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SafetyVehicleequipment
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandspecialequipmentavailableforthemodelseries.Thereforeequipmentwhichisnot
installedinyourvehicle,forexampleonaccount
oftheoptionalequipmentselectedorthecounj
tryspecification,mayalsobedescribedhere.
Thisalsoappliestosafety-relevantfunctionsand
systems.Complywiththerelevantlawsandregj ulationswhenusingthecorrespondingfunctions
andsystems.
Airbags
1Frontairbag,driver2Frontairbag,frontpassenger3Headairbag4Sideairbag5KneeairbagFrontairbags
Frontairbagsprotectthedriverandfrontpasj
sengerintheeventofahead-oncollisionwhere theprotectionoftheseatbeltsalonewouldnolongerbesufficient.Sideairbag
Inaside-oncrash,thesideairbagsupportsthe bodyatthesideinthechestandpelvicarea.
Headairbag
Theheadairbagsupportstheheadintheevent
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Kneeairbag
Dependingontheequipmentversion:
Thekneeairbagsupportsthelegsintheeventof ahead-oncollision.
Protectiveeffect
General Airbagsarenotactivatedineverycollision,forexj
ampleinminoraccidentsandrear-endcollisions.
Notesonachievingoptimumairbageffectiveness
WARNING
Iftheseatpositioniswrongorthedeployment
areaoftheairbagisrestricted,theairbagsysj
temcannotprovidetheintendedprotection,or
maycauseadditionalinjurieswhenitdeploys.
Thereisadangerofinjuryorevendeath.Obj
servethefollowingtoachieveoptimumprotecj tiveeffect.
'xKeepyourdistancefromtheairbags.'xAlwaysgripthesteeringwheelonthesteerj
ingwheelrim.Placeyourhandsinthe
3o'clockand9o'clockpositionstominimise
theriskofinjurytohandsorarmswhenthe
airbagdeploys.'xMakesurethatthefront-seatpassengeris sittingcorrectly,inotherwordswithfeetor
legsinthefootwell,notrestingthemonthe
dashboard.'xMakesurethatvehicleoccupantskeeptheir headawayfromthesideairbag.'xDonotpositionanyotherpersons,animalsor
objectsbetweentheairbagsandpersons.'xKeepthedashboardandwindscreeninthe areaofthepassenger'ssidefree,forexampledonotattachadhesivefoilorcoversanddonotfitbracketsfornavigationdevicesormoj
biletelephones.'xDonotattachanythingtotheairbagcovers
withadhesive;nevercoverthemormodify theminanyway.'xDonotusethefrontairbagcoveronthefront
passenger'ssideasatray.'xCovers,seatcovers,cushionsorotherobj
jectsnotspecificallysuitableforseatswithinj
tegralsideairbagsmustnotbefittedtothe frontseats.'xDonothangitemsofclothingsuchascoats
orjacketsoverthebackrests.'xDonotmodifyindividualcomponentsofthe
systemoritswiringinanyway.Thisalsoapj pliestothecoversofthesteeringwheel,thedashboardandseats.'xDonotdismantletheairbagsystem.
Evenifallthesenotesarecompliedwith,dej
pendingonthecircumstancesinwhichanaccij dentoccurs,certaininjuriesasaresultofcontactwiththeairbagcannotbeentirelyruledout.
Thenoisecausedbythedeploymentofanairj
bagmayleadtotemporaryhearinglossforvehij
cleoccupantssensitivetonoise.
Operationalreadinessofthe
airbagsystem
Safetynotes
WARNING
Individualcomponentsoftheairbagsystemcan
behotafterairbagdeployment.Thereisadanj gerofinjury.Donottouchindividualcompojnents.
WARNING
Workcarriedoutincorrectlycanleadtoafailj ure,amalfunctionoraccidentaldeploymentof theairbagsystem.Ifthereisamalfunction,theairbagsystemmightnotdeployasintendedin
anaccident,inspiteoftheaccidentbeingof
theappropriateseverity.Thereisadangerof
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injuryorevendeath.Havetheairbagsystemtested,repairedorremovedanddisposedofby
aServicePartnerofthemanufactureroranj
otherqualifiedServicePartneroraspecialist
workshop.
Displayintheinstrumentcluster Whenthedrive-readystateisswitchedon,thewarninglampintheinstrumentclusterbrieflyilluminatesinordertoshow
theoperationalreadinessoftheentireairbag
systemandthebelttensioners.
