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Toactivatethedesiredconfigurationwiththese#jlectedsettings,pressthecorrespondingbutton
onthesteeringwheel:'x'x
Amessageappearsintheinstrumentcluster.
Thismessageisconfirmedbypressingthebut#j
tonagain.
Displayintheinstrumentcluster
IconDescriptionSymbolslightup:
MDynamicModeisactivated.DSCindicatorlightalsoflashes:
MDynamicModecontrolsthe
driveforcesandbrakingforces.Indicatorlightslightup:
MDynamicModeorDSCmal#j
function.
MxDrive
Principle
MxDriveistheall-wheel-drivesystemoftheve#j
hicle.MxDriveandDSCDynamicStabilityCon#j trolworktogethertooptimizethetractionand
drivingdynamics.MxDrivevariablydistributes
thedriveforcestothefrontandrearaxlesasde#j
mandedbythedrivingsituationandroadcondi#j
tion.
Generalinformation
ThreeMxDriveprogramsareavailablewhen
DSCDynamicStabilityControlisdeactivated.
Overview Buttoninthevehicle
SETUP
Programs
ProgramDistributionofdrivingforces"4WD"Frontandrearaxles."4WD
SPORT"Frontandrearaxles.
Maincomponent,rearaxle."2WD"Rearaxle.
Aprogramisactivatedautomaticallyinthefol#j lowingsituations:
'xWhenthedrive-readystateisswitchedon:"4WD".'xWhenMDMisactivated:"4WDSPORT".'xWhenDSCisactivated:"4WD".'xWithactivatedMDriftAnalyzer:"2WD"
Selectingaprogram
Generalinformation
Changingprogramsindynamicdrivingsituations
isnotpossible.
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UsingthebuttonPressthebuttonandselectthedesired
programontheControlDisplay.
ViaiDrive Itispossibletoconfiguretherequiredprogram
forbuttonsM1orM2.1."CAR"2."Mmenu"3."ConfigureM1"or"ConfigureM2"4.DeactivateDSC,ifneeded.5."MxDrive"6.Selectthedesiredprogram.
Thesettingisimmediatelyappliedwithactive
M1orM2configuration.
Toactivatethedesiredconfigurationwiththese#j
lectedsettings,pressthecorrespondingbutton
onthesteeringwheel:
'x'x
Displayintheinstrumentcluster
IconDescriptionTheindicatorlightisilluminated
and4WDappearsintheinstru#j
mentcluster:
"4WD"isactivated.Theindicatorlightisilluminated
and4WDSportappearsinthe
instrumentcluster:
"4WDSPORT"isactivated.Theindicatorlightsareillumi#j
natedand2WDappearsinthe
instrumentcluster:
"2WD"isactivated.MTractionControl
Principle
MTractionControlpermitsthegradualadjust#j mentofthewheel-slipbehavioroftherear
wheelsduringaccelerationbyregulatingthedriv#j
ingpoweraccordingly.
Generalinformation IfDSCisdeactivatedaftertheidlestate,theMTractionControllevelOFF/Level0isset.
Safetyinformation
Warning
ThedeactivationoftheDynamicStabilityCon#j
trolDSClimitsthedrivingstability.Depending
ontheselectedsettingoftheMTractionCon#j trol,theminorormajorwheelspinispossible,
whichlimitsthetracking,e.g.,whileaccelerat#j
ing.Theremaybeariskofaccidentorriskof damagetoproperty.Adjustdrivingstyletotraf#j
ficconditions.Watchtrafficcloselyandactively intervenewhereappropriate.
Functionalrequirement
TheDSCDynamicStabilityControlisdeacti#j
vated.
Additionalinformation:
DSCDynamicStabilityControl,referto
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Settings
Usingthebutton1.Pressthebutton.2."MTractionControl"3.Selectthedesiredsetting:'xOFF/Level0:supportswitchedoff.Signifi#j
cantwheelspinningpossible.'xLevel10:maximumsupport.Slightwheel spinningpossible.
ViaiDrive
Itispossibletoconfiguretherequiredprogram forbuttonsM1orM2.
1."CAR"2."Mmenu"3."ConfigureM1"or"ConfigureM2"4.DeactivateDSC,ifneeded.5."MTractionControl"6.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Thesettingisimmediatelyappliedwithactive
M1orM2configuration.
Toactivatethedesiredconfigurationwiththese#j lectedsettings,pressthecorrespondingbutton
onthesteeringwheel:
'x'xDisplaysintheinstrument
clusterIconDescriptionSymbolslightup:
DSCisdeactivated.DSCindicatorlightalsoblinks:
MTractionControlisalsoregu#j
latingthedrivingpower.MTractionControlleveldisplay.Iconisblinking:MTractionCon#j
trollevelischanged.
