsor
downwardsuntilthedesiredspeedisset.
Ifthesystemisactive,thedisplayedspeedis
storedandthevehiclereachesthestoredspeed
whentheroadisclear.
'xEachtimetherockerswitchispressedtothe resistancepoint,thedesiredspeedisinj
creasedordecreasedby1km/h,1mph.'xEachtimetherockerswitchispressedbej yondtheresistancepoint,thedesiredspeed
changestothenextmultipleof10km/hon thekm/hdisplayorthenextmultipleof5mphonthemphdisplayinthespeedometer.
Themaximumspeedwhichcanbesetdej
pendsonthevehicle.'xPressingtherockerswitchtotheresistance
pointandholdingitthereacceleratesordej celeratesthevehiclewithoutpressingtheacj
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ancepointacceleratesthevehiclemorerapj
idly.
ResumingCruiseControl
IfCruiseControlisinterrupted,itcanberesumed
bycallingupthesavedspeed.
Beforecallingupthesavedspeed,makesure thatthedifferencebetweenthecurrentspeed
andthesavedspeedisnotexcessivelylarge.
Otherwise,theremaybeinadvertentbrakingor
acceleration.
Whilethesystemisinterrupted,press
thebutton.
CruiseControlisresumedwiththesavedvalues.
Thesavedspeedvalueisdeletedandcanno longerbecalledupinthefollowinginstances:
'xWhenthesystemisswitchedoff.'xWhendrive-readystateisswitchedoff.
Displaysintheinstrument
cluster
Displayinthespeedometer
'xGreenindicator:systemisacj
tive,theindicatorshowsthe
desiredspeed.'xGreymark:systemisinterrupj
ted;themarkshowsthe
storedspeed.'xNomarker:systemisswitchedoff.
Indicatorlamp
'xGreenindicatorlamp:thesystemis
active.'xGreyindicatorlamp:thesystemisinj
terrupted.'xNoindicatorlamp:thesystemisswitchedoff.DisplaysintheHead-UpDisplay
Someinformationfromthesystemcanalsobe shownintheHead-UpDisplay.
Thesymbolisdisplayedwhenthedejsiredspeedsethasbeenreached.
Systemlimits
Thedesiredspeedisalsomaintainedonadownj
hillstretch.Thevehiclemaydriveslowerthanthe
desiredspeedonuphillgradientsiftheengine
powerisnotsufficient.
InECOPROdrivemode,itispossiblethatthe
vehiclewilldrivefasterorslowerthanthedesired
speedsettinginsomesituations,forexampleon
downwardorupwardgradients.
ActiveCruiseControlwithStop&GoACC
Principle
Thissystemallowsyoutosetadesiredspeed
andadesireddistancefromthevehicleinfront, usingthebuttonsonthesteeringwheel.
Whentheroadaheadisclear,thesystemmainj
tainsthedesiredspeedbybrakingoracceleratj ingthevehicleautomatically,asrequired.
Ifthereisavehicledrivinginfront,thesystemadaptsyourownvehiclespeedinordertomainj
tainthesetdistancefromthevehicleahead.The
speedisadaptedasfarasthegivensituationalj
lows.
General Aradarsensorisfittedinthefrontbumperanda
cameraontherear-viewmirrorfordetectingvej
hiclesdrivinginfront.
Dependingonthevehiclesetting,thecharacterj isticsofCruiseControlmaychangeincertainareas,forexampleaccelerationinECOPRO
drivemodeislesspronounced.
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Thedistancecanbesetinseveralstages,andisdependentontheindividualspeedforreasonsof
safety.
Ifthevehicleaheadbrakestoastandstilland
setsoffagainshortlyafterwards,thesystemcan recognisethiswithinthegivencontext.
Safetynotes
WARNING
Thesystemdoesnotrelieveyouofyourperj
sonalresponsibilitytoassessthetrafficsituaj
tioncorrectly.Duetosystemlimitations,itcanj
notrespondindependentlyandappropriatelyin
alltrafficconditions.Thereisadangerofaccij
dents.Adaptyourdrivingstyletothetraffic
conditions.Observethetrafficsituationandinj terveneactivelyifthesituationwarrantsit.
WARNING
Anunsecuredvehiclecanstartmovingandrollj ingaway.Thereisadangerofaccidents.Bej
foreleavingthevehicle,secureittopreventit
fromrollingaway.
Observethefollowingtoensurethatthevehij cleissecuredagainstrollingaway:
'xApplytheparkingbrake.'xTurnthefrontwheelstowardsthekerbon
upwardordownwardgradients.'xAdditionallysecurethevehicleonupward
ordownwardgradients,forexamplewitha chock.
WARNING
Thedesiredspeedmaybeaccidentallysetinj
correctlyorcalledupbymistake.Thereisa dangerofaccidents.Adjustthedesiredspeed
tothetrafficconditions.Observethetrafficsitj
uationandinterveneactivelyifthesituation
warrantsit.
WARNING
Thereisadangerofaccidentsifthedifference
inspeedrelativetoothervehiclesisexcessively high.Thismayoccur,forexample,inthe
followingsituations:
'xWhenquicklyapproachingaslowlymovj
ingvehicle.'xIfanothervehiclesuddenlyveersintothe
vehicle'sownlane.'xWhenquicklyapproachingstationaryvehij cles.
Thereisadangerofinjuryorevendeath.Objservethetrafficsituationandinterveneactively ifthesituationwarrantsit.
Overview
Buttonsonthesteeringwheel
ButtonFunctionWithsteeringandlanecontrolassisj
tant:
CruiseControlon/off,seepage 230.Withsteeringandlanecontrolassisj
tant:
Selectthefunction.Withoutsteeringandlanecontrolasj
sistant:
CruiseControlon/off,seepage 230.Storecurrentspeed.
SpeedLimitAssist,seepage 236:
adoptthesuggestedspeedmanually.Withsteeringandlanecontrolassisj
tant:
TointerruptCruiseControl,see
page 231.
ToresumeCruiseControlwithlast
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ButtonFunctionWithoutsteeringandlanecontrolasj
sistant:
ToresumeCruiseControlwithlast
setting,seepage 233.Withoutsteeringandlanecontrolasj
sistant:
TointerruptCruiseControl,see
page 231.Toincreasethedistance,see
page 232.
Switchdistancecontrolon/off.Toreducethedistance,see
page 232.
Switchdistancecontrolon/off.Rockerswitch:
Settingthespeed,seepage 232.
Radarsensor
Theradarsensorislocatedonthefrontinthe
bumper.
Keeptheradarsensorcleanandunobstructed.
Camera
Thecameraislocatedonthefrontsideofthe rear-viewmirror.
Keepthewindscreencleanandclearinthearea
infrontoftherear-viewmirror.
Areaofuse Thesystemcanbeusedtooptimumeffecton
well-constructedroads.
Theminimumspeedthatcanbesetis
30km/h/20mph.
Themaximumspeedthatcanbesetis 210km/h/130mph.
HigherspeedscanbesetbyswitchingtoCruise
Controlwithoutdistancecontrol.
Thesystemcanalsobeactivatedwhenthevehij
cleisatastandstill.
SwitchingCruiseControlon/off
andinterrupting
Withsteeringandlanecontrol
assistant:AssistedDriving
General Thebuttonisusedtoswitchtheset
functiononandoff.
Thebuttonisusedtosettheprimary
function.
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