MERCEDES-BENZ CLA COUPE 2019 Owner's Manual

can
take overthestee ringbefore thevehi clehas
exite dthe parking spacecomp letely .Thi sis
us efu l,for exa mpl ewhe nyo urecog nizethatitis
al rea dypos sibleto pu llou tof the parking space.
Can celing Active Parki ngAssis t X
Stop themove ment ofthe multifunction
stee ring wheelor stee ryo urs elf.
Active Parking Assistwillbe cance ledat once.
The Acti vePark ingAssistCanc eled Acti
vePark ingAssistCanc eled
mess ageap pea rsinthe mul tifunction displ ay.
or X Pre ssthe PAR KTRONIC button (Ypage 164 ).
Active Parking Assistisswi tched offand
Active Parking Assistisimme diatel ycan-
cel ed. The Acti vePark ingAssistCan‐ Acti
vePark ingAssistCan‐
cele d cele
dmess ageap pea rsinthe multifunction
di spl ay.
Active Parking Assistiscance led au toma tically
if:
R the electri cpa rking brakeisenga ged
R transm ission position 005D issel ected
R pa rking using Active Parking Assistisno lon-
ger possible
R youare driving faster than 6mph (10km/h )
R awhe elspi ns, ESP ®
interv enesorfails. In
su ch case sthe 00E5 warning lamp lights upin
the instru ment cluster
A wa rning tonesounds. Theparking symbo ldi s-
ap pea rsand themul tifunction displ aysho wsthe
Acti ve Acti
vePark ing Park
ingAssi st Assi
stCanc eled Canc
eled message.
Whe nActive Parking Assistiscance led, you
mus tstee rand brakeagain yo urs elf.
If asy stem malfuncti onoccu rs,the vehi cleis
bra ked toastand still.To drive on, dep ress the
acce lerato rag ain. Rear
viewcame ra
Gen eral notes Re
ar vie wcame ra0043 isan opti calparking and
mane uvering aid. Itsho wsthe areabeh indyour
vehi clewith guide lines inthe multime diasy s-
tem displ ay.
The areabeh indthe vehi cleisdispl ayed asa
mirr orima ge,asinthe rearvie wmirr or.
Obs erve thenotes oncleani ng (Ypage 269 ).
i The
text showninthe multime diasy stem
di spl aydep ends onthe langu agesetti ng.The
fol low ing are exampl esofrea rvie wcame ra
mess ages inthe multime diasy stem displ ay.
Impo rtant safetynotes The
rearvie wcame raisonly anaid. Itis not a
rep laceme ntfor your attenti ontoyour imme di-
ate surrou nding s.You arealwa ysresp onsible
for safemane uvering andparking. Makesure
that there arenoper sons, animal sor obje ctsin
the mane uvering areawhe nyo uare mane uver-
ing orparking.
Unde rthe follow ing circu msta nces, therear
vie wcame rawillnot functi on,orwillfuncti onin
a limite dmanne r:
R ifthe trunk lid is ope n
R in hea vyrain,snow orfog
R at nigh tor invery dark place s
R ifthe came raisexpo sedtovery bright light
R ifthe areais lit by fluores cent bulbsor LED
li ghti ng(the displ aymay flicker)
R ifthere isasu dde ncha nge intempe rature,
e.g. whendri ving intoahea ted garag ein win-
ter Dri
vin gsys tems
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R
ifthe camer alens isdirt yor obst ructed.
Obser vethe noteson clean ing
(Y page 269)
R ifthe rear ofyour vehic leisdamaged. Inthis
case, havethecamer aposit ionand setting
chec kedataqualified specialist workshop.
The field ofvision andotherfunc tionsof the rear
view camer amay berest ricteddue toaddition al
acc essor iesonthe rear ofthe vehic le(e.g.
licen seplate holder ,rear bicyc lerack ).
i The
contrast ofthe display maybeaffec ted
by the sudden presenceof sunligh tor oth er
light sourc es,e.g. when exitingagarage. Pay
part icular attent ion inthis situat ion.
i If
usability issever elyrest ricted, e.g. due to
pixel errors,have thedisplay repairedor
replac ed.
