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Mergingvehicles
Avehicledrivinginfrontofyouisnotdetected
untilitiscompletelywithinthesamelaneasyour vehicle.
Ifavehicledrivingaheadofyousuddenlymerges
intoyourlane,thesystemmaynotbeabletoau#j tomaticallyrestoretheselecteddistance.Itmaynotbepossibletorestoretheselecteddistance
incertainsituations,includingifyouaredriving significantlyfasterthanvehiclesdrivingaheadof
you,forinstancewhenrapidlyapproachinga truck.Whenavehicledrivingaheadofyouisreli#j
ablydetected,thesystemrequeststhatthe
driverintervenebybrakingandcarryingouteva#j
sivemaneuvers,ifneeded.
Cornering
Whenthedesiredspeedistoohighforacurve,thespeedisreducedslightly.Becausecurves
maynotbeanticipatedinadvance,driveintoa
curveatanappropriatespeed.
Thesystemhasalimiteddetectionrange.Situa#j tionscanariseintightcurveswhereavehicle
drivingaheadwillnotbedetectedorwillbede#j
tectedverylate.
Whenyouapproachacurvethesystemmay
brieflyreportvehiclesinthenextlaneduetothe
bendofthecurve.Ifthesystemdeceleratesyoumaycompensateitbybrieflyaccelerating.After
releasingtheacceleratorpedalthesystemisre#j
activatedandcontrolsspeedindependently.
Drivingoff Insomesituations,thevehiclecannotdriveoff
automatically;forexample:
'xOnsteepuphillgrades.'xInfrontofbumpsintheroad.'xWithaheavytrailer.
Inthesecases,stepontheacceleratorpedal.
Weather
Thefollowingrestrictionscanoccurunderunfav#j orableweatherorlightconditions:
'xPoorervehiclerecognition.'xShort-terminterruptionsforvehiclesthatare
alreadyrecognized.
Examplesofunfavorableweatherorlightcondi#j tions:
'xWetconditions.'xSnowfall.'xSlush.'xFog.'xGlare.
Driveattentively,andreacttothecurrenttrafficsituation.Ifnecessary,interveneactively,forin#j
stancebybraking,steeringorevading.
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Enginepower
Thedesiredspeedisalsomaintaineddownhill.
Thespeedmaynotbemaintainedonuphill
gradesiftheenginepowerisinsufficient.
InECOPROdrivingmode,thevehiclemayin#j
tentionallyexceedordropbelowthesetdesired
speedinsomesituations,forinstanceondown#j
hilloruphillgrades.
Malfunction Radarsensor
Thesystemcannotbeactivatediftheradarsen#j
sorisnotalignedcorrectly.Thismaybecaused bydamageincurred,forinstanceduringparking.
ACheckControlmessageisdisplayedifthesys#j
temfails.
Havethesystemcheckedbyadealer'sservice
centeroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorre#j
pairshop.
Thesystemmaybeimpairedwhenthedetection
rangeoftheradarsensorispartiallycovered
suchasbythelicenseplateholder.
CameraThefunctionfordetectingandrespondingwhen
approachingstationaryvehiclesmaybelimitedin thefollowingsituations:'xDuringcalibrationofthecameraimmediately
aftervehicledelivery.'xIfthecameraismalfunctioningordirty.A CheckControlmessageisdisplayed.
Steeringandtrafficjam
assistant
Concept
Thesystemassiststhedriverinkeepingtheve#j
hiclewithinthelane.Forthispurpose,thesys#j temexecutessupportingsteeringmovements,
forinstancewhendrivinginacurve.
Generalinformation
Thesystemdeterminesthepositionofthelane
markingsandthevehicledrivingaheadusingfive
radarsensorsandacamera.
Dependingonthespeed,thesystemorientsit#j
selfaccordingtothelanemarkingsorvehiclesin
front.
Sensorsonthesteeringwheeldetectwhether thesteeringwheelisbeingtouched.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe
driver#sspersonaljudgmentinassessingthe
trafficconditions.Basedonthelimitsofthe
system,itcannotindependentlyreacttoalltraf#j ficsituations.Thereisariskofaccident.Adjust
drivingstyletotrafficconditions.Watchtraffic
closelyandactivelyintervenewhereappropri#j
ate.
