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The warning vibration occurs later if:
R the road has narrow lanes
R you cut the corner on abend Active Driving Assistance package
General notes The Active Drivin
gAssistance package con-
sists of DISTRONIC PLUS (Y page 217), Active
Blind Spot Assist (Y page 261) and Active
Lane Keeping Assist (Y page 263).
Active Blind Spot Assist General notes
Active Blind Spot Assist monitors the areas
on either side of the vehicle that are not visi-
ble to the driver with two lateral, rear-facing
radar sensors. Awarning display in the exte-
rior mirrors draws your attention to vehicles
detected in the monitored area. If you then
switch on the corresponding turn signal to
change lanes, you will also receive avisual
and audibl ecollision warning. If arisk of side
impact is detected, corrective braking may
help you avoid acollision. Active Blind Spot
Assist evaluates the free space in the direc-
tion of travel and to the side before making a course-correcting brake application. For this,Active Blind Spot Assist uses the forward-
facing radar sensors.
Active Blind Spot Assist supports you from a
speed of approximately 30 km/h.
Important safety notes
Active Blind Spot Assist is only an aid and is
not asubstitute for attentive driving. G
WARNING
Active Blind Spot Assist does not react to
vehicles:
R overtaking too closely on the side, placing
them in the blind spot area
R if the differenc einthe speed of approach
and overtaking is too great As
aresult, Active Blind Spot Assist may nei-
ther give warnings nor intervene in such sit-
uations. There is arisk of an accident.
Always pay careful attention to the traffic sit- uation and maintain asafe distanc eatthe side
of the vehicle.
Radar sensors
The Active Blind Spot Assist radar sensors are integrated into the fronta nd rear bumpers
and behind acover in the radiator trim. Make
sure that the bumpers and the cover in the
radiator trim are free of dirt, ice or slush. The
rear sensors must not be covered, e.g. by
bicycle racks or overhangin gloads. Following
as evere impact or in the event of damage to
the bumpers, have the function of the radar
sensors checked at aqualified specialist
workshop. Active Blind Spot Assist may oth-
erwise no longer function properly.
Monitoring range G
WARNING
Active Blind Spot Assist does not detect all
traffic situations and road users. There is a
risk of an accident.
Always make sure that there is sufficient dis-
tancetot he side for other traffic or obstacles. Example: Saloon Driving systems
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Activ
eBlind Spo tAssist monitors the area up
to 3.0 mbehind your vehicle and directly next
to your vehicle, as shown in the diagram.
The detection of vehicles may be impaired in the case of:
R dirt on the sensor sorobscured sensors
R poor visibility, e.g. due to rain, snow or
spray
Vehicles in the monitoring range will then be
indicated late or not at all.
Active Blind Spot Assist may not detec tnar-
row vehicles, such as motorcycles or bicy-
cles, or may only detec tthem too late.
If the lanes are narrow, vehicles driving in the
lane beyond the lane nexttoy our vehicle may
be indicated, especially if the vehicles are not
driving in the middle of their lane. This may be the case if ther eare vehicles at the edge of
their lane.
Due to the nature of the system:
R warnings may be issued in error when driv-
ing close to crash barriers or similar solid
lane borders
R warnings may be interrupted when driving
alongside long vehicles, for example lor-
ries, for aprolonged time
Warning display :
Warnin gdisplay
Active Blind Spot Assist is not active at
speeds below approximately 30 km/h. Vehi-
cles in the monitoring range are then not indi-
cated. If Active Blind Spot Assist is activated, indi-
cator lamp
:in the exterior mirror slights up
yellow up to aspeed of 30 km/h. At speeds
above 30 km/h, the indicator lamp goes out
and Active Blind Spot Assist is operational.
If av ehicle is detected within the monitoring
range of Blind Spot Assist at speeds above
30 km/h, warning lamp :on the corre-
spondin gside lights up red. Awarning is
alway sissued when avehicle enters the mon-
itorin grange of Blind Spot Assist from behind
or from the side. When you overtake avehicle,
the warning only occur sifthe difference in
speed is less than 12 km/h.
The yellow indicator lamp goes out if reverse gear is engaged. Active Blind Spot Assist is
not operational.
The brightness of the warning lamps is auto-
matically adapted to the brightness of the
surroundings.
Visua land acoustic collision warning
If you switch on the turn signals to change
lanes and avehicle is detected in the side
monitoring range, you receive avisual and
acoustic collision warning. You then hear a
double warning tonea nd red warning lamp:
flashes. If the turn signal remains on, detec-
ted vehicles are indicated by the flashing of
red warning lamp :.There are no further
warning tones.