Activa ting/d eactivating therea rview
cam era X
To acti vate:make surethattheSmar tKey is
in posit ion0048inthe ignit ionlock .
X Make surethattheActi vationbyRgear Acti
vationbyRgear
func tionisselec tedinthe multim ediasystem;
see theDigit alOperat or'sManual.
X En gage reversegear.
The area behin dthe vehic leisshown with
guide linesinthe multim ediasystemdisplay.
The image fromthe rear view camer ais avail-
able throughout themane uverin gproc ess.
To deact ivate:the rear view camer adeact i-
vate sif you shift thetransm ission to005D oraft er
drivin gfor wards ashor tdist ance.
The innersegme ntsof the warnin gindic atorare
displayed inred ifthe reisacom plete system
failure. Theindic atorlamp inthe PARK TRONIC
butt onlight sup.
If the syst emfails atthe rear ofthe vehic le:
R the rear segme ntsare shown inred when
back ingup.
R the rear segme ntsare hidden whendriving
for wards. Messa
gesinthemu ltim edia systemdis-
pla y The
rear view camer amay show adist orted view
of obst acles, showtheminc orre ctly or not atall.
The rear view camer adoes notshow objectsin
the followin gposit ions:
R very closeto the rear bumper
R under therear bumper
R in clos erang eabove thehandle onthe trunk
lid
! Obj
ectsnot atgroun dlevel mayappear to
be furt her away thantheyact ually are,e.g.:
R the bumper ofapark edvehic le
R the drawbar ofatrailer
R the ball couplin gof atrailer towhitch
R the rear sectionofan HGV
R aslant edpost
Use theguideline sonly fororien tation.
Appr oach objectsno furt her than thebott om-
most guideline . 0043
Yellow guidelineatadist anceof approx -
imate ly13 ft(4. 0m) fromthe rear ofthe
vehic le
0044 Whit eguide linewitho utste erin ginput –
vehic lewidth including theexterior mirrors
(st atic )
0087 Yellow guidelineforthe vehic lewidth
inc luding theexterior mirrors, atthe curr ent
ste erin gwheel angle(dynamic )
0085 Yellow lanemark ingthe cour sethe tires will
tak eat the curr entsteerin gwheel angle
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0083
Yellow guidelineatadistan ceofapprox -
imate ly3ft (1. 0m) from therear ofthe vehi-
cle
0084 Vehic lecen teraxle (mark erassist ance)
006B Bumper
006C Red guide lineatadistan ceofapprox imately
12 in(0.30m) from therear ofthe vehic le 0043
Frontwarnin gdisplay
0044 Addit ional measurem entoperat ionalreadi-
ness indicatorforPark ingAssist
PARKT RONIC
0087 Rear warnin gdisplay
When ParkingAssistPARKT RONIC isopera-
tion al(Y page 164),addition almeasurem ent
operat ionalreadin essindic ator0044appears in
the multim ediasyste mdisplay. Ifthe Park ing
Ass istPARKT RONIC warningdisplays areactive
or light up,warnin gdisplays 0043and 0087are also
act ive orlight upcor respon dinglyinthe multi-
media systemdisplay. "Rever
separking" funct ion Ba
cking upstraight intoapa rking space
withou tsteer inginpu t 0043
Whit eguide linewithout steerin ginput –
vehic lewidth including theexterior mirrors
(stat ic)
0044 Yellow guidelineforthe vehic lewidth
inc luding theexterior mirrors, atthe curr ent
ste erin gwheel angle(dynamic )
0087 Yellow guidelineatadistan ceofapprox -
imate ly3ft (1. 0m) from therear area
0085 Red guide lineatadistan ceofapprox imately
12 in(0. 30 m)from therear area
X Make surethattherear view camer ais
switc hedon(Ypage 170).
The lane andtheguide linesareshown .
X With thehelp ofwhite guide line0043,chec k
wheth erthe vehic lewill fitintothe park ing
space.
X Usin gwhite guide line0043asaguide, carefully
back upunt ilyou reach theend posit ion.
Red guide line0085isthe nat the end ofthe
park ingspace. Thevehic leisalmost parallel
in the park ingspace. Driving
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Reve
rseperpe ndicularparkin gwi th ste er-
in gin put 0043
Parking spacemar king
0044 Yellow guide line for the vehi clewidth
incl uding the exteri ormirr ors, atthe curr ent
stee ring wheelang le(dyna mic)
X Drive past the parking spaceand bring the
vehi cletoastand still.
