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Short-termmanualmode
InselectorleverpositionD,actuatingashiftpadj
dleswitchesintomanualmodetemporarily.
Afterconservativedrivinginmanualmodewithj
outaccelerationorshiftingviatheshiftpaddles
foracertainamountoftime,thetransmission
switchesbacktoautomaticmode.
Itispossibletoswitchintoautomaticmodeas
follows:'xPullandholdrightshiftpaddle.'xInadditiontothebrieflypulledrightshiftpadj dle,brieflypulltheleftshiftpaddle.
Continuousmanualmode
InselectorleverpositionS,actuatingashiftpadj dleswitchesintomanualmodepermanently.
SteptronicSporttransmission
Withtheappropriatetransmissionversion,the
lowestpossiblegearcanbeselectedbysimultaj
neouslyactivatingkickdownandoperatingthe
leftshiftpaddles.Thisisnotpossibleinshort- termmanualmode.
Shifting
'xToshiftup:brieflypullrightshiftpaddle.'xToshiftdown:brieflypullleftshiftpaddle.'xThelowestpossiblegearcanbeselectedbypullingandholdingtheleftshiftpaddle.
Theselectedgearisbrieflydisplayedintheinj
strumentcluster,followedbythecurrentgear.
Displaysintheinstrument
cluster
Theselectorleverpositionisdisjplayed,forexampleP.
Electronicunlockingofthe
transmissionlock
Generalinformation Electronicallyunlockthetransmissionlockto
maneuvervehiclefromadangerarea.
Unlockingispossible,ifthestartercanspinthe
engine.
Beforeunlockingthetransmissionlock,setthe parkingbraketopreventthevehiclefromrolling
away.
EngagingselectorleverpositionN1.Pressandholddownbrakepedal.2.PresstheStart/Stopbutton.Thestartermust audiblystart.HoldtheStart/Stopbutton
pressed.3.Withyourfreehand,pressthebuttononthe selectorlever,arrow1,andpresstheselectorleverintoselectorleverpositionNandhold,
arrowN,untilselectorleverpositionNisdisj
playedintheinstrumentcluster.
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5.Releasebrake,assoonasthestarterstops.6.Maneuverthevehiclefromthedangerarea
andsecureitagainstmovingonitsown.
Foradditionalinformation,seethechapteron tow-startingandtowing,refertopage 347.
LaunchControl
Concept
LaunchControlenablesoptimumacceleration onsurfaceswithgoodtractionunderdrysurjroundingconditions.
Generalinformation TheuseofLaunchControlcausespremature
componentwearsincethisfunctionrepresentsa veryheavyloadforthevehicle.
DonotuseLaunchControlduringthebreak-in,
refertopage 284,period.
Donotsteerthesteeringwheelwhendrivingoff
withLaunchControl.
Functionalrequirements LaunchControlisavailablewhentheengineisatoperatingtemperature.Theengineisatoperatj
ingtemperatureafteranuninterruptedtripofat least6miles/10km.
Startwithlaunchcontrol
1.Switchondrive-readystate.2.Pressthebutton.
TRACTIONisdisplayedintheinstrument clusterandtheindicatorlightforDSCOFFlightsup.3.EngageselectorleverpositionS.4.Withtheleftfoot,forcefullypressdownon
thebrake.5.Pressandholddowntheacceleratorpedal
beyondtheresistancepointatthefullthrottle
position,kickdown.Aflagsymbolisdisplayedintheinstrument
cluster.6.Thestartingenginespeedadjusts.Within 3seconds,releasethebrake.
Repeateduseduringatrip
AfterLaunchControlhasbeenused,thetransj missionmustcooldownforapprox.5minutesbeforeLaunchControlcanbeusedagain.LaunchControladjuststothesurroundingconj
ditions,whenusedagain.
AfterusingLaunchControl Toincreasevehiclestability,activateDSCDyj
namicStabilityControlagainassoonaspossible.
Systemlimits AnexperienceddrivermaybeabletoachievebetteraccelerationvaluesinDSCOFFmode.
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DisplaysVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsysj
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeobj
served.
Instrumentcluster
Concept
Theinstrumentclusterisavariabledisplay.
WhenyouchangetoadifferentprogramviaDrivj
ingDynamicsControl,thedisplaysintheinstruj
mentclusteradapttotherespectivedriving
mode.
GeneralinformationThedisplaychangeintheinstrumentclustercanbedeactivatedviaiDrive.
Someofthedisplaysintheinstrumentcluster
maydifferfromtheillustrationsintheOwner's
Manual.
