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Safetyinformation
Warning
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe
driversspersonaljudgmentinassessingthe
trafficconditions.Basedonthelimitsofthe
system,itcannotindependentlyreacttoalltrafj ficsituations.Thereisariskofaccident.Adjust
drivingstyletotrafficconditions.Watchtraffic
closelyandactivelyintervenewhereapproprij
ate.
Warning
Whendrivingwitharoofload,forinstancewith
roof-mountedluggagerack,thevehicle'scenj
terofgravityishigher,whichincreasestherisk ofthevehicletippingincriticaldrivingsituaj
tions.Theremaybeariskofaccidentorriskof damagetoproperty.DonotdeactivateDSC
DynamicStabilityControlwhendrivingwith
roofload.
Overview
Buttoninthevehicle
DSCOFF
Deactivating/activatingDSC Generalinformation
WhenDSCisdeactivated,drivingstabilityisrej ducedduringaccelerationandwhendrivingin
curves.
Toincreasevehiclestability,activateDSCagain assoonaspossible.
DeactivatingDSC HoldthebuttondownuntilDSCOFFisdisplayedintheinstrumentclusterand
theDSCOFFindicatorlightisilluminated.
ActivatingDSC Pressthebutton.
DSCOFFandtheDSCOFFindicator
lightgoout.
Display Intheinstrumentcluster
WhenDSCisdeactivated,DSCOFFisdisplayed intheinstrumentcluster.
Indicator/warninglights Theindicatorlightlightsup:DSCisdej
activated.
Theindicatorlightflashes:DSCcontrols
thedriveandbrakingforces.
Theindicatorlightlightsup:DSChas
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DTCDynamicTractionControl
Concept
DTCisaversionoftheDSCDynamicStability
Controlwhereforwardmomentumisoptimized.
Thesystemensuresmaximumheadwayonspejcialroadconditionsorlooseroadsurfaces,forinj
stanceunplowedsnowyroads,butwithsomej whatlimiteddrivingstability.
Generalinformation WhenDTCisactivated,thevehiclehasmaxijmumtraction.Drivingstabilityislimitedduring
accelerationandwhendrivingincurves.
YoumayfinditusefultobrieflyactivateDTCin thefollowingsituations:
'xWhendrivinginslushoronuncleared,snow-coveredroads.'xWhendrivingofffromdeepsnoworlooseground.'xWhendrivingwithsnowchains.
Overview
Buttoninthevehicle
DSCOFF
Activating/deactivatingDTC
ActivatingDTC Pressthebutton.
TRACTIONisdisplayedintheinstruj
mentclusterandtheindicatorlightforDSCOFF lightsup.
DeactivatingDTC Pressthebuttonagain.
TRACTIONandtheDSCOFFindicator
lightgoout.
Display Displayintheinstrumentcluster
IfDTCisactivated,TRACTIONisdisplayedin theinstrumentcluster.
Indicator/warninglights Theindicatorlightlightsup:DTCisactij
vated.
Automaticprogramchange
Incertainsituations,theDSCisactivatedautoj
matically:'xIfActiveCruiseControlwithStop&Gofuncj
tionACCisactivated.'xOnabrakinginterventionbytheIntelligent
Safetysystems.'xThevehiclehasaflattire.
xDrive
Concept
xDriveistheall-wheel-drivesystemofthevehij cle.TheinteractionofxDriveandothersuspenjsioncontrolsystems,suchasDSCDynamicStaj
bilityControl,furtheroptimizestractionand
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drivingdynamics.xDrivevariablydistributesthe
drivingforcestothefrontandrearaxlesasdej mandedbythedrivingsituationandroadsurface.
TheDrivingDynamicsControlisusedtochange
theall-wheeldistributionfromtractionoriented
tosportoriented.
Becauseoftheneeds-baseduseoftheall- wheel-drivesystem,Efficient4x4yieldsareducj
tioninconsumption.
Msportdifferential
TheactiveMdifferentialprovidesforcontinuj
ouslyvariablelockingoftherearaxledifferential
dependingonthedrivingsituation.Thisprevents
spinningofasinglerearwheelandtherebyproj
videsoptimaltractioninanydrivingsituation.
