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Hardervehiclebraking
Incertainsituations,itmaybenecessarytobring
thevehicletoastandstillmorequicklythanis
possiblewithautomaticbraking.
Todoso,brakequicklyandfirmly.Forabriefpej
riod,thebrakingpressurewillbehigherthanthat achievedwiththeautomaticbrakingfunction.Thisactioninterruptstheautomaticbrakingprocess.
Cancellingautomaticbraking Incertainsituations,itmaybenecessarytocanj
celautomaticbraking,forexampleforanevasive manoeuvre.
Cancelautomaticbraking:'xBydepressingthebrakepedal.'xBydepressingtheacceleratorpedal.
Attentivenessassistant
Principle
Thesystemcandetectdecreasingattentiveness
ortheonsetoffatigueinthedriveronlongmoj notonousjourneys,forexampleonmotorways.Insuchsituations,thesystemrecommendstaking
abreak.
Safetynote
WARNING
Thesystemdoesnotrelieveyouofyourperj
sonalresponsibilitytoassessyourphysical
conditioncorrectly.Increasinginattentionorfaj
tiguemightnotbedetected,ormaynotbedej
tectedingoodtime.Thereisariskofaccident.
Makesurethatyou,asthedriver,arerested
andalert.Adaptyourdrivingstyletothetraffic
conditions.
Function
Thesystemisswitchedoneverytimedrive-
readystateisswitchedon.
Aftercommencementofthejourney,thesystem
adaptstothedriversothatanydecreaseinatj tentionorfatiguecanbedetected.
Thisprocessconsidersthefollowingcriteria:'xPersonaldrivingstyle,forexamplesteering.'xDrivingconditions,forexampletimeofday, durationofjourney.
Thesystemisactivefromapprox.70km/h,
43mphandcanalsodisplayarecommendation
totakeabreak.
Breakrecommendations
Switchingon/off,adjusting Theattentivenessassistantisautomaticallyacj
tiveeverytimedrive-readystateisswitchedon
andcanthusdisplaybreakrecommendations.
Breakrecommendationscanalsobeswitched
onoroffandadjustedviaiDrive.
ViaiDrive:
1.MyVehicle2.Vehiclesettings3.AttentivenessAssistant4.Selectthedesiredsetting:'xOff:nobreakrecommendationisgiven.'xStandard:thebreakrecommendationis
givenwithadefinedvalue.'xSensitive:thebreakrecommendationis
givenearlier.
Display
Ifthedrivershowssignsofdecreasingattentivejnessoroffatigue,amessageisshownonthe
ControlDisplaywiththerecommendationtotake
abreak.
Thefollowingsettingscanbeselectedduring thedisplay.
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Afterabreak,anotherbreakrecommendationcannotbedisplayeduntilafterapproximately
45minutesattheearliest.
Systemlimits
Thesystemmayhavelimitedfunctionalityinsitj uationssuchasthefollowingandanincorrect
warning,ornowarningatall,maybegiven:'xIfthetimeissetincorrectly.'xWhenthespeedispredominantlybelowapj prox.70km/h,43mph.'xIfasportydrivingstyleisadopted,forexamj
plesharpaccelerationorfastcornering.'xInactivedrivingsituations,forexamplefrej
quentlanechanges.'xInpoorroadconditions.'xInstrongcrosswinds.
Thesystemisresetapproximately45minutes afterthevehicleisstopped,forexamplewhen
takingabreakduringalongmotorwayjourney.
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DrivingStabilityControlSystemsVehicleequipment
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalequipmentavailableforthe
modelseries.Itmaythereforedescribeequipj
mentandfunctionswhicharenotinstalledin yourvehicle,forexampleonaccountofthespejcialequipmentselectedorthecountryspecificaj
tion.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relevantfuncj
tionsandsystems.Pleasecomplywiththe
relevantlawsandregulationswhenusingthe
correspondingfunctionsandsystems.
