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'xWhenavehicleisapproachingataspeed
muchfasterthanyourown.'xInheavyfog,wetconditions,orsnowfall.'xIntightcurvesoronnarrowlanes.'xIfthebumperisdirty,icedup,orcovered, forinstancebystickers.'xAfterimproperlyperformedworkonthevehi#j
clepaint.'xIfcargoprotrudes.'xIntheeventofmissing,worn,poorlyvisible,
merging,diverging,ormultiplelanemarkings
suchasinconstructionareas.'xWhenlanemarkingsarecoveredinsnow,ice,
dirtorwater.'xWhenlanemarkingsarecoveredbyobjects.'xWhendrivingveryclosetothevehicleinfront
ofyou.'xIfthereareconstantblindingeffectsbecause
ofoncominglight,forinstancefromthesun lowinthesky.'xIfthefieldofviewofthecameraorthewind#jshieldisdirtyorcoveredintheareaofthein#j
teriormirror.'xIfthecamerahasoverheatedandbeentem#j
porarilyswitchedoffduetoexcessivelyhigh
temperatures.'xUpto10secondsafterthestartoftheengine
viatheStart/Stopbutton.'xDuringcalibrationofthecameraimmediately
aftervehicledelivery.
Attachinganyobjectssuchasstickersorfilmin thebeamareaoftheradarsensorswillalsoim#jpactthefunctionoftheradarsensorsandmayevencausethemtofail.
ACheckControlmessageisdisplayedwhenthe
systemisnotfullyfunctional.
Rearcollisionpreparation
Concept
Thesystemreactstovehiclesapproachingfrom behind.
Generalinformation
Tworadarsensorsintherearbumpermonitor theareabehindthevehicle.
Whenavehicleapproachesfromtherearata certainspeed,thesystemrespondsasfollows:
'xActiveProtection:whenacollisionseemsto
beunavoidable,PreCrashfunctionsaretrig#j gered.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe
driver#sspersonaljudgmentinassessingvisibility andtrafficsituation.Thereisariskofaccident.
Adjustdrivingstyletotrafficconditions.Watch
trafficcloselyandactivelyintervenewhereap#j propriate.
Warning
Indicatorsandwarningscannotserveasasub#j
stituteforthedriver#sspersonaljudgment.Due
toitslimits,thesystemmaynotissuewarnings
orreactions,orthesemaybeissuedlateorina
mannerthatisnotconsistentwiththeirnormal
use.Thereisariskofaccident.Adjustdriving
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styletotrafficconditions.Watchtrafficclosely
andactivelyintervenewhereappropriate.
Overview Radarsensors
Theradarsensorsarelocatedintherearbumper.
Alwayskeepthebumperintheareaoftheradar
sensorscleanandunobstructed.
Switchingon/off Thesystemisautomaticallyactiveaftereverydrivingoff.
Thesystemisdeactivatedinthefollowingsitua#j
tions:
'xWhendrivinginreverse.
Systemlimits
Thesystemmaynotbefullyfunctionalinthefol#j
lowingsituations:
'xWhenavehicleisapproachingataspeed
muchfasterthanyourown.'xWhentheapproachingvehicleapproaches
slowly.'xInheavyfog,wetconditions,orsnowfall.'xIntightcurvesoronnarrowlanes.'xIfthebumperisdirty,icedup,orcovered, forinstancebystickers.'xIfthefieldofviewofthesensorsiscovered,e.g.,bygaragewalls,hedgesorsnowhills.'xIfcargoprotrudes.
ActiveProtection
Concept
ActiveProtectionpreparesoccupantsandthe
vehicleforapossibleaccidentincriticaldrivingor
collisionsituations.
Generalinformation ActiveProtectionconsistsofvariousPreCrash
functions,whichcanvarydependingonthe
equipment.
Thesystemisusedtodetectcertaincriticaldriv#j
ingsituationsthatmightleadtoanaccident.This
includesthefollowingcriticaldrivingsituations:
'xEmergencystop.'xSevereundersteering.'xSevereoversteering.
