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'xManually'xAutomatically'xManuallyandAutomatically
Recordingduration
1.Apps2.DriveRecorder3.Settings4.Selectthedesiredsetting:'xBeforetrigger
Recordingdurationbeforeanevent.'xAftertrigger
Recordingdurationafteranevent.
Cameras
1.Apps2.DriveRecorder3.Settings4.Cameraselection5.Selectthedesiredcamera.
Intheeventofanaccident,thesystemswitches toAllcamerasautomatically.
Ifdriverassistancesystemsareactive,theircamj eraviewsareselectedautomatically.
Systemlimits Intheeventofaseriousaccident,recordings
maynotbesavedif,forexample,thedamageto
thevehicleistooextensiveorthepowersupply
wasinterrupted.
ActiveProtection
Principle
Incriticaldrivingorcollisionsituations,Active
Protectionpreparesthevehicleoccupantsand thevehicleforapotentialimminentaccident.
General
ActiveProtectionconsistsofdifferentPreCrash functionswhichmayvarydependingonthe
equipmentinstalled.
Thesystemdetectscriticaldrivingsituations whichcouldpotentiallyleadtoanaccident.Such
situationsinclude:'xFullbraking.'xSevereundersteer.'xSevereoversteer.
Certainfunctionsofsomesystemsinstalledin thevehiclecanmwithinthesystem'slimitsm causeActiveProtectiontotrigger:
'xCollisionwarningwithbrakingfunction:autoj
maticbrakeapplication.'xFront-endcollisionwarningwithlightbraking
function:brakingforceassistance.'xRearcollisionprevention:detectionofpotenj tialrearcollisions.
Safetynote
WARNING
Thesystemdoesnotrelieveyouofyourperj
sonalresponsibility.Systemlimitationsmay
meanthatcriticalsituationsarenotdetected
reliablyoringoodtime.Thereisariskofaccij
dent.Adaptyourdrivingstyletothetrafficconj
ditions.Observethetrafficsituationandinterj
veneactivelyifthesituationwarrantsit.
Function
Iffastened,thedriver'sandfrontpassenger's
seatbeltsareautomaticallytensionedwhendrivj
ingoff.
Incriticalaccidentsituations,thefollowingindij vidualfunctionsbecomeactiveasrequired:
'xAutomaticpre-tensioningofthefrontseat
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'xAutomaticclosingofthewindows,leaving
justasmallgap.'xAutomaticclosingoftheglasssunroof,inj
cludingthesunguard.'xWithcomfortseatinthefront:automaticpoj sitioningofthebackrestofthefrontpassenjgerseat.
Ifthecriticaldrivingsituationpasseswithoutan
accidentoccurring,thetensioninthefrontseat
beltsisslackenedagain.
Ifthebelttensiondoesnotslackenautomatically,
stopthevehicleandunfastentheseatbeltby
pressingtheredbuttononthebuckle.Fasten
theseatbeltagainbeforecontinuingyourjourj
ney.
Allothersystemscanberestoredtothedesired
setting.
PostCrashmiBrake
Principle
Thesystemcanautomaticallybringthevehicle toastandstillincertainaccidentsituationswithj
outtheinvolvementofthedriver.Theriskofa furthercollisionanditsconsequencescan
therebybereduced.
Atastandstill Oncethevehiclehascometoahalt,thebrakeis
releasedautomatically.
Hardervehiclebraking
Incertainsituations,itmaybenecessarytobring thevehicletoastandstillmorequicklythanispossiblewithautomaticbraking.
Todoso,brakequicklyandfirmly.Forabriefpej riod,thebrakingpressurewillbehigherthanthatachievedwiththeautomaticbrakingfunction.
Automaticbrakingisinterrupted.
Cancellingautomaticbraking
Incertainsituations,itmaybenecessarytocanj
celautomaticbraking,forexampleforanevasive manoeuvre.
Cancelautomaticbraking:'xBydepressingthebrakepedal.'xBydepressingtheacceleratorpedal.
