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brieflyandthelightintheexteriormirrorflashes
brightly.
Thewarningstopswhentheothervehiclehas
leftthecriticalareaorafterdeactivationofthe
turnsignal.
Vehicleswithsidecollisionwarning Ifthereisnoresponsetothevibrationofthe
steeringwheelatspeedsofupto
130mph/210km/handthelanemarkingis crossed,thesysteminterveneswithabriefactive
steeringintervention.Thesteeringintervention
helpsreturnthevehicleintothelane.Thesteerj inginterventioncanbenoticedonthesteeringwheelandcanbemanuallyoverriddenatany
time.
Flashingofthelight Aflashingofthelightduringvehicleunlocking
servesassystemself-test.
Systemlimits
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Thesystemcanreactnotatall,toolate,incorj rectly,orwithoutjustificationduetothesystem
limits.Thereisariskofaccidentsorriskof damagetoproperty.Followtheinformationrej
gardingthesystemlimitsandactivelyintervene
ifneeded.
Upperspeedlimit
Ifthevehiclespeedexceedsapprox.
155mph/250km/h,thesystemisdeactivated
temporarily.
Ifthevehiclespeedfallsbelowapprox. 155mph/250km/h,thesystemonceagainrej
spondsaccordingtothesetting.
Functionallimitations
Thesystemmaynotbefullyfunctionalinthefolj
lowingsituations:'xWhenavehicleisapproachingataspeed
muchfasterthanyourown.'xInheavyfog,wetconditions,orsnowfall.'xIntightcurvesoronnarrowlanes.'xIfthebumperisdirty,icedup,orcovered, forinstancebystickers.'xIfcargoprotrudes.
Forvehicleswithsidecollisionwarning,thesteeringinterventioncanbelimited,forinstance
inthefollowingsituation:
'xIntheeventofmissing,worn,poorlyvisible,
merging,diverging,ormultiplelanemarkings
suchasinconstructionareas.'xWhenlanemarkingsarecoveredinsnow,ice,
dirtorwater.'xWhenlanemarkingsarenotwhite.'xWhenlanemarkingsarecoveredbyobjects.'xWhendrivingveryclosetothevehicleinfront
ofyou.'xIfthereareconstantblindingeffectsbecause
ofoncominglight,forinstancefromthesun lowinthesky.'xIfthefieldofviewofthecameraorthewindjshieldisdirtyorcoveredintheareaoftheinj
teriormirror.'xIfthecamerahasoverheatedandbeentemj
porarilyswitchedoffduetoexcessivelyhigh
temperatures.'xUpto10secondsafterthestartoftheengine
viatheStart/Stopbutton.'xDuringcalibrationofthecameraimmediately
aftervehicledelivery.
ACheckControlmessageisdisplayedwhenthe
systemisnotfullyfunctional.
Ifthetrailerpowersocketisinuseortrailertowj
ingisactivated,forinstanceduringoperation withtrailerorbicyclerack,thesystemcannotbe
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switchedon.ACheckControlmessageisdisjplayed.
Displayingwarnings Dependingontheselectedwarningsettings,for
instancewarningtime,morewarningscanbe
displayed.However,theremayalsobeanexcess ofprematurewarningsofcriticalsituations.
Sidecollisionwarning
Concept
Thesystemhelpstoavoidimminentsidecollij sions.
Generalinformation
Fourradarsensorsinthebumpersmonitorthe
spacenexttothevehiclefromaminimumspeed
ofuptoapprox.130mph/210km/h.
Theminimumspeediscountry-specificandis
displayedinthemenufortheIntelligentSafety
systems.
Thefrontcameradeterminesthelanemarking
positions.
If,forinstanceanothervehicleisdetectednextto thevehicleandifthereisariskofcollisionwith
thisvehicle,thesystemhelpsavoidthecollision.
Forthispurpose,thesystemissuesawarning
withaflashingLEDintheexteriormirror,avibratj ingsteeringwheel.Ifnecessary,thesystemwill
carryoutanactivesteeringintervention.
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.
Functionalrequirements
Thecameramustdetectthelanemarkingsforthesidecollisionwarningwithsteeringintervenjtiontobeactive.
Overview
Buttoninthevehicle
IntelligentSafety
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Radarsensors
Theradarsensorsarelocatedinthebumpers.
Frontbumper.
Rearbumper.
Alwayskeepthebumperintheareaoftheradar
sensorscleanandunobstructed.
Camera
Thecameraisinstalledneartheinteriormirror.
Keepthewindshieldinfrontoftheinteriormirror cleanandclear.
Switchingon/off
Switchingonautomatically Thesidecollisionwarningactivatesautomatically
afterdepartureifthefunctionwasswitchedonat theendofthelasttrip.
Switchingon/offmanually Pressthebutton.Themenufortheintelligentsafetysysj
temisdisplayed.