Overview
Buttononthesteeringwheel
ButtonFunctionSteeringandtrafficjamassistanton/
off,refertopage 203.
Radarsensors
Theradarsensorsarelocatedinthebumpers.
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Frontcenterbumper.
Frontsidebumper.
Rearbumper.
Alwayskeepthebumperintheareaoftheradar
sensorscleanandunobstructed.
Camera
Thecameraisinstalledneartheinteriormirror.
Keepthewindshieldinfrontoftheinteriormirror cleanandclear.
Functionalrequirements
'xSpeedbelow130mph/210km/h.'xSufficientlanewidth.'xAboveapprox.43mph,70km/h:lanemark#j
ingonbothsidesisdetected.'xBelowapprox.43mph,70km/h:lanemarking
onbothsidesoravehicledrivingaheadisde#j tected.'xHandsonthesteeringwheelrim.'xWidecurves.'xDriveinthecenterofthelane.'xTurnsignalswitchedoff.'xThesensorsystemcalibrationprocessis
complete.
Switchingon/off
Switchingon Pressthebuttononthesteeringwheel.
Steeringwheelsymbollightsupgray.
Thesystemisonstandbyanddoesnot
manipulatesteering.
Systemactivatesautomaticallyassoonasall functionconditionsarefulfilled,refertopage 203.
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Steeringwheelsymbollightsupgreen.
Thesystemisactive.
Withthesystemswitchedon,thepersonwarn#j
ingwithCitybrakingfunctionandthesidecolli#j
sionmitigationareactive.
Switchingoff Pressthebuttononthesteeringwheel.
Theindicatorgoesout.
Thesystemdoesnotperformsupportivesteer#j
ingwheelmovements.
Interruptingautomatically
Thesystemisautomaticallyinterruptedinthe
followingsituations:'xAtaspeedabove130mph/210km/h.'xWhenthesteeringwheelisreleased.'xWhenyoumanipulatesteering.'xWhenleavingownlane.'xWhentheturnsignalisswitchedon.'xWhenthelaneistoonarrow.'xIfforaparticulartimenolanemarkingisde#j
tectedandthereisnovehicledrivinginfront.
Steeringwheelsymbollightsupgray.
Thesystemisonstandbyanddoesnot
manipulatesteering.
Systemactivatesautomaticallyassoonasall
functionconditionsarefulfilled,referto
page 203.
Displaysintheinstrument
clusterSymbolDescriptionGraysteeringwheelsymbol:
Thesystemisonstandby.Greensteeringwheelsymbol:
Thesystemisactivated.Yellowsteeringwheelsymbol
andasignalsounds,ifapplica#j
ble:
Systeminterruptionisimminent.Greensteeringwheelsymbol
andlanemarkingsymbol:
Thesystemsupportsthedriver
inkeepingthevehiclewithinthe
lane.Greensteeringwheelsymbol,
graylanemarkingsymbol:
Nolanemarkingdetected,the
vehiclefollowsthevehicle
ahead.
Thelimitsofsteeringsupport
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SymbolDescriptionYellowsteeringwheelsymbol:
Thehandsarenotgraspingthe
steeringwheel.Thesystemis
stillactive.Redsteeringwheelsymboland
asignalsounds:
Thehandsarenotgraspingthe
steeringwheel.Systeminterrup#j
tionisimminent.
Thesystemdoesnotperform
supportivesteeringwheelmove#j
ments.
WithActiveCruiseControl,the
systemmayreducethespeed.
DisplaysintheHead-upDisplay
AllsysteminformationcanalsobedisplayedintheHead-upDisplay.
Systemlimits
Generalinformation
Thesystemcannotbeactivatedormeaningfully
usedincertainsituations.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Thesystemisdesignedtooperateincertain conditionsandcircumstances.Duetocondi#j tionsorotherfactors,thesystemmaynotre#jspond.Theremaybeariskofaccidentorriskofdamagetoproperty.Activelyinterveneas
warranted.RefertotheinformationinthisOwn#j er#ssManualregardingthescopeofthesys#j
tem#ssoperationandlimitations.
Handsonthesteeringwheel
Thesensorscannotdetecthand-steeringwheel
contactinthefollowingsituations:'xDrivingwithgloves.'xProtectivecoversonthesteeringwheel.
