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areaonlyiftheyaremovinginthedirectionofthecentralarea.
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.
WARNING
Duetosystemlimits,individualfunctionscan
malfunctionduringtow-starting/towingwiththe IntelligentSafetysystemsactivated.Thereisariskofanaccident.SwitchallIntelligentSafety
systemsoffpriortotow-starting/towing.
Overview
Buttoninthevehicle
IntelligentSafetybutton
Camera
Thecameraisinstalledneartheinteriormirror.
Keepthewindshieldinfrontoftheinteriormirror cleanandclear.
Switchingon/off
Switchingonautomatically Thesystemisautomaticallyactiveafterevery
drivingoff.
Switchingoff Pressbutton:thesystemsareswitched
off.TheLEDgoesout.
Pressbutton:thesystemsareswitchedon.The
LEDlightsup.
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Warningwithbrakingfunction
Display Ifacollisionwithapersondetectedinthiswayisimminent,awarningsymbolappearsontheinj
strumentclusterandintheHead-upDisplay.
Theredsymbolisdisplayedandasignal
sounds.
Interveneimmediatelybybrakingormakean
evasivemaneuver.
Brakingintervention
Thewarningpromptsthedrivertoreact.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
limitationsofthedetectionrangeandfunctional
restrictions.
Systemlimits
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Thesystemcanreactnotatall,toolate,incorj
rectly,orwithoutjustificationduetothesystem
limits.Thereisariskofaccidentsorriskof damagetoproperty.Followtheinformationrej
gardingthesystemlimitsandactivelyinterveneifneeded.
Detectionrange Thedetectionpotentialofthecameraislimited.
Thus,awarningmightnotbeissuedorbeisjsuedlate.
E.g.,thefollowingsituationsmaynotbedej tected:'xPartiallycoveredpedestrians.'xPedestriansthatarenotdetectedassuchbej
causeoftheviewingangleorcontour.'xPedestriansoutsideofthedetectionrange.'xPedestrianshavingabodysizelessthan 32in/80cm.
Functionallimitations
Thesystemmaynotbefullyfunctionalormay
notbeavailableinthefollowingsituations:
'xInheavyfog,wetconditions,orsnowfall.'xIntightcurves.'xIfthedrivingstabilitycontrolsystemsaredej activated,forinstanceDSCOFF.'xIfthefieldofviewofthecameraorthewindjshieldaredirtyorcovered.'xUpto10secondsafterthestartoftheengine
viatheStart/Stopbutton.'xDuringcalibrationofthecameraimmediately
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Lanedeparturewarning
Concept
Thelanedeparturewarningalertswhenthevehij
cleonroadswithlanemarkingsisabouttoleave
thelane.
Generalinformation Dependingonthecountryversion,thesystem
issuesawarningatspeedsbetween
35mph/55km/hand45mph/70km/h.
Whenswitchingonthesystembelowthisspeed, amessageisdisplayedintheinstrumentcluster.
Warningsareissuedbymeansofasteering
wheelvibration.Thetimeofthewarningmay
varydependingonthecurrentdrivingsituation.
Thesystemdoesnotprovideawarningifthe
turnsignalissetbeforeleavingthelane.
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe driversspersonaljudgmentinassessingroad andtrafficsafety.Thereisariskofanaccident.Adjustdrivingstyletotrafficconditions.Watch
trafficcloselyandactivelyintervenewhereapj propriate.Donotjerkthesteeringwheelinrej
sponsetoawarning.
WARNING
Indicatorsandwarningscannotserveasasubj
stituteforthedriversspersonaljudgment.Due toitslimits,thesystemmightnotoutputwarnjingsorreactionsorthesemightbeoutputlate,
incorrectly,orwithoutjustification.Thereisa riskofanaccident.Adjustdrivingstyletotraffic
conditions.Watchtrafficcloselyandactivelyinj
tervenewhereappropriate.
Overview
Buttoninthevehicle
Lanedeparturewarning
Camera
Thecameraisinstalledneartheinteriormirror.
Keepthewindshieldinfrontoftheinteriormirror cleanandclear.
Switchingon/off Pressbutton.
