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Self-levelingsuspension
Concept
Theself-levelingsuspensionkeepsthevehicle
heightandgroundclearanceconstant.The heightofthevehicleattherearaxleismaintained
atapredefinedlevelunderallloadconditions.
Thesystemensuresconsistentcomfortbykeepingspringtravelconstantinalldrivingsituajtions.
Malfunction
ACheckControlmessageisdisplayed.Thesysj temisimpaired.Vehiclehandlingmaybealteredanddrivingcomfortmaybenoticeablyreduced.
Visitthenearestdealerssservicecenteroranj otherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
DrivingDynamicsControl
Concept
TheDrivingDynamicsControlcanbeusedto adjustthedrivingdynamicsofthevehicle.For thispurposevariousprogramsareavailableforselectionthatareactivatedviathetwobuttonsof
theDrivingDynamicsControlandtheDSCOFF- button.
Overview
Buttoninthevehicle
OperatingtheprogramsButtonProgramDSCOFF
TRACTIONSPORT+
SPORT
COMFORT
ECOPRO
Automaticprogramchange
ThesystemmayautomaticallyswitchtoCOMj FORTinthefollowingsituations:
'xFailureofDSCDynamicStabilityControl.'xThevehiclehasaflattire.'xWhenactivatingcruisecontrolinTRACTIONorDSCOFFmode.
DSCOFF
Drivingstabilityislimitedduringaccelerationand
whendrivingincurves.
Toincreasevehiclestability,activateDSCagain assoonaspossible.
DeactivatingDSC:DSCOFF Pressandholdthisbuttonbutnotlonjgerthanapprox.10seconds,untilthe
indicatorlightforDSCOFFlightsupintheinj
strumentclusteranddisplaysDSCOFF.
TheDSCsystemisswitchedoff.
ActivatingDSC Pressthebutton.
DSCOFFandtheDSCOFFindicator
lightgoout.
Indicator/warninglights WhenDSCOFFisactivated,DSCOFFisdisjplayedintheinstrumentcluster.
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Theindicatorlightlightsup:DSCOFFis
activated.
TRACTION Maximumtractiononlooseroadsurfaces.DTC
DynamicTractionControlisswitchedon.Driving stabilityislimitedduringaccelerationandwhen
drivingincurves.
ActivatingTRACTION Pressthebutton.
TRACTIONisdisplayedintheinstruj
mentclusterandtheindicatorlightforDSCOFF lightsup.
DeactivatingTRACTION Pressthebuttonagain.
TRACTIONandtheDSCOFFindicator
lightgoout.
Indicator/warninglights
IfTRACTIONisactivated,TRACTIONisdisj
playedintheinstrumentcluster.
Theindicatorlightlightsup:TRACTION
isactivated.
SPORT+
Concept
Sportydrivingwithoptimizedchassisandsusj
pensionandadjusteddrivetrainwithlimiteddrivj
ingstabilization.
Generalinformation
DynamicTractionControlisswitchedon.
Thedriverhandlesseveralofthestabilization tasks.ActivatingSPORT+
PressbuttonrepeatedlyuntilSPORT+
appearsintheinstrumentclusterand
theDSCOFFindicatorlightlightsup.
Automaticprogramchange
Whenswitchingonthemanualspeedlimiteror activatingcruisecontrol,theprogramautomatijcallyswitchestoSPORTmode.
Indicator/warninglights SPORT+isdisplayedintheinstrumentcluster.
TheDSCOFFindicatorlightisillumij
nated:DynamicTractionControlDTCis
activated.
SPORT
Consistentlysportytuningofthesuspensionand
drivetrainforgreaterdrivingagilitywithmaximum drivingstabilization.
ActivatingSPORT Pressthebuttonrepeatedlyuntil
SPORTisdisplayedintheinstrument
cluster.
ConfiguringSPORT WhenthedisplayisactivatedontheControlDisjplay,refertopage 173,theSPORTdriving
modecanbeset.
