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Function
Whenthesafetybeltisfastened,thedriver'sand
frontpassenger'sbeltstrapsareautomatically tightenedonceafterdrivingaway.
Inaccident-criticalsituations,thefollowingindi#j
vidualfunctionsbecomeactiveasneeded:'xAutomaticpretensioningofthefrontsafety
belts.'xAutomaticwindowclosinguptoanarrow gap.'xAutomaticclosingofthepanoramicglasssunroof,includingsunprotection.'xForvehiclesequippedwithcomfortseatsin
thefront:automaticpositioningoftheback#j
restforthefrontpassengerseat.
Afteracriticaldrivingsituationwithoutanacci#j dent,thefrontsafetybeltsareloosenedagain.
Ifthebelttensiondoesnotloosenautomatically,
stopthevehicleandunbucklethesafetybeltus#j ingtheredbuttoninthebuckle.Fastenthe
safetybeltbeforecontinuingonyourtrip.
Allothersystemscanberestoredtothedesired
setting.
PostCrashmiBrake
Principle
Intheeventofanaccident,PostCrashcanbring
thevehicletoahaltautomaticallywithoutinter#j ventionbythedriverincertainsituations.
Generalinformation PostCrashcanreducetheriskofanothercolli#jsionandsubsequentconsequences.
Atstandstill
Aftercomingtoahalt,thebrakeisreleasedauto#j matically.
Hardervehicledeceleration
Incertainsituations,itcanbenecessarytobring
thevehicletoahaltmorequicklythantheBrake
Assistantallows.
Todothis,quicklyapplyextraforcetothebrake. Forabriefperiod,thebrakingpressurewillbe higherthanthebrakingpressurethatisachievedbytheautomaticbrakingfunction.Automaticbrakingisinterrupted.
Interruptingautomaticbraking
Itcanbenecessarytointerruptautomaticbrak#j
ingincertainsituations,forinstanceforaneva#j sivemaneuver.
Interruptautomaticbraking:'xBypressingthebrakepedal.'xBypressingtheacceleratorpedal.
Fatiguealert
Principle
TheFatigueAlertcandetectdecreasingalert#j
nessorfatigueofthedriverduringlong,monoto#j noustrips,forinstanceonhighways.Thesystemrecommendsabreak.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe driver#sspersonaljudgmentinassessingone's physicalstate.Anincreasinglackofalertnessorfatiguemaynotbedetectedornotbedetectedintime.Thereisariskofaccident.Makesure
thatthedriverisrestedandalert.Adjustdriving
styletotrafficconditions.
Function
Thesystemisswitchedoneachtimedrive-ready
stateisswitchedon.
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Aftertravelhasbegun,thesystemmonitorscer#jtainaspectsofthedriver'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.
Breakrecommendation
Adjusting Thefatiguealertisactiveautomaticallywitheachswitchingonofdrive-readystateandcanthusdisplayabreakrecommendation.
Thebreakrecommendationcanalsobe
switchedonoroffandadjustedviaiDrive.
1."CAR"2."Settings"3."Generalsettings"4."FatigueandFocusAlert"5.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Display
Ifthedriverbecomeslessalertorfatigued,a
messageisdisplayedintheControlDisplaywith
therecommendationtotakeabreak.
Duringthedisplay,varioussettingscanbese#j
lected.
Afterabreak,anotherrecommendationtotakea
breakcannotbedisplayeduntilafterapproxi#j mately45minutes.
Systemlimits
Thefunctionmaybelimitedinthefollowingsit#j
uationsandmayissueanincorrectwarningorno
warningatall:'xWhenthetimeissetincorrectly.'xWhenthevehiclespeedismainlybelow
about43mph/70km/h.'xWithasportydrivingstyle,suchasduring
rapidaccelerationorwhencorneringfast.'xInactivedrivingsituations,suchaswhen
changinglanesfrequently.'xWhentheroadconditionispoor.'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
TheAntilockBrakingSystem(ABS)preventslockingofthewheelsduringbraking.
Thevehiclemaintainsitssteerabilityevenduring
emergencybraking,whichincreasestheactive
drivingsafety.
ABSisoperationaleverytimeyoustarttheen#j gine.
Brakeassistant
TheBrakeAssistanteffectsmaximumbrakingassistancewhenthebrakeisappliedquickly.Itreducesthebrakingdistancetoaminimumdur#jingemergencybraking.TheadvantagesoftheAntilockBrakingSystem(ABS)aretherebyuti#j
lized.