X Ma kesure that therearvie wcame rais
swi tched on(Ypage 170 ).
The lane and theguide lines areshown.
X Whi lethe vehi cleisat astand still,turn the
stee ring wheelin the directi onofthe parking
spa ceunti lye llow guideline 0044 reaches park-
ing spacemar king 0043.
X Ma inta inthe stee ring inputand reve rsecare -
ful ly. 0043
Yellow guide line for the vehi clewidth
incl uding the exteri ormirr ors, atthe curr ent
stee ring wheelang le(dyna mic)
X Stop thevehi clewhe nit is almost exactly in
front ofthe parking space.
The whitelane sho uld be asclo setoparal lel
wi th the parking spacemar king aspos sible. 0043
Whitegu ideline atthe curr entstee ringinput
0044 Parking spacemar king
X Tu rn the stee ring wheelto the center position
whi lethe vehi cleisstati onary. 0043
Redgu ideline atadi stance ofap pro xima tely
12 in(0.30 m)from the rearar ea
0044 Whiteguide line withou tste ering input
0087 End ofparki ng space
X Bac kup car efully unti lyo uha ve rea che dthe
fin alpo sitio n.
Re dgu ide line 0043 isthe nat end ofparki ng
sp ace 0087.The vehicleis almos tpa rallel in the
pa rki ng space . 17
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Wide-ang
lefuncti on 0043
Symbo lfor the wide-angl eview function
0044 You rvehicl e
0087 Parki ngAssist PARKTR ONICwarning dis-
pla ys
Select thisview when youaredrivi ngout ofan
exit and theview ofcrossing trafficisrestricted,
for examp le. ATTENTION
ASSIST
Gene ralnote s ATTENTION
ASSISThelpsyou duringlong,
monotonous journeys,such ason high ways. Itis
active inthe 37mph (60km/h) to125 mph
(200 km/h) range.IfATTENTION ASSIST
detects typicalindica torsoffatigu eor increas -
ing lapses inconcentration onthe part ofthe
drive r,itsugg ests taking abrea k.
Important safetynotes ATTENTION
ASSISTisonly anaid tothe drive r.It
might notalwaysrecognize fatigueor increas ing
inattentivenes sin time orfail torecognize them
at all.The syste misnot asub stitute forawel l-
rested andattentive driver.
The functional ityofATTENTION ASSISTis
restricted andwarnings maybedelayed ornot
occur atall:
R ifthe length ofthe journey isless than approx-
ima tely 30minutes
R ifthe road conditio nis poor, e.g.ifthe surfa ce
is uneven orifthere arepothol es
R ifthere isastrong sidewind
R ifyou have adopted asporty drivingstyle with
high cornering speedsorhigh rates ofaccel -
erati on R
ifyou arepred omina ntlydrivingslow erthan
37 mph (60km/h) orfaster than125mph
(200 km/h )
R ifthe time hasbeen setincorrectly
R in active drivingsitua tions, suchaswhe nyou
change lanesor change yourspee d
ATTENTION ASSISTisreset whenyou continue
you rjourney andstarts assessing yourtirednes s
aga inif:
R you switch offthe engine
R you take offyou rsea tbel tand open thedriv-
er's door, e.g.forachange ofdrive rsor to
take abrea k
Di splayi ngthe attention level You
canhave current statusinforma tiondis-
pla yed inthe assi stance menu(Ypag e186) of
the on-board computer.
X Select theAssista ncedisplayforAttention
Assist using the on-board computer
(Y pag e187).
The followi nginforma tionisdisp layed:
R The length ofthe journey sincethelastbrea k.
R The Attenti on Attenti
onLevel Level
determi nedbyATTEN-
TION ASSIST, displayed inabar disp layinfive
leve lsfrom hightolow .