Anti-lockbrakesystemABS
ABSpreventsthewheelsfromlockingwhenthe
brakesareapplied.
Steeringcontrolisretainedevenduringfullbrakj ing,whichenhancesactiveroadsafety.
ABSisoperationaleachtimetheengineisstarjted.
Brakeassist
Whenthebrakepedalisdepressedquickly,the systemautomaticallyappliesmaximumbrakingpower.Thiskeepsthestoppingdistanceasshortaspossibleinfullbrakingsituations.Theadvanj
tagesofferedbytheanti-lockbrakesystemABS canalsobeutilisedtothefull.
Thepressureonthebrakeshouldbemaintained forthedurationofthefull-brakingprocess.
Adaptivebrakeassist
InconjunctionwithActiveCruiseControlACC, thissystemensuresthatthebrakeresponds
evenmorequicklywhenbrakingincriticalsituaj
tions.
Drive-offassistant
Principle
Thesystemprovidessupportwhendrivingoffon
upwardgradients.
Drivingoff
1.Holdthevehicleinplacebydepressingthe
footbrake.2.Releasethefootbrakeanddriveoffwithout delay.
Thevehicleisheldforapproximately2secondsafterthefootbrakehasbeenreleased.
Dependingonthevehicle'sloadorwhentowingatrailer,thevehiclemayrollbackwardsalittle.
DynamicStabilityControl DSC
Principle
Thesystemreducesenginepoweroutputand
appliesthebrakesonindividualwheelsthereby
helping,withinthelimitsimposedbyphysics,to
keepthevehiclesafelyoncourse.
General DSCdetectsthefollowingunstabledrivingconj
ditions,forexample:
'xLossoftractionattherearwhichcanleadto
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Safetynotes
WARNING
Thesystemdoesnotrelieveyouofyourperj sonalresponsibilitytoassessthetrafficsituaj
tioncorrectly.Duetosystemlimitations,itcanj
notrespondindependentlyandappropriatelyin
alltrafficconditions.Thereisariskofaccident. Adaptyourdrivingstyletothetrafficconditions.
Observethetrafficsituationandinterveneacj
tivelyifthesituationwarrantsit.
WARNING
Whendrivingwitharoofload,forexamplewith
aroofrack,thehighercentreofgravitycan meanthatdrivingsafetyisnolongerguaranjteedincriticaldrivingsituations.Thereisarisk
ofaccidentormaterialdamage.Donotdeactij vateDynamicStabilityControlDSCwhendrivj
ingwitharoofload.
Overview
Buttoninthevehicle
DSCOFF
Deactivate/activateDSC General
Drivingstabilityduringaccelerationandcornering
isrestrictedifDSCisdeactivated.
Toassistdrivingstability,re-activateDSCas soonaspossible.
DeactivatingDSC HoldthebuttondownuntilDSCOFFisdisplayedintheinstrumentclusterand
theDSCOFFindicatorlampisilluminated.
ActivatingDSC Pressthebutton.
DSCOFFandtheDSCOFFindicator
lampsareextinguished.
Display Intheinstrumentcluster
DSCOFFisdisplayedintheinstrumentcluster
whenDSCisdeactivated.
Indicatorandwarninglamps Iftheindicatorlampisilluminated:DSCis
deactivated.
Iftheindicatorlampisflashing:DSCis regulatingtheaccelerationandbraking
forces.
Iftheindicatorlampisilluminated:DSChas
failed.
DynamicTractionControl DTC
Principle
DTCisavariantofDynamicStabilityControl DSCandisoptimisedforforwardmomentum.
Inspecialroadconditions,forexampleroadson
whichsnowhasnotbeenclearedoronaloose
surface,thesystemensuresmaximumforward
momentumbutwithsomewhatlimiteddriving
stability.
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General
ActivatingDTCprovidesmaximumtraction.Drivj ingstabilityassistanceduringaccelerationand corneringislimited.
