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'xSwitchingonandactivating.'xParkingspacesearch.'xParking.
Systemstatusandinstructionsonrequiredac#j
tionsaredisplayedontheControlDisplay.
Ultrasoundsensorsmeasureparkingspaceson
bothsidesofthevehicle.
Steptronictransmission Theparkingassistantcalculatesthebestpossi#j
bleparkinglineandtakescontrolofthefollowing
functionsduringtheparkingprocedure:
'xSteering.'xAcceleratingandbraking.'xChangingthegears.
Pressandholdtheparkassistancebuttonforthe
durationoftheparkingprocedure.
Parkingisautomatic.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe
driver#sspersonaljudgmentinassessingthe
trafficconditions.Basedonthelimitsofthe
system,itcannotindependentlyreacttoalltraf#j
ficsituations.Thereisariskofaccident.Adjust
drivingstyletotrafficconditions.Watchtraffic
closelyandactivelyintervenewhereappropri#j
ate.
Warning
Ifthetrailerhitchisused,thedriverassistance
systemcancausedamageduetocoveredsen#j
sors.Theremaybeariskofaccidentorriskof damagetoproperty.Thedriverassistancesys#jtemshouldnotbeusedduringtrailertowingorifthetrailerhitchisused,forinstancebicycle
rack.
NOTICE
Theparkingassistantcansteerthevehicleover orontocurbs.Thereisariskofdamageto property.Watchtrafficcloselyandactivelyin#j
tervenewhereappropriate.
ThesafetyinformationforPDCParkDistance Control,refertopage 205,andforopeningthe
tailgate,refertopage 86,appliesinaddition.
Overview Buttoninthevehicle
Parkassistancebutton
Ultrasoundsensors
Withthefoursideultrasoundsensors,arrows,
andtheultrasoundsensorsofPDCParkDis#j tanceControlinthebumpers,theparkingspacesaremeasuredandthedistancestoob#j
staclesdetermined.
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Functionalrequirements
Ultrasoundsensors'xDonotcoversensors,forinstancewithstick#j
ers.'xKeepthesensorscleanandunobstructed.
Formeasuringparkingspaces
'xMaximumspeedwhiledrivingforwardapprox.
22mph/35km/h.'xMaximumdistancetorowofparkedvehicles:
5ft/1.5m.
Suitableparkingspace
Generalinformation:
'xGapbehindanobjectthathasamin.lengthof1.7ft/0.5m.'xGapbetweentwoobjectswithaminimum
lengthofapprox.1.7ft/0.5m.
Parallelparkingtotheroad:
'xMin.lengthofgapbetweentwoobjects:your
vehicle'slengthplusapprox.2.6ft/0.8m.'xMinimumdepth:approx.5ft/1.5m.
Diagonalparking:
'xMinimumwidthofthegap:ownvehicle's
widthplusapprox.2.3ft/0.7m.'xMinimumdepth:yourvehicle'slength.
Thedepthofdiagonalparkingspacesmust
beestimatedbythedriver.Duetotechnical limitations,thesystemisonlyabletoapproxi#j
matethedepthofdiagonalparkingspaces.
Forparking
'xDoorsandtailgateareclosed.'xTheparkingbrakeisreleased.'xWhenparkinginparkingspacesonthedriv#j er'sside,thecorrespondingturnsignalmustbeswitchedon.
Steptronictransmission:
'xDriver'ssafetybeltisfastened.Switchingonandactivating
Switchingonwiththebutton Presstheparkassistancebutton.
TheLEDlightsup.
Thecurrentstatusoftheparkingspacesearchis
indicatedontheControlDisplay.
Parkingassistantisactivatedautomatically.
Switchingonwithreversegear
1.Shiftintoreverse.
Thecurrentstatusoftheparkingspace searchisindicatedontheControlDisplay.2.Toactivate:"ParkingAssistant"
DisplayontheControlDisplay
Systemactivated/deactivated
Symj
bolMeaningGray:thesystemisnotavailable.
White:thesystemisavailablebutnot
activated.Thesystemisactivated.
Parkingspacesearchandsystem
status
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'xControlDisplayshowssuitableparking
spacesattheedgeoftheroadnexttotheve#j
hiclesymbol.Whentheparkingassistantis active,suitableparkingspacesarehigh#j
lightedincolorandasignalsounds.Switch
signaltoneon/off,refertopage 223.'xIfadiagonalorparallelparkingspaceisclearly
detected,thesystemautomaticallyadjusts
thesuitableparkingmethod.Inthecaseof
parkingspacessuitableforparallelanddiago#j
nalparking,aselectionmenuisdisplayed.In
thiscase,thedesiredparkingmethodmust
beselectedmanually.'xTheparkingprocedureisac#j
tive.Thesystemtakesover
thesteering.'xParkingspacesearchisalwaysactivewhen#j everthevehicleismovingforwardslowandstraight,evenifthesystemisdeactivated.
