MERCEDES-BENZ SLC ROADSTER 2019 Owner's Manual

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ersingcame ra
Gen eral notes Re
ar vie wcame ra0043 isan opti calparking and
mane uvering aid. Itsho wsthe areabeh ind
yo ur veh iclewi th guide lines inthe multime dia
sy stem.
The areabeh indthe vehicleis displ ayed asa
mir ror ima ge,asinthe rearvie wmir ror.
i The
text showninthe multime diasy stem
di spl aydep ends onthe langu agesetti ng.
The followi ng are exampl esofrea rvie w
came radispl aysin the multime diasy stem.
Impo rtant safetynotes The
rearvie wcame raisonly anaid. Itis not a
rep laceme ntfor your attenti ontoyour imm edi-
ate surrou ndings. Youare alwa ysres pons ible
for safe mane uvering andparking .Ma kesure
that there arenoper sons ,ani mal sor obje cts
in the mane uvering areawh en youare mane u-
veri ngorparking .
Unde rthe followi ng circu msta nces, therear
vie wcame rawillnot functi on,orwillfuncti on
in alimite 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 fluore scent bulbsor LED
li ghti ng(the displ aymay flicker)
R ifthere isasu dd en cha nge intemp erature ,
e.g. when driving intoahea ted garag ein
wi nter R
ifthe came ralens isdirty orobs tructe d.
Obs erve thenotes oncleani ng
(Y page 250 )
R ifthe rearof your veh icleis da mag ed.Inthis
cas e,ha ve the came rapos ition and setti ng
checke dat aqu alifi ed spe cialist wo rksho p.
The fieldof vis ion and othe rfuncti onsofthe
rea rvie wcame ramay beres tricte ddu eto
ad ditiona lacce ssorieson the rearof the vehi-
cle (e.g. license plate holder ,bi cycl erack) .
On veh icles with hei ght-a djustab lecha ssis,
le avi ng the stand ardheight can resultin ina c-
cura ciesin the guide lines, dependi ngon tech-
nica lcondi tions.
i The
contra stof the displ aymay beaffec-
ted bythe sudd en pre sence ofsunli ght or
othe rlight sources ,e.g. when exiting a
ga rag e.Pa ypa rticu larattenti oninthis situa-
tion.
i If
us ab ility issev erelyres tricte d,e.g. due
to pixel erro rs,have the displ ayrep aired or
rep laced .
i The
rearvie wcame raispro tected from
rai ndro psand dustby mea nsofafla p. Whe n
the rearvie wcame raisacti vate d,this flap
ope ns.
The flapclo ses again wh en:
R youha ve fini she dthe mane uvering proc-
ess
R youswi tch offthe engi ne
R youope nthe trunk
Obs erve thenotes oncleani ng
(Y page 250 ).
For techni calreasons ,the flapmay rema in
ope nbri eflyafte rthe rearvie wcame rahas
bee ndea ctiva ted.
Ac tivati ng/de acti vatin gthe rear view
came ra X
To acti vate :make sure that theSmar tKey
is in pos ition 0048 inthe igniti onlock.
X Ma kesure that theActi vationbyRgear Acti
vationbyRgear
functi onissel ected inthe multime diasy s-
tem; seetheDigi talOpe rator'sManua l.
X Engag ereve rsegear.
The rearvie wcame raflapope ns.The multi-
med iasystem showsthe areabeh indthe
veh iclewi th guide lines. Dri
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The
image fromtherear view camera is
availabl ethroughout themaneuvering proc-
ess.
To deactivat e:the rear view camera deacti-
vates ifyou shift thetrans mission toposition
005D, orafter driving forwards ashort distance.
The inner segment sof the warning indicator
are display edinred ifthere isacomplete sys-
tem failure. Theindicator lampinthe
PARKTRONIC buttonlightsup.
If the system failsatthe rear ofthe vehicle:
R the rear segment sare shown inred when
backing up.
R the rear segment sare hidden whendriving
forwards.