ActivatingDTCbrieflymaybeusefulinthe
followingsituations:'xWhendrivinginslushoronuncleared,snow- coveredroads.'xWhenstartingindeepsnoworonaloose
surface.'xWhendrivingwithsnowchains.
Overview
Buttoninthevehicle
DSCOFF
Activate/deactivateDTC
ActivatingDTC Pressthebutton.
TRACTIONisdisplayedintheinstruj
mentclusterandtheDSCOFFindicatorlampis illuminated.
DeactivatingDTC Pressthebuttonagain.
TRACTIONandtheDSCOFFindicator
lightareextinguished.
Display
Displayintheinstrumentcluster
WhenDTCisactivated,TRACTIONisdisplayed
intheinstrumentcluster.
Indicatorandwarninglamps Theindicatorlampisilluminated:DTC
hasbeenactivated.
Automaticprogramchange
ThesystemswitchesautomaticallytoDSCON
incertainsituations:'xIfActiveCruiseControlwithStop&Gofuncj
tionACCisactivated.'xIntheeventofabrakinginterventionbythe
IntelligentSafetySystems.'xIntheeventofaflattyre.
xDrive
Principle
xDriveistheall-wheelsystemofthevehicle.The
interactionbetweenxDriveandDynamicStability
ControlDSCfurtheroptimisestractionanddrivj
ingdynamics.xDrivedistributesthedriveforces
variablybetweenthefrontandrearaxlesaccordj ingtothedrivingsituationandroadsurfaceconj
ditions.
DisplayontheControlDisplay ShowingxDriveviewViaiDrive:
1.MyVehicle2.Technologyinaction3.xDrivestatus
Thefollowinginformationisdisplayed:
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'xWithnavigationsystem:compassdisplaytodirectionoftravel.'xLongitudinaltiltgivenindegreesandpercent.'xTransversetiltgivenindegrees.'xGraphicrepresentationforthesteeringangle.
AutomaticDifferential
Brake
Thesystemregulatesthedriveforcebyautojmaticallybrakingindividualwheels.Thefunction
correspondstoadifferentiallock:thesystemdej
tectsifawheelbeginstospin,forexampleon
loosesurfacesandautomaticallybrakesthis.
Thedriveforceisdivertedtothewheelwithbetj tertraction.
Insodoing,theengineforceistransmittedtothe wheelsmoreefficientlyonacceleration.
HillDescentControlHDC
Principle
HillDescentControl,HDC,provideshilldescent
assistancewhichregulatesthespeedonsteep inclines,forexamplewhendrivingoff-road.
Whenthesystemisactive,thevehiclemovesat
aspeedsetbythedriverwithoutthebrakepedal havingtobepressed.
WhileHDCregulatesthespeed,thesystemdisj
tributesthebrakingforceautomaticallytotheinj
dividualwheels.Drivingstabilityandsteerability
areimproved.Ifrequired,theanti-lockbraking
systemABSpreventsthewheelsfromlocking.
General HDCcanbeactivatedbelowapprox.40km/h,
25mph.
Speedsbetweenapprox.3km/h,2mphandapj
prox.30km/h,20mphcanbeset.Onhilldej scents,thesystemreducesthespeedtotheset
value,withinthephysicallimits.
Overview
Buttoninthevehicle
HDC
ActivatingHDC Pressthebutton.TheLEDabovethebutjtonilluminates.
Speedsbetweenapprox.3km/h,2mphandapj prox.30km/h,20mphareadoptedasthedej
siredspeed.
Emergencybrakingfunction,ActivePDC:the
emergencybrakingfunction,seepage 237,is
deactivated.
Displayintheinstrumentcluster Asymbolandtheselecteddejsiredspeedaredisplayed.
'xDisplaygreen:HDCisactive.
Thesystembrakesthevehij
cle.'xGreydisplay:HDCisonstandby.
DisplayintheHead-UpDisplay
ThestatusofHDCcanalsobeshownintheHead-UpDisplay.