R IfATTENTION ASSISTisunab leto calcu late
the attention leveland cannot outputa wa rn-
ing, theSystem Suspended System
Suspendedmessa ge
app ears .The bardisp laythen changes the
disp lay,such aswhe nyou aredrivi ngata
spee dbel ow 37mph (60km/h )or abo ve
125 mph (200 km/h ). Driv
ingsyste ms
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Acti
vating ATT ENT ION ASSIS T X
Ac tivat eAT TENTI ON ASSIST usin gth eon -
boar dco mput er(Y page 187).
The systemdeterm inesth eatt ention levelof
th edri ver depe nding ontheset ting sele cted:
Sta ndard Sta
ndardsele cted: thesen sitivit ywit hwhic h
th esyst emdeterm inesth eatt ention levelisset
to norm al.
Sen sitive Sen
sitive selected: thesen sitivit yis set
high er.The attention leveldet ectedby Attent ion
As sis tis adapt edacc ordinglyand thedri ver is
warn edearl ier.
When ATTENTI ON ASSIST isdeac tivat ed, the
00D7 symbolappear sin themult ifunction dis-
play intheassi stanc egrap hicdisp lay.
When ATTENTI ON ASSIST has been deactivat ed,
it is auto maticallyreac tivat ed aftertheen gin e
has been stoppe d.The sensitivit ysele cted cor-
res pon dstothelast selection activat ed(stand -
ard/ sensitive ).
Wa rning inthemu ltifu nct ion displa y If
fat igue orinc reas inglapse sin concen trati on
are detected, awarn ingappear sin themult i-
fun ction disp lay:ATTENTION ASSIST ATT
ENTION ASSIST Takea Tak
ea
Bre ak! Bre
ak! .
In addit iontothemes sage showninthemult i-
fun ction disp lay,you willthen hear awarn ing
to ne .
X Ifne cessar y,tak eabre ak.
X Con firm themes sage bypre ssing the0076
but tonon thest eer ing whee l.
On longjo urn eys, takereg ular breaks ingoo d
ti me toallow yourselftores tpro perly.Ifyou do
no ttak eabre akand ATTENTI ON ASSIST still
det ects inc reas inglapse sin co ncen trati on,you
will bewarn edagain after15 min utesat the
earl iest.This willonlyhapp enifAT TEN-
TIO NAS SIST still det ects typ ical indicat ors of
fat igue orinc reas inglapse sin concen trati on.
Veh icles withth eCOMA NDmultim edi asys -
tem :if awarn ingisout put inthemult ifunction
disp lay,aser vicest ati on sear chisper formed in
th emult imediasyst em. You cansele ctaser vice
st ati on and navigat iontothis ser vicest ati on will
th en begi n.This function can beact ivat edor
deac tivat ed inthemult imediasyst em; seethe
Di git alOper ator's Man ual. Lan
eTr ack ing packa ge
Gene ralnot es The
LaneTrac king pac kageco nsist sof Blind
Sp ot Assis t(Y page 174)and LaneKee ping
As sis t(Y page 176).
Bli nd Spot Assis t Gene
ralnot es
Bli nd Spot Assis tmon itors theareas oneither
side oftheveh icleth at are notvis ible tothe
dri ver withtwo lateral ,rear -facin gradar sen-
sor s.Awarn ingdisp layintheex terio rmir rors
draw syour attention toveh icles det ectedin the
mon itore darea. Ifyou then swit chon theco r-
res pon dingtur nsign alto chang elan e,you will
also receivean opt ical and audible warning.
Bli nd Spot Assis tsupp ortsyou from aspee dof
appr oximat ely20mph (30km/h).
Imp ortant safety notes G
WAR
NING
Bli nd Spot Assis tdoes notreac tto :
R veh icles ove rtake nto oclo sely ontheside ,
plac ingthem intheblin dspo tarea
R veh icles whic happr oachwit halarg espee d
dif fer ential and overtake your vehicle
As ares ult,Bli nd Spot Assis tmay notgiv e
warn ingsin suc hsit uati ons.The reisaris kof
an acc iden t.
Alw ays observeth etraff icco nd ition scar e-
fully, andmain tainasaf elat eral distance.