Certainfunctionsofseveralsystemscan,within thesystemlimits,leadtoActiveProtectiontrig#j
gering:
'xFrontcollisionmitigation:automaticbrakein#j
tervention.'xFrontcollisionmitigation:BrakeAssistant.'xNightVisionwithpedestrianandanimalde#j tection:BrakeAssistant.'xRearcollisionpreparation:detectionofimmi#j
nentrearcollisions.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe
driver#sspersonaljudgment.Duetothesystem
limits,criticalsituationcouldnotbedetected reliablyorintime.Thereisariskofaccident.
Adjustdrivingstyletotrafficconditions.Watch
trafficcloselyandactivelyintervenewhereap#j propriate.
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Function
Whenthesafetybeltisfastened,thedriver'sand
passenger'sbeltstrapsareautomaticallytight#j enedonceafterdrivingaway.
Inaccident-criticalsituations,thefollowingindi#j
vidualfunctionsbecomeactiveasneeded:'xAutomaticpretensioningofthefrontsafety
belts.'xAutomaticwindowclosinguptoanarrow gap.'xAutomaticclosingoftheglasssunroof,in#j
cludingsunprotection.
Afteracriticaldrivingsituationwithoutanacci#j dent,thefrontsafetybeltsareloosenedagain.
Ifthebelttensiondoesnotloosenautomatically,
stopthevehicleandunbucklethesafetybeltus#j ingtheredbuttoninthebuckle.Fastenthe
safetybeltbeforecontinuingonyourtrip.
Allothersystemscanberestoredtothedesired
setting.
PostCrashmiBrake
Concept
Intheeventofanaccident,thesystemcanbring
thevehicletoahaltautomaticallywithoutinter#j
ventionbythedriverincertainsituations.This
canreducetheriskofafurthercollisionandthe
consequencesthereof.
Atstandstill
Aftercomingtoahalt,thebrakeisreleasedauto#j matically.
Hardervehiclebraking
Incertainsituations,itcanbenecessarytobring
thevehicletoahaltmorequicklythantheBrake Assistantallows.
Todothis,quicklyapplyextraforcetothebrake. Forabriefperiod,thebrakingpressurewillbe
higherthanthebrakingpressurethatisachieved
bytheautomaticbrakingfunction.Automatic brakingisinterrupted.
Interruptingautomaticbraking Itcanbenecessarytointerruptautomaticbrak#j
ingincertainsituations,forinstanceforaneva#j sivemaneuver.
Interruptautomaticbraking:'xBypressingthebrakepedal.'xBypressingtheacceleratorpedal.
Fatiguealert
Generalinformation
Thesystemcandetectdecreasingalertnessor
fatigueofthedriverduringlong,monotonous trips,forinstanceonhighways.Inthissituation,it
isrecommendedthatthedrivertakesabreak.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe
driver#sspersonaljudgmentinassessingone's
physicalstate.Anincreasinglackofalertnessor
fatiguemaynotbedetectedornotbedetected
intime.Thereisariskofaccident.Makesure
thatthedriverisrestedandalert.Adjustdriving
styletotrafficconditions.
Function
Thesystemisswitchedoneachtimedrive-ready
stateisswitchedon.
Aftertravelhasbegun,thesystemmonitorscer#j
tainaspectsofthedriver'sbehavior,sothatde#j
creasingalertnessorfatiguecanbedetected.
Thisproceduretakesthefollowingcriteriainto
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'xDrivingconditions,forinstancetime,lengthof
trip.'xDependingontheequipment:attentionof
thedriverthroughtheDriverAttentionCam#j
era.
Startingatapprox.43mph/70km/h,thesystem isactiveandcanalsodisplayarecommendation
totakeabreak.
Breakrecommendation
Adjusting Thefatiguealertisactiveautomaticallywitheachswitchingonofdrive-readystateandcanthusdisplayabreakrecommendation.