Donotreducethepressureonthebrakepedal forthedurationofemergencybraking.
Adaptivebrakeassistant
IncombinationwithActiveCruiseControlACC,
thissystemensuresthatthebrakesrespond
evenmorerapidlywhenbrakingincriticalsitua#j tions.
Drive-offassistant
Principle
Thedrive-offassistantsupportsdrivingoffon uphillgrades.
Drivingoff
1.Holdthevehicleinplacewiththefootbrake.2.Releasethefootbrakeanddriveoffwithout delay.
Afterthefootbrakeisreleased,thevehicleis
heldinplaceforapprox.2seconds.
Dependingonthevehicleloadingorwhena
trailerisused,thevehiclemayrollbackslightly.
DSCDynamicStability Control
Principle
TheDynamicStabilityControl(DSC)helpsto keepthevehicleonasteadycoursebyreducing drivepowerandbybrakeinterventiononindivid#jualwheels.
Generalinformation
DSCdetectsthefollowingunstabledrivingcon#j
ditions,forinstance:
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'xSkidding,whichcanleadtooversteering.'xLossofadhesionofthefrontwheels,which
canleadtoundersteering.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe
driver#sspersonaljudgmentinassessingthe
trafficsituation.Basedonthelimitsofthesys#j
tem,itcannotindependentlyreacttoalltrafficsituations.Thereisariskofaccident.Adjust
drivingstyletotrafficconditions.Watchtraffic
closelyandactivelyintervenewhereappropri#j
ate.
Warning
Whendrivingwitharoofload,forinstancewith roof-mountedluggagerack,thevehicle'scen#j
terofgravityishigher,whichincreasestherisk ofthevehicletippingincriticaldrivingsitua#j
tions.Theremaybeariskofaccidentorriskof damagetoproperty.DrivingwithroofloadonlywithactivatedDynamicStabilityControl.
Overview
Buttoninthevehicle
DSCOFF
Deactivating/activatingDSC Generalinformation
WhenDSCisdeactivated,drivingstabilityisre#j ducedduringaccelerationandwhendrivingin
curves.
Toincreasedrivingstability,activateDSCagain assoonaspossible.
DeactivatingDSC HoldthebuttondownuntilDSCOFFisdisplayedintheinstrumentclusterand
theDSCOFFindicatorlightisilluminated.
ActivatingDSC Pressthebutton.
DSCOFFandtheDSCOFFindicator
lightturnoff.
Display Intheinstrumentcluster
WhenDSCisdeactivated,DSCOFFisdisplayed
intheinstrumentcluster.
Indicator/warninglights Theindicatorlightlightsup:DSCisde#j
activated.
Theindicatorlightflashes:DSCcontrols thedriveandbrakingforces.
Theindicatorlightlightsup:DSChas
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DTCDynamicTractionControl
Principle
DynamicTractionControl(DTC)isaversionof
theDynamicStabilityControl(DSC)wheredrive
powerisoptimized.
Thesystemensuresmaximumdrivepoweron unusualroadconditions,forinstanceunplowed
snowcoveredroads,orlooseroadsurfaces,but
withsomewhatlimiteddrivingstability.
Generalinformation WhenDTCisactivated,thevehiclehasmaxi#jmumtraction.Drivingstabilityislimitedduring
accelerationandwhendrivingincurves.
YoumayfinditusefultobrieflyactivateDTCinthefollowingsituations:
'xWhendrivinginslushoronuncleared,snow-coveredroads.'xWhendrivingofffromdeepsnoworlooseground.'xWhendrivingwithtirechains.
Overview
Buttoninthevehicle
DSCOFF
Activating/deactivatingDTC
ActivatingDTC Pressthebutton.
TRACTIONisdisplayedintheinstru#j
mentclusterandtheindicatorlightforDSCOFF lightsup.
DeactivatingDTC Pressthebuttonagain.
TRACTIONandtheDSCOFFindicator
lightturnoff.
Display Displayintheinstrumentcluster
IfDTCisactivated,TRACTIONisdisplayedin theinstrumentcluster.
Indicator/warninglights Theindicatorlightlightsup:DTCisacti#j
vated.
Automaticprogramchange Incertainsituations,theDynamicStabilityCon#jtrol(DSC)isactivatedautomatically:'xIfActiveCruiseControlwithStop&Gofunc#j
tionACCisactivated.'xOnabrakeinterventionbytheIntelligent
Safetysystems.'xThevehiclehasaflattire.
xDrive
Principle
xDriveistheall-wheel-drivesystemofthevehi#j
cle.ConcertedactionbythexDriveandand
othersuspensioncontrolsystems,suchasDy#j
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namicStabilityControl(DSC),furtheroptimizestractionanddrivingdynamics.
