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Theprogramcanbeconfiguredtoindividualpreferences.
Reducingtheenergyrecoveryofthehigh-voltj agebatteryoptimizesconsumption.Thevehicle
isoperatedmorefrequentlyinthecoastingdrivj
ingcondition.
ActivatingECOPRO PressthebuttonrepeatedlyuntilECOPROisdisplayedintheinstrumentclusj
ter.
ConfiguringECOPRO ViaiDrive:1.MyVehicle2.Vehiclesettings3.Ifnecessary,Drivingmode4.ConfigureECOPRO5.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Thesettingisstoredforthedriverprofilecurj
rentlyused.
Displays Selectedprogram
Theinstrumentclusterdisplaystheselectedproj
gram.
Drive-offassistant
Concept
Thissystemsupportsdrivingoffonuphillgrades. Theparkingbrakeisnotrequired.
Drivingoffwiththedrive-offassistant
1.Holdthevehicleinplacewiththefootbrake.2.Releasethefootbrakeanddriveoffwithout delay.
Afterthefootbrakeisreleased,thevehicleis
heldinplaceforapprox.2seconds.
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DrivingcomfortVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spej
cificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries.
Italsodescribesfeaturesthatarenotnecessarily
availableinyourvehicle,forinstance,duetothe
selectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalso
appliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsystems.
Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,the
applicablelawsandregulationsmustbeobj
served.
Cruisecontrol
Concept
Usingthissystem,adesiredspeedcanbeadj
justedusingthebuttonsonthesteeringwheel. Thesystemmaintainsthedesiredspeed.The
systemacceleratesandbrakesautomaticallyas
needed.
GeneralinformationDependingonthesettings,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.
WBSning
Thedesiredspeedcanbeincorrectlyadjusted
orcalledupbymistake.Thereisariskofaccij
dent.Adjustthedesiredspeedtothetraffic
conditions.Watchtrafficcloselyandactivelyinj
tervenewhereappropriate.
Overview
Buttonsonthesteeringwheel
ButtonFunctionCruisecontrolon/off,interrupting,rej
fertopage 153.Storespeed,refertopage 153.Resumespeed,continuecruiseconj
trol,refertopage 154.Rockerswitch:
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Switchingon/offandinterrupting
cruisecontrol
Switchingon Pressthebuttononthesteeringwheel.
Theindicatorlightintheinstrumentclusj
terlightsup.
Thecurrentspeedisadoptedasthedej siredspeedanddisplayednexttothe
symbolintheInfoDisplay.
Cruisecontrolcanbeused.
DSCDynamicStabilityControlisswitchedon,if
necessary.
Switchingoff Pressthebuttononthesteeringwheel.'xIfactive:presstwice.'xIfinterrupted:pressonce.
Thedisplaysgoout.Thestoreddesiredspeedisdeleted.
Interruptingmanually Whenactive,pressthebuttononthesteeringwheel.
Interruptingautomatically Thesystemisautomaticallyinterruptedinthe
followingsituations:
'xWhenthedriverappliesthebrakes.'xWhenselectorleverpositionDisdisengaged.'xDynamicTractionControlDTCisactivatedor
DSCDynamicStabilityControlisdeactivated.'xIfDSCDynamicStabilityControlintervenes.Settingthespeed
Maintaining/storingthespeed
Presstherockerswitchupordownoncewhile thesystemisinterrupted.
Whenthesystemisswitchedon,thecurrent
speedismaintainedandstoredasthedesired
speed.
Thestoredspeedisdisplayedintheinstrument cluster.
DSCDynamicStabilityControlisswitchedon,if
necessary.
Thespeedcanalsobestoredbypressingabutj
ton.
Pressthebutton.
Changingthespeed
Presstherockerswitchupordownrepeatedly untilthedesiredspeedisset.
Ifactive,thedisplayedspeedisstoredandthe
vehiclereachesthestoredspeedwhentheroad isclear.
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'xEachtimetherockerswitchispressedtothepointofresistance,thedesiredspeedinjcreasesordecreasesbyapprox.
1mph/1km/h.'xEachtimetherockerswitchispressedpast
thepointofresistance,thedesiredspeedinj creasesordecreasesbyamaximumof5mph/10km/h.
Themaximumspeedthatcanbesetdej
pendsonthevehicle.'xPressingtherockerswitchtotheresistance
pointandholdingitacceleratesordecelerj
atesthevehiclewithoutrequiringpressureon
theacceleratorpedal.
Aftertherockerswitchisreleased,thevehij clemaintainsitsfinalspeed.Pressingthe
switchbeyondtheresistancepointcauses
thevehicletoacceleratemorerapidly.