Displays inthe mult imedia system The
rear view camera mayshow adistort ed
view ofobstacles, showthemincorr ectlyor
not atall. The rear view camera doesnotshow
object sin the following positions:
R very close tothe rear bumper
R under therear bumper
R in close range above thehandle onthe trunk
lid
! Object
snot atground levelmayappear to
be further awaythantheyactually are,e.g.:
R the bumper ofaparked vehicle
R the drawbar ofatrailer
R the ball coupling ofatrailer towhitch
R the rear section ofan HGV
R aslanted post
Use theguidelines onlyfororient ation.
Approach objectsno further thanthebot-
tom- most guideline. 0043
Yellow guidelineatadistance ofapprox-
imately 13ft(4.0 m)from therear area
0044 White guidelinewithout steeringinput –
vehicle widthincluding theexter iormirrors
(static)
0087 Yellow guidelineforthe vehicle width
including theexter iormirrors, atthe cur-
rent steerin gwheel angle(dynamic)
0085 Yellow lanemarking thecourse thetires
will take atthe current steeringwheel
angle (dynamic) 0083
Yellow guidelineatadistance ofapprox-
imately 3ft (1.0 m)from therear area
0084 Vehicle centeraxle (marker assistance)
006B Bumper
006C Red guide lineatadistance ofapprox-
imately 12in(0.30 m)from therear area
The guide linesareshown whenthetrans mis-
sion isin position 005E.
The distance specification sonly apply to
object sthat areatground level. 160
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0043
Front warning displa y
0044 Addi tiona lmea surement operational readi-
ness indicator forthe Parking Package
wi th rea rvie wcame ra
0087 Rear wa rning displa y
Vehi cles with the Parkin gPac kage with
rear viewcame ra:whe nthe Parking Package
wi th rea rvie wcame raisope rational
(Y page 154 ),ad diti onal measurement opera-
tiona lrea dine ssindi cator 0044appea rsinthe
mul timed iasystem. Ifthe Parking Package
wi th rea rwa rning displa ysare activeorlight
up ,wa rning displa ys0043 and 0087are also acti ve
or light upcorre sponding lyin the multimed ia
sy stem.
"Rev erse parking "func tion Backi
ngup straig htinto aparking space
wi thout steering input 0043
Whiteguide line withou tsteer inginpu t–
vehi clewidth inclu ding theexteri ormirro rs
(sta tic)
0044 Yellow guide line for the vehi clewidth
inclu ding theexteri ormirro rs,atthe cur-
rent steer ingwhe elangl e(dy nami c) 0087
Yellow guide line atadis tance ofapprox-
ima tely 3ft (1.0 m)from the rearar ea
0085 Redgu ide line atadi sta nce ofappro x-
im ate ly12 in(0.3 0m) from the rearar ea
X Ma kesure tha tthe rearvie wcam eraisacti -
va ted (Ypage 159 ).
The lane and theguide lines aresho wn.
X Wi th the helpof wh ite guide line 0043, check
wh eth erthe vehiclewi llfit into theparki ng
sp ace .
X Usi ngwhite guide line 0043 asagu ide, car e-
fu lly ba ck up unti lyo urea chthe end posi-
tio n.
Re dgu ide line 0085 isthe nat the end ofthe
pa rki ng space .The vehicleis almos tpa rallel
in the parki ng space .
Rev erseperpe ndicular parki ngwith
ste ering input 0043
Parki ng space marking
0044 Yellow guide line for the vehiclewi dth
incl uding the exte riormi rro rs, atthe cur-
rent steering wheelang le(dyna mic)
X Driv epa st the parki ng space and bring the
veh icleto asta nds till.
X Ma kesure tha tthe rearvie wcam eraisacti -
va ted (Ypage 159) .
The lane and theguide lines aresho wn.
X Wh ile the vehicleis at asta nds till,tur nthe
ste ering wheelin the directi onofthe park-
ing space untilye llow guide line 0044 reache s
pa rki ng space marking 0043.
X Ma inta inthe steering inputand revers e
car efully. Dr
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0043
Yellow guidelineforthe vehic lewidth
inc luding theexterior mirrors, atthe cur-
ren tste erin gwheel angle(dynamic )
X Stop the vehic lewhen itis almost exactlyin
fron tof the park ingspace.
