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Warningareainfrontofthevehicle
Thewarningareaforthepersonwarningcon#j
sistsoftwoparts:
'xCentralarea,arrow1,directlyinfrontofthe
vehicle.'xExpandedarea,arrows2,totherightandleft ofthecentralarea.
Withanimalwarnings,nodistinctionismadebe#jtweenthecentralorexpandedarea.
Theentireareamovesalongwiththevehiclein
thedirectionofthesteeringangleandchanges
withthevehiclespeed.Asthevehiclespeedin#j
creases,theareabecomes,forinstancelonger andwider.
Prewarning Prewarningforpersonsisdisplayedwhenaper#jsonisdetectedinthecentralareaimmediatelyin frontofthevehicleaswellasontheleftorright
sideintheextendedarea.
Prewarningforanimalsisdisplayedwhenanani#j
malisdetectedinthefrontofthevehicle.
Ifaprewarningisissued,intervenebybrakingor
makinganevasivemaneuver.
Acutewarning
Acutewarningisdisplayedifapersonoranani#j malisdetectedindirectproximityinfrontofthe
vehicle.
Ifanacutewarningisissued,brakeormakean
evasivemaneuverimmediately.
DisplayintheHead-upDisplay
Thewarningisdisplayedsimultaneouslyinthe Head-upDisplayandontheinstrumentcluster.
Systemlimits
Basiclimits Thesystemmaynotbefullyfunctionalinthefol#j
lowingsituations:'xOnsteephills,insteepdepressionsorintight
curves.'xIfthecameraissoiledordamaged.'xInheavyfog,wetconditions,orsnowfall.'xAtveryhighexternaltemperatures.
Limitsofpedestrianandanimal
detection
Insomesituations,itmayoccurthatpedestriansaredetectedasanimalsoranimalsaspedes#jtrians.
Smallanimalsarenotdetectedbytheobjectde#j tectionfunction,eveniftheyareclearlyvisibleintheimage.
Limiteddetection,forinstanceinthefollowing circumstances:
'xPeopleoranimalswhoarefullyorpartially covered,especiallywhentheirheadsarecov#jered.'xPeoplewhoarenotinanuprightposition,for
instancelyingdown.'xCyclistsonunconventionalbicycles(e.g.,re#j cumbentbicycles).'xAfterphysicaldamagetothesystem,forin#j
stanceafteranaccident.
Lanedeparturewarning
Concept
Thelanedeparturewarningalertswhenthevehi#j
cleisabouttorunofftheroadorexitthelane.
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GeneralinformationThiscamera-basedsystemwarnsstartingata
minimumspeed.
Theminimumspeediscountry-specificandis displayedinthemenufortheintelligentSafety
systems.
Warningsareissuedbymeansofasteering wheelvibration.Theseverityofthesteering wheelvibrationcanbeadjusted.
Thesystemdoesnotprovideawarningifthe
turnsignalissetintherespectivedirectionbe#j foreleavingthelane.
Dependingontheequipmentversion,ifinthe speedrangeupto130mph/210km/halane
markingiscrossed,thesystemmayintervene withabriefactivesteeringinterventioninaddi#jtiontovibrating.Thesystemthushelpskeepthevehicleinthelane.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe driver#sspersonaljudgmentinassessingroad andtrafficsafety.Thereisariskofaccident.Adjustdrivingstyletotrafficconditions.Watch
trafficcloselyandactivelyintervenewhereap#j propriate.Donotjerkthesteeringwheelinre#j
sponsetoawarning.
Warning
Indicatorsandwarningscannotserveasasub#j
stituteforthedriver#sspersonaljudgment.Due
toitslimits,thesystemmaynotissuewarnings
orreactions,orthesemaybeissuedlateorina mannerthatisnotconsistentwiththeirnormal
use.Thereisariskofaccident.Adjustdriving
styletotrafficconditions.Watchtrafficclosely
andactivelyintervenewhereappropriate.
Functionalrequirement
Thecameramustdetectthelanemarkingsfor
thelanedeparturewarningtobeactive.
Overview
Buttoninthevehicle
IntelligentSafety
Camera
Thecameraisinstalledneartheinteriormirror.
Keepthewindshieldinfrontoftheinteriormirror cleanandclear.
Switchingon/off
Switchingonautomatically Thelanedeparturewarningactivatesautomati#j
callyafterdepartureifthefunctionwasswitched
onattheendofthelasttrip.
Dependingonthenational-marketversion,the
systemisautomaticallyactiveaftereverydriving off.Thebasesettingistherebyactivated.