Bli nd Spot Assis tis on lyan aid. Itmay failto
det ectsom eveh icles and isno subs titut efor
att entive drivin g.Alw ays ensur eth at there is
suf ficien tdist anceto theside forother road
user sand obstacles.
i US
Aon ly:
This devicehas been approvedby theFCC as
a "Veh icularRadar System". The radar sensor
is int ended foruse inan auto motiveradar
syst emonly. Remo ving,tam pering with,or
alt eri ng thedev icewill voidany warr anties,
and isno tper mittedby theFCC. Donottam -
per with,alt er, oruse inany non-appr oved
way. 174
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Any
unauthorized mod ificati ontothisde vice
cou ldvoi dthe user’ sau thor itytoopera tethe
eq uipme nt.
Radar sens ors
The rada rsens orsforBlind Spo tAssi stareinte -
gra ted into therearbu mpe r.Ma kesure tha tthe
bu mpe rsarefre efrom dirt, ice orslus h. The
sens orsmustnot becove red,for exa mpl eby
cyc leracks orove rhanging load s.Fol lowi ng a
sev ere impact orinthe eventofdama getothe
bu mpe rs,have the functio nof the rada rsens ors
che cked ataqu alifi ed spe cialist wo rksh op.
Bli nd Spo tAssi stma yno longe rwo rkpro perly.
Mon itorin grang eof the sens ors
In particu lar, the detecti onofobsta clescan be
imp aired if:
R ther eis dirt on the sens orsorany thing else
cove ringthesens ors
R ther eis po or vis ibility ,e.g .du eto fog ,hea vy
ra in or snow
R anar row vehicletrav eling infront, e.g.a
moto rbike orbicyc le
R the roadha sver ywi de lanes
R the roadha snar row lanes
R youar enot driving inthe middle of the lane
R ther ear eba rriers orothe rroa dbo und aries
Veh icles inthe moni toringrange arethen not
ind icated .
Bli nd Spo tAssi stmoni torsthearea up to10 ft
(3 m) behind your veh icleand directl ynext toit.
If the lanes arenar row ,veh icles driving inthe
la ne beyond the lane next toyour veh iclema ybe
ind icated ,esp ecially ifthe vehicles arenot driv-
ing inthe middle of thei rla ne. Thisma ybe the
cas eif the vehicles aredri ving onthe inne rsi de
of thei rla ne.
Due tothe natu reofthe system :
R wa rning sma ybe issu ed inerr orwh en driving
clo setocra shbarriers orsimil arsol idlane
bo rde rs.
R wa rning sma ybe inte rrupte dwh en youar e
dri ving alongs ide pa rticu larly long veh icles,
su ch astruc ks,forapro longe dtime . Warni
ngdisplay 0043
Warning displ ay
Bli nd Spo tAssi stisnot activeatspe edsbe low
ap pro xima tely20 mph (30km/h ).Veh icles in
the moni toringrange arethen notindicated .
Whe nBli nd Spo tAssi stisacti vated ,ind icator
la mp 0043inthe exte riormir rors lights upyellow
at spe edsof up to20 mph (30km/h ).At spe eds
ab ove 20mph (30km/h ),the indicator lamp
goe sou tand Blind Spo tAssi stisop era tional .
If aveh icleis de tecte dwi thi nthe blind spot
moni toringrange atspe edsab ove 20mph
(30 km/h ),wa rning lamp 0043onthe corr espond -
ing side lights upred .Thi swa rning isalwa ys
emi tted when aveh icleente rsthe blind spot
moni toringrange from behind orfrom theside .
Whe nyo uove rtake aveh icle, the warning only
occu rsifthe differ ence inspe edisless tha n
7 mph (12km/h ).
The yellow indicator lamp goesou tif rev ers e
ge ar iseng aged .In thi seve nt,Blind Spo tAssi st
is no longe racti ve.
The brightne ssofthe indicator/w arning lamps
is ad jus ted automa tically acco rding tothe ambi-
ent light.
Co llis io n wa rning
If aveh icleis de tecte din the moni toringrange of
Bli nd Spo tAssi stand yousw itch onthe corr e-
spo nding turn signa l,a do ublewa rning tone
sou nds. Redwa rning lamp 0043flashe s.Ifthe turn
si gna lrem ains on, vehicles detecte dar eind ica-
ted bythe flashi ng ofred warning lamp 0043.
The reareno furthe rwa rning tones. Dri
ving sys tems
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Switching
onBlind SpotAssist
X Make surethatBlind SpotAssist isactivated
in the on-board computer (Ypage 188).