Continuingcruisecontrol
Generalinformation
Aninterruptedcruisecontrolcanbecontinued
bycallingupthestoredspeed.
Makesurethatthedifferencebetweencurrent
speedandstoredspeedisnottoolargebefore
callingupthestoredspeed.Otherwise,unintenj tionalbrakingoracceleratingmayoccur.
Inthefollowingcases,thestoredspeedvalueis deletedandcannotbecalledupagain:
'xWhenthesystemisswitchedoff.'xWhendrive-readystateisswitchedoff.
Callingupthestoredspeed
Pressthebuttononthesteeringwheel.
Thestoredspeedisreachedagainandmainj
tained.
Displaysintheinstrumentcluster
Indicatorlight Dependingonhowthevehicleisequipj
ped,theindicatorlightintheinstrument
clusterindicateswhetherthesystemis
switchedon.
Desiredspeedandstoredspeed Thedesiredspeedisdisplayednextto
thesymbolintheInfoDisplay.'xDisplaylightsupgreen:systemisacj
tive,thedisplayindicatesthedesired speed.'xDisplaylightsuporange:systemisinterjrupted,thedisplayindicatesthestored
speed.'xNodisplay:systemisswitchedoff.
Statusdisplay
Selecteddesiredspeed.
Ifnospeedisindicated,itispossiblethatthe
conditionsnecessaryforoperationarenotcurj rentlyfulfilled.
DisplaysintheHead-upDisplay
Somesysteminformationcanalsobedisplayed
intheHead-upDisplay.
Systemlimits
Enginepower Thedesiredspeedisalsomaintaineddownhill,butmaynotbemaintainedonuphillgradesifenj ginepowerisinsufficient.
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PDCParkDistanceControl
Concept
PDCisasupportwhenparking.Thesystemdej
tectsobjectsbehindthevehicle.Ifthevehicleis
equippedwithfrontPDC,objectsinfrontofthe
vehiclearedetectedtoo.Objectsthatyouare approachingslowlyareindicatedbysignaltonesandadisplayontheControlDisplay.
Generalinformation
Theultrasoundsensorsformeasuringthedisj
tancesarelocatedinthebumpers.
Therange,dependingonobstaclesandenvironj
mentalconditions,isapprox.6ft/2m.
Anacousticwarningisfirstgiveninthefollowing
situations:
'xBythefrontsensorsandthetworearcorner
sensorsatapprox.24in/60cmfromtheobj ject.'xBytherearmiddlesensorsatadistancetotheobjectofapprox.5ft/1.50m.'xWhenacollisionisimminent.
Safetyinformation
WBSning
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe driversspersonaljudgmentinassessingthe
trafficconditions.Basedonthelimitsofthe
system,itcannotindependentlyreacttoalltrafj
ficsituations.Thereisariskofaccident.Adjust
drivingstyletotrafficconditions.Watchtraffic closelyandactivelyintervenewhereapproprij
ate.
WBSning
DuetohighspeedswhenPDCParkDistance
Controlisactivated,thewarningcanbedej
layedduetophysicalcircumstances.Thereisa riskofinjuryorriskofdamagetoproperty.
Avoidapproachinganobjecttoofast.Avoid
drivingofffastwhilePDCParkDistanceControl
isnotyetactive.
Overview
WithfrontPDC:buttoninvehicle
Parkassistancebutton
Ultrasoundsensors UltrasoundsensorsofthePDC,forinstanceinthebumpers.
Functionalrequirements Ensurefullfunctionality:
'xDonotcoversensors,forinstancewithstickj
ers,bicycleracks.'xKeepthesensorscleanandunobstructed.
Switchingon/off
Switchingonautomatically Thesystemswitchesonautomaticallyinthefolj
lowingsituations:
'xIfselectorleverpositionRisengagedwhile
theengineisrunningorinelectricmode.
Therearviewcameraalsoswitcheson.'xIfequippedwithfrontPDC:whenobstacles
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byPDCandthespeedisslowerthanapprox.2.5mph/4km/h.
Youmayswitchautomaticactivationwhenobj
staclesaredetectedonandoff.ViaiDrive:
1.MyVehicle2.Vehiclesettings3.Parking4.AutomaticPDCactivation:dependingon thevehicleequipment.5.AutomaticPDCactivation
Thesettingisstoredforthedriverprofilecurj
rentlyused.
Ifnecessary,switchoffautomaticPDCactivation
onobstacledetection,forinstanceinvehicle
washes,toreducefalsealarms.
Automaticdeactivationduringforward
travel
Thesystemswitchesoffwhenacertaindriving
distanceorspeedisexceeded.
