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Safetyinformation
WBSning
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe driversspersonaljudgmentinassessingthe
trafficconditions.Basedonthelimitsofthe
system,itcannotindependentlyreacttoalltrafj
ficsituations.Thereisariskofaccident.Adjust
drivingstyletotrafficconditions.Watchtraffic closelyandactivelyintervenewhereapproprij
ate.
Indicator/warninglights
Theindicatorlightflashes:DSCcontrolsthedriveandbrakingforces.
Theindicatorlightlightsup:DSChas
malfunctioned.
DTCDynamicTractionControl
ConceptDTCisaversionoftheDSCDynamicStability
Controlwhereforwardmomentumisoptimized.
Thesystemensuresmaximumheadwayonspej
cialroadconditionsorlooseroadsurfaces,forinj
stanceunplowedsnowyroads,butwithsomej
whatlimiteddrivingstability.
WhenDTCisactivated,thevehiclehasmaxij
mumtraction.Drivingstabilityislimitedduring
accelerationandwhendrivingincurves.
Drivecarefully.
YoumayfinditusefultobrieflyactivateDTCunj derthefollowingspecialcircumstances:
'xWhendrivinginslushoronuncleared,snow- coveredroads.'xWhendrivingofffromdeepsnoworlooseground.'xWhendrivingwithsnowchains.Deactivating/activatingDTCDynamic
TractionControl
ActivatingDTC
ViaiDrive:1.MyVehicle2.Tractioncontrol3.TRACTION
TRACTIONandtheDSCOFFindicatorlight lightsup.
DeactivatingDTC
ViaiDrive:
1.MyVehicle2.Tractioncontrol3.DSCON
TRACTIONandtheDSCOFFindicatorlight goout.
Whendrive-readystateisswitchedon,DTCisautomaticallydeactivated.
DrivingDynamicsControl
Concept
TheDrivingDynamicsControlhelpstofine-tune
thevehicle'ssettingsandfeatures.Variousproj
gramscanbeselectedforthispurpose.
Overview
Buttoninthevehicle
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OperatingtheprogramsDrivingDynamicsControlProgrami3s:SPORT
COMFORT
ECOPRO
ECOPRO+
COMFORT
Concept
Forbalancedtuning.
ActivatingCOMFORT PressthebuttonrepeatedlyuntilCOMj
FORTisdisplayedintheinstrument
cluster.
ECOPRO Concept
ECOPRO,refertopage 207,providesconsisj
tenttuningtomaximizerange.
Comfortfunctionsandtheenginemanagement
areadjusted.
Theprogramcanbeconfiguredtoindividual
preferences.
ActivatingECOPRO PressthebuttonrepeatedlyuntilECO
PROisdisplayedintheinstrumentclusj
ter.
ConfiguringECOPRO ViaiDrive:
1.MyVehicle2.Vehiclesettings3.ConfigureECOPRO4.Selectthedesiredsetting.Thesettingisstoredforthedriverprofilecurj
rentlyused.
ECOPRO+
Concept ECOPRO+,refertopage 207,alsolimitsthe
maximumspeedandreducesclimatecontrol andlightingfunctions.
Comfortfunctionsandtheenginemanagement areadjusted.
ActivatingECOPRO+ PressbuttonrepeatedlyuntilECOPRO
+isdisplayedintheinstrumentcluster.
i3s:SPORT
Concept
Sportytuningofthesteeringanddrivetrainfor greaterdrivingagility.
ActivatingSPORT Pressthebuttonrepeatedlyuntil
SPORTisdisplayedintheinstrument
cluster.
Displays Programselection Pressingthebuttondisplaysalist
oftheselectableprograms.Dej
pendingonyourvehicle'soptional
features,thelistintheinstrument
clustercandifferfromtheillustraj
tionshown.