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SwitchingonmanuallyPressthebutton.ThemenufortheIntelligentSafetysys#j
temisdisplayed.
IfallIntelligentSafetysystemswereswitchedoff, allsystemsarenowswitchedon.
"ConfigureINDIVIDUAL":dependingonthe
equipmentversion,theIntelligentSafetysys#j temscanbeindividuallyconfigured.Theindivid#j
ualsettingsareactivatedandstoredforthe
driverprofilecurrentlyused.Assoonasasetting
ischangedonthemenu,allsettingsofthemenu areactivated.
Pressthebuttonrepeatedly.Thefollowingsettingsareswitchedbe#j
tween:
"ALLON":allIntelligentSafetysystemsare switchedon.Basicsettingsareactivatedforthe
subfunctions.
"INDIVIDUAL":theIntelligentSafetysystemsare
switchedonaccordingtotheindividualsettings.
SomeIntelligentSafetysystemscannotbeindi#j
viduallyswitchedoff.
Manualswitchingoff Pressandholdthisbutton.
AllIntelligentSafetysystemsare
switchedoff.ButtonStatusButtonlightsupgreen:allIntelligent
Safetysystemsareswitchedon.Buttonlightsuporange:someIntelli#j
gentSafetysystemsareswitchedoff orcurrentlyunavailable.Buttondoesnotlightup:allIntelligent
Safetysystemsareswitchedoff.Settingthewarningtime1."CAR"2."Settings"3."DriverAssistance"4."SafetyandWarnings"5."LaneDepartureWarning"6.Selectthedesiredsetting:'x"Early"'x"Medium"'x"Reduced":somewarningsaresup#j
presseddependingonthesituation,
forinstanceduringpassingwithoutaturn
signalorwhenpurposelydrivingoverlane
markingsincurves.'x"Off":nowarningsareissued.
Theselectedsettingisstoredforthedriverpro#j
filecurrentlyused.
Settingtheintensityofthesteering
wheelvibration
1."CAR"2."Settings"3."DriverAssistance"4."SteeringWheelFeedback"5."Vibrationintensity"6.Selectthedesiredsetting.
ThesettingisappliedtoallIntelligentSafetysys#j
temsandstoredforthedriverprofilecurrently
used.
Switchsteeringinterventionon/off Thesteeringinterventioncanbeswitchedonandoffseparatelyforblindspotcollisionwarning
andlanedeparturewarning.
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5."LaneDepartureWarning"6."Steeringintervention"
Theselectedsettingisstoredforthedriverpro#j
filecurrentlyused.
Displayintheinstrumentcluster Thesymbolilluminatesgreen:atlanemarkingwasdetectedonatleastonesideofthevehicleandwarningscanbe
issued.
Warningfunction
Ifyouleavethelane
Ifyouleavethelaneandifalanemarkinghas
beendetected,thesteeringwheelvibratesinac#j cordancewiththesteeringwheelvibrationset#j
ting.
Whentheturnsignalisswitchedoninthecorre#j
spondingdirectionbeforechangingthelane,a warningisnotissued.
Steeringintervention Dependingontheequipmentversion:if,inthe
speedrangeupto130mph/210km/halane
markingiscrossed,thesystemmayintervene
withabriefactivesteeringinterventioninaddi#j
tiontovibrating.Thesteeringinterventionhelps
keepthevehicleinthelane.Thesteeringinter#j
ventioncanbenoticedonthesteeringwheel
andcanbemanuallyoverriddenatanytime.Dur#j
inganactivesteeringintervention,thedisplayin
theinstrumentclusterwillblink.
Warningsignal Dependingontheequipmentversion:inthe
eventofmultipleactivesteeringinterventionsby
thesystemwithin3minuteswithoutthedriver's
interventionatthesteeringwheel,anacoustic
warningwillsound.Ashortwarningsignalwill
soundatthesecondsteeringintervention.Be#j
ginningwiththethirdsteeringintervention,an
continuouswarningwillsound.
Inaddition,aCheckControlmessageisdis#j played.
ThewarningsignalandCheckControlmessage
areanencouragementtopaycloserattentionto thelane.
Withtrailertowing Ifthetrailerpowersocketisinuseortrailertow#j
ingisactivated,forinstanceduringoperation
withtrailerorbicyclerack,nosteeringinterven#j
tiontakesplace.
Endofwarning
Forinstance,thewarningwillbecanceledinthe
followingsituations:'xAutomaticallyafterafewseconds.'xWhenreturningtoyourownlane.'xWhenbrakinghard.'xWhenusingtheturnsignal.'xIfDSCDynamicStabilityControlintervenes.