'xOn:theLEDlightsup.'xOff:theLEDgoesout.
Thesettingisstoredforthedriverprofilecurj
rentlyused.
Displayintheinstrumentcluster
'xLines:systemisactivated.'xArrows:atleastonelanemarkingwas
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Issuedwarning
Ifyouleavethelane Ifyouleavethelaneandifalanemarkinghas
beendetected,thesteeringwheelvibrates.
Iftheturnsignalisswitchedonbeforechanging
thelane,awarningisnotissued.
Endofwarning Thewarningiscanceledinthefollowingsituaj
tions:'xAutomaticallyafterapprox.3seconds.'xWhenreturningtoyourownlane.'xWhenbrakinghard.'xWhenusingtheturnsignal.
Systemlimits
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Thesystemcanreactnotatall,toolate,incorj
rectly,orwithoutjustificationduetothesystem
limits.Thereisariskofaccidentsorriskof damagetoproperty.Followtheinformationrej
gardingthesystemlimitsandactivelyintervene
ifneeded.
Functionallimitations
Thesystemmaynotbefullyfunctionalinthefolj
lowingsituations:
'xInheavyfog,wetconditions,orsnowfall.'xIntheeventofmissing,worn,poorlyvisible,
merging,diverging,ormultiplelanemarkings
suchasinconstructionareas.'xWhenlanemarkingsarecoveredinsnow,ice,
dirtorwater.'xIntightcurvesoronnarrowlanes.'xWhenthelanemarkingsarecoveredbyobj jects.'xWhendrivingveryclosetothevehicleinfront
ofyou.'xWhendrivingtowardbrightlights.'xWhenthewindshieldinfrontoftheinterior
mirrorisfoggedover,dirtyorcoveredwith
stickers,etc.'xDuringcalibrationofthecameraimmediately
aftervehicledelivery.
ActiveBlindSpotDetection
Concept
ActiveBlindSpotDetectiondetectsvehiclesin theblindspotorvehiclesapproachingfrombej
hindintheadjacentlane.Awarningisissuedin
variousgradationsinthesesituations.
Generalinformation
Tworadarsensorsintherearbumpermonitortheareabehindandnexttothevehicleatspeedsaboveapprox.30mph/50km/h.
Thesystemindicateswhethertherearevehicles
intheblindspot,arrow1,orapproachingfrom
behindintheadjacentlane,arrow2.
Thelightintheexteriormirrorhousingisdimj
med.
Beforeyouchangelanesaftersettingtheturn
signal,thesystemissuesawarninginthesituaj
tionsdescribedabove.
Thelightintheexteriormirrorhousingflashes
andthesteeringwheelvibrates.
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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.
Overview
Buttoninthevehicle
ActiveBlindSpotDetection
Radarsensors
Theradarsensorsarelocatedintherearbumper.
Switchingon/off Pressbutton.
'xOn:theLEDlightsup.'xOff:theLEDgoesout.
Thesettingisstoredforthedriverprofilecurj
rentlyused.
Display Lightintheexteriormirrorhousing
Prewarning
Thedimmedlightintheexteriormirrorhousing indicateswhentherearevehiclesintheblindspotorapproachingfrombehind.
Acutewarning Iftheturnsignalisswitchedonwhileavehicleis
inthecriticalzone,thesteeringwheelvibrates
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brieflyandthelightintheexteriormirrorhousing
flashesbrightly.
Thewarningstopswhentheturnsignalis
switchedoff,ortheothervehicleleavesthecritij calzone.
Briefflashing Abriefflashingofthelightduringvehicleunlockj
ingservesassystemself-test.
Systemlimits
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Thesystemcanreactnotatall,toolate,incorj
rectly,orwithoutjustificationduetothesystem
limits.Thereisariskofaccidentsorriskof damagetoproperty.Followtheinformationrej
gardingthesystemlimitsandactivelyintervene
ifneeded.
Functionallimitations
Thesystemmaynotbefullyfunctionalinthefolj
lowingsituations:
'xWhenavehicleisapproachingataspeed
muchfasterthanyourown.'xInheavyfog,wetconditions,orsnowfall.'xIntightcurvesoronnarrowlanes.'xIfthebumperisdirty,icedup,orcovered, forinstancebystickers.'xIfcargoprotrudes.