Switchthesystembackon,ifneeded.
WithfrontPDC:switchingon/offmanually Presstheparkassistancebutton.
'xOn:theLEDlightsup.'xOff:theLEDgoesout.
Therearviewcameraimageisdisplayediftherej
versegearisengagedwhenpressingthepark assistancebutton.
Warning Signaltones Anintermittenttoneindicateswhenthevehicleisapproachinganobject.E.g.,whenanobjectis
detectedtotheleftrearofthevehicle,asignal tonesoundsfromtheleftrearspeaker.
Theshorterthedistancetotheobject,the shortertheintervals.
Whenthedistancetoadetectedobjectinthefrontislessthanapprox.12inches/30cmandintherearlessthanapprox.20inches/50cm,a
continuoustoneissounded.
WithfrontPDC:whenobjectsaresimultaneously locatedbothinfrontofandbehindthevehicle,
analternatingcontinuoussignalissounded.
Thesignaltoneisswitchedoff,whenselector leverpositionPisengagedonvehicleswith
Steptronictransmission.
Volume TheratioofthePDCsignaltonevolumetotheentertainmentvolumecanbeadjusted.
ViaiDrive:1.MyVehicle2.iDrivesettings3.Tone4.Volumesettings5.PDC6.Setthedesiredvalue.
Thesettingisstoredforthedriverprofilecurj
rentlyused.
Visualwarning
Theapproachofthevehicletoanobjectis shownontheControlDisplay.Objectsthatare
fartherawayarealreadydisplayedontheControl
Displaybeforeasignalsounds.
AdisplayappearsassoonasParkDistanceConj
trol(PDC)isactivated.
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Therangeofthesensorsisrepresentedinthe
colorsgreen,yellowandred.
Whentheimageoftherearviewcameraisdisj
played,theswitchcanbemadetoPDC:1.MovetheControllertotheleft,ifneeded.2.Rearviewcamera
Systemlimits
Safetyinformation
WBSning
Thesystemisdesignedtooperateincertain conditionsandcircumstances.Duetocondijtionsorotherfactors,thesystemmaynotrejspond.Theremaybeariskofaccidentorriskofdamagetoproperty.Activelyinterveneas
warranted.RefertotheinformationinthisOwnj erssManualregardingthescopeofthesysj
temssoperationandlimitations.
Limitsofultrasonicmeasurement
Thedetectionofobjectswithultrasonicmeasj
urementscanrunintophysicallimits,e.g.,inthe
followingsituations:
'xForsmallchildrenandanimals.'xForpersonswithcertainclothing,forinstance coats.'xWithexternalinterferenceoftheultrasound,
forinstancefrompassingvehiclesorloud
machines.'xWhensensorsaredirty,icedover,damaged
oroutofposition.'xUndercertainweatherconditionssuchas
highrelativehumidity,wetconditions,snowj
fall,extremeheat,orstrongwind.'xWithtowbarsandtrailercouplingsofother
vehicles.'xWiththinorwedge-shapedobjects.'xWithmovingobjects.'xWithelevated,protrudingobjectssuchas ledgesorcargo.'xWithobjectswithcornersandsharpedges.'xWithobjectswithafinesurfacestructure
suchasfences.'xForobjectswithporoussurfaces.'xIfcargoprotrudes.'xLowobjectsalreadydisplayed,forinstance
curbs,canmoveintotheblindareaofthe sensorsbeforeorafteracontinuoustonesounds.
Falsewarnings
Thesystemmayissueawarningunderthefolj
lowingconditionseventhoughthereisnoobstaj clewithinthedetectionrange:
'xInheavyrain.'xWhensensorsareverydirtyorcoveredwith
ice.'xWhensensorsarecoveredinsnow.'xOnroughroadsurfaces.'xOnunevensurfaces,suchasspeedbumps.'xInlargebuildingswithrightanglesand smoothwalls,forinstanceinundergroundgaj
rages.'xInautomaticvehiclewashes.'xDuetoheavyexhaust.'xDuetootherultrasoundsources,forinstance sweepingmachines,highpressuresteam
cleanersorneonlights.
Topreventfalsealarms,switchoffautomatic
PDCactivationonobstacledetection,forinj
stanceinautomaticvehiclewashes.
Malfunction
ACheckControlmessageisdisplayed.
Redsymbolisdisplayed,andtherange
ofthesensorsisdimmedontheControl
Display.
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PDChasfailed.Havethesystemcheckedbyadealer'sservicecenteroranotherqualifiedservj
icecenterorrepairshop.