Selectedprogram
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TheECOPROandECOPRO+drivingprograms
areshownintheinstrumentcluster.Inaddition,
thedisplayontheautomaticclimatecontrol lightsup.
i3s:theSPORTdrivingprogramisdisplayedin theinstrumentcluster.
Drive-offassistant
Concept
Thissystemsupportsdrivingoffonuphillgrades. Theparkingbrakeisnotrequired.
Drivingoffwiththedrive-offassistant
1.Holdthevehicleinplacewiththefootbrake.2.Releasethefootbrakeanddriveoffwithout delay.
Afterthefootbrakeisreleased,thevehicleis
heldinplaceforapprox.2seconds.
Dependingonthevehicleloadorwhenatraileris
used,thevehiclemayrollbackslightly.
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DrivingcomfortVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spej
cificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries.
Italsodescribesfeaturesthatarenotnecessarily
availableinyourvehicle,forinstance,duetothe
selectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalso
appliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsystems.
Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,the
applicablelawsandregulationsmustbeobj
served.
Camera-basedcruisecontrol
withStop&GofunctionACC
Concept
Usingthissystem,adesiredspeedandadisj
tancetoavehicleaheadcanbeadjustedusing thebuttonsonthesteeringwheel.
Thesystemmaintainsthedesiredspeedon
clearroads.Forthispurpose,thevehicleaccelerj
atesorbrakesautomatically.
Ifavehicleisdrivingaheadofyou,thesystem
adjuststhespeedofyourvehiclesothattheset
distancetothevehicleaheadismaintained.The speedisadjustedasfarasthegivensituationalj
lows.
Thedistancecanbeadjustedinseveralsteps.
Forsafetyreasons,itdependsontherespective
speed.
Ifthevehicleaheadofyoubrakestoahalt,and thenproceedstodriveagainwithinabriefperiod, thesystemisabletodetectthiswithinthegivensystemlimits.
Generalinformation
Acameraontheinteriormirrorisusedtodetect
vehiclesdrivingahead.
Dependingonthesettings,thecruisecontrol
settingsmanychangeundercertainconditions.
Safetyinformation
WBSning
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe
driversspersonaljudgmentinassessingthe
trafficconditions.Basedonthelimitsofthe
system,itcannotindependentlyreacttoalltrafj
ficsituations.Thereisariskofaccident.Adjust
drivingstyletotrafficconditions.Watchtraffic
closelyandactivelyintervenewhereapproprij
ate.
WBSning
Anunsecuredvehiclecanbegintomoveand possiblyrollaway.Thereisariskofaccident.
Beforeexiting,securethevehicleagainstrollj ing.
Inordertoensurethatthevehicleissecured againstrollingaway,followthefollowing:
'xSettheparkingbrake.'xOnuphillgradesoronadownhillslope,
turnthefrontwheelsinthedirectionofthe curb.'xOnuphillgradesoronadownhillslope,alsosecurethevehicle,forinstancewithawheelchock.
WBSning
Thedesiredspeedcanbeincorrectlyadjusted
orcalledupbymistake.Thereisariskofaccij
dent.Adjustthedesiredspeedtothetraffic conditions.Watchtrafficcloselyandactivelyinj
tervenewhereappropriate.
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Riskofaccidentduetotoohighspeeddifferenj
cestoothervehicles,forinstanceinthefollowj
ingsituations:
'xWhenfastapproachingaslowlymoving vehicle.'xVehiclesuddenlyswervingintoownlane.'xWhenfastapproachingstandingvehicles.
Thereisariskofinjuriesordangertolife.
Watchtrafficcloselyandactivelyintervene
whereappropriate.
Overview
Buttonsonthesteeringwheel
ButtonFunctionCruisecontrolon/off,interrupting,rej
fertopage 155.Store/maintainspeed,referto
page 156.Resumespeed,continuecruiseconj
trol,refertopage 157.Adjustdistance,refertopage 157.Rockerswitch:
Setspeed,refertopage 156.
