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'xActiveProtection,refertopage192:whena
collisionseemstobeunavoidable,PreCrash
functionsaretriggered.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe
driversspersonaljudgmentinassessingvisibility andtrafficsituation.Thereisariskofaccident.
Adjustdrivingstyletotrafficconditions.Watch
trafficcloselyandactivelyintervenewhereapj propriate.
Warning
Indicatorsandwarningscannotserveasasubj
stituteforthedriversspersonaljudgment.Due
toitslimits,thesystemmaynotissuewarnings
orreactions,orthesemaybeissuedlateorina
mannerthatisnotconsistentwiththeirnormal
use.Thereisariskofaccident.Adjustdriving
styletotrafficconditions.Watchtrafficclosely
andactivelyintervenewhereappropriate.
Overview
Radarsensors
Theradarsensorsarelocatedintherearbumper.
Alwayskeepthebumperintheareaoftheradar
sensorscleanandunobstructed.
Switchingon/off
Thesystemisautomaticallyactiveafterevery drivingoff.
Thesystemisdeactivatedinthefollowingsituaj tions:'xWhendrivinginreverse.'xIfthetrailerpowersocketisinuseortrailer
towingisactivated,forinstanceduringoperaj tionwithtrailerorbicyclerack.
Systemlimits
Thesystemmaynotbefullyfunctionalinthefolj
lowingsituations:
'xWhenavehicleisapproachingataspeed
muchfasterthanyourown.'xWhentheapproachingvehicleapproaches
slowly.'xInheavyfog,wetconditions,orsnowfall.'xIntightcurvesoronnarrowlanes.'xIfthebumperisdirty,icedup,orcovered, forinstancebystickers.'xIfthefieldofviewofthesensorsiscovered,e.g.,bygaragewalls,hedgesorsnowhills.'xIfcargoprotrudes.
Brakeforcedisplay
Concept
Additionalbrakelightsindicateemergencybrakj
ingtothetrafficbehind.Thiscanreducetherisk
ofarear-endcollision.
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Generalinformation'xDuringnormalbrakeapplication,theouter
brakelightslightup.'xDuringheavybrakeapplication,theinner
brakelightsadditionallylightup.
ActiveProtection
Concept
ActiveProtectionpreparesoccupantsandthe
vehicleforapossibleaccidentincriticaldrivingor
collisionsituations.
Generalinformation ActiveProtectionconsistsofvariousPreCrash
functions,whichcanvarydependingonthe
equipment.
Thesystemisusedtodetectcertaincriticaldrivj
ingsituationsthatmightleadtoanaccident.This
includesthefollowingcriticaldrivingsituations:
'xEmergencystop.'xSevereundersteering.'xSevereoversteering.
Certainfunctionsofseveralsystemscan,within thesystemlimits,leadtoActiveProtectiontrigj
gering:
'xFrontcollisionmitigation:automaticbrakeinj
tervention.'xFrontcollisionmitigation:BrakeAssistant'xRearcollisionpreparation:detectionofimmij
nentrearcollisions.Safetyinformation
Warning
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe
driversspersonaljudgment.Duetothesystem
limits,criticalsituationcouldnotbedetected reliablyorintime.Thereisariskofaccident.
Adjustdrivingstyletotrafficconditions.Watch
trafficcloselyandactivelyintervenewhereapj propriate.
Function
Whenthesafetybeltisfastened,thedriver'sand
passenger'sbeltstrapsareautomaticallytightj
enedonceafterdrivingaway.
Inaccident-criticalsituations,thefollowingindij
vidualfunctionsbecomeactiveasneeded:
'xAutomaticpretensioningofthefrontsafety
belts.'xAutomaticwindowclosinguptoanarrow gap.'xAutomaticclosingofthepanoramicglasssunroof,includingsunprotection.'xForvehiclesequippedwithcomfortseatsin
thefront:automaticpositioningofthebackj
restforthefrontpassengerseat.
Afteracriticaldrivingsituationwithoutanaccij dent,thefrontsafetybeltsareloosenedagain.
Ifthebelttensiondoesnotloosenautomatically,
stopthevehicleandunbucklethesafetybeltusj ingtheredbuttoninthebuckle.Fastenthe
safetybeltbeforecontinuingonyourtrip.
Allothersystemscanberestoredtothedesired
setting.
PostCrashmiBrake
Concept
Intheeventofanaccident,thesystemcanbring
thevehicletoahaltautomaticallywithoutinterj
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ventionbythedriverincertainsituations.Thiscanreducetheriskofafurthercollisionandthe
consequencesthereof.