Whenthesystemisdeactivated,thedisplays
ontheControlDisplayareshowningray.
Signaltones
Switchingsignaltoneforsuitable
parkingspaceson/off
ViaiDrive:
1."MyVehicle"2."Vehiclesettings"3."Parking"4."ParkingAssistant"5."Soundifparkingspacedetected"
Thesettingisstoredforthedriverprofilecur#j
rentlyused.
Parkingusingtheparking
assistant
Parking1.Switchingonandactivatingtheparkingassis#j
tant.
Forthis,engagethereversegearorpressthe
parkingassistbuttonandactivatethesystem
ontheControlDisplay,ifneeded.
Parkingassistantisactivated.
2.Passtherowofparkedvehiclesforwardata
speedofuptoapprox.22mph/35km/hand
atadistanceofmaximum5ft/1.5m.
Thestatusoftheparkingspacesearchand
possibleparkingspacesaredisplayedonthe
ControlDisplay,refertopage 222.3.Confirmthesuggestedparkingspaceforthe
parkingoperation:switchontheturnsignal
onthecorrespondingside.
Thesystemtakesoverthesteering.4.FollowtheinstructionsontheControlDis#j
play.
Steptronictransmission:
Pressandholdtheparkassistancebuttonfor
thedurationoftheparkingoperation.Atthe endoftheparkingoperation,thePselector
leverpositionisset.
Theendoftheparkingoperationisindicated
ontheControlDisplay.5.Adjusttheparkingpositionyourself,if
needed.
Interruptingmanually
Theparkingassistantcanbeinterruptedatany
time:
'xSteptronictransmission:releasethe
parkassistancebuttonduringthepark#j
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Interruptingautomatically
Thesystemisinterruptedautomaticallyinthe
followingsituations:'xWhenthedrivergraspsthesteeringwheelor takesoversteering.'xPossiblyonsnow-coveredorslipperyroad
surfaces.'xWhenthereareobstaclesthatarehardto overcome,suchascurbs.'xWhenthereareobstaclesthatsuddenlyap#jpear.'xIfthePDCParkDistanceControldisplays
clearancesthataretoosmall.'xWhenamaximumnumberofparkingat#j temptsorthetimetakenforparkingisex#jceeded.'xWhenswitchingtoanotherfunctionontheControlDisplay.
Steptronictransmission:
'xWhentheparkassistancebuttonisreleased.'xIfthetailgateisopen.'xIfdoorsareopen.'xWhensettingtheparkingbrake.'xDuringacceleration.'xWhenthebrakepedalremainspressedforanextendedperiodwhilethevehicleisstation#j
ary.'xWhenunfasteningthedriver'ssafetybelt.
ACheckControlmessageisdisplayed.
Resuming
Aninterruptedparkingprocedurecanbecontin#j
ued,ifneeded.
Reactivatetheparkingassistant,referto page 222,andfollowtheinstructionsonthe
ControlDisplay.
SwitchingoffThesystemcanbeswitchedoffmanually:
Presstheparkassistancebutton.
Systemlimits
Safetyinformation
Warning
Thesystemisdesignedtooperateincertain conditionsandcircumstances.Duetocondi#j
tionsorotherfactors,thesystemmaynotre#j
spond.Theremaybeariskofaccidentorrisk ofdamagetoproperty.Activelyinterveneas
warranted.RefertotheinformationinthisOwn#j
er#ssManualregardingthescopeofthesys#j
tem#ssoperationandlimitations.
Noparkingassistance
Theparkingassistantdoesnotofferassistance
inthefollowingsituations:
'xIntightcurves.'xWhentowingatrailer.'xFordiagonalparkingspaces.
