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Detectionrange
Thesystem'sdetectionpotentialislimited.
Thus,asystemreactionmightnotcomeor mightcomelate.
Thefollowingsituationsmaynotbedetected,for
instance:
'xCrossingvehicleswhentheyarehiddenby
buildings,forinstance.'xVehiclesthatsuddenlyswerveinfrontofyou,
orsharplydeceleratingvehicles.'xCrossingbicycles.'xVehicleswithanunusualsideappearance.
Functionallimitations
Thesystemmaynotbefullyfunctionalinthefolj
lowingsituations:
'xInheavyfog,wetconditions,orsnowfall.'xIntightcurves.'xIfthedrivingstabilitycontrolsystemsarelimj
itedordeactivated,forinstanceDSCOFF.'xIfthefieldofviewofthecameraorthewindj shieldisdirtyorcoveredintheareaoftheinj
teriormirror.'xIfthecamerahasoverheatedandbeentemj
porarilyswitchedoffduetoexcessivelyhigh
temperatures.'xIftheradarsensorsaredirtyorcovered.'xAfterimproperlyperformedworkonthevehij
clepaint.'xUpto10secondsafterthestartoftheengine
viatheStart/Stopbutton.'xDuringcalibrationofthecameraimmediately
aftervehicledelivery.'xIfthereareconstantblindingeffectsbecause
ofoncominglight,forinstancefromthesun lowinthesky.
Attachinganyobjectssuchasstickersorfilmin
thebeamareaoftheradarsensorswillalsoimj pactthefunctionoftheradarsensorsandmayevencausethemtofail.
Warningsensitivity Themoresensitivethewarningsettingsare,for
examplethewarningtime,themorewarningsare
displayed.Therefore,theremayalsobeanexj cessofprematureorunjustifiedwarningsandrej
actions.
PersonwarningwithCity brakingfunction
Concept
Thesystemcanhelppreventaccidentsinvolving
pedestriansandcyclists.Intheeventofanaccij dent,thesystemmayreduceimpactspeed.
Thesystemsoundsawarninginthecityspeed rangebeforeanimminentcollisionandactivates
brakesindependently,ifneeded.
Generalinformation Thesystemissuesawarningofapossibleriskofcollisionwithpedestriansandcyclistsatspeeds
aboveapprox.3mph/5km/h.
Thesystemreactstopedestriansandcyclists
whoarewithinthedetectionrangeofthesysj tem.
Dependingontheequipmentversion,thesysj
temiscontrolledbythefollowingsensors:
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Detectionrange
Thedetectionareainfrontofthevehicleisdivjidedintotwoareas:
'xCentralarea,arrow1,directlyinfrontofthe
vehicle.'xExpandedarea,arrow2,totherightandleft ofthecentralarea.
Acollisionisimminentifpedestriansarelocated
withinthecentralarea.Awarningisissuedabout pedestrianswhoarelocatedwithintheextended
areaonlyiftheyaremovinginthedirectionofthe centralarea.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe
driversspersonaljudgmentinassessingvisibility andtrafficsituation.Thereisariskofaccident.Adjustdrivingstyletotrafficconditions.Watch
trafficcloselyandactivelyintervenewhereapj propriate.
Warning
Indicatorsandwarningscannotserveasasubj
stituteforthedriversspersonaljudgment.Due toitslimits,thesystemmaynotissuewarnings
orreactions,orthesemaybeissuedlateorina mannerthatisnotconsistentwiththeirnormal
use.Thereisariskofaccident.Adjustdriving
styletotrafficconditions.Watchtrafficclosely
andactivelyintervenewhereappropriate.
Warning
Duetosystemlimits,individualfunctionscan
malfunctionduringtow-starting/towingwiththe
IntelligentSafetysystemsactivated.Thereisa
riskofaccident.SwitchallIntelligentSafety
systemsoffpriortotow-starting/towing.
Overview
Buttoninthevehicle
IntelligentSafety
Camera
Thecameraisinstalledneartheinteriormirror.
Keepthewindshieldinfrontoftheinteriormirror cleanandclear.
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Withradarsensor
Theradarsensorislocatedinthelowerareaofthefrontbumper.
