sensor MERCEDES-BENZ EQB SUV 2021 User Guide

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Ac tiveD istance Assist DISTRONI Cand ECO
Assist must be acti vatedf or thea utomatic
adoption of speed limits.
Multimedia system: 4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance
5 Traffic Sign Assist
A
A ctiv
ctiv ating or deactiv
ating or deactiv ating aut
ating automatic adop
omatic adop tion of
tion of
speed limits (onl
speed limits (onl yv
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ehicles wit hDr
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Select Adopt limit. #
Switc hthe function on or o..
The spee dlimits de tected byTra1c Sign
Assis tare automaticall yadop tedbyA ctive
Dis tance Assist DISTRONIC.
% If one of thef ollowing systems is activated,
th ed etected speed can be manuall yadop ted
as thes peed limit:
R ActiveD istance Assist DISTRONIC
R Cruise control R
Variable limi ter
Fu rther informatio nabout ActiveD istance
Assist DISTRONIC: (/ page209).
Displa
Displa ying det
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ected
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tra1c
a1c signs in t
signs in t he mediadis-
he medi adis-
play
play #
Select Display in head unit . #
Switc hthe function on or o..
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Select Visual&a udible,Visual orOff.
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hreshold
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This value de term ines thes peed at whic hawarn-
ing is issued when exceeded. #
Select Warning threshold. #
Setthe desi reds peed. Blind Spo
Blind Spo
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Blind Spo tAssist and ActiveB lind Spo tAssist use
tw ol ateral, rear-facing radar sensor stomonitor th
ea reaupt o40m behind and 3mnexttoy our
ve hicle.
If av ehicleisd etected at speedsa bove appr ox-
imatel y12k m/h and this vehicle subsequently
enter sthe moni toring rang ed irectl ynexttoy our
ve hicle, thew arnin glam pint he outside mir ror
lights up red.
Pe rm anen tstatus displ ayinthei nst rument clus-
te r:
R ¸ (gre y): sy stem is acti vatedb ut inopera-
tive
R ¸ (gre en): system is activated and opera-
tional
If av ehicleisd etected close toyour vehicle and
yo us witc hont he tur nsignal indicator in thec or-
re sponding direction, adoubl ewarnin gtone
sounds and ther ed warning lam pinthe outside
mir ror0 ashes. If thet urns ignal indicator remains
switched on, all other de tected vehicles ar eindi-
cated onl ybythe 0ashing of ther ed warning
lamp.
If yo uo vertak eav ehicleq uickly,no warning is
given. 224 224
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&
W
W ARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of accident despit eBlind
Spo tAssist
Blind Spo tAssist does no treact tovehicles
approaching and overtaking youatag reatly
di.erent speed.
Blind Spo tAssist canno twarnd rive rs inthis
situation. #
Alwaysp aycareful attention tothet ra1c
situation and maintain asafed istance at
th es ide of thev ehicle. Observ
ethe no tesond riving systems and your
re sponsibility ;you ma yotherwise failto recognise
danger s(/pag e196).
Exit w
Exit w ar
ar ning ning
The exitwa rning is an additional function of Blind
Spo tAssist and can warnvehicle occupants about
approaching vehicles when leavin gthe vehicle
when stationar y. &
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of accident despit eexit
wa rning
The exitwa rning neither reacts tostationa ry
objects nor topersons or road users
approaching youatag reatl yd i.ering speed.
The exitwa rning canno twarnd rive rs inthese
situations. #
Alwaysp ayparticular attention tothe
tra1 csituation whenopening thed oors
and mak esuret her eiss u1cien tclear-
ance. If
th er eisav ehicleint he monitoring range, this is
indicated in theo utside mir ror.Ifav ehicleo ccu-
pant open sthe door on thes ide wit hthe warning,
aw arnin gtone sounds and thew arnin glam pin
th eo utside mir rors tartst o0 ash.
Thi sadditional function is on lyavailabl ewhen
Blind Sp otAssist is active. Whe nthe exitwa rning
is activated, it can warnvehicle occupants forup
to thre em inutes aTer switching thev ehicleo ..
The exitwa rning is no longer availabl eonce the
wa rning lam pinthe outside mir ror0 ashes three
times. The
exitwa rning is onl yanaid and no tasubsti-
tut efor thea ttention of vehicle occupants. The
re sponsibility foro pening and closing thed oors
and forl eaving thev ehicler emains wit hthe vehi-
cle occupants.