Atstandstill Aftercomingtoahalt,thebrakeisreleasedautoj
matically.
Hardervehiclebraking
Incertainsituations,itcanbenecessarytobring thevehicletoahaltmorequicklythantheBrakeAssistantallows.
Todothis,quicklyapplyextraforcetothebrake. Forabriefperiod,thebrakingpressurewillbe
higherthanthebrakingpressurethatisachieved bytheautomaticbrakingfunction.Thisinterrupts
automaticbraking.
Interruptingautomaticbraking
Itcanbenecessarytointerruptautomaticbrakj
ingincertainsituations,forinstanceforanevaj sivemaneuver.
Interruptautomaticbraking:'xBypressingthebrakepedal.'xBypressingtheacceleratorpedal.
Fatiguealert
Concept
Thesystemcandetectdecreasingalertnessor
fatigueofthedriverduringlong,monotonous trips,forinstanceonhighways.Inthissituation,it
isrecommendedthatthedrivertakesabreak.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe
driversspersonaljudgmentinassessingone's physicalstate.Anincreasinglackofalertnessor
fatiguemaynotbedetectedornotbedetected
intime.Thereisariskofaccident.Makesure
thatthedriverisrestedandalert.Adjustdriving
styletotrafficconditions.
Function Thesystemisswitchedoneachtimedrive-ready
stateisswitchedon.
Aftertravelhasbegun,thesystemmonitorscerj
tainaspectsofthedriver'sbehavior,sothatdej
creasingalertnessorfatiguecanbedetected.
Thisproceduretakesthefollowingcriteriainto
account:'xPersonaldrivingstyle,forinstancesteering behavior.'xDrivingconditions,forinstancetime,lengthof
trip.
Startingatapprox.43mph/70km/h,thesystem isactiveandcanalsodisplayarecommendation
totakeabreak.
Breakrecommendation
Switchingon/off,adjusting Thefatiguealertisactiveautomaticallywitheach
switchingonofdrive-readystateandcanthus displayabreakrecommendation.
Thebreakrecommendationcanalsobe
switchedonoroffandadjustedviaiDrive.
ViaiDrive:
1.MyVehicle2.Vehiclesettings3.Driverattentioncontrol4.Selectthedesiredsetting:'xOff:nobreakrecommendationismade.'xStandard:thebreakrecommendationis
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DisplayIfthedriverbecomeslessalertorfatigued,a
messageisdisplayedintheControlDisplaywith
therecommendationtotakeabreak.
Duringthedisplay,varioussettingscanbesej
lected.
Afterabreak,anotherrecommendationtotakea
breakcannotbedisplayeduntilafterapproxij mately45minutes.
Systemlimits
Thefunctionmaybelimitedinthefollowingsitj
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-spejcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesthatarenotnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,forinstance,duetothe
selectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalso
appliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsystems. Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeobj
served.
Anti-lockBrakingSystem ABS
ABSpreventslockingofthewheelsduringbrakjing.
Thevehiclemaintainsitssteeringpowereven
duringfullbrakeapplications,thusincreasingacj tivesafety.
ABSisoperationaleverytimeyoustarttheenj gine.
Brakeassistant
Whenyouapplythebrakesrapidly,thissystem
automaticallybooststhevehiclebrakingcapabilj itytothefurthestpossibleextent.Itreducesthebrakingdistancetoaminimumduringanemerjgencystop.ThissystemutilizesallofthecapajbilitiesprovidedbytheAntilockBrakeSystemABS.
Donotreducethepressureonthebrakepedal forthedurationoftheemergencystop.
Adaptivebrakeassistant
IncombinationwithActiveCruiseControl,this
systemensuresthatthebrakesrespondeven morerapidlywhenbrakingincriticalsituations.
Drive-offassistant
Concept
Thissystemsupportsdrivingoffonuphillgrades.
Drivingoff
1.Holdthevehicleinplacewiththefootbrake.2.Releasethefootbrakeanddriveoffwithoutdelay.
Afterthefootbrakeisreleased,thevehicleis
heldinplaceforapprox.2seconds.
Dependingonthevehicleloadingorwhena
trailerisused,thevehiclemayrollbackslightly.
DSCDynamicStability Control
Concept
Withinthephysicallimits,thesystemhelpsto
keepthevehicleonasteadycoursebyreducing
enginespeedandbybrakingtheindividual
wheels.