Thebreakrecommendationcanalsobe
switchedonoroffandadjustedviaiDrive.
ViaiDrive:
1."CAR"2."Settings"3."Generalsettings"4."FatigueandFocusAlert"5.Selectthedesiredsetting:'x"Standard":thebreakrecommendationis
madewithadefinedvalue.'x"Sensitive":thebreakrecommendationis
issuedearlier.'x"Off":nobreakrecommendationismade.
Display
Ifthedriverbecomeslessalertorfatigued,a
messageisdisplayedintheControlDisplaywith
therecommendationtotakeabreak.
Duringthedisplay,varioussettingscanbese#j
lected.
Afterabreak,anotherrecommendationtotakea
breakcannotbedisplayeduntilafterapproxi#j mately45minutes.
Systemlimits
Thefunctionmaybelimitedinthefollowingsit#j
uationsandmayissueanincorrectwarningorno
warningatall:'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-spe#jcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsys#j
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeob#j
served.
Anti-lockBrakingSystem ABS
ABSpreventslockingofthewheelsduringbrak#jing.
Thevehiclemaintainsitssteeringpowereven duringfullbrakeapplications,whichincreases
theactivesafety.
ABSisoperationaleverytimeyoustarttheen#j gine.
Brakeassistant
Whenyouapplythebrakesrapidly,thissystem
automaticallybooststhevehiclebrakingcapabil#j itytothefurthestpossibleextent.Itreducesthebrakingdistancetoaminimumduringanemer#jgencystop.Thissystemutilizesallofthecapa#jbilitiesprovidedbytheAntilockBrakeSystemABS.
Donotreducethepressureonthebrakepedal forthedurationoftheemergencystop.
Adaptivebrakeassistant
IncombinationwithActiveCruiseControlACC,
thissystemensuresthatthebrakesrespond
evenmorerapidlywhenbrakingincriticalsitua#j tions.
Drive-offassistant
Concept
Thissystemsupportsdrivingoffonuphillgrades.
Drivingoff
1.Holdthevehicleinplacewiththefootbrake.2.Releasethefootbrakeanddriveoffwithoutdelay.
Afterthefootbrakeisreleased,thevehicleis
heldinplaceforapprox.2seconds.
Dependingonthevehicleloading,thevehicle
mayrollbackslightly.
MSetup
Concept ButtonsM1orM2onthesteeringwheelcanbeusedtostoreindividualsettingsforthevehicle andcallthemupagainasneeded.
Generalinformation Thebuttonsarepresetwiththecorrectconfigu#jrationforthevehicleandcanbeadjustedindivid#jually.
Whenthedrive-readystateisswitchedonafter
theidlestate,anefficientvehiclestateisactive
bydefault.Theconfigurationviathebuttonsis deactivated.
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Safetyinformation
Warning
Dependingonthesetting,theDSCmayonly beavailabletoalimitedextentormaynotbe
availablewhentheM1orM2buttonisacti#j
vated.Theremaybeariskofaccidentorriskof
damagetoproperty.HeedthesettingsforDSC
iniDriveandreactactively,ifnecessary.Modify yourdrivingstyleandreact,ifnecessary.
Adjusting
Thesettingsforthefollowingsystemscanbe
storedinbuttonsM1orM2:
Symj
bolMeaning"Engine":programsofMEngineDy#j
namicsControl,refertopage 137."Transmission":Drivelogic,referto
page 135:shiftmodesandDrivelogic
programs."Chassis":programsofAdaptiveM
suspension,refertopage 239."Steering":programsofServotronic,
refertopage 201."Head-updispl.":viewsoftheHead-
upDisplay,refertopage 152."DSC":DSCDynamicStabilityCon#j
trol,refertopage 197,andMDy#j
namicModeMDM,referto
page 197."MxDrive":programsofMxDrive,re#j
fertopage 200."AutoStart/Stop":AutoStart/Stop
function,refertopage 121."SoundControl":SoundControl,re#j
fertopage 138.Overview
ButtonsinthevehicleButj
tonsFunctionDynamicStabilityControlDSC,
MDynamicModeMDM.MEngineDynamicsControl.AdaptiveMchassis.Servotronic.Drivelogic.M"Setup".