Camera
Acameraintheareaoftheinteriormirrorservestodetectvehicles.
Keepthewindshieldinfrontoftheinteriormirror cleanandclear.
Functionalrequirements
Speedrange
Thesystemisbestusedonwell-constructed
roads.
Thedesiredspeedcanbesetbetween
20mph/30km/hand85mph/140km/h.
Thesystemcanalsobeactivatedwhenstationj
ary.
Switchingon/offandinterrupting
cruisecontrol
Switchingon Pressthebuttononthesteeringwheel.
Theindicatorlightintheinstrumentclusj
terlightsup.
Thecurrentspeedisadoptedasthedej siredspeedanddisplayednexttothe
symbolintheInfoDisplay.
Cruisecontrolcanbeused.
DSCDynamicStabilityControlisswitchedon,if
necessary.
SwitchingoffToswitchoffthesystemwhilestanding,stepon
brakepedalatthesametime.
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Pressthebuttononthesteeringwheel.'xIfactive:presstwice.'xIfinterrupted:pressonce.
Thedisplaysgoout.Thestoreddesiredspeedisdeleted.
Interruptingmanually Pressthebuttononthesteeringwheel.
Ifinterruptingthesystemwhilestationary,press onthebrakepedalatthesametime.
Interruptingautomatically
Thesystemisautomaticallyinterruptedinthe
followingsituations:
'xWhenthedriverappliesthebrakes.'xWhenselectorleverpositionDisdisengaged.'xWhenDynamicTractionControlDTCisactij vated.'xIfDSCDynamicStabilityControlintervenes.'xIfthesafetybeltisunbuckledandthedriver's
doorisopenedwhilethevehicleisstanding
still.'xIfthedetectionrangeofthecameraisimj
paired,forinstancebysoiling,heavyprecipij
tationorglareeffectsfromthesun.'xAfterastationaryperiodofapprox.3seconds
whenthevehiclehasbeenbrakedtoastop
bythesystem.Settingthespeed
Maintaining/storingthespeed
Presstherockerswitchupordownoncewhile thesystemisinterrupted.
Whenthesystemisswitchedon,thecurrent
speedismaintainedandstoredasthedesired
speed.
Thestoredspeedisdisplayedinthespeedomej terandpermanentlyintheinstrumentcluster,rej
fertopage 157.
DSCDynamicStabilityControlisswitchedon,if necessary.
Thespeedcanalsobestoredbypressjingabutton.
Pressthebutton.
Changingthespeed
Presstherockerswitchupordownrepeatedlyuntilthedesiredspeedisset.
Ifactive,thedisplayedspeedisstoredandthe
vehiclereachesthestoredspeedwhentheroad isclear.
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'xEachtimetherockerswitchispressedtothepointofresistance,thedesiredspeedinjcreasesordecreasesbyapprox.
1mph/1km/h.'xEachtimetherockerswitchispressedpast
theresistancepoint,thedesiredspeed
changesbyamaximumof5mph/10km/h.
Holdtherockerswitchinpositiontorepeatthe action.
Adjustingthedistance Safetyinformation
WBSning
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe
driversspersonaljudgment.Duetothesystem
limits,brakingcanbelate.Theremaybearisk
ofaccidentorriskofdamagetoproperty.Be
awaretothetrafficsituationatalltimes.Adjust
thedistancetothetrafficandweathercondij
tionsandmaintaintheprescribedsafetydisj
tance,possiblybybraking.
Adjusting
Pressthebuttonrepeatedlyuntilthe
desireddistanceisset.
Thesetdistanceisbrieflydisplayedin theleftpartoftheinstrumentcluster.
Continuingcruisecontrol Generalinformation
Aninterruptedcruisecontrolcanbecontinued
bycallingupthestoredspeed.
Makesurethatthedifferencebetweencurrent
speedandstoredspeedisnottoolargebefore
callingupthestoredspeed.Otherwise,unintenj tionalbrakingoracceleratingmayoccur.