X Turn theSmartK eytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock.
Warning lamps0043inthe exterior mirrorslight
up red forapproximately 1.5seconds and
then turnyellow .
Lane Keeping Assist General
notes Lane
Keeping Assistmonitor sthe area infront of
your vehicle bymeans ofmultifunct ioncam-
era 0043which isattached behindthetop ofthe
windshield. LaneKeeping Assistdetectslane
markings onthe road andcanwarn youbefore
you leave yourlaneuninten tionally.
This funct ionisavaila bleinthe range between
40 mph and120 mph (60km/h and200 km/h ).
A warning maybegiven ifafront wheel passes
over alane marking. Itwill warn youbymeans of
intermit tentvibration inthe steering wheelfor
up to1.5 seconds.
Import antsafety notes G
WARNING
Lane Keeping Assistcannot alwaysclearly
detect lanemarkings.
In such cases, LaneKeeping Assistcan:
R give anunnecessary warning
R not give awarning
There isarisk ofan accident.
Always payparticular attentiontothe traffic
situation andkeep within thelane, especially
if Lane Keeping Assistalertsyou. G
WARNING
The Lane Keeping Assistwarning doesnot
return thevehicle tothe original lane.There is
a risk ofan accident.
You should alwayssteer, brakeoraccelerate
yourself, inparticular ifwarned byLane Keep-
ing Assist.
If you failtoadapt yourdriving style,LaneKeep-
ing Assist canneither reducetherisk ofan acci-
dent noroverride thelaws ofphysics. Lane
Keeping Assistcannot takeintoaccount the
road, traffic andweather condition s.Lane Keep-
ing Assist ismerely anaid. You areresponsible
for the distance tothe vehicle infront ,for vehi-
cle speed, forbraking ingood timeandforstay-
ing inyour lane.
The Lane Keeping Assistdoesnotkeep thevehi-
cle inthe lane.
The system maybeimpaired ormay notfunct ion
if:
R there ispoor visibility, e.g.due toinsufficient
illumi nation ofthe road, ordue tosnow, rain,
fog orspray
R there isglare, e.g.from oncomin gtraffic, the
sun orreflection fromother vehicles (e.g.if
the road surface iswet)
R the windshield isdirty, fogged up,damaged or
covered, forinstanc eby astick er,inthe vicin-
ity ofthe camera
R there arenoorseveral unclear lanemarkings
for one lane, e.g.roadworks
R the lane markings areworn away,dark orcov-
ered up,e.g. bydirt orsnow
R the distance tothe vehicle infront istoo short
and thus thelane markings cannotbedetec-
ted
R the lane markings changequickly, e.g.lanes
branch off,cross oneanother ormerge
R the road isnarrow andwinding
R there arehighly variable shadecondition son
the roadway
Switching onLane Keeping Assist
X Switch onAct ive Lane Keeping Assistusing
the on-board computer; todo so, select
Standard Standard
orAdaptive Adaptive
(Ypage 176).
If you drive atspeeds above40mph
(60 km/h) andlane markings aredetect ed,
the lines inthe assistance graphicareshown 176
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in
green (Ypage 187). LaneKeepin gAss istis
ready foruse.
If Stan dard Stan
dard isselec ted,nowarnin gvibrat ion
occ urs if:
R you have switchedonthe turn signal.Inthis
even t,the warnin gsare suppres sedforacer -
tain period oftim e.
R adrivin gsafet ysyst eminterve nes,e.g. ABS,
BA Sor ESP®
.
When Adaptive Adap
tive isselec ted,nowarnin gvibra-
tion occurs if:
R you have switchedonthe turn signal.Inthis
even t,the warnin gsare suppres sedforacer -
tain period oftim e.
R adrivin gsafet ysyst eminterve nes,e.g. ABS,
BA Sor ESP®
.
R you accelerat ehard, e.g.kickdown .
R you brak ehard.
R you steeract ively, e.g.swerv eto avoid an
obst acle orchan gelanes quickly.
R you cutthe corner onasharp bend.
In order thatyouarewarne donly when neces-
sary andingood timeif you crossthe lane mark -
ing, thesyst emdete ctscer tain condition sand
warns youaccordin gly.
