warning MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class COUPE 2017 CL205 Service Manual

Alwaysobserve the child restraint system man-
ufacturer's installatio nand operating instruc-
tions.
Forward-facin gchild restrain tsystem
If it is absolutely necessary to instal laforward-
facing child restraint system on the front-
passengers eat, always move the front-
passengers eata sfar back as possible. Fully
retract the sea tcushion length. The entire base
of the child restraint system must always res ton
the sea tcushion of the front-passenger seat.
The backres tofthe child restraint system must
li easf lata sp ossibl eagain st the backres tofthe
front-passenger seat. The child restraint system
must not touch the roo forbesubjected to aloa d
by the hea drestraint. Adjust the angle of the
sea tbackres tand the hea drestraint position
accordingly. Alway smakes uret hatt he shoul-
de rb elts trapisc orrectlyrouted from the vehi-
cle belt outle ttothe shoulde rbeltg uide on the
child restraint system .The shoulde rbelts trap
must be routed forwards and downwards from
the vehicl ebelto utlet. If necessary,a djus tthe
vehicl ebelto utle tand the front-passenger seat
accordingly.
Alway sobserve the child restraint system man-
ufacturer's installatio nand operating instruc-
tions.
Pets in the vehicle
GWARNING
If yo uleave animals unattended or unsecured
in the vehicle, they could press buttons or
switches, for example.
As aresult, they could:
Ractivate vehicl eequipment and become
trapped, for example
Ractivate or deactivate systems, thereby
endangering othe rroa du sers
Unsecured animals could also be flung around
the vehicl einthe event of an accident or sud-
de ns teering or braking ,thereb yinjuring vehi-
cle occupants. There is ariskofana ccident
and injury.
Never leav eanimals unattended in the vehi-
cle .Alway ssecur eanimals properly during
the journey ,e.g.u se asuitabl eanimalt rans-
port box.
Driving safety systems
Overvie wofdrivingsafety systems
In thiss ection, yo uwillf ind informatio nabout
the following driving safety systems:
RABS ( Anti-lock Braking System)
(Ypage 62)
RBAS ( Brake Assist System )(Ypage 62)
RBAS PLU SwithC ross-TrafficA ssist (Brake
A ssis tSys tem PLU SwithC ross-TrafficA ssist)
(
Ypage 62)
RCOLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST PLUS
(Ypage 64)
RESP®( E le ctronic Stability Program)
(Ypage 67)
REBD ( Ele ctronic Brake force Dis tribution)
(Ypage 70)
RADAPTIVE BRAK E(Ypage 70)
RPRE-SAFE®Brake (Ypage 70)
RSTEER CONTROL (Ypage 72)
Important safety notes
If youfailtoa dapt your driving style or if yo uare
inattentive, the driving safety system scan nei-
ther reduce the ris kofanaccident nor override
the laws of physics. Driving safety system sare
merel yaidsd esig nedtoa ssistdriving .You are
responsibl efor maintaining the distance to the
vehicl einfront, for vehicl espeed ,for braking in
goo dtime ,and for staying in lane. Alway sadapt
your driving style to suit the prevailing roa dand
weather conditions and maintain asafed istance
from the vehicl einfront. Driv ecarefully.
The driving safety system sdescribe donlyw ork
as effectively as possibl ewhent her eisa de-
quate contact between the tire sand the road
surface. Pa yparticula rattentio ntothe informa-
tio nr egarding tires, recommende dminimum
tire trea ddepths etc. in the "Wheels and tires"
sectio n(
Ypage 316).
In wintry driving conditions, always us ewinter
tire s(M+ Stires) and if necessary,s now chains.
Onlyint hiswaywill the driving safety systems
describe dinthissectio nworkase ffectively as
possible.
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ABS (Anti-lock Braking System)
Gene ralinform ation
ABSregulates brak epressur einsuchaw ay that
th ew heels do no tloc kw hen you brake. This
allows you to continu esteering th evehicl ewhen
braking .
The ! ABSw arning lamp in th einstrumen t
cluste rlights up when th eignition is switched
on .Itg oeso ut when th eengineisr unning.
