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'xDaytimepedestriancollisionmitigation,refertopage 144.
Safetyinformation
WBSning
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe driversspersonaljudgmentinassessingvisibilityandtrafficsituation.Thereisariskofaccident.
Adjustdrivingstyletotrafficconditions.Watch
trafficcloselyandactivelyintervenewhereapj propriate.
WBSning
Indicatorsandwarningscannotserveasasubj
stituteforthedriversspersonaljudgment.Due
toitslimits,thesystemmaynotissuewarnings
orreactions,orthesemaybeissuedlateorina
mannerthatisnotconsistentwiththeirnormal
use.Thereisariskofaccident.Adjustdriving
styletotrafficconditions.Watchtrafficclosely
andactivelyintervenewhereappropriate.
Overview
Buttoninthevehicle
IntelligentSafetybutton
Switchingon/off
SomeIntelligentSafetysystemsareautomatij callyactiveaftereverydeparture.SomeIntellij
gentSafetysystemsactivateaccordingtothe
lastsetting.
Pressbuttonbriefly:'xThemenufortheIntelligentSafety
systemisdisplayed.Thesystems
areindividuallyswitchedoffaccordj ingtotheirrespectivesettings.'xLEDlightsuporangeorgoesoutrespective
totheirindividualsettings.
Adjustthesettingsasneeded.Individualsettings
arestoredfortheprofilecurrentlyused.
Pressbuttonagain:
'xAllIntelligentSafetysystemsare
switchedon.'xTheLEDlightsupgreen.
Holddownbutton:
'xAllIntelligentSafetysystemsare
switchedoff.'xTheLEDgoesout.
Approachcontrolwarningwith
Citylightbrakingfunction
Concept
Thesystemmaypreventsomeaccidents.Inthe
eventofanaccident,thesystemmayreduceimj
pactspeed.
Thesystemsoundsawarningbeforeanimmij
nentcollisionandactivatesbrakesindependj
ently,ifneeded.
TheBrakeAssistantfunctionactivatesandapj
pliesthebrakeswithlimitedforceandduration.
Acameraintheareaoftheinteriormirrorconj
trolsthesystem.
Theapproachcontrolwarningisavailableevenif
cruisecontrolhasbeendeactivated.
Withthevehicleapproachinganothervehicleinj
tentionally,theapproachcontrolwarningand
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brakingaredelayedinordertoavoidfalsesysjtemreactions.
Generalinformation Thesystemwarnsattwolevelsofanimminent
dangerofcollisionatspeedsfromapprox.
3mph/5km/h.Thetimingofwarningsmayvary withthecurrentdrivingsituation.
Brakingisperformedatspeedsuptoapproxij mately35mph/60km/h.
Detectionrange
Objectsthatthesystemcandetectaretaken
intoaccount.
Safetyinformation
WBSning
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe
driversspersonaljudgmentinassessingvisibility andtrafficsituation.Thereisariskofaccident.Adjustdrivingstyletotrafficconditions.Watch
trafficcloselyandactivelyintervenewhereapj propriate.
WBSning
Indicatorsandwarningscannotserveasasubj
stituteforthedriversspersonaljudgment.Due toitslimits,thesystemmaynotissuewarnings
orreactions,orthesemaybeissuedlateorina mannerthatisnotconsistentwiththeirnormal
use.Thereisariskofaccident.Adjustdriving
styletotrafficconditions.Watchtrafficclosely
andactivelyintervenewhereappropriate.
Overview
Buttoninthevehicle
IntelligentSafetybutton
Camera
Thecameraisinstalledneartheinteriormirror.
Keepthewindshieldinfrontoftheinteriormirror cleanandclear.
Switchingon/off
Switchingonautomatically
Thesystemisautomaticallyactiveafterevery
drivingoff.
Switchingon/offmanually Pressbuttonbriefly:
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'xThemenufortheIntelligentSafetysystemisdisplayed.Thesystemsareindividually
switchedoffaccordingtotheirrespective
settings.'xLEDlightsuporangeorgoesoutrespective
totheirindividualsettings.