Alwayskeepradarsensorcleanandunobj
structed.
Switchingon/off
Switchingonautomatically
Thesystemisautomaticallyactiveafterevery
drivingoff.
Switchingon/offmanually Pressthebutton.
ThemenufortheIntelligentSafetysysj
temisdisplayed.
IfallIntelligentSafetysystemswereswitchedoff,
allsystemsarenowswitchedon.
ConfigureINDIVIDUAL:dependingonthe equipmentversion,theIntelligentSafetysysjtemscanbeindividuallyconfigured.Theindividj
ualsettingsareactivatedandstoredforthe
driverprofilecurrentlyused.Assoonasasetting ischangedonthemenu,allsettingsofthemenuareactivated.
Pressthebuttonrepeatedly.Thefollowingsettingsareswitchedbej
tween:
ALLON:allIntelligentSafetysystemsare
switchedon.Basicsettingsareactivatedforthe
subfunctions.
INDIVIDUAL:theIntelligentSafetysystemsare
switchedonaccordingtotheindividualsettings.
SomeIntelligentSafetysystemscannotbeindij
viduallyswitchedoff.
Pressandholdthisbutton.AllIntelligentSafetysystemsare
switchedoff.ButtonStatusButtonlightsupgreen:allIntelligent
Safetysystemsareswitchedon.Buttonlightsuporange:someIntellij
gentSafetysystemsareswitchedoff orcurrentlyunavailable.Buttondoesnotlightup:allIntelligent
Safetysystemsareswitchedoff.
Warningwithbrakingfunction
Display Ifacollisionwithapedestrianoracyclistisimmijnent,awarningsymbolappearsontheinstruj
mentclusterandintheHead-upDisplay.
Theredsymbolisdisplayedandasignalsounds.
Interveneimmediatelybybrakingormakean
evasivemaneuver.
Brakingintervention
Thewarningpromptsthedrivertointervene.Ifa warningisactive,themaximumbrakingforceis
usedwhenthebrakeisapplied.Thisrequiresthe
brakepedaltobedepressedsufficientlyquickly andforcefully.
Ifthereisariskofcollision,thesystemmayalso
assistwithbraking.
Whenthevehicleistravelingatalowspeed,the
vehiclemaycometoacompletestop.
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Thebrakinginterventionoccursonlyifvehicle
stabilityhasnotbeenrestricted,forinstanceby deactivatingtheDSCDynamicStabilityControl.
Thedrivermayinterruptthebrakingintervention
functionbysteppingontheacceleratorpedalor byactivelymovingthesteeringwheel.
Thesystemssabilitytodetectobjectsmaybe
limitedinsomecircumstances.Refertotheinj
formationinthisOwnerssManualregardingthe
limitationsofthesystemandactivelyintervene
aswarranted.
Systemlimits
Safetyinformation
Warning
Thesystemisdesignedtooperateincertain conditionsandcircumstances.Duetocondijtionsorotherfactors,thesystemmaynotrej
spond.Theremaybeariskofaccidentorrisk ofdamagetoproperty.Activelyinterveneas
warranted.RefertotheinformationinthisOwnj
erssManualregardingthescopeofthesysj
temssoperationandlimitations.
Upperspeedlimit
Thesystemrespondstopedestriansandcyclists whenthespeedofthevehicleisbelowapprox.
50mph/80km/h.
DetectionrangeThesystem'sdetectionpotentialislimited.
Thus,awarningmightnotbeissuedorbeisj
suedlate.
Thefollowingsituationsmaynotbedetected,for
instance:
'xPartiallycoveredpedestrians.'xPedestriansthatarenotdetectedassuchbej
causeoftheviewingangleorcontour.'xPedestriansoutsideofthedetectionrange.'xPedestrianshavingabodysizelessthan 32in/80cm.
