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Generalinformation
Fourradarsensorsinthebumpersmonitorthe
areanexttothevehicleinthespeedrangefrom approx.45mph/70km/htoap#j
prox.130mph/210km/h.
Thefrontcameradeterminesthelanemarking
positions.
If,forinstanceanothervehicleisdetectednextto thevehicleandifthereisariskofcollisionwith
thisvehicle,thesystemhelpsavoidthecollision.
Thesystemwillcarryoutanactivesteeringinter#j
vention.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe driver#sspersonaljudgmentinassessingvisibilityandtrafficsituation.Thereisariskofaccident.Adjustdrivingstyletotrafficconditions.Watch
trafficcloselyandactivelyintervenewhereap#j propriate.
Warning
Indicatorsandwarningscannotserveasasub#j
stituteforthedriver#sspersonaljudgment.Due toitslimits,thesystemmaynotissuewarnings
orreactions,orthesemaybeissuedlateorina mannerthatisnotconsistentwiththeirnormal
use.Thereisariskofaccident.Adjustdriving
styletotrafficconditions.Watchtrafficclosely
andactivelyintervenewhereappropriate.
Functionalrequirement
Thecameramustdetectthelanemarkingsfor
thesidecollisionmitigationwithsteeringinter#j ventiontobeactive.
OverviewButtoninthevehicle
IntelligentSafety
Radarsensors
Theradarsensorsarelocatedinthebumpers.
Frontbumper.
Rearbumper.
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Alwayskeepthebumperintheareaoftheradar
sensorscleanandunobstructed.
Camera
Thecameraisinstalledneartheinteriormirror.
Keepthewindshieldinfrontoftheinteriormirror cleanandclear.
Switchingon/off
Switchingonautomatically Thesidecollisionmitigationactivatesautomati#j
callyafterdepartureifthefunctionwasswitched
onattheendofthelasttrip.
Switchingonmanually Pressthebutton.
ThemenufortheIntelligentSafetysys#j
temisdisplayed.
IfallIntelligentSafetysystemswereswitchedoff, allsystemsarenowswitchedon.
"ConfigureINDIVIDUAL":dependingonthe equipmentversion,theIntelligentSafetysys#jtemscanbeindividuallyconfigured.Theindivid#j
ualsettingsareactivatedandstoredforthe
driverprofilecurrentlyused.Assoonasasetting ischangedonthemenu,allsettingsofthemenuareactivated.
Pressthebuttonrepeatedly.Thefollowingsettingsareswitchedbe#j
tween:
"ALLON":allIntelligentSafetysystemsare
switchedon.Basicsettingsareactivatedforthe
subfunctions.
"INDIVIDUAL":theIntelligentSafetysystemsare
switchedonaccordingtotheindividualsettings.
SomeIntelligentSafetysystemscannotbeindi#j
viduallyswitchedoff.
Manualswitchingoff Pressandholdthisbutton.AllIntelligentSafetysystemsare
switchedoff.ButtonStatusButtonlightsupgreen:allIntelligent
Safetysystemsareswitchedon.Buttonlightsuporange:someIntelli#j
gentSafetysystemsareswitchedoff orcurrentlyunavailable.Buttondoesnotlightup:allIntelligent
Safetysystemsareswitchedoff.
Settingtheintensityofthesteering
wheelvibration
1."CAR"2."Settings"3."DriverAssistance"4."SteeringWheelFeedback"5."Vibrationintensity"6.Selectthedesiredsetting.
ThesettingisappliedtoallIntelligentSafetysys#j
temsandstoredforthedriverprofilecurrently
used.
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Warningfunction
Lightintheexteriormirror
Acutewarning
Ifthereisariskofcollision,thelightintheexte#j riormirrorflashesandthesteeringwheelvi#j
brates.
Ifnecessary,anactivesteeringinterventionthen
takesplacetopreventcollisionsandmaintainthe
vehiclewithinitsownlane.
Thesteeringinterventioncanbenoticedonthe
steeringwheelandcanbemanuallyoverridden atanytime.