The white laneshould beasclose toparallel
with thepark ingspace markingaspossible. 0043
Whit eguide lineatthe curr entsteerin g
input
0044 Park ingspace marking
X Turn thesteerin gwheel tothe centerposi-
tion while thevehic leisstat ionar y. 0043
Red guide lineatadistan ceofapprox -
imate ly12 in(0.30m) from therear area
0044 Whit eguide linewithout steerin ginput
0087 Endof park ingspace X
Back upcaref ullyuntilyou have reach edthe
fin alposit ion.
Red guide line0043isthe nat end ofpark ing
space 0087.The vehic leisalmost parallel in
the park ingspace.
180° view 0043
Symbo lfor the 180 °view function
0044 Your vehic le
0087 Warn ingdisplays forthe Park ingPack age
with rearview camer a
You canalso usetherear view camer ato
select a180 °view.
When thePark ingPack agewith rearview cam-
era isoperat ional(Ypage 154), asymbol for
your ownvehic leappears inthe multim edia
syste m.Ifthe Park ingPack agewith rearview
camer awarnin gdisplays areactive, warnin g
displays 0087light upinthe multim ediasyste m
in yellow orred acco rdingly. ATT
ENT ION ASSIST
Imp ortant safet ynotes ATTE
NTIO NAS SIS Thelps youduring long,
mon otonous journeys, suchason highways. It
is act ive inthe rang ebetwee n50 mph
(80 km/h) and 112 mph (180 km/h).
If ATTE NTIO NAS SIS Tdetec tstypic alindic a-
tor sof fatig ueorinc reasin glapses incon cen-
tr ation onthe part ofthe driver ,it suggest s
you takeabreak . 162
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ATTEN
TIONASSIST asses ses your level offati -
gu eor lapse sin conce ntrationbytaki ngthe
fol lowi ng crite riainto acco unt:
R your perso nal driving style,e.g .stee ring
cha racteri stics
R jou rney detai ls,e.g .time ofdayand length
of jou rney
The functio nality ofATTEN TIONASSIST is
res tricte dand warning sma ybe delaye dor not
occu rat all:
R ifthe roadcond ition ispo or, e.g.if the sur-
fac eis une ven orifther ear epo thol es
R ifther eis astro ngside wind
R ifyo uha ve adop ted aspo rtydriving style
wi th high corne ringspeedsor high rates of
acce lera tio n
R ifyo uar epre domina ntlydriving slow ertha n
50 mph (80km/h )or fas ter than112 mph
(180 km/h )
R ifyo uar ecur rentl yus ing COMAND orma k-
ing atel ephone callwi th it
R ifthe time hasbe en set inco rrectly
R in acti vedriving situa tions, such aswhen
yo ucha nge lanes orcha nge your spe ed
ATTEN TIONASSIST isonl yan aid to the driver .
It mig htnot alwa ysreco gnizefati gueor
incr easing inattenti venessintime orfailto
reco gnizethem atall. The system isnot asu b-
sti tute forawe ll-res ted and attentive driver .
Warni ngand display messagesinthe
multi function display X
Activa teATTEN TIONASSIST using the on-
bo ardcomp uter(Y page 175 ).
If ATTEN TIONASSIST isacti ve,youwi llbe
wa rned nosoo ner than20 minu tesafte r
yo ur jou rney hasbe gun. Yo uthen hearan
inte rmittent warning tonetwice and the
ATT ENTION ASSIST:Tak eaBre ak! ATT
ENTION ASSIST:Tak eaBre ak! mes-
sa ge appe arsin the multifu nctio ndispl ay.
X Ifnece ssary,take abre ak.
X Pre ssthe 0076 or0038 button toconfi rm
the mes sage.
On long jou rney s,take regular bre aks ingoo d
time toallo w yo ursel fto res tpro perly.If yo u
do not take abre akand ATTEN TIONASSIST
sti llde tects increasing lapse sin conce ntra-
tio n,youwi llbe warned again afte r15 minu tes
at the earliest. ATTEN
TIONASSIST isres etwh en youconti nue
yo ur jou rney andstarts asses sing your tire d-
ness again if:
R yousw itch offthe engine
R youtake offyour sea tbe ltand open the
dri ver 'sdo or, e.g.for acha nge ofdri ver sor
to take abre ak
Whe nATTEN TIONASSIST isde acti vated ,the
00D7 symbo lap pe arsin the multifu nctio ndis-
pl ay inthe assista nce graphicsdispl ay.