AB Sw orks from aspee dofa bout5mph
(8 km/h), regardless of road-surface conditions.
AB Sw orks on slipper ysurfaces, eve nwhen you
only brak egently.
Import ant safety notes
iObservethe "Importan tsafet ynotes "sec-
tion (Ypage 61).
GWARNIN G
If AB Sisf aulty, th ewheels could loc kwhen
braking .The steerabilit yand braking charac -
teristics may be severely impaired. Addition -
ally, further drivin gsafet ysystems are deac -
tivated. There is an increased danger of skid-
din gand accidents .
Drive on carefully. Hav eABS checke dimme-
diately at aqualified specialis tworkshop .
When AB Sismalfunctioning ,other systems ,
includin gdrivin gsafet ysystems ,will also
become inoperative. Observ ethe information
on th eABS warning lamp (
Ypage 249) and dis-
play message swhichm ay be shown in th e
instrumen tcluste r(
Ypage 220).
Braking
XIf ABS intervenes: continuetodepress th e
brak epedal vigorously until th ebraking sit -
uation is over.
XTo make afullb rake application: depress
th eb rak epedal wit hfull force .
If AB Sintervenes when braking ,you will fee la
pulsing in th ebrak epedal .
The pulsating brak epedal can be an indication
of hazardous road conditions, and function sasa
reminder to tak eextra carew hile driving.
BAS (Brak eAssistS ystem)
Gene ralinform ation
BASo perate sinemergenc ybraking situations.
If you depress th ebrak epedal quickly, BA S
automatically boosts th ebraking force ,thu s
shortening th estopping distance.
Imp ortant safety notes
iObserv ethe "Importan tsafet ynotes "sec-
tion (Ypage 61) .
GWARNIN G
If BA Sism alfunctioning ,the braking distanc e
in an emergenc ybraking situation is
increased. There is ariskofana ccident.
In an emergenc ybraking situation ,depress
th eb rak epedal wit hfull force .ABS prevents
th ew heels from locking .
Braking
XKeepthe brak epedal firmly depressed until
th ee mergenc ybraking situation is over.
AB Sp revents th ewheels from locking .
The brakes will function as usual once you
release th ebrak epedal .BAS is deactivated.
BAS PLUS (Brak eAssistS ystem
PLUS)w ith Cross-Traffic Assist
Gene ralinform ation
BASP LUSc an help you to minimiz ethe riskofa
collision wit havehicleorap edestrian and
reduce th eeffects of suc hacollision .IfBAS
PLU Sdetects adanger of collision ,you are
assisted when braking .
iPay attention to theimportant safet ynotes
in th e"Drivin gsafet ysystems "section
(
Ypage 61) .
BA SP LUSiso nlya vailable on vehicles wit hthe
Drivin gAssistance package.
Fo rB AS PLU Stoa ssist you when driving, th e
radar sensor system and th ecamera system
mus tbeo perational.
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With the help ofasensor system and acamera
system, BAS PLUS can detect obstacles:
Rthat are in the path of your vehicle for an
extended period of time
Rthat cross the path of your vehicle
In addition, pedestrians in the path of your vehi-
cle can be detected.
BAS PLUS detect spedestrians by using typical
characteristic ssuch as the body contours and
posture of aperson standin gupright.
If the radar sensor system or the camera system is malfunctioning, BAS PLUS functions are
restricted or no longer available. The brake sys-
tem is still available with completeb rake boost-
ing effect and BAS.
iObserve the restriction sdescribed in the
"Important safety notes" sec-
tion“ (
Ypage 63).
Important safety notes
GWARNING
BAS PLUS cannot alwaysc learly identify
object sand complex traffic situations.
In such cases, BAS PLUS may:
Rintervene unnecessarily
Rnot intervene
There is arisk of an accident.
Always pay careful attention to the traffic sit- uation and be ready to brake. Terminat ethe
intervention in anon-critical driving situation.