Syst Syst em limits
em limits
Blind Spo tAssis tand ActiveB lind Spo tAssist may
be limited in thef ollowing situations, in particular:
R ifth er eisd irtont he sensor sorthe sensors
ar eo bscured
R in poor visibility ,e.g. due tofog, heavy rain or
snow
R ifth er ea renar rowv ehicles, e.g. bicycles or
mo torbikes
R ifth er oad has very wide or nar rowl anes
R ifve hicles ar enotdriving in them iddle of their
lane
Wa rnings ma ybeissued in er rorw hen driving
close tocrash bar rier sors imilar continuous lane
borders. Alw aysm akes uret hat ther ei ss u1cient
distance tothes ide foro ther tra1c or obs tacles. Driving and parking
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Ve
hicles wit h360° Camera
If yo uh ave notselected theCamera &parking
menu and an obstacle is de tected in thep athof
th ev ehicle, apop-up wind ow forParking Assist
PA RKTRONIC 1appear sinthe multimedia sys-
te mats peeds belo w10km/h.
The colour of thei ndividual segments of thew arn-
ing displa yisbased on thed istance tothed etec-
te do bstacle:
R Y
Y ello
ello wsegments:
ws egments: obstacles at adistance
between appr ox.0 .6ma nd 1.0 m
R Or
Or ang
ang esegments:
es egments: obstacles at adistance
between appro x. 0.3mand 0.6 m R
R
Red segments:
ed segments: obstacles at averys hor tdis-
ta nce of app rox. 0.3 morless
Displa
Displa yofP
yo fPar
arking Assis
king Assis tP
tPARK
ARK TR
TRONIC in t
ONIC in t he
he
head-up displ ay
head-u pdispl ay Optionall
y,obstacles de tected byParking Assist
PA RKTRONIC from adistanc eofapproximately
1.0 minf ront 2 and 0.6 monthe sides 3can
also be displa yedint he head-up displa y.
Syst
Syst em limits
em limits
Pa rking Assist PARKTRONIC does no tnecessarily
ta ke intoa ccount thef ollowing obstacles:
R Obstacles belo wthe de tection range, e.g. per-
sons ,animals or objects. R
Obstacles abo vethed etection range, e.g.
ov erhanging loads, overhangs or loading
ra mp sofl orries.
The sensor smust be free of dirt, ice and slush.
Otherwise, they ma ynotfunction cor rectl y.Clean
th es ensor sregular ly,t aking car enottoscratch
or damag ethem (/ page196).
Pr
Pr oblems wit
oblems wit hP
hPar
arking Assis
king AssistP tPARK
ARK TR
TRONIC
ONIC Example:
vehicles wit h360° Camera
When rear segments 1or all- round segments
2 light up reda nd the é symbol appear sin
th eI nstrument Displa y,Pa rking Assist
PA RKTRONIC ma yhave been deactivated due to236
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signal inter
fere nce. Startt he vehicle again and
ch eckifP arking Assist PARKTRONIC is working at
ad i.erent location.
If aw arnin gtone also sounds fora ppr oximately
tw os econds everytime thev ehicleiss tarted, it
ma ybed uetoone of thef ollowing causes:
R The sensor
The sensor sar
saredir
ed irty:
ty: clean thes ensor sand
obser vethen otes on car eofvehiclep arts
(/ page309).
R P
P ar
ar king Assis
king Assis tP
tPARK
ARK TR
TRONIC has been deacti-
ONIC has been deacti-
v
v at
at ed due t
ed due t oamalfunction:
oam alfunction: restar tthe vehi-
cle. If thep roblem persists, consult aquali/ed
specialist workshop.
F
F unction of t
unction of t he passiv
he passiveside im
es ide im pact pr ot
pact pr otection
ection
Pa ssiv eside impact pr otection is an additional
Pa rking Assist PARKTRONIC functio nwhich warns
th ed rive ra bout obstacles at thes ide of thev ehi-
cle. Awarnin gisissued when obstacles are
de tected between thef ront and rear de tection
ra nge. In order forano bject on thes ide tobe
de tected, thes ensor sinthe front and rear
bumper mus t/rstd etect theo bject while youa re
driving past it. During
thep arking procedur eormanoeuvring,
objects ar edetected as thev ehicled rive sp ast. If
yo us teer in thed irection of adetected obstacle
and ther eisar isk ofalateral collision ,awarning
is issued and thes egments light up in colour in
th ed ispla y.
