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ActiveBlindSpotDetection
Concept
ActiveBlindSpotDetectiondetectsvehiclesin theblindspotorvehiclesapproachingfrombej
hindintheadjacentlane.Awarningisissuedin variousgradationsinthesesituations.
Generalinformation
Tworadarsensorsintherearbumpermonitortheareabehindandnexttothevehicleatspeeds
aboveapprox.30mph/50km/h.
Thesystemindicateswhethertherearevehicles
intheblindspot,arrow1,orapproachingfrom
behindintheadjacentlane,arrow2.
Thelightintheexteriormirrorhousingisdimj
med.
Beforeyouchangelanesaftersettingtheturn
signal,thesystemissuesawarninginthesituaj
tionsdescribedabove.
Thelightintheexteriormirrorhousingflashes
andthesteeringwheelvibrates.
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe driversspersonaljudgmentinassessingvisibility andtrafficsituation.Thereisariskofanaccij
dent.Adjustdrivingstyletotrafficconditions.
Watchtrafficcloselyandactivelyintervene
whereappropriate.
WARNING
Indicatorsandwarningscannotserveasasubj
stituteforthedriversspersonaljudgment.Due
toitslimits,thesystemmightnotoutputwarnj
ingsorreactionsorthesemightbeoutputlate,
incorrectly,orwithoutjustification.Thereisa
riskofanaccident.Adjustdrivingstyletotraffic
conditions.Watchtrafficcloselyandactivelyinj
tervenewhereappropriate.
Overview
Buttoninthevehicle
IntelligentSafetybutton
Radarsensors
Theradarsensorsarelocatedintherear bumper.
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Switchingon/off
Switchingonautomatically TheActiveBlindSpotDetectionisautomatically
activatedafterdeparture,ifthefunctionwas switchedonthelasttimetheenginewasstopjped.
Switchingon/offmanually Pressbuttonbriefly:'xThemenufortheintelligentsafety
systemisdisplayed.Thesystems
areindividuallyswitchedoffaccordj ingtotheirrespectivesettings.'xLEDlightsuporangeorgoesoutrespective
totheirindividualsettings.
Adjustasneeded.Theindividualsettingsare
storedforthedriverprofilecurrentlyinuse.
Pressbuttonagain:
'xAllIntelligentSafetysystemsare
switchedon.'xTheLEDlightsupgreen.
Holddownbutton:
'xAllIntelligentSafetysystemsare
switchedoff.'xTheLEDgoesout.
Display
Lightintheexteriormirrorhousing
Prewarning
Thedimmedlightintheexteriormirrorhousing indicateswhentherearevehiclesintheblindspotorapproachingfrombehind.
Acutewarning Iftheturnsignalisswitchedonwhileavehicleis
inthecriticalzone,thesteeringwheelvibrates
brieflyandthelightintheexteriormirrorhousing
flashesbrightly.
Thewarningstopswhentheturnsignalis switchedoff,ortheothervehicleleavesthecritij calzone.
Briefflashing Abriefflashingofthelightduringvehicleunlockj
ingservesassystemself-test.
Systemlimits
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Thesystemcanreactnotatall,toolate,incorj
rectly,orwithoutjustificationduetothesystem limits.Thereisariskofaccidentsorriskofdamagetoproperty.Followtheinformationrejgardingthesystemlimitsandactivelyinterveneifneeded.
Functionallimitations
Thesystemmaynotbefullyfunctionalinthefolj
lowingsituations:
'xWhenavehicleisapproachingataspeed
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ACheckControlmessageisdisplayedwhenthe
systemisnotfullyfunctional.
Brakeforcedisplay
Concept
Additionalbrakelightsindicateemergencybrakj
ingtothetrafficbehind.Thiscanreducetherisk
ofarear-endcollision.
Generalinformation
'xDuringnormalbrakeapplication,thebottom brakelightslightup.'xDuringheavybrakeapplication,thetopbrake
lightsadditionallylightup.