The warnin gvibrat ionoccurs earlier if:
R you approac hthe outer lanemark ingona
bend
R the road hasvery wide lanes, e.g.afree way
R the syst emdete ctssolid lanemark ings
The warnin gvibrat ionoccurs later if:
R the road hasnarrowlanes.
R you cutthe corner onabend Driving
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Imp
ortant safety notes G
WAR
NING
If you oper ateinform ation syst ems andcom-
mun icationequipm entint egr atedin theveh i-
cle when driving,you may bedist ractedfrom
th etraff icsit uati on.You could also lose con-
tr ol of theveh icle. Ther eis aris kof an acc i-
den t.
On lyoper atethis equipm entwhen thetraff ic
sit uati onper mits.Ifyou arenotsur eth at this
is pos sible ,park theveh iclepayin gatt ention
to traff icco nd ition sand oper atetheequip-
men twhen theveh icleis stati onary.
You must observeth elegal require men tsfor the
co unt ryinwhic hyou arecurren tly driv ingwhen
oper ating theon -board comput er. G
WAR
NING
If th eins trumen tclus terhas faile dor mal-
fun ction ed, you may notrec ogn izefunction
res trict ion sin syst ems relevan tto saf ety. The
oper ating safetyof your vehiclemay be
impa ired.Ther eis aris kof an acc iden t.
Dr ive oncar eful ly.Hav eth eveh iclech ecke d
at aqualif iedspec ialist workshop immedi-
ate ly.
The on-board comput eron lysho wsmes sage sor
warn ingsfrom certain syst ems inthemult ifunc-
ti on disp lay.You should there foremak esur e
your vehicleis oper ating safely atall times .
If th eoper ating safetyof your vehicleis
impa ired,pull overas soo nas itis saf eto do so.
Con tacta qualif iedspec ialist workshop.
Fo ran ove rview, seetheins trumen tpan elillus-
tr ati on (Ypage 33). Disp
laysand oper ation Inst
rumen tclus terligh ting
The lightsen sor intheins trumen tclus terauto -
mat icallyco ntrol sth ebrig htne ss ofthemult i-
fun ction disp lay.Indayligh t,th edisp lays inthe
ins trumen tclus terare notillum inated. The
lighting intheins trumen tclus ter,in thedis-
plays andtheco ntrol sin theveh icleint eriorcan
be adjust edusin gth ebrig htne ss control knob.
The brightne ss control knob isloc ate don the
bot tom leftof theins trumen tclus ter
(Y page 33).
X Turn thebrig htne ss control knob clo ckwise or
co unt er-clo ckwise.
If th eligh tswit chisset tothe0058, 0060or
0058 position ,th ebrig htne ss isdepe ndent
upon thebrig htne ss oftheambi entligh t. Sp
eedom eterwith segm ents
The spee dometer ison lydivi ded intoseg men ts
in veh icles wit hAc tive Distanc eAs sist
DI ST RONI C.
The segmen tsinthespee dometer ind icat e
whic hspee dran geisavaila ble.
R Ac tive Distanc eAs sist DIST RONI Cact ivat ed
(Y page 152):
On eor two segmen tsintheset spee dran ge
ligh tup.
R Ac tive Distanc eAs sist DIST RONI Cdet ects a
veh iclein fron tmov ingmor eslow lythan the
st ore dspee d:
The segmen tsbet ween thespee dof theveh i-
cle infron tand thest ore dspee dligh tup. Ta
chom eter
! Do
notdriv ein theove rrevv ing range, asthis
co uld damag eth een gin e.
The redbandin thetac hom eter ind icat esthe
en gin e's overrevv ing range.
The engin eis limi tedwit hin aran getopro tect
th een gin ewhen thered bandis reac hed. Out
sidetem peratur edis pla y
You should pay spec ialattention toroad cond i-
ti on swhen tempe ratures arearoun dfreez ing
poin t.
Bea rin min dth at theout side tempe rature dis-
play indicat esthete mpe rature meas uredand
does notrec ord theroad tempe rature.
The outside tempe rature disp layisin themult i-
fun ction disp lay(Ypage 181). 178
Disp
laysand oper ationOn- boar dcomp uter and displa ys