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WARNING
Improperlyexecutedworkcanleadtofailure,
malfunctionorunintentionaltriggeringofthe airbagsystem.Inthecaseofamalfunction,the
airbagsystemmightnottriggerasintendeddej spitetheaccidentseverity.Thereisariskofinjjuriesordangertolife.Havetheairbagsystem
checked,repaired,dismantledandscrappedby
adealerssservicecenteroranotherqualified
servicecenterorrepairshop.
Correctfunction
Whentheignitionisswitchedon,the
warninglightintheinstrumentcluster lightsupbrieflyandtherebyindicatesthe
operationalreadinessoftheentireairbagsystem
andthebelttensioner.
Airbagsystemmalfunctioning
'xWarninglightdoesnotcomeonwhentheigjnitionisswitchedon.'xThewarninglightlightsupcontinuously.
Automaticdeactivationofthe
front-seatpassengerairbags
Concept
Thesystemreadsifthefrontpassengerseatis
occupiedbymeasuringthehumanbody'sresistj ance.
Front,knee,andsideairbagonthefrontpasj senger'ssideareactivatedordeactivated.
Generalinformation
Beforetransportingachildonthefrontpassenj
gerseat,refertothesafetyinformationandinj structionsforchildrenonthefrontpassengerseat,seeChildren.
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Toensurethefront-seatpassengerairbag
function,thesystemmustbeabletodetect
whetherapersonissittinginthefrontpassenj gerseat.Theentireseatcushionareamustbe
usedforthispurpose.Thereisariskofinjuries ordangertolife.Makesurethatthefrontpasj
sengerkeepshisorherfeetinthefloorarea.
Malfunctionoftheautomatic
deactivationsystem
Whentransportingolderchildrenandadults,the
front-seatpassengerairbagsmaybedeactivated incertainsittingpositions.Inthiscase,theindij
catorlightforthefront-seatpassengerairbags
lightsup.
Inthiscase,changethesittingpositionsothat
thefront-seatpassengerairbagsareactivated
andtheindicatorlightgoesout.
Ifitisnotpossibletoactivatetheairbags,have
thepersonsitintherear.
Toenablecorrectrecognitionoftheoccupied
seatcushion.
'xDonotattachcovers,cushions,ballmatsor
otheritemstothefrontpassengerseatunj lesstheyarespecificallydeterminedtobesafeforuseonthefrontpassengerseat.'xDonotplaceanyelectronicdevicesonthe
frontpassengerseatifachildrestraintsysj
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Indicatorlightforthefront-seat
passengerairbags
Theindicatorlightforthefront-seatpassenger
airbagsindicatestheoperatingstateofthefront- seatpassengerairbags.
Thelightindicateswhethertheairbagsareeither
activatedordeactivated.
'xTheindicatorlightlightsup
whenachildisproperly
seatedinachildrestraintsysj
temorwhentheseatis
empty.Theairbagsonthe
frontpassengersidearenot
activated.'xTheindicatorlightdoesnotlightupwhen,for
instanceacorrectlyseatedpersonofsuffij cientsizeisdetectedontheseat.Theairj
bagsonthefrontpassengersideareactij vated.
Detectedchildrestraintsystems
Thesystemgenerallydetectschildrenseatedin
achildrestraintsystem,particularlyinchildrej
straintsystemsrequiredbyNHTSAatthepoint
intimewhenthevehiclewasmanufactured.Afj
terinstallingachildrestraintsystem,makesure thattheindicatorlightforthefront-seatpassenj
gerairbagslightsup.Thisindicatesthatthechild
restraintsystemhasbeendetectedandthe
front-seatpassengerairbagsarenotactivated.
Strengthofthedriver'sand
front-seatpassengerairbag
Theexplosivepowerthatactivatesdriver's/front- seatpassengerairbagsverymuchdependson
thepositionsofthedriver's/frontpassengerseat.