Course-correcting brak eapplication
If Active Blind Spot Assist detects arisk of a
side impact in the monitoring range, acourse-
correcting brake application is carried out.
This is designed to help you avoid acollision. G
WARNING
Ac ourse-correcting brake application cannot
alway spreven tacollision. There is arisk of an
accident.
Always steer ,brake or accelerat eyourself,
especially if Active Blind Spot Assist warns
you or makes acourse-correcting brake appli-
cation .Always maintain asafe distanc eatthe
sides. 262
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Example: Saloon
If ac ourse-correcting brake application
occurs, red warning lamp :flashe sinthe
exterio rmirror and adualw arning tone
sounds. In addition, display ;underlining
the dange rofasidec ollision appear sinthe
multifunctio ndisplay.
In ver yrarec ases, the system ma ymakean
inappropriate brake application. Acourse-
correcting brake applicatio nmaybe interrup-
ted at any time if yo ustee rsligh tlyint he
opposite direction or accelerate.
The course-correcting brake applicatio nis
availabl einthe speed range between
30 km/h and 200 km/h.
Either acourse-correcting brake application
appropriate to the driving situation, or none at all, ma yoccu rif:
R ther earevehicles or obstacles, e.g .crash
barriers ,onboths ides of your vehicle
R av ehicl eapproaches too closel yonthe
side
R yo uh avea dopt edasporty driving style with
high cornering speeds R
yo uc learly brake or accelerate
R ad riving safety system intervenes, such as
ESP ®
or PRE-SAFE ®
Brake
R ESP ®
is deactivated
R al os soft yrep ressure or adefective tyr eis
detected
Activatin gActiveB lind Spo tAssist
X Make sure tha tActive Blind Spo tAssist
(Y page 288 )isactivated in the on-board
computer.
X Turn the key to position 2in the ignition
lock.
Warning lamps :in the exterio rmirrors
light up red for approximatel y1.5 seconds
and then tur nyellow.
Towin gatrailer
If yo ucoupl eupa trailer, make sure tha tyou
have correctl yestablished the electrical con-
nection. Thi scan be accomplished by check-
ing the traile rlig hting. Active Blind Spo tAssist
is then deactivated .The indicator lamps in the
exterio rmirrors light up yellow and the
Active
Active Blind BlindSpot
SpotAssist
Assist not
notavaila‐
availa‐
ble whe ntowing atraile rSee Own‐
ble whe ntowing atraile rSee Own‐
er' sManual
er' sManual message appear sinthe multi-
functio ndisplay.
Activ eLaneK eeping Assist General notes
Active Lane Keeping Assist monitors the area
in front of your vehicl ebymeans of multi-
functio ncamera :at the top of the wind-
screen. Various different area stothe front, Driving systems
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Alway
ssteer, brake or accelerate yourself,
especially if Active Lane Keeping Assist warns
yo uorm akes alan e-correcting brake appli-
cation. G
WARNING
Active Lane Keeping Assist onl ydetects traf-
fic conditions or roa dusers to alim ited
extent. In ver yrarec ases, the system may
make an inappropriate brake application, e.g. afte rintentionally driving ove rasolid lane
marking .There is ariskofana ccident.
An inappropriate brake applicatio nmaybe
interrupte datany time if yo ustee rslightly in
the opposite direction. Alway smakes uret hat
ther eiss ufficient distance to the side for
othe rtraffic or obstacles. Example: Saloon
If yo uleave your lane under certain circum-
stances, the vehicl ewillb rake briefl yonone
side .Thisisi ntende dtohelpy ou return the
vehicl etothe original lane.
If al an e-correcting brake applicatio noccurs,
display :appear sinthe multifunctio ndis-
play.
Al ane-correcting brake applicatio ncan be
made afte rdriving ove ralanem arking detec-
ted as being solid or broken. Before this, a
warning must have been issued by means of
intermittent vibratio nthroug hthe steering
wheel. In addition, alan ew ithl an em arkings
on both side smustbed etected.
In the cas eofabroken lane marking being
detected, alan e-correcting brake application
can onl ybemadeifav ehiclehasbeen detec- ted in the adjacent lane. The following vehi-
cle scan have an influence on brake applica-
tion: oncoming traffic, vehicles tha tare over-
taking and vehicles tha tare driving parallel to
your vehicle.
i Af
urthe rlan e-correcting brake applica-
tio nc an onl yoccu rafte ryourv ehicl ehas
returned to the original lane.