GWARNING
BAS PLUS cannot alwaysc learly identifypeo-
ple, this is especially the case if they are mov-
ing. BAS PLUS cannot intervene in these
cases. There is arisk of an accident.
Always pay careful attention to the traffic sit-
uation and be ready to brake.
GWARNING
BAS PLUS does not react:
Rto small people, e.g. children
Rto animals
Rto oncoming vehicles
Rwhen cornering
As aresult, BAS PLUS may not intervene in all
critical situations. There is arisk of an acci-
dent.
Always pay careful attention to the traffic sit-
uation and be ready to brake.
In the event of snowfall or heavy rain, the rec-
ognition can be impaired.
Recognition by the radar sensor system is also
impaired if:
Rthere is dirt on the sensor soranything else
coveringt he sensors
Rthere is interference by other radar sources
Rthere are stron gradar reflections, for exam-
ple in parking garages
Ran arrow vehicle is travelin ginfront, e.g. a
motorbike
Rav ehicle is travelin ginfrontonad ifferentline
Rvehicles quickly move into the radar sensor
system detection range
Recognition by the camera system is also
impaired in the event of:
Rdirt on the camera or if the camera is covered
Rglare on the camera system, e.g. from the sun being low in the sky
Rdarkness
Ror if:
-pedestrians move quickly, e.g. into the path
of the vehicle
-the camera system no longer recognizes a
pedestrian as aperson due to special cloth-
ing or other objects
-ap edestrian is concealed by other objects
-the typical outline of aperson is not distin-
guishable from the background
Following damage to the fronte nd of the vehicle,
have the configuration and operation of the
radar sensor schecked at aqualified specialist
workshop. This also applies to collisions at slow
speeds where there is no visible damage to the
frontoft he vehicle.
Following damage to the windshield, have the
configuration and operation of the camera sys-
tem checked at aqualified specialist workshop.
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Function
To avoidacollision ,BAS PLU Scalculates th e
brak eforce necessar yif:
Ryou approac hanobstacle ,and
RBA SP LUSh as detected ariskofc ollision
When drivin gatas peed under 20 mp h
(30 km/h ):ifyou depress th ebrak epedal, BA S
PLU Sisa ctivated. The increas einbrakepres-
sure will be carried out at th elast possible
moment.
When drivin gatas peed abov e20mph
(30 km/h) :ifyou depress th ebrak epedal
sharply, BA SPLUSa utomatically raises th e
brak epressur etoav alue adapted to th etraffic
situation .
BA SP LUSp rovide sbraking assistanc einhaz-
ardous situation swithv ehicles in fron twithin a
spee drange between 4mph (7 km/h) and
15 5m ph (25 0km/ h).
At speeds of up to approximately 44 mph
(70 km/h), BA SPLUSc an reac tto:
Rstationary object sinthepat hofy our vehicle,
e.g. stoppe dorparked vehicles
Rpedestrian sinthepat hofy our vehicl e
Robstacles crossing your path, whic hmovei n
th ed etection range of th esensor sand are
recognize dbythem
iIf BA SPLUSd emand sparticularly high brak -
ing force, preventative passenger protection
measures (PRE-SAF E
®)are activated simulta-
neously (Ypage 55).
XKeepthe brak epedal depressed until th e
emergenc ybraking situation is over.
AB Sp reve
nts th
ewheels from locking.
BA SP LUSisd eactivated and th ebrakes func-
tion as usual again ,if:
Ryou release th ebrak epedal.
Rthere is no longer ariskofc ollision .
Rno obstacle is detected in fron tofyour vehi-
cle .
Ryou depress th eaccelerato rpedal
Ryou activat ekickdown .
COLLISIONP REVENTIO NASSIST
PLUS
General information
iObserv ethe "Importan tsafet ynotes "sec-
tion (Ypage 61).
COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST PLU Sconsists
of ad istanc ewarning function wit hanautono-
mous braking function and adaptive Brake
Assist .
COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST PLU Scan help
you to minimiz ethe riskofaf ront-end collision
wit hav ehicleahead or reduce th eeffect sof
suc hac ollision .
If COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST PLU S
detect stha tthe re is ariskofac ollision ,you will
be warned visually and acoustically. If you do no t
reac ttot hevisual and audible collision warning ,
autonomous braking can be initiate dincritical
situations. If you apply th ebrak eyourself in a
critical situation ,the COLLISION PREVENTION
ASSIST PLU Sadaptive Brake Assist assist syou.
Important safety notes
In particular, th edetection of obstacles can be
impaired if:
Rthere is dirt on th esensor soranythin gelse
covering th esensor s
Rthere is snow or heav yrain
Rthere is interferenc ebyother radar sources
Rthere are stron gradar reflections, for exam-
ple in parking garages
Ran arrow vehicl etraveling in front, e.g. a
motorbike
Rav ehicl etraveling in fron tonadifferent lin e
Rnewv ehicles or after aservic eont heCOLLI-
SION PREVENTION ASSIST PLU Ssystem
Observ ethe important safet ynotes in the
"Breaking-in notes" section (
Ypage 130).
Followin gdamag etothefron tend of th evehicle,
have th econfig uration and operation of th e
radar sensor checked at aqualified specialist
workshop. This also applie stocollision satslow
speeds wher ethere is no visible damag etothe
fron toft hevehicle.
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Activating/deactivating
The COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST PLUSis
automatically active after switching on th eigni-
tion .
You can activat eordeactivat eCOLLISION PRE -
VENTION ASSIST PLU Sintheon-board com-
puter (
Ypage 212). When deactivated, th edis-
tance warning function and th eautonomous
braking function are also deactivated.
If COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST PLU Sis
deactivated, th eæ symbol appear sinthe
assistanc egraphic sdisplay.
Distance warning function
Genera linformation
The distanc ewarning function can help you to
minimiz ethe riskofaf ront-end collision wit ha
vehicl eahead or reduce th eeffects of suc ha
collision .Ifthedistanc ewarning function
detects that there is ariskofac ollision ,you will
be warned visually and acoustically.
Important safety notes
iObserv ethe "Importan tsafet ynotes "sec-
tion for drivin gsafet ysystems (Ypage 61).
GWARNIN G
The distanc ewarning function does no treact:
Rto people or animals
Rto oncomin gvehicles
Rto crossing traffic
Rwhen cornering
Thus ,the distanc ewarning function canno t
provid eawarning in all critical situations.
There is ariskofana ccident.
Always pay careful attention to th etraffic sit -
uation and be read ytob rake.
GWARNIN G
The distanc ewarning function canno talways
clearly identify objects and complex traffic
situations.
In suc hcases, th edistanc ewarning function
may:
Rgiv eanu nnecessary warning
Rnotg iveaw arning
There is ariskofana ccident.
Always pay careful attention to th etraffic sit -
uation and do no trelys olely on th edistanc e
warning function .
Function
Starting ataspee dofa pproximately 4mph
(7 km/h), th edistanc ewarning function warn s
you if you rapidly approac havehicl einfront.An
intermittent warning tone will then sound, and
th e· distanc ewarning lamp will ligh tupin
th ei nstrumen tcluster.
XBrake immediately in order to increas ethe
distanc efromt hevehicl einfront.
or
XTak eevasive action ,provided it is saf etodo
so.
Due to th enature of th esystem, particularly
complicated but non-critical drivin gconditi ons
may also caus ethe system to display awarning .
Wit hthe help of th eradar sensor system, th e
distanc ewarning function can detec tobstacles
that are in th epathofy our vehicl efor an exten-
ded period of time.
Up to aspee dofa pproximately 44 mph
(70 km/h), th edistanc ewarning function can
also reac ttostationary obstacles, suc hasstop-
ped or parked vehicles.
Aut onom ous braking function
If thedriver does no treac ttot hedistanc ewarn-
ing signal in acritical situation ,COLLISION PRE -
VENTION ASSIST PLU Scan assist wit hthe
autonomous braking function .