The segment colour changes dependin gonthe
distance tothed etected obstacle:
R Y
Yello w:
ello w:appr oximatel y30-60cm
R R
Red:
ed: less than appr oximatel y30cm
In order forl ateral, front or rear segment stobe
displa yed, thev ehiclem ust/ rstt rave lad istance
of at least half avehicle's length. Once thev ehicle
has tr avelled thel engt hoft hevehicle, all of the
lateral front and rear segment scan be displ ayed. Pa
rking Assist PARKTRONIC displa y:vehicles
without a360° Camera
1 Operational front and rear
2 Operational front ,rear and sides
3 Obstacle de tected at thef ront right (yellow)
and rear (red) Driving and parking
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Ac
tiveP arking Assist will be cancelle dinthefol-
lowing situations:
R Parking Assist PARKTRONIC is deactivated.
R Youb egin steering.
R Youa ppl ythe parking brake.
R Youe ngag etransmission position j.
R ESP ®
inter venes.
R Youo pen thed oor sort hetailgat ewhile driv-
ing.
Syst
Syst em limits
em limits
If th ee xterior lightin gismalfunctioning, Active
Pa rking Assist is no tavailable.
Objects located abo veor belo wthe de tection
ra ng eoft he sensors, e.g. overhanging loads,
ove rhang sorl oading ramp sofg oodsvehicles, or
th eb order sofp arking spaces,a renotd etected
during measure mentoft he parking space. These
ar ea lso then no ttaken in toaccount when calcu-
lating thep arking procedure. In some circumstan-
ces, ActiveP arking Assist ma ytherefor eguide
yo ui ntot he parking spac eincor rectl y. &
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of accident due toobjects
located abo veor belo wthe de tection
ra ng eofA ctiveParking Assist
If th er ea reobjects abo veor belo wthe de tec-
tion range, thef ollowing situation smayarise:
R ActiveP arking Assist ma ysteer tooe arly.
R The vehicle ma ynotstop in front of these
objects.
Ther eisad anger of collision! #
Inthese situations, do no tuse Active
Pa rking Assist. Extreme
weather conditions, suc hassnowor
heavy rain, ma ylead toap arking space being
measured inaccuratel y.Pa rking spacest hat are
partial lyoccupied bytraile rdrawbar smight no tbe
identi/ed as suc horbemeasured incor rectl y.
Onl yuse ActiveP arking Assist on le vel, high-g rip
gr ound.
Do no tuse ActiveP arking Assist in thef ollowing
situations:
R Inextreme weather conditions suc hasice,
pac keds noworinh eavyrain. R
When transporting aload that pr otru des
be yond thev ehicle.
R On steep uphill or downhill gradients of more
th an appr oximatel y15%.
R When sno wchains ar e/tted.
R Directl yaTer atyrec hang eorw hen spare
tyres ar e/tted.
R Ifth et yrep ressur eist oo lo wort oo high.
R Ifth es uspension is out of alignment, e.g. aTer
bottoming out on akerb.
Ac tiveP arking Assist ma yalso displa yparking
spacest hat arenotsuitable forp arking, suc has:
R Parking spacesw hereparking is prohibited.
R Parking spacesonu nsuitable surfaces. 240
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mals or object
setc. ar einthe manoeuvring
ra nge.
Ar isk of collision ma yoccur in thef ollowing situa-
tions, fore xamp le:
R Ifth ea ccelerator and brak epedals ar einter-
ch anged.
R If an inco rrect transmission position is
engaged.
Driv eAwayA ssist is activ eunde rthe following
conditions:
R IfPa rking Assist PARKTRONIC is activated.
R Ifyo us hiT thet ransmission position tok or
h when thev ehicleiss tationar y.
R Ifth ed etected obstacle is less than appr ox.
1.0 maway.
R Ifth em anoeuvring assistance function is acti-
va tedint he multimedia system.
Syst
Syst em limits
em limits
The per form ance of Driv eAwayA ssist is limited
on inclines.
% Also obser vethes ysteml imits of Parking
Assist PARKTRONIC (/ page235). F
F
unction of Cr
unction of Cr oss
ossTr
Tra1c
a1c Alert
Alert
% Cross Tra1c Ale rtis onl yavailabl efor vehicles
wit hB lind Spo tAssis torA ctiveBlind Spot
Assist.