Malfunction'xThewarninglampdoesnotilluminate
afterthedrive-readystateisswitched
on.'xThewarninglampispermanentlyilluminated.
Havethesystemchecked.
NotforAustralia/NewZealand:
Keyswitchforfrontpassenger
airbags
Principle Whenachildrestraintsystemisusedonthe
frontpassengerseat,thefrontandsideairbags onthefrontpassengersidecanbedeactivated
usingthekeyswitchforfrontpassengerairbags.
General Thefrontandsideairbagsforthefrontpassenj
gercanbedeactivatedandreactivatedusingthe
integratedkeyfromtheremotecontrol.
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.
Theairbagstatusisdisplayedontheindicator
lampontherooflining,seepage 174.
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Activatingthefrontpassenger
airbags1.Insertthekeyandpressinwardswherenecj essary.2.Whilethekeyispressedinwards,turnitto
theONpositionasfarasitwillgo.Oncethe
stoppositionhasbeenreached,removethe key.3.Makesurethatthekeyswitchisintheend
positionsothattheairbagsareactivated.
Thefrontpassengerairbagsarereactivatedand
candeploycorrectlyiftheneedarises.
Indicatorlampforfrontpassenger
airbags
Theindicatorlampforthefrontpassengerairj
bagsintheroofliningshowstheoperatingstatus ofthefrontpassengerairbags.
Afterswitchingonthedrive-readystate,thelight illuminatesbrieflyandthenshowswhethertheairbagsareactivatedordeactivated.
DisplayFunctionIfthefrontpassengerairbagis
activated,theindicatorlampilluj
minatesforashortperiodand
thenextinguishes.Whenfrontpassengerairbags
aredeactivated,theindicator
lampremainsilluminated.Activepedestrian
protection
Principle
Theactivepedestrianprotectionsystemraises thebonnetifthevehicle'sfrontendcollideswith
apedestrian.Sensorsunderneaththebumper
areusedfordetection.
General
Whenthepedestrianprotectionsystemistrigj
gered,itcreatesdeformationspaceunderneath
thebonnetforthesubsequentheadimpact.
Safetynotes
WARNING
Thesystemcantriggerinadvertentlyifcontact ismadewithindividualcomponentsofthe
hingesandbonnetlocks.Thereisadangerof
injuryordamagetoproperty.Donottouchindij
vidualcomponentsofthehingesandbonnet locks.
WARNING
Changestothepedestrianprotectionsystem canleadtoafailure,amalfunctionoraccidental
triggeringofthepedestrianprotectionsystem.
Thereisadangerofinjuryorevendeath.Do
notmodifyindividualcomponentsofthepej
destrianprotectionsystemoritswiringinany
way.Donotdismantlethesystem.
WARNING
Workcarriedoutincorrectlycanleadtoafailj
ure,amalfunctionoraccidentaltriggeringofthe
system.Ifthereisamalfunction,thesystem
mightnottriggerasintendedinanaccident,in
spiteoftheaccidentbeingoftheappropriate
severity.Thereisadangerofinjuryoreven
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death.Havethesystemtested,repairedorrejmovedanddisposedofbyaServicePartnerof
themanufactureroranotherqualifiedService
Partneroraspecialistworkshop.
WARNING
Ifthesystemhastriggeredorisdamaged,its functionswillberestricted,orwillnolonger
workatall.Thereisadangerofinjuryoreven
death.
Ifthesystemhastriggeredorisdamaged,have
itcheckedandrenewedataServicePartnerof
themanufactureroranotherqualifiedService
Partneroraspecialistworkshop.
NOTE
Openingthebonnetwhenthepedestrianproj
tectionsystemhastriggeredcanresultindamj
agetothebonnetorthepedestrianprotection.
Thereisadangerofdamagetoproperty.Do
notopenthebonnetaftertheCheckControl
messageisdisplayed.Haveacheckperformed byaServicePartnerofthemanufactureroranj
otherqualifiedServicePartneroraspecialist
workshop.
Systemlimits
Theactivepedestrianprotectionsystemisonly
triggeredatspeedsbetweenapproximately 30km/h,approximately18mphand55km/h,apjproximately34mph.