Systemlimits
Safetyinformation
Warning
Thesystemisdesignedtooperateincertain conditionsandcircumstances.Duetocondi#jtionsorotherfactors,thesystemmaynotre#j
spond.Theremaybeariskofaccidentorrisk ofdamagetoproperty.Activelyinterveneas
warranted.RefertotheinformationinthisOwn#j er#ssManualregardingthescopeofthesys#j
tem#ssoperationandlimitations.
Functionallimitations
Thesystemmaynotbefullyfunctionalinthefol#j
lowingsituations:
'xWhenavehicleisapproachingataspeed
muchfasterthanyourown.'xInheavyfog,wetconditions,orsnowfall.'xIntightcurvesoronnarrowlanes.'xIfthebumperisdirty,icedup,orcovered, forinstancebystickers.'xAfterimproperlyperformedworkonthevehi#j
clepaint.'xIfcargoprotrudes.'xIntheeventofmissing,worn,poorlyvisible,
merging,diverging,ormultiplelanemarkings
suchasinconstructionareas.'xWhenlanemarkingsarecoveredinsnow,ice,
dirtorwater.'xWhenlanemarkingsarecoveredbyobjects.'xWhendrivingveryclosetothevehicleinfront
ofyou.'xIfthereareconstantblindingeffectsbecause
ofoncominglight,forinstancefromthesun lowinthesky.'xIfthefieldofviewofthecameraorthewind#jshieldisdirtyorcoveredintheareaofthein#j
teriormirror.'xIfthecamerahasoverheatedandbeentem#j
porarilyswitchedoffduetoexcessivelyhigh
temperatures.'xUpto10secondsafterthestartoftheengine
viatheStart/Stopbutton.'xDuringcalibrationofthecameraimmediately
aftervehicledelivery.
Attachinganyobjectssuchasstickersorfilmin thebeamareaoftheradarsensorswillalsoim#jpactthefunctionoftheradarsensorsandmayevencausethemtofail.
ACheckControlmessageisdisplayedwhenthe
systemisnotfullyfunctional.
Ifthetrailerpowersocketisoccupiedortrailer
towingisactivated,forinstanceduringoperation
withtrailerorbicyclerack,thesystemcannotbe
switchedon.ACheckControlmessageisdis#j
played.
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Rearcollisionpreparation
Concept
Thesystemreactstovehiclesapproachingfrom behind.
Generalinformation
Tworadarsensorsintherearbumpermonitor theareabehindthevehicle.
Whenavehicleapproachesfromtherearata certainspeed,thesystemrespondsasfollows:
'xActiveProtection:whenacollisionseemsto
beunavoidable,PreCrashfunctionsaretrig#j gered.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe
driver#sspersonaljudgmentinassessingvisibility andtrafficsituation.Thereisariskofaccident.
Adjustdrivingstyletotrafficconditions.Watch
trafficcloselyandactivelyintervenewhereap#j propriate.
Warning
Indicatorsandwarningscannotserveasasub#j
stituteforthedriver#sspersonaljudgment.Due
toitslimits,thesystemmaynotissuewarnings
orreactions,orthesemaybeissuedlateorina
mannerthatisnotconsistentwiththeirnormal
use.Thereisariskofaccident.Adjustdriving
styletotrafficconditions.Watchtrafficclosely
andactivelyintervenewhereappropriate.
Overview Radarsensors
Theradarsensorsarelocatedintherearbumper.
Alwayskeepthebumperintheareaoftheradar
sensorscleanandunobstructed.
Switchingon/off Thesystemisautomaticallyactiveaftereverydrivingoff.
Thesystemisdeactivatedinthefollowingsitua#j
tions:
'xWhendrivinginreverse.'xIfthetrailerpowersocketisinuseortrailer
towingisactivated,forinstanceduringopera#j tionwithtrailerorbicyclerack.
Systemlimits
Thesystemmaynotbefullyfunctionalinthefol#j
lowingsituations:
'xWhenavehicleisapproachingataspeed
muchfasterthanyourown.'xWhentheapproachingvehicleapproaches
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'xIfthebumperisdirty,icedup,orcovered,forinstancebystickers.'xIfthefieldofviewofthesensorsiscovered,e.g.,bygaragewalls,hedgesorsnowhills.'xIfcargoprotrudes.