Functionallimitations
Thesystemmaynotbefullyfunctionalormay
notbeavailableinthefollowingsituations:
'xInheavyfog,wetconditions,orsnowfall.'xIntightcurves.'xIfthedrivingstabilitycontrolsystemsaredej activated,forinstanceDSCOFF.'xIfthefieldofviewofthecameraorthewindjshieldisdirtyorcoveredintheareaoftheinj
teriormirror.'xIfthecamerahasoverheatedandbeentemj
porarilyswitchedoffduetoexcessivelyhigh
temperatures.'xDependingontheequipment:iftheradar sensorsaredirtyorcovered.'xAfterimproperlyperformedworkonthevehij
clepaint.'xUpto10secondsafterthestartoftheengine
viatheStart/Stopbutton.'xDuringcalibrationofthecameraimmediately
aftervehicledelivery.'xIfthereareconstantblindingeffectsbecause
ofoncominglight,forinstancefromthesun lowinthesky.'xWhenitisdarkoutside.
Attachinganyobjectssuchasstickersorfilminthebeamareaoftheradarsensorswillalsoimjpactthefunctionoftheradarsensorsandmayevencausethemtofail.
NightVisionwithpedestrianandanimal detection
Concept
NightVisionwithpedestrianandanimaldetecj tionisanightvisionsystem.
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Aninfraredcamerascanstheareainfrontofthevehicleandissuesawarningifitdetectspedesjtriansandanimalsonthestreet.Thesystemdej
tectswarmobjectsthataresimilarinshapeto
humanbeingsoranimals.Ifnecessary,thetherj malimagecanbedisplayedontheControlDisj
play.
Generalinformation
Thermalimage
Theimageshowstheheatradiatedbyobjectsin
thefieldofviewofthecamera.
Warmobjectshavealightappearanceandcold
objectsadarkappearance.
Theabilitytodetectanobjectdependsonthe temperaturedifferencebetweentheobjectand
thebackgroundandonthelevelofheatradiation
emittedbytheobject.Objectsthataresimilarin
temperaturetotheenvironmentorthatradiate
verylittleheataredifficulttodetect.
Forsafetyreasons,whendrivingatspeeds aboveapprox.3mph/5km/handinlowambientlight,theimageisonlydisplayedwhenthelow
beamsareswitchedon.
Astillimageisdisplayedatregularintervalsfora
fractionofasecond.
Pedestrianandanimaldetection
Objectdetectionandwarningonlyfunctionsin
darkness.
Objectswhoseformissimilartopeoplewithsufj
ficientheatradiationaredetected.
Inaddition,thesystemalsodetectsanimals aboveacertainminimumsize,forinstancedeer.
DisplayontheControlDisplaywiththermalimj
ageactivated:
'xPeopledetectedbythesystem:inlightyelj low.'xAnimalsdetectedbythesystem:indarkyelj
low.
Rangeofobjectdetection,withgoodambient
conditions:
'xPedestriandetection:uptoapprox.
330ft/100m.'xDetectionoflargeanimals:uptoapprox. 490ft/150m.'xDetectionofmediumanimals:uptoapprox.230ft/70m.
Environmentalinfluencescanlimittheavailability
ofobjectdetection.
Ifthevehiclesystemsdetectthatthevehicleis
locatedinaresidentialarea,theanimaldetection
istemporarilyswitchedoff.
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Safetyinformation
Warning
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe
driversspersonaljudgmentinassessingvisibility andtrafficsituation.Thereisariskofaccident.
Adjustdrivingstyletotrafficconditions.Watch
trafficcloselyandactivelyintervenewhereapj propriate.
Warning
Indicatorsandwarningscannotserveasasubj
stituteforthedriversspersonaljudgment.Due
toitslimits,thesystemmaynotissuewarnings
orreactions,orthesemaybeissuedlateorina
mannerthatisnotconsistentwiththeirnormal
use.Thereisariskofaccident.Adjustdriving
styletotrafficconditions.Watchtrafficclosely
andactivelyintervenewhereappropriate.
Overview
Buttonsinthevehicle
IntelligentSafety
Thermalimage
Camera
Thecameraisautomaticallyheatedwhentheexj
ternaltemperaturesarelow.
Whenthevehiclelightingisswitchedon,the cameraobjectiveiscleanedatregularintervals
whenthewindshieldwashersystemisactivated.
Switchingon
Switchingonautomatically Whenitisdarkoutside,thesystemisautomatijcallyactiveaftereverydrivingoff.