MDriftAnalyzer
Principle
WithactivatedMDriftAnalyzer,theactiveM
xDriveprogramis:"2WD".
TheMDriftAnalyzerdetectsandevaluates
whenthevehicleismovedinthedrift.
Generalinformation Forsafetyreasons,theuseoftheMDriftAna#j
lyzerisonlypermittedoutsideofpublicroadtraf#j
ficandundersuitableambientconditions.
Highermechanicalandthermalloadswhiledrift#j ingleadtoincreasedwear.Thiswearisnotcov#j
eredbythewarranty.Checkthetirecondition
andthetiretreaddepthbeforedrivingoff.
Thedatacanberecordedasindividualdriftsor
astotaldistanceinadriftsession.
MTractionControlassiststhedriverdepending onthesetting.
Additionalinformation:
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MTractionControl,refertopage222.
Safetyinformation
Warning
ThedeactivationoftheDynamicStabilityCon#j trolDSClimitsthedrivingstability.Depending ontheselectedsettingoftheMTractionCon#jtrol,theminorormajorwheelspinispossible,whichlimitsthetracking,e.g.,whileaccelerat#j
ing.Theremaybeariskofaccidentorriskofdamagetoproperty.Adjustdrivingstyletotraf#j
ficconditions.Watchtrafficcloselyandactively intervenewhereappropriate.
Overview
Buttoninthevehicle
DSCOFF
Activate/deactivate
Generalinformation WhentheMDriftAnalyzerisactivated,theDy#j
namicStabilityControlDSCisdeactivated.
Thesystemdetectsindependentlywhenasingle
driftstartsandends.
Usingthebutton
1.Pressandholdthisbutton.2."StartMDriftAnalyzer"3.MoveControllertotheright,ifneeded.4."Activate"5.Confirmmessage.
ViaiDrive
1."CAR"2."Mmenu"3."MDriftAnalyzer"4.TilttheControllertotheright.5."Activate"6.Ifnecessary,"OK"
Start/enddriftsession
1."CAR"2."Mmenu"3."MDriftAnalyzer"4.TilttheControllertotheright.5."DriftSession"6.Dependingonthesetting:'x"Startdriftsession"'x"Enddriftsession"
SettheMTractionControllevel
1."CAR"2."Mmenu"3."MDriftAnalyzer"4.TilttheControllertotheright.5."MTractionControl"6.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Displays
IndicationsontheControlDisplay Generalinformation
Dependingonthesetting,thefollowinginforma#j
tionisdisplayedontheControlDisplay:
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Displays1."CAR"2."Mmenu"3."MDriftAnalyzer"4.TilttheControllertotheright.5.Dependingonthesetting:'x"Singledrift"'x"DriftSession"
Displaysintheinstrumentcluster
Thefollowingiconsaredisplayedintheinstru#j
mentclusterand,whereapplicable,intheHead- updisplay.
IconDescriptionAssessmentofthecurrentdrift.
Thenumberofstarsthatcanbe
reachedvariesdependingon
theselectedMTractionControl
level.
Thebetterthedrift,themore
starsarefilledout.Currentdriftisthebestdrift.MDriftAnalyzerisactivated.Foranoptimaldrift,applythe
acceleratorpedalless.
Resetthedata
Singledrift
1."CAR"2."Mmenu"3."MDriftAnalyzer"4."Reset"5."OK"DriftSession
Thevalueswillautomaticallyberesetwhena newdriftsessionstarts.
ActiveMdifferential
TheactiveMdifferentialprovidesforcontinu#j
ouslyvariablelockingoftherearaxledifferential
dependingonthedrivingsituation.Thisprevents
individualrearwheelsfromspinningevenwhen DSCisswitchedoffandinMDynamicMode,enablingoptimumtractiontobeachievedinall
drivingsituations.
Thedriverisresponsibleadaptinghisorherdriv#j ingstyletothesituation.
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DriverassistancesystemsVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spe#jcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsys#j
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeob#j
served.
ManualSpeedLimiter
Principle
Thesystemcanbeusedtosetaspeedlimit,for instancetopreventthevehiclefromexceeding
speedlimits.
Generalinformation Thesystemcanlimitthespeed,startingata
valueof20mph/30km/h.Thevehiclecanbe drivenatanyspeedbelowthesetspeedlimit.
OverviewButtonsonthesteeringwheel
ButtonFunctionSystemon/off.Storecurrentspeed.
SpeedLimitAssistant:acceptsug#j
gestedspeedmanually.Rockerswitch:
Changingthespeedlimit.Operation
Turningon Pressthebuttononthesteeringwheel.