Functionallimitations
Thesystemmaynotbefullyfunctionalinthefol#j
lowingsituations:
'xOnbumpyroadsurfacessuchasgravel roads.'xOnslipperyground.'xOnsteepuphillordownhillgrades.'xWithaccumulationsofleaves/snowinthe
parkingspace.'xWithamountedemergencywheel.'xIncaseofchangestoanalready-measured parkingspace.'xWithditchesoredges,forinstanceanedge
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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
vehicles.'xWiththinorwedge-shapedobjects.'xWithmovingobjects.'xWithelevated,protrudingobjectssuchas ledges.'xWithobjectswithcorners,edges,and
smoothsurfaces.'xWithobjectswithafinesurfacestructure
suchasfences.'xForobjectswithporoussurfaces.'xWithsmallandlowobjects,forinstance
boxes.'xWithobstaclesandpersonsattheedgeof thelane.'xWithsoftobstaclesorobstaclescoveredin
foammaterial.'xWithplantsandbushes.'xLowobjectsalreadydisplayed,forinstance
curbs,canmoveintotheblindareaofthe sensorsbeforeorafteracontinuoustonesounds.'xCargothatextendsbeyondtheperimeterof
thevehicleisnottakenintoaccountbythe
system.'xParkingspacesthatarenotsuitablemaybe detectedorsuitableparkingspacesmaynotbedetectedatall.
Malfunction
ACheckControlmessageisdisplayed. Theparkingassistantfailed.Havethesystemcheckedbyadealer'sservicecenteroranother
qualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
Crosstrafficwarning
Concept
Atblinddrivewaysorwhendrivingoutofdiago#j
nalparkingspaces,approachingcrosstrafficis
detectedsoonerbythesystemthanispossible fromthedriver'sseat.
Generalinformation
Tworadarsensorsintherearbumpermonitor theareabehindthevehicle.
Thesystemindicatesapproachingtraffic.
Dependingonthevehicleequipment,thetraffic
areainfrontofthevehicleismonitoredaswell. Twoadditionalradarsensorsarelocatedinthe
frontbumpers.
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Safetyinformation
Warning
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe
driver#sspersonaljudgmentinassessingvisibility andtrafficsituation.Thereisariskofaccident.
Adjustdrivingstyletotrafficconditions.Watch
trafficcloselyandactivelyintervenewhereap#j propriate.
Overview
Buttoninthevehicle
Parkassistancebutton
Radarsensors
Theradarsensorsarelocatedintherear bumper.
Dependingonthevehicleequipment,twoaddi#j
tionalradarsensorsarelocatedinthefront
bumpers.
Alwayskeepthebumperintheareaoftheradar
sensorscleanandunobstructed.
Switchingon/off Activating/deactivatingthesystem
1.Presstheparkassistancebutton.2.MovetheControllertotheleft.3."Settings"4."Crosstrafficalert"5."Activatefunction"
Switchingonautomatically
IfthesystemwasactivatedontheControlDis#j
play,itisautomaticallyswitchedonassoonas PDCParkDistanceControlorPanoramaViewisactiveandagearisengaged.
Ifreversegearisengaged,therearsystemis
switchedon.
Dependingonthevehicleequipment,thefront systemisswitchedonwhenaforwardgearisengaged.
Switchingoffautomatically Thesystemisautomaticallyswitchedoffinthe
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'xWiththesteeringandtrafficjamassistantac#j
tive:whenacertaindrivingdistanceisex#j ceeded.'xWithanactiveparkingoperationofthepark#j
ingassistant.
Warning
Generalinformation
TherespectivedisplayiscalledupontheCon#j
trolDisplay.Asignaltonemaysoundandthe lightintheexteriormirrormayflash.
Lightintheexteriormirror
Thelightintheexteriormirrorflashesifvehicles aredetectedbytherearsensorsandyourownvehicleismovingbackwards.
DisplayinthePDCParkDistance
Controlview
InthePDCParkDistanceControlview,there#j
spectiveboundaryareaflashesred,ifvehicles aredetectedbythesensors.
Displayinthecameraview
Therespectiveboundaryarea,arrow1,inthecameraviewflashesred,ifvehiclesaredetected
bythesensors.
Yellowlines,arrow2,markthebumperofyour ownvehicle.
AcousticwarningInadditiontotheopticalindicator,awarningsig#jnalsoundsifyourownvehiclemovesintothere#j
spectivedirection.
Systemlimits
Thesystemmaynotbefullyfunctionalinthefol#j
lowingsituations:
'xIfthespeedoftheapproachingvehicleisvery high.'xInheavyfog,wetconditions,orsnowfall.'xIntightcurves.'xIfthebumperisdirty,icedup,orcovered,forinstancebystickers.'xIfthefieldofviewofthesensorsiscovered,e.g.,bygaragewalls,hedgesorsnowhills.'xIfcargoprotrudes.'xWhencrossingobjectsmoveataveryslow
speed.'xIfotherobjectsareinthecapturerangeofthe sensors,thathidecrosstraffic.
Ifthetrailerpowersocketisinuseortrailertow#j
ingisactivated,forinstanceduringoperation withtrailerorbicyclerack,crosstrafficwarningis
notavailablefortheareabehindthevehicle.