IfallIntelligentSafetysystemswereswitchedoff,
allsystemsarenowswitchedon.
ConfigureINDIVIDUAL:dependingonthe equipmentversion,theIntelligentSafetysysj
temscanbeindividuallyconfigured.Theindividj
ualsettingsareactivatedandstoredforthe
driverprofilecurrentlyused.Assoonasasetting
ischangedonthemenu,allsettingsofthemenu
areactivated.
Pressthebuttonrepeatedly.Thefollowingsettingsareswitchedbej
tween:
ALLON:allIntelligentSafetysystemsare switchedon.Basicsettingsareactivatedforthe
subfunctions.
INDIVIDUAL:theIntelligentSafetysystemsare switchedonaccordingtotheindividualsettings.
SomeIntelligentSafetysystemscannotbeindijviduallyswitchedoff.
Pressandholdthisbutton.
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ButtonStatusButtonlightsupgreen:allIntelligent
Safetysystemsareswitchedon.Buttonlightsuporange:someIntellij
gentSafetysystemsareswitchedoff orcurrentlyunavailable.Buttondoesnotlightup:allIntelligent
Safetysystemsareswitchedoff.
Settingtheforceofthesteering
wheelvibration
ViaiDrive:
1.CAR2.Settings3.DriverAssistance4.Feedbackonthesteeringwheel5.Selectthedesiredsetting.
ThesettingisappliedtoallIntelligentSafetysysj
temsandstoredforthedriverprofilecurrently
used.
Warningfunction Lightintheexteriormirror
Acutewarning
Ifthereisariskofcollision,thelightintheextej riormirrorflashesandthesteeringwheelvij
brates.
Ifnecessary,anactivesteeringinterventionthen
takesplacetopreventcollisionsandmaintainthe
vehiclewithinitsownlane.
Thesteeringinterventioncanbenoticedonthe
steeringwheelandcanbemanuallyoverridden atanytime.
ACheckControlmessageisdisplayedduring
steeringintervention.
Systemlimits
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Thesystemcanreactnotatall,toolate,incorj rectly,orwithoutjustificationduetothesystem
limits.Thereisariskofaccidentsorriskof
damagetoproperty.Followtheinformationrej
gardingthesystemlimitsandactivelyintervene
ifneeded.
Functionallimitations
Thesystemmaynotbefullyfunctionalinthefolj
lowingsituations:
'xWhenavehicleisapproachingataspeed
muchfasterthanyourown.'xInheavyfog,wetconditions,orsnowfall.'xIntightcurvesoronnarrowlanes.'xIfthebumperisdirty,icedup,orcovered, forinstancebystickers.'xIfcargoprotrudes.'xIntheeventofmissing,worn,poorlyvisible,
merging,diverging,ormultiplelanemarkings
suchasinconstructionareas.'xWhenlanemarkingsarecoveredinsnow,ice,
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'xIfthereareconstantblindingeffectsbecause
ofoncominglight,forinstancefromthesun lowinthesky.'xIfthefieldofviewofthecameraorthewindjshieldisdirtyorcoveredintheareaoftheinj
teriormirror.'xIfthecamerahasoverheatedandbeentemj
porarilyswitchedoffduetoexcessivelyhigh
temperatures.'xUpto10secondsafterthestartoftheengine
viatheStart/Stopbutton.'xDuringcalibrationofthecameraimmediately
aftervehicledelivery.
ACheckControlmessageisdisplayedwhenthe
systemisnotfullyfunctional.
Ifthetrailerpowersocketisinuseortrailertowj
ingisactivated,forinstanceduringoperation withtrailerorbicyclerack,thesystemcannotbe
switchedon.ACheckControlmessageisdisj played.
Rearcollisionprevention
Concept
Thesystemreactstovehiclesapproachingfrom
behind.
Generalinformation
Tworadarsensorsintherearbumpermonitor theareabehindthevehicle.
Ifavehicleapproachesfromtherearatacertain
speed,thesystemrespondsasfollows:
'xActiveProtection,refertopage 217:ifacollij
sionseemstobeunavoidable,PreCrash
functionsaretriggered.
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
Radarsensors
Theradarsensorsarelocatedintherearbumper.
Alwayskeepthebumperintheareaoftheradar
sensorscleanandunobstructed.
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Switchingon/off
Thesystemisautomaticallyactiveafterevery drivingoff.
Thesystemisdeactivatedinthefollowingsituaj tions:'xWhendrivinginreverse.'xIfthetrailerpowersocketisinuseortrailer
towingisactivated,forinstanceduringoperaj tionwithtrailerorbicyclerack.