Thecurrentspeedisacceptedasthespeed
limit.
Ifthesystemisswitchedonwhilethevehicleis
stationaryordrivingatlowspeeds,
20mph/30km/hissetasthespeedlimit.
Themarkinginthespeedometerissettothe correspondingspeed.
Whenthespeedlimitisswitchedon,DSCDy#j
namicStabilityControlisswitchedonaswell,if needed.
Turningoff Pressthebuttononthesteeringwheel.
Thesystemswitchesoffautomaticallyinthefol#j
lowingsituations,forexample:'xWhentheengineisswitchedoff.'xWhencruisecontrolisswitchedon.'xWhenactivatingsomeprograms.
Thedisplaysturnoff.
InterruptingIfthereversegearisengagedoratidle,thesys#j
temisinterruptedwhenrollingbackwards.
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Changingthespeedlimit
Presstherockerswitchupordownrepeatedlyuntilthedesiredspeedlimitisset.
'xEachtimetherockerswitchispressedtotheresistancepoint,thespeedlimitincreasesor
decreasesby1mph/1km/h.'xEachtimetherockerswitchispressedpast
theresistancepoint,thedesiredspeed
changesbyamaximumof5mph/10km/h.
Ifthesetspeedlimitisreachedorunintentionally
exceeded,suchaswhendrivingdownhill,theve#j
hicleisnotactivelybraked.
Whenthespeedlimitissetduringatriptoa
valuebelowthecurrentspeed,thevehicle
coastsuntilitdropstothesetspeedlimit.
Thecurrentspeedcanalsobestoredbypress#j ingabutton:
Pressthebuttononthesteeringwheel.
Exceedingthespeedlimit Whenthevehiclespeedexceedsthesetspeedlimit,awarningisissued.
Thespeedlimitcanbeexceededintentionally.
Thereisnowarninginthiscase.
Presstheacceleratorpedalallthewaydownto
intentionallyexceedthesetspeedlimit.
Whenthevehiclespeeddropsbelowtheset
speedlimit,thelimitisautomaticallyreactivated.
Warningwhenthespeedlimitis
exceeded
Visualwarning Ifthespeedlimitisexceeded:theindica#j
torlightintheinstrumentclusterflashes
whilethevehiclespeedisgreaterthan
thesetspeedlimit.
Acousticwarning'xIfthespeedlimitisexceededunintentionally,
asignalsounds.'xWhenthespeedlimitisreducedtobelowthe
vehiclespeedwhiledriving,thesignalsounds
aftersometime.'xWhenthespeedlimitisintentionallyex#j ceededbysteppingontheacceleratorpedalallthewaydown,thereisnosignal.
Displaysintheinstrument
cluster
DisplayinthespeedometerDependingontheequipment,amarkinthe
speedometerdisplaysthestatusofthesystem.
'xGreenmarking:systemisac#j
tive.'xGreymarking:systemisinter#j
rupted.'xNomarking:systemis
switchedoff.
Indicatorlight
'xTheindicatorlightlightsup:thesys#j
temisswitchedon.'xTheindicatorlightflashes:theset
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Cruisecontrol
Principle
WiththeCruiseControl,asetspeedcanbead#j justedusingthebuttonsonthesteeringwheel. Thesystemmaintainsthesetspeed.Thesys#j
temacceleratesandbrakesautomaticallyas
needed.
Generalinformation Thesystemcanbeactivatedstartingat
20mph/30km/h.
Dependingonthesettings,thecruisecontrol
settingsmaychangeundercertainconditions.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe
driver#sspersonaljudgmentinassessingthe
trafficsituation.Basedonthelimitsofthesys#j tem,itcannotindependentlyreacttoalltrafficsituations.Thereisariskofaccident.Adjust
drivingstyletotrafficconditions.Watchtraffic
closelyandactivelyintervenewhereappropri#j
ate.
Warning
Theuseofthesystemcanleadtoanincreased riskofaccidentsinthefollowingsituations,
forinstance:
'xOnwindingroads.'xInheavytraffic.'xOnslipperyroads,infog,snow,orwet conditions,oronalooseroadsurface.
Theremaybeariskofaccidentorriskofdam#j
agetoproperty.Onlyusethesystemifdriving
atconstantspeedispossible.
Warning
Thesetspeedcanbeincorrectlyadjustedor calledupbymistake.Thereisariskofaccident. Adjustthesetspeedtothetrafficconditions.Watchtrafficcloselyandactivelyintervenewhereappropriate.
Overview
Buttonsonthesteeringwheel
ButtonFunctionCruisecontrolon/off.Continuecruisecontrolwiththelast
setting.Pausecruisecontrol.Storecurrentspeed.