Overview1Fuelgauge\_ 148
Range\_ 1502Speedometer3Centraldisplayarea\_ 143
Servicerequirements\_ 150
Navigationdisplay4Dependingontheequipment:DriverAttenj
tionCamera5Tachometer\_ 149
Selectionlists\_ 153
Widgetsintheinstrumentcluster\_ 144
Tripodometer,seeTripdata\_ 154
ECOPROdisplays\_ 289
Status,DrivingDynamicsControl\_ 129
Transmissiondisplay\_ 1386Enginetemperature\_1507Externaltemperature\_ 1508CheckControl\_1459SpeedLimitAssist\_ 222
SpeedLimitInfo\_ 152
Time\_ 67
Centraldisplayarea
Dependingontheequipmentandconfiguration,
thefollowingisdisplayedinthecentraldisplay
areaoftheinstrumentcluster:
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'xNavigationdisplayssuchasthemapviewor,
ifdestinationguidanceisactive,arouteprej viewwithdestinationguidanceinformation.'xDisplaysshowingservicerequirements.'xAssistedDrivingView.Informationaboutthe
assistsystemsisdisplayedinananimated surroundingareaofthevehicle.
Thesystem'sdetectionpotentialislimited.
Onlyobjectsthataredetectedbythesystem
aretakenintoaccount.
Warning
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe
driversspersonaljudgmentinassessingvisibility andtrafficsituation.Thereisariskofaccident.
Adjustdrivingstyletotrafficconditions.Watch
trafficcloselyandactivelyintervenewhereapj propriate.
Somedisplaysinthecentraldisplayareacanbeconfiguredindividually.
Thedisplaysmayvarydependingontheequipj mentversionandcountryvariant.
Drivingmodeview
Concept
Whenthedrivingmodeviewisdeactivated,the
displaysintheinstrumentclusterremainunj
changedanddonotadapttotherespectivedrivj ingmodewhentheprogramischangedviaDrivjingDynamicsControl.
Activating/deactivating
ViaiDrive:
1.CAR2.Settings3.Displays4.DrivingmodeviewAdjusting
Individualdisplaysintheinstrumentclustercan
beconfiguredindividually.1.CAR2.Settings3.Displays4.Instrumentpanel5.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Widgetsintheinstrument
cluster
Concept
Displaysforspecificfunctionscanbedisplayed
inthetachometerintheinstrumentcluster.
Thefollowingdisplayscanbeselected:
'xCurrententertainmentsource,e.g.,radio.'xTorqueandpower.'xTripdata.'xEfficiencydisplay.
Selecting
Continuetopressthebuttonontheturnsignal
leveruntilthedesiredwidgetisselected.
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Display
Efficiencydisplay
Concept
Informationaboutdrivingstyleandconsumption
canbedisplayedintheformofaconsumption
displayasawidgetintheinstrumentcluster,for
example.
Generalinformation Dependingontheactivateddrivingmode,differjentinformationwillbedisplayed:
Driving
modeDisplayCOMFORT
SPORTAverageconsumption.
Currentconsumption.
Energyrecovery.ECOPROECOPRObonusrange.
DistancetraveledinCoasting
mode.
Currentconsumption.
Averageconsumption
Theaverageconsumptionindicatesthefuelconj
sumptionwhendrivingaspecificroute.
Currentconsumption
Thecurrentconsumptiondisplaysthecurrent consumptionoffuel.Checkwhetheryouarecurjrentlydrivinginanefficientandenvironmentally-friendlymanner.
Energyrecovery
Duringenergyrecovery,thekineticenergyofthe
vehicleisconvertedintoelectricenergyduring
coasting.Thevehiclebatteryispartiallycharged
andfuelconsumptioncanbereduced.
ECOPRObonusrange
IntheECOPROdrivingmode,theyieldedextenj
sionoftherangeasaresultoffuel-efficientdrivj ingisdisplayedasECOPRObonusrange.
CheckControl
Concept
TheCheckControlsystemmonitorsfunctionsin
thevehicleandnotifiesyouofmalfunctionsin
themonitoredsystems.
Generalinformation ACheckControlmessageisdisplayedasacomjbinationofindicatororwarninglightsandtext
messagesintheinstrumentclusterand,ifapplijcable,intheHead-upDisplay.
Inaddition,anacousticsignalmaysoundanda
textmessagemayappearontheControlDisplay.
HidingCheckControlmessages
Pressthebuttonontheturnsignallever.
Continuousdisplay
SomeCheckControlmessagesaredisplayed continuouslyandarenotcleareduntilthemalj
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functioniseliminated.Ifseveralmalfunctionsocjcuratonce,themessagesaredisplayedconsecj
utively.