ACheckControlmessageisdisplayedwhenthe
systemisnotfullyfunctional.
Brakeforcedisplay
Concept
Additionalbrakelightsindicateemergencybrakj
ingtothetrafficbehind.Thiscanreducetherisk
ofarear-endcollision.
Generalinformation
'xDuringnormalbrakeapplication,thebottom brakelightslightup.'xDuringheavybrakeapplication,thetopbrake
lightsadditionallylightup.
Alertnessassistant
Concept
Thesystemcandetectdecreasingalertnessor
fatigueofthedriverduringlong,monotonous trips,forinstanceonhighways.Inthissituation,it
isrecommendedthatthedrivertakesabreak.
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe driversspersonaljudgmentinassessingone's physicalstate.Anincreasinglackofalertnessorfatiguemaynotbedetectedornotbedetectedintime.Thereisariskofanaccident.Make
surethatthedriverisrestedandalert.Adjust drivingstyletotrafficconditions.
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Function
Thesystemisswitchedoneachtimetheengine
isstartedandcannotbeswitchedoff.
Aftertravelhasbegun,thesystemmonitorscerjtainaspectsofthedriver'sbehavior,sothatdej
creasingalertnessorfatiguecanbedetected.
Thisproceduretakesthefollowingcriteriainto account:'xPersonaldrivingstyle,forinstancesteeringbehavior.'xDrivingconditions,forinstancelengthoftrip.
Startingatapproximately43mph/70km/h,the
systemisactiveandcandisplayarecommendaj tiontotakeabreak.
Breakrecommendation Ifthedriverbecomeslessalertorfatigued,amessageisdisplayedintheControlDisplaywiththerecommendationtotakeabreak.
Arecommendationtotakeabreakisdisplayed onlyonceduringanuninterruptedtrip.
Afterabreak,anotherrecommendationtotakea
breakcannotbedisplayeduntilafterapproxij mately45minutes.
Systemlimits
Thefunctionmaybelimitedinthefollowingsitj
uations,forinstanceandwilleitheroutputaninj
correctwarningornowarningatall:
'xWhentheclockissetincorrectly.'xWhenthevehiclespeedismainlybelow
about43mph/70km/h.'xWithasportydrivingstyle,suchasduring
rapidaccelerationorwhencorneringfast.'xInactivedrivingsituations,suchaswhen
changinglanesfrequently.'xWhentheroadsurfaceispoor.'xIntheeventofstrongsidewinds.
Thesystemisresetapprox.45minutesafter parkingthevehicle,forinstanceinthecaseofa
breakduringlongertripsonhighways.
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DrivingstabilitycontrolsystemsVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesthatarenotnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,duetotheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliesto
safety-relatedfunctionsandsystems.Whenusj
ingthesefunctionsandsystems,theapplicable lawsandregulationsmustbeobserved.
Anti-lockBrakingSystem ABS
ABSpreventslockingofthewheelsduringbrakjing.
Thevehiclemaintainsitssteeringpowereven duringfullbrakeapplications,thusincreasingacjtivesafety.
ABSisoperationaleverytimeyoustarttheenj gine.
Brakeassistant
Whenyouapplythebrakesrapidly,thissystem
automaticallybooststhevehiclebrakingcapabilj
itytothefurthestpossibleextent.Itreducesthe
brakingdistancetoaminimumduringemerj gencystop.ThissystemutilizesallofthecapajbilitiesprovidedbytheAntilockBrakeSystemABS.
Donotreducethepressureonthebrakepedal
forthedurationoftheemergencystop.
MDrive
Concept
Individualsettingscanbecarriedoutintwoprej assignedconfigurationsforthevehicle.
Whentheengineisstarted,anefficientvehicle
stateisactivebydefault.MDriveisdeactivated.
Generalinformation
Configurations
Theconfigurationsarepreassignedasfollows:
'xMDrive1:relaxed,comfortabledriving.'xMDrive2:sporty,dynamicdriving.
