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ParkinglightPrinciple
Thevehiclecanbeilluminatedononeside.
Switchingon
Withradioreadystateswitchedoff,pushtheleverupwardsordownwardsbeyondtheresistj
ancepoint.
Switchingoff Presstheleverbackintothehomeposition.
Welcomelightsandheadlightcourtesydelay feature
Welcomelights
General Dependingontheequipmentandtheambient
brightness,individuallightfunctionsmaybe
switchedonbrieflywhenthevehicleisunlocked.
Activating/deactivating Switchposition:
,
ViaiDrive:
1.MyVehicle2.Vehiclesettings3.Lights4.Exteriorlighting5.Welcomelights
Thesettingissavedforthecurrentlyuseddriver profile.
Headlightcourtesydelayfeature
General Ifthehigh-beamheadlightsareactivatedwithradioreadystateswitchedoff,thelow-beamheadlightsremainonforacertainamountoftime.
SettingthedurationViaiDrive:
1.MyVehicle2.Vehiclesettings3.Lights4.Exteriorlighting5.Homelights6.Settheduration.
Thesettingissavedforthecurrentlyuseddriverprofile.
Automaticdrivinglightscontrol
Principle
Dependingonambientbrightness,thesystem
switchesthelow-beamheadlightsonoroffautoj matically,forexampleinatunnel,attwilightandinrainorsnow.
General
Theheadlightsmayalsocomeonwhenthesun issittinglowinabluesky.
Whenemergingfromtunnelsindaylight,thereis adelayofapproximately2minutesbeforethe
low-beamheadlightsswitchoff.
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Thelow-beamheadlightsalwaysremainon
whenthefoglightsareswitchedon.
Activating Switchposition:

Theindicatorlampintheinstrumentclusterisilj luminatedwhenthelow-beamheadlightsare
switchedon.
Systemlimits Theautomaticdrivinglightscontrolisnosubstij
tuteforusingyourownjudgementtoassessthe
lightconditions.
Thesensorsareunable,forinstance,torecogj
nisefogorhazyweather.Insuchsituations,
switchonthelightsmanuallytoavoidanysafety
risk.
Daytimedrivinglights
General
Switchposition:
,
Thedaytimedrivinglightsilluminatewhentheigj
nitionisswitchedon.
Activating/deactivating Insomecountriesdaytimedrivinglightsarecomj
pulsory,inwhichcasethedaytimedrivinglights
cannotbedeactivated.
ViaiDrive:
1.MyVehicle2.Vehiclesettings3.Lights4.Exteriorlighting5.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Thesettingissavedforthecurrentlyusedproj
file.
Adaptivelightfunctions
Principle
Adaptivelightfunctionsmakesitpossibletoilluj
minatetheroadresponsively.
General Theadaptivelightfunctionsconsistofonesysjtemormultiplesystems,dependingonthe
equipmentversion:
'xAdaptiveHeadlights,seepage 142.'xVariablelightdistribution,seepage 142.
Activating
Switchposition:

Theadaptivelightfunctionsareactivewhenthe engineisrunning.
AdaptiveHeadlights Thebeamsfromtheheadlightsfollowtheroad
aheadinresponsetothesteeringangleand
otherparameters.
Soasnottodazzleoncomingvehicles,the
AdaptiveHeadlightsdonotswiveltotheoppoj
sitesideoftheroadwhenstationary.
Variablelightdistribution
Principle
Thevariablelightdistributionenablesevenbetj terilluminationofthecarriageway.
General Thelightdistributionisautomaticallyadaptedtothespeed.
Citylight Theilluminatedareaofthelow-beamheadlights
isextendedonthesides.
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Motorwaybeampattern
Theilluminationwidthofthelow-beamheadj
lightsisexpanded.
Adaptiveheadlightbeamthrowadjustment
Theadaptiveheadlightbeamthrowadjustment
compensatesforaccelerationandbrakingmaj
noeuvrestopreventoncomingvehiclesfrombej
ingdazzledandtoensureoptimumillumination
oftheroad.