SurroundView
Concept
SurroundViewcomprisesvariouscameraassisj
tancesystemsthathelpthedriverwhenparking, maneuvering,andatcomplexexitsandintersecj
tions.
'xRearviewcamera,refertopage 158.'xTopView,refertopage 161.'xSideView,refertopage 163.
Rearviewcamera
Concept
Therearviewcameraprovidesassistancein
parkingandmaneuveringbackwards.Thearea
behindthevehicleisshownontheControlDisj
play.
Safetyinformation
WBSning
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe
driversspersonaljudgmentinassessingthe trafficconditions.Thereisariskofaccident.Adjustdrivingstyletotrafficconditions.Watch
trafficandvehiclesurroundingscloselyandacj tivelyintervenewhereappropriate.
Overview
Dependingonthevehicleequipment:
buttoninthevehicle
Parkassistancebutton
Camera
Thecameralensislocatedbetweenthelicense platelights.
Theimagequalitymaybeimpairedbydirt.If
necessary,cleanthecameralens.
Switchingon/off
Switchingonautomatically ThesystemisautomaticallyswitchedonifselecjtorleverpositionRisengagedwhentheengineisrunningorthedrive-readystateisswitchedon.
Automaticdeactivationduringforward
travel
Thesystemswitchesoffwhenacertaindriving
distanceorspeedisexceeded.
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Switchthesystembackon,ifneeded.Dependingonthevehicleequipment:
switchingon/offmanually
Presstheparkassistancebutton.'xOn:theLEDlightsup.'xOff:theLEDgoesout.
Theparkingassistancefunctionsareshownon
theControlDisplay.
SwitchingtheviewviaiDrive
Iftherearviewcameraviewisnotdisplayed, changetheviewviaiDrive:
1.MovetheControllertotheleft,ifneeded.2.Rearviewcamera
Therearviewcameraimageisdisplayed.
DisplayontheControlDisplay
Functionalrequirements
'xTherearviewcameraisswitchedon.'xThetrunklidisfullyclosed.'xKeeptherecordingrangeofthecamera
clear.Protrudingcargoorcarriersystemsand
trailersthatarenotconnectedtoatrailer
powersocketcanleadtomalfunctions.
Activatingassistancefunctions
Morethanoneassistancefunctioncanbeactive
atthesametime.
MovetheControllertotheleft,ifneeded.
'xParkingaidlines
Parkingaidlines
Lanesandturningradiuslinesareindicated.
'xObstaclemarking
Obstaclemarking
Obstaclesaremarked,dependingonthevej hicleequipment.
Pathwaylines
Pathwaylinescanbesuperimposedontheimj
ageoftherearviewcamera.
Pathwaylineshelpyoutoestimatethespacerej
quiredwhenparkingandmaneuveringonlevel
roads.
Pathwaylinesdependonthecurrentsteering angleandarecontinuouslyadjustedtothesteerjingwheelmovements.
Turningradiuslines
Turningradiuslinescanonlybesuperimposed ontherearviewcameraimagetogetherwith
pathwaylines.
Turningradiuslinesshowthecourseofthe smallestpossibleturningradiusonalevelroad.
Onlyoneturningradiuslineisdisplayedafterthe
steeringwheelisturnedpastacertainangle.
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Obstaclemarking
Ifthevehicleisequippedaccordingly,obstacles
behindthevehiclearedetectedbythePDCPark DistanceControlsensorsandtherearviewcamj
era.
Dependingonthevehicleequipment,obstacle
markingscanbefadedintotheimageofthe
rearviewcamera.
Thecoloredthresholdsoftheobstaclemarkings
matchthemarkingsofthePDCParkDistance
Control.
Parkingusingpathwayandturning
radiuslines
1.Positionthevehiclesothattheturningradius linesleadtowithinthelimitsoftheparking
space.2.Turnthesteeringwheeltothepointwhere thepathwaylinecoversthecorresponding
turningradiusline.
Displaysettings
Brightness
Withtherearviewcameraswitchedon:
1.MovetheControllertotheleft,ifneeded.2.Selectthesymbol.3.TurntheControlleruntilthedesiredsettingis reached,andpresstheController.
Contrast
Withtherearviewcameraswitchedon:
1.MovetheControllertotheleft,ifneeded.2.Selectthesymbol.3.TurntheControlleruntilthedesiredsettingisreached,andpresstheController.
Systemlimits
Detectionofobjects Verylowobstaclesaswellashigh,protruding
objectssuchasledgesmaynotbedetectedby
thesystem.
Dependingonthevehicleequipment,someasj
sistancefunctionsalsoconsiderdatafromthe
PDCParkDistanceControl.
FollowthenotesinthePDCParkDistanceConj trolchapter.
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