ActiveProtection
Generalinformation
TheActiveProtectionsafetypackageconsistsofsystemsthatareindependentofeachother:
'xAlertnessassistant.'xPreCrash.'xPostCrash.
Alertnessassistant
Concept
Thesystemcandetectdecreasingalertnessor
fatigueofthedriverduringlong,monotonous
trips,forinstanceonhighways.Inthissituation,it
isrecommendedthatthedrivertakesabreak.
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe driversspersonaljudgmentinassessingone's physicalstate.Anincreasinglackofalertnessorfatiguemaynotbedetectedornotbedetected
intime.Thereisariskofanaccident.Make
surethatthedriverisrestedandalert.Adjust drivingstyletotrafficconditions.
Function
Thesystemisswitchedoneachtimetheengine
isstartedandcannotbeswitchedoff.
Aftertravelhasbegun,thesystemmonitorscerj tainaspectsofthedriver'sbehavior,sothatdej
creasingalertnessorfatiguecanbedetected.
Thisproceduretakesthefollowingcriteriainto
account:
'xPersonaldrivingstyle,forinstancesteering behavior.'xDrivingconditions,forinstancelengthoftrip.
Startingatapproximately43mph/70km/h,the
systemisactiveandcandisplayarecommendaj tiontotakeabreak.
Breakrecommendation Ifthedriverbecomeslessalertorfatigued,a
messageisdisplayedintheControlDisplaywith
therecommendationtotakeabreak.
Arecommendationtotakeabreakisdisplayed onlyonceduringanuninterruptedtrip.
Afterabreak,anotherrecommendationtotakea
breakcannotbedisplayeduntilafterapproxij mately45minutes.
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SystemlimitsThefunctionmaybelimitedinthefollowingsitj
uations,forinstanceandwilleitheroutputaninj correctwarningornowarningatall:'xWhentheclockissetincorrectly.'xWhenthevehiclespeedismainlybelow
about43mph/70km/h.'xWithasportydrivingstyle,suchasduring
rapidaccelerationorwhencorneringfast.'xInactivedrivingsituations,suchaswhen
changinglanesfrequently.'xWhentheroadsurfaceispoor.'xIntheeventofstrongsidewinds.
Thesystemisresetapprox.45minutesafter parkingthevehicle,forinstanceinthecaseofa
breakduringlongertripsonhighways.
PreCrash Concept
Withthissystemcriticaldrivingsituationsthat mightresultinanaccidentcanbedetectedaboveaspeedofapprox.20mph/30km/h.Inthesesituations,preventivemeasuresareautoj
maticallytakentominimizetheriskofanaccij
dentasmuchaspossible.
Criticaldrivingsituationsmayinclude:
'xEmergencystop.'xSevereundersteering.'xSevereoversteering.
Ifthevehicleincludestheapproachcontrolwarnj ingorapproachcontrolwarningwithlightbraking
function,impendingcollisionswithvehiclesdrivj ingaheadorstoppedinfrontofyoucanalsobe
detectedwithinthesystem'srange.
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe
driversspersonaljudgment.Duetothesystem
limits,criticalsituationcouldnotbedetected reliablyorintime.Thereisariskofanaccident.
Adjustdrivingstyletotrafficconditions.Watch
trafficcloselyandactivelyintervenewhereapj propriate.
Function
Afterthesafetybeltisbuckled,thefrontsafety
beltsareautomaticallytightenedonceafterthe
vehicledroveoff.
Incriticaldrivingsituations,thefollowingindividj ualfunctionsbecomeactiveasneeded:
'xThefrontsafetybeltsareautomaticallyprejtensioned.'xAutomaticclosingofthewindows.'xAutomaticclosingoftheglasssunroof.'xForvehiclesequippedwithComfortSeats:
automaticpositioningofthebackrestforthe frontpassengerseat.
Afteracriticaldrivingsituationwithoutanaccijdent,thefrontsafetybeltsareloosenedagain.
Allothersystemscanberestoredtothedesired
setting.