SpeedLimitAssistant:acceptsug#j
gestedspeedmanually.Rockerswitch:
Setspeed.
Switchingcruisecontrolon/off
Turningon Dependingontheequipmentversion,presstherelevantbuttononthesteer#j
ingwheel.
Theindicatorlightsintheinstrumentclusterlight upandthemarkingonthespeedometerissetto
thecurrentspeed.
Cruisecontrolisactive.Thecurrentspeedis
maintainedandstoredassetspeed.
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DSCDynamicStabilityControlisswitchedon,if
necessary.
Turningoff Dependingontheequipmentversion,
presstherelevantbuttononthesteer#j
ingwheel.
Thedisplaysturnoff.Thestoredsetspeedis deleted.
Pausingcruisecontrol
Interruptingmanually Whenactive,pressthebutton.
Interruptingautomatically
Thesystemisautomaticallyinterruptedinthe
followingsituations,forexample:'xWhenbrakingmanually.'xManualtransmission:theclutchpedalisde#j pressedforafewsecondsorreleasedwhileagearisnotengaged.'xManualtransmission:ifthegearengagedis
toohighforthecurrentspeed.'xSteptronictransmission:gearleverpositionD isdisengaged.'xMDynamicModeMDMisactivatedorDSC
DynamicStabilityControlisdeactivated.'xTheDynamicStabilityControl(DSC)adjusts.Settingthespeed
Maintainingandstoringthespeed
Presstherockerswitchupordownoncewhilethesystemisinterrupted.
Whenthesystemisswitchedon,thecurrent
speedismaintainedandstoredasthesetspeed.
Thestoredspeedisdisplayedonthespeedom#j
eter.
DSCDynamicStabilityControlisswitchedon,if
necessary.
Thespeedcanalsobestoredbypressingabut#j
ton.
Pressthebutton.
Changingthespeed
Presstherockerswitchupordownrepeatedly untilthedesiredspeedisset.
Ifactive,thedisplayedspeedisstoredandthe
vehiclereachesthestoredspeedwhentheroad isclear.
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'xEachtimetherockerswitchistappedtothe
resistancepoint,thesetspeedincreasesor decreasesby1mph/1km/h.'xEachtimetherockerswitchispressedpast
theresistancepoint,thedesiredspeed
changesbyamaximumof5mph/10km/h.
Themaximumspeedthatcanbesetde#j
pendsonthevehicle.'xPressingtherockerswitchtotheresistance
pointandholdingit:vehicleacceleratesor decelerateswithoutpressureontheacceler#j
atorpedal.
Aftertherockerswitchisreleased,thevehi#j clemaintainsitsfinalspeed.Pressingthe
switchbeyondtheresistancepointcauses
thevehicletoacceleratemorerapidly.
Continuingcruisecontrol
Aninterruptedcruisecontrolcanbecontinued
bycallingupthestoredspeed.
Makesurethatthedifferencebetweencurrent
speedandstoredspeedisnottoolargebefore callingupthestoredspeed.Otherwise,uninten#jtionaldecelerationoraccelerationmayoccur.
Pressthebuttonwiththesysteminter#jrupted.
Cruisecontroliscontinuedwiththestoredval#j
ues.
Inthefollowingcases,thestoredspeedvalueis deletedandcannotbecalledupagain:
'xWhenthesystemisswitchedoff.'xWhendrive-readystateisswitchedoff.
Displaysintheinstrument
cluster
DisplayinthespeedometerDependingontheequipment,amarkinthe
speedometerdisplaysthestatusofthesystem.
'xGreenmarking:systemisac#j
tive,themarkingindicatesthe
desiredspeed.'xGreymarking:systemisinter#j
rupted,themarkingindicates
thestoredspeed.'xNomarking:systemisswitchedoff.
Indicatorlight
'xIndicatorlightgreen:systemisactive.'xGrayindicatorlight:thesystemhas
beeninterrupted.'xNoindicatorlight:systemisswitchedoff.
DisplaysintheHead-upDisplay
SomesysteminformationcanalsobedisplayedintheHead-upDisplay.
Theiconisdisplayedwhenthesetspeedisreached.
ActiveCruiseControlwith Stop&GofunctionACC
Principle
UsingtheCruiseControl,adesiredspeedanda distancetoavehicleaheadcanbeadjustedus#j
ingthebuttonsonthesteeringwheel.
GeneralinformationThesystemmaintainsthesetspeedonclearroads.Thevehicleacceleratesorbrakesauto#j
matically.
Ifavehicleisdrivingaheadofyou,thesystem adjuststhespeedofyourvehiclesothattheset
distancetothevehicleaheadismaintained.The speedisadjustedasfarasthegivensituational#j
lows.
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