No lane-correcting brake applicatio noccurs
if:
R yo uc learly and activel ysteer, brake or
accelerate
R yo uc ut the corne ronasharp bend
R yo uh avea dopt edasporty driving style with
high cornering speed sorhighr ates of
acceleration
R yo uh aves witched on the turn signals
R ad riving safety system intervenes, such as
ESP ®
,P RE -SAFE ®
Brake or Active Blind
Spo tAssist
R ESP ®
is deactivated
R the transmission is not in position D
R on vehicles with atraile rtow hitch, the
electrical connectio ntothe traile rhas been
correctl yestablished
R an obstacle ha sbeend etecte dint he lane in
which yo uaredriving
R al ossoft yrep ressure or adefective tyre
ha sb eend etecte dand displayed
There is apossibility tha tthe Active Lane
Keeping Assist could misjudge the given traf-
fic situation. An inappropriate brake applica-
tio nm aybe interrupte datany time if:
R yo us tee rslightly in the opposite direction
R yo us witch on the turn signal
R yo uc learly brake or accelerate
Al ane-correcting brake applicatio nisinter-
rupte dautomaticall yif:
R ad riving safety system intervenes, such as
ESP ®
,P RE -SAFE ®
Brake or Active Blind
Spo tAssist
R lane marking sareno longe rdetected Driving systems
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Activatin
gActive Lane Keeping Assist
X Activat eActiv eLaneK eepin gAssist using
th eo n-bo ard computer; to do so, select
Standard
Standard orAdaptive
Adaptive (Ypage 288).
If you driv eatspeeds abov e60km/ hand
lane markings are detected, th elines in the
assistance graphic display (Y page 286)
are shown in green .ActiveL aneK eeping
Assist is read yfor use.
If Standard
Standard is selected, no warning vibra-
tion occur sif:
R you have switched on th eturns ignals. In
this case, th ewarning sare suppressed
for acertai nperiod of time.
R ad riving safet ysystem intervenes, such
as ABS, BA SorESP®
.
When Adaptive
Adaptive is selected, no warning
vibration occur sif:
R you have switched on th eturns ignals. In
this case, th ewarning sare suppressed
for acertai nperiod of time.
R ad riving safet ysystem intervenes, such
as ABS, BA SorESP®
.
R you accelerate hard ,e.g.k ickdown.
R you brak ehard.
R you steer actively, e.g. swerve to avoi dan
obstacle or chang elane quickly.
R you cut th ecorner onashar pbend.
In order that you are warned only when nec-
essary and in good time if you cross th elane
marking, th esystem detect scertai ncondi-
tion sand warn syou accordingly.
The warning vibration occur searlier if:
R you approac hthe outer lane markin gona
bend
R ther oad has ver ywide lanes, e.g. amotor-
way
R thes ystem detect ssolid lane markings
The warning vibration occur slater if:
R ther oad has narrow lanes
R you cut th ecorner onabend Towing
atrailer
If you couple up atrailer ,makes ure that you
have correctly established th eelectrical con-
nection .This can be accomplished by check-
ing th etrailer lighting. Towin
gatrailer Important safety notes
G
WARNING
You could lose control of th evehicle/trailer
combination if it begins to swerve. The vehi-
cle/traile rcom bination could eve noverturn.
Ther eisar iskofana ccident.
On no accoun tshould you attemp tto
straighten out th evehicle/traile rcom bina-
tio nbyi ncreasing speed. Decrease your
spee dand do no tcountersteer. Brake if nec-
essary. G
WARNING
If th emaximum th epermissible load for acar-
rier system is exceeded, th ecarrier could
come loos efromt hevehicl eand endanger
other road users. Ther eisariskofana ccident
and injury.
Never excee dthe permissible noseweight
when usin gacarrier.
Exceedin gthe maximum permissible nose-
weigh tofthetrailer drawbar on th eball cou-
plin gm ay caus edamag etothefollowing:
R your vehicle
R thet railer
R theb all coupling
R trailer to whitch
The vehicle/traile rcom bination could
become unstable.
If th enoseweight used is lower than th emin-
imum permissible noseweight ,the vehicle/
trailer combination could also become unsta- ble. 266
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gatrailerDriving and pa rking

X
Pull the ball coupling in the direction of the
arrow until it engages in avertical position.