Thedriverisresponsibleadaptinghisorherdrivj ingstyletothesituation.
IntegralActiveSteering
Concept
TheIntegralActiveSteeringincreasesthemaj
neuverabilityandmakesamoredirectsteering responsepossible.
GeneralinformationIntegralActiveSteeringisacombinationofvariaj
blesteeringratioandrearaxlesteering.
Thevariablesteeringratioamplifiesthesteeringanglewhenmaneuvering,thusmakingthesteerj
ingmoredirect.Therearaxlesteeringactstoinj
creasemaneuverabilityatlowspeedsbyturning therearwheelsslightlyintheoppositedirection
tothefrontwheels.
Athigherspeeds,therearwheelsareturnedin thesamedirectionasthefrontwheels.Thisrejsultsin,forinstancebetterdirectionalstabilityandamoreharmoniouschangeofdirection.
Incriticaldrivingsituations,theIntegralActive Steeringcanstabilizethevehiclethroughpurj
posefulsteeringoftherearwheelsbeforethe
driverintervenes,forinstanceincaseofoverj
steering.
Tuning
Thesystemoffersseveraldifferenttunings.DrivingmodeIntegralActiveSteeringCOMFORT
ECOPROcomfortable,foroptimal travelcomfortSPORTdynamic,forgreateragility
Thedifferenttuningsareassignedtothedifferj
entdrivingmodesoftheDrivingDynamicsConj
trol,refertopage 134.
Usingsnowchains
Inordertoguaranteefreerunningofthewheels
whenoperatingwithsnowchains,rearaxle steeringoftheintegralactivesteeringmustbe
switchedoffwhensnowchainsaremounted.
Setoperationwithsnowchains,referto
page 323.
Malfunction
Intheeventofamalfunction,thesteeringwheel mustbeturnedfurther,whilethevehiclerej
spondsmoresensitivelytosteeringwheelmovej
mentsinthehigherspeedrange.
Thestability-enhancinginterventionmaybedej
activated.
Proceedcautiouslyanddrivedefensively. Havethesystemcheckedbyadealer'sservice centeroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrejpairshop.
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DriverassistancesystemsVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsysj
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeobj
served.
ManualSpeedLimiter
Concept
Thesystemcanbeusedtosetaspeedlimit,for instancetopreventthevehiclefromexceeding
speedlimits.
Generalinformation Thesystemcanlimitthespeed,startingata
valueof20mph/30km/h.Thevehiclecanbe drivenatanyspeedbelowthesetspeedlimit.
OverviewButtonsonthesteeringwheel
ButtonFunctionSystemon/off.Storecurrentspeed.
SpeedLimitAssist:takeoversugj
gestedspeedmanually.Rockerswitch:
Changingthespeedlimit.Operation
Switchingon Pressthebuttononthesteeringwheel.
Thecurrentspeedisacceptedasthespeed limit.
Ifthesystemisswitchedonwhilethevehicleis stationaryordrivingatlowspeeds,
20mph/30km/hissetasthespeedlimit.
Themarkinginthespeedometerissettotherejspectivespeed.
Whenthespeedlimitisswitchedon,DSCDyj namicStabilityControlandCOMFORTdriving
modemaybeswitchedonaswell.
Switchingoff Pressthebuttononthesteeringwheel.
Thesystemswitchesoffautomaticallyinthefolj
lowingsituations,forexample:'xWhentheengineisswitchedoff.'xWhencruisecontrolisswitchedon.'xWhencertainprogramsareactivatedviathe DrivingDynamicsControl.
Thedisplaysgoout.
Interrupting Ifthereversegearisengagedoratidle,thesysjtemisinterruptedwhenrollingbackwards.
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Changingthespeedlimit
Presstherockerswitchupordownrepeatedlyuntilthedesiredspeedlimitisset.
'xEachtimetherockerswitchispressedtotheresistancepoint,thespeedlimitincreasesor
decreasesby1mph/1km/h.'xEachtimetherockerswitchispressedpast
theresistancepoint,thedesiredspeed
changesbyamaximumof5mph/10km/h.
Ifthesetspeedlimitisreachedorunintentionally
exceeded,suchaswhendrivingdownhill,thevej
hicleisnotactivelybraked.
