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'xDuringthecameracalibrationprocessimmejdiatelyaftervehicledelivery.'xWhenthereissustainedglareeffectduetooncominglight,forexamplethesunislowinthesky.'xInthedark.
LaneDepartureWarning
Principle
TheLaneDepartureWarningissuesawarningif
thevehicleleavesitslaneonaroadwithlane
markings.
General
Dependingonthecountryspecifications,the
systemissuesawarningatspeedsbetween 55km/h,35mphand70km/h,45mph.
Whenswitchingonthesystembelowthisspeed,amessageisdisplayedintheinstrumentcluster.
Warningsareissuedbymeansofasteering
wheelvibration.Thetimingofthiswarningmay
varydependingonthecurrentdrivingsituation.
Thesystemdoesnotissueawarningifthedriver indicatesbeforeleavingthedrivingpath.
Safetynotes
WARNING
Thesystemdoesnotrelieveyouofyourperj
sonalresponsibilitytoassessthecourseofthe roadandtrafficsituation.Thereisadangerofaccidents.Adaptyourdrivingstyletothetrafficconditions.Observethetrafficsituationandinjterveneactivelyifthesituationwarrantsit.In
theeventofawarning,donotmovethesteerj
ingwheelwithunnecessaryforce.
WARNING
Displaysandwarningsdonotrelieveyouof
personalresponsibility.Systemlimitationscan
meanthatwarningsorsystemresponsesare
notissuedorareissuedtoolate,incorrectly,or withoutjustification.Thereisadangerofaccij
dents.Adaptyourdrivingstyletothetraffic
conditions.Observethetrafficsituationandinj terveneactivelyifthesituationwarrantsit.
Overview
Buttoninthevehicle
LaneDepartureWarning
Camera
Thecameraislocatedonthefrontsideofthe rearviewmirror.
Keepthewindscreencleanandclearinthearea
infrontoftherearviewmirror.
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Switchingon/offPressthebutton.'xOn:theLEDisilluminated.'xOff:theLEDisextinguished.
Thesettingissavedforthecurrentlyuseddriverprofile.
Displayintheinstrumentcluster
'xLines:thesystemisactivated.'xArrows:atleastonelaneboundary
linehasbeendetectedandwarnings
canbeissued.
Outputofthewarning
Whenleavingthelane Ifthevehicleleavesthelaneandalanemarking
isdetected,thesteeringwheelvibrates.
Iftheturnindicatorisswitchedonbeforechangj
inglanes,nowarningisissued.
Cancellationofthewarning
Thewarningisinterruptedinthefollowingsituaj
tions:
'xAutomaticallyafterapproximately3seconds.'xOnreturningtothecorrectlane.'xIfthevehicleisbrakingheavily.'xOnindicating.
Systemlimits
Safetynote
WARNING
Thesystemmaynotrespondatall,ormayrej
spondtoolate,incorrectly,orwithoutjustificaj tionduetolimitsofthesystem.Thereisadanj
gerofaccidentsordamagetoproperty.
Observetheinformationonthesystemlimits
andinterveneactivelyifnecessary.
Functionallimitations Thesystemmayhavelimitedfunctionalityinthefollowingsituations,forexample:'xInthickfog,wetconditionsorsnow.'xWithmissing,worn,poorlyvisible,merging/
separatingorambiguousboundarylines,for
exampleinareaswherethereareroadworks.'xIfboundarylinesarecoveredbysnow,ice,
dirtorwater.'xOnsharpbendsornarrowroads.'xIftheboundarylinesarenotwhite.'xIfboundarylinesareobscured.'xIfthevehicleismovingtooclosetothevehij
cleahead.'xWithbrightoncominglight.'xWhenthewindscreeninfrontoftherearview
mirroriscoveredwithcondensation,dirt, stickers,labels,etc.'xDuringthecameracalibrationprocessimmejdiatelyaftervehicledelivery.
LaneChangeWarning
Principle
TheLaneChangeWarningdetectsvehiclesin theblindspot,orifvehiclesareapproachingfrom
behindintheadjacentlane.Awarningisissued invariousgradationsinthesesituations.
