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Switchingthereadinglights
on/off
Pressthebutton.
Dependingontheequipmentversion,thereare
readinglightslocatedatthefrontandintherear
besidetheinteriorlight.
Ambientlighting
General Dependingontheequipment,thelightingfor
someoftheinteriorlightscanbeadjusted.
Switchingon/off Theambientlightingisswitchedonwhenthe
vehicleisunlockedandswitchedoffwhenthe vehicleislocked.
IftheambientlightwasdeactivatedusingiDrive,
itisnotswitchedonwhenthevehicleisunj
locked.
1.CAR2.Settings3.Interiorlighting4.Ambientlight
Theselectedsettingissavedforthecurrent
driverprofile.
Selectingthecolourscheme
1.CAR2.Settings3.Interiorlighting4.Colour5.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Adjustingthebrightness
1.CAR2.Settings3.Interiorlighting4.Brightness5.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Dynamiclight
Individualactions,forexampleincomingcallsor
opendoors,areindicatedbylighteffects.
1.CAR2.Settings3.Interiorlighting4.Dynamiclight5.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Dimmedduringthejourney
Thelightingintheinteriorisdimmedforcertain
lightsduringjourneysinthedark.
1.CAR2.Settings3.Interiorlighting4.Dimmedfornightdriving
Theselectedsettingissavedforthecurrent
driverprofile.
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SafetyVehicleequipment
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalequipmentavailableforthe
modelseries.Itmaythereforedescribeequipj
mentandfunctionswhicharenotinstalledin
yourvehicle,forexampleonaccountofthespej cialequipmentselectedorthecountryspecificaj
tion.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relevantfuncj
tionsandsystems.Pleasecomplywiththe
relevantlawsandregulationswhenusingthe
correspondingfunctionsandsystems.
Airbags
1Frontairbag,driver2Frontairbag,frontpassenger3Headairbag4Sideairbag5KneeairbagFrontairbags
Frontairbagsprotectthedriverandfrontpasj
sengerintheeventofahead-oncollisionwhere theprotectionoftheseatbeltsalonewouldnolongerbesufficient.Sideairbag
Inaside-oncrash,thesideairbagprotectsthe sideofthebodyinthechestandpelvicarea.
Headairbag
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Kneeairbag
Dependingontheequipmentversion:
Thekneeairbagprotectsthelegsintheeventof ahead-oncrash.
Protectivefunction GeneralAirbagsarenotactivatedineverycollision,forexj
ample,inminoraccidents.
Informationforoptimumairbag
effectiveness
WARNING
Iftheseatpositionisincorrectorthedeployj
mentareaoftheairbagisrestricted,theairbag systemcannotprovidetheintendedlevelofprotectionormaycauseadditionalinjurieswhenitdeploys.Thereisariskofinjuryorevendeath.Observethefollowingtoachieveoptij
mumprotectivefunction.
'xKeepadistancefromtheairbags.'xAlwaysgripthesteeringwheelatthesteering
wheelrim.Placeyourhandsinthe3o'clock
and9o'clockpositionstominimisetheriskof injurytohandsorarmswhentheairbagdej
ploys.'xAdjusttheseatandsteeringwheelsothe
drivercanreachoverthesteeringwheeldiagj onally.Selectthesettingssothat,when
reachingover,theshouldersstayincontact
withthebackrestandtheupperbodystays
asfarawayfromthesteeringwheelaspossij
ble.'xMakesurethatthefront-seatpassengeris sittingcorrectly,i.e.withtheirfeetandlegsin
thefootwell,notrestingonthedashboard.'xMakesurethatvehicleoccupantskeeptheir headawayfromthesideairbag.'xDonotplaceanyotherpersons,petsorobjjectsbetweentheairbagsandoccupants.'xKeepthedashboardandwindscreenareaonthepassengersideclear,forexampledonot
attachadhesivefoilorcoversanddonotfit
bracketsfornavigationdevicesormobiletelj
ephones,forexample.'xDonotgluetheairbagcoversanddonot
coverormodifytheminanyway.'xDonotusethefrontairbagcoveronthefront
passenger'ssideasatray.'xDonotinstallseatcovers,cushionsorother
objectsonthefrontseatsiftheyarenotspej
cificallydesignedforuseonseatswithintej gralsideairbags.'xDonothangitemsofclothingforexample
coatsorjacketsoverthebackrests.'xDonotmodifyindividualcomponentsofthe
systemoritswiring.Thisalsoappliestothe coversofthesteeringwheel,thedashboardandseats.'xDonotdismantletheairbagsystem.