Attentivenessassistant
General
Thesystemcandetectdecreasingattentiveness
ortheonsetoffatigueinthedriveronlongmoj
notonousjourneys,forexampleonmotorways.In suchsituations,thesystemrecommendstaking
abreak.
Safetynote
WARNING
Thesystemdoesnotrelieveyouofyourperj sonalresponsibilitytoassessyourphysical
conditioncorrectly.Increasinginattentionorfaj tiguemightnotbedetected,ormaynotbedejtectedingoodtime.Thereisariskofaccident.
Makesurethatyou,asthedriver,arerested andalert.Adaptyourdrivingstyletothetraffic
conditions.
Function
Thesystemisswitchedoneverytimedrive-
readystateisswitchedon.
Aftercommencementofthejourney,thesystem
adaptstothedriversothatanydecreaseinatj
tentionorfatiguecanbedetected.
Thisprocessconsidersthefollowingcriteria:
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'xDependingonthevehicleequipment:attenj
tivenessofthedriverthroughtheDriverAtj
tentionCamera.
Thesystemisactivefromapprox.70km/h,
43mphandcanalsodisplayarecommendation
totakeabreak.
Breakrecommendations
Adjusting
Theattentivenessassistantisautomaticallyacj
tiveeverytimedrive-readystateisswitchedon
andcanthusdisplaybreakrecommendations.
Breakrecommendationscanalsobeswitched
onoroffandadjustedviaiDrive.
1.CAR2.Settings3.Generalsettings4.AttentivenessAssistant5.Selectthedesiredsetting:'xStandard:thebreakrecommendationis
givenwithadefinedvalue.'xSensitive:thebreakrecommendationis
givenearlier.'xOff:nobreakrecommendationisgiven.
Display
Ifthedrivershowssignsofdecreasingattentivejnessoroffatigue,amessageisshownonthe
ControlDisplaywiththerecommendationtotake
abreak.
Thefollowingsettingscanbeselectedduring thedisplay.
Afterabreak,anotherbreakrecommendation cannotbedisplayeduntilafterapproximately
45minutesattheearliest.
Systemlimits Thesystemmayhavelimitedfunctionalityinsitjuationssuchasthefollowingandanincorrect
warning,ornowarningatall,maybegiven:
'xIfthetimeissetincorrectly.'xWhenthespeedispredominantlybelowapj prox.70km/h,43mph.'xIfasportydrivingstyleisadopted,forexamj
plesharpaccelerationorfastcornering.'xInactivedrivingsituations,forexamplefrej
quentlanechanges.'xInpoorroadconditions.'xInstrongcrosswinds.
Thesystemisresetapproximately45minutes afterthevehicleisstopped,forexamplewhen
takingabreakduringalongmotorwayjourney.
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DrivingStabilityControlSystemsVehicleequipment
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalequipmentavailableforthe
modelseries.Itmaythereforedescribeequipj
mentandfunctionswhicharenotinstalledin yourvehicle,forexampleonaccountofthespejcialequipmentselectedorthecountryspecificaj
tion.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relevantfuncj
tionsandsystems.Pleasecomplywiththe
relevantlawsandregulationswhenusingthe
correspondingfunctionsandsystems.
Anti-lockBrakeSystemABS
ABSpreventsthewheelsfromlockingwhenthe
brakesareapplied.
Steeringcontrolisretainedevenduringfullbrakj ing,whichenhancesactiveroadsafety.
ABSisoperationaleachtimetheengineisstarjted.
Brakeassist
Whenthebrakepedalisdepressedquickly,the systemautomaticallyappliesmaximumbrakingpower.Thiskeepsthestoppingdistanceasshortaspossibleinfullbrakingsituations.Theadvanj
tagesofferedbytheAnti-lockBrakeSystem
ABScanalsobeutilisedtothefull.
Thepressureonthebrakeshouldbemaintained
forthedurationofthefull-brakingprocess.