Systemlimits
Thesystemmaynotbefullyfunctionalinthefolj
lowingsituations:
'xWhenavehicleisapproachingataspeed
muchfasterthanyourown.'xWhentheapproachingvehicleapproaches
slowly.'xInheavyfog,wetconditions,orsnowfall.'xIntightcurvesoronnarrowlanes.'xIfthebumperisdirty,icedup,orcovered, forinstancebystickers.'xIfcargoprotrudes.
EmergencyStopAssistant
Concept
Ifthedriverisnolongerfittodrive,thesystem
helpstosafelybringthevehicletoastandstill.
Generalinformation Onfreewaysorroadssimilartofreeways,the
systemsteersthevehicletotheshoulderor breakdownlaneonthesideoftheroad.Onotherroadsorunderhightrafficconditions,thevehicleisbroughttoastandstillontheactualroad.
Theemergencystopfunctionisnottriggered automatically.Theemergencystopfunctioncanonlybetriggeredmanuallybytheoccupants.
Overview
Parkingbrake
Functionalrequirements
'xThefunctioncanbeactivatedfromspeedsof
approx.6mph/10km/h.'xLanechangesarecarriedoutatspeedsof
approx.43mph/70km/hto
62mph/100km/h.
Activatingtheemergencystop
function
Pulltheswitchfortheparkingbrakebriefly
toactivatetheemergencystopfunction.
'xAftertheswitchisreleased,anautomatic lanechangemaybeinitiatedwhererequired.'xThesystemwilltakecontrolofthevehiclefor
amaximumof2minutes.'xThehazardwarningsystemisswitchedon.'xAnEmergencyRequestistriggered.
Cancelingtheemergencystop
function
Thedrivercancanceltheemergencystopfuncj
tionbyactivelytakingcontrolofthevehicle
throughouttheentireprocess.
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'xDuringacceleration.'xWhenswitchingoffthehazardwarningsysjtem.'xWhencancelingtheEmergencyRequest.'xWhenswitchingtheselectorleverpositionat
standstill.'xWhenthedriver'sfootremainsontheaccelj
eratorpedalafterthefunctionhasbeentrigj gered.'xWhentheswitchoftheparkingbrakeispressed.
Atstandstill
Assoonasthevehicleisstationary,thesystem
willcarryoutthefollowingsettings:
'xSelectorleverpositionPisengaged.'xParkingbrakeislocked.'xInteriorlightsareswitchedon.'xCentrallockingsystemisunlocked.
Systemlimits
Usethesystemonlyintheeventofadriverfailjure.
Thesystemcannotreplacethedrivingperformj anceofadriverwhoisfittodrive.
ActiveProtection
Concept
ActiveProtectionpreparesoccupantsandthe vehicleforapossibleaccidentincriticaldrivingor
collisionsituations.
Generalinformation ActiveProtectionconsistsofvariousPreCrash
functions,whichcanvarydependingonthe
equipment.
Thesystemisusedtodetectcertaincriticaldrivj
ingsituationsthatmightleadtoanaccident.This includesthefollowingcriticaldrivingsituations:
'xEmergencystop.'xSevereundersteering.'xSevereoversteering.
Certainfunctionsofseveralsystemscan-within
thesystemlimits-leadtoActiveProtectiontrigj gering:
'xApproachcontrolwarningwithbrakingfuncj
tion:automaticbrakeintervention.'xApproachcontrolwarningwithbrakingfuncj
tion:brakebooster.'xNightVisionwithpedestrianandanimaldej tection:brakebooster.'xRearcollisionprevention:detectionofimmijnentrearcollisions.
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe
driversspersonaljudgment.Duetothesystem
limits,criticalsituationcouldnotbedetected
reliablyorintime.Thereisariskofanaccident.
Adjustdrivingstyletotrafficconditions.Watch
trafficcloselyandactivelyintervenewhereapj propriate.
Function
Whenthesafetybeltisfastened,thedriver'sand
passenger'sbeltstrapsareautomaticallytightj
enedonceafterdrivingaway.
Inaccident-criticalsituations,thefollowingindij
vidualfunctionsbecomeactiveasneeded:
'xAutomaticpretensioningofthefrontsafety
belts.'xAutomaticwindowclosinguptoanarrow gap.'xAutomaticclosingofthepanoramicglasssunroof,includingsunprotection.'xForvehiclesequippedwithcomfortseatsin
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Afteracriticaldrivingsituationwithoutanaccijdent,thefrontsafetybeltsareloosenedagain.
Ifthebelttensiondoesnotloosenautomatically,
stopthevehicleandunbucklethesafetybeltusj ingtheredbuttoninthebuckle.Fastenthe
safetybeltbeforecontinuingonyourtrip.
Allothersystemscanberestoredtothedesired
setting.
PostCrashmiBrake
Concept
Intheeventofanaccident,thesystemcanbring
thevehicletoahaltautomaticallywithoutinterj
ventionbythedriverincertainsituations.This
canreducetheriskofafurthercollisionandthe
consequencesthereof.