AftertheSPORTdrivingmodeisactivated,sej lectConfigureSPORTonthedisplayandconj
figuretheprogram.
SPORTcanalsobeconfiguredbeforeitisactij
vated.
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Theconfigurationisstoredfortheprofilecurjrentlyused.
ThisconfigurationisretrievedwhentheSPORT
drivingmodeisactivated.
COMFORT Concept
Forabalancedtuningwithmaximumdrivingstaj
bilization.
ActivatingCOMFORT PressthebuttonrepeatedlyuntilCOMj
FORTisdisplayedintheinstrument
cluster.
Incertainsituations,thesystemautomatically changestotheNORMALprogram,automatic programchange,refertopage 171.
ECOPRO
ECOPRO,refertopage 233,providesconsisj
tenttuningtominimizeconsumptionformaxij mumrangewithmaximumdrivingstabilization.
ComfortfunctionsandtheengineControllerare adjusted.
Theprogramcanbeconfiguredtoindividual
specifications.
ActivatingECOPRO PressthebuttonrepeatedlyuntilECO
PROisdisplayedintheinstrumentclusj
ter.
ConfiguringECOPRO1.ActivateECOPRO.2.ConfigureECOPRO
Makethedesiredsettings.
Displaysintheinstrument
cluster
Selectedprogram Theinstrumentclusterdisplays
theselectedprogram.
Programselection Pressingthebuttondisplaysalist
oftheselectableprograms.Dej
pendingonyourvehicle'soptional features,thelistintheinstrument
clustercandifferfromtheillustraj
tionshown.
DisplayontheControlDisplay ProgramchangescanbedisplayedbrieflyontheControlDisplay.
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DrivingcomfortVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesthatarenotnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,duetotheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliesto
safety-relatedfunctionsandsystems.Whenusj
ingthesefunctionsandsystems,theapplicable lawsandregulationsmustbeobserved.
ActiveCruiseControlwith Stop&GofunctionACC
Concept
Usingthissystem,adesiredspeedandadisj
tancetoavehicleaheadcanbeadjustedusing
thebuttonsonthesteeringwheel.
Thesystemmaintainsthedesiredspeedon
clearroads.Forthispurpose,thevehicleaccelerj
atesorbrakesautomatically.
Ifavehicleisdrivingaheadofyou,thesystem
adjuststhespeedofyourvehiclesothattheset
distancetothevehicleaheadismaintained.The speedisadjustedasfarasthegivensituationalj
lows.
Thedistancecanbeadjustedinseveralsteps.
Forsafetyreasons,itdependsontherespective
speed.
Ifthevehicleaheadofyoubrakestoahalt,and thenproceedstodriveagainwithinabriefperiod,
thesystemisabletodetectthiswithinthegiven
systemlimits.
Generalinformation Dependingonthedrivingsettings,thefeatures
ofthecruisecontrolcanchangeincertainareas.
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe
driversspersonaljudgmentinassessingthe
trafficsituation.Basedonthelimitsofthesysj tem,itcannotindependentlyreacttoalltrafficsituations.Thereisariskofanaccident.Adjust
drivingstyletotrafficconditions.Watchtraffic
closelyandactivelyintervenewhereapproprij
ate.
WARNING
Anunsecuredvehiclecanbegintomoveand
possiblyrollaway.Thereisariskofanaccident.
Beforeexiting,securethevehicleagainstrollj
ing.
Inordertoensurethatthevehicleissecured againstrollingaway,followthefollowing:
'xSettheparkingbrake.'xOnuphillgradesoronadownhillslope,
turnthefrontwheelsinthedirectionofthe
curb.'xOnuphillgradesoronadownhillslope, alsosecurethevehicle,forinstancewithawheelchock.
WARNING
Thedesiredspeedcanbeincorrectlyadjusted
orcalledupbymistake.Thereisariskofanacj
cident.Adjustthedesiredspeedtothetraffic conditions.Watchtrafficcloselyandactivelyinj
tervenewhereappropriate.