Systemlimits
Safetyinformation
Warning
Thesystemisdesignedtooperateincertain conditionsandcircumstances.Duetocondi#j
tionsorotherfactors,thesystemmaynotre#j
spond.Theremaybeariskofaccidentorrisk ofdamagetoproperty.Activelyinterveneas
warranted.RefertotheinformationinthisOwn#j
er#ssManualregardingthescopeofthesys#j
tem#ssoperationandlimitations.
Functionallimitations
Thesystemmaynotbefullyfunctionalinthefol#j
lowingsituations:
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'xIntheeventofmissing,worn,poorlyvisible,
merging,diverging,ormultiplelanemarkings
suchasinconstructionareas.'xWhenlanemarkingsarecoveredinsnow,ice,
dirtorwater.'xIntightcurvesoronnarrowlanes.'xWhenlanemarkingsarecoveredbyobjects.'xWhendrivingveryclosetothevehicleinfront
ofyou.'xIfthereareconstantblindingeffectsbecause
ofoncominglight,forinstancefromthesun lowinthesky.'xIfthefieldofviewofthecameraorthewind#jshieldisdirtyorcoveredintheareaofthein#j
teriormirror.'xIfthecamerahasoverheatedandbeentem#j
porarilyswitchedoffduetoexcessivelyhigh
temperatures.'xUpto10secondsafterthestartoftheengine
viatheStart/Stopbutton.'xDuringcalibrationofthecameraimmediately
aftervehicledelivery.
ACheckControlmessagemaybedisplayed whenthesystemisnotfullyfunctional.
Blindspotcollisionwarning
Concept
Blindspotcollisionwarningdetectsvehiclesin
theblindspotorvehiclesapproachingfrombe#j
hindintheadjacentlane.Awarningisissuedin
variousgradationsinthesesituations.
Generalinformation
Tworadarsensorsintherearbumpermonitor theareabehindandnexttothevehiclewhen
travelingfasterthanaminimumspeed.
Theminimumspeediscountry-specificandis
displayedinthemenufortheintelligentSafety
systems.
Thesystemindicateswhethertherearevehicles
intheblindspot,arrow1,orapproachingfrom
behindintheadjacentlane,arrow2.
Thelightintheexteriormirrorlightsupdimmed.
Beforeyouchangelanesaftersettingtheturn
signal,thesystemissuesawarninginthesitua#j
tionsdescribedabove.
Thelightintheexteriormirrorflashesandthe
steeringwheelvibrates.
Vehicleswithsidecollisionmitigation:atspeeds
ofupto130mph/210km/h,thesystemcanin#j
tervenewithabriefactivesteeringintervention
andhelpguidethevehiclebackintothelane.
Thesteeringinterventionoccurswhenamini#j
mumspeedisreached.Thisminimumspeedis displayedontheControlDisplayinthemenufor
thesteeringintervention.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe
driver#sspersonaljudgmentinassessingvisibility andtrafficsituation.Thereisariskofaccident.Adjustdrivingstyletotrafficconditions.Watch
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trafficcloselyandactivelyintervenewhereap#jpropriate.
Warning
Indicatorsandwarningscannotserveasasub#j
stituteforthedriver#sspersonaljudgment.Due
toitslimits,thesystemmaynotissuewarnings
orreactions,orthesemaybeissuedlateorina mannerthatisnotconsistentwiththeirnormal
use.Thereisariskofaccident.Adjustdriving
styletotrafficconditions.Watchtrafficclosely
andactivelyintervenewhereappropriate.
Overview
Buttoninthevehicle
IntelligentSafety
Radarsensors
Theradarsensorsarelocatedintherear bumper.
Alwayskeepthebumperintheareaoftheradar
sensorscleanandunobstructed.
Switchingon/off Switchingonautomatically
Blindspotcollisionwarningisautomaticallyacti#j vatedafterdepartureifthefunctionwasswitchedonattheendofthelasttrip.
Switchingonmanually Pressthebutton.
ThemenufortheIntelligentSafetysys#j
temisdisplayed.
IfallIntelligentSafetysystemswereswitchedoff, allsystemsarenowswitchedon.
"ConfigureINDIVIDUAL":dependingonthe
equipmentversion,theIntelligentSafetysys#j temscanbeindividuallyconfigured.Theindivid#j
ualsettingsareactivatedandstoredforthe
driverprofilecurrentlyused.Assoonasasetting ischangedonthemenu,allsettingsofthemenuareactivated.