The autonomous braking function :
Rgives thedriver mor etimetor eacttoc ritical
drivin gsituation s
Rcan help th edriver to avoi danacciden tor
Rreduce sthe effects of an acciden t
Vehicles withou tDISTRONIC PLUS :th e
autonomous braking function is available in th e
followin gspee dranges :
R4-65m ph (7-105 km/h) for moving objects
R4-31m ph (7-50km/h) for stationary
objects
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Vehicles with DISTRONICPLUS:the autono-
mou sbraking function is available in the follow-
ing speed ranges:
R4-1 24 mph (7 -200 km/h )for moving
objects
R4-31m ph (7-50km/h)for stationary
objects
Due to the nature of the system, particularly
complicate dbutnon-critica ldriving conditions
may also cause the Autonomous Braking Func-
tion to intervene.
If the autonomous braking function requires a
particularly hig hbraking force ,preventative
passenger protectio nmeasures (PRE-SAFE
®)
are activate dsimultaneously (Ypage 55).
Adaptive Brake Assist
General information
iObserve the "Important safety notes "sec-
tion (Ypage 61).
With the hel pofadaptive Brake Assist, the dis-
tance warning signal can detect obstacles that
are in the path of your vehicl efor an extended
perio doft ime.
If adaptive Brake Assist detects ariskofc olli-
sio nw itht he vehicl einfront, it calculate sthe
braking force necessary to avoid acollision. If
yo ua pply the brakes forcefully ,adapt ive Brake
Assist will automaticall yincreas ethe braking
force to alev el suitabl efor the traffic conditions.
Adaptive Brake Assist provides braking assis-
tance in hazardouss ituations at speeds above
4m ph (7 km/h). It uses radar sensor technology
to asses sthe traffic situation.
Up to aspeed of approximately 155 mph
(250 km/h), adaptive Brake Assist is capable of
reacting to moving objects that have already
bee ndetected as such at leas tonce ove rthe
perio dofo bservation.
Up to aspeed of approximately 44 mph
(70 km/h),a daptive Brake Assist reacts to sta-
tionary obstacles.
If adaptive Brake Assist demand sparticularly
hig hb raking force ,preventative passenger pro-
tectio nmeasures (PRE-SAFE
®)are activated
simultaneously (Ypage 55).
XKee pthe brake pedal depressed unti lthe
emergency braking situation is over.
ABS prevents the wheel sfrom locking. The brakes wi
ll w
ork normall
yagain if:
Ryour elease the brake pedal.
Rthere is no longer any danger of acollision.
Rno obstacl eisdetected in front of your vehi-
cle.
Adaptive Brake Assist is then deactivated.
Important safety notes
iObserve the "Important safety notes "sec-
tion for driving safety systems (Ypage 61).
GWARNING
Adaptive Brake Assist canno talway sclearly
identif yobjects and comple xtraffic situa-
tions.
In such cases, Adaptive Brake Assist can:
Rintervene unnecessarily
Rnot intervene
There is ariskofana ccident.
Alway spaycareful attention to the traffic sit-
uation and be ready to brake. Terminate the
intervention in anon-critica ldriving situation.
GWARNING
Adaptive Brake Assist doe snot react:
Rto peopl eoranimals
Rto oncoming vehicles
Rto crossing traffic
Rwhen cornering
As aresult, the Adaptive Brake Assist may not
intervene in al lcritical conditions .There is a
ris kofana ccident.
Alway spaycareful attention to the traffic sit-
uation and be ready to brake.
Due to the nature of the system, particularly
complicate dbutnon-critica ldriving conditions
may also cause Brake Assist to intervene.
If adaptive Brake Assist is not available du etoa
malfunction in the radar sensor system, the
brake system remains available with ful lbrake
boosting effect and BAS.
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ESP®(Electronic Stability Program)
General notes
iObserv ethe "Important safety notes" sec-
tio n(Ypage 61).
ESP
®monitors driving stabilitya nd traction,i.e.
power transmission between th etires and the
road surface.
If ESP
®detect stha tthe vehicle is deviatin gfrom
th ed irection desired by th edriver, oneorm ore
wheels are braked to stabilizet hevehicle .The
engine output is also modified to keep th evehi-
cle on th edesired course within physical limits.
