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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.
AntilockBrakingSystem 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 136."Transmission":shiftmodesand
Drivelogicprograms.
Drivelogic,refertopage 134."Chassis":programsofAdaptiveM
suspension,refertopage 237."Steering":programsofServotronic,
refertopage 199."Head-updispl.":viewsoftheHead-
upDisplay,refertopage 152."DSC":DSCDynamicStabilityCon#j
trol,refertopage 194,andMDy#j
namicModeMDM,referto
page 194."MxDrive":programsofMxDrive,re#j
fertopage 197."Start/Stop":AutoStart/Stopfunc#j
tion,refertopage 120."SoundControl":SoundControl,re#j
fertopage 137.Overview
ButtonsinthevehicleButj
tonsFunctionDynamicStabilityControlDSC,
MDynamicModeMDM.MEngineDynamicsControl.AdaptiveMchassis.Servotronic.Drivelogic."Msetup".
Buttonsonthesteeringwheel
ButtonFunctionM1.M2.
Configuration
Viabuttons
1.Settherequiredfunctionwiththecorre#j
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deactivatescurrentlyactiveconfiguration,ifapplicable.2.PressandholdbuttonM1orM2onthe
steeringwheel.
Thesettingsarestored.
ViaiDrive
1."CAR"2."Msetup"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."Msetup"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.
MxDriveappearsontheControlDisplay.There#jquiredprogramcanbeselected.
Additionalinformation:
MxDrive,refertopage 197.
ActivatingDSC Pressthebutton.
DSCOFFandtheDSCOFFindicator
lightgoout.
Display Intheinstrumentcluster
WhenDSCisdeactivated,DSCOFFisdisplayed intheinstrumentcluster.
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."Msetup"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
TwoMxDriveprogramsareavailablewhenDSC
DynamicStabilityControlisdeactivated.
ProgramsProgramDistributionofdrivingforces"4WD"Frontandrearaxles."4WD
SPORT"Frontandrearaxles.
Maincomponent,rearaxle.
Aprogramisactivatedautomaticallyinthefol#j lowingsituations:
'xWhenthedrive-readystateisswitchedon:"4WD".'xWhenMDMisactivated:"4WDSPORT".'xWhenDSCisactivated:"4WD".
Selectingachannel
Generalinformation
Changingprogramsindynamicdrivingsituations
isnotpossible.
ViaiDrive Itispossibletoconfiguretherequiredprogram
forbuttonsM1orM2.
1."CAR"2."Msetup"3."ConfigureM1"or"ConfigureM2"4.DeactivateDSC,ifneeded.5."MxDrive"6.Selectthedesiredchannel.
Thesettingisimmediatelyappliedwithactive
M1orM2configuration.
Toactivatethedesiredconfigurationwiththese#j lectedsettings,pressthecorrespondingbutton
onthesteeringwheel:
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DisplayintheinstrumentclusterSymbolDescriptionTheindicatorlightisilluminated
and4WDappearsintheinstru#j
mentcluster:
"4WD"isactivated.Theindicatorlightisilluminated
and4WDSportappearsinthe
instrumentcluster:
"4WDSPORT"isactivated.
ActiveMdifferential
TheactiveMdifferentialprovidesforcontinu#j
ouslyvariablelockingoftherearaxledifferential
dependingonthedrivingsituation.Thisprevents
individualrearwheelsfromspinningevenwhen DSCisswitchedoffandinMDynamicMode,enablingoptimumtractiontobeachievedinall
drivingsituations.
Thedriverisresponsibleadaptinghisorherdriv#j ingstyletothesituation.
HDCHillDescentControl
Concept
HDCHillDescentControlisadownhillcontrol featurethatcontrolsthevehiclespeedonsteep downhillgrades,forinstancewhendrivingonun#jpavedroads.
Whenthesystemisactive,thevehiclemovesat
thespeedsetbythedriver,withoutthedriver
havingtodepressthebrakepedal.
WhileHDCiscontrollingthespeed,thesystem automaticallydistributesthebrakingforcetothe
individualwheels.Thisimprovesvehicledrivabil#j ityanddrivingstability.Ifnecessary,theAntilock
BrakingSystempreventsthewheelsfromlock#j
ing.
Generalinformation
HillDescentControlcanbeactivatedatspeeds
belowapprox.25mph/40km/h.
Speedscanbesetbetweenapprox.
2mph/3km/handapprox.20mph/30km/h.
Whenthevehicleismovingdownhill,thesystem
reducesthespeedtothesetvalue,withinthe
physicallimits.
OverviewButtoninthevehicle
HDC
ActivatingHDC Pressthebutton.TheLEDonthebuttonlightsup.
Speedsbetweenapprox.2mph/3km/handap#j
prox.20mph/30km/hareadoptedasthede#j siredspeed.
Emergencybrakingfunction,ActivePDC:the
emergencybrakingfunctionisdeactivated.
Additionalinformation:
Emergencybrakefunction,ActivePDC,referto
page 216.
Displayintheinstrumentcluster Asymbolandtheselectedde#j
siredspeedaredisplayed.
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'xIndicatorgreen:HDCisactive.Thesystemisactivelybrakingthevehicle.'xGraydisplay:HDCisonstandby.
DisplayintheHead-upDisplay
TheHDCstatuscanalsobedisplayedinthe Head-upDisplay.
Increasingordecreasingvehicle
speed
Usingthecruisecontrolrocker
switch
Thedesiredspeedcanbechangedusingthe cruisecontrolrockerswitchonthesteering wheel.
'xPresstherockerswitchup:thespeedin#j
creasesgradually.'xPresstherockerswitchupandhold:the speedincreaseswhiletherockerswitchispressed.'xPresstherockerswitchdown:thespeedde#j
creasesgradually.'xPresstherockerswitchdownandhold:the speeddecreaseswhiletherockerswitchis
pressed.
Usingthebrakepedal
WhileHDCiscontrollingthespeed,thesetde#j
siredspeedcanbereducedbydepressingthe brakepedal.
DeactivatingHDC
Pressthebuttonagain.TheLEDgoesout.
HDCisautomaticallydeactivatedabove
approx.25mph/40km/h.
Malfunction Ifamalfunctionoccurs,amessageisdisplayedin
theinstrumentcluster.
Servotronic
Concept
Servotronicisaspeed-dependentpowersteer#j
ingfunction.
Thesystemprovidesthesteeringforcewith moresupportatlowspeedsthanathigherones. Thismakesiteasiertopark,forinstance,and
makessteeringfirmerwhendrivingatfaster
speeds.
Furthermore,thesteeringforceadaptsaccording
totheprogram,sothatafirm,sportyfeelora
comfortablesteeringresponseisconveyed.
Generalinformation Thesystemoffersseveraldifferentsteering
forcetunings.
ProgramSteeringforcetuning"COMFORT"Lowsteeringforces,good
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SelectingachannelUsingthebutton
Pressthebuttonrepeatedlyuntilthede#j
siredprogramisdisplayedintheinstru#j
mentcluster.
ViaiDrive Itispossibletoconfiguretherequiredprogram
forbuttonsM1orM2.
1."CAR"2."Msetup"3."ConfigureM1"or"ConfigureM2"4."Steering"5.Selectthedesiredchannel.
Thesettingisimmediatelyappliedwithactive
M1orM2configuration.
Toactivatethedesiredconfigurationwiththese#j lectedsettings,pressthecorrespondingbutton
onthesteeringwheel:
'x'x
Displayintheinstrumentcluster
Servotronicwithselectedprogramwith
activateddisplayoftheSystemstatesof thedrivingdynamics.
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