Atstandstill
Aftercomingtoahalt,thebrakeisreleasedautoj
matically.
Hardervehiclebraking
Itcanbenecessarytobringthevehicleincertain
situationstoahaltquicker.
Todothis,forashorttimethebrakingpressure
appliedwhensteppingonthebrakepedalmust
behigherthanthebrakingpressureachievedby
theautomaticbrakingfunction.Thisinterrupts
automaticbraking.
Interruptingautomaticbraking
Itcanbenecessarytointerruptautomaticbrakj
ingincertainsituations,forinstanceforanevaj sivemaneuver.
Interruptautomaticbraking:
'xBypressingthebrakepedal.'xBypressingtheacceleratorpedal.Alertnessassistant
Generalinformation
Thesystemcandetectdecreasingalertnessor
fatigueofthedriverduringlong,monotonous trips,forinstanceonhighways.Inthissituation,it
isrecommendedthatthedrivertakesabreak.
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe
driversspersonaljudgmentinassessingone's physicalstate.Anincreasinglackofalertnessorfatiguemaynotbedetectedornotbedetectedintime.Thereisariskofanaccident.Make
surethatthedriverisrestedandalert.Adjust drivingstyletotrafficconditions.
Function
Thesystemisswitchedoneachtimedrive-ready
stateisswitchedon.
Aftertravelhasbegun,thesystemmonitorscerj
tainaspectsofthedriver'sbehavior,sothatdej
creasingalertnessorfatiguecanbedetected.
Thisproceduretakesthefollowingcriteriainto
account:
'xPersonaldrivingstyle,forinstancesteering behavior.'xDrivingconditions,forinstancelengthoftrip.'xDependingontheequipment:attentionof
thedriverthroughtheDriverAttentionCamj
era.
Startingatapprox.43mph/70km/h,thesystem isactiveandcanalsodisplayarecommendation
totakeabreak.
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BreakrecommendationSettings
Thealertnessassistantisactiveautomatically
witheachswitchingonofdrive-readystateand
canthusdisplayabreakrecommendation.
Thebreakrecommendationcanalsobe
switchedonoroffandadjustedviaiDrive.
ViaiDrive:1.CAR2.Settings3.Generalsettings4.FatigueandFocusAlert5.Selectdesiredsetting:'xStandard:thebreakrecommendationis
madewithadefinedvalue.'xSensitive:thebreakrecommendationis
issuedearlier.'xOff:nobreakrecommendationismade.
Display
Ifthedriverbecomeslessalertorfatigued,a
messageisdisplayedintheControlDisplaywith
therecommendationtotakeabreak.
Duringthedisplay,thefollowingsettingscanbe
selected:
'xDonotaskagain'xPlacestostop'xRemindmelater
Thebreakrecommendationisrepeatedafter
20minutes.
Afterabreak,anotherrecommendationtotakea
breakcannotbedisplayeduntilafterapproxij mately45minutes.
Systemlimits Thefunctionmaybelimitedinthefollowingsitj
uations,forinstanceandwilleitheroutputaninj
correctwarningornowarningatall:
'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-spejcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsysj
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeobj
served.
Anti-lockBrakingSystem ABS
ABSpreventslockingofthewheelsduringbrakjing.
Thevehiclemaintainsitssteeringpowereven duringfullbrakeapplications,thusincreasingacjtivesafety.
ABSisoperationaleverytimeyoustarttheenj gine.
Brakeassistant
Whenyouapplythebrakesrapidly,thesystem
automaticallyproducesthegreatestpossible brakingforceboost.Itreducesthebrakingdisjtancetoaminimumduringemergencystop.
Thissystemutilizesallofthecapabilitiesproj videdbytheAntilockBrakeSystemABS.
Donotreducethepressureonthebrakepedal forthedurationoftheemergencystop.
Adaptivebrakeassistant
IncombinationwithActiveCruiseControl,this
systemensuresthatthebrakesrespondeven morerapidlywhenbrakingincriticalsituations.
Drive-offassistant
Concept
Thissystemsupportsdrivingoffonuphillgrades.
Drivingoff
1.Holdthevehicleinplacewiththefootbrake.2.Releasethefootbrakeanddriveoffwithoutdelay.
Afterthefootbrakeisreleased,thevehicleis
heldinplaceforapprox.2seconds.
Dependingonthevehicleloadingorwhena
trailerisused,thevehiclemayrollbackslightly.
DSCDynamicStability Control
Concept
Withinthephysicallimits,thesystemhelpsto
keepthevehicleonasteadycoursebyreducing
enginespeedandbybrakingtheindividual
wheels.
Generalinformation DSCdetectsthefollowingunstabledrivingconj
ditions,forinstance:
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