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Increasingorreducingspeed
UsingtherockerswitchforCruise
Control
Thedesiredspeedcanbechangedusingthe
rockerswitchforCruiseControlonthesteering
wheel.'xPresstherockerswitchupwards:thespeed isincreasedinincrements.'xPresstherockerswitchupwardsandholdit
there:thespeeddecreaseswhiletherocker
switchispressed.'xPresstherockerswitchdownwards:the
speedisdecreasedinincrements.'xPresstherockerswitchdownwardsandhold
itthere:thespeeddecreaseswhiletherocker
switchispressed.
Withthebrakepedal
WhileHDCisregulatingthespeed,thesetdej
siredspeedcanbereducedbydepressingthe
brakepedal.
DeactivatingHDC Pressthebuttonagain.TheLEDisextinj
guished.
HDCisautomaticallydeactivatedatspeeds
aboveapprox.40km/h,25mph.
Malfunction Intheeventofamalfunction,amessageappears
intheinstrumentcluster.
Variablesportsteering
Thevariablesportsteeringfacilitatesadirectand agiledrivingstylewithlittlesteeringeffort.The
variablesportsteeringworksindependentlyof thecurrentspeed,varyingthesteeringratioinlinewhichthesteeringangle.
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DriverAssistanceSystemsVehicleequipment
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalequipmentavailableforthe
modelseries.Itmaythereforedescribeequipj
mentandfunctionswhicharenotinstalledin yourvehicle,forexampleonaccountofthespejcialequipmentselectedorthecountryspecificaj
tion.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relevantfuncj
tionsandsystems.Pleasecomplywiththe
relevantlawsandregulationswhenusingthe
correspondingfunctionsandsystems.
ManualSpeedLimiter
Principle Thesystemcanbeusedtosetaspeedlimitso
thatspeedrestrictionsarenotexceeded.
General
Thesystemenablesspeedsfromavalueof 30km/h/20mphandabovetobesetasaspeed
limit.Belowthesetspeedlimit,thevehiclecan
bedrivenwithoutrestriction.
Overview Buttonsonthesteeringwheel
ButtonFunctionSystemon/off.Rockerswitch:
Changingthespeedlimit,see
page 219.Operation
Switchingon Pressthebuttononthesteeringwheel.
Thecurrentspeedisadoptedasthespeedlimit. Whenswitchingonatastandstillordrivingatlow
speed,30km/h/20mphissetasthespeedlimit.
Thespeedometermarkerissettothecurrent speed.
Whenactivatingthespeedlimititispossiblethat DynamicStabilityControlDSCwillbeswitched onandthedrivemodeswitchedtoCOMFORT.
Switchingoff Pressthebuttononthesteeringwheel.
Thesystemswitchesoffautomaticallyinthe followingsituations,forexample:'xWhenswitchingtheengineoff.'xWhenswitchingonCruiseControl.'xWhenactivatingsomeprogramsusingtheDrivingExperienceControl.
Thedisplaysturnoff.
Interrupting Thesystemisinterruptedwhenreversegearisengagedorthetransmissionisinneutral.
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Changespeedlimit
Presstherockerswitchrepeatedlyupordownuntilthedesiredspeedisset.
'xEachtimetherockerswitchispressedtotheresistancepoint,thespeedlimitisincreasedordecreasedby1km/h,1mph.'xEachtimetherockerswitchispressedbejyondtheresistancepoint,thespeedlimit
changestothenextmultipleof10km/hon thekm/hdisplayorthenextmultipleof5mphonthemphdisplayinthespeedometer.
Ifthesetspeedlimithasbeenreachedoruninj
tentionallyexceeded,forexamplewhendriving
downhill,thereisnoactivebrakeintervention.
Ifyousetaspeedduringthejourneywhichisbej
lowthecurrentspeed,thevehiclecoastsdown
tothesetspeedlimit.