Vehi cles with CO MA ND: ifawa rning isou t-
pu tin the multifu nctio ndispl ay,a ser vice sta-
tio nsea rch ispe rfor med inthe multimed ia
sy stem .Yo ucan select aser vice stationand
nav igati on tothisser vice stationwi llthen
be gin. Thi sfu nctio ncan beacti vated and
de acti vated inthe multimed iasystem . Lan
eTrack ingpac kag e
Ge neral notes The
Lane Tra cking packag econsi stsofBlind
Spo tAssi st(Y page 163 )and Lane Kee ping
Assi st(Y page 165) .
Bli nd Spo tAs sist Ge
neral notes
Bli nd Spo tAssi stmoni torsthearea son either
si de ofthe vehicletha tar enot visible to the
dri ver with two latera l,rea r-fa cing rada rsen-
sor s.Awa rning displ ayinthe exte riormir rors
dra ws your atte ntionto veh icles detecte din
the moni toredar ea .If yo uthen switch onthe
corr espond ingturn signa lto cha nge lane, you
wi llal so rece iveanoptica land audibl e wa rn-
ing .
Bli nd Spo tAssi stsupp orts youfrom aspe edof
ap pro xima tely20 mph (30km/h ).
For Blind Spo tAssi stto assist you, the rada r
sens orsystem mustbe opera tional . Dri
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Blin dSpo tAs sist does notreac tto :
R veh iclesove rtake nto oclo sely ontheside ,
plac ingthem intheblin dspot area
R veh icleswhic happr oachwit halarg e
spee ddiff ere ntial and overtake your vehi-
cle
As ares ult, BlindSpo tAs sist may notgiv e
warn ingsin suc hsit uati ons.Ther eis aris k
of an acc iden t.
Alw ays obse rveth etraff icco nd ition scar e-
fully, andmain tainasafe lateral distance.
Blin dSpo tAs sist ison lyan aid. Itmay failto
det ect som eveh iclesand isno subs titute for
att entivedriv ing.Alw ays ensure that there is
suff icientdist anceto theside forother road
user sand obst acles.
i US
Aon ly:
This devicehas been approvedby theFCC
as a"Veh icularRadar System". The radar
sen sor isint ended foruse inan auto motive
radar systemonly. Remo ving,tam pering
wit h,or alterin gth edev icewill void anywar-
ran ties,and isno tper mittedby theFCC. Do
no ttam per with,alt er, oruse inany non-
appr ovedway.
An yunaut horizedmod ification tothis dev ice
co uld void theuser ’sauth orityto oper ate
th eequipm ent.
Ra darsensor s
The radar sensorsfor Blin dSpo tAs sist are
int egr atedint oth erear bump er.Mak esure
th at thebump ersare free from dirt,ice or
slush .The sensorsmust notbe cover ed, for
ex ample bycyc lerac ksorove rhan gingloads .
Fol lowin gasev ere impac tor intheeve ntof
damag eto thebump ers,have thefun ction of
th eradar sensorsch eck edataqualif iedspe-
cial istwork shop.Blin dSpo tAs sist may nolon-
ger work properly. Moni
toring range ofthesensor s
In part icula r,thedet ection ofobst aclescan be
impai redif:
R there isdirt onthesen sorsor anyt hingelse
co ver ing thesen sors
R there ispoor visibilit y,e.g. due tofog ,heav y
rain ,sn ow orspr ay
R there arenarrow vehicles,e.g. mot orcycle s
or bic ycle s
R theroad hasverywide lanes
R theroad hasnarrow lanes
R you arenotdriv inginthemidd leof thelane
R there arebarr iers orother road boundarie s
Veh iclesin themon itorin gran geare then not
ind icat ed. Blin
dSpo tAs sist mon itorsthearea upto10 ft
(3. 0m) behi ndyour vehicle and directly ne xt
to your vehicle,as sho wninthediagr am.For
th is purp ose, BlindSpo tAs sist uses radar sen-
sor sin therear bump er.
If th elane sare narrow, vehiclesdriv inginthe
lane beyon dth elane next to your vehicle may
be indicat ed, espe ciallyifth eveh iclesare not
driv inginthemidd leof their lane .This may be
th ecas eif th ere arevehiclesdriv ingatthe
inn eredge oftheir lane s.