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General
Tworadarsensorsintherearbumpermonitortheareabehindandbesidethevehicleasofapjproximately20km/h,approximately12mph.
Dependingontheequipmentinstalled,theradar
sensorsareactivefromapproximately50km/h, 30mph.
Thesystemindicateswhenvehiclesareinthe
blindspot,arrow1,orareapproachingfromthe
rearinanadjacentlane,arrow2.
Thelightintheexteriormirrorhousingillumij
natesatadimmedlevel.
Beforechanginglaneswiththeturnindicator
switchedon,thesystemissuesawarninginthe
abovesituations.
Thelightintheexteriormirrorhousingflashes andthesteeringwheelvibrates.
Safetynotes
WARNING
Thesystemdoesnotrelieveyouofyourperj
sonalresponsibilitytoassessthevisibilityconj
ditionsandtrafficsituationcorrectly.Thereisa
dangerofaccidents.Adaptyourdrivingstyleto
thetrafficconditions.Observethetrafficsituaj
tionandinterveneactivelyifthesituationwarj
rantsit.
WARNING
Displaysandwarningsdonotrelieveyouof
personalresponsibility.Systemlimitationscan meanthatwarningsorsystemresponsesare
notissuedorareissuedtoolate,incorrectly,or withoutjustification.Thereisadangerofaccijdents.Adaptyourdrivingstyletothetrafficconditions.Observethetrafficsituationandinjterveneactivelyifthesituationwarrantsit.
Overview
Buttoninthevehicle
LaneChangeWarning
Radarsensors
Theradarsensorsarelocatedintherear bumper.
Switchingon/off Pressthebutton.
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'xOn:theLEDisilluminated.'xOff:theLEDisextinguished.
Thesettingissavedforthecurrentlyuseddriverprofile.
Display Lightintheexteriormirrorhousing
Advancewarning
Thedimmedlightintheexteriormirrorhousing indicateswhenvehiclesareintheblindspotor
areapproachingfromtherear.
Acutewarning Iftheturnindicatorisswitchedonwhileavehicle
isinthecriticalarea,thesteeringwheelvibrates
brieflyandthelightintheexteriormirrorhousing
flashesbrightly.
Thewarningisterminatedwhentheturnsignalis cancelledortheothervehiclehasleftthecritical
area.
Briefflash
Abriefflashofthelightwhenunlockingthevehij cleisusedasaself-testofthesystem.
Systemlimits
Safetynote
WARNING
Thesystemmaynotrespondatall,ormayrej
spondtoolate,incorrectly,orwithoutjustificaj tionduetolimitsofthesystem.Thereisadanj
gerofaccidentsordamagetoproperty. Observetheinformationonthesystemlimits
andinterveneactivelyifnecessary.
Functionallimitations
Thesystemmayhavelimitedfunctionalityinthefollowingsituations:
'xIfthespeedoftheapproachingvehicleissigjnificantlyhigherthanownspeed.'xInthickfog,wetconditionsorsnow.'xOnsharpbendsornarrowroads.'xIfthebumperisdirty,icedoverorcovered,forexamplebystickers.'xWhenaprojectingloadisbeingtransported.
ACheckControlmessageisdisplayedinthe
eventoflimitedfunctionality.
Manualspeedlimiter
Principle
Thesystemenablesspeedsfromavalueof 30km/h/20mphandabovetobesetasaspeed limit.Belowthesetspeedlimit,thevehiclecanbedrivenwithoutrestriction.
Exceedingthespeedlimit
Inparticularsituationsthespeedlimitcanbedej
liberatelyexceededbyacceleratingstrongly.
Thesystemgivesawarningifthetravelling
speedexceedsthesetspeedlimit.
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NobrakeinterventionIfthesetspeedlimithasbeenreachedoruninj
tentionallyexceeded,forexamplewhendriving
downhill,thereisnoactivebrakeintervention.
Ifyousetaspeedlimitduringthejourneywhich
isbelowthecurrentspeed,thevehiclerollsuntil
thedrivingspeeddropsbelowthespeedlimit.
Overview ButtonsonthesteeringwheelButtonFunctionSwitchingthesystemon/off,see
page 165.Rockerswitch:
Changingthespeedlimit,see
page 165.