Buttonsonthesteeringwheel
ButtonFunctionM1.M2.
Configuration
Viabuttons
1.Settherequiredfunctionwiththecorre#j
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deactivatescurrentlyactiveconfiguration,ifapplicable.2.PressandholdbuttonM1orM2onthe
steeringwheel.
Thesettingsarestored.
ViaiDrive
1."CAR"2."Setup"3."ConfigureM1"or"ConfigureM2"4.Selectthedesiredsetting.5.Selectthedesiredchannel.
Theindividualsettingsarestoredfortheconfigu#j rationcurrentlyinuse.
WithactivatedM1orM2configuration,any changestothesettingareimmediatelyapplied.
Activating Pressthecorrespondingbuttononthesteering
wheel:
'xActivateM1.'xActivateM2.
IfDSCOFForMDMissetunder"Configure
M1"or"ConfigureM2",amessageisdisplayed intheinstrumentcluster.Thismessageiscon#j
firmedbypressingthebuttonagain.
Deactivating Pressthecorrespondingbuttononthesteeringwheel.
Resettingtheconfiguration
Individualsettingscanberesettodefaultvalues. ViaiDrive:
1."CAR"2."Setup"3."ConfigureM1"or"ConfigureM2"4."Reset"5."Yes"
Tocancelresetting:"No"
Displayintheinstrumentcluster
SymbolDescriptionSymbollightsup:corresponding
configurationisactivated.Symbollightsupandadditional
lettering"Cannotbeactivated"
appears:configurationcannotbe
activatedduetothecurrentdy#j
namicdrivingsituation.
Reactivateconfigurationwhen
theletteringgoesout.
DSCDynamicStability
Control
Concept
Withinthephysicallimits,thesystemhelpsto keepthevehicleonasteadycoursebyreducingenginespeedandbybrakingtheindividual
wheels.
Generalinformation DSCdetectsthefollowingunstabledrivingcon#jditions,forinstance:
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Safetyinformation
Warning
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe
driver#sspersonaljudgmentinassessingthe
trafficconditions.Basedonthelimitsofthe
system,itcannotindependentlyreacttoalltraf#j ficsituations.Thereisariskofaccident.Adjust
drivingstyletotrafficconditions.Watchtraffic
closelyandactivelyintervenewhereappropri#j
ate.
Warning
Whendrivingwitharoofload,forinstancewith
roof-mountedluggagerack,thevehicle'scen#j
terofgravityishigher,whichincreasestherisk ofthevehicletippingincriticaldrivingsitua#j
tions.Theremaybeariskofaccidentorriskof damagetoproperty.DonotdeactivateDSC
DynamicStabilityControlwhendrivingwith
roofload.
Overview
Buttoninthevehicle
DSCOFF
Deactivating/activatingDSC Generalinformation
WhenDSCisdeactivated,drivingstabilityisre#j ducedduringaccelerationandwhendrivingin
curves.
Toincreasevehiclestability,activateDSCagain assoonaspossible.
DeactivatingDSC HoldthebuttondownuntilDSCOFFisdisplayedintheinstrumentclusterand
theDSCOFFindicatorlightisilluminated.
MxDrive,refertopage 200,appearsonthe
ControlDisplay.Therequiredprogramcanbe selected.
ActivatingDSC Pressthebutton.
DSCOFFandtheDSCOFFindicator
lightgoout.
Display
Intheinstrumentcluster WhenDSCisdeactivated,DSCOFFisdisplayedintheinstrumentcluster.
Indicator/warninglights Theindicatorlightlightsup:DSCisde#j
activated.
Theindicatorlightflashes:DSCcontrols thedriveandbrakingforces.