Generalinformation DSCdetectsthefollowingunstabledrivingconj
ditions,forinstance:
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Safetyinformation
Warning
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe
driversspersonaljudgmentinassessingthe
trafficconditions.Basedonthelimitsofthe
system,itcannotindependentlyreacttoalltrafj ficsituations.Thereisariskofaccident.Adjust
drivingstyletotrafficconditions.Watchtraffic
closelyandactivelyintervenewhereapproprij
ate.
Warning
Whendrivingwitharoofload,forinstancewith
roof-mountedluggagerack,thevehicle'scenj
terofgravityishigher,whichincreasestherisk ofthevehicletippingincriticaldrivingsituaj
tions.Theremaybeariskofaccidentorriskof damagetoproperty.DonotdeactivateDSC
DynamicStabilityControlwhendrivingwith
roofload.
Overview
Buttoninthevehicle
DSCOFF
Deactivating/activatingDSC Generalinformation
WhenDSCisdeactivated,drivingstabilityisrej ducedduringaccelerationandwhendrivingin
curves.
Toincreasevehiclestability,activateDSCagain assoonaspossible.
DeactivatingDSC HoldthebuttondownuntilDSCOFFisdisplayedintheinstrumentclusterand
theDSCOFFindicatorlightisilluminated.
ActivatingDSC Pressthebutton.
DSCOFFandtheDSCOFFindicator
lightgoout.
Display Intheinstrumentcluster
WhenDSCisdeactivated,DSCOFFisdisplayed intheinstrumentcluster.
Indicator/warninglights Theindicatorlightlightsup:DSCisdej
activated.
Theindicatorlightflashes:DSCcontrols
thedriveandbrakingforces.
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DTCDynamicTractionControl
Concept
DTCisaversionoftheDSCDynamicStability
Controlwhereforwardmomentumisoptimized.
Thesystemensuresmaximumheadwayonspejcialroadconditionsorlooseroadsurfaces,forinj
stanceunplowedsnowyroads,butwithsomej whatlimiteddrivingstability.
Generalinformation WhenDTCisactivated,thevehiclehasmaxijmumtraction.Drivingstabilityislimitedduring
accelerationandwhendrivingincurves.
YoumayfinditusefultobrieflyactivateDTCin thefollowingsituations:
'xWhendrivinginslushoronuncleared,snow-coveredroads.'xWhendrivingofffromdeepsnoworlooseground.'xWhendrivingwithsnowchains.
Overview
Buttoninthevehicle
DSCOFF
Activating/deactivatingDTC
ActivatingDTC Pressthebutton.
TRACTIONisdisplayedintheinstruj
mentclusterandtheindicatorlightforDSCOFF lightsup.
DeactivatingDTC Pressthebuttonagain.
TRACTIONandtheDSCOFFindicator
lightgoout.
Display Displayintheinstrumentcluster
IfDTCisactivated,TRACTIONisdisplayedin theinstrumentcluster.
Indicator/warninglights Theindicatorlightlightsup:DTCisactij
vated.
Automaticprogramchange
ThesystemautomaticallyswitchestoDSCON inthefollowingsituations:'xIfActiveCruiseControlwithStop&Gofuncj
tionACCisactivated.'xOnabrakinginterventionbytheIntelligent
Safetysystems.'xThevehiclehasaflattire.
xDrive
Concept
xDriveistheall-wheel-drivesystemofthevehij cle.TheinteractionofxDriveandDSCDynamicStabilityControlfurtheroptimizestractionand
drivingdynamics.xDrivevariablydistributesthe
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drivingforcestothefrontandrearaxlesasdejmandedbythedrivingsituationandroadsurface.
DisplayontheControlDisplay DisplayingxDriveview
ViaiDrive:1.MyVehicle2.Technologyinaction3.xDrivestatus
Thefollowinginformationisdisplayed:
'xWithanavigationsystem:compassdisplay forthedrivingdirection.'xPitchattitudewithdegreeindicationandperj
centage.'xTransversegradientwithdegreeindication.'xGraphicdisplayforthesteeringangle.
AutomaticDifferential
Brake
Thesystemcontrolsthedrivingforcebyautoj
maticbrakinginterventiononindividualwheels. Thefunctioncorrespondstoadifferentiallock:
thesystemdetectsifawheelbeginstospin,bej
causeoflooseroadsurface,forinstanceandauj
tomaticallybrakesit.
Thedrivingforceisdivertedtothewheelwith
bettertraction.
Asaresult,theengineforceistransferredmore efficientlytothewheelsduringaccelerations.