Tomaintaintheaccuracyofthisfunctionover
thelongterm,calibratethefrontseatsassoonas
arespectivemessageappearsontheControl Display.
Calibratingthefrontseats
WARNING
Thereisariskofjammingwhenmovingthe seats.Thereisariskofinjuryorriskofdamage
toproperty.Makesurethattheareaofmovej
mentoftheseatisclearpriortoanyadjustj
ment.
AcorrespondingmessageappearsontheConj
trolDisplay.
1.Presstheswitchandmovetherespective
seatallthewayforward,untilitstops.2.Presstheswitchforwardagain.Theseatstill
movesforwardslightly.3.Readjusttheseattothedesiredposition.
Thecalibrationprocedureiscompletedwhenthe messageontheControlDisplaydisappears.
Ifthemessagecontinuestobedisplayed,repeat
thecalibration.
Ifthemessagedoesnotdisappearafterarepeat calibration,havethesystemcheckedassoonas
possible.
TirePressureMonitorTPM
Concept
Thesystemmonitorstireinflationpressureinthe
fourmountedtires.Thesystemwarnsyouif thereisasignificantlossofpressureinoneor
moretires.
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GeneralinformationSensorsinthetirevalvesmeasurethetireinflaj
tionpressureand,dependingonthemodel,the
tiretemperature.
Withuseofthesystemfollowfurtherinformation
foundunderTireinflationpressure,referto
page 222.
Functionalrequirements Thefollowingconditionsmustbemetforthe
system;otherwise,reliableflaggingofalossof
tireinflationpressureisnotassured:'xAfteratireorwheelreplacement,aresetwas performedwiththecorrecttireinflationpresj
sure.'xAfterthetireinflationpressurewasadjusted
toanewvalue,aresetwasperformed.'xWheelswithTPMwheelelectronics.
Statusdisplay
Currentstatus
ThesystemstatuscanbedisplayedontheConj trolDisplay,e.g.,whetherornotthesystemisacj
tive.
ViaiDrive:
1.MyVehicle2.Vehiclestatus3.TirePressureMonitor
Thecurrentstatusisdisplayed.
Tireconditions Generalinformation
Tireandsystemstatusareindicatedbythecolor
ofthewheelsandaSMStextmessageonthe
ControlDisplay.
Allwheelsgreen
Systemisactiveandwillissueawarningrelated
tothetireinflationpressuresstoredduringthe lastreset.
Onetofouryellowwheels
Aflattireormajordropinthetireinflationpresj
surehasoccurredintheindicatedtires.
GraywheelsItmaynotbepossibletoidentifytirepressurelosses.
Possiblecauses:'xMalfunction.'xThesystemisbeingreset.
Additonalinformation
Thestatuscontroldisplayadditionallyshowsthe
currenttireinflationpressuresand,dependingon themodel,tiretemperatures.Itshowstheactual
valuesread;theymayvarydependingondriving
styleorweatherconditions.
Resettingthesystem ViaiDrive:
1.MyVehicle2.Vehiclestatus3.TirePressureMonitor4.Starttheenginebutdonotdriveoff.5.Resettireinflationpressure:Performreset.6.Driveaway.
Thewheelsaredisplayedingrayandthefollowj
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TirePressureMonitoractive.Seelabelfor
recommendedpressures.isdisplayed.
Youmayinterruptthistripatanytime.Whenyou continuetheresetresumesautomatically.
Messages Generalinformation AlowtireinflationpressuremaycausetheDSC
DynamicStabilityControltobeswitchedon.
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Adamagedregulartirewithlowormissingtire inflationpressureimpactshandling,suchas steeringandbrakingresponse.Thereisarisk
ofanaccident.Donotcontinuedriving.Repair theflattireorreplacethewheel.
Ifatireinflationpressurecheckis
required
Message
AsymbolwithaCheckControlmessageapj
pearsontheControlDisplay.
SymbolPossiblecauseThesystemhasdetectedawheel
change,butnoresetwasdone.