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MDynamicModeMDM
Concept
MDynamicModeMDMmakesitpossibleto
driveonadryroadwaywithhighlongitudinaland
transverseaccelerationbutwithlimitedvehicle
stability.
Onlyintheabsolutelimitareadoesthesystem interveneforstabilizationbyreducingtheengine powerandbybrakinginterventionsonthewheels.Inthisdrivingcondition,additionalsteer#j
ingcorrectionsmaybenecessary.
GeneralinformationWhenMDynamicModeMDMisactivated,the
activeMxDriveprogramis:"4WDSPORT"
YoumayfinditusefultobrieflyactivateMDM underthefollowingspecialcircumstances:
'xWhendrivinginslushoronuncleared,snow-coveredroads.'xWhenfreeingvehiclefromdeepsnowordriv#j
ingofffromlooseground.'xWhendrivingwithsnowchains.
Toincreasevehiclestability,activateDSCagain.
Safetyinformation
Warning
WhenMDynamicModeisactivated,stabilizing interventionsarecarriedoutonlytoareduced
extent.Theremaybeariskofaccidentorrisk ofdamagetoproperty.Adjustdrivingstyleto
trafficconditions.Watchtrafficcloselyandac#j
tivelyintervenewhereappropriate.Donotjerk
thesteeringwheelinresponsetoawarning.
Overview
Buttoninthevehicle
DSCOFF
Activating/deactivatingMDM
ActivatingMDM Pressthebutton.TheMDMandDSCOFFsymbolsin
theinstrumentclusterlightup.
DeactivatingMDM Pressthebutton.
TheMDMandDSCOFFsymbolsgo
out.
ViaiDrive ItispossibletoconfigureMDynamicModeMDMforbuttonsM1orM2.
1."CAR"2."Setup"3."ConfigureM1"or"ConfigureM2"4."DSC"5."MDM"
Toactivatethedesiredconfigurationwiththese#jlectedsettings,pressthecorrespondingbutton
onthesteeringwheel:
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'x
Amessageappearsintheinstrumentcluster.
Thismessageisconfirmedbypressingthebut#j
tonagain.
Displayintheinstrumentcluster
SymbolDescriptionSymbolslightup:
MDynamicModeisactivated.DSCindicatorlightalsoflashes:
MDynamicModecontrolsthe
driveforcesandbrakingforces.Indicatorlightslightup:
MDynamicModeorDSChas
failed.
MxDrive
Concept
MxDriveistheall-wheel-drivesystemoftheve#j
hicle.MxDriveandDSCDynamicStabilityCon#j trolworktogethertooptimizethetractionanddrivingdynamics.MxDrivevariablydistributesthedriveforcestothefrontandrearaxlesasde#jmandedbythedrivingsituationandroadsurface.
Generalinformation
ThreeMxDriveprogramsareavailablewhen
DSCDynamicStabilityControlisdeactivated.
ProgramsProgramDistributionofdrivingforces"4WD"Frontandrearaxles."4WD
SPORT"Frontandrearaxles.
Maincomponent,rearaxle."2WD"Rearaxle.
Aprogramisactivatedautomaticallyinthefol#j lowingsituations:
'xWhenthedrive-readystateisswitchedon:"4WD".'xWhenMDMisactivated:"4WDSPORT".'xWhenDSCisactivated:"4WD".
Selectingachannel
Generalinformation
Changingprogramsindynamicdrivingsituations
isnotpossible.
ViaiDrive Itispossibletoconfiguretherequiredprogram
forbuttonsM1orM2.
1."CAR"2."Setup"3."ConfigureM1"or"ConfigureM2"4.DeactivateDSC,ifneeded.5."MxDrive"6.Selectthedesiredchannel.
Thesettingisimmediatelyappliedwithactive
M1orM2configuration.
Toactivatethedesiredconfigurationwiththese#j lectedsettings,pressthecorrespondingbutton
onthesteeringwheel:
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