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WARNING
Riskofaccidentduetotoohighspeeddifferenj
cestoothervehicles,forinstanceinthefollowj
ingsituations:
'xWhenfastapproachingaslowlymoving vehicle.'xVehiclesuddenlyswervingintoownlane.'xWhenfastapproachingstandingvehicles.
Thereisariskofinjuriesordangertolife.
Watchtrafficcloselyandactivelyintervene
whereappropriate.
Overview
Buttonsonthesteeringwheel
ButtonFunctionCruisecontrolon/off,interrupt,refer
topage 176Store/maintainspeed,referto
page 176Resumespeed,continuecruiseconj
trol,refertopage 177Reducedistance,refertopage 177Increasedistance,refertopage 177Rockerswitch:
Setspeed,refertopage 176
Radarsensor
Aradarsensorislocatedinthefrontbumperfor detectingvehiclesontheroadaheadofthevehij
cle.
Alwayskeepradarsensorcleanandunobj
structed.
Camera Acameraintheareaoftheinteriormirrorserves
todetectvehicles.
Keepthewindshieldinfrontoftheinteriormirror cleanandclear.
Functionalrequirements
Speedrange Thesystemisbestusedonwell-constructed
roads.
Theminimumspeedthatcanbesetis 20mph/30km/h.Themaximumspeedthatcan
besetdependsonthevehicle.
Thesystemcanalsobeactivatedwhenstationj
ary.
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Switchingon/offandinterrupting
cruisecontrol
Switchingon Pressthebuttononthesteeringwheel.
Theindicatorlightsintheinstrumentclusterlight upandthemarkinthespeedometerissettothe
currentspeed.
Cruisecontrolcanbeused.
DSCDynamicStabilityControlisswitchedon,if
necessary.
Switchingoff Toswitchoffthesystemwhilestanding,stepon
brakepedalatthesametime.
Pressthebuttononthesteeringwheel.'xIfactive:presstwice.'xIfinterrupted:pressonce.
Thedisplaysgoout.Thestoreddesiredspeedisdeleted.
Interruptingmanually Pressthebuttononthesteeringwheel.
Ifinterruptingthesystemwhilestationary,press onthebrakepedalatthesametime.
Interruptingautomatically
Thesystemisautomaticallyinterruptedinthe
followingsituations:
'xWhenthedriverappliesthebrakes.'xWhenselectorleverpositionDisdisengaged.'xDynamicTractionControlDTCisactivatedor
DSCDynamicStabilityControlisdeactivated.'xIfDSCDynamicStabilityControlintervenes.'xWhenSPORT+isactivatedwithDrivingDyj namicsControl.'xIfthesafetybeltisunbuckledandthedriver's
doorisopenedwhilethevehicleisstanding
still.'xIfthesystemhasnotdetectedobjectsforan extendedperiod,forinstanceonaroadwith
verylittletrafficwithoutcurborshoulder
markings.'xIfthedetectionrangeoftheradarisimpaired,
forinstancebydirtorheavyfog.'xAfterastationaryperiodofapprox.3seconds
whenthevehiclehasbeenbrakedtoastop
bythesystem.
Settingthespeed
Maintaining/storingthespeed
Presstherockerswitchupordownoncewhilethesystemisinterrupted.
Whenthesystemisswitchedon,thecurrent
speedismaintainedandstoredasthedesired
speed.
Thestoredspeedisdisplayedinthespeedomej terandbrieflyintheinstrumentcluster,referto
page 177.
DSCDynamicStabilityControlisswitchedon,if necessary.
Thespeedcanalsobestoredbypressjingabutton.
Pressthebutton.
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Changingthespeed
Presstherockerswitchupordownrepeatedlyuntilthedesiredspeedisset.