Cross Tra1c Ale rtcan warndriver sofanycross-
ing tra1c when reve rsing and manoeuvring out of
ap arking space.T heradar sensor sinthe bumper
also moni tort he area adjacent tothev ehicle. If a
critical situationi sdetected, theL symbol
appear sinthe medi adispla yand thev ehiclec an
be braked automaticall y.
If th er adar senso rsareo bstructed byvehicles or
ot her objects, de tection is no tpossible.
Cross Tra1c Ale rtis activ eunder thef ollowing
conditions:
R ifth ev ehicleisr eversing at awalkin gpace.
R manoeuvring assista nce is activated
(/ page244).
% Also obser vethei nst ruction sonB lind Spot
Assis tand ActiveB lind Spo tAssist
(/ page224).
Syst
Syst em limits
em limits
Cross Tra1c Ale rtis no tavailabl eoni nclines. A
A
ctiv
ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv atingmanoeuvr
atin gmanoeuvr ing assist
ing assist ant
ant
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance
5 Camera &parking #
Activate/deactivate Manoeuvringassistance.
% Manoeuvring assistant must be acti vefort he
function of Driv eAwayA ssist (/ page243)
and Cross Tra1c Ale rt (/ pag e244). V
V
ehicle to
ehicle towing ins
wing ins tr
tructions
uctions
The vehicle is no tsuitable fort he use of towb ar
systems that ar eused for0 attowing or dinghy
to wing ,for example. Attach ing and using towb ar
systems can result in damag etothevehicle.
When youa retowing avehiclew ithtowb ar sys-
te ms, saf edrivin gc haracteristics cann otbe guar-
anteed fort he towing vehicle or thet owe dvehicle.
The vehicle-trailer combination ma yswe rvef rom
side toside.
Obser vethef ollowing information:
R Perm itted towing me thods (/ page324) 244
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Drivin
gand parking

R
In automati ccarwa shes wit hconveyo rsys-
te ms:
- Neutral iis engaged.
- Ifyo uw ould lik etoleave thev ehiclew hile
it is bein gwashed, mak esuret he keyis
located in thev ehicle. The par kposition
j isotherwise automaticall yengaged.
% If, aTer thec arwa sh, your emo vethew ax
from thew indscreen and wiper rubbers, this
will pr event smearing and reduce wiper noise.
A
A ut
ut omatic car w
omatic car w ash mode
ash mode
In car wash mode, thev ehicleisp repared ford riv-
ing int othe automatic car wash. Car wash mode
can be activated at aspeed of up to20 km/h
Ac tivat e(/pag e306).
The following settings ar emade when car wash
mode is activated:
R The outside mir rors aref olded in.
R Topreve ntthew indscreen washer system
from startin gupautomaticall y,ther ain sensor
is deactivated.
R The rear wind owwiper is deacti vated. R
The windo wsand thes liding sunroof are
closed.
R The air conditioning system is se ttoair-recir-
culation mode.
R Parking Assist PARKTRONIC is deactivated.
R V
Vehicle swit
ehicle swith3 60° Camer
h3 60° Camer a:
a:thef ront imag eis
activated aTer appr ox.e ight seconds.
If one of thes etting scanno tbes elected, this is
displa yedbya %behin dthe respecti veset-
ting.
Ab ove aspeed of 20 km/h Car wash mode is
automaticall ydeacti vated.
The following settings ar erese twhen car wash
mode is deacti vated:
R The outside mir rors aref olded out.
R The rain sensor is activated.
R The rear wind owwiper is activated.
R The air conditioning system is se ttofresh air
mode.
R Parking Assist PARKTRONIC is rese ttot he
pr ev iousl yselected setting. R
The windo wsand thes liding sunroof remain
closed.
R V
V ehicles wit ehicles wit h360° Camer
h3 60° Camer a:
a:thef ront imag eis
deactivated at speeds abo ve18 km/h. A
A
ctiv
ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv ating aut
ating automatic car w
omatic car w ash mode
ash mode R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R thev ehicleiss tationar y.
R thee ngine is running.
Multimedia system: 4 © 5
Settings 5
Quick access
A
A ctiv
ctiv ating aut
ating aut omatic ca rw
omatic ca rwashm ode
as hm ode #
Select Car wash mode . #
Select Start.