Pressthebuttonrepeatedly.Thefollowingsettingsareswitchedbe#j
tween:
"ALLON":allIntelligentSafetysystemsare switchedon.Basicsettingsareactivatedforthe
subfunctions.
"INDIVIDUAL":theIntelligentSafetysystemsare
switchedonaccordingtotheindividualsettings.
SomeIntelligentSafetysystemscannotbeindi#j
viduallyswitchedoff.
Manualswitchingoff Pressandholdthisbutton.
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ButtonStatusButtonlightsupgreen:allIntelligent
Safetysystemsareswitchedon.Buttonlightsuporange:someIntelli#j
gentSafetysystemsareswitchedoff orcurrentlyunavailable.Buttondoesnotlightup:allIntelligent
Safetysystemsareswitchedoff.
Settingthewarningtime
1."CAR"2."Settings"3."DriverAssistance"4."SafetyandWarnings"5."ActiveBlindSpotDetection"6.Selectthedesiredsetting:'x"Early"'x"Medium"'x"Late"'x"Off":withthissetting,nowarningisout#j put.
Thesettingisstoredforthedriverprofilecur#j
rentlyused.
Settingtheintensityofthesteering
wheelvibration
1."CAR"2."Settings"3."DriverAssistance"4."SteeringWheelFeedback"5."Vibrationintensity"6.Selectthedesiredsetting.
ThesettingisappliedtoallIntelligentSafetysys#j
temsandstoredforthedriverprofilecurrently
used.
Vehicleswithsidecollision
mitigation:switchingsteering
interventionon/off
Thesteeringinterventioncanbeswitchedon
andoffseparatelyforblindspotcollisionwarning
andlanedeparturewarning.1."CAR"2."Settings"3."DriverAssistance"4."SafetyandWarnings"5."ActiveBlindSpotDetection"6."Steeringintervention"
Thesettingisstoredforthedriverprofilecur#j
rentlyused.
Warningfunction Lightintheexteriormirror
Prewarning
Thedimmedlightintheexteriormirrorindicates whentherearevehiclesintheblindspotorap#j
proachingfrombehind.
Acutewarning Whentheturnsignalisswitchedonwhileavehi#j
cleisinthecriticalzone,thesteeringwheelvi#j
bratesbrieflyandthelightintheexteriormirror
flashesbrightly.
Thewarningstopswhentheothervehiclehas leftthecriticalareaortheturnsignalhasbeen
deactivated.
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Vehicleswithsidecollision
mitigation
Whenthereisnoresponsetothevibrationofthe
steeringwheelatspeedsofupto
130mph/210km/handthelanemarkingis crossed,thesysteminterveneswithabriefactive
steeringintervention.Thesteeringintervention
helpsreturnthevehicleintothelane.Thesteer#j inginterventioncanbenoticedonthesteeringwheelandcanbemanuallyoverriddenatany
time.
Flashingofthelight Aflashingofthelightduringvehicleunlocking
servesassystemself-test.
Systemlimits
Safetyinformation
Warning
Thesystemisdesignedtooperateincertain
conditionsandcircumstances.Duetocondi#j
tionsorotherfactors,thesystemmaynotre#j
spond.Theremaybeariskofaccidentorrisk ofdamagetoproperty.Activelyinterveneas
warranted.RefertotheinformationinthisOwn#j
er#ssManualregardingthescopeofthesys#j
tem#ssoperationandlimitations.
Upperspeedlimit
Ifthevehiclespeedexceedsapprox.
155mph/250km/h,thesystemisdeactivated
temporarily.
Ifthevehiclespeedfallsbelowapprox. 155mph/250km/h,thesystemonceagainre#j
spondsaccordingtothesetting.
FunctionallimitationsThesystemmaynotbefullyfunctionalinthefol#j
lowingsituations:
'xWhenavehicleisapproachingataspeed
muchfasterthanyourown.'xInheavyfog,wetconditions,orsnowfall.'xIntightcurvesoronnarrowlanes.'xIfthebumperisdirty,icedup,orcovered, forinstancebystickers.'xAfterimproperlyperformedworkonthevehi#j
clepaint.'xIfcargoprotrudes.
Attachinganyobjectssuchasstickersorfilmin
thebeamareaoftheradarsensorswillalsoim#j pactthefunctionoftheradarsensorsandmayevencausethemtofail.