High-beamassistance
Principle
High-beamassistancedetectsotherroadusers earlyonandactivatesordeactivatesthehigh
beamdependingonthetrafficsituation.
General
High-beamassistanceensuresthatthehigh-
beamheadlightsareswitchedonwhenthetraffic situationallows.Thehigh-beamheadlightsare
notswitchedonbythesysteminthelowspeed range.
Thesystemrespondstothelightingfromonj comingtrafficandtrafficdrivingaheadofyou, andtoambientlighting,forexampleinbuilt-upareas.
Thehigh-beamheadlightscanbeswitchedon
andoffmanuallyatanytime.
Ifthevehicleisequippedwithdazzle-freehigh-
beamassistance,thehigh-beamheadlightsare notswitchedoffforoncomingvehiclesorvehijclesdrivingaheadofyou;instead,theareasof
thebeamthatwouldotherwisedazzletheonj
comingtrafficortrafficdrivingaheadaremasked off.Inthiscase,theblueindicatorlampcontinj
uestoilluminate.
Activating/deactivating
Switchposition,dependingontheequipment:
,
Pressthebuttonontheturnindicatorlever.
Theindicatorlampintheinstrument
clusterisilluminatedwhenthelow-beam headlightsareswitchedon.
Thesystemwillswitchautomaticallybetween
low-beamandhigh-beamheadlights.
Theblueindicatorlampintheinstrument
clusterilluminatesifthehighbeamis
switchedonbythesystem.
High-beamassistanceisdeactivatedbyswitchj
ingthehighbeamsonandoffmanually,see
page 110.
Toreactivatehigh-beamassistance,pressthe
buttonontheturnindicatorlever.
Systemlimits High-beamassistancecannotreplacethedrivj
er'sownjudgementastowhentousethehigh-
beamheadlights.Thereforeactivatethedipped
headlightsmanuallyifthesituationrequiresit.
Inthefollowingsituations,thesystemwillnotopj
erateoritsoperationwillbeimpairedandyour
interventionmayberequired:
'xInextremelyunfavourableweatherconditions
suchasfogorheavyprecipitation.'xWhendetectingpoorly-litroaduserssuchas
pedestrians,cyclistsorhorsebackridersor
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theroad,orwhenanimalsarecrossingtheroad.'xOnnarrowbends,onsteephilltopsorindej
pressions,whenthereiscrossingtrafficorif
theviewofoncomingvehiclesonamotorway isobstructed.'xInpoorly-littownsandwheretherearehigh
reflectivesigns.'xWhenthewindscreeninfrontoftherearview
mirroriscoveredwithcondensation,dirt, stickers,labels,etc.
Foglights
Rearfoglights
Operatingrequirements
Beforetherearfoglightsareswitchedon,the low-beamheadlightsmustbeswitchedon.
Switchingon/off Pressthebutton.
Theyellowindicatorlampilluminatesif
therearfoglightsareswitchedon.
Ifautomaticdrivinglightscontrol,seepage 141,
hasbeenactivated,thelow-beamheadlights
switchonautomaticallywhentherearfoglights
areswitchedon.
Left-hand/right-handtraffic
General
Whendrivingincountrieswherevehiclesdrive
ontheoppositesideoftheroadtoyourvehicle's countryofregistration,youwillneedtoprevent
yourheadlightsfromdazzlingoncomingvehicles.
LEDheadlights Lightdistributionoftheheadlightspreventsthedipped-beamheadlightsfromdazzlingotherroad
usersevenwhendrivinginacountrywherevehij
clesdriveontheothersideoftheroadtoyour vehicle'scountryofregistration.
AdaptiveHeadlights
Whendrivingincountrieswhichdriveonthe
othersideoftheroadtoyourvehicle'scountryof
registration,donotdrivewiththeswitchinposij tion
.Otherwise,thevariablelightdistribuj
tionmayresultinablindingeffect.