If one of thes etting scanno tbes elected, this is
displa yedbya %behin dthe respectiv eset-
ting.
% Forano verviewoft he settin gsmade when
activating automatic car wash mode
(/ page305). 306 306
Main
tenanc eand ca re

R
Tree resin, oils, fuels and greases: remo veby
ru bbing gentl yw ithac loth soaked in petro-
leum ether or lighter 0uid.
R Coolan tand brak e0uid: remo vewit had amp
clo thand clean water.
R Tars tains: use tarr emo ver.
R Wax: use silicone remo ver.
R Do no tattac hstick ers, /lms or similar materi-
als. Onl yhave /lm attached totheb umper at
aq uali/ed specialist workshop.
R Remo vedirtimmediatel y,wher epossible.
Matt
Matt /nish
/nish
R Onlyuse car eproduct sappr oved for
Mercedes-Benz.
R Do no tattac hstickers,/ lms or similar materi-
als. Onl yhave/ lm attached totheb umper at
aq uali/ed specialist workshop.
R Do no tpolish thev ehiclea nd light-alloy
wheels.
R Onlyuse car washes that cor respond tothe
latest engineering standards. R
Do no tuse car wash prog rammes wit ha/nal
ho tw ax treatment.
R Do no tuse pain tcleaners, bu1ng or polishing
products, gloss preser vers,e .g.w ax.
In thee vent of paintwor kdamage:
R Alwaysh avep aintwor krepair scarried out at a
qu ali/ed specialis tworks hop.
R Mak esuret he radar sensor sfunction
(/ page196). N
No
ot
tes on cleaning decor
es on cleaning decor ativ
ativef
efoils
oils Obser
vethen otes on matt /nis hcareint hechap-
te r" No tesonp aintwork/mat t/nish paintwork
care" (/ page307) .Theya lso appl ytomatt dec-
orativ efoils.
Obser vethen otes on cleaning decora tivef oils to
av oid vehicle damage.
Cleaning
Cleaning R Forc leaning, use plenty of watera nd am ild
cleaning agent without additives or abrasive
substances, e.g. acar shampoo appr ovedfor
Mercedes-Benz. R
Remo vedirtimmediatel y,wher epossible,
whils tavoiding rubbing tooh ard. Ther eisoth-
erwise arisk of damaging thed ecorativ efoil
ir re parabl y.
R Ifth er eisd irtont he /nish or if thed ecorative
fo il is dull: Use theP aint Cleaner recommen-
ded and appr ovedfor Mercedes-Benz.
R Insect remains: Soak wit hinsect remo vera nd
ri nse o. thet reated areas aTer wards.
R Birdd roppings: Soak wit hwater and rinse o.
aTer wards.
R Topreve ntwa ters tains, dr yafoil-wrapped
ve hicle wit hasoT, absorbent clo thaTer every
car wash.
A
A v
voidin gdamag
oidin gdamag et
etot
ot he decor
he decor ativ
ativef
efoil
oil
R The service lif eand colou ring of decorative
fo ils ar eimp aired by:
- Sunlight
- Tempe rature, e.g. ho tair blo wer
- Weather conditions
- Stone chippings and dirt
- Chemicalc leaning agents 308
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R
With th ewiper arms folded out, clean the
wiper blades wit hadampc loth.
% Mak esuret hat thew iper blades ar ecoated.
The coating can lea veresidue sonac loth .Do
no trub thew iper blades excessivel yorclean
th em tooo Ten.
Ext
Ext er
erior lighting
ior lighting
R Clean thel enses wit hawetspong eand mild
cleaning agent, e.g. car sha mpoo.
R Onlyuse cleaning agents or cleaning clo ths
th at ar esuitable forp lastic lenses.
V
V ehicle soc ke
ehicle soc ket(high-v
t( high-v olt
oltag
ageb att
eb atter
ery)
y)
R Use clea nwater and asoT clo thtoclean the
ve hicle soc ket.
R Do no tuse high-pressur ecleaner sorcleaning
agents, suc hassoap.
Sensors
Sensors
R Clea nthe sensor sinthe front and rear bump-
er sw ithas oT clo thand car shampoo
(/ page196).