Ifthespeedlimitissetduringatriptoavaluebej lowthecurrentspeed,thevehiclecoastsuntilitdropstothesetspeedlimit.
Thecurrentspeedcanalsobestoredbypressj
ingabutton:
Pressthebuttononthesteeringwheel.
Exceedingthespeedlimit Ifthevehiclespeedexceedsthesetspeedlimit,awarningisissued.
Thespeedlimitcanbeexceededintentionally.
Thereisnowarninginthiscase.
Presstheacceleratorpedalallthewaydownto intentionallyexceedthesetspeedlimit.
Whenthevehiclespeeddropsbelowtheset speedlimit,thelimitisautomaticallyreactivated.
Warningwhenthespeedlimitis
exceeded
Visualwarning Ifthespeedlimitisexceeded:theindicaj
torlightintheinstrumentclusterflashes
whilethevehiclespeedisgreaterthan
thesetspeedlimit.
Acousticwarning'xIfthespeedlimitisexceededunintentionally,
asignalsounds.'xIfthespeedlimitisreducedtobelowthevej
hiclespeedwhiledriving,thesignalsounds
aftersometime.'xIfthespeedlimitisintentionallyexceededby steppingontheacceleratorpedalalltheway
down,thereisnosignal.
Displaysintheinstrument
cluster
Displayinthespeedometer
'xGreenmarking:systemisacj
tive.'xGreymarking:systemisinterj
rupted.'xNomarking:systemis
switchedoff.
Indicatorlight
'xTheindicatorlightlightsup:thesysj
temisswitchedon.'xTheindicatorlightflashes:theset
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Cruisecontrol
Concept
Usingthissystem,adesiredspeedcanbeadj justedusingthebuttonsonthesteeringwheel. Thesystemmaintainsthedesiredspeed.The
systemacceleratesandbrakesautomaticallyas
needed.
GeneralinformationDependingonthevehiclesetting,thecruise
controlsettingsmaychangeundercertaincondij
tions.Forinstance,accelerationcanchangedej
pendingonthedrivingmode.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe
driversspersonaljudgmentinassessingthe
trafficconditions.Basedonthelimitsofthe
system,itcannotindependentlyreacttoalltrafj
ficsituations.Thereisariskofaccident.Adjust
drivingstyletotrafficconditions.Watchtraffic
closelyandactivelyintervenewhereapproprij
ate.
Warning
Theuseofthesystemcanleadtoanincreased riskofaccidentsinthefollowingsituations,
forinstance:
'xOnwindingroads.'xInheavytraffic.'xOnslipperyroads,infog,snow,orwet
conditions,oronalooseroadsurface.
Theremaybeariskofaccidentorriskofdamj agetoproperty.Onlyusethesystemifdriving
atconstantspeedispossible.
Warning
Thedesiredspeedcanbeincorrectlyadjusted
orcalledupbymistake.Thereisariskofaccij
dent.Adjustthedesiredspeedtothetraffic
conditions.Watchtrafficcloselyandactivelyinj
tervenewhereappropriate.
Overview
Buttonsonthesteeringwheel
ButtonFunctionCruisecontrolon/off.Continuecruisecontrolwiththelast
setting.Pausecruisecontrol.Storecurrentspeed.
SpeedLimitAssist:takeoversugj
gestedspeedmanually.Rockerswitch:
Setspeed.
Switchingcruisecontrolon/off
Switchingon Dependingontheequipmentversion,presstherelevantbuttononthesteerj
ingwheel.
Theindicatorlightsintheinstrumentclusterlight upandthemarkingonthespeedometerissetto
thecurrentspeed.
Cruisecontrolisactive.Thecurrentspeedis
maintainedandstoredasdesiredspeed.
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DSCDynamicStabilityControlisswitchedon,if
necessary.
Switchingoff Dependingontheequipmentversion,
presstherelevantbuttononthesteerj
ingwheel.
Thedisplaysgoout.Thestoreddesiredspeedis deleted.
Pausingcruisecontrol
Interruptingmanually Whenactive,pressthebutton.