Adaptivebrakeassist
InconjunctionwithActiveCruiseControlACC, thissystemensuresthatthebrakesrespond
evenmorequicklywhenbrakingincriticalsituaj
tions.
Drive-offassistant
Principle
Thesystemprovidessupportwhendrivingoffon upwardgradients.
Drivingoff
1.Holdthevehicleinplacewiththefootbrake.2.Releasethefootbrakeanddriveoffwithoutdelay.
Afterthefootbrakeisreleased,thevehicleis
heldinplaceforapproximately2seconds.
Dependingonthevehicle'sload,thevehiclemay rollbackwardsalittle.
Mmenu
Principle
TheM1andM2buttonsonthesteeringwheel canbeusedtostoreindividualsettingsforthe
vehicleandcallthemupagainwhenrequired.
General Thebuttonsaresetintheconfigurationthatis
appropriateforthevehicleandcanbeindividually
adjusted.
Ifdrive-readystateisswitchedonafterthevehij
clehasbeeninreststate,anefficientvehicle
stateisactivebydefault.Configurationviathe buttonsisdeactivated.
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Safetynote
WARNING
Dependingonthesettings,DSCmayonlybe
availabletoalimitedextentornotatallwhen
theM1orM2buttonisactivated.Thereisa
riskofaccidentormaterialdamage.Observe
thesettingsforDSCiniDriveandreactactively
ifnecessary.Adjustthedrivingstyleandreactif
necessary.
Settings
Thesettingsforthefollowingsystemscanbe storedfortheM1orM2buttons:
Symj
bolMeaningEngine:programmesofMEngine
DynamicsControl,seepage 163.MSteptronicsporttransmission:
Transmission:switchingmodesand
Drivelogicprograms.
Drivelogic,seepage 161.Manualtransmission:
GearShiftAssist.:enginespeedadj
justmentongearchange.
GearShiftAssistant,seepage 156.Chassis:programmesoftheadapj
tiveMsuspension,seepage 296.Steering:programmesofServoj
tronic,seepage 238.Brake:programsforthebrake,see
page 239.DSC:DynamicStabilityControl,
DSC,seepage 239,andMDynamic
Mode,MDM,seepage 240.Dependingontheequipment:M
TractionControl:MTractionControl,
seepage 242.Symj
bolMeaningStart/Stop:AutomaticStart/Stop
function,seepage 146.SoundControl:soundcontrol,see
page 164.
Overview
Buttonsonthesteeringwheel
ButtonFunctionM1M2
Buttoninthecentreconsole
SETUP
Configuring ViaiDrive
1.CAR2.Mmenu3.ConfigureM1orConfigureM24.Selectthedesiredsetting.5.Selectthedesiredchannel.
Theindividualsettingsaresavedfortheconfiguj
rationthatiscurrentlybeingused.
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WhenM1orM2isactive,anychangestothesettingareappliedimmediately.
Usingthebutton
Areducednumberofsystemsandfunctionscan beadjusteddirectly.1.Pressthebutton.2.SelecttherequiredsettingbyturningtheController.3.Selecttherequiredprogrambypressingthe
Controller.
Activating
Presstherelevantbuttononthesteeringwheel:
'xActivateM1.'xActivateM2.
IfDSCOFForMDMissetinConfigureM1or
ConfigureM2,amessageappearsintheinj
strumentcluster.Thismessageisoperatedby pressingthebuttonagain.
Deactivating
Presstherelevantbuttononthesteeringwheel again.
Resettingtheconfiguration
Individualsettingscanberesettodefaultvalues.
1.CAR2.Mmenu3.ConfigureM1orConfigureM24.Reset5.Yes
Tointerruptresetting:No
DisplayintheinstrumentclusterSymbolDescriptionSymbolilluminated:correspondj
ingconfigurationisactivated.Symbolilluminatesandaddij
tionalletteringCannotbe
activatedappears:configuration
cannotbeactivatedduetothe
currentdrivingsituation.
Reactivatetheconfiguration
oncetheletteringdisappears.