R When usin gahigh-pressur ecleaner ,maintain
am inimum distance of 30 cm. R
R
e
ev
ver
er sing camer
sing camer aand 360° Camera
aa nd 360° Camera
R Open thec amer acove rwitht he multimedia
system (/ page235).
R Use clean watera nd asoT clo thtoclean the
camer alens.
R Do no tuse ah igh-pressur ecleane r. N
N
o
ot
tes on car
es on car eoft
eofthe int
he int er
erior
ior &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injur yfromp lastic parts
breaking o. aTer theu se of sol vent-based
ca re products
Car eand cleaning products containing sol-
ve nts ca ncause sur faces in thec ockpit to
become porous. When thea irbags are
deplo yed, plastic parts ma ybreak awa y. #
Do no tuse an ycareorc leaning products
containing sol vents toclean thec ockpit. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injur yorfatal inju ries
from bleached seat belts
Bleaching or dyeing seat belts can se verely
we aken them. This can,
fore xamp le, cause seat belt stotear
or fail in an accident. #
Neverb leac hord yeseat belts. To
avo id damag etothevehicle, obser vethef ol-
lowing no tesonc leaning and care:
Seat belts
Seat belts R Clean wit hlukewa rmand soap ywater.
R Do no tuse chemical cleaning agents.
R Do no tdryby heating them toove r80°C or
ex posing them todirect sunlight.
Display
Display
R Switc ho.the displa yand le titcool down.
R Clean thes urface carefull ywitha micro/bre
clo thand asuitable displ aycar eproduct (TFT-
LC D).
R Do no tuse an yother agents.
Head-up displ ay
Head-up display
R Clean wit hasoT,non-static, lint-free clo th.
R Do no tuse cleaning agents. 310
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If
th ep receding tyr esizes ar ecomplemented by
the + symbol, thet yrep ressur einformation
fo llowing sho wsalternativ etyrep ressures. These
tyr ep ressures ma yimp rove your vehicle' sride
comfort. Energy consum ption ma ythen increase
slightl y.
The loa dconditions "pa rtiall yladen" and "fully
laden" ar ede/ned in thet able ford i.erent num-
ber sofp assenger sand amounts of luggage. The
actual number of seats ma ydi.er from this.
Be sur etoalso obser vethef ollowing fur ther rela-
te ds ubjects:
R Notesont yrep ressur e(/ pag e334) T
T
yr
yr epr
epr essur
essur emonit
em onit or
oring syst
ing syst em
em F
F
unction of t
unction of t he tyr
he tyrepr
epressur
essur emonit
em onit or
oring syst
ing syst em
em
The system checks thet yrep ressur eand thet yre
te mp eratur eofthe tyres /tted tothev ehicleby
means of atyrep ressur esensor.
The tyr epressur eand thet yret emperature
appear in theo n-boar dcomputer (/ page336).
If th er eisas ubstantial pressur eloss or if thet yre
te mp eratur eisexcessive, youw ill be warned with displa
ymessages (/ page403) or theh
wa rning lam pinthe inst rument cluster
(/ page417).
The tyr epressur emonitoring system is onl yan
aid. It is thed rive r's responsibility tosetthe tyre
pressu retother ecommended cold tyr epressure
suitable fort he operatin gsituation.
In most cases,t he tyrepressur emonitoring sys-
te mw ill automaticall yupdat ethe ne wreference
va lues aTer youh ave changed thet yrep ressure.
Yo uc an, ho wever,a lso updat ethe refere nce val-
ues byrestarting thet yrep ressur emonitoring
system manuall y(/pag e337).
Syst
Syst em limits
em limits
The system ma ybeimpaired or ma ynotfunction
particular lyin thef ollowing situations:
R incor rect refere nce values were ta ught in
R sudden pressur eloss caused byaforeign
object penetrating thet yre, fore xamp le
R ther eisam alfunction caused byano ther radio
signal source Chec
Chec king t
king t he tyr
he tyr epr
epressur
essur ewit
ew itht
ht he tyr
he tyr epr
epressure
essure
monit
monit or
oring sy
ing sy st
stem
em
R
R eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The vehicle is switched on.
On-boar dcomputer:
4 Service 5
Tyres
One of thef ollowing displa ysappears:
R Current tyr epressur eand tyr etemperatur eof
th ei ndividual wheels: R
Tyre pressures willbed isplayedafterafew
minutes of driving 336
336
Wheels and tyres