HDCHillDescentControl
Concept HillDescentControl,HDC,isadownhillcontrol
featurethatcontrolsthevehiclespeedonsteep
downhillgrades,forinstancewhendrivingonunj
pavedroads.
Whenthesystemisactive,thevehiclemovesat
thespeedsetbythedriver,withoutthedriver
havingtodepressthebrakepedal.
WhileHTCiscontrollingthespeed,thesystem
automaticallydistributesthebrakingforcetothe
individualwheels.Thisimprovesvehicledrivabilj ityandstability.Ifnecessary,theAntilockBrake
Systempreventsthewheelsfromlocking.
Generalinformation HillDescentControlcanbeactivatedatspeeds
belowapprox.25mph/40km/h.
Speedscanbesetbetweenapprox.
2mph/3km/handapprox.20mph/30km/h.
Whenthevehicleismovingdownhill,thesystem
reducesthespeedtothesetvalue,withinthe physicallimits.
OverviewButtoninthevehicle
HDC
ActivatingHDC Pressthebutton.TheLEDabovethebutjtonlightsup.
Speedsbetweenapprox.2mph/3km/handapj
prox.20mph/30km/hareadoptedasthedej siredspeed.
Emergencybrakingfunction,ActivePDC:the
emergencybrakingfunction,refertopage 216,
isdeactivated.
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DisplayintheinstrumentclusterAsymbolandtheselecteddejsiredspeedaredisplayed.'xGreendisplay:HDCisactive,
thesystemisreducingthevej
hiclespeed.'xGraydisplay:HDCisonstandby.
DisplayintheHead-upDisplay
TheHDCstatuscanalsobedisplayedinthe Head-upDisplay.
Increasingordecreasingvehicle
speed
Usingthecruisecontrolrocker
switch
Thedesiredspeedcanbechangedusingthe cruisecontrolrockerswitchonthesteering wheel.
'xPresstherockerswitchup:thespeedinj
creasesgradually.'xPresstherockerswitchupandhold:the speedincreaseswhiletherockerswitchispressed.'xPresstherockerswitchdown:thespeeddej
creasesgradually.'xPresstherockerswitchdownandhold:the speeddecreaseswhiletherockerswitchis
pressed.Usingthebrakepedal
WhileHDCiscontrollingthespeed,thesetdej
siredspeedcanbereducedbydepressingthe brakepedal.
DeactivatingHDC Pressthebuttonagain.TheLEDgoesout.HDCisautomaticallydeactivatedabove
approx.25mph/40km/h.
Malfunction Ifamalfunctionoccurs,amessageisdisplayedin
theinstrumentcluster.
Variablesportsteering
Thevariablesportsteeringfacilitatesadirectand agiledrivingstylewithlittlesteeringeffort.The
variablesportssteeringworksindependentlyof thecurrentspeed,varyingthesteeringratioin
linewiththesteeringangle.
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DriverassistancesystemsVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesthatarenotnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,forinstance,duetothe
selectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalso
appliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsystems. Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeobj
served.
Cruisecontrol
Concept
Usingthissystem,adesiredspeedcanbeadj
justedusingthebuttonsonthesteeringwheel. Thesystemmaintainsthedesiredspeed.The
systemacceleratesandbrakesautomaticallyas
needed.
GeneralinformationDependingonthevehiclesetting,thecruise
controlsettingsmaychangeundercertaincondij tions.Forinstance,accelerationcanchangedejpendingonthedrivingmode.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe driversspersonaljudgmentinassessingthe
trafficconditions.Basedonthelimitsofthe
system,itcannotindependentlyreacttoalltrafj ficsituations.Thereisariskofaccident.Adjust
drivingstyletotrafficconditions.Watchtraffic
closelyandactivelyintervenewhereapproprij
ate.
Warning
Theuseofthesystemcanleadtoanincreased
riskofaccidentsinthefollowingsituations,
forinstance:
'xOnwindingroads.'xInheavytraffic.'xOnslipperyroads,infog,snow,orwet
conditions,oronalooseroadsurface.
Theremaybeariskofaccidentorriskofdamj agetoproperty.Onlyusethesystemifdriving
atconstantspeedispossible.
Warning
Thedesiredspeedcanbeincorrectlyadjusted
orcalledupbymistake.Thereisariskofaccij
dent.Adjustthedesiredspeedtothetraffic
conditions.Watchtrafficcloselyandactivelyinj
tervenewhereappropriate.
Overview
Buttonsonthesteeringwheel
ButtonFunctionCruisecontrolon/off,referto
page 201.Pausecruisecontrol,referto
page 201.
Continuecruisecontrolwiththelast
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