MMODE
Principle
Thedrivingexperiencecanbeadaptedtothesitj
uationusingvariousprograms.
General Thefollowingprogramsareavailable:
'xROAD'xSPORT'xDependingontheequipmentversion:TRACK
Safetynotes
WARNING
Thesystemdoesnotrelieveyouofyourperj sonalresponsibilitytoassessthevisibilityconj
ditionsandtrafficsituationcorrectly.Thereisa
riskofaccident.Adaptyourdrivingstyletothe
trafficconditions.Observethetrafficsituation
andinterveneactivelyifthesituationwarrantsit.
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WARNING
Displaysandwarningsdonotrelieveyouof
yourpersonalresponsibility.Systemlimitations
canmeanthatwarningsorsystemresponses arenotissuedorareissuedtoolate,incorrectly
orwithoutjustification.Thereisariskofaccij
dent.Adaptyourdrivingstyletothetrafficconj
ditions.Observethetrafficsituationandinterj veneactivelyifthesituationwarrantsit.
Overview
Buttoninthevehicle
MMODE
Programs
ROAD
'xAllIntelligentSafetySystemsareswitched
on.'xAllDriverAssistanceSystemsareavailable.
SPORT
TheIntelligentSafetySystemsareswitchedon
accordingtotheindividualsettings.
Thefollowingsystemsaredeactivated,dependj
ingontheequipment:
'xManualSpeedLimiter.'xCruiseControl.'xActiveCruiseControlwithStop&Gofunction ACC.'xSpeedLimitAssist.'xSpeedLimitInfowithpreview.'xSteeringandlanecontrolassistant.'xTrafficjamassistant.'xLanechangeassistant.
Whenasystemisactivated,thereisanautoj
maticswitchtotheROADprogram.
Dependingontheequipment:
TRACK
TheIntelligentSafetySystemsareswitchedoff.
Inadditiontothedeactivatedsystemsinthe
SPORTprogramme,thefollowingsystemsare
deactivated,dependingontheequipment:
'xSpeedLimitInfowithno-overtakingindicator.'xFront-endcollisionwarningwithbrakingfuncj
tion.'xAvoidanceassistant.'xRearcollisionprevention.'xHazardflashing,whichoccursintheeventof suddenbrakingshortlybeforereachingastandstill,isdeactivated.'xTheControlDisplayisswitchedoff.'xTheradioissettomute.
Selectingachannel
Pressthebuttontoswitchbetween
ROADandSPORT.
Dependingontheequipmentversion:
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ToswitchtotheTRACKprogram,pressandholdthebuttonuntilamessageappearsonthe
controldisplay.Confirmthemessage.
Pressingthebuttonagainswitchesbacktothe ROADprogram.
Display Thedisplayintheinstrumentclusterandthe
viewoftheHead-UpDisplaychangeasfollows basedontheselectedprogram:ProgrammeDisplayROADStandardview.SPORTMview:individuallysetwidgj
etsaredisplayed.Dependingon
theequipment
version:
TRACKMview:individuallysetwidgj
etsaredisplayed.
AdditionalletteringTRACK intheinstrumentcluster.
Servotronic
Principle
Servotronicisaspeed-dependentpowersteerj
ingsystem.
Thesystemprovidesmoresteeringforceassisj tanceatlowerspeedsthanathigherspeeds.
Thismakesiteasiertopark,forexample,and
providesafirmersteeringfeelwhendrivingat
higherspeeds.
Inaddition,thesteeringforceisadaptedaccordj ingtotheprogramme,sothatafirm,sportyfeel
oracomfortablesteeringresponseisconveyed.
General
Thesystemoffersseveraldifferentsteering
forcetunings.
ProgrammeSteeringforcetuningCOMFORTLowsteeringforces,goodroadj
wayfeedback.SPORTHighsteeringforces,maximum
roadwayfeedback.
Selectingachannel
Usingthebutton
PressthebuttonandselecttherequiredprogramontheControlDisplay.
ViaiDrive
Itispossibletoconfiguretherequiredprogram
fortheM1orM2buttons.