Operation
Switchingon Pressthebuttononthesteeringwheel.
Thecurrentspeedisadoptedasthespeedlimit. Whenswitchingonwhenatastandstillordrivingatlowspeed,30km/h/20mphissetasthe
speedlimit.
Thestatusdisplayisshownand,dependingon theinstrumentcluster,amarkinginthespeedj ometerissettothecorrespondingspeed.
WhenactivatingthespeedlimititispossiblethatDynamicStabilityControl,DSCisactivated.
Switchingoff Pressthebuttononthesteeringwheel.
Thesystemswitchesoffautomaticallyinthe followingsituations,forexample:
'xWhenengagingreversegear.'xWhenswitchingtheengineoff.'xWhenswitchingonCruiseControl.
Thedisplaysturnoff.
Changespeedlimit
Presstherockerswitchrepeatedlyupwardsor
downwardsuntilthedesiredspeedlimitisset.
'xEverytimetherockerswitchispressedtothe resistancepoint,thespeedlimitisincreasedordecreasedby1km/h,1mph.'xEachtimetherockerswitchispressedbejyondtheresistancepoint,thespeedlimitis
increasedordecreasedtothenextmultipleof
10km/h/5mphonthespeedometerdisplay.
Ifyousetaspeedlimitwhiledrivingwhichisbej
lowthecurrentspeed,thevehiclecoastsdown
tothesetspeedlimit.
Exceedingthespeedlimit
Youcanintentionallyexceedthespeedlimit. Thereisnoacousticwarninginsuchacase.
Toexceedthesetspeedlimitintentionally,fullydepresstheacceleratorpedal.
Thelimitautomaticallybecomesactiveagainas
soonasthecurrentspeedfallsbelowtheset speedlimit.
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Warningwhenthespeedlimitis
exceeded
Visualwarning Theindicatorlampintheinstrumentclusterflashesifthesetspeedlimitisexj
ceededforaslongasyouexceedtheset
speedlimit.
Acousticwarning'xIfyouunintentionallyexceedthesetspeed
limit,youwillhearanacousticwarningafter
approximately5seconds.'xIfthespeedlimitisreducedtobelowthe
drivenspeedduringthejourney,thewarning soundsafterapproximately30seconds.'xIfyouintentionallyexceedthespeedlimitby
fullypressingtheacceleratorpedal,nowarnj ingisgiven.
Displaysintheinstrument
cluster
Markingofthespeedlimit Displayinthespeedometer:
'xMarkerilluminatesgreen:the
systemisactive.'xMarkdoesnotilluminate:the
systemisswitchedoff.
Indicatorlamp
'xIftheindicatorlampisilluminated:the
systemisswitchedon.'xIftheindicatorlampisflashing:set
speedlimitisexceeded.
Statusdisplay
Displayofthesetspeedlimit.
Dynamicbrakelights
Principle
Thebrakelightsflashtowarnroadusersbehind yourvehiclethatyouareperforminganemerj gencybrakingmanoeuvre.Thiscanreducethe
riskofarear-endcollision.
General
'xNormalbraking:brakelightsilluminate.'xHeavybraking:brakelightsflash.
Shortlybeforethevehiclecomestoastandstill,
thehazardwarninglightsareactivated.
Todeactivatethehazardwarninglights:
'xAccelerate.'xPressthehazardwarninglightsbutton.
ActiveProtection
Principle
Incriticaldrivingorcollisionsituations,Active
Protectionpreparesthevehicleoccupantsand
thevehicleforapotentialimminentaccident.
General
TheActiveProtectionsafetypackageconsistsof
systemsindependentofeachother:
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Attentivenessassistant
Principle
Thesystemcandetectdecreasingattentiveness ortiringofthedriveronlongmonotonousjourjneys,forexampleonmotorways.Inthissituation,
itisrecommendedthatyoutakeabreak.
Safetynote
WARNING
Thesystemdoesnotrelieveyouofyourperj
sonalresponsibilitytoassessyourphysical
conditioncorrectly.Increasinginattentionorfaj tiguemightnotbedetected,ormaynotbedejtectedingoodtime.Thereisadangerofaccij
dents.Makesurethatthedriverisrestedand
alert.Adaptyourdrivingstyletothetrafficconj ditions.