Instrumentlighting
OperatingrequirementsThebrightnesscanonlybeadjustedwhenthe
sidelightsorthelow-beamheadlightsare switchedon.
Toadjust Thebrightnesscanbesetusing
theknurledwheel.
Interiorlight
General Dependingonequipment,theinteriorlight,thefootwelllights,doorentrylightingandthecourjtesylightingarecontrolledautomatically.
Thebrightnessofsomeequipmentiscontrolled bytheknurledwheelfortheinstrumentlighting.
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Overview1Interiorlight2Readinglights
Switchingtheinteriorlighton/offPressthebutton.
Toswitchoffpermanently:pressandholdthe
buttonforapproximately3seconds.
Switchingthereadinglights
on/off
Pressthebutton.
Dependingontheequipmentversion,thereare
readinglightslocatedatthefrontandintherear besidetheinteriorlight.
Ambientlighting General
Dependingontheequipment,thelightingfor
someoftheinteriorlightscanbeset.
Selectingthecolourscheme ViaiDrive:
1.MyVehicle2.Vehiclesettings3.Lights4.Interiorlighting5.Ambientlight6.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Toadjustthebrightness
Dependingonequipment,thebrightnessofthe
ambientlightcanbesetusingtheknurledwheel fortheinstrumentlightingorontheControlDisj
play.
ViaiDrive:
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SafetyVehicleequipment
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandspecialequipmentavailableforthemodelseries.Thereforeequipmentwhichisnot
installedinyourvehicle,forexampleonaccount
oftheoptionalequipmentselectedorthecounj
tryspecification,mayalsobedescribedhere.
Thisalsoappliestosafety-relevantfunctionsand
systems.Complywiththerelevantlawsandregj ulationswhenusingthecorrespondingfunctions
andsystems.
Airbags
1Frontairbag,driver2Frontairbag,frontpassenger3Headairbag4SideairbagFrontairbags
Frontairbagsprotectthedriverandfrontpasj
sengerintheeventofahead-oncollisionwhere theprotectionoftheseatbeltsalonewouldnolongerbesufficient.Sideairbag
Inaside-oncrash,thesideairbagsupportsthe bodyatthesideinthechestandpelvicarea.
Headairbag
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ProtectiveeffectAirbagsarenotactivatedineverycollision,forexj
ampleinminoraccidentsandrear-endcollisions.
Notesonachievingoptimumairbag
effectiveness
WARNING
Iftheseatpositioniswrongorthedeployment
areaoftheairbagisrestricted,theairbagsysj
temcannotprovidetheintendedprotection,or maycauseadditionalinjurieswhenitdeploys.Thereisadangerofinjuryorevendeath.Objservethefollowingtoachieveoptimumprotecjtiveeffect.
'xKeepyourdistancefromtheairbags.'xAlwaysgripthesteeringwheelonthesteerjingwheelrim.Placeyourhandsinthe
3o'clockand9o'clockpositionstominimise
theriskofinjurytohandsorarmswhenthe
airbagdeploys.'xMakesurethatvehicleoccupantskeeptheir headawayfromthesideairbag.'xMakesurethatthefront-seatpassengerissittingcorrectly,inotherwordswithfeetor
legsinthefootwell,notrestingthemonthe
dashboard.'xDonotpositionanyotherpersons,animalsor
objectsbetweentheairbagsandpersons.'xKeepthedashboardandwindscreeninthe areaofthepassenger'ssidefree,forexampledonotattachadhesivefoilorcoversanddonotfitbracketsfornavigationdevicesormoj
biletelephones.'xDonotattachanythingtotheairbagcovers
withadhesive;nevercoverthemormodify theminanyway.'xDonotusethefrontairbagcoveronthefront
passenger'ssideasatray.'xCovers,seatcovers,cushionsorotherobj
jectsnotspecificallysuitableforseatswithinjtegralsideairbagsmustnotbefittedtothe frontseats.'xDonothangitemsofclothingsuchascoats
orjacketsoverthebackrests.'xDonotmodifyindividualcomponentsofthe
systemoritswiringinanyway.Thisalsoapj pliestothecoversofthesteeringwheel,thedashboardandseats.'xDonotdismantletheairbagsystem.