Evenifallthisinformationisobserved,injuriesrej
sultingfromcontactwiththeairbagcannotbe
entirelyruledoutdependingonthesituation.
Thenoisecausedbythedeploymentofanairj
bagmayleadtotemporaryhearinglossinvehij
cleoccupantssensitivetonoise.
Operationalreadinessofthe
airbagsystem
Safetynotes
WARNING
Individualcomponentsoftheairbagsystem
maybehotafterairbagdeployment.Thereisa riskofinjury.Donottouchindividualcompojnents.
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WARNING
Workcarriedoutincorrectlycanleadtoafailj ure,malfunctionoraccidentaldeploymentoftheairbagsystem.Ifthereisamalfunction,the
airbagsystemmightnotdeployasintendedin
anaccident,eveniftheimpactisoftheapproj
priateseverity.Thereisariskofinjuryoreven
death.Havetheairbagsystemtested,repaired
orremovedanddisposedofbyaServicePartj
nerofthemanufactureroranotherqualified
ServicePartneroraspecialistworkshop.
Displayintheinstrumentcluster
Whendrive-readystateisswitchedon,
thewarninglampintheinstrumentclusj
terilluminatesbrieflytoindicatethatthe
entireairbagsystemandthebelttensionersare operational.
Malfunction
'xThewarninglampdoesnotilluminate
afterdrive-readystateisswitchedon.'xThewarninglampispermanentlyilluj
minated.
Havethesystemchecked.
Keyswitchforfront passengerairbags
Principle Whenachildrestraintsystemisusedonthefrontpassengerseat,thefrontandsideairbagsonthefrontpassengersidecanbedeactivated
usingthekeyswitchforfrontpassengerairbags.
General
Thefrontandsideairbagsforthefrontpassenj gercanbedeactivatedandreactivatedusingthe
integratedkeyfromthevehiclekey.
Overview
Thekeyswitchforfrontpassengerairbagsisloj
catedontheoutsideofthedashboard.
Deactivatingthefrontpassenger
airbags
1.Insertthekeyandpressinwardswherenecj essary.2.Whilethekeyispressedinwards,turnitto
theOFFpositionasfarasitwillgo.Oncethe
stoppositionhasbeenreached,removethe key.3.Makesurethatthekeyswitchisintheend
positionsothattheairbagsaredeactivated.
Thefrontpassengerairbagsaredeactivated.
Thedriver'sairbagsremainactive.
Ifachildrestraintsystemisnolongerfittedinthe frontpassengerseat,reactivatethefrontpassenj
gerairbagssothattheyaretriggeredasintended intheeventofanaccident.
Theairbagstatusisdisplayedbytheindicator
lampontheheadliner.
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Activatingthefrontpassenger
airbags1.Insertthekeyandpressinwardswherenecj essary.2.Whilethekeyispressedinwards,turnitto
theONpositionasfarasitwillgo.Oncethe
stoppositionhasbeenreached,removethe key.3.Makesurethatthekeyswitchisintheend
positionsothattheairbagsareactivated.
Thefrontpassengerairbagsarereactivatedand
candeploycorrectlyiftheneedarises.
Indicatorlampforfront
passengerairbags
Theindicatorlampforthefrontpassengerairj
bagsintheheadlinershowstheoperatingstatus ofthefrontpassengerairbags.
Afterswitchingonthedrive-readystate,thelight
illuminatesbrieflyandthenshowswhetherthe airbagsareactivatedordeactivated.
DisplayFunctionIfthefrontpassengerairbagis
activated,theindicatorlampilluj
minatesforashortperiodand
thenextinguishes.Whenfrontpassengerairbags
aredeactivated,theindicator
lampremainsilluminated.Activepedestrian
protection
Principle
Theactivepedestrianprotectionsystemraises thefrontflapifthefrontofthevehiclecollides
withapedestrian.Sensorsunderneaththe bumperareusedfordetection.
General
Whentriggered,thepedestrianprotectionsysj
temcreatesdeformationspaceunderneaththe frontflapinreadinessforthesubsequentheadimpact.