Due tothenat ure ofthesyst em:
R warn ingsmay beissue din err orwhen driv-
ing closetocrash barriers orsim ilar solid
lane borders.
R warn ingsmay beinterr upt edwhen driving
alon gsidelon gveh icles,e.g. truck s,for a
pro longed time. 164
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Indi
catorand warning displa y 0043
Yello wind icat orlamp/ redwarn inglamp
Blin dSpo tAs sist isno tact ive atspee dsbelow
appr oximat ely20mph (30km/h). Vehiclesin
th emon itorin gran geare then notind icat ed.
When BlindSpo tAs sist isact ivat ed, indicat or
lamp 0043intheex terior mirrorslight sup yellow
at spee dsofup to20 mph (30km/ h).At
spe eds above 20mph (30km/h ),the indicator
la mp goesou tand Blind Spot Assistisope ra-
tiona l.
If aveh icleis dete cted within theblind spot
moni toringrang eat spe eds above 20mph
(30 km/h ),wa rning lamp 0043onthe corre -
spo nding sidelights upred .Thi swa rning is
al wa ysemi tted when aveh icleenter sthe blind
spo tmoni toringrang efrom behindorfrom the
sid e.Whe nyo uove rtake aveh icle, the warning
only occu rsifthe differ ence inspe edisless
than 7mph (12km/h ).
The yellow indicator lamp goesou tif reve rse
gea ris enga ged.In this event,Blind Spot
Assi stisno longer active.
The brightne ssofthe indicator/w arninglamps
is ad juste dau toma tically acco rding tothe
amb ient light.
Co llis io n warn ing
If aveh icleis dete cted inthe moni toringrang e
of Blind Spot Assistand youswi tch onthe cor-
res pond ingturn signal ,a dou ble wa rning tone
sou nds. Redwa rning lamp 0043flashe s.Ifthe
turn signal rema inson, vehicles dete cted are
ind icated bythe flashi ng ofred warning
la mp 0043. Thereare nofurther warning tones. Sw
itchin gon Blind Spo tAs sist
X Ma kesure that Blind Spot Assist
(Y page 175 )is acti vate din the on-bo ard
comp uter.
X Tu rn the Smar tKeytopos ition 0048 inthe igni-
tion lock.
Wa rning lamps 0043inthe exter iormir rors
li ght upred forappro xima tely1.5seco nds
and then turnyellow .
Lan eKe epi ng Assist Gen
eral notes Lane
Keeping Assi stmoni torstheareain front
of your veh iclewi th came ra0043, which is
mou nted atthe top ofthe windsh ield .Lane
Kee ping Assi stdete ctslane mar kings onthe
roa dand warns youbef ore youleave your lane
uni ntentio nally.
If yo usel ect km km
on the on-bo ardcomp uterin
the DisplayUni tSpe ed-/Odometer Dis
playUni tSpe ed-/Odometer func-
tion (Ypage 176 ),Lane Keeping Assi stis
acti vestar ting ataspe edof60 km/h .If the
mil es mil
esdispl ayuni tis sel ected ,the assis tance
rang ebeg insat40 mph .
A wa rning maybegiven ifafront wheel passe s
ove ra lane mar king. Itwi llwa rnyouby mea ns
of inter mitte ntvib rati oninthe stee ring wheel
for upto1.5 seco nds.
Impo rtant safetynotes G
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Lane Keeping Assi stcanno tal wa yscle arly
dete ctlane mar kings .
In such cas es, Lane Keeping Assi stcan:
R give an unne cessarywarning
R not give awa rning
The reisaris kof an acci dent. Dri
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Alw
ayspa ypa rticu laratte ntionto the traffic
si tua tionand keepwi thi nthe lane, espe-
cia lly if La ne Kee ping Assi stalerts you. G
WA
RNING
The Lane Kee ping Assi stwa rning does not
retu rnthe vehicleto the original lane. There
is aris kof an acci dent.
Yo usho uld alwa ysstee r,bra keoracce lera te
yo ursel f,in pa rticu larif wa rned byLane
Kee ping Assi st.
If yo ufai lto adap tyo ur driving style,La ne
Kee ping Assi stcan neither reduce theriskof
an acci dent nor override the laws ofphy sics.