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DrivingcomfortVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spe#jcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsys#j
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeob#j
served.
Chassiscomponents
Thechassiscomponentsareoptimizedforthe
vehicleanditsscopeofapplicationandthereby ensurethebestpossibleDrivingDynamics.
Adaptivechassis
Concept
Thissystemreducesundesirablevehiclemotion
whenusingadynamicdrivingstyleortraveling onunevenroadsurfaces.
Generalinformation
Thedrivingdynamicsanddrivingcomfortareen#j
hanceddependingontheroadsurfacecondition anddrivingstyle.
Tuning Thesystemoffersdifferentshockabsorberset#jtingsrangingfromcomfortabletraveltodynamic
driving.
Thedampingsettingsareassignedtothediffer#j
entdrivemodesoftheDrivingDynamicsControl,
refertopage 132.
AdaptiveMchassis
Concept
TheAdaptiveMchassisisacontrollablesport chassis/suspension.Thissystemreducesunde#jsirablevehiclemotionwhenusingadynamic
drivingstyleortravelingonunevenroadsurfa#j ces.
Generalinformation Thedrivingdynamicsanddrivingcomfortareen#j
hanceddependingontheroadsurfacecondition
anddrivingstyle.
Tuning
Thesystemoffersdifferentshockabsorberset#j
tingsrangingfromcomfortabletraveltodynamic driving.
Thedampingsettingsareassignedtothediffer#j entdrivemodesoftheDrivingDynamicsControl, refertopage 132.
PerformanceControl
PerformanceControlenhancestheagilityofthe vehicle.
Toincreasemaneuverability,wheelsarebraked
individuallywhenasportydrivingstyleisused.
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ClimatecontrolVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spe#jcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsys#j
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeob#j
served.
Interiorairquality
Theairqualityinthevehicleisimprovedbythe
followingcomponents:
'xEmissiontestedpassengercompartment.'xMicrofilter.'xAirconditioningsystemtocontrolthetem#j
perature,airflowandrecirculated-airmode.
Dependingontheequipmentspecification:
'xMicrofilter/activated-charcoalfilter.'xIonization.'xFragrancing.'xAutomaticrecirculated-aircontrolAUC.'xParked-carventilation.Automaticclimatecontrol
Overview
Buttonsinthevehicle
Climatecontrolfunctions
ButtonFunctionTemperature,refertopage 230.Climatecontroloperation,refer
topage 230.AUTOprogram,referto
page 230.Recirculated-airmode,referto
page 231.Airflow,manual,referto
page 231.Airdistribution,manual,referto
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ButtonFunctionRearwindowdefroster,referto
page 232.Seatheating,refertopage 106.
Switchingon/off
Switchingon Pressanybuttonexceptforthefollowing:
'xRearwindowdefroster.'xLeftsideofairflowbutton.'xSeatheating.
Switchingoff
Pressandholdtheleftbuttonuntilthe
systemswitchesoff.
Temperature Concept
Theautomaticclimatecontrolachievestheset
temperatureasquicklyaspossible,ifneeded,by usingthemaximumcoolingorheatingcapacity,andthenkeepsitconstant.
Adjusting Turnthewheeltosetthedesired
temperature.
Donotrapidlyswitchbetweendif#j
ferenttemperaturesettings.Oth#j erwise,theautomaticclimate
controlwillnothavesufficienttimetoadjustthe
settemperature.
Airconditioning
Concept
Theairinthecar'sinteriorwillbecooledandde#j
humidifiedand,dependingonthetemperature setting,warmedagain.
Thecar'sinteriorcanonlybecooledwiththe drive-readystateswitchedon.
Switchingon/off Pressthebutton.
TheLEDisilluminatedwithaircondi#j
tioningswitchedon.
Airconditioningisswitchedonwiththeengine
running.
Dependingontheweather,thewindshieldand sidewindowsmayfogupbrieflywhendrive- readystateisswitchedon.
Thecoolingfunctionisswitchedonautomati#j
callywiththeAUTOprogram.
Whenusingtheautomaticclimatecontrol,con#j densationwaterdevelopsandcollectsunder#jneaththevehicle.
AUTOprogram
Concept
TheAUTOprogramcools,ventilatesorheats
thecar'sinteriorautomatically.
Theairdistributionandtemperaturearecontrol#j
ledautomaticallydependingonthetemperature
inthecar'sinteriorandthedesiredtemperature settingincludingtheselectedintensityoftheair
flow.
Switchingon/off Pressthebutton.
TheLEDisilluminatedwiththeAUTO
programswitchedon.
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