Settingoptions
SymbolMeaningDSCDynamicStabilityControl
DSC,refertopage 160,
andMDynamicMode
MDM.EngineProgramsofMEngineDyj
namicsControl,referto
page 115.ChassisProgramsoftheAdaptive
Mchassis,referto
page 162.SteeringProgramsofServotronic,
refertopage 163.TransmissionDrivelogic,referto
page 113:shiftmodesand
Drivelogicdrivingproj
grams.Head-Up
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ConfiguringMDrive
Thepreassignedconfigurationscanbeindividuj
allyadjusted.
ViaiDrive:1.MyVehicle2.MDrive1orMDrive23.Selectthedesiredsettingoption.4.Selectthedesiredchannel.
Individualsettingsarestoredfortheprofilecurj
rentlyused.
WhenMDriveisactive,anychangestothesetj
tingareimmediatelyapplied.
Activating/deactivatingMDrive ActivatingPressthecorrespondingbuttononthesteering
wheel:
'xActivateMDrive1.'xActivateMDrive2.
IfDSCOFForMDMissetinMDrive,amesj
sageappearsintheinstrumentcluster.This messageisconfirmedbypressingthebuttonagain.
Deactivating
Pressthecorrespondingbuttononthesteering
wheel.
IndicatorlightsSymbolDescriptionIndicatorlightcomeson:correj
spondingMDriveisactivated.Indicatorlightflashes:MDrive
couldnotbeactivated.
AntilockbrakingsystemABSor
DynamicStabilityControlDSC
directlyregulatethedrivingstaj
bility.
ReactivateMDriveifindicator
lightisnolongerflashing.
PerformingMDrivesettings
usingthebuttons
IfMDriveisactivated,individualsettingscanalsobemodifiedoutsideofMDrive,forinstanceusjingthebuttonsinthecenterconsole.Thisdeacj
tivatesMDrive.
ToreactivateallsettingsmadeforMDriveon theControlDisplay,brieflypressoneofthefoljlowingbuttons:
'x'x
ToadoptthechangedsettingsinMDrive,press
andholdthecorrespondingbutton.
ResetMDrive
Individualsettingscanberesettodefaultvalues.
1.MyVehicle2.MDrive1orMDrive23.ResetM1orResetM24.OK
Tocancelresetting:Cancel
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DSCDynamicStabilityControl
Concept
Withinthephysicallimits,thesystemhelpsto keepthevehicleonasteadycoursebyreducingenginespeedandbyapplyingbrakestotheindijvidualwheels.
Generalinformation DSCdetectsthefollowingunstabledrivingconjditions,forinstance:
'xFishtailing,whichcanleadtooversteering.'xLossoftractionofthefrontwheels,whichcanleadtoundersteering.
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe
driversspersonaljudgmentinassessingthe
trafficsituation.Basedonthelimitsofthesysj tem,itcannotindependentlyreacttoalltrafficsituations.Thereisariskofanaccident.Adjust
drivingstyletotrafficconditions.Watchtraffic
closelyandactivelyintervenewhereapproprij
ate.
WARNING
Whendrivingwitharoofload,forinstancewith
roof-mountedluggagerack,thevehicle'scenj
terofgravityishigher,whichincreasestherisk ofthevehicletippingincriticaldrivingsituaj
tions.Thereisariskofaccidentsorriskof
damagetoproperty.DonotdeactivateDSC
DynamicStabilityControlwhendrivingwith
roofload.
Overview
Buttoninthevehicle
DSCOFFbutton
Indicator/warninglights Theindicatorlightflashes:DSCcontrols
thedriveandbrakingforces.
Theindicatorlightlightsup:DSChas
malfunctioned.
DeactivatingDSC:DSCOFF
Generalinformation WhenDSCisdeactivated,drivingstabilityisrej
ducedduringaccelerationandwhendrivingin
curves.
Toincreasevehiclestability,activateDSCagain
assoonaspossible.
DeactivatingDSC Pressandholdthisbuttonbutnotlonger
thanapprox.10seconds,untiltheindicator
lightforDSCOFFlightsupintheinstrument
clusteranddisplaysDSCOFF.
DSCisswitchedoff.
ActivatingDSC Pressbutton.
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