La ne Kee ping Assi stcanno ttake intoacco unt
the road,traf ficand weath ercond itions. Lane
Kee ping Assi stismer elyan aid. Yo uar e
res ponsi ble for the dista nce tothe vehiclein
front, forveh iclespe ed,for braking ingoo d
time andforstaying inyour lane.
The Lane Kee ping Assi stdo es not keepthe
veh iclein the lane.
The system maybe imp aired orma ynot func-
tio nif:
R ther eis po or vis ibility ,e.g .du eto ins uffi-
cie ntillu mina tionof the road,or dueto
snow ,ra in, fog orspr ay
R ther eis glar e, e.g .from oncoming traffic,
the sunor ref lectio ns(e.g. when the road
su rfa ce iswe t)
R the windsh ield isdirty ,fog ged up,da ma ged
or cove red,for instance byasti cker, inthe
vici nity ofthe cam era
R ther ear eno, severalor uncl earla ne ma rk-
ing sfor alane, e.g.in area swi th roa dcon-
stru ctionwo rk
R the lane ma rking sar ewo rnaw ay,da rk or
cove redup,e.g .by dirt or snow
R the dista nce tothe vehiclein front istoo
sma lland thelane ma rking sthu scanno tbe
de tecte d
R the lane ma rking scha nge quickl y,e.g .la nes
bra nch off,cros sone another ormer ge
R the roadis nar row andwindi ng
R ther ear estro ngsha dows cas ton the road Sw
itchin gon Lan eKe epi ng Assist
X Swi tch onLane Kee ping Assi stusing the on-
bo ardcomp uter;to do so, select Standard Sta
ndard
or Ada ptive Ada
ptive(Ypage 175 ).
If yo udri ve atspe edsab ove 40mph
(60 km/h )and lane ma rking sar ede tecte d,
the lines inthe assista nce graphicsdispl ay
(Y page 175 )ar esho wningre en. Lane
Kee ping Assi stisrea dyfor use.
Stan dard
If Sta ndard Sta
ndardissel ecte d,no warning vibratio n
occu rsif:
R yousw itch onthe turn signa ls.In thi seve nt,
the warning sar esu pp res sed foracerta in
pe rio dof time
R adri ving safety system intervenes, such as
ABS, BASorESP ®
Ada ptiv e
Whe nAda ptive Ada
ptiveissel ecte d,no warning vibra-
tio noccu rsif:
R yousw itch onthe turn signa ls.In thi seve nt,
the warning sar esu pp res sed foracerta in
pe rio dof time
R adri ving safety system intervenes, e.g.ABS,
BAS orESP ®
R youacce lera te hard, e.g.kickd own
R youbra kehard
R youstee racti vely,e.g .sw erv eto avoid an
ob sta cle orcha nge lanes quickl y
R youcut the corne ron asha rpbend
In ord ertha tyo uar ewa rned onlywh en nece s-
sa ry and ingoo dtime ifyo ucros sthe lane
ma rking ,the system recognizes certa incond i-
tio ns and warns youacco rdingl y.
The warning vibratio noccu rsearlier if:
R youap pro ach theouter lane ma rking ona
be nd
R the roadha sver ywi de lanes, e.g.a fre ew ay
R the system recognizes solidlane ma rking s
The warning vibratio noccu rslater if:
R the roadha snar row lanes
R youcut the corne ron abe nd 16
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ortant safety notes G
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If you oper ateinform ation syst ems andcom-
mun ication equipm entint egr atedin the
veh iclewhen driving,you may bedist racted
fr om thetraff icsit uati on.You could also
lose control oftheveh icle. Ther eis aris kof
an acc iden t.
On lyoper atethis equipm entwhen thetraff ic
sit uati onper mits.Ifyou arenotsur eth at
th is ispos sible ,park theveh iclepayin g
att ention totraff icco nd ition sand oper ate
th eequipm entwhen theveh icleis stati on-
ary.
You must observeth elegal require men tsfor
th eco unt ryinwhic hyou arecurren tly driv ing
when operating 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 relevantto 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 eronlysho wsmes sage s
or warn ingsfrom certain syst ems inthemult i-
fun ction disp lay.You should there foremak e
sur eyour vehicleis oper ating safely atall
ti mes .