Function
Thesystemisswitchedoneverytimetheengineisstartedandcannotbeswitchedoff.
Aftercommencementofthejourney,thesystem
adaptstothedriversothatandecreaseinattenj
tionorfatiguecanbedetected.
Thisprocessconsidersthefollowingcriteria:
'xPersonaldrivingstyle,forexample,steering.'xDrivingconditions,forexample,timeofday,
durationofdrive.
Thesystemisactivefromapproxij mately70km/h,43mphandcandisplayarecj
ommendationtotakeabreak.
Recommendationtotakeabreak Ifthedriver'sattentiondropsorhe/shebecomestired,amessageisshownontheControlDisplay
withtherecommendationtotakeabreak.
Arecommendationtotakeabreakwillonlybe
displayedonceduringanuninterruptedjourney.
Afterabreak,anotherbreakrecommendation cannotbedisplayeduntilafterapproximately
45minutesattheearliest.
Systemlimits Thesystemmayhavelimitedfunctionalityinsitjuationssuchasthefollowingandanincorrect
warning,ornowarningatall,maybeoutput:'xIfthetimeissetincorrectly.'xWhenthespeedispredominantlybelowapj prox.70km/h,43mph.'xIfasportydrivingstyleisadopted,forexamj
plesharpaccelerationorfastcornering.'xInactivedrivingsituations,forexamplefrej
quentlanechanges.'xInpoorroadconditions.'xInstrongcrosswinds.
Thesystemisresetapproximately45minutes afterthevehicleisstopped,forexamplewhen
takingabreakduringalongmotorwayjourney.
PreCrash Principle
Fromspeedsof30km/h/20mph,thesystemis
abletodetectcriticaldrivingsituationswhich couldleadtoanaccident.Inthesesituations,preventiveprotectivemeasuresareimplemented
automaticallyinordertominimiserisksinthe
eventofanaccident.
Criticaldrivingsituationsare,forexample:
'xFullbraking.'xSevereundersteer.'xSevereoversteer.
Iffront-endcollisionwarningorfront-endcollij
sionwarningwithlightbrakingfunctionisfitted,
imminentcollisionswithvehiclesinfrontorstaj
tionaryvehiclescanalsobedetected,withinthe limitsofthesystem.
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Safetynote
WARNING
Thesystemdoesnotrelieveyouofyourperj
sonalresponsibility.Systemlimitationsmay meanthatcriticalsituationsarenotdetectedreliablyoringoodtime.Thereisadangerofacj
cidents.Adaptyourdrivingstyletothetraffic conditions.Observethetrafficsituationandinjterveneactivelyifthesituationwarrantsit.
Function
Aftertheseatbeltisfastened,thefrontseat
beltsareautomaticallytightenedoncewhendrivj
ingaway.
Whendrivingincriticalsituations,thefollowing
individualfunctionsbecomeactiveasrequired:
'xThefrontseatbeltsareautomaticallypre- tensioned.'xThewindowsareautomaticallyclosed.'xTheGlassRoofautomaticallycloses.
Ifthecriticaldrivingsituationpasseswithoutan
accidentoccurring,thefrontseatbelttensionis
releasedagain.Allothersystemscanberestored tothedesiredsetting.
Ifthebelttensiondoesnotloosenautomatically,
stopthevehicleandunfastentheseatbeltby
pressingtheredbuttononthebuckle.Fasten
theseatbeltagainbeforecontinuingyourjourj
ney.
PostCrash
Principle Thesystemcanautomaticallybringthevehicletoastandstillincertainaccidentsituationswithj
outtheinvolvementofthedriver.Theriskofa
furthercollisionanditsconsequencescan
therebybereduced.
Hardervehiclebraking
Incertainsituations,itmaybenecessarytobring
thevehicletoastandstillmorequickly.
Todothis,forashorttimethebrakingpressure
appliedwhensteppingonthebrakepedalmust
behigherthanthebrakingpressureachievedby
theautomaticbrakingfunction.Theautomatic
brakingprocessisinterruptedasaresult.