Adjustthesettingsasneeded.Theindividual settingsarestoredforthedriverprofilecurrentlyinuse.
Pressbuttonagain:
'xAllIntelligentSafetysystemsare
switchedon.'xTheLEDlightsupgreen.
Holddownbutton:
'xAllIntelligentSafetysystemsare
switchedoff.'xTheLEDgoesout.
Settingthewarningtime
Thewarningtimecanbeset.
ViaiDrive:
1.MyVehicle2.Vehiclesettings3.IntelligentSafety4.Warningtime5.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Theselectedtimeisstoredforthedriverprofile
currentlyused.
Warningwithbrakingfunction
Display Awarningsymbolappearsintheinstrument
clusterandintheHead-upDisplayifacollision
withadetectedvehicleisimminent.
SymbolMeasureSymbollightsupred:prewarning.
Brakeandincreasedistance.Symbolflashesredandanacoustic
signalsounds:acutewarning.
Brakeandmakeanevasivemaneuver,
ifnecessary.
Prewarning
Thiswarningisprovided,forinstancewhenthereisimpendingdangerofacollisionorthedistancetothevehicleaheadistoosmall.
Ifaprewarningisprovided,respondbybraking aswarranted.
Acutewarningwithbrakingfunction Anacutewarningisdisplayedwhenthereisan
imminentdangerofcollisionduetothevehicle
approachinganotherobjectatahighspeed.
Thedrivermustinterveneactivelywhenthereis
anacutewarning.Ifnecessary,thedriverisasj sistedbyaminorautomaticbrakingintervention
inapossibleriskofcollision.
Acutewarningsmaybeprovidedevenwhen
therehasbeennopriorwarning.
Brakingintervention Thewarningpromptsthedrivertointervene.
Duringawarning,themaximumbrakingforceis
used.Thisrequiresthebrakepedaltobedej pressedsufficientlyquicklyandforcefully.Ifthere
isariskofcollision,thesystemmayassistwith braking.Whenthevehicleistravelingatalow
speed,thevehiclemaycometoacompletestop.
Thebrakinginterventionoccursonlyifvehicle
stabilityhasnotbeenrestricted,forinstanceby
deactivatingtheDSCDynamicStabilityControl.
Thebrakinginterventioncanbeinterruptedby
steppingontheacceleratorpedalorbyactively movingthesteeringwheel.
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Thesystemssabilitytodetectobjectsmaybe
limitedinsomecircumstances.Refertotheinj
formationinthisOwnerssManualregardingthe
limitationsofthesystemandactivelyintervene aswarranted.
Systemlimits
Safetyinformation
WBSning
Thesystemisdesignedtooperateincertain conditionsandcircumstances.Duetocondij tionsorotherfactors,thesystemmaynotrejspond.Theremaybeariskofaccidentorriskofdamagetoproperty.Activelyinterveneas
warranted.RefertotheinformationinthisOwnj erssManualregardingthescopeofthesysj
temssoperationandlimitations.
Detectionrange
Thesystem'sdetectionpotentialislimited.
Thus,asystemreactionmightnotcomeor mightcomelate.
Thefollowingsituationsmaynotbedetected,for example:
'xSlowmovingvehicleswhenyouapproach themathighspeed.'xVehiclesthatsuddenlyswerveinfrontofyou,
orsharplydeceleratingvehicles.'xVehicleswithanunusualrearappearance.'xTwo-wheeledvehiclesaheadofyou.
Functionallimitations
Thesystemmaynotbefullyfunctionalinthefoljlowingsituations:
'xInheavyfog,wetconditions,orsnowfall.'xIntightcurves.'xIfthedrivingstabilitycontrolsystemsaredejactivated,forinstanceDSCOFF.'xIfthefieldofviewofthecamerainthemirrorisdirtyorobscured.'xUpto10secondsafterdrive-readystateisestablished.'xDuringcalibrationofthecameraimmediately
aftervehicledelivery.'xIfthereareconstantblindingeffectsbecause
ofoncominglight,forinstancefromthesun lowinthesky.