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 el
illust ration (Ypage 32). Disp
laysand oper ation Inst
rumen tclus terligh ting
The lighting intheins trumen tclus ter, in the
disp lays andtheco ntrol sin theveh icleint erior
can beadjust edusin gth ebrig htne ss control
kn ob. The
brightne ss control knob isloc ate don the
bot tom leftof theins trumen tclus ter
(Y page 32).
X Turn thebrig htne ss control knob clockwise
or count er-clo ckwise.
If you turnth eligh tswit ch(Ypage 97)to
th e0058, 0060or0058 position ,th ebrig ht-
ne ss will depe ndupon thebrig htne ss ofthe
ambi entligh t.
The lightsen sor intheins trumen tclus ter
auto maticallyco ntrol sth ebrig htne ss ofthe
mult ifunction disp lay.Indayligh t,th edis-
plays intheins trumen tclus terare notillu-
min ated. Sp
eedom eterwith segm ents
The segmen tsinthespee dometer ind icat e
whic hspee dran geisavaila ble.
R Cruis eco ntrol activat ed(Ypage 142):
The segmen tsligh tup from thest ore d
spee dto themax imum speed.
R Ac tive Distanc eAs sist DIST RONI Cact ivat ed
(Y page 144):
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 the
veh iclein fron tand thest ore dspee dligh t
up. Ta
chom eter
! Do
notdriv ein theove rrevv ing range, as
th is co uld damag eth een gin e.
The redbandin thetac hom eter ind icat esthe
en gin e's overrevv ing range.
The fuel suppl yis int err upt edtopro tect the
en gin ewhen thered bandis reac hed. Out
sidetem peratur edis pla y
You should pay spec ialattention toroad con-
dit ion swhen tempe ratures arearoun dfreez ing
poin t. Disp
laysand oper ation
167On-boar dcomp uter and displa ys Z

Bea
rin mind thattheoutsid etempe raturedis-
pl ay indi cates thetempe raturemea suredand
doe snot recor dthe roadtempe rature.
The outsid etempe raturedispl ayisin the mul-
tifu nction displ ay(Y page 169 ).
A chang ein the outsid etempe ratureisshow n
in the multifunction displ ayafte ra del ay. Co
olant temperature gage G
WARNI
NG
Ope ning thehoodwhe nthe engi neisover -
hea ted orwhe nthere isafire inthe engi ne
compa rtment couldexpo seyouto hot gases
or other serviceprod ucts. Thereisarisk of
inju ry.
Let anover heated engi necool downbef ore
ope ning thehood.Ifthere isafire inthe
engi necompa rtment, keepthehoodclos ed
and contact thefire departme nt.
! A
displ aymess ageis show nif the cool ant
tempe ratureistoo high.
If the cool anttempe ratureisover 248‡
(120 †),donot continu edri ving. The
engi newillother wise be damag ed.
The coolanttempe raturegage isin the instru -
ment cluster onthe right-ha ndside
(Y page 32).
The Hmarki nginthe cool anttempe rature
ga ug ecorre sponds toacool anttempe rature
of approxi mate ly248 ‡(120 †).
Unde rnorma lope ratingcondi tions andatthe
corre ctcool antlevel, the cool anttempe rature
ga ug emay risetothe Hmarki ng. Ope
rating theon-bo ard computer
Ove rview 0043
Multifunctio ndispl ay
0044 Right control panel
0087 Left control panel
X To acti vate theon-bo ard computer: turn
the SmartKe yto pos ition0047 inthe ignition
lock.
You cancontrol themultifunction displ ayand
the setting sin the on-bo ardcompu terusing
the buttons onthe multifunction steering
whe el.
Le ftco ntrol panel 0059
0065 R
Ca lls up the menu andmenu bar 0063
0064 Pres
sbrie fly:
R Scrol lsin lists
R Sele ctsasub menu orfuncti on
R In the Audi o Audi
omenu :sel ects the
pre vious ornext station,whe n
the preset list or stati onlist is
acti ve,oran audio track orvid eo
scene
R In the Tel Tel
(teleph one) menu :
swi tches tothe phoneboo kand
sel ects aname ortele pho ne
numb er 168
Di
splay sand operationOn-b oard computer anddispl ays