Switchingonthethermalimage ThethermalimagefromtheNightVisioncameracanbedisplayedontheControlDisplayinaddijtiontothewarningfunction.Thisfunctionhasnoeffectonobjectdetection.
Pressthebutton.
Theimagefromthecameraisdisplayedonthe ControlDisplay.
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Adjustingthethermalimage
Brightnessandcontrastcanbeadjusted,when
thethermalimageisswitchedon.
ViaiDrive:1.Selectbrightnessorcontrast:'xBrightness.'xContrast.2.Setthedesiredvalue.
Warningfunction
Display
SymbolMeaningPersonwarning.Animalwarning.Symbollightsupred.Prewarning.Symbolflashesredandasigj
nalsounds.Acutewarning.
Thedisplayedsymbolmayvaryandshowsthe sideoftheroadonwhichthepersonoranimal
wasdetected.
Warningofpeopleoranimalsin
danger
Ifacollisionwithapersonorananimaldetected inthiswayisimminent,awarningsymbolapj pearsontheinstrumentclusterandintheHead-
upDisplay.
Althoughboththeshapeandtheheatradiation areanalyzed,falsewarningscannotberuledout.
Warningareainfrontofthevehicle
Thewarningareaforthepersonwarningconj
sistsoftwoparts:
'xCentralarea,arrow1,directlyinfrontofthe
vehicle.'xExpandedarea,arrows2,totherightandleft ofthecentralarea.
Withanimalwarnings,nodistinctionismadebejtweenthecentralorexpandedarea.
Theentireareamovesalongwiththevehiclein
thedirectionofthesteeringangleandchanges
withthevehiclespeed.Asthevehiclespeedinj
creases,theareabecomes,forinstancelonger andwider.
Prewarning Prewarningforpersonsisdisplayedwhenaperjsonisdetectedinthecentralareaimmediatelyin frontofthevehicleaswellasontheleftorright
sideintheextendedarea.
Prewarningforanimalsisdisplayedwhenananij
malisdetectedinthefrontofthevehicle.
Ifaprewarningisissued,intervenebybrakingor
makinganevasivemaneuver.
Acutewarning
Acutewarningisdisplayedifapersonorananij malisdetectedindirectproximityinfrontofthe
vehicle.
Ifanacutewarningisissued,brakeormakean
evasivemaneuverimmediately.
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DisplayintheHead-upDisplay
Thewarningisdisplayedsimultaneouslyinthe Head-upDisplayandontheinstrumentcluster.
Systemlimits
Basiclimits Thesystemmaynotbefullyfunctionalinthefolj
lowingsituations:'xOnsteephills,insteepdepressionsorintight
curves.'xIfthecameraissoiledordamaged.'xInheavyfog,wetconditions,orsnowfall.'xAtveryhighexternaltemperatures.
Limitsofpedestrianandanimal
detection
Insomesituations,itmayoccurthatpedestriansaredetectedasanimalsoranimalsaspedesjtrians.
Smallanimalsarenotdetectedbytheobjectdej tectionfunction,eveniftheyareclearlyvisibleintheimage.
Limiteddetection,forinstanceinthefollowing circumstances:
'xPeopleoranimalswhoarefullyorpartially covered,especiallywhentheirheadsarecovjered.'xPeoplewhoarenotinanuprightposition,for
instancelyingdown.'xCyclistsonunconventionalbicycles(e.g.,rej cumbentbicycles).'xAfterphysicaldamagetothesystem,forinj
stanceafteranaccident.
Lanedeparturewarning
Concept
Thelanedeparturewarningalertswhenthevehij
cleisabouttorunofftheroadorexitthelane.
Generalinformation
Thiscamera-basedsystemwarnsstartingata
minimumspeed.
Theminimumspeediscountry-specificandis displayedinthemenufortheintelligentSafety
systems.
Warningsareissuedbymeansofasteering wheelvibration.Theseverityofthesteering wheelvibrationcanbeadjusted.
Thesystemdoesnotprovideawarningifthe
turnsignalissetintherespectivedirectionbej foreleavingthelane.