ESP
®assists th edriver when pullinga way on
wet or slippery roads. ESP®can also stabilize
th ev ehicle durin gbraking.
Important safety notes
iObserv ethe "Important safety notes" sec-
tio n(Ypage 61).
GWARNING
If ESP
®is malfunctioning, ESP®is unabl eto
stabilizet hevehicle .Additionally, further driv-
ing safety systems are deactivated. This
increases th erisk of skiddinga nd an accident.
Drive on carefully. Hav eESP
®checked at a
qualified specialist workshop.
When towing th evehicle with th erear axle
raised, observ ethe note sonE SP
®
(Ypage 311).
If the å ESP®OFFw arning lamp lightsu p
continuously, ESP®is deactivated.
If the ÷ ESP®warning lamp lightsupc ontin-
uously, ESP®is no tavailabl edue to amalfunc-
tion.
Observ ethe informatio nonwarning lamps
(
Ypage 249) and display messages whichm ay
be shown in th einstrumen tcluster
(
Ypage 220).
Only use wheels with th erecommended tire
sizes. Only then will ESP
®function properly.
Characteristics of ESP®
General information
If the ÷ ESP®warning lamp goes out before
beginnin gthe journey, ESP®is automatically
active.
If ESP
®intervenes, the ÷ESP®warning lamp
flashes in th einstrumen tcluster.
If ESP
®intervenes:
XDo no tdeactivate ESP®unde rany circum-
stances.
XOnly depress th eaccelerato rpedal as far as
necessaryw hen pullinga way.
XAdaptyour driving style to suit th eprevailing
road and weather conditions.
ECO start/stop function
The ECO start/sto pfunction switches the
engine off automaticall ywhen th evehicle stops
moving .The engine start sautomaticall ywhen
th ed river want stopull away again.E SP
®
remains in its previously selecte dstatus. Exam-
ple: if ESP®was deactivate dbefore th eengine
was switched off ,ESP®remains deactivated
when th eengine is switched on again.
Deactivating/activatin gESP®(except
Mercedes ‑AM Gvehicles)
Important safety notes
iObserv ethe "Important safety notes" sec-
tio n(Ypage 61).
You can selectb etween thefollowings tate so f
ESP
®:
RESP®is activated.
RESP®is deactivated.
GWARNING
If you deactivate ESP
®,E SP®no longer sta-
bilizes th evehicle .Thereisani ncreased risk
of skiddinga nd an accident.
Only deactivate ESP
®in th esituations descri-
bed in th efollowing.
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It may be best to deactivate ESP®in the follow-
ing situations:
Rwhen using snow chains
Rin deep snow
Ron sand or gravel
iActivate ESP®as soon as the situations
describeda bove no longer apply. ESP®will
otherwise not be abl etostabilize the vehicle if
the vehicle starts to skid or awheel starts to
spin.
!Avoid spinning the driven wheel sfor an
extended period with ESP®deactivated. You
could otherwise damage the drivetrain.
Deactivating/activating ESP®
You can deactivate or activate ESP®via the on-
board computer (Ypage 212)
ESP®deactivated:
The å ESP®OFF warning lamp in the instru-
ment cluster lights up.
ESP
®activated:
The å ESP®OFF warning lamp in the instru-
ment cluster goes out.
Characteristic swhen ESP®is deactivated
If ESP®is deactivated and one or more wheels
start to spin, the ÷ESP®warning lamp in the
instrument cluster flashes. In such situations,
ESP
®wil lnot stabilize the vehicle.
If you deactivate ESP®:
RESP®no longer improves driving stability.
REngine torque is no longer limited and the
drive wheel sare abl etospin.
The spinning of the wheel sresults in acutting
action for better traction on loose surfaces.
RTraction control is still activated.
RCOLLISION PREVENTION ASSISTisnol onger
available; nor is it activated if you brake firmly
with assistance from ESP
®.
RPRE-SAFE®is no longer available, nor is it
activated if you brake firmly and ESP®inter-
venes.
