MERCEDES-BENZ GLA SUV 2020 Owner's Manual

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ifthe camer alens isdirt yor obst ructed.
Obser vethe noteson clean ing
(Y page 284)
R ifthe rear ofyour vehic leisdamaged. Inthis
case, havethecamer aposit ionand setting
chec kedataqualified specialist workshop.
The field ofvision andotherfunc tionsof the
rear view camer amay berest ricteddue to
addition alacc essor iesonthe rear ofthe vehi-
cle (e.g. licenseplate holder ,rear bicyc le
rack ).
i The
contrast ofthe display maybeaffec -
ted bythe sudden presenceof sunligh tor
oth erlight sourc es,e.g. when exitinga
garage. Payparticular attent ion inthis situa-
tion .
i If
usability issever elyrest ricted, e.g. due
to pixel errors,have thedisplay repairedor
replac ed.
Activa ting/d eactivating therea rview
cam era X
To acti vate:make surethattheSmar tKey
is in posit ion0048inthe ignit ionlock .
X Make surethattheActi vationbyRgear Acti
vationbyRgear
func tion isselec tedinthe multim ediasys-
tem ;see theDigit alOperat or'sManual.
X En gage reversegear.
The area behin dthe vehic leisshown with
guide linesinthe multim ediasystemdis-
play.
The image fromthe rear view camer ais
available throughout themane uverin gproc -
ess.
To deact ivate:the rear view camer adeact i-
vate sif you shift thetransm ission to005D or
aft erdrivin gfor wards ashor tdist ance.
The innersegme ntsof the warnin gindic ator
are displayed inred ifthe reisacom plete sys-
tem failure. Theindic atorlamp inthe
PARK TRONIC buttonlight sup.
If the syst emfails atthe rear ofthe vehic le:
R the rear segme ntsare shown inred when
back ingup.
R the rear segme ntsare hidden whendriving
for wards. Messa
gesinthemu ltim edia system
disp lay The
rear view camer amay show adist orted
view ofobst acles, showtheminc orre ctly or
not atall. The rear view camer adoes notshow
obje ctsin the followin gposit ions:
R very closeto the rear bumper
R under therear bumper
R in the area immed iatelyabove thetailgat e
handle
! Obj
ectsnot atgroun dlevel mayappear to
be furt her away thantheyact ually are,e.g.:
R the bumper ofapark edvehic le
R the drawbar ofatrailer
R the ball couplin gof atrailer towhitch
R the rear sectionofan HGV
R aslant edpost
Use theguideline sonly fororien tation.
Appr oach objectsno furt her than thebot-
tom -most guideline . 0043
Yellow guidelineatadist anceof approx -
imate ly13 ft(4. 0m) fromthe rear ofthe
vehic le
0044 Whit eguide linewitho utste erin ginput –
vehic lewidth including theexterior mirrors
(st atic )
0087 Yellow guidelineforthe vehic lewidth
inc luding theexterior mirrors, atthe cur-
ren tste erin gwheel angle(dynamic )
0085 Yellow lanemark ingthe cour sethe tires
will takeat the curr entsteerin gwheel
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0083
Yellow guidelineatadistan ceofapprox -
imate ly3ft (1. 0m) from therear ofthe
vehic le
0084 Vehic lecen teraxle (mark erassist ance)
006B Bumper
006C Red guide lineatadistan ceofapprox -
imate ly12 in(0. 30 m)from therear ofthe
vehic le 0043
Frontwarnin gdisplay
0044 Addit ional measurem entoperat ionalreadi-
ness indicatorforPark ingAssist
PARKT RONIC
0087 Rear warnin gdisplay
When ParkingAssistPARKT RONIC isopera-
tion al(Y page 173),addition almeasurem ent
operat ionalreadin essindic ator0044appears in
the multim ediasyste mdisplay. Ifthe Park ing
Ass istPARKT RONIC warningdisplays are
act ive orlight up,warnin gdisplays 0043and 0087
are also active orlight upcor respon dinglyin
the multim ediasyste mdisplay. "Rever
separking" funct ion Ba
cking upstraight intoapa rking space
withou tsteer inginpu t 0043
Whit eguide linewithout steerin ginput –
vehic lewidth including theexterior mirrors
(stat ic)
0044 Yellow guidelineforthe vehic lewidth
inc luding theexterior mirrors, atthe cur-
ren tste erin gwheel angle(dynamic )
0087 Yellow guidelineatadistan ceofapprox -
imate ly3ft (1. 0m) from therear area
0085 Red guide lineatadistan ceofapprox -
imate ly12 in(0. 30 m)from therear area
X Make surethattherear view camer ais
switc hedon(Ypage 179).
The lane andtheguide linesareshown .
X With thehelp ofwhite guide line0043,chec k
wheth erthe vehic lewill fitintothe park ing
space.
X Usin gwhite guide line0043asaguide, care-
fully back upunt ilyou reach theend posi-
tion .
Red guide line0085isthe nat the end ofthe
park ingspace. Thevehic leisalmost parallel
in the park ingspace. 180
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rseperpe ndicularparkin gwi th
ste ering input 0043
Parking spacemar king
0044 Yellow guide line for the vehi clewidth
incl uding the exteri ormirr ors, atthe cur-
rent steering wheelang le(dyna mic)
X Drive past the parking spaceand bring the
vehi cletoastand still.
X Ma kesure that therearvie wcame rais
swi tched on(Ypage 179 ).
The lane and theguide lines areshown.