Interruptingautomatically
Thesystemisautomaticallyinterruptedinthe
followingsituations,forexample:'xWhenthedriverappliesthebrakes.'xWhenselectorleverpositionDisdisengaged.'xDynamicTractionControlDTCisactivatedor
DSCDynamicStabilityControlisdeactivated.'xIfDSCDynamicStabilityControlintervenes.'xWhenSPORTPLUSisactivatedwithDriving DynamicsControl.
Settingthespeed
Maintainingandstoringthespeed
Presstherockerswitchupordownoncewhilethesystemisinterrupted.
Whenthesystemisswitchedon,thecurrent
speedismaintainedandstoredasthedesired speed.
Thestoredspeedisdisplayedonthespeedomj
eter.
DSCDynamicStabilityControlisswitchedon,if
necessary.
Thespeedcanalsobestoredbypressingabutj ton.
Pressthebutton.
Changingthespeed
Presstherockerswitchupordownrepeatedly untilthedesiredspeedisset.
Ifactive,thedisplayedspeedisstoredandthe
vehiclereachesthestoredspeedwhentheroad isclear.
'xEachtimetherockerswitchispressedtotheresistancepoint,thedesiredspeedincreases
ordecreasesby1mph/1km/h.'xEachtimetherockerswitchispressedpast
theresistancepoint,thedesiredspeed
changesbyamaximumof5mph/10km/h.
Themaximumspeedthatcanbesetdej
pendsonthevehicle.'xPressingtherockerswitchtotheresistance
pointandholdingitacceleratesordecelerj
atesthevehiclewithoutrequiringpressureon
theacceleratorpedal.
Aftertherockerswitchisreleased,thevehij clemaintainsitsfinalspeed.Pressingthe
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Continuingcruisecontrol
Aninterruptedcruisecontrolcanbecontinued
bycallingupthestoredspeed.
Makesurethatthedifferencebetweencurrent
speedandstoredspeedisnottoolargebefore callingupthestoredspeed.Otherwise,unintenjtionalbrakingoracceleratingmayoccur.
Pressthebuttonwiththesysteminterj
rupted.
Cruisecontroliscontinuedwiththestoredvalj ues.
Inthefollowingcases,thestoredspeedvalueis deletedandcannotbecalledupagain:'xWhenthesystemisswitchedoff.'xWhendrive-readystateisswitchedoff.
Displaysintheinstrument
cluster
Displayinthespeedometer
'xGreenmarking:systemisacj
tive,themarkingindicatesthe
desiredspeed.'xGreymarking:systemisinterj
rupted,themarkingindicates
thestoredspeed.'xNomarking:systemisswitchedoff.
Indicatorlight
'xIndicatorlightgreen:systemisactive.'xGrayindicatorlight:thesystemhas
beeninterrupted.'xNoindicatorlight:systemisswitchedoff.
DisplaysintheHead-upDisplay
SomesysteminformationcanalsobedisplayedintheHead-upDisplay.
Thesymbolisdisplayedwhenthesetdesiredspeedisreached.
Systemlimits
Thedesiredspeedisalsomaintaineddownhill.Thespeedmaynotbemaintainedonuphillgradesiftheenginepowerisinsufficient.
InECOPROdrivingmode,thevehiclemayexj ceedordropbelowthesetdesiredspeedin
somesituations,forinstanceondownhilloruphill grades.
ActiveCruiseControlwith
Stop&GofunctionACC
Concept
Usingthissystem,adesiredspeedandadisj
tancetoavehicleaheadcanbeadjustedusing
thebuttonsonthesteeringwheel.
Thesystemmaintainsthedesiredspeedon
clearroads.Forthispurpose,thevehicleaccelerj
atesorbrakesautomatically.
Ifavehicleisdrivingaheadofyou,thesystem
adjuststhespeedofyourvehiclesothattheset
distancetothevehicleaheadismaintained.The speedisadjustedasfarasthegivensituationalj
lows.
Generalinformation Aradarsensorislocatedinthefrontbumperand
acameraontheinteriormirrortodetectvehicles drivingaheadofyou.
Dependingonthevehiclesetting,thecruise
controlsettingsmaychangeundercertaincondij
tions.Forinstance,accelerationcanchangedej
pendingonthedrivingmode.
Thedistancecanbeadjustedinseveralsteps.
Forsafetyreasons,itdependsontherespective speed.