Forsafetyreasons,thesystemmayalsotrigger inrareinstanceswhereimpactwithapedestriancannotbeexcludedbeyondalldoubt,forexamj
pleinthefollowingsituations:
'xCollisionwithobjectssuchasaskipora
boundarypost.'xCollisionwithanimals.'xStoneimpact.'xDrivingintoasnowdrift.Malfunction
ACheckControlmessageisshown.Thesystemhasbeentriggeredoris
faulty.
ImmediatelydriveatmoderatespeedtoaServj
icePartnerofthemanufactureroranotherqualij fiedServicePartneroraspecialistworkshoptohavethesystemcheckedandrepaired.
IntelligentSafety
Principle
IntelligentSafetyenablesDriverAssistanceSysj
temstobeoperatedcentrally.
General
Dependingonequipment,IntelligentSafetyconj
sistsofoneormoresystemswhichcanhelpto avoidtheriskofacollision.
'xFront-endcollisionwarningwithlightbraking
function,seepage 177.'xAvoidanceassistant,seepage 181.'xPersonwarningwithCitylightbrakingfuncj
tion,seepage 183.'xNightVisionwithpersonandanimalrecognij
tion,seepage 186.'xLaneDepartureWarning,seepage 190.'xLaneChangeWarning,seepage 193.'xSidecollisionwarning,seepage 197.'xRoadprioritywarning,seepage 201.
Safetynotes
WARNING
Thesystemdoesnotrelieveyouofyourperj sonalresponsibilitytoassessthevisibilityconj
ditionsandtrafficsituationcorrectly.Thereisa
dangerofaccidents.Adaptyourdrivingstyleto
thetrafficconditions.Observethetrafficsituaj
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tionandinterveneactivelyifthesituationwarjrantsit.
WARNING
Displaysandwarningsdonotrelieveyouof
personalresponsibility.Systemlimitationscan
meanthatwarningsorsystemresponsesare
notissuedorareissuedtoolate,incorrectly,or withoutjustification.Thereisadangerofaccij
dents.Adaptyourdrivingstyletothetraffic
conditions.Observethetrafficsituationandinj terveneactivelyifthesituationwarrantsit.
WARNING
Duetosystemlimitations,individualfunctions maynotworkproperlywhentowstarting/
towingwithactivatedIntelligentSafetySysj
tems.Thereisadangerofaccidents.Switchoff
allIntelligentSafetySystemsbeforetow-startj
ing/towing.
Overview
Buttoninthevehicle
IntelligentSafety
Switchingon/off SeveralIntelligentSafetySystemsareactiveauj
tomaticallyatthestartofeachjourney.Several IntelligentSafetySystemsareactivedependingonthelastsetting.
ButtonStatusButtonilluminatesgreen:allIntelligentSafetySystemsareswitchedon.Buttonilluminatesorange:someIntelj
ligentSafetySystemsareswitched
off.Buttondoesnotilluminate:allIntellij
gentSafetySystemsareswitchedoff.
Pressthebutton:
ThemenufortheIntelligentSafetySysj
temsisshown.
IfallIntelligentSafetySystemswereswitched
off,allsystemsarenowswitchedon.
ConfigureINDIVIDUAL:dependingonequipj
ment,theIntelligentSafetySystemscanbeconj figuredindividually.Theindividualsettingsare
activatedandsavedforthecurrentlyuseddriver
profile.Assoonasasettingischangedinthe
menu,allsettingsinthemenuareactivated.
Pressthebuttonrepeatedly.Thesetj
tingswitchesbetweenthefollowing:
ALLON:allIntelligentSafetySystemsare
switchedon.Basicsettingsareactivatedforthe
sub-functions,forexamplesettingforwarning
time.
INDIVIDUAL:theIntelligentSafetySystemsare
switchedonaccordingtotheindividualsettings.
SomeIntelligentSafetySystemscannotbe
switchedoffindividually.
Pressandholdthebutton:
AllIntelligentSafetySystemsare
switchedoff.
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Front-endcollisionwarningwithlightbrakingfunction
Principle
Thesystemcanhelpavoidaccidents.Ifanaccij
dentcannotbeavoided,thesystemhelpstorej ducethecollisionspeed.
Thesystemwarnsofthepossibleriskofcollision
andbrakesautomatically,asnecessary.
General Thesystemiscontrolledbyacamera.
Ifradarsensorsarefitted,thefront-endcollision
warningisadditionallycontrolledbytheradar
sensoroftheCruiseControl.