Warningsensitivity
Themoresensitivethewarningsettingsare,for
examplethewarningtime,themorewarningsare
displayed.Therefore,theremayalsobeanexj
cessofprematureorunjustifiedwarningsandrej
actions.
Daytimepedestriancollision mitigation
Concept
Thesystemmaypreventsomeaccidentswith
pedestrians.
Whendrivingatcityspeeds,thesystemwillisj sueawarningifthereisimminentriskofacollijsionwithpedestrians,andsupportthiswithalightbrakingfunction.
Thecameraintheareaoftheinteriormirrorconj
trolsthesystem.
Generalinformation
Insufficientlybrightconditions,thesystemisj suesawarningofapossibleriskofcollisionwith
pedestriansinthespeedrangefromapprox.
6mph/10km/htoapprox.35mph/60km/h
Thesystemreactstopeoplewhoarewithinthe
detectionrangeofthesystem.
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Detectionrange
Thedetectionareainfrontofthevehicleisdivjidedintotwoareas:
'xCentralarea,arrow1,directlyinfrontofthe
vehicle.'xExpandedarea,arrows2,totherightandleft ofthecentralarea.
Acollisionisimminentifpedestriansarelocated
withinthecentralarea.Awarningisissuedabout pedestrianswhoarelocatedwithintheextended
areaonlyiftheyaremovinginthedirectionofthe centralarea.
Safetyinformation
WBSning
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe driversspersonaljudgmentinassessingvisibility andtrafficsituation.Thereisariskofaccident.Adjustdrivingstyletotrafficconditions.Watch
trafficcloselyandactivelyintervenewhereapj propriate.
WBSning
Indicatorsandwarningscannotserveasasubj
stituteforthedriversspersonaljudgment.Due toitslimits,thesystemmaynotissuewarnings
orreactions,orthesemaybeissuedlateorina mannerthatisnotconsistentwiththeirnormal
use.Thereisariskofaccident.Adjustdriving
styletotrafficconditions.Watchtrafficclosely
andactivelyintervenewhereappropriate.
Overview
Buttoninthevehicle
IntelligentSafetybutton
Camera
Thecameraisinstalledneartheinteriormirror.
Keepthewindshieldinfrontoftheinteriormirror cleanandclear.
Switchingon/off
Switchingonautomatically
Thesystemisautomaticallyactiveafterevery
drivingoff.
Switchingon/offmanually Pressbuttonbriefly:
'xThemenufortheIntelligentSafety
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'xLEDlightsuporangeorgoesoutrespective
totheirindividualsettings.
Adjustthesettingsasneeded.Theindividual settingsarestoredforthedriverprofilecurrentlyinuse.
Pressbuttonagain:
'xAllIntelligentSafetysystemsare
switchedon.'xTheLEDlightsupgreen.
Holddownbutton:
'xAllIntelligentSafetysystemsare
switchedoff.'xTheLEDgoesout.
Warningwithbrakingfunction
Display Ifacollisionwithadetectedpersonisimminent,awarningsymbolappearsontheinstrumentclusterandintheHead-upDisplay.
Theredsymbolisdisplayedandasignal
sounds.
Interveneimmediatelybybrakingormakean
evasivemaneuver.
Brakingintervention Thewarningpromptsthedrivertointervene.
Duringawarning,themaximumbrakingforceis used.Thisrequiresthebrakepedaltobedejpressedsufficientlyquicklyandforcefully.Ifthereisariskofcollision,thesystemmayassistwithbraking.Whenthevehicleistravelingatalow
speed,thevehiclemaycometoacompletestop.
Thebrakinginterventionoccursonlyifvehicle
stabilityhasnotbeenrestricted,forinstanceby deactivatingtheDSCDynamicStabilityControl.
Thebrakinginterventioncanbeinterruptedby steppingontheacceleratorpedalorbyactivelymovingthesteeringwheel.