Ifthebelttensiondoesnotloosenautomatically,
stopthevehicleandunbucklethesafetybeltusj ingtheredbuttoninthebuckle.Fastenthe
safetybeltbeforecontinuingonyourtrip.
PostCrash
Concept Intheeventofanaccident,thesystemcanbring
thevehicletoahaltautomaticallywithoutinterj
ventionbythedriverincertainsituations.This
canreducetheriskofafurthercollisionandthe
consequencesthereof.
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Hardervehiclebraking
Itcanbenecessarytobringthevehicleincertain
situationstoahaltquicker.
Todothis,forashorttimethebrakingpressure
appliedwhensteppingonthebrakepedalmust
behigherthanthebrakingpressureachievedby
theautomaticbrakingfunction.Thisinterrupts
automaticbraking.
InterruptingautomaticbrakingItcanbenecessarytointerruptautomaticbrakj
ingincertainsituations,forexampleforanevaj
sivemaneuver.
Interruptautomaticbraking:'xBypressingthebrakepedal.'xBypressingtheacceleratorpedal.
Atstandstill Aftercomingtoahalt,thebrakeisreleasedautojmatically.
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DrivingstabilitycontrolsystemsVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesthatarenotnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,duetotheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliesto
safety-relatedfunctionsandsystems.Whenusj
ingthesefunctionsandsystems,theapplicable lawsandregulationsmustbeobserved.
Anti-lockBrakingSystem ABS
ABSpreventslockingofthewheelsduringbrakjing.
Thevehiclemaintainsitssteeringpowereven duringfullbrakeapplications,thusincreasingacjtivesafety.
ABSisoperationaleverytimeyoustarttheenj gine.
Brakeassistant
Whenyouapplythebrakesrapidly,thissystem
automaticallybooststhevehiclebrakingcapabilj
itytothefurthestpossibleextent.Itreducesthe
brakingdistancetoaminimumduringemerj gencystop.ThissystemutilizesallofthecapajbilitiesprovidedbytheAntilockBrakeSystemABS.
Donotreducethepressureonthebrakepedal
forthedurationoftheemergencystop.
Adaptivebrakeassistant
IncombinationwithActiveCruiseControl,this
systemensuresthatthebrakesrespondeven morerapidlywhenbrakingincriticalsituations.
Drive-offassistant
Concept
Thissystemsupportsdrivingoffonuphillgrades.
Theparkingbrakeisnotrequired.
Drivingoffwiththedrive-off
assistant
1.Holdthevehicleinplacewiththefootbrake.2.Releasethefootbrakeanddriveoffwithout delay.
Afterthefootbrakeisreleased,thevehicleis
heldinplaceforapprox.2seconds.
Dependingonthevehicleloadorwhenatraileris
used,thevehiclemayrollbackslightly.
AutomaticDifferential Brake
Thesystemcontrolsthedrivingforcebyautoj
maticbrakinginterventiononindividualwheels.
Thefunctioncorrespondstoadifferentiallock:
thesystemdetectsifawheelbeginstospin,bej
causeoflooseroadsurface,forinstanceandauj
tomaticallybrakesit.
Thedrivingforceisdivertedtothewheelwith
bettertraction.
Asaresult,theengineforceistransferredmore efficientlytothewheelsduringaccelerations.
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DynamicPerformanceControlDPC
TheDynamicPerformanceControlincreases
boththeagilityofthevehicleandthelanestabilj ity.
Thesystemseamlesslyhandlesthedistribution ofthedrivetorquebetweenthetworearwheels.
Dependingonthesituation,thedrivetorqueis
shiftedfromthewheelontheinsideofthecurve tothewheelontheoutsideofthecurveorvice-versa.
Toincreasethemaneuverability,therearwheel
ontheoutsideofthecurveisacceleratedwhena
sportydrivingstyleisused.
Thesteeringrespondsdirectly;simultaneously,
theundersteeringtendencyofthefour-wheel driveisreduced.
Withtheoversteeringtendency,thesystemexj ertsastabilizingeffectbyacceleratingtherear
wheelontheinsideofthecurve.