Junctionwarningifradarsensorsarefitted:an
additionalwarningisgivenatjunctionsandT- junctionsifthereisariskofcollisionwithcrossj
ingtraffic.
Thefront-endcollisionwarningisalsoavailableif theCruiseControlisdisabled.
Whendeliberatelyapproachingavehicle,the
front-endcollisionwarningandbrakingintervenj
tionareactivatedlatertoavoidunjustifiedsystem responses.
Fromspeedsofapproximately5km/h,approxij mately3mph,thesystemprovidesatwo-stage
warninganypossibleriskofcollisionwithvehij
cles.Thetimingofthesewarningsmayvarydej
pendingonthecurrentdrivingsituation.
Detectionrange
Objectsdetectedbythesystemaretakeninto account.
Junctionwarning:vehiclesthatcrossthevehij
cle'sdirectionoftravelcanalsobedetectedby thesystemassoonasthesevehiclesenterthedetectionrangeofthesystem.
Safetynotes
WARNING
Thesystemdoesnotrelieveyouofyourperj
sonalresponsibilitytoassessthevisibilityconj
ditionsandtrafficsituationcorrectly.Thereisa dangerofaccidents.Adaptyourdrivingstyletothetrafficconditions.Observethetrafficsituaj
tionandinterveneactivelyifthesituationwarj rantsit.
WARNING
Displaysandwarningsdonotrelieveyouof
personalresponsibility.Systemlimitationscan
meanthatwarningsorsystemresponsesare
notissuedorareissuedtoolate,incorrectly,or withoutjustification.Thereisadangerofaccij
dents.Adaptyourdrivingstyletothetraffic
conditions.Observethetrafficsituationandinj terveneactivelyifthesituationwarrantsit.
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WARNING
Duetosystemlimitations,individualfunctions maynotworkproperlywhentowstarting/
towingwithactivatedIntelligentSafetySysj
tems.Thereisadangerofaccidents.Switchoff allIntelligentSafetySystemsbeforetow-startj
ing/towing.
Overview
Buttoninthevehicle
IntelligentSafety
Camera
Thecameraislocatedonthefrontsideofthe rearviewmirror.
Keepthewindscreencleanandclearinthearea
infrontoftherearviewmirror.
WithActiveCruiseControl:radar
sensor
Theradarsensorisinthelowerareaofthefront
bumper.
Keeptheradarsensorcleanandunobstructed.
Switchingon/off Switchingonautomatically
Thesystemisautomaticallyactivatedatthestart
ofeachjourney.
Switchingon/offmanually Pressthebutton.
ThemenufortheIntelligentSafetySysj
temsisshown.
IfallIntelligentSafetySystemswereswitched off,allsystemsarenowswitchedon.
ConfigureINDIVIDUAL:dependingonequipj
ment,theIntelligentSafetySystemscanbeconj figuredindividually.Theindividualsettingsareactivatedandsavedforthecurrentlyuseddriverprofile.Assoonasasettingischangedinthe
menu,allsettingsinthemenuareactivated.
Pressthebuttonrepeatedly.Thesettingswitchesbetweenthe
following:
ALLON:allIntelligentSafetySystemsare switchedon.Basicsettingsareactivatedforthe
sub-functions.
INDIVIDUAL:theIntelligentSafetySystemsare switchedonaccordingtotheindividualsettings.
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SomeIntelligentSafetySystemscannotbeswitchedoffindividually.
Pressandholdthebutton.AllIntelligentSafetySystemsare
switchedoff.ButtonStatusButtonilluminatesgreen:allIntelligent SafetySystemsareswitchedon.Buttonilluminatesorange:someIntelj
ligentSafetySystemsareswitched
off.Buttondoesnotilluminate:allIntellij
gentSafetySystemsareswitchedoff.
Settingthewarningtime
ViaiDrive:
1.MyVehicle2.Vehiclesettings3.IntelligentSafety4.Collisionwarning5.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Theselectedtimeissavedforthecurrentlyuseddriverprofile.
Warningwithbrakingfunction
Display Ifthereisariskofcollisionwithadetectedvehijcle,awarningsymbolisshownintheinstrument
clusterandintheHead-UpDisplay.
SymbolMeasureSymbolilluminatesred:advance
warning.
Brakeandincreasethedistance.Symbolflashesredandanacoustic
signalsounds:acutewarning.