Evenifallthesenotesarecompliedwith,dej
pendingonthecircumstancesinwhichanaccij dentoccurs,certaininjuriesasaresultofcontactwiththeairbagcannotbeentirelyruledout.
Thenoisecausedbythedeploymentofanairj
bagmayleadtotemporaryhearinglossforvehij
cleoccupantssensitivetonoise.
Operationalreadinessofthe
airbagsystem
Safetynotes
WARNING
Individualcomponentsoftheairbagsystemcan
behotafterairbagdeployment.Thereisadanj gerofinjury.Donottouchindividualcompojnents.
WARNING
Workcarriedoutincorrectlycanleadtoafailj ure,amalfunctionoraccidentaldeploymentof theairbagsystem.Ifthereisamalfunction,theairbagsystemmightnotdeployasintendedin
anaccident,inspiteoftheaccidentbeingof
theappropriateseverity.Thereisadangerof
injuryorevendeath.Havetheairbagsystem tested,repairedorremovedanddisposedofby
aServicePartnerofthemanufactureroranj
otherqualifiedServicePartneroraspecialist
workshop.
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CorrectfunctionWhentheignitionisswitchedon,the
warninglampintheinstrumentcluster brieflyilluminatesinordertoshowthe
operationalreadinessoftheentireairbagsystem
andthebelttensioner.
Airbagsystemmalfunction'xThewarninglampdoesnotilluminateafter
theignitionisswitchedon.'xThewarninglampispermanentlyilluminated.
NotforAustralia/NewZealand:
Keyswitchforfrontpassenger
airbags
General
Thefrontandsideairbagsforthefrontpassenj
gercanbedeactivatedandreactivatedusingthe integratedkeyfromtheremotecontrol.
Deactivatingthefrontpassenger
airbags
1.Insertthekeyandpressinwardswherenecj essary.2.Whilethekeyispressedinwards,turnitto
theOFFpositionasfarasitwillgo.Oncethestoppositionhasbeenreached,removethe key.3.Makesurethatthekeyswitchisintheend
positionsothattheairbagsaredeactivated.
Thefrontpassengerairbagsaredeactivated.
Thedriver'sairbagsremainactive.
Ifachildrestraintsystemisnolongerfittedinthe frontpassengerseat,reactivatethefrontpassenj
gerairbagssothattheyaretriggeredasintended intheeventofanaccident.
Theairbagconditionisdisplayedonthefront passengerairbagindicatorlamp,seepage 149.
Activatingthefrontpassenger
airbags
1.Insertthekeyandpressinwardswherenecj essary.2.Whilethekeyispressedinwards,turnitto
theONpositionasfarasitwillgo.Oncethe
stoppositionhasbeenreached,removethe key.3.Makesurethatthekeyswitchisintheend
positionsothattheairbagsareactivated.
Thefrontpassengerairbagsarereactivatedand
candeploycorrectlyiftheneedarises.
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Indicatorlampforfrontpassenger
airbags
Theindicatorlampforthefrontpassengerairj
bagsshowstheoperatingstatusofthefrontpasj sengerairbags.
Afterswitchingontheignition,thelightillumij natesbrieflyandthenshowswhethertheairbags
areactivatedordeactivated.
'xWhenfrontpassengerairbags
aredeactivated,theindicator
lampremainsilluminated.'xWhenfrontpassengerairbags
areactivated,theindicator
lampisnotilluminated.
Activepedestrian
protection
Principle
Theactivepedestrianprotectionsystemraises thebonnetifthevehicle'sfrontendcollideswith
apedestrian.Sensorsunderneaththebumper
areusedfordetection.Thisprovidesadditional
deformationspaceunderneaththebonnetfor thesubsequentheadimpact.