VehicleswithActiveCruiseControlACCand
SpeedLimitAssist,seepage 230:achangein
thespeedlimitdetectedbySpeedLimitAssist
canbeadoptedfortheSpeedLimiterasanew
speedlimit.
Exceedingthespeedlimit Thesystemgivesawarningifthetravelling
speedexceedsthesetspeedlimit.
Youcanintentionallyexceedthespeedlimit.
Thereisnowarninginsuchacase.
Toexceedthesetspeedlimitintentionally,fully
depresstheacceleratorpedal.
Thelimitautomaticallybecomesactiveagainas
soonasthecurrentspeedfallsbelowtheset speedlimit.
Warningwhenthespeedlimitis
exceeded
Visualwarning Ifthespeedlimitisexceeded:theindicaj
torlampintheinstrumentclusterflashes
foraslongasyouexceedthesetspeed
limit.
Acousticwarning'xAsignalsoundsifyouinadvertentlyexceedthesetspeedlimit.'xIfthespeedlimitisreducedtobelowthe
drivenspeedduringthejourney,thewarning soundsafteralittletime.'xIfyouintentionallyexceedthespeedlimitby
fullypressingtheacceleratorpedal,nowarnj ingsounds.
Displaysintheinstrument
cluster
Displayinthespeedometer
'xGreenmarker:systemisacj
tive.'xOrange/whitemarker:system
isinterrupted.'xNomarker:systemisswitched
off.
Indicatorlamp
'xIftheindicatorlampisilluminated:the
systemisswitchedon.'xIftheindicatorlampisflashing:set
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StatusdisplayThedisplayofthesetspeedlimitishidj
denafterashorttime.
CruiseControl
Principle
Thissystemallowsadesiredspeedtobesetusj
ingthebuttonsonthesteeringwheel.Thedej siredspeedisthenmaintainedbythesystem.Todoso,thesystemautomaticallyacceleratesandbrakesthevehicleasnecessary.
General Thesystemcanbeactivatedfrom
30km/h/20mph.
Dependingonthevehiclesetting,thecharacterj
isticsofCruiseControlmaychangeincertain
areas,forexampleaccelerationinECOPRO
drivemodeislesspronounced.
Safetynotes
WARNING
Thesystemdoesnotrelieveyouofyourperj sonalresponsibilitytoassessthetrafficsituaj
tioncorrectly.Duetosystemlimitations,itcanj notrespondindependentlyandappropriatelyin
alltrafficconditions.Thereisariskofaccident. Adaptyourdrivingstyletothetrafficconditions.Observethetrafficsituationandinterveneacj
tivelyifthesituationwarrantsit.
WARNING
Theriskofanaccidentmaybeincreasedifthe
systemisusedincertainsituations,suchas:
'xOnstretchesofroadwithmanycorners
andbends.'xInheavytraffic.'xIftheroadisicy,ifthereisfogorsnow,in
wetconditionsoronalooseroadsurface.
Thereisariskofaccidentsormaterialdamage. Onlyusethesystemifitispossibletodriveata
constantspeed.
WARNING
Thedesiredspeedmaybesetincorrectlyby mistakeorcalledupaccidentally.Thereisarisk
ofaccident.Adjustthedesiredspeedtothe
trafficconditions.Observethetrafficsituation andinterveneactivelyifthesituationwarrantsit.
Overview
Buttonsonthesteeringwheel
ButtonFunctionCruiseControlon/off,seepage 220.TointerruptCruiseControl,see
page 221.
ToresumeCruiseControlwithlast
setting,seepage 222.Rockerswitch:
Tosetthespeed,seepage 221.
SwitchingCruiseControlon/off
Switchingon Pressthebuttononthesteeringwheel.
Theindicatorlampsareilluminatedintheinstruj mentclusterandthemarkerinthespeedometerispositionedatthecurrentspeed.
CruiseControlisactive.Thedrivenspeedis
maintainedandstoredasthedesiredspeed.
DynamicStabilityControlDSCisswitchedon,if
necessary.
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