Safetynotes
WARNING
Thesystemmaytriggerinadvertentlyifcontact
ismadewithindividualcomponentsofthe
hingesandfrontflaplocks.Thereisariskofinj
juryormaterialdamage.Donottouchindividual
componentsofthehingesandfrontflaplocks.
WARNING
Modificationstothepedestrianprotectionsysj temcanleadtoafailure,amalfunctionoraccij dentaltriggeringofthepedestrianprotectionsystem.Thereisariskofinjuryorevendeath.Donotmodifythepedestrianprotectionsysjtem,itsindividualcomponentsoritswiring.Donotdismantlethesystem.
WARNING
Workcarriedoutincorrectlycanleadtoafailj ure,malfunctionoraccidentaltriggeringofthesystem.Ifthereisamalfunction,thesystem
mightnottriggerasintendedinanaccident, eveniftheimpactisoftheappropriateseverity.
Thereisariskofinjuryorevendeath.Havethe
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systemtested,repairedorremovedanddisj
posedofbyaServicePartnerofthemanufacj
tureroranotherqualifiedServicePartnerora
specialistworkshop.
WARNING
Ifthesystemhasbeendeployedorisdamj
aged,itsfunctionalitywillbelimitedoritmayno longerworkatall.Thereisariskofinjuryorevendeath.
Ifthesystemhasbeentriggeredorisdamaged, haveitcheckedandrenewedataServicePartj
nerofthemanufactureroranotherqualified
ServicePartneroraspecialistworkshop.
NOTE
Openingthefrontflapwhenthepedestrian protectionsystemhastriggeredmaydamage
thefrontflaporthepedestrianprotectionsysj
tem.Thereisariskofmaterialdamage.Donot
openthefrontflapaftertheCheckControl
messageisdisplayed.Havechecksperformed
byaServicePartnerofthemanufactureroranj
otherqualifiedServicePartneroraspecialist
workshop.
Systemlimits
Theactivepedestrianprotectionsystemisonly
triggeredatspeedsbetweenapproximately 30km/h,18mphand55km/h,34mph.
Forsafetyreasons,thesystemmayalsotriggerinrareinstanceswhereimpactwithapedestriancannotbeexcludedbeyondalldoubt,forexamj
pleinthefollowingsituations:
'xCollisionwithobjectssuchasaskipora
boundarypost.'xCollisionwithanimals.'xStoneimpact.'xDrivingintoasnowdrift.Malfunction
ACheckControlmessageisshown.Thesystemhasbeentriggeredoris
faulty.
ImmediatelydriveatmoderatespeedtoaServj
icePartnerofthemanufactureroranotherqualij fiedServicePartneroraspecialistworkshoptohavethesystemcheckedandrepaired.
IntelligentSafety
Principle
IntelligentSafetyenablestheDriverAssistance
Systemstobeoperatedcentrally.
General
Dependingontheequipment,IntelligentSafety consistsofoneormoresystemswhichcanhelp
toavoidtheriskofacollision.
'xFront-endcollisionwarningwithbrakingfuncj
tion.'xAvoidanceassistant.'xJunctionwarningwithCitybrakingfunction.'xPersonwarningwithlightbrakingfunction.'xLaneDepartureWarning.'xLaneChangeWarning.'xSidecollisionwarning.'xRoadprioritywarning.'xWrong-waydrivingwarning.
Safetynotes
WARNING
Thesystemdoesnotrelieveyouofyourperj sonalresponsibilitytoassessthevisibilityconj
ditionsandtrafficsituationcorrectly.Thereisa
riskofaccident.Adaptyourdrivingstyletothe
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trafficconditions.Observethetrafficsituationandinterveneactivelyifthesituationwarrantsit.
WARNING
Displaysandwarningsdonotrelieveyouof
yourpersonalresponsibility.Systemlimitations
canmeanthatwarningsorsystemresponses arenotissuedorareissuedtoolate,incorrectly
orwithoutjustification.Thereisariskofaccij
dent.Adaptyourdrivingstyletothetrafficconj
ditions.Observethetrafficsituationandinterj veneactivelyifthesituationwarrantsit.
WARNING
Duetosystemlimitations,individualfunctions maynotworkproperlywhentow-starting/
towingwithactivatedIntelligentSafetySysj
tems.Thereisariskofaccident.Switchoffall
IntelligentSafetySystemsbeforetow-starting/
towing.