Safetynotes
WARNING
Thesystemcantriggerinadvertentlyifcontact ismadewithindividualcomponentsofthe
hingesandbonnetlocks.Thereisadangerof
injuryordamagetoproperty.Donottouchindij
vidualcomponentsofthehingesandbonnet
locks.
WARNING
Changestothepedestrianprotectionsystem canleadtoafailure,amalfunctionoraccidental
triggeringofthepedestrianprotectionsystem.
Thereisadangerofinjuryorevendeath.Do
notmodifyindividualcomponentsofthepej
destrianprotectionsystemoritswiringinany
way.Donotdismantlethesystem.
WARNING
Workcarriedoutincorrectlycanleadtoafailj
ure,amalfunctionoraccidentaltriggeringofthe
system.Ifthereisamalfunction,thesystem
mightnottriggerasintendedinanaccident,in
spiteoftheaccidentbeingoftheappropriate
severity.Thereisadangerofinjuryoreven
death.Havethesystemtested,repairedorrej
movedanddisposedofbyaServicePartnerof
themanufactureroranotherqualifiedService
Partneroraspecialistworkshop.
WARNING
Ifthesystemhastriggeredorisdamaged,its
functionswillberestricted,orwillnolonger workatall.Thereisadangerofinjuryorevendeath.
Ifthesystemhastriggeredorisdamaged,have itcheckedandrenewedataServicePartnerof
themanufactureroranotherqualifiedService Partneroraspecialistworkshop.
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NOTE
Openingthebonnetwhenthepedestrianproj
tectionsystemhastriggeredcanresultindamj
agetothebonnetorthepedestrianprotection.
Thereisadangerofdamagetoproperty.Do
notopenthebonnetaftertheCheckControl messageisdisplayed.HaveacheckperformedbyaServicePartnerofthemanufactureroranj
otherqualifiedServicePartneroraspecialist
workshop.
Systemlimits
Theactivepedestrianprotectionsystemisonly
triggeredatspeedsbetweenapprox.20km/h,
approx.12mphand55km/h,approx.34mph.
Forsafetyreasons,thesystemmayalsotrigger
inrareinstanceswhereimpactwithapedestrian
cannotbeexcludedbeyondalldoubt,forexamj
ple:
'xCollisionwithaskiporaboundarypost.'xCollisionwithanimals.'xStoneimpact.'xDrivingintoasnowdrift.
Malfunction
ACheckControlmessageisshown.Thesystemhasbeentriggeredoris
faulty.
ImmediatelyhavethesystemcheckedbyaServj icePartnerofthemanufactureroranotherqualij
fiedServicePartneroraspecialistworkshop.
TyrePressureMonitorTPM
Principle
Thesystemmonitorsthetyreinflationpressure inthefourfittedtyres.Thesystemwarnsifthe
tyreinflationpressureinoneormoretyreshas
fallenconsiderably.
General
Sensorsinthetyrevalvesmeasurethetyreinflaj
tionpressureand,dependingonthemodel,the
tyretemperature.
Tooperatethesystem,alsofollowtheotherinj formationandnotesunderTyreinflationpresj sure,seepage 230.
Operatingrequirements Thefollowingrequirementsmustbemetforthe
system,otherwisereliablesignallingofalossof
tyreinflationpressureisnotensured:'xAftereverytyreorwheelchange,areset mustbecarriedoutwiththecorrecttyreinflajtionpressure.'xAresetmustbecarriedoutafterthetyreinj
flationpressurehasbeenadjustedtoanew
value.'xWheelswithTPMwheelelectronics.
Statusdisplay
Currentstatus
Thestatusofthesystem,forexamplewhether thesystemisactive,canbeshownontheConjtrolDisplay.
ViaiDrive:
1.MyVehicle2.Vehiclestatus3.TyrePressureMonitor
Thecurrentstatusisdisplayed.
Tyrestatuses GeneralThetyreandsystemstatusisdenotedbythe
wheelcolourandmessageontheControlDisj
play.
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