1.CAR2.Mmenu3.ConfigureM1orConfigureM24.Steering5.Selectthedesiredchannel.
Thesettingisacceptedimmediatelywhen
theM1orM2configurationisactive.
Toactivatetherequiredconfigurationwiththe
selectedsettings,pressthecorrespondingbutj tononthesteeringwheel:
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DisplayintheinstrumentclusterWhenthewidgetdisplayisactivatedin
theinstrumentclusterforMSETUP,the
selectedprogrammeisdisplayed.
Forfurtherinformation:
Widgetsintheinstrumentcluster,seepage 167.
Brake
Principle
Thesensitivityofthebrakepedalmovementsto brakingcanbeadjusted.
General
Thesystemoffersdifferentlevelsofbrakesensij tivity:
ProgrammeResponsivenessCOMFORTComfortablebraking.SPORTSensitivebraking.
Selectingachannel
Usingthebutton
PressthebuttonandselecttherequiredprogramontheControlDisplay.
ViaiDrive
Itispossibletoconfiguretherequiredprogram fortheM1orM2buttons.1.CAR2.Mmenu3.ConfigureM1orConfigureM24.Brake5.Selectthedesiredchannel.
Thesettingisacceptedimmediatelywhen
theM1orM2configurationisactive.
Toactivatetherequiredconfigurationwiththe
selectedsettings,pressthecorrespondingbutj tononthesteeringwheel:
'x'x
Displayintheinstrumentcluster
Whenthewidgetdisplayisactivatedin
theinstrumentclusterforMSETUP,the selectedprogrammeisdisplayed.
Forfurtherinformation:
Widgetsintheinstrumentcluster,seepage 167.
DynamicStabilityControl DSC
Principle
Thesystemreducesdrivepowerandappliesthe brakesonindividualwheels,therebyhelping,
withinthelimitsimposedbyphysics,tokeepthe
vehiclesafelyoncourse.
General
DSCdetectsthefollowingunstabledrivingconj
ditions,forexample:
'xLossoftractionattherearwhichcanleadto
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'xLossofgripatthefrontwheelswhichcan
leadtoundersteer.
Safetynotes
WARNING
Thesystemdoesnotrelieveyouofyourperj sonalresponsibilitytoassessthetrafficsituaj
tioncorrectly.Duetosystemlimitations,itcanj
notrespondindependentlyandappropriatelyin
alltrafficconditions.Thereisariskofaccident. Adaptyourdrivingstyletothetrafficconditions.
Observethetrafficsituationandinterveneacj
tivelyifthesituationwarrantsit.
WARNING
Whendrivingwitharoofload,forexamplewith
aroofrack,thehighercentreofgravitycan meanthatdrivingsafetyisnolongerguaranjteedincriticaldrivingsituations.Thereisarisk
ofaccidentormaterialdamage.Donotdeactij vateDynamicStabilityControlDSCwhendrivj
ingwitharoofload.
Overview
Buttoninthevehicle
DSCOFF
Deactivate/activateDSC GeneralDrivingstabilityduringaccelerationandcorneringisrestrictedifDSCisdeactivated.
Toassistdrivingstability,re-activateDSCas soonaspossible.
DeactivatingDSC HoldthebuttondownuntilDSCOFFisdisplayedintheinstrumentclusterand
theDSCOFFindicatorlampisilluminated.
ActivatingDSC Pressthebutton.
DSCOFFandtheDSCOFFindicator
lampsareextinguished.
Display Intheinstrumentcluster
DSCOFFisdisplayedintheinstrumentcluster
whenDSCisdeactivated.
Indicatorandwarninglamps Iftheindicatorlampisilluminated:DSCis
deactivated.
Iftheindicatorlampisflashing:DSCis regulatingtheaccelerationandbraking
forces.
Iftheindicatorlampisilluminated:DSChas
failed.
MDynamicMode
Principle
MDynamicModeMDMallowsdrivingwith
higherlongitudinalandtransverseacceleration
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