Overview
Buttoninthevehicle
IntelligentSafety
Switchingon/off SomeIntelligentSafetySystemsareautomatij
callyactiveatthestartofeachjourney.SomeInj telligentSafetySystemsareactivateddepending
ontheirlastsetting.
ButtonStatusButtonilluminatesgreen:allIntelligent SafetySystemsareswitchedon.Buttonilluminatesorange:someIntelj
ligentSafetySystemsareswitched
offorarecurrentlynotavailable.Buttondoesnotilluminate:allIntellij
gentSafetySystemsareswitchedoff.
Pressthebutton.
ThemenufortheIntelligentSafetySysj
temsisshown.
IfallIntelligentSafetySystemswereswitched
off,allsystemsarenowswitchedon.
ConfigureINDIVIDUAL:dependingonthe
equipment,theIntelligentSafetySystemscanbe configuredindividually.Theindividualsettings
areactivatedandsavedforthecurrentdriver profile.Assoonasasettingischangedinthe
menu,allsettingsinthemenuareactivated.
Pressthebuttonrepeatedly.Thesetj
tingswitchesbetweenthefollowing:
ALLON:allIntelligentSafetySystemsare switchedon.Basicsettingsareactivatedforthesub-functions,forexamplethesettingforwarnjingtime.
INDIVIDUAL:theIntelligentSafetySystemsare switchedonaccordingtotheindividualsettings.
SomeIntelligentSafetySystemscannotbe switchedoffindividually.
Pressandholdthebutton.AllIntelligentSafetySystemsare
switchedoff.
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Collisionwarningwithbrakingfunction
Principle
Thesystemcanhelpavoidaccidents.Ifanaccij dentcannotbeavoided,thesystemhelpstorej
ducethecollisionspeed.
Thesystemwarnsofthepossibleriskofcollision andbrakesautomatically,asnecessary.
General Sensorsrecordthetrafficsituation.
Fromspeedsofapproximately5km/h,3mph,
thesystemprovidesatwo-stagewarningofany possibleriskofcollisionwithvehicles.Thetiming
ofthesewarningsmayvarydependingonthe
currentdrivingsituation.
Whendeliberatelymovingclosertoavehicle,the
front-endcollisionwarningandbrakingintervenj
tionareactivatedlatertoavoidunwarrantedsysj temresponses.
Dependingontheequipment,theDriverAttenj tionCameradetectsthedriver'sviewbehaviour
intheinstrumentcluster.Thesystemalso
checkswhetherthereareanyvisualimpairments
present.Theviewbehaviourandvisibilitycondij
tionsalsoaffectthepointatwhichthewarnings
areissued.
Safetynotes
WARNING
Thesystemdoesnotrelieveyouofyourperj
sonalresponsibilitytoassessthevisibilityconj
ditionsandtrafficsituationcorrectly.Thereisa riskofaccident.Adaptyourdrivingstyletothe
trafficconditions.Observethetrafficsituation andinterveneactivelyifthesituationwarrantsit.
WARNING
Displaysandwarningsdonotrelieveyouof
yourpersonalresponsibility.Systemlimitations canmeanthatwarningsorsystemresponsesarenotissuedorareissuedtoolate,incorrectly
orwithoutjustification.Thereisariskofaccij
dent.Adaptyourdrivingstyletothetrafficconj
ditions.Observethetrafficsituationandinterj veneactivelyifthesituationwarrantsit.
WARNING
Duetosystemlimitations,individualfunctions maynotworkproperlywhentow-starting/
towingwithactivatedIntelligentSafetySysj
tems.Thereisariskofaccident.Switchoffall
IntelligentSafetySystemsbeforetow-starting/
towing.
Overview
Buttoninthevehicle
IntelligentSafety
Sensors
Thesystemiscontrolledusingthefollowingsenj
sors:
'xCamerasbehindthewindscreen.'xWithradarsensor:frontradarsensor.
Forfurtherinformation:
Sensorsofthevehicle,seepage 43.
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Switchingon/off
Automaticactivation Thesystemisautomaticallyactivatedatthestart
ofeachjourney.
Switchingonmanually Pressthebutton.
ThemenufortheIntelligentSafetySysj
temsisshown.
IfallIntelligentSafetySystemswereswitched off,allsystemsarenowswitchedon.