Indicator lamp =goes out. The trailer
power socket is integrated in the ball cou-
pling and swivels out with it.
Saloon: indicator lamp ?goes out.
Estate: indicator lamp =goes out.
The multifunction display shows the
Trailer Trailer hitch
hitch Check
Checklock
lockmech.
mech. mes-
sage until the ball coupling is engaged.
X Remove the protective coverin gfrom the
ball coupling and store it in asafe place.
X Make sure that the ball of the ball coupling
is clean and greased.
HYBRID vehicles :make sure that you read
the "HYBRID" Supplement included in the
vehicle literature. Otherwise, you may not
recognise dangers. Coupling up
atrailer
X Make sure that the transmission is in posi-
tion P.
X Apply the parking brake.
X Position the trailer horizontally behind the
vehicle.
X Couple up the trailer.
X Establish the electric connection between
the vehicle and the trailer.
X Check that the trailer lighting system is
working.
Ac onnected trailer is only recognised when
the electrical connection is established
correctly and when the lighting system is
working properly. The function of other sys-
tems, such as ESP ®
,P ARKTRONIC and
Active Parking Assist also depends on this. Uncoupling
atrailer G
WARNING
If you uncouple atrailer with an engaged over-
run brake, you could trap your hand between the vehicle and the trailer drawbar. This poses
ar isk of injury.
Do not uncouple atrailer with an engaged
overrun brake. G
WARNING
Vehicles with level control:
If you disconnect the trailer cable, the vehicle is lowered. This can cause you or others to
become trapped between the vehicle body
and tyres, or underneat hthe vehicle. This
poses arisk of injury.
Make sure that no-one is in the immediate
vicinit yofthe wheel arch or underneat hthe
vehicle when disconnectin gthe trailer cable.
! Do not disconnect
atrailer with an
engaged overrun brake. Otherwise, your
vehicle could be damaged by the rebound- ing of the overrun brake.
X Make sure that the transmission is in posi-
tion P.
X Apply the parking brake.
X Secure the trailer against rolling away.
X Remove the trailer cable and decouple the
trailer. Folding in the ball coupling
G
WARNING
If you release the ball coupling or it does not
engage correctly when folding in, it will swing out. Within pivoting range of the ball coupling,
there is an increased risk of an accident and
injury.
Only release the ball coupling if the pivoting
range is unobstructed. Always make sure that the ball coupling engages when folding in.
X Place the protective coverin gonthe ball
coupling. 270
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atrailerDriving and parking

Saloon
Estate
X Press the ball coupling in the direction of
the arrow unti litengages behind the
bumper.
Saloon: indicator lamp ?goe soutand the
messag einthe multifunction display dis-
appears.
Estate: indicator lamp =goe soutand the
messag einthe multifunction display dis-
appears.
i Fol
dthe ball coupling back in if yo uare not
using the traile rtow hitch. Traile
rpower supply
! You can connect accessorie
switha
power rating of up to 240 Wtothe perma-
nent power suppl yand with apower rating
of up to 180 Wtothe power suppl ythat is
switched on via the ignition lock.
The traile rbattery may not be charge dfrom
the power supply. X
To switc hthe connecte dpower supply
on or off: turn the key in the ignition lock to
position 2or 0respectivel y(Ypage 179).
Whe nitleavest he factory, your vehicle's
traile rsocke tise quipped with apermanent
power suppl yand apower suppl ythat is
switched on via the ignition lock.
The permanent power suppl yissupplie dvia
traile rsocke tpin9.
The power suppl ythat is switched on via the
ignition lock is supplie dvia traile rsocke tpin
10.
The trailer's permanent power suppl yis
switched off in the event of low vehicle supply
voltage and afte rsix hours at the latest.
You can find more information abou tinstal-
ling the traile relectrics at aquali fied special-
ist workshop. Failure check for LEDs
i If LED lamps are fitted in the trailer, a
malfunction messag emay appea rinthe
multifunction display eve nifthere is no
fault. The reason for the erro rmessag emay
be that the current ha sfalle nbelow the
minimum of 50 mA.
To ensure reliabl eindication of the failure,
each LED chain in the traile rlighting mus tbe
guaranteed aminimum current of 50 mA. Traile
rwith7 -pinc onnector
General notes Traile
rwith7 -pinc onnector: youc an con-
nect to the 13-pi nsocke tont he ball coupling
using an adapter or, if necessary, an adapter
cable .Both can be obtained at aquali fied
specialist workshop.