Inthefollowingcases,thestoredspeedvalueis
deletedandcannotbecalledupagain:
'xWhenthesystemisswitchedoff.'xWhendrive-readystateisswitchedoff.
Callingupthestoredspeedanddistance
Pressbuttonwiththesystemswitched
on.
Desiredspeedanddistancearethencontinued
withthesesettings.Theinstrumentcluster
brieflydisplaystheselecteddistance.
Switchingdistancecontrolon/off Safetyinformation
WBSning
Thesystemdoesnotreacttotrafficdriving
aheadofyou,butinsteadmaintainsthestored
speed.Theremaybeariskofaccidentorrisk
ofdamagetoproperty.Adjustthedesired
speedtothetrafficconditionsandbrakeas
needed.
Switchingdistancecontroloff
Distancecontrolcanbeswitchedoffandonwhendrivingwithcruisecontrolactivated.
Pressandholdthisbutton.
Theindicatorlightintheinstrumentclusj
terlightsup.
Toswitchdistancecontrolbackon,pressbutton
againbriefly.
Afterchangingoverdistancecontrol,aCheck
Controlmessageisdisplayed.
Displaysintheinstrumentcluster Desiredspeedandstoredspeed Thedesiredspeedisdisplayednextto
thesymbolintheInfoDisplay.
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'xDisplaylightsupgreen:systemisactive,thedisplayindicatesthedesiredspeed.'xDisplaylightsuporange:systemisinterjrupted,thedisplayindicatesthestored
speed.'xNodisplay:systemisswitchedoff.
Statusdisplay
Selecteddesiredspeed.
Ifnospeedisindicated,itispossiblethatthe
conditionsnecessaryforoperationarenotcurj rentlyfulfilled.
Distancetovehicleaheadofyou
Selecteddistancefromthevehicledrivingahead
isbrieflydisplayedinthelefthandportionofthe instrumentcluster.
DistancedisplayDistance1Distance2Distance3Distance4
Thisvalueissetafterthesystemis
switchedon.
Detectedvehicle
Symbollightsuporange:
Avehiclehasbeendetectedaheadof
you.
Distancecontrolisdeactivatedbecause theacceleratorpedalisbeingpressed;a
vehiclewasdetected.
Flashingbar:thedetectedvehiclehas
drivenaway.
ACCdoesnotaccelerate.Toaccelerate,
activateACCbysteppingontheaccelerator
pedalorpressingtheRESbuttonortherocker
switch.
Indicator/warninglights Symbolflashesorange:
Theconditionsarenotadequateforthe
systemtowork.
Thesystemwasdeactivatedbutappliesthe brakesuntilyouactivelyresumecontrolby
pressingonthebrakepedaloracceleratorpedal.
Symbolflashesredandasignalsounds:Brakeandmakeanevasivemaneuver,ifnecessary.
Thesystemhasbeeninterruptedordisj
tancecontrolisdeactivatedbecausethe acceleratorpedalisbeingpressed;avej
hiclewasnotdetected.
Systemlimits
Detectionrange
Thedetectioncapacityofthesystemandthe
automaticbrakingcapacityarelimited.
Two-wheeledvehiclesforinstancemightnotbe
detected.
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DecelerationThesystemdoesnotdecelerateinthefollowing
situations:'xForpedestrians,cyclistsorsimilarlyslow- movingroadusers.'xForredtrafficlights.'xForcrosstraffic.'xForoncomingtraffic.'xUnlitvehiclesorvehicleswithnonworkinglightingatnight.
Swervingvehicles
Avehicledrivinginfrontofyouisnotdetected
untilitiscompletelywithinthesamelaneasyour vehicle.