ConfigureINDIVIDUAL:dependingontheequipment,theIntelligentSafetySystemscanbeconfiguredindividually.Theindividualsettings
areactivatedandsavedforthecurrentdriver profile.Assoonasasettingischangedinthe
menu,allsettingsinthemenuareactivated.
Pressthebuttonrepeatedly.Thesettingswitchesbetweenthe
following:
ALLON:allIntelligentSafetySystemsare switchedon.Basicsettingsareactivatedforthe sub-functions.
INDIVIDUAL:theIntelligentSafetySystemsare
switchedonaccordingtotheindividualsettings.
SomeIntelligentSafetySystemscannotbeswitchedoffindividually.
Switchingoffmanually Pressandholdthebutton.AllIntelligentSafetySystemsare
switchedoff.ButtonStatusButtonilluminatesgreen:allIntelligent SafetySystemsareswitchedon.Buttonilluminatesorange:someIntelj
ligentSafetySystemsareswitched
offorarecurrentlynotavailable.Buttondoesnotilluminate:allIntellij
gentSafetySystemsareswitchedoff.
Settingthewarningtime
1.CAR2.Settings3.Driverassistance4.Safetyandwarnings5.Front-collisionwarning6.Selectthedesiredsetting:'xEarly'xMedium'xLate:onlyacutewarningsaredisplayed.
Theselectedtimeissavedforthecurrentdriver
profile.
Warningwithbrakingfunction
Display Ifthereisariskofcollisionwithadetectedvehijcle,awarningsymbolisshownintheinstrument
clusterand,ifapplicable,intheHead-UpDisplay.
SymbolActionSymbolilluminatesred:advance
warning.
Brakeandincreasethedistance.Symbolflashesredandanacoustic
signalsounds:acutewarning.
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Advancewarning
Anadvancewarningisgivenforexampleifthere
isanimpendingriskofcollisionorthedistance fromthevehicleaheadistooshort.
Thedrivermustintervenepersonallywhenan advancewarningisgiven.
Acutewarningwithbrakingfunction
Anacutewarningisgivenwhenthevehicleisapj
proachinganotherobjectatahighdifferential speedandthereisanimmediateriskofacollij
sion.
Thedrivermustintervenepersonallywhenan
acutewarningisgiven.Dependingonthedriving
situationandthevehicle'sequipment,theacute
warningmaybesupportedbyabriefjoltinthe
brakes.
IfthewarningtimesettingisLate,thejoltdoes notoccur.
Ifnecessary,thesystemcanalsoassistbybrakj ingthevehicleautomaticallyifthereisariskofa collision.
Anacutewarningcanbetriggeredevenwithout apreviousadvancewarning.
Brakeintervention Thewarningpromptsthedrivertotakeaction.Whenthebrakeisoperatedduringawarning,the
maximumnecessarybrakeforceisapplied.Brakj
ingassistancerequiresthatthebrakepedalis
depressedsufficientlyquicklyandfirmlybeforej hand.
Thesystemcanalsoassistbybrakingthevehij
cleautomaticallyifthereisariskofacollision.
Atlowspeeds,thevehiclecanbebrakedtoa
stop.
Manualtransmission:whenthevehicleisbraked toastop,theenginemayshutoff.
Citybrakingfunction:brakeinterventiontakes
placeatuptoapprox.80km/h,50mph.
Withradarsensor:brakeinterventiontakesplaceatuptoapprox.250km/h,155mph.Atspeedsaboveapprox.210km/h,130mph,
brakeinterventiontakestheformofabriefjolt. Thereisnoautomaticdeceleration.
Brakingcanbediscontinuedeitherbypressing
theacceleratorpedalorbyactivelymovingthe
steeringwheel.
Objectdetectionmaybelimited.Takeintoacj countthedetectionrangelimitsandthefuncjtionallimitations.
Systemlimits
Safetynote
WARNING
Thesystemmaynotrespondatall,ormayrej
spondtoolate,incorrectlyorwithoutjustificaj
tionduetosystemlimitations.Thereisariskof accidentormaterialdamage.Observetheinjformationonthesystemlimitsandintervene
activelyifnecessary.
Detectionrange
Thedetectionabilityofthesystemislimited.
Onlyobjectsdetectedbythesystemaretaken
intoaccount.
Forthisreason,thesystemmayfailtorespond
oronlyrespondafteradelay.
Forexampleitispossiblethatthefollowingmay
notbedetected:
'xSlow-movingvehiclewhenapproachingitat
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