Narrowlanes
Whendrivingwithinnarrowlanes,thesystem cannotbeactivatedoreffectivelyused,forin#j
stanceinthefollowingsituations:
'xInconstructionareas.'xInrescuelanes.'xWithincitylimits.
Weather
Thefollowingrestrictionscanoccurunderunfav#j orableweatherorlightconditions:
'xPoorerrecognitionofvehiclesandlanemark#jings.'xShort-terminterruptionsforvehiclesthatare
alreadyrecognized.
Examplesofunfavorableweatherorlightcondi#j tions:
'xWetconditions.'xSnowfall.'xSlush.'xFog.'xGlare.
Driveattentively,andreacttothecurrenttrafficsituation.Ifnecessary,interveneactively,forin#j
stancebybraking,steeringorevading.
PDCParkDistanceControl
Concept
PDCisasupportwhenparking.Objectsthatyou
areapproachingslowlyinfrontoforbehindthe
vehicleareindicatedbysignaltonesandadis#j
playontheControlDisplay.
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WithParkingAssistant:obstaclesonthesideofthevehiclethataredetectedbythesensorsoftheparkingassistant,mayalsobereportedbythesideparkingaid,refertopage 208,function.
Generalinformation Theultrasoundsensorsfordistancemeasure#j
mentsarelocatedinthebumpersandpossibly onthesidesofthevehicle.
Therange,dependingontheobstacleandenvi#j
ronmentalconditions,isapprox.6ft/2m.
Anacousticwarningsoundsincaseofanim#j
pendingcollisionatadistancetotheobjectof approx.27in/70cm.
Forobjectsbehindthevehicle,theacoustic warningisalreadyissuedatadistancetotheob#j
jectofapprox.5ft/1.50m.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe
driver#sspersonaljudgmentinassessingthe
trafficconditions.Basedonthelimitsofthe
system,itcannotindependentlyreacttoalltraf#j
ficsituations.Thereisariskofaccident.Adjust
drivingstyletotrafficconditions.Watchtraffic
closelyandactivelyintervenewhereappropri#j
ate.
Warning
DuetohighspeedswhenPDCParkDistance Controlisactivated,thewarningcanbede#j
layedduetophysicalcircumstances.Thereisa riskofinjuryorriskofdamagetoproperty.
Avoidapproachinganobjecttoofast.Avoid
drivingofffastwhilePDCParkDistanceControl
isnotyetactive.
Overview
Buttoninthevehicle
Parkassistancebutton
Ultrasoundsensors UltrasoundsensorsofthePDC,forinstanceinthebumpers.
Functionalrequirements
'xDonotcoversensors,forinstancewithstick#j
ers,bicycleracksorsimilar.'xKeepthesensorscleanandfreeofice.
Switchingon/off
Switchingonautomatically Thesystemswitchesonautomaticallyinthefol#jlowingsituations:
'xIfselectorleverpositionRisengagedwhen
theengineisrunning.'xWhileapproachingdetectedobstaclesifthe speedisslowerthanapprox.2.5mph/4km/h.
Theactivationdistancedependsonthesitua#j
tioninquestion.
Youmayswitchautomaticactivationwhenob#j
staclesaredetectedonandoff.
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ViaiDrive:1."MyVehicle"2."Vehiclesettings"3."Parking"4."AutomaticPDCactivation":dependingonthevehicleequipment.5."AutomaticPDCactivation"
Thesettingisstoredforthedriverprofilecur#j
rentlyused.
Dependingonequipment,anadditionalcamera
viewisalsoswitchedon.
Automaticdeactivationduring
forwardtravel
Thesystemswitchesoffwhenacertaindriving
distanceorspeedisexceeded.
Switchthesystembackon,ifneeded.
Switchingon/offmanually Presstheparkassistancebutton.
'xOn:theLEDlightsup.'xOff:theLEDgoesout.
Therearviewcameraimageisdisplayedifthere#j
versegearisengagedwhenpressingthepark assistancebutton.
Dependingontheequipmentversion,thesys#j
temcannotbeswitchedoffmanuallyifthere#j
versegearisengaged.
Warning Signaltones Generalinformation
Anintermittenttoneindicateswhenthevehicle
isapproachinganobject.E.g.,whenanobjectis
detectedtotheleftrearofthevehicle,asignal
tonesoundsfromtheleftrearspeaker.