Themessagescanbehiddenforapprox.8secj onds.Afterthistime,theyaredisplayedagain
automatically.
Temporarydisplay
SomeCheckControlmessagesarehiddenautoj
maticallyafterapprox.20seconds.TheCheck Controlmessagesarestoredandcanbedisj
playedagainlater.
DisplayingstoredCheckControl
messages
ViaiDrive:1.CAR2.Vehiclestatus3.CheckControlmessages4.SelecttheSMStextmessage.
Display
CheckControl AtleastoneCheckControlmessageis
displayedorstored.
SMStextmessages SMStextmessagesincombinationwithasymj
bolintheinstrumentclusterexplainaCheck
Controlmessageandthemeaningoftheindicaj
tor/warninglights.
SupplementarySMStextmessages Additionalinformation,suchasthereasonforan
errorormalfunctionortherequiredaction,can
becalledupviaCheckControl.
Withurgentmessagestheaddedtextwillbeauj
tomaticallydisplayedontheControlDisplay.
DependingontheCheckControlmessage,furj
therhelpcanbeselected.
ViaiDrive:1.CAR2.Vehiclestatus3.CheckControlmessages4.Selectthedesiredtextmessage.5.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Messagesaftertripcompletion
Certainmessagesdisplayedwhiledrivingaredisj
playedagainafterdrive-readystateisswitched
off.
Indicator/warninglights
Concept
Indicator/warninglightsintheinstrumentcluster displaythestatusofsomefunctionsinthevehij
cleandindicatewhenamalfunctionispresentin themonitoredsystems.
Generalinformation Theindicator/warninglightscanlightupinavarij
etyofcombinationsandcolors.
Severalofthelightsarecheckedforproperfuncj
tioningandlightuptemporarilywhendrive-ready stateisswitchedon.
Redlights
Safetybeltreminder Indicatorlightflashesorisilluminated:
safetybeltonthedriverorpassenger
sideisnotbuckled.Thesafetybeltrej
mindercanalsobeactivatedifobjectsareplaced onthefrontpassengerseat.
Makesurethatthesafetybeltsarepositioned
correctly.
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AirbagsystemAirbagsystemandbelttensionermay
notbeworking.
Havethevehiclecheckedimmediately
byadealer'sservicecenteroranotherqualified
servicecenterorrepairshop.
Parkingbrake Theparkingbrakeisset.
Forreleasingtheparkingbrake,referto
page 132.
Brakesystem Brakingsystemimpaired.Continueto
drivemoderately.
Havethevehiclecheckedimmediately byadealer'sservicecenteroranother
qualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
Yellowlights
Anti-lockBrakingSystemABS TheBrakeAssistantfunctionmaynotactivate.Avoidabruptbraking.Takethelongerbrakingdistanceintoaccount.
Havethesystemimmediatelychecked
byadealer'sservicecenteroranother
qualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
DSCDynamicStabilityControl Theindicatorlightflashes:DSCcontrols
thedriveandbrakingforces.Thevehicle
isstabilized.Reducespeedandmodify
yourdrivingstyletothedrivingcircumstances.
Theindicatorlightlightsup:DSChasmalfuncj
tioned.
Havethesystemimmediatelycheckedbyadealj er'sservicecenteroranotherqualifiedservice centerorrepairshop.DSC,refertopage 205.
DSCDynamicStabilityControlis deactivatedorDTCDynamic
TractionControlisactivated
DSCisdeactivatedorDTCisactivated.
DSC,refertopage 205,andDTC,refer
topage 207.
FlatTireMonitorFTM TheFlatTireMonitorsignalsalossof
tireinflationpressureinatire.
Reduceyourspeedandstopcautiously.
Avoidsuddenbrakingandsteeringmaneuvers.
FlatTireMonitor,refertopage 320.
TirePressureMonitorTPM Theindicatorlightlightsup:theTire
PressureMonitorreportsalowtireinflaj
tionpressureoraflattire.Followtheinj
formationintheCheckControlmessage.
Theindicatorlightflashesandthencontinuously
lightsup:noflattireorlossoftireinflationpresj
surecanbedetected.'xInterferencecausedbysystemsordevices
withthesameradiofrequency:afterleaving theareaoftheinterference,thesystemautoj
maticallybecomesactiveagain.'xAwheelwithoutTPMwheelelectronicsis mounted:haveitcheckedbyadealerssservj
icecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenter
orrepairshopasneeded.'xMalfunction:havethesystemcheckedbya dealerssservicecenteroranotherqualified
servicecenterorrepairshop.