Thesystemnoticeablyimprovesthetractionand simultaneouslyincreasesthedrivingsafety,esj
peciallyonroadsurfaceshavingfluctuatingcoefj
ficientsoffriction.
DSCDynamicStability Control
Concept
Withinthephysicallimits,thesystemhelpsto
keepthevehicleonasteadycoursebyreducing
enginespeedandbyapplyingbrakestotheindij vidualwheels.
Generalinformation
DSCdetectsthefollowingunstabledrivingconj
ditions,forinstance:
'xFishtailing,whichcanleadtooversteering.'xLossoftractionofthefrontwheels,which canleadtoundersteering.DynamicTractionControlDTC,refertopage 168,isaversionoftheDSCwhereforward
momentumisoptimized.
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe driversspersonaljudgmentinassessingthe
trafficsituation.Basedonthelimitsofthesysj
tem,itcannotindependentlyreacttoalltrafficsituations.Thereisariskofanaccident.Adjust
drivingstyletotrafficconditions.Watchtraffic closelyandactivelyintervenewhereapproprij
ate.
WARNING
Whendrivingwitharoofload,forinstancewith
roof-mountedluggagerack,thevehicle'scenj
terofgravityishigher,whichincreasestherisk ofthevehicletippingincriticaldrivingsituaj
tions.Thereisariskofaccidentsorriskof
damagetoproperty.DonotdeactivateDSC
DynamicStabilityControlwhendrivingwith
roofload.
Overview
Buttoninthevehicle
DSCOFFbutton
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Indicator/warninglightsTheindicatorlightflashes:DSCcontrols
thedriveandbrakingforces.
Theindicatorlightlightsup:DSChas
malfunctioned.
DeactivatingDSC:DSCOFF WhenDSCisdeactivated,drivingstabilityisrejducedduringaccelerationandwhendrivingin
curves.
Toincreasevehiclestability,activateDSCagain
assoonaspossible.
DeactivatingDSC Pressandholdthisbuttonbutnotlonjgerthanapprox.10seconds,untilthe
indicatorlightforDSCOFFlightsupintheinj
strumentclusteranddisplaysDSCOFF.
DSCisswitchedoff.
Thesteeringand,dependingontheequipment,
suspensionaretunedforsportydriving.
ActivatingDSC Pressthebutton.DSCOFFandtheDSCOFFindicator
lightgoout.
Indicator/warninglights
WhenDSCisdeactivated,DSCOFFisdisplayed intheinstrumentcluster.
Theindicatorlightlightsup:DSCisdej
activated.DTCDynamicTraction
Control
Concept
DTCisaversionoftheDSCDynamicStability
Controlwhereforwardmomentumisoptimized.
Thesystemensuresmaximumheadwayonspejcialroadconditionsorlooseroadsurfaces,forinj
stanceunplowedsnowyroads,butwithsomej whatlimiteddrivingstability.
WhenDTCisactivated,thevehiclehasmaxij mumtraction.Drivingstabilityislimitedduring
accelerationandwhendrivingincurves.
Drivecarefully.
YoumayfinditusefultobrieflyactivateDTCunj derthefollowingspecialcircumstances:
'xWhendrivinginslushoronuncleared,snow- coveredroads.'xWhendrivingofffromdeepsnoworlooseground.'xWhendrivingwithsnowchains.
Deactivating/activatingDTC
DynamicTractionControl
ActivatingDTC Pressthebutton.
TRACTIONisdisplayedintheinstruj
mentclusterandtheindicatorlightforDSCOFF lightsup.
DeactivatingDTC Pressthebuttonagain.
TRACTIONandtheDSCOFFindicator
lightgoout.
Indicator/warninglights IfDTCisactivated,TRACTIONisdisplayedintheinstrumentcluster.