Theshorterthedistancetotheobject,the
shortertheintervals.
Whenthedistancetoadetectedobjectisless
thanapprox.8in/20cm,acontinuoustoneis sounded.
Whenthereareobjectsinfrontofandbehindthe
vehicleatthesametime,withadistancesmaller thanapprox.8in/20cm,analternatingconstant
tonewillsound.
Steptronictransmission:theintermittenttone
andconstanttoneareswitchedoffiftheselector leverpositionPisengaged.
Theintermittenttoneisswitchedoffafterashort
timewhenthevehicleisstationary.
Volume
TheratioofthePDCsignaltonevolumetothe
entertainmentvolumecanbeadjusted.
ViaiDrive:1."MyVehicle"2."iDrivesettings"3."Tone"4."Volumesettings"5."PDC"6.Setthedesiredvalue.
Thesettingisstoredforthedriverprofilecur#j
rentlyused.
Visualwarning
Theapproachofthevehicletoanobjectis shownontheControlDisplay.Objectsthatare
fartherawayarealreadydisplayedontheControl
Displaybeforeasignalsounds.
ThedisplayappearsassoonasPDCisactivated.
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Therangeofthesensorsisrepresentedinthe
colorsgreen,yellowandred.
Pathwaylinesarefadedinforbetterestimation oftherequiredspace.
Whentheimageoftherearviewcameraisdis#j
played,theswitchcanbemadetoPDCortoa
differentviewwithobstaclemarkingsasneeded:
"Rearviewcamera"
Crosstrafficwarning,refertopage 225:de#j
pendingontheequipment,itiswarnedinthe
PDCdisplayagainstvehiclesapproachinginthe frontorrearfromtheside.
Withparkingassistantand
Steptronictransmission:
emergencybrakingfunction,
ActivePDC
Concept
TheemergencybrakingfunctionofPDCinitiates
anemergencybrakingincaseofacuteriskof collision.
Generalinformation Duetosystemlimits,acollisioncannotbepre#jventedunderallcircumstances.
Thefunctionisavailablebelowwalkingspeed
whendrivinginreverseorrollingbackward.
Apressoftheacceleratorpedalinterruptsthe brakingintervention.
Afteremergencybrakingtoastop,furthercreep#j
ingtowardanobstacleispossible.Proceedwith caution.Tomoveforward,lightlypresstheaccel#j
eratorpedalandreleaseasneeded.
Iftheacceleratorpedalisheavilydepressed,the
vehicledrivesoffasusual.Manualbrakingispos#j sibleatanytime.
ThesystemusestheultrasoundsensorsofPDC
andparkingassistant.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe
driver#sspersonaljudgmentinassessingthe
trafficconditions.Thereisariskofaccident. Adjustdrivingstyletotrafficconditions.Watch
trafficandvehiclesurroundingscloselyandac#j tivelyintervenewhereappropriate.
Settings
Thesystemcanbeactivatedordeactivated.
ViaiDrive:
1."MyVehicle"2."Vehiclesettings"3."Parking"4."ActivePDCwithbrakinginterv."5.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Thesettingisstoredforthedriverprofilecur#j
rentlyused.
Systemlimits Thesystemcannotbeusedinthefollowingsit#juations,forexample:
'xWhenHillDescentControl,refertopage 190,
isactive,theemergencybrakingfunctionis
deactivated.'xWhendrivingwithatrailer.
Ifrequired,deactivatethesystemviaiDrive whereapplicable.
WithParkingAssistant:side
parkingaid
Concept
Thesystemwarnsofobstaclesonthesideof
thevehicle.
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GeneralinformationThesystemusestheultrasoundsensorsofPDC
andparkingassistant.
Display
Toprotectthesidesofthevehicle,obstacle
markingsaredisplayedonthesidesofthevehi#j
cle.
'xColormarkings:warningagainstdetectedob#j stacles.'xGraymarkings,hatchedarea:noobstaclesweredetected.'xNomarkings,blackarea:theareanexttothe
vehiclewasnotyetcaptured.
Limitsofthesideparkingaid
Thesystemonlydisplaysstationaryobstacles
thatwerepreviouslydetectedbysensorswhile
passingthem.