Brakeforcedisplay
Concept
Additionalbrakelightsindicateemergencybrak#j
ingtothetrafficbehind.Thiscanreducetherisk
ofarear-endcollision.
Generalinformation
'xDuringnormalbrakeapplication,theouter
brakelightslightup.'xDuringheavybrakeapplication,theinner
brakelightsadditionallylightup.
ActiveProtection
Concept
ActiveProtectionpreparesoccupantsandthe
vehicleforapossibleaccidentincriticaldrivingor
collisionsituations.
Generalinformation ActiveProtectionconsistsofvariousPreCrash
functions,whichcanvarydependingonthe
equipment.
Thesystemisusedtodetectcertaincriticaldriv#j
ingsituationsthatmightleadtoanaccident.This
includesthefollowingcriticaldrivingsituations:'xEmergencystop.'xSevereundersteering.'xSevereoversteering.
Certainfunctionsofseveralsystemscan,within thesystemlimits,leadtoActiveProtectiontrig#j
gering:
'xFrontcollisionmitigation:automaticbrakein#j
tervention.'xFrontcollisionmitigation:BrakeAssistant.'xRearcollisionpreparation:detectionofimmi#j
nentrearcollisions.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe
driver#sspersonaljudgment.Duetothesystem
limits,criticalsituationcouldnotbedetected
reliablyorintime.Thereisariskofaccident.
Adjustdrivingstyletotrafficconditions.Watch
trafficcloselyandactivelyintervenewhereap#j propriate.
Function
Whenthesafetybeltisfastened,thedriver'sand
passenger'sbeltstrapsareautomaticallytight#j
enedonceafterdrivingaway.
Inaccident-criticalsituations,thefollowingindi#j
vidualfunctionsbecomeactiveasneeded:
'xAutomaticpretensioningofthefrontsafety
belts.'xAutomaticwindowclosinguptoanarrow gap.'xAutomaticclosingofthepanoramicglasssunroof,includingsunprotection.'xForvehiclesequippedwithcomfortseatsin
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Afteracriticaldrivingsituationwithoutanacci#jdent,thefrontsafetybeltsareloosenedagain.
Ifthebelttensiondoesnotloosenautomatically,
stopthevehicleandunbucklethesafetybeltus#j ingtheredbuttoninthebuckle.Fastenthe
safetybeltbeforecontinuingonyourtrip.
Allothersystemscanberestoredtothedesired
setting.
PostCrashmiBrake
Concept
Intheeventofanaccident,thesystemcanbring
thevehicletoahaltautomaticallywithoutinter#j
ventionbythedriverincertainsituations.This
canreducetheriskofafurthercollisionandthe
consequencesthereof.
Atstandstill
Aftercomingtoahalt,thebrakeisreleasedauto#j
matically.
Hardervehiclebraking
Incertainsituations,itcanbenecessarytobring thevehicletoahaltmorequicklythantheBrakeAssistantallows.
Todothis,quicklyapplyextraforcetothebrake. Forabriefperiod,thebrakingpressurewillbe
higherthanthebrakingpressurethatisachieved
bytheautomaticbrakingfunction.Automatic
brakingisinterrupted.
Interruptingautomaticbraking Itcanbenecessarytointerruptautomaticbrak#j
ingincertainsituations,forinstanceforaneva#j sivemaneuver.
Interruptautomaticbraking:
'xBypressingthebrakepedal.'xBypressingtheacceleratorpedal.Fatiguealert
Generalinformation
Thesystemcandetectdecreasingalertnessor
fatigueofthedriverduringlong,monotonous trips,forinstanceonhighways.Inthissituation,it
isrecommendedthatthedrivertakesabreak.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe
driver#sspersonaljudgmentinassessingone's
physicalstate.Anincreasinglackofalertnessor
fatiguemaynotbedetectedornotbedetected
intime.Thereisariskofaccident.Makesure
thatthedriverisrestedandalert.Adjustdriving
styletotrafficconditions.
Function
Thesystemisswitchedoneachtimedrive-ready
stateisswitchedon.
Aftertravelhasbegun,thesystemmonitorscer#j
tainaspectsofthedriver'sbehavior,sothatde#j
creasingalertnessorfatiguecanbedetected.