Noresetwasperformedforthesysj
tem.Thesystemissuesawarning
basedonthetireinflationpressures
storedduringthelastreset.
Inflationwasnotcarriedoutaccordj
ingtospecifications.Thetireinflationpressurehasfallen
belowthelevelofthelastreset.Measure1.Checkthetirepressureandcorrectas
needed.2.Resetthesystem.
Ifthetireinflationpressureistoo
low
Message Ayellowwarninglightisilluminatedintheinstrumentcluster.
Inaddition,asymbolwithaCheckControlmesj
sageappearsontheControlDisplay.
SymbolPossiblecauseThereisatireinflationpressureloss.
Noresetwasperformedforthesysj
tem.Thesystemissuesawarning
basedonthetireinflationpressures
storedduringthelastreset.
Measure
1.Reduceyourspeedanddrivemoderately.Do notexceedaspeedof80mph/130km/h.2.Atthenextopportunity,forinstancegasstaj
tion,checkandcorrectthetireinflationpresj sureinallfourtires,ifnecessary.3.Resetthesystem.
Ifthereisasignificantlossoftire
inflationpressure
Message Ayellowwarninglightisilluminatedin
theinstrumentcluster.
Inaddition,asymbolwiththeaffectedtireapj
pearsinaCheckControlmessageontheConj
trolDisplay.
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SymbolPossiblecauseThereisaflattireoramajorlossintireinflationpressure.
Noresetwasperformedforthesysj
tem.Thesystemissuesawarning
basedonthetireinflationpressures
storedduringthelastreset.
Measure
Reduceyourspeedandstopcautiously.Avoid
suddenbrakingandsteeringmaneuvers.
Actionsintheeventofaflattire
1.Identifythedamagedtire.
Todothis,checktheairpressureinallfour
tires,forinstanceusingthetirepressuregage
ofaflattirekit.
Ifthetireinflationpressureinallfourtiresis
correct,theTirePressureMonitormaynot
havebeenreset.Inthiscase,performtherej
set.
Ifidentificationofflattiredamageisnotposj sible,pleasecontactadealerssservicecenter
oranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepair shop.2.Repairtheflattire,e.g.,withaflattirekitorbychangingthewheel.
Useofsealant,forinstancefromtheflattirekit,maydamagetheTPMwheelelectronics.Inthis
case,havetheelectronicscheckedandreplaced atthenextopportunity.
Systemlimits
Temperature
Thetireinflationpressuredependsonthetire's
temperature.
Drivingorexposuretothesunwillincreasethe
tire'stemperature,thusincreasingthetireinflaj tionpressure.
Thetireinflationpressureisreducedwhenthe tiretemperaturefallsagain.
Thesecircumstancesmaycauseawarning
whentemperaturesfallverysharply.
Suddentirepressureloss
Thesystemcannotindicatesuddenserioustire
damagecausedbyexternalcircumstances.
Failuretoperformareset
Thesystemdoesnotfunctionproperlyifareset
hasnotbeencarriedout,forinstanceaflattireis reportedthoughtireinflationpressuresarecorj
rect.
Malfunction Theyellowwarninglightflashesandis
thenilluminatedcontinuously.ACheck
Controlmessageisdisplayed.Itmaynot
bepossibletoidentifytirepressurelosses.
Examplesandrecommendationsinthefollowingsituations:'xAwheelwithoutTPMwheelelectronicsismounted:haveitcheckedbyadealerssservj
icecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenter
orrepairshopasneeded.'xMalfunction:havesystemcheckedbyadealj erssservicecenteroranotherqualifiedservjicecenterorrepairshop.'xThesystemwasunabletocompletetherejset.Performasystemresetagain.'xInterferencecausedbysystemsordevices
withthesameradiofrequency:afterleaving theareaoftheinterference,thesystemautoj
maticallybecomesactiveagain.