Fitting the adapter !
Make sure that there is sufficient cable
play so that the cable cannot become
detached when cornering. 272
Towin
gatrailerDrivin gand parking

Useful information
............................276
Importan tsafet ynotes ..................... 276
Displays and operation ....................276
Menus and submenus ......................279
Display messages ............................. 299
Warning and indicator lamp sinthe
instrument cluster ............................329 275On-boar
dcomputer and displays

Useful information
i This Owner's Manual describes all mod-
els, series and optional equipment for your
vehicle that were available at the time of
going to press. National variation sare pos-
sible. Not ethat your vehicle may not be
equipped with all of the function sdescri-
bed. This is also the case for system sand
function srelevan ttosafety.
i Read the information on qualified special-
ist workshops: (Y page 27). Important safet
ynotes G
WARNING
Operating the integrated information systems and communications equipment in the vehicle
while drivin gwill distract you from traffic con-
ditions. You could then lose contro lofthe
vehicle. There is arisk of an accident.
Only operate thes edevices if road traffic con-
dition spermit .Ifyou are unsure about the
surrounding conditions, pull over to asafe
locatio nand make entries only while the vehi-
cle is stationary.
You must observ ethe legal requirements for
the country in which you are currently driving when operatin gthe on-board computer. G
WARNING
If the instrumen tcluster has failed or mal-
functioned, you may not recognise function
restrictions relevan ttosafety. The operating
safet yofy our vehicle may be impaired. There
is ar isk of an accident.
Driv eonc arefully. Have the vehicle checked
at aq ualified specialist workshop immedi-
ately.
The on-board computer only shows messages
or warnings from certain system sinthe mul-
tifunction display. You should therefore make
sure your vehicle is operatin gsafely at all
times. If the operatin
gsafet yofy our vehicle is
impaired, park the vehicle safely as soon as
possible. Contact aqualified specialist work-
shop.
HYBRID vehicles :make sure that you read the
"HYBRID "Supplement. You could otherwise
fail to recognise dangers ,e.g. due to high
voltage.
For an overview; see the instrumen tcluster
illustration (Y page 34). Displays and operation
Coolant temperatureg
auge G
WARNING
If you open the bonnet while the engin eis
overheating or while ther eisafire in the
engin ecompartment, you could come into
contact with hot gases or other leaking ser-
vice products. There is adanger of injury.
Allow an overheating engin etocool down
before openin gthe bonnet. If ther eisafire in
the engin ecompartment, leave the bonnet
closed and notify the fire brigade.
The coolan ttemperature gauge is in the
instrumen tcluster on the left-hand side
(Y page 34).
Under normal operatin gcondition sand with
the specified coolan tlevel, the coolan ttem-
perature may rise to 120 †.
At high outside temperature sand when driv-
ing uphill, the coolan ttemperature may rise
to the end of the scale. Rev counter
! Do not drive in the overrevvin
grange.
Doin gsow ill damage the engine.
The red band in the rev counter indicates the
engine's overrevvin grange.
The fuel supply is interrupted to protect the
engin ewhen the red band is reached. 276
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dcomputer and displays

Outsid
etemperature display
You should pay special attention to road con-
ditions when temperatures are around the
freezing point.
Bear in mind that the outside temperature
display indicates the temperature measured
and does not recor dthe road temperature.
The outside temperature display is in the mul- tifunction display (Y page 279).
Changes in the outside temperature are dis-
played after ashort delay. Speedometer with segments
The segments in the speedometer indicate
which speed range is available.
R Cruise control activated (Y page 212):
The segments light up from the stored
speed to the maximum speed.
R Variable SPEEDTRONIC activated
(Y page 215):
The segments light up from the start of the
scale to the selected limit speed.
R DISTRONIC PLUS activated (Y page 217):
One or two segments in the set speed
range light up.
R DISTRONIC PLUS detects avehicle in front:
The segments between the speed of the
vehicle in fron tand the stored speed light
up. Operating the on-board computer
Overview :
Multifunction display
; Vehicles with Audio 20: switches on
voice-operated control for navigation (see
manufacturer's operatin ginstructions)
Vehicles with COMAND Online: switches
on LINGUATRONIC (see the separate
operatin ginstructions)
= Right control panel
? Left control panel
A Back button
X To activate the on-board computer: turn
the key to position 1in the ignition lock.
You can control the multifunction display and
the settings in the on-board computer using
the button sonthe multifunction steering
wheel. Displays and operation
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