Dependingontheequipmentversion,ifinthe speedrangeupto130mph/210km/halane
markingiscrossed,thesystemmayintervene withabriefactivesteeringinterventioninaddijtiontovibrating.Thesystemthushelpskeepthevehicleinthelane.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe driversspersonaljudgmentinassessingroad andtrafficsafety.Thereisariskofaccident.Adjustdrivingstyletotrafficconditions.Watch
trafficcloselyandactivelyintervenewhereapj propriate.Donotjerkthesteeringwheelinrej
sponsetoawarning.
Warning
Indicatorsandwarningscannotserveasasubj
stituteforthedriversspersonaljudgment.Due
toitslimits,thesystemmaynotissuewarnings
orreactions,orthesemaybeissuedlateorina mannerthatisnotconsistentwiththeirnormal
use.Thereisariskofaccident.Adjustdriving
styletotrafficconditions.Watchtrafficclosely
andactivelyintervenewhereappropriate.
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FunctionalrequirementsThecameramustdetectthelanemarkingsfor
thelanedeparturewarningtobeactive.
Overview Buttoninthevehicle
IntelligentSafety
Camera
Thecameraisinstalledneartheinteriormirror.
Keepthewindshieldinfrontoftheinteriormirror cleanandclear.
Switchingon/off
Switchingonautomatically Thelanedeparturewarningactivatesautomatij
callyafterdepartureifthefunctionwasswitched
onattheendofthelasttrip.
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.AllIntelligentSafetysystemsare
switchedoff.ButtonStatusButtonlightsupgreen:allIntelligent
Safetysystemsareswitchedon.Buttonlightsuporange:someIntellij
gentSafetysystemsareswitchedoff orcurrentlyunavailable.Buttondoesnotlightup:allIntelligent
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SettingthewarningtimeViaiDrive:1.CAR2.Settings3.DriverAssistance4.Safetyandwarnings5.LaneDepartureWarning6.Selectthedesiredsetting:'xEarly'xMedium'xReduced:somewarningsaresupj
presseddependingonthesituation,
forinstanceduringpassingwithoutaturn
signalorwhenpurposelydrivingoverlane
markingsincurves.'xOff:nowarningsareissued.
Theselectedsettingisstoredforthedriverproj
filecurrentlyused.
Settingtheintensityofthesteering
wheelvibration
ViaiDrive:
1.CAR2.Settings3.DriverAssistance4.Steeringwheelfeedback5.Vibrationintensity6.Selectthedesiredsetting.
ThesettingisappliedtoallIntelligentSafetysysj
temsandstoredforthedriverprofilecurrently
used.
Switchsteeringinterventionon/off Thesteeringinterventioncanbeswitchedonandoffseparatelyforblindspotcollisionwarning
andlanedeparturewarning.
ViaiDrive:1.CAR2.Settings3.DriverAssistance4.Safetyandwarnings5.LaneDepartureWarning6.Steeringintervention
Theselectedsettingisstoredforthedriverproj
filecurrentlyused.
Displayintheinstrumentcluster Thesymbolilluminatesgreen:atlanemarkingwasdetectedonatleastonesideofthevehicleandwarningscanbe
issued.
Warningfunction
Ifyouleavethelane
Ifyouleavethelaneandifalanemarkinghas
beendetected,thesteeringwheelvibratesinacj cordancewiththesteeringwheelvibrationsetj
ting.
Iftheturnsignalisswitchedonbeforealane
change,awarningisnotissued.
Steeringintervention
Dependingontheequipmentversion:if,inthe speedrangeupto130mph/210km/halane
markingiscrossed,thesystemmayintervene
withabriefactivesteeringinterventioninaddij
tiontovibrating.Thesteeringinterventionhelps
keepthevehicleinthelane.Thesteeringinterj
ventioncanbenoticedonthesteeringwheel andcanbemanuallyoverriddenatanytime.Durj
inganactivesteeringintervention,thedisplayin
theinstrumentclusterwillblink.
Warningsignal Dependingontheequipmentversion:Inthe
eventofmultipleactivesteeringinterventionsby
thesystemwithin3minuteswithoutthedriver's
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