Brakeandperformanevasivemaj
noeuvre,ifnecessary.Crossingtrafficwarning:
Symbolflashesredandanacoustic
signalsounds:acutewarninginthe
caseofvehiclescrossingyourown
directionoftravel.
Brakeandperformanevasivemaj
noeuvre,ifnecessary.
Advancewarning
Anadvancewarningisshown,forexampleifa
dangerofcollisionisanticipatedorthereisavery
shortdistancetoavehicleahead.
Thedrivermustintervenepersonallyifthereis
anacutewarning.
Acutewarningwithbrakingfunction Anacutewarningisgivenwhenthevehicleisapjproachinganotherobjectatahighdifferentialspeedandthereisanimmediateriskofacollij
sion.
Thedrivermustintervenepersonallyifthereis
anacutewarning.Ifnecessary,thesystemcan assistbybrakingthevehicleautomaticallyif
thereisariskofacollision.
Anacutewarningcanbetriggeredevenwithout
apreviousadvancewarning.
Brakeintervention,Citybraking
function
Thewarningpromptsthedrivertointerveneacj tively.Whenthebrakeisoperatedduringawarnj
ing,themaximumbrakingforceisapplied.Brakj
ingassistancerequiresthatthebrakepedalis
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depressedsufficientlyquicklyandfirmlybeforejhand.
Thesystemcanalsoassistbybrakingthevehij cleautomaticallyifthereisariskofacollision.
Atlowspeeds,thevehiclecanbebrakedtoa
stop.
Brakeinterventiontakesplaceuptoapproxij mately80km/h,approximately50mph.
Thebrakesareonlyappliedifdrivingstabilityhas
notbeenimpaired,forexamplebydeactivationof
DynamicStabilityControlDSC.
Brakingcanbediscontinuedeitherbydepressj ingtheacceleratorpedalorbyactivelymoving
thesteeringwheel.
Thedetectionofobjectsmaybelimited.Take
intoaccountthedetectionrangelimitsandthe
functionallimitations.
WithradarsensorandActiveCruise
Control:brakeintervention
Thewarningpromptsthedrivertointerveneacj
tively.Whenthebrakeisoperatedduringawarnj
ing,themaximumbrakingforceisapplied.Brakj
ingassistancerequiresthatthebrakepedalis
depressedsufficientlyquicklyandfirmlybeforej hand.
Thesystemcanalsoassistbybrakingthevehij cleautomaticallyifthereisariskofacollision.
Thevehiclecanbebrakeduntilitcomestoastop.
Thebrakesareonlyappliedifdrivingstabilityhas notbeenimpaired,forexamplebydeactivationof DynamicStabilityControlDSC.
Atspeedsaboveapprox.210km/h,130mph,
thebrakinginterventiontakestheformofabrief jolt.Thereisnoautomaticdeceleration.
Brakingcanbediscontinuedeitherbydepressj ingtheacceleratorpedalorbyactivelymoving
thesteeringwheel.
Junctionwarning:ifvehiclesarecrossing,there
isnobrakeintervention.Thedetectionofobjectsmaybelimited.Take
intoaccountthedetectionrangelimitsandthe
functionallimitations.
Systemlimits
Safetynote
WARNING
Thesystemmaynotrespondatall,ormayrej
spondtoolate,incorrectly,orwithoutjustificaj
tionduetolimitsofthesystem.Thereisadanj
gerofaccidentsordamagetoproperty.
Observetheinformationonthesystemlimits
andinterveneactivelyifnecessary.
Upperspeedlimit
Atspeedsoverapprox.250km/h,approx.
155mph,thesystemistemporarilydisabled.As
soonasthespeeddropsbackbelowthisvalue,
thesystemrespondsonceagainaccordingtoits
settings.
Junctionwarning:thesystemreactstocrossing
vehiclesifyourownspeedisbelowapprox. 65km/h,approx.40mph.
Detectionrange Thedetectionabilityofthesystemislimited.
Forthisreason,thesystemmayfailtorespond
oronlyrespondafteradelay.
Itispossiblethatthefollowingarenotdetected,
forexample:
'xSlow-movingvehiclewhenapproachingat
highspeed.'xVehiclessuddenlycuttinginorbrakingheavj
ily.'xVehicleswithanunusualrearappearance.'xTwo-wheeledvehiclesahead.'xWithjunctionwarning:crossingvehiclesif
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