Thesystemssabilitytodetectobjectsmaybe
limitedinsomecircumstances.Refertotheinj
formationinthisOwnerssManualregardingthe
limitationsofthesystemandactivelyintervene aswarranted.
Systemlimits
Safetyinformation
WBSning
Thesystemisdesignedtooperateincertain conditionsandcircumstances.Duetocondij tionsorotherfactors,thesystemmaynotrejspond.Theremaybeariskofaccidentorriskofdamagetoproperty.Activelyinterveneas
warranted.RefertotheinformationinthisOwnj erssManualregardingthescopeofthesysj
temssoperationandlimitations.
Detectionrange
Thedetectionpotentialofthecameraislimited.
Thus,awarningmightnotbeissuedorbeisj suedlate.
Thefollowingsituationsmaynotbedetected,for example:
'xPartiallycoveredpedestrians.'xPedestriansthatarenotdetectedassuchbej
causeoftheviewingangleorcontour.'xPedestriansoutsideofthedetectionrange.'xPedestrianshavingabodysizelessthan 32in/80cm.
Functionallimitations
Thesystemmaynotbefullyfunctionalormay
notbeavailableinthefollowingsituations:
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'xIfthefieldofviewofthecameraorthewindjshieldisdirtyorcovered.'xUpto10secondsafterdrive-readystateisestablished.'xDuringcalibrationofthecameraimmediately
aftervehicledelivery.'xIfthereareconstantblindingeffectsbecause
ofoncominglight,forinstancefromthesun lowinthesky.'xWhenitisdarkoutside.
Brakeforcedisplay
Concept
Additionalbrakelightsindicateemergencybrakj
ingtothetrafficbehind.Thiscanreducetherisk
ofarear-endcollision.
Generalinformation
'xDuringnormalbrakeapplication,thetop
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DrivingstabilitycontrolsystemsVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spej
cificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries.
Italsodescribesfeaturesthatarenotnecessarily
availableinyourvehicle,forinstance,duetothe
selectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalso
appliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsystems.
Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,the
applicablelawsandregulationsmustbeobj
served.
Anti-lockBrakingSystemABS
ABSpreventslockingofthewheelsduringbrakj
ing.
Thevehiclemaintainsitssteeringpowereven
duringfullbrakeapplications,whichincreases
theactivesafety.
ABSisreadywhenvehicleisreadytodrive.
Brakeassistant
Whenyouapplythebrakesrapidly,thissystem
automaticallybooststhevehiclebrakingcapabilj
itytothefurthestpossibleextent.Itreducesthe
brakingdistancetoaminimumduringanemerj
gencystop.Thissystemutilizesallofthecapaj
bilitiesprovidedbytheAntilockBrakeSystem
ABS.
Donotreducethepressureonthebrakepedal
forthedurationoftheemergencystop.
DSCDynamicStabilityControl
Concept
Withinthephysicallimits,thesystemhelpsto keepthevehicleonasteadycoursebyreducing
enginespeedandbyapplyingbrakestotheindij vidualwheels.
Toimprovetraction,thedrivetypemaybe changed,refertopage 58.
Generalinformation
DSCdetectsthefollowingunstabledrivingconj
ditions,forinstance:'xFishtailing,whichcanleadtooversteering.'xLossoftractionofthefrontwheels,which canleadtoundersteering.
DynamicTractionControlDTC,refertopage 149,isaversionoftheDSCwhereforward
momentumisoptimized.
Safetyinformation
WBSning
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe driversspersonaljudgmentinassessingthe trafficconditions.Basedonthelimitsofthe
system,itcannotindependentlyreacttoalltrafj ficsituations.Thereisariskofaccident.Adjust
drivingstyletotrafficconditions.Watchtraffic closelyandactivelyintervenewhereapproprij
ate.
Overview
Buttoninthevehicle
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DSCOFFbutton
Indicator/warninglights Theindicatorlightflashes:DSCcontrols
thedriveandbrakingforces.
Theindicatorlightlightsup:DSChas
malfunctioned.