Forvehicleswithsidecollisionmitigation,the
steeringinterventioncanbelimited,forinstance
inthefollowingsituation:
'xIntheeventofmissing,worn,poorlyvisible,
merging,diverging,ormultiplelanemarkings
suchasinconstructionareas.'xWhenlanemarkingsarecoveredinsnow,ice,
dirtorwater.'xWhenlanemarkingsarenotwhite.'xWhenlanemarkingsarecoveredbyobjects.'xWhendrivingveryclosetothevehicleinfront
ofyou.'xIfthereareconstantblindingeffectsbecause
ofoncominglight,forinstancefromthesun lowinthesky.'xIfthefieldofviewofthecameraorthewind#jshieldisdirtyorcoveredintheareaofthein#j
teriormirror.'xIfthecamerahasoverheatedandbeentem#j
porarilyswitchedoffduetoexcessivelyhigh
temperatures.'xUpto10secondsafterthestartoftheengine
viatheStart/Stopbutton.'xDuringcalibrationofthecameraimmediately
aftervehicledelivery.
ACheckControlmessageisdisplayedwhenthe
systemisnotfullyfunctional.
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Ifthetrailerpowersocketisoccupiedortrailertowingisactivated,forinstanceduringoperation
withtrailerorbicyclerack,thesystemcannotbe
switchedon.ACheckControlmessageisdis#j played.
Displayingwarnings Dependingontheselectedwarningsettings,
e.g.,warningtime,moreorfewerwarningscan
bedisplayed.However,theremayalsobeanex#j
cessofprematurewarningsofcriticalsituations.
Sidecollisionmitigation
Concept Thesystemhelpstoavoidimminentsidecolli#j
sions.
Generalinformation
Fourradarsensorsinthebumpersmonitorthe
spacenexttothevehiclefromaminimumspeed
ofuptoapprox.130mph/210km/h.
Theminimumspeediscountry-specificandis
displayedinthemenufortheintelligentSafety
systems.
Thefrontcameradeterminesthelanemarking
positions.
If,forinstance,anothervehicleisdetectednext tothevehicleandifthereisariskofcollisionwith
thisvehicle,thesystemhelpsavoidthecollision.
Forthispurpose,thesystemissuesawarning
withaflashingLEDintheexteriormirrorandavi#j
bratingsteeringwheel.Ifnecessary,thesystem
willcarryoutanactivesteeringintervention.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe
driver#sspersonaljudgmentinassessingvisibility andtrafficsituation.Thereisariskofaccident.
Adjustdrivingstyletotrafficconditions.Watch
trafficcloselyandactivelyintervenewhereap#j propriate.
Warning
Indicatorsandwarningscannotserveasasub#j
stituteforthedriver#sspersonaljudgment.Due
toitslimits,thesystemmaynotissuewarnings
orreactions,orthesemaybeissuedlateorina
mannerthatisnotconsistentwiththeirnormal
use.Thereisariskofaccident.Adjustdriving
styletotrafficconditions.Watchtrafficclosely
andactivelyintervenewhereappropriate.
Functionalrequirement
Thecameramustdetectthelanemarkingsfor
thesidecollisionmitigationwithsteeringinter#j ventiontobeactive.
Overview
Buttoninthevehicle
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IntelligentSafety
Radarsensors
Theradarsensorsarelocatedinthebumpers.
Frontbumper.
Rearbumper.
Alwayskeepthebumperintheareaoftheradar
sensorscleanandunobstructed.
Camera
Thecameraisinstalledneartheinteriormirror.
Keepthewindshieldinfrontoftheinteriormirror cleanandclear.
Switchingon/off
Switchingonautomatically Thesidecollisionmitigationactivatesautomati#jcallyafterdepartureifthefunctionwasswitched
onattheendofthelasttrip.
Switchingonmanually Pressthebutton.
ThemenufortheIntelligentSafetysys#j
temisdisplayed.
IfallIntelligentSafetysystemswereswitchedoff, allsystemsarenowswitchedon.
"ConfigureINDIVIDUAL":dependingonthe equipmentversion,theIntelligentSafetysys#jtemscanbeindividuallyconfigured.Theindivid#j
ualsettingsareactivatedandstoredforthe
driverprofilecurrentlyused.Assoonasasetting
ischangedonthemenu,allsettingsofthemenu areactivated.
Pressthebuttonrepeatedly.Thefollowingsettingsareswitchedbe#j
tween:
"ALLON":allIntelligentSafetysystemsare switchedon.Basicsettingsareactivatedforthe
subfunctions.
"INDIVIDUAL":theIntelligentSafetysystemsare
switchedonaccordingtotheindividualsettings.
SomeIntelligentSafetysystemscannotbeindi#j
viduallyswitchedoff.
Manualswitchingoff Pressandholdthisbutton.
AllIntelligentSafetysystemsare
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