DeclarationaccordingtoNHTSA/
FMVSS138TirePressure
MonitoringSystem
Eachtire,includingthespare(ifprovided)should
becheckedmonthlywhencoldandinflatedto theinflationpressurerecommendedbythevehijclemanufactureronthevehicleplacardortireinjflationpressurelabel.(Ifyourvehiclehastiresof
adifferentsizethanthesizeindicatedonthevej
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hicleplacardortireinflationpressurelabel,you
shoulddeterminethepropertireinflationpresj sureforthosetires.)Asanaddedsafetyfeature,yourvehiclehasbeenequippedwithatirepresjsuremonitoringsystem(TPMS)thatilluminatesalowtirepressuretelltalewhenoneormoreof
yourtiresissignificantlyunder-inflated.Accordj
ingly,whenthelowtirepressuretelltaleillumij
nates,youshouldstopandcheckyourtiresas
soonaspossible,andinflatethemtotheproper
pressure.Drivingonasignificantlyunder-inflated
tirecausesthetiretooverheatandcanleadto
tirefailure.Under-inflationalsoreducesfueleffij
ciencyandtiretreadlife,andmayaffectthevehij
cle'shandlingandstoppingability.Pleasenote
thattheTPMSisnotasubstituteforpropertire
maintenance,anditisthedriver'sresponsibility tomaintaincorrecttirepressure,evenifunder-
inflationhasnotreachedtheleveltotriggerilluj
minationoftheTPMSlowtirepressuretelltale.
Yourvehiclehasalsobeenequippedwitha
TPMSmalfunctionindicatortoindicatewhenthe
systemisnotoperatingproperly.TheTPMS
malfunctionindicatoriscombinedwiththelow
tirepressuretelltale.Whenthesystemdetectsa
malfunction,thetelltalewillflashforapproxij
matelyoneminuteandthenremaincontinuously
illuminated.Thissequencewillcontinueupon
subsequentvehiclestart-upsaslongasthemalj
functionexists.Whenthemalfunctionindicatoris
illuminated,thesystemmaynotbeabletodej
tectorsignallowtirepressureasintended.
TPMSmalfunctionsmayoccurforavarietyof
reasons,includingtheinstallationofreplacement
oralternatetiresorwheelsonthevehiclethat
preventtheTPMSfromfunctioningproperly.Alj
wayschecktheTPMSmalfunctiontelltaleafter
replacingoneormoretiresorwheelsonyourvej
hicletoensurethatthereplacementoralternate
tiresandwheelsallowtheTPMStocontinueto
functionproperly.IntelligentSafety
Concept
IntelligentSafetyenablescentraloperationofthe
driverassistancesystem.
Dependingonhowthevehicleisequipped,Intelj
ligentSafetyconsistsofoneormoresystems
thatcanhelppreventanimminentcollision.
Thesesystemsareactiveautomaticallyevery timetheengineisstartedusingtheStart/Stopbutton:
'xApproachcontrolwarningwithCitylightbrakjingfunction,refertopage 147.'xPedestrianwarning,refertopage 150.
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe
driversspersonaljudgmentinassessingvisibility andtrafficsituation.Thereisariskofanaccij
dent.Adjustdrivingstyletotrafficconditions. Watchtrafficcloselyandactivelyintervene
whereappropriate.
WARNING
Indicatorsandwarningscannotserveasasubj
stituteforthedriversspersonaljudgment.Due
toitslimits,thesystemmightnotoutputwarnj
ingsorreactionsorthesemightbeoutputlate,
incorrectly,orwithoutjustification.Thereisa
riskofanaccident.Adjustdrivingstyletotraffic
conditions.Watchtrafficcloselyandactivelyinj
tervenewhereappropriate.
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WARNING
Duetosystemlimits,individualfunctionscan
malfunctionduringtow-starting/towingwiththe
IntelligentSafetysystemsactivated.Thereisa
riskofanaccident.SwitchallIntelligentSafety
systemsoffpriortotow-starting/towing.
Overview
Buttoninthevehicle
IntelligentSafetybutton
Camera
Thecameraisinstalledneartheinteriormirror.