Cancellingautomaticbraking
Incertainsituations,itmaybenecessarytocanj
celtheautomaticbraking,suchasforanevasive
manoeuvre.
Cancelautomaticbraking:'xBydepressingthebrakepedal.'xBydepressingtheacceleratorpedal.
Atastandstill Afterthevehiclehascometoahalt,thebrakeis
releasedautomatically.
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DrivingStabilityControlSystemsVehicleequipment
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandspecialequipmentavailableforthemodelseries.Thereforeequipmentwhichisnot
installedinyourvehicle,forexampleonaccount
oftheoptionalequipmentselectedorthecounj
tryspecification,mayalsobedescribedhere.
Thisalsoappliestosafety-relevantfunctionsand
systems.Complywiththerelevantlawsandregj ulationswhenusingthecorrespondingfunctions
andsystems.
Anti-lockBrakeSystem, ABS
ABSpreventsthewheelsfromlockingwhenthe
brakesareapplied.
Steeringcontrolisretainedevenintheeventof fullbraking,therebyenhancingactiveroadsafety.
ABSisreadytooperateeachtimetheengineis started.
Brakeassist
Whenthebrakeispressedquickly,thissystem
automaticallyappliesmaximumbrakingpower
assistance.Withfullbraking,thiskeepsthebrakj ingdistanceasshortaspossible.ItalsomakesfulluseoftheadvantagesofferedbytheAnti-
lockBrakeSystemABS.
Thepressureonthebrakeshouldbemaintained
forthedurationofthefull-brakingprocess.
MDrive
Principle
Individualsettingscanbemadeintwopreset configurationsforthevehicle.
Whenstartingtheengine,asstandardaneffij
cientvehiclestatusisactive.MDriveisdeactivaj ted.
General Configurations
Theconfigurationsaresetasfollows:
'xMDrive1:relaxed,comfortabledriving.'xMDrive2:sportive,dynamicdriving.
Settingoptions
SymbolMeaningDSCDynamicStabilityControl
DSC,seepage 171,and
MDynamicModeMDM.EngineProgramsoftheMEngine
DynamicsControl,see
page 119.ChassisProgrammeoftheAdapj
tiveMsuspension,see
page 173.SteeringProgramsoftheServoj
tronic,seepage 174.TransmissionDrivelogic,seepage 118:
switchingmodesand
Drivelogicdriveprograms.Head-up
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ConfiguringMDrive
Thepresetconfigurationscanbeindividuallyset.
ViaiDrive:1.MyVehicle2.MDrive1orMDrive23.Selecteddesiredadjustmentoption.4.Selectthedesiredchannel.
Theindividualsettingsaresavedforthecurrently usedprofile.
WhenMDriveisactive,anychangestothesetj
tingareappliedimmediately.
Activating/deactivatingMDrive ActivatingPresstherelevantbuttononthesteeringwheel:
'xActivateMDrive1.'xActivateMDrive2.
IfinMDrive,DSCOFForMDMisset,amesjsageappearsintheinstrumentcluster.Thismessageisoperatedbypressingthebutton
again.
Deactivating
Presstherelevantbuttononthesteeringwheel again.
IndicatorlampsSymbolDescriptionIndicatorlampilluminates:correj
spondingMDriveisactivated.Indicatorlampflashes:MDrive
couldnotbeactivated.
Anti-blockingsystemABSor
DynamicStabilityControlDSC
controldrivestabilitydirectly.
ReactivateMDriveiftheindicaj
torstopsflashing.
MDrivesettingusingbuttons
WithMDriveactivatedindividualsettingsoutsideoftheMDrivecanalsobechanged,forexample,usingbuttonsinthecentreconsole.Thatdeactij
vatestheMDrive.
ToreactivateallthesettingsmadeontheConj
trolDisplayforMDrive,brieflypressoneofthe
followingbuttons:
'x'x
ToacceptthechangesettingsinMDrive,press
thecorrespondingbuttonforalongtime.
ResetMDrive
Individualsettingscanberesettodefaultvalues.
1.MyVehicle2.MDrive1orMDrive23.ResetM1orResetM24.OK
Tointerruptresetting:Cancel
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