Ifthevehicleaheadofyoubrakestoahalt,and thenproceedstodriveagainwithinabriefperiod, thesystemisabletodetectthiswithinthegivensystemlimits.
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Safetyinformation
Warning
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe
driversspersonaljudgmentinassessingthe
trafficconditions.Basedonthelimitsofthe
system,itcannotindependentlyreacttoalltrafj ficsituations.Thereisariskofaccident.Adjust
drivingstyletotrafficconditions.Watchtraffic
closelyandactivelyintervenewhereapproprij
ate.
Warning
Anunsecuredvehiclecanbegintomoveand
possiblyrollaway.Thereisariskofaccident.
Beforeexiting,securethevehicleagainstrollj
ing.
Inordertoensurethatthevehicleissecured againstrollingaway,followthefollowing:
'xSettheparkingbrake.'xOnuphillgradesoronadownhillslope,
turnthefrontwheelsinthedirectionofthe
curb.'xOnuphillgradesoronadownhillslope, alsosecurethevehicle,forinstancewithawheelchock.
Warning
Thedesiredspeedcanbeincorrectlyadjusted
orcalledupbymistake.Thereisariskofaccij
dent.Adjustthedesiredspeedtothetraffic conditions.Watchtrafficcloselyandactivelyinj
tervenewhereappropriate.
Warning
Riskofaccidentduetotoohighspeeddifferenj
cestoothervehicles,forinstanceinthefollowj
ingsituations:
'xWhenfastapproachingaslowlymoving vehicle.'xVehiclesuddenlyswervingintoownlane.'xWhenfastapproachingstandingvehicles.
Thereisariskofinjuriesordangertolife.
Watchtrafficcloselyandactivelyintervene
whereappropriate.
Overview Buttonsonthesteeringwheel
ButtonFunctionWithsteeringandtrafficjamassistant:Cruisecontrolon/off.Withsteeringandtrafficjamassistant:Selectfunction.Withoutsteeringandtrafficjamassisj
tant:
Cruisecontrolon/off.Storecurrentspeed.
SpeedLimitAssist:takeoversugj
gestedspeedmanually.Withsteeringandtrafficjamassistant:
Pausecruisecontrol.
Continuecruisecontrolwiththelast
setting.Withoutsteeringandtrafficjamassisj
tant:
Continuecruisecontrolwiththelast
setting.Withoutsteeringandtrafficjamassisj
tant:
Pausecruisecontrol.Increasethedistance.
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ButtonFunctionReducedistance.
Switchdistancecontrolon/off.Rockerswitch:
Setspeed.
Radarsensor
Theradarsensorislocatedinthefrontbumper. Alwayskeepradarsensorcleanandunobj
structed.
Camera
Thecameraisinstalledneartheinteriormirror.
Keepthewindshieldinfrontoftheinteriormirror cleanandclear.
AreaofapplicationThesystemisbestusedonwell-constructed
roads.Thesystemisfunctionalatspeedsbeginj
ningatapprox.20mph/30km/h.
Themaximumspeedthatcanbesetislimited
and,e.g.,dependsonthevehicleandthevehicle
equipmentversion.
Thesystemcanalsobeactivatedwhenstationj
ary.
Switchingon/offandinterrupting
cruisecontrol
Withsteeringandtrafficjam
assistant:AssistedDriving
Generalinformation Thisbuttonisusedtoswitchtheconfigj
uredfunctiononandoff.
Thebuttoncanbeusedtosettheprij
marilyusedfunction.
Setfunction1.Whenthesystemisactive,pressthe
buttonrepeatedlyuntilthedesiredfunctionis
selectedinthefunctionbar.Thefunctionbar forAssistedDrivingisdisplayedatthebotj
tomoftheinstrumentcluster.'x
Cruisecontrolwithdistanceconj
trol.
'x
Dependingontheequipmentverj
sion,cruisecontrolwithdistancecontrol andsteeringandtrafficjamassistant.
'x
Dependingontheequipmentverj
sion,cruisecontrolwithdistancecontrol andsteeringandtrafficjamassistant.
Theselectedfunctionisshowningreen.
Thesettingisstoredforthedriverprofilecurj
rentlyused.
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