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Theindicatorlightlightsup:DTCDyj
namicTractionControlisactivated.
xDrive
xDriveistheall-wheel-drivesystemofyourvehij cle.ConcertedactionbythexDriveandDSCDyjnamicStabilityControlfurtheroptimizestraction
anddrivingdynamics.ThexDriveall-wheel-drive
systemvariablydistributesthedriveforcestothe
frontandrearaxlesasdemandedbythedriving
situationandroadsurface.
DisplayontheControlDisplay DisplayingxDriveview
1.Vehicleinfo2.xDrivestatus3.xDriveview
Thefollowinginformationisdisplayed:
'xWithanavigationsystem:compassdisplayforthedrivingdirection'xPitchattitudewithdegreeandpercentage.'xTransversegradientwithdegreeindication.'xGraphicdisplayforthesteering.
Displayingdistributionofthedrive
torque
1.Vehicleinfo2.xDrivestatus3.Torquedistribution
HDCHillDescentControl
Concept
HDCisadownhilldrivingassistantthatautomatij
callycontrolsvehiclespeedonsteepdownhill gradients.Withoutapplyingthebrakes,thevehijclemovesatslightlymorethanwalkingspeed.It
thebrakesareactivelyapplied,thesystemdisjtributesforceaccordingtothetraction.
Vehiclestabilityandmaneuverabilityareimj
provedondownhillgradients.
HillDescentControlcanbeactivatedatspeeds belowapprox.22mph/35km/h.Whendriving
downhill,thevehiclereducesitsspeedandthen
keepsitsspeedconstant.
OnlyuseHDCinlowgearsorinselectorlever
positionDorR.
Increasingordecreasingvehicle
speed
Specifydesiredspeedintherangefromapprox.
4mph/6km/htoapprox.15mph/25km/husing
therockerswitchofthecruisecontrolonthe steeringwheel.Vehiclespeedcanbechanged
bylightlyaccelerating.'xPresstherockerswitchuptothepointofrej
sistance:thespeedincreasesgradually.'xPressuptherockerswitchpastthepointof resistance:thespeedincreaseswhilethe
rockerswitchispressed.'xPresstherockerswitchdowntothepointof
resistance:thespeeddecreasesgradually.'xPresstherockerswitchdownpastthepoint
ofresistance:whendrivingforward,the speeddecreasestoapprox.6mph/10km/h;
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ActivatingHDC
Pressthebutton;theLEDabovethebutj
tonlightsup.
DeactivatingHDC Pressthebuttonagain.TheLEDgoesout.
HDCisautomaticallydeactivatedabove
approx.37mph/60km/h.
Displayintheinstrumentcluster Theselectedspeedisdisplayed
inthespeedometer.
'xGreen:thesystemisactively
brakingthevehicle.'xOrange:thesystemison
standby.
Malfunction
Amessageisdisplayedintheinstrumentcluster. HDCisnotavailable,forinstance,atelevatedbraketemperatures.
Activerollstabilization
Concept
Thesystemreducesthelateraltiltofthevehicle
thatoccursduringrapiddrivingincurvesordurj
ingquickevasivemaneuvers.
Drivingstabilityanddrivingcomfortareincreased underalldrivingconditions.Thesystemutilizes
activestabilizerbarsonthefrontandrearaxles
thatreactimmediatelytoalldrivingsituations.
Programs
Thesystemofferstwodifferentprograms. SelecttheprogramsviatheDrivingDynamicsControl.
SPORT
Sportytuningforgreaterdrivingagility.
COMFORT
Comfort-orientedtuningforoptimalcomfort.
VerticalDynamicControl
Concept Thissystemreducesundesirablevehiclemotionwhenusingadynamicdrivingstyleortraveling onunevenroadsurfaces.
Thisenhancesthedrivingdynamicsanddriving
comfortdependingontheroadsurfacecondition
anddrivingstyle.
Programs
Thesystemoffersseveraldifferentprograms.
SelecttheprogramsviatheDrivingDynamics Control.
SPORT/SPORT+ Consistentlysportycontroloftheshockabsorbj
ersforgreaterdrivingagility.
COMFORT/ECOPRO
Balancedtuning.
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