Ifactive,thedisplayedspeedisstoredandthe
vehiclereachesthestoredspeedwhentheroad isclear.
'xEachtimetherockerswitchispressedtothepointofresistance,thedesiredspeedinjcreasesordecreasesbyapprox.
1mph/1km/h.'xEachtimetherockerswitchispressedpast
theresistancepoint,thedesiredspeed
changesbyamaximumof5mph/10km/h.
Holdtherockerswitchinpositiontorepeatthe action.
Adjustingdistance
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe
driversspersonaljudgment.Duetothesystem
limits,brakingcanbelate.Thereisariskofacj
cidentsorriskofdamagetoproperty.Beaware tothetrafficsituationatalltimes.Adjustthe
distancetothetrafficandweatherconditions
andmaintaintheprescribedsafetydistance,
possiblybybraking.
Reducedistance
Pressthebuttonrepeatedlyuntilthe
desireddistanceisset.
Instrumentclusterwilldisplayselecteddistance,
refertopage 178.
Increasedistance Pressthebuttonrepeatedlyuntilthe
desireddistanceisset.
Instrumentclusterwilldisplayselecteddistance,
refertopage 178.
Continuingcruisecontrol
Generalinformation
Aninterruptedcruisecontrolcanbecontinued
bycallingupthestoredspeed.
Makesurethatthedifferencebetweencurrent
speedandstoredspeedisnottoolargebefore
callingupthestoredspeed.Otherwise,unintenj tionalbrakingoracceleratingmayoccur.
Inthefollowingcases,thestoredspeedvalueis deletedandcannotbecalledupagain:'xWhenthesystemisswitchedoff.'xWhentheignitionisswitchedoff.
Callingupstoredspeedand
distance
Pressbuttonwiththesystemswitchedon.
Displaysintheinstrument
cluster
Desiredspeedandstoredspeed
'xMarkinglightsupgreen:sysj
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'xMarkinglightsuporange:systemisinterj
rupted,themarkingindicatesthestored
speed.'xThemarkingdoesnotlightup:thesystemis switchedoff.
Withinstrumentdisplay:thesymbolisdisplayedinthespeedometersimilarlyto
themarkforthedesiredspeed.
Briefstatusdisplay Selecteddesiredspeed.
Ifnospeedisindicated,itispossiblethatthe
conditionsnecessaryforoperationarenotcurj rentlyfulfilled.
Distancetovehicleaheadofyou
Selecteddistancetothevehicleaheadofyouis
shown.
DistancedisplayDistance1Distance2Distance3Distance4
Thisvalueissetautomaticallyafter
thesystemisswitchedon.DistancedisplayThesystemhasbeeninterruptedor
distancecontrolistemporarilysupj
pressedbecausetheaccelerator
pedalisbeingpressed;avehiclewas
notdetected.Distancecontrolistemporarilysupj
pressedbecausetheaccelerator
pedalisbeingpressed;avehiclewas
detected.
Detectedvehicle
Symbollightsuporange:
Avehiclehasbeendetectedaheadof
you.
Rollingbars:thedetectedvehiclehasdriven
away.
ACCdoesnotaccelerate.Toaccelerate,activate ACCbybrieflysteppingontheacceleratorpedal orpressingtheRESbuttonortherockerswitch.
Indicator/warninglights Symbolflashesorange:
Theconditionsarenotadequateforthe
systemtowork.
Thesystemwasdeactivatedbutappliesthe brakesuntilyouactivelyresumecontrolbypressingonthebrakepedaloracceleratorpedal.
Symbolflashesredandasignalsounds:Brakeandmakeanevasivemaneuver,ifnecessary.
DisplaysintheHead-upDisplay SomesysteminformationcanalsobedisplayedintheHead-upDisplay.
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DistanceinformationThesymbolisdisplayedwhenthedisj
tancefromthevehicletravelingaheadis
tooshort.