Generalinformation xDrivevariablydistributesthedrivingpowerto
thefrontandrearaxlesasdemandedbythedriv#j ingsituationandroadcondition.
TheDrivingDynamicsControlisusedtochange
theall-wheeldistributionfromtractionoriented
tosportoriented.
WiththexOffroadpackage,theall-wheel-drive
systemisadditionallyadjustedfortherespective xOffroaddrivingmode.
Becauseoftheneeds-baseduseoftheall-
wheel-drivesystem,Efficient4x4yieldsareduc#j
tioninconsumption.
DisplayontheControlDisplay
DisplayxViewdisplay1."CAR"2."Drivinginformation"3."xVIEW"
or
"xOFFROAD"
Thefollowinginformationisdisplayed:
'xWithanavigationsystem:compassdisplay forthedrivingdirection.'xWithnavigationsystem:elevationforthecur#jrentposition.'xWithnavigationsystem:destinationflagincompassdirectiontothedestination.'xPitchattitudewithdegreeindicationandper#j
centage.'xTransversegradientwithdegreeindication.'xGraphicdisplayforthesteeringangle.'xLeveladjustmentofthetwo-axleridelevel control.
WiththexOffroadpackage,thefollowingaddi#j
tionalinformationcanbedisplayed:
'xWithSurroundView:dependingonthe
speed,terrain-specificcameraperspectives.'xxOffroaddrivingmodecurrentlyactive.'xDistributionofdrivetorquetothewheels.
DisplayintheHead-upDisplay
Someoftheinformationcanalsobedisplayedin theHead-upDisplay.
Msportdifferential
TheactiveMdifferentialprovidesforcontinu#j
ouslyvariablelockingoftherearaxledifferential
dependingonthedrivingsituation.Thisprevents
spinningofasinglerearwheelandtherebypro#j
videsoptimaltractioninanydrivingsituation.
Thedriverisresponsibleadaptinghisorherdriv#j ingstyletothesituation.
AutomaticDifferentialBrake
Principle
AutomaticDifferentialBrakecontrolsthedriving powerbyautomaticbrakeinterventiononindi#j vidualwheels.
Generalinformation
Thefunctionworksinthesamewayasadiffer#j entiallockandimprovestractiononaloosesur#jface,forexample.Thesystemdetectswhenawheelbeginstospinandautomaticallybrakesthiswheel.
Thedrivingforceisdivertedtothewheelwith bettertraction.
Asaresult,thedrivetorqueistransferredmore
efficientlytothewheelsduringaccelerations.
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HDCHillDescentControl
Principle
HDCHillDescentControlisadownhillcontrol featurethatcontrolsthevehiclespeedonsteep
downhillgrades,forinstancewhendrivingonun#j
pavedroads.
GeneralinformationWhenthesystemisactive,thevehiclemovesat
thespeedsetbythedriver,withoutthedriver havingtodepressthebrakepedal.
WhileHDCiscontrollingthespeed,thesystem automaticallydistributesthebrakingforcetothe
individualwheels.Thisimprovesvehicledrivabil#j ityanddrivingstability.Ifnecessary,theAntilock
BrakingSystempreventsthewheelsfromlock#j
ing.
HillDescentControlcanbeactivatedatspeeds belowapprox.25mph/40km/h.
Speedscanbesetbetweenapprox.
2mph/3km/handapprox.20mph/30km/h.
Whenthevehicleisdrivingdownhill,thesystem
reducesthespeedtothesetvalue,withinthe
physicallimits.
OverviewButtoninthevehicle
HDC
ActivatingHDC Pressthebutton.
TheLEDonthebuttonlightsup.
Speedsbetweenapprox.2mph/3km/handap#j
prox.20mph/30km/hareadoptedastheset
speed.
Emergencybrakingfunction,ActivePDC:the
emergencybrakingfunctionisdeactivated.
Additionalinformation:
Emergencybrakefunction,ActivePDC,referto
page 257.
Displayintheinstrumentcluster Aniconandtheselecteddesired
speedaredisplayed.'xIndicatorgreen:HDCisactive.
Thesystemisactivelybraking
thevehicle.'xGraydisplay:HDCisonstandby.
DisplayintheHead-upDisplay
TheHDCstatuscanalsobedisplayedinthe Head-upDisplay.