TirePressureMonitor,refertopage 313.
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SteeringsystemSteeringsystemmaynotbeworking.
Havethesystemcheckedbyadealer's
servicecenteroranotherqualifiedservj
icecenterorrepairshop.
Emissions'xThewarninglightlightsup:
Emissionsaredeteriorating.Havethe vehiclecheckedassoonaspossible.'xThewarninglightflashesundercertaincirj
cumstances:
Thisindicatesthatthereisexcessivemisfiring intheengine.
Reducethevehiclespeedandhavethesysj
temcheckedimmediately;otherwise,serious
enginemisfiringwithinabriefperiodcanserij
ouslydamageemissioncontrolcomponents, inparticularthecatalyticconverter.
SocketforOnboardDiagnosis,refertopage 338.
Greenlights
Turnsignal Turnsignalswitchedon.
Unusuallyrapidflashingoftheindicator
lightindicatesthataturnsignalbulbhas
failed.
Turnsignal,refertopage 134.
Parkinglights Parkinglightsareswitchedon.
Parkinglights/lowbeams,referto page 160.
Lowbeams Lowbeamsareswitchedon.
Parkinglights/lowbeams,refertopage 160.
Lanedeparturewarning Theindicatorlightlightsup:thesystem
isactivated.Alanemarkingwasdetected onatleastonesideofthevehicleand
warningscanbeissued.
Lanedeparturewarning,refertopage 189.
High-beamAssistant High-beamAssistantisswitchedon.
Highbeamsareswitchedonandoffauj
tomaticallydependingonthetrafficsitj
uation.
High-beamAssistant,refertopage 162.
AutomaticHold AutomaticHoldisactivated.Thevehicle
isautomaticallyheldinplacewhenitis stationary.
AutomaticHold,refertopage 132.
Bluelights Highbeams Highbeamsareswitchedon.
Highbeams,refertopage 135.
Fuelgauge
Concept
Thecurrentfilllevelofthefueltankisdisplayed.
Generalinformation Vehicletiltpositionmaycausethedisplayto
vary.
Informationonrefueling,refertopage 296.
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DisplayAnarrowbesidethefuelpumpsymbolshowswhichsideofthevehiclethefuelfillerflapison.
Thecurrentrangeisdisplayedas
numericalvalue.
Indicatorlightintheinstrument
cluster
Theyellowindicatorlightilluminates,
oncethefuelreserveisreached.
Tachometer
Alwaysavoidenginespeedsintheredwarning
field.Inthisrange,thefuelsupplyisreducedto protecttheengine.
Shiftpointindicator
Concept
Theshiftlightsindicatetheupshiftpointatwhich thebestpossibleaccelerationcanbeachieved.
Functionalrequirement ShiftlightsareshownwhentheSPORTorSPORTPLUSdrivingprogramisactivated.
Switchingon/off
1.SelectSPORTorSPORTPLUSdriving
mode.
PressDrivingDynamicsControl.2.ActivatetheMmanualmodeofthetransmisj sion.Display'xCurrentenginespeedisdisplayedinthe
tachometer.'xArrow1:successiveyellowilluminatedfields indicateanincreaseinthespeed.'xArrow2:successiveorangeilluminatedfields
indicatetheupcomingshiftmoment.'xArrow3:thefieldlightsupred.Donotwait anyfurthertoshift.
Whenthemaximumspeedisreached,theentire
displayflashesredandthesupplyoffuelisinterj
ruptedinordertoprotecttheengine.
Standbystateanddrive- readystate
ThelettersOFFinthetachomej
terindicatethatdrive-readystate
isswitchedoffandstandbystate
isswitchedon.
ThelettersREADYinthetachj
ometerindicatethattheAuto
Start/Stopfunctionisreadyto
starttheengineautomatically.
Forfurtherinformation,seeIdlestate,standby
state,anddrive-readystate,refertopage 43.
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Engineoiltemperature
Display
'xColdengine:thepointerisat
thelowtemperatureend.
Driveatmoderateengineand
vehiclespeeds.'xNormaloperatingtemperaj
ture:thepointerisinthemidj
dleorinthelowerhalfofthe
temperaturedisplay.'xHotengine:thepointerisatthehighendof
thetemperaturerange.Inaddition,aCheck Controlmessageisdisplayed.
Tocheckthecoolantlevel,refertopage 335.
Indicatorlightintheinstrument
cluster
Aredindicatorlightisdisplayed.
Externaltemperature
Generalinformation Iftheindicatordropsto+37

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