Ifavehicledrivingaheadofyousuddenly swervesintoyourlane,thesystemmaynotbe
abletoautomaticallyrestoretheselecteddisj
tance.Itmaynotbepossibletorestorethesej lecteddistanceincertainsituations,includingif
youaredrivingsignificantlyfasterthanvehicles drivingaheadofyou,forinstancewhenrapidly
approachingatruck.Whenavehicledriving
aheadofyouisreliablydetected,thesystemrej
queststhatthedriverintervenebybrakingand
carryingoutevasivemaneuvers,ifneeded.
Cornering
Ifthedesiredspeedistoohighforacurve,the
speedisreducedslightly,althoughcurvescanj
notbeanticipatedinadvance.Therefore,drive
intoacurveatanappropriatespeed.
Thesystemhasalimiteddetectionrange.Situaj tionscanariseintightcurveswhereavehicledrivingaheadwillnotbedetectedorwillbedej
tectedverylate.
Whenyouapproachacurvethesystemmay
brieflyreportvehiclesinthenextlaneduetothe bendofthecurve.Ifthesystemdeceleratesyoumaycompensateitbybrieflyaccelerating.
Afterreleasingtheacceleratorpedalthesystem
isreactivatedandcontrolsspeedindependently.
Drivingoff
Insomesituations,thevehiclecannotdriveoff
automatically;forexample:
'xOnsteepuphillgrades.'xInfrontofbumpsintheroad.
Inthesecases,stepontheacceleratorpedal.
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WeatherThefollowingrestrictionscanoccurunderunfavjorableweatherorlightconditions:'xPoorervehiclerecognition.'xShort-terminterruptionsforvehiclesthatare
alreadyrecognized.
Examplesofunfavorableweatherorlightcondij tions:
'xWetconditions.'xSnowfall.'xSlush.'xFog.'xGlare.
Driveattentively,andreacttothecurrenttrafficsituation.Ifnecessary,interveneactively,forinj
stancebybraking,steeringorevading.
Enginepower
Thedesiredspeedisalsomaintaineddownhill,
butmaynotbemaintainedonuphillgradesifenj ginepowerisinsufficient.
Malfunction
Thesystemmaybeimpairedwhenthedetection
rangeoftheradarsensorispartiallycovered
suchasbythelicenseplateholder.
ACheckControlmessageisdisplayedifthesysj
temfails.
Thesystemmaynotbefullyfunctionalinthefolj lowingsituations:
'xWhenanobjectwasnotcorrectlydetected.'xInheavyfog,rain,sprayedwaterorsnowfall.'xIntightcurves.'xIfthefieldofviewofthecameraorthewindj shieldisdirtyorcovered.'xWhendrivingtowardbrightlights.'xUpto20secondsafterdrive-readystateisswitchedonviatheStart/Stopbutton.'xDuringcalibrationofthecameraimmediately
aftervehicledelivery.Cruisecontrol
Concept
Usingthissystem,adesiredspeedcanbeadj
justedusingthebuttonsonthesteeringwheel. Thesystemmaintainsthedesiredspeed.The
systemacceleratesandbrakesautomaticallyas
needed.
Generalinformation
Dependingonthesettings,thecruisecontrol
settingsmanychangeundercertainconditions.
Safetyinformation
WBSning
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe
driversspersonaljudgmentinassessingthe
trafficconditions.Basedonthelimitsofthe
system,itcannotindependentlyreacttoalltrafj
ficsituations.Thereisariskofaccident.Adjust
drivingstyletotrafficconditions.Watchtraffic
closelyandactivelyintervenewhereapproprij
ate.
WBSning
Theuseofthesystemcanleadtoanincreased riskofaccidentsinthefollowingsituations,
forinstance:
'xOnwindingroads.'xInheavytraffic.'xOnslipperyroads,infog,snow,orwet conditions,oronalooseroadsurface.
Theremaybeariskofaccidentorriskofdamj agetoproperty.Onlyusethesystemifdriving
atconstantspeedispossible.
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