Thesystemdoesnotdetectwhetheranobstacle moveslateron.Ifthevehicleisstationary,the markingsareshowninblackafteracertaintime.Theareanexttothevehiclemustbenewlycap#jtured.
Thesideparkingaidisnotavailablewhenthe trailersocketisoccupiedortrailertowingisacti#jvated.
Systemlimits
Safetyinformation
Warning
Thesystemisdesignedtooperateincertain conditionsandcircumstances.Duetocondi#j
tionsorotherfactors,thesystemmaynotre#j
spond.Theremaybeariskofaccidentorrisk ofdamagetoproperty.Activelyinterveneas
warranted.RefertotheinformationinthisOwn#j
er#ssManualregardingthescopeofthesys#j
tem#ssoperationandlimitations.
Withtrailerortrailerpowersocketin
use
Withatrailer,atrailerpowersocketinuseorwhentrailertowingisactivated,therearPDC
functionswillbeswitchedoff.
Whitesymbolisdisplayed.
Dependingonthevehicleequipment,
therangeofthesensorsisshownasa
shadedareaontheControlDisplay.
Limitsofultrasonicmeasurement
Thedetectionofobjectswithultrasonicmeas#j
urementscanrunintophysicallimits,e.g.,inthe
followingsituations:
'xForsmallchildrenandanimals.'xForpersonswithcertainclothing,forinstance coats.'xWithexternalinterferenceoftheultrasound,
forinstancefrompassingvehiclesorloud
machines.'xWhensensorsaredirty,icedover,damaged
oroutofposition.'xUndercertainweatherconditionssuchas
highrelativehumidity,wetconditions,snow#j
fall,extremeheat,orstrongwind.'xWithtowbarsandtrailercouplingsofother
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'xWiththinorwedge-shapedobjects.'xWithmovingobjects.'xWithelevated,protrudingobjectssuchasledges.'xWithobjectswithcorners,edges,and
smoothsurfaces.'xWithobjectswithafinesurfacestructure
suchasfences.'xForobjectswithporoussurfaces.'xWithsmallandlowobjects,forinstance
boxes.'xWithobstaclesandpersonsattheedgeof thelane.'xWithsoftobstaclesorobstaclescoveredin
foammaterial.'xWithplantsandbushes.'xLowobjectsalreadydisplayed,forinstance
curbs,canmoveintotheblindareaofthe sensorsbeforeorafteracontinuoustonesounds.'xCargothatextendsbeyondtheperimeterof
thevehicleisnottakenintoaccountbythe
system.
Falsewarnings
Thesystemmayissueawarningunderthefol#j
lowingconditionseventhoughthereisnoobsta#j
clewithinthedetectionrange:
'xInheavyrain.'xWhensensorsareverydirtyorcoveredwith
ice.'xWhensensorsarecoveredinsnow.'xOnroughroadsurfaces.'xOnunevensurfaces,suchasspeedbumps.'xInlargebuildingswithrightanglesand smoothwalls,forinstanceinundergroundga#j
rages.'xInautomaticvehiclewashes.'xDuetoheavyexhaust.'xWhenthetrailerhitchcoverisnotonstraight.'xDuetootherultrasoundsources,forinstance sweepingmachines,highpressuresteam
cleanersorneonlights.
Topreventfalsealarms,switchoffautomatic
PDCactivationonobstacledetection,referto
page 206,forinstanceinautomaticvehicle
washes.
Malfunction
ACheckControlmessageisdisplayed.
Whitesymbolisdisplayed,andtherangeofthesensorsisdimmedontheControl
Display.
PDChasfailed.Havethesystemcheckedbya
dealer'sservicecenteroranotherqualifiedserv#j
icecenterorrepairshop.
WithoutSurroundView:rearviewcamera
Concept
Therearviewcameraprovidesassistancein parkingandmaneuveringbackwards.Thearea
behindthevehicleisshownontheControlDis#j
play.
Additionally,assistancefunctionscanbeshown
inthedisplay,e.g.,helplines.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe
driver#sspersonaljudgmentinassessingthe
trafficconditions.Thereisariskofaccident.
Adjustdrivingstyletotrafficconditions.Watch
trafficandvehiclesurroundingscloselyandac#j tivelyintervenewhereappropriate.
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