RPRE-SAFE®Brake is no longer available, it is
also not activated if you brake firmly and ESP®
intervenes.
RESP®still providess upport when you brake
firmly.
Deactivating/activating ESP®
(Mercedes‑AMG vehicles)
Important safety notes
iObserve the "Important safety notes" sec-
tion (Ypage 61).
You can select betwee nthe following states of
ESP
®:
RESP®is activated.
RSPORT handling mode is activated.
RESP®is deactivated.
GWARNING
When SPORT handling mode is activated,
there is agreater risk of skidding and acci-
dents.
Only activate SPORT handling mode in the sit-
uations describedint he following.
GWARNING
If you deactivate ESP
®,E SP®no longer sta-
bilizes the vehicle.T here is an increased risk
of skidding and an accident.
Only deactivate ESP
®in the situations descri-
bed in the following.
!Avoid spinning the driven wheelsf or an
extended period with ESP®deactivated. You
could otherwise damage the drivetrain.
In the following situations, it may be better to
activate SPORT handling mode or deactivate
ESP
®:
Rwhen using snow chains
Rin deep snow
Ron sand or gravel
Ron specially designated roads when the vehi-
cle's own oversteering and understeering
characteristics are desired
Driving in SPORT handling mode or without
ESP
®requires an extremely qualifieda nd expe-
rienced driver.
iActivate ESP®as soon as the situations
describeda bove no longer apply. ESP®will
otherwise not be abl etostabilize the vehicle if
the vehicle starts to skid or awheel starts to
spin.
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the vehicle/trailercombinatio nbydepressing
the brake firmly.
ESP
®trailer stabilization is active above speeds
of abou t65k m/h.
ESP
®trailer stabilization does not work if ESP®
is deactivated or disabled because of amalfunc-
tion.
Crosswind Assist
General information
Strong crosswind scan cause your vehicl eto
deviate fromas traight course.The crosswind
drivin gassis tance functio nintegrated in ESP
®
noticeabl yreduce sthese impairments.
ESP®intervenes automaticall yaccording to the
direction and intensity of the crosswind saffect-
ing your vehicle.
ESP intervenes with stabilizing braking to assist
yo uink eeping the vehicl einthe lane.
Crosswind Assist is active at vehicl espeeds
above 50 mph (80 km/h )whend rivin gstraight
ahea dorc ornerin ggently.
Important safety notes
Crosswind Assist does not work if ESP®is deac-
tivated or disabled because of amalfunction.
EBD (electroni cbrak eforce distribu-
tion)
General information
EBD monitors and controls the brake pressure
on the rea rwheel stoi mprove drivin gstability
whil ebraking.
Important safety notes
iObserve the "Important safety notes" sec-
tio n(Ypage 61).
GWARNING
If EBD is malfunctioning ,the rea rwheel scan
lock, e.g .under full braking .Thisi ncreasest he
ris kofs kidding and an accident.
Yo us houl dtherefore adap tyou rd rivin gstyle
to the different handling characteristics. Have
the brake systemc hecked ataquali fied spe-
cialist workshop. Observe information regarding indicator and
warning lamps (
Ypage 249
)aswellasd isplay
message s(Ypage 222).
ADAPTIVE BRAKE
ADAPTIVE BRAKE enhance sbraking safety and
offers increasedb raking comfort. In additio nto
the braking function, ADAPTIVE BRAKE also has
the HOLD functio n(
Ypage 169) and hill start
assist (Ypage 135).
PRE-SAFE®Brake
General information
PRE-SAFE®Brake can help yo utominimize the
ris kofa collision with avehicl eahead or a
pedestrian, and reduce the effects of such a
collision. If PRE-SAFE
®Brake hasd etecte darisk
of collision, yo uwillbew arned visuall yand
acousticall yaswellasbya utomatic braking.
iPa ya ttentio ntothe important safety notes
in the "Driving safety systems" section
(
Ypage 61).
PRE‑SAFE
®Brake is onl yavailable in vehicles
with the Drivin gAssistance Plus package.