Thedistanceinformationisactiveunderthefolj
lowingcircumstances:'xActiveCruiseControlswitchedoff.'xDisplayintheHead-upDisplayselected.'xDistancetooshort.'xSpeedgreaterthanapprox.40mph/70km/h.
Systemlimits
Detectionrange
Thedetectioncapacityofthesystemandthe
automaticbrakingcapacityarelimited.
Two-wheeledvehiclesforinstancemightnotbe
detected.
Deceleration Thesystemdoesnotdecelerateinthefollowingsituations:
'xForpedestriansorsimilarlyslow-movingroad users.'xForredtrafficlights.'xForcrosstraffic.'xForoncomingtraffic.Swervingvehicles
Avehicledrivinginfrontofyouisnotdetected
untilitiscompletelywithinthesamelaneasyour vehicle.
Ifavehicledrivingaheadofyousuddenly swervesintoyourlane,thesystemmaynotbe
abletoautomaticallyrestoretheselecteddisj
tance.Itmaynotbepossibletorestorethesej lecteddistanceincertainsituations,includingif
youaredrivingsignificantlyfasterthanvehicles drivingaheadofyou,forinstancewhenrapidly
approachingatruck.Whenavehicledriving
aheadofyouisreliablydetected,thesystemrej
queststhatthedriverintervenebybrakingand
carryingoutevasivemaneuvers,ifneeded.
Cornering
Ifthedesiredspeedistoohighforacurve,the
speedisreducedslightly,althoughcurvescanj
notbeanticipatedinadvance.Therefore,drive
intoacurveatanappropriatespeed.
Thesystemhasalimiteddetectionrange.Situaj tionscanariseintightcurveswhereavehicledrivingaheadwillnotbedetectedorwillbedej
tectedverylate.
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Whenyouapproachacurvethesystemmay
brieflyreportvehiclesinthenextlaneduetothe bendofthecurve.Ifthesystemdeceleratesyoumaycompensateitbybrieflyaccelerating.
Afterreleasingtheacceleratorpedalthesystem
isreactivatedandcontrolsspeedindependently.
Drivingoff
Insomesituations,thevehiclecannotdriveoff automatically;forexample:
'xOnsteepuphillgrades.'xFrombumpsintheroad.
Inthesecases,stepontheacceleratorpedal.
Weather
Thefollowingrestrictionscanoccurunderunfavj orableweatherorlightconditions:
'xPoorervehiclerecognition.'xShort-terminterruptionsforvehiclesthatare
alreadyrecognized.
Examplesofunfavorableweatherorlightcondij tions:
'xWetconditions.'xSnowfall.'xSlush.'xFog.'xGlare.
Driveattentively,andreacttothecurrenttrafficsituation.Ifnecessary,interveneactively,forinj
stancebybraking,steeringorevading.
Enginepower
Thedesiredspeedisalsomaintaineddownhill,
butmaynotbemaintainedonuphillgradesifenj
ginepowerisinsufficient.
Malfunction Thesystemcannotbeactivatediftheradarsenjsorisnotalignedcorrectly.Thismaybecaused bydamageincurred,forinstanceduringparking.
Thesystemmaybeimpairedwhenthedetection
rangeoftheradarsensorispartiallycovered suchasbythelicenseplateholder.
ACheckControlmessageisdisplayedifthesysj
temfails.
Thefunctionfordetectingandrespondingwhen
approachingstationaryvehiclesmaybelimitedin thefollowingsituations:'xDuringcalibrationofthecameraimmediately
aftervehicledelivery.'xIfthecameraismalfunctioningordirty.A CheckControlmessageisdisplayed.
Cruisecontrol
Concept
Usingthissystem,adesiredspeedcanbeadj justedusingthebuttonsonthesteeringwheel. Thesystemmaintainsthedesiredspeed.The
systemacceleratesandbrakesautomaticallyas
needed.
GeneralinformationDependingonthedrivingsettings,thefeatures
ofthecruisecontrolcanchangeincertainareas.
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