DeactivatingDSC:DSCOFF
Generalinformation Dependingontheoperatingstateofthehigh-
voltagesystem,thedriveofthevehicleautomatij
callyswitchesbetweenfront-wheel,rear-wheel
andfour-wheeldrive.IfDSCisdeactivated,this
mayresultinautomaticchangeofthedrivetype
forunstabledrivingsituations.
WhenDSCisdeactivated,drivingstabilityisrej
ducedduringaccelerationandwhendrivingin
curves.
Toincreasevehiclestability,activateDSCagain assoonaspossible.
DeactivatingDSC Pressandholdthisbuttonbutnotlonj
gerthanapprox.10seconds,untilthe
indicatorlightforDSCOFFlightsupintheinj strumentclusteranddisplaysDSCOFF.
DSCisswitchedoff.
ActivatingDSC Pressthebutton.DSCOFFandtheDSCOFFindicator
lightgoout.
Indicator/warninglights
WhenDSCisdeactivated,DSCOFFisdisplayed intheinstrumentcluster.Theindicatorlightlightsup:DSCisdej
activated.
Automaticactivation
WhenDSCisdeactivated,automaticactivation
occursinthefollowingsituations:'xThehigh-voltagebatteryhasaninsufficient charge.'xThevehiclehasaflattire.'xWhenactivatingcruisecontrolinTRACTIONorDSCOFFmode.
DTCDynamicTractionControl
Concept
DTCisaversionoftheDSCDynamicStability
Controlwhereforwardmomentumisoptimized.
Thesystemensuresmaximumheadwayonspej cialroadconditionsorlooseroadsurfaces,forinj
stanceunplowedsnowyroads,butwithsomej
whatlimiteddrivingstability.
WhenDTCisactivated,thevehiclehasmaxij
mumtraction.Drivingstabilityislimitedduring
accelerationandwhendrivingincurves.
Drivecarefully.
YoumayfinditusefultobrieflyactivateDTCunj derthefollowingspecialcircumstances:
'xWhendrivinginslushoronuncleared,snow- coveredroads.'xWhendrivingofffromdeepsnoworlooseground.'xWhendrivingwithsnowchains.
Deactivating/activatingDTCDynamic
TractionControl
ActivatingDTC Pressthebutton.
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TRACTIONisdisplayedintheinstrumentclusterandtheindicatorlightforDSCOFFlightsup.
DeactivatingDTC Pressthebuttonagain.
TRACTIONandtheDSCOFFindicator
lightgoout.
PerformanceControl
PerformanceControlenhancestheagilityofthevehicle.
Toincreasemaneuverability,wheelsarebraked
individuallywhenasportydrivingstyleisused.
Theresultingbrakingpowerissimultaneously
largelycompensatedbyanengineintervention.
Duetothevariabledriveconfiguration,thisinterj
ventioncanbedoneeitheronthefrontaxle,the
rearaxleoronbothaxlessimultaneously.
DrivingDynamicsControl
Concept
TheDrivingDynamicsControlhelpstofine-tune
thevehicle'ssettingsandfeatures.Variousproj
gramscanbeselectedforthispurpose.
Notice
PressingtheDrivingDynamicsControldeactij vatestheSportprogram,refertopage 107,of
thevehicle.Theselectorlevershiftsautomatij
callyfromtheSportprogramtoselectorlever positionD.UsetheDrivingDynamicsControltoselecttheCOMFORTorECOPROprograms.
Overview
Buttoninthevehicle
Operatingtheprograms
DrivingDynamicsControlProgramCOMFORT
ECOPRO
COMFORT
Concept
Forbalancedtuning.
Witheachstartingoperation,COMFORTisactij vatedusingtheStart/Stopbutton.
ActivatingCOMFORT PressthebuttonrepeatedlyuntilCOMjFORTisdisplayedintheinstrument
cluster.
ECOPRO Concept
ECOPRO,refertopage 190,providesconsisj
tenttuningtomaximizerange.
Comfortfunctionsandtheenginemanagement
areadjusted.
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