For PRE-SAFE
®Brake to assist yo uwhend riving,
the rada rsen sors ystema nd the camera system
must be switched on and be operational.
With the help of the rada rsen sorsystema nd the
camera system, PRE-SAFE
®Brake can detect
obstacle sthata rein front of your vehicl efor an
extende dperiodoft ime.
In addition, pedestrians in the path of your vehi-
cle can be detected.
PRE-SAFE
®Brake detects pedestrians using
typica lcharacteristics such as the body con-
tours and posture of aperso ns tanding upright.
iObserve the restrictions describe dinthe
"Important safety notes" section
(
Ypage 70).
Important safety notes
GWARNING
PRE-SAFE
®Brake will initiall ybrake your vehi-
cle by apartia lappli catio noft he brakes if a
dange rofcollision is detected. There mayb e
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acollision unless you brak eyourself. Even
after subsequentf ull applicationofthebrakes
ac ollision canno talways be avoided, partic-
ularly when approaching at to ohigh aspeed.
Thereisar isk of an accident.
Always apply th ebrakes yourself and tr yto
tak eevasive action,p rovided it is safe to do
so.
In th eeven tofap artial applicatio nofthebrakes,
th ev ehicle is braked with up to 50 %ofthefull
braking pressure.
GWARNING
PRE-SAFE
®Brake canno talways clearly iden-
tif yo bject sand complex traffic conditions.
In these cases, PRE-SAFE
®Brake may:
Rgive an unnecessaryw arning and then
brak ethe vehicle
Rnotg ive awarning or intervene
Thereisar isk of an accident.
Always pay particular attention to th etraffic
situatio nand be ready to brake, especially if
PRE-SAFE
®Brake warn syou. Terminate the
intervention in anon-cri tical driving situation.
GWARNING
PRE-SAFE
®Brake canno talways clearly iden-
tif yp eople, especially if they are moving .In
these cases, PRE-SAFE
®Brake canno tinter-
vene. Thereisar isk of an accident.
Always pay particular attention to th etraffic
situatio nand be ready to brake, especially if
PRE-SAFE
®Brake warn syou.
In orde rtomaintain th eappropriat edistanc eto
th ev ehicle in fronta nd thus prevent acollision,
you must apply th ebrakes yourself.
GWARNING
PRE-SAFE
®Brake does no treact:
Rto small people, e.g .children
Rto animals
Rto oncoming vehicles
Rto crossing traffic
Rwhen cornering
As aresult, PRE-SAFE®Brake may neither
give warning snorintervene in all critical sit-
uations .Thereisar isk of an accident.
Always pay careful attention to th etraffic sit-
uatio nand be ready to brake.
In th eeven tofs nowfall or heavyr ain,the rec-
ognition can be impaired.
Recognition by th eradar sensor system is also
impaired if:
Rthere is dirt on th esensorsora nythingelse
coveringt hesensors
Rthere is interference by other radar sources
Rthere are stron gradar reflections ,for exam-
ple in parking garages
Ran arrow vehicle is travelin ginfront,e.g.a
motorbike
Rav ehicle is travelin ginfrontonadifferentl ine
relative to th ecente rofy our vehicle
Recognition by th ecamera system is also
impaired in th eeven tof:
Rdirt on th ecamera or if th ecamera is covered
Rglare on th ecamera system, e.g .fro mt hesun
beingl ow in th esky
Rdarkness
Ror if:
-pedestrians moveq uickly, e.g.int ot he path
of th evehicle
-thec amera system no longer recognize sa
pedestrian as aperson due to special cloth-
ing or other objects
-ap edestrian is concealed by other objects
-thet ypical outline of aperson is no tdistin-
guishable from th ebackground
Followingd amage to th efront end of th evehicle,
have th econfiguratio nand operatio nofthe
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adar sensorsc hecked at aqualified specialist
workshop.T his also applies to collisionsats low
speeds wheret here is no visible damage to the
frontoft hevehicle.
Followingd amage to th ewindshield, have the
configuratio nand operatio nofthecamera sys-
te mc hecked at aqualified specialist workshop.
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