Thisproceduretakesthefollowingcriteriainto
account:
'xPersonaldrivingstyle,forinstancesteering behavior.'xDrivingconditions,forinstancetime,lengthof
trip.'xDependingontheequipment:attentionof
thedriverthroughtheDriverAttentionCam#j
era.
Startingatapprox.43mph/70km/h,thesystem isactiveandcanalsodisplayarecommendation
totakeabreak.
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BreakrecommendationAdjusting
Thefatiguealertisactiveautomaticallywitheach
switchingonofdrive-readystateandcanthus displayabreakrecommendation.
Thebreakrecommendationcanalsobe switchedonoroffandadjustedviaiDrive.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
automaticallybooststhevehiclebrakingassis#j tancetothefurthestpossibleextent.Itreducesthebrakingdistancetoaminimumduringanemergencystop.ThissystemutilizesallofthecapabilitiesprovidedbytheAntilockBrakeSys#j
temABS.
Donotreducethepressureonthebrakepedal forthedurationoftheemergencystop.
Adaptivebrakeassistant
IncombinationwithActiveCruiseControlACC,
thissystemensuresthatthebrakesrespond
evenmorerapidlywhenbrakingincriticalsitua#j tions.
Drive-offassistant
Concept
Thissystemsupportsdrivingoffonuphillgrades.
Drivingoff
1.Holdthevehicleinplacewiththefootbrake.2.Releasethefootbrakeanddriveoffwithoutdelay.
Afterthefootbrakeisreleased,thevehicleis
heldinplaceforapprox.2seconds.
Dependingonthevehicleloadingorwhena
trailerisused,thevehiclemayrollbackslightly.
DSCDynamicStability Control
Concept
Withinthephysicallimits,thesystemhelpsto
keepthevehicleonasteadycoursebyreducing
drivepowerandbybrakingtheindividualwheels.
Generalinformation DSCdetectsthefollowingunstabledrivingcon#j
ditions,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.
ActivatingDSC Pressthebutton.
DSCOFFandtheDSCOFFindicator
lightgoout.
Display Intheinstrumentcluster
WhenDSCisdeactivated,DSCOFFisdisplayed intheinstrumentcluster.
Indicator/warninglights Theindicatorlightlightsup:DSCisde#j
activated.
Theindicatorlightflashes:DSCcontrols
thedriveandbrakingforces.
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DTCDynamicTractionControl
Concept
DTCisaversionoftheDSCDynamicStability
Controlwheredrivepowerisoptimized.
Thesystemensuresmaximumdrivepoweronunusualroadconditions,forinstanceunplowedsnowcoveredroads,orlooseroadsurfaces,but
withsomewhatlimiteddrivingstability.
Generalinformation WhenDTCisactivated,thevehiclehasmaxi#j
mumtraction.Drivingstabilityislimitedduring accelerationandwhendrivingincurves.
YoumayfinditusefultobrieflyactivateDTCinthefollowingsituations:
'xWhendrivinginslushoronuncleared,snow-coveredroads.'xWhendrivingofffromdeepsnoworlooseground.'xWhendrivingwithsnowchains.
Overview
Buttoninthevehicle
DSCOFF
Activating/deactivatingDTC
ActivatingDTC Pressthebutton.
TRACTIONisdisplayedintheinstru#j
mentclusterandtheindicatorlightforDSCOFF lightsup.
DeactivatingDTC Pressthebuttonagain.
TRACTIONandtheDSCOFFindicator
lightgoout.
Display Displayintheinstrumentcluster
IfDTCisactivated,TRACTIONisdisplayedin theinstrumentcluster.
Indicator/warninglights Theindicatorlightlightsup:DTCisacti#j
vated.
Automaticprogramchange
Incertainsituations,theDynamicStabilityCon#j trolDSCisactivatedautomatically:'xIfActiveCruiseControlwithStop&Gofunc#j
tionACCisactivated.'xOnabrakeinterventionbytheIntelligent
Safetysystems.'xThevehiclehasaflattire.
xDrive
Concept
xDriveistheall-wheel-drivesystemofthevehi#j cle.TheinteractionofxDriveandothersuspen#jsioncontrolsystems,suchasDSCDynamicSta#j
bilityControl,furtheroptimizestractionand
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