Keepthewindshieldinfrontoftheinteriormirror cleanandclear.
Switchingon/off
TheIntelligentSafetysystemsareautomatically
activeaftereverydeparture.
Pressbutton:thesystemsareswitched off.TheLEDgoesout.
Pressbutton:thesystemsareswitchedon.The
LEDlightsup.
SettingscanbemadeontheControlDisplay.
Approachcontrolwarning withCitylightbrakingfunction
Concept
Thesystemcanhelppreventaccidents.Ifanacj
cidentcannotbeprevented,thesystemwillhelp reducethecollisionspeed.
Thesystemsoundsawarningbeforeanimmij
nentcollisionandactivatesbrakesindependj
ently,ifneeded.
Theautomaticbrakinginterventionisdonewith
limitedforceandduration.
Acameraintheareaoftheinteriormirrorconj
trolsthesystem.
Theapproachcontrolwarningisavailableevenif
cruisecontrolhasbeendeactivated.
Withthevehicleapproachinganothervehicleinj
tentionally,theapproachcontrolwarningand
brakingaredelayedinordertoavoidfalsesysj temreactions.
Generalinformation Thesystemwarnsattwolevelsofanimminent
dangerofcollisionatspeedsfromapprox.
3mph/5km/h.Timeofwarningsmayvarywith
thecurrentdrivingsituation.
Appropriatebrakingkicksinatspeedsofupto
35mph/60km/h.
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Detectionrange
Objectsthatthesystemcandetectaretaken
intoaccount.
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe driversspersonaljudgmentinassessingvisibility andtrafficsituation.Thereisariskofanaccij
dent.Adjustdrivingstyletotrafficconditions. Watchtrafficcloselyandactivelyintervenewhereappropriate.
WARNING
Indicatorsandwarningscannotserveasasubj
stituteforthedriversspersonaljudgment.Due
toitslimits,thesystemmightnotoutputwarnj ingsorreactionsorthesemightbeoutputlate,
incorrectly,orwithoutjustification.Thereisa riskofanaccident.Adjustdrivingstyletotraffic
conditions.Watchtrafficcloselyandactivelyinj
tervenewhereappropriate.
WARNING
Duetosystemlimits,individualfunctionscan
malfunctionduringtow-starting/towingwiththe
IntelligentSafetysystemsactivated.Thereisa
riskofanaccident.SwitchallIntelligentSafety
systemsoffpriortotow-starting/towing.
Overview
Buttoninthevehicle
IntelligentSafetybutton
Camera
Thecameraisinstalledneartheinteriormirror.
Keepthewindshieldinfrontoftheinteriormirror cleanandclear.
Switchingon/off
Switchingonautomatically Thesystemisautomaticallyactiveafterevery
drivingoff.
Switchingoff Pressbutton:thesystemisswitched
off.TheLEDgoesout.
Re-pressbutton:thesystemisswitchedon.The
LEDlightsup.
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SettingthewarningtimeThewarningtimecanbeset.
ViaiDrive:1.MyVehicle2.Vehiclesettings3.IntelligentSafety4.Warningtime5.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Theselectedtimeisstoredforthedriverprofile
currentlyused.
Warningwithbrakingfunction Display
Awarningsymbolappearsintheinstrument
clusterandintheHead-upDisplayifacollision withadetectedvehicleisimminent.
SymbolMeasureSymbollightsupred:prewarning.
Brakeandincreasedistance.Symbolflashesredandanacoustic
signalsounds:acutewarning.
Brakeandmakeanevasivemaneuj
ver,ifnecessary.
Prewarning
Thiswarningisissued,forinstancewhenthereis
theimpendingdangerofacollisionorthedisj tancetothevehicleaheadistoosmall.
Thedrivermustinterveneactivelywhenthereis
aprewarning.
Acutewarningwithbrakingfunction
Acutewarningisdisplayedincaseoftheimmij
nentdangerofacollisionwhenthevehicleapj
proachesanotherobjectatahighdifferential
speed.