Increasingordecreasingvehicle
speed
Usingthecruisecontrolrocker
switch
Thesetspeedcanbechangedusingthecruise controlrockerswitchonthesteeringwheel.
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'xPresstherockerswitchup:thespeedin#j
creasesgradually.'xPresstherockerswitchupandhold:the speedincreaseswhiletherockerswitchispressed.'xPresstherockerswitchdown:thespeedde#j
creasesgradually.'xPresstherockerswitchdownandhold:the speeddecreaseswhiletherockerswitchis
pressed.
Usingthebrakepedal
WhileHDCiscontrollingthespeed,theset
speedcanbereducedbydepressingthebrake
pedal.
DeactivatingHDC Pressthebuttonagain.
TheLEDgoesout.
HDCisautomaticallydeactivatedaboveapprox. 25mph/40km/h.
Malfunction
Ifamalfunctionoccurs,amessageisdisplayedin theinstrumentcluster.
IntegralActiveSteering
Principle
TheIntegralActiveSteeringincreasesthema#j neuverabilityandmakesamoredirectsteeringresponsepossible.
Generalinformation
IntegralActiveSteeringisacombinationofvaria#j
blesteeringratioandrearaxlesteering.
Thesteeringismoredirectbecausethevariable steeringratioamplifiesthewheelanglewhile
maneuvering.Therearaxlesteeringactstoin#j
creasemaneuverabilityatlowspeedsbyturning
therearwheelsslightlyintheoppositedirection
tothefrontwheels.
Athigherspeeds,therearwheelsareturnedin
thesamedirectionasthefrontwheels.Forin#j
stance,thisresultsinaharmoniouslanechange.
Incriticaldrivingsituations,theIntegralActive
Steeringcanstabilizethevehiclethroughpur#j
posefulsteeringoftherearwheelsbeforethe
driverintervenes,forinstanceincaseofover#j
steering.
Tuning
Thesystemoffersseveraldifferenttunings.DrivingmodeIntegralActiveSteeringCOMFORT
ECOPROComfortable,foroptimal travelcomfort.SPORTDynamic,forgreateragility.
Thedifferenttuningsareassignedtothediffer#j
entdrivingmodesoftheDrivingDynamicsCon#j
trol.
Additionalinformation:
DrivingDynamicsControl,refertopage 144.
Usingtirechains
Inordertoguaranteefreemovementofthe
wheelswhenoperatingwithtirechains,rearaxle
steeringoftheintegralactivesteeringmustbe switchedoffwhentirechainsaremounted.
Additionalinformation:
Rearaxlesteeringduringoperationwithtire
chains,refertopage 365.
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Malfunction
Intheeventofamalfunction,thesteeringwheel
mustbeturnedfurtheratlowerspeeds,whilethe
vehiclerespondsmoresensitivelytosteering wheelmovementsinthehigherspeedrange.
Thestability-enhancinginterventionmaybede#j activated.
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DriverassistancesystemsVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spe#jcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsys#j
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeob#j
served.
ManualSpeedLimiter
Principle
Thesystemcanbeusedtosetaspeedlimit,for instancetopreventthevehiclefromexceeding
speedlimits.
Generalinformation Thesystemcanlimitthespeed,startingata
valueof20mph/30km/h.Thevehiclecanbe drivenatanyspeedbelowthesetspeedlimit.
OverviewButtonsonthesteeringwheel
ButtonFunctionSystemon/off.Storecurrentspeed.
SpeedLimitAssistant:acceptsug#j
gestedspeedmanually.Rockerswitch:
Changingthespeedlimit.Operation
Turningon Pressthebuttononthesteeringwheel.
Thecurrentspeedisacceptedasthespeed
limit.
Ifthesystemisswitchedonwhilethevehicleis
stationaryordrivingatlowspeeds,
20mph/30km/hissetasthespeedlimit.
Themarkinginthespeedometerissettothe correspondingspeed.
Whenthespeedlimitisswitchedon,DSCDy#j
namicStabilityControlandCOMFORTdriving
modemaybeswitchedonaswell.
Turningoff Pressthebuttononthesteeringwheel.
Thesystemswitchesoffautomaticallyinthefol#j lowingsituations,forexample:'xWhentheengineisswitchedoff.'xWhencruisecontrolisswitchedon.'xWhencertainprogramsareactivatedviatheDrivingDynamicsControl.
Thedisplaysturnoff.
InterruptingIfthereversegearisengagedoratidle,thesys#j
temisinterruptedwhenrollingbackwards.
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