Thedrivermustinterveneactivelywhenthereis
anacutewarning.Ifnecessary,thedriverisasj
sistedbyaminorautomaticbrakingintervention
inapossibleriskofcollision.
Acutewarningscanalsobetriggeredwithout
previousforewarning.
BrakinginterventionThewarningpromptsthedrivertoreact.During
awarning,themaximumbrakingforceisused.
Prerequisiteforthebrakeboosterissufficiently quickandhardsteppingonthebrakepedal.If
thereisariskofcollision,thesystemmayassist withbraking.Whenthevehicleistravelingata
lowspeed,thevehiclemaycometoacomplete
stop.
Manualtransmission:duringabrakingintervenj
tionuptoacompletestop,theenginemaybe shutdown.
Thebrakinginterventionoccursonlyifvehicle
stabilityhasnotbeenrestricted,forinstanceby deactivatingtheDSCDynamicStabilityControl.
Thedrivermaycancelthebrakingintervention
bysteppingontheacceleratorpedalorbyacj
tivelymovingthesteeringwheel.
Objectdetectioncanberestricted.Followthe limitationsofthedetectionrangeandfunctionalrestrictions.
Systemlimits
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Thesystemcanreactnotatall,toolate,incorj
rectly,orwithoutjustificationduetothesystem
limits.Thereisariskofaccidentsorriskof damagetoproperty.Followtheinformationrejgardingthesystemlimitsandactivelyinterveneifneeded.
Detectionrange
Thesystem'sdetectionpotentialislimited.
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Thus,asystemreactionmightnotcomeormightcomelate.
E.g.,thefollowingsituationsmaynotbedej tected:'xSlowmovingvehicleswhenyouapproach themathighspeed.'xVehiclesthatsuddenlyswerveinfrontofyou,
orsharplydeceleratingvehicles.'xVehicleswithanunusualrearappearance.'xTwo-wheeledvehiclesaheadofyou.
Functionallimitations
Thesystemmaynotbefullyfunctionalinthefolj
lowingsituations:
'xInheavyfog,wetconditions,orsnowfall.'xIntightcurves.'xIfthedrivingstabilitycontrolsystemsarelimj
itedordeactivated,forinstanceDSCOFF.'xIfthefieldofviewofthecamerainthemirror isdirtyorobscured.'xUpto10secondsafterthestartoftheengine
viatheStart/Stopbutton.'xDuringcalibrationofthecameraimmediately
aftervehicledelivery.'xIfthereareconstantblindingeffectsbecause
ofoncominglight,forinstancefromthesun lowinthesky.
Warningsensitivity
Themoresensitivethewarningsettingsare,for
examplethewarningtime,themorewarningsare
displayed.Therefore,theremayalsobeanexj
cessofprematureorunjustifiedwarningsandrej
actions.
PersonwarningwithCity
lightbrakingfunction
Concept
Thesystemcanhelppreventaccidentswithpej destrians.
Whendrivingatcityspeeds,thesystemwillisj sueawarningifthereisimminentriskofacollijsionwithpedestrians,andsupportthiswithalightbrakingfunction.
Thecameraintheareaoftheinteriormirrorconj
trolsthesystem.
GeneralinformationWithsufficientbrightness,thesystemwarnsaboutpossiblecollisiondangerwithpedestriansstartingatapprox.6mph/10km/htoapprox.35mph/60km/handassistswithbrakingbeforeacollision.
Thesystemreactstopeoplewhoarewithinthe
detectionrangeofthesystem.
Detectionrange
Thedetectionareainfrontofthevehicleisdivj idedintotwoareas:
'xCentralarea,arrow1,directlyinfrontofthe
vehicle.'xExpandedarea,arrow2,totherightandleft ofthecentralarea.
Acollisionisimminentifpedestriansarelocated
withinthecentralarea.Awarningisissuedabout pedestrianswhoarelocatedwithintheextended
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