X Whi lethe vehi cleisat astand still,turn the
stee ring wheelin the directi onofthe park-
ing spaceunti lye llow guide line 0044 reaches
pa rking spacemar king 0043.
X Ma inta inthe stee ring inputand reverse
care fully. 0043
Yellow guide line for the vehi clewidth
incl uding the exteri ormirr ors, atthe cur-
rent steering wheelang le(dyna mic)
X Stop thevehi clewhe nit is almost exactly in
front ofthe parking space.
The whitelane sho uld be asclo setoparal lel
wi th the parking spacemar king aspos sible. 0043
Whiteguide line atthe curr entstee ring
inp ut
0044 Parking spacemar king
X Tu rn the stee ring wheelto the center posi-
tion whilethe vehi cleisstati onary. 0043
Redgu ide line atadi stance ofappro x-
ima tely 12in(0.30 m)from the rearar ea
0044 Whiteguide line withou tste ering input
0087 End ofparki ng space
X Bac kup car efully unti lyo uha ve rea che dthe
fin alpo sitio n.
Re dgu ide line 0043 isthe nat end ofparki ng
sp ace 0087.The vehicleis almos tpa rallel in
the parki ng space . Dr
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Wide-ang
lefuncti on 0043
Symbo lfor the wide-angl eview function
0044 You rvehicl e
0087 Parki ngAssist PARKTR ONICwarning dis-
pla ys
Select thisview whenyou aredrivi ngout ofan
exit and theview ofcrossing trafficisrestric-
ted, forexamp le. 360
°camera
Gene ralnote s The
360° camera isasyste mconsisting of
four camera s.
The syste mprocess esima ges from thefollow-
ing camera s:
R Rea rview camera
R Front camera
R Two camera sin the exterior rearview mir-
rors
The camera scover theimmed iatesurro und-
ings ofthe vehicl e.The syste msup ports you,
e.g. when parkingorifvisi onisrestricted atan
exit.
The 360° camera images can beshow nin full
screen modeorinsix diffe rent split-screen
view son the COMAND display.A spli t-screen
view alsoinclu desatop view ofthe vehicl e.
This view iscalcu latedfrom thedata supplied
by the instal ledcamera s(virtu alcamera ).
The sixspli t-screen viewsare:
R Top view andpicture fromtherear view
camera (130°viewingangl e)
R Top view andpicture fromthefront camera
(wi thout displaying the maximu msteering
whee langl e)
R Top view andenlarged rearview R
Top view andenlarged front view
R Top view andrear-vi ewima ges from the
exterior mirrorcamera s(rea rwhe elview )
R Top view andforwa rd-view images from the
exterior mirrorcamera s(front wheelview )
When thefunction isactive andyoushift the
transmiss ionfrom position 005Bor005E to005C,
you seetheprevi ousview inthe COMAND dis-
pla y.The dyna micguidel ines arehidd en.
When youshift betwe entransmiss ionposi -
tions 005Band 005E,you seetheprevi ouslysele c-
ted front orrear view.
Important safetynotes The
360° camera isonly anaid.It is not a
repl aceme ntfor you rattention toyou rimmed i-
ate surro undings. Youarealwaysrespo nsible
for safe maneu veringandparki ng.Make sure
that there arenoperso ns,anima lsor objects
in the maneu veringareawhenyou aremaneu -
vering orparki ng.
The 360° camera mayshow adistorte dview
of obsta cles,show themincorrectly ornot at
all .It cannot showobjects inthe followi ng
area s:
R under thefront bump er
R very close tothe front bump er
R very close tothe rear bump er
R under therear bump er
R in close range abovethe handl eon the trunk
lid
R very close tothe exterior mirrors
You arealwaysrespo nsiblefor safe ty,and
must alwayspay attention toyou rsurro und-
ings whenparki ngand maneu vering. This
app liesto the area sbehi nd,infront ofand
besi dethe vehicl e.You couldotherw ise
endang eryou rself andothers.
The 360° camera willnot function orwil lfunc-
tion inalimi ted manner:
R ifthe doors areopen
R ifthe exterior mirrorsarefoldedin
R ifthe tailgate isopen
R in hea vyrain, snow orfog
R at night orinvery dark places
R ifthe camera sare expose dto very bright
lig ht
R ifthe area islit by fluo rescent bulbsorLED
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ifthe reisasudden changeintem perat ure,
e.g. when drivingint oaheate dgarage in
wint er
R ifthe camer alens esare dirtyor cov ered
R ifthe vehic lecom pone ntsare damaged in
which thecamer asare fitted. Inthis even t,
have thecamer aposit ionand setting
chec kedataqualified specialist workshop
Do not use the360 °camer ain this case. You
can otherwise injure others orcause damage
to obje ctsor the vehic le.
Activa tioncondit ions The
360°camer aimage canbedisplayed if:
R your vehic leisequipped witha360 °cam-
era
R COMA NDisswitc hedon;see thedigital
COMA NDoperat inginst ruct ions
R the 360° Camera 360°
Camerafunc tion isact ivate d
Switchin gon the360° camera X
Press andhold the00D4 buttononthe cen-
ter con sole forlong erthan twoseco nds; see
the digital COMANDoperat inginst ruct ions .
The followin gappears dependingon
wheth ergear 005Bor005E isselec ted:
R full screen display withtheimage from
the frontcamer a
R full screen display withtheimage from
the rear view camer a
Activa tingthe360° camerawith
COMAND X
Press the00D4 button;see thedigital
COMA NDoperat inginst ruct ions .
X Selec tSyst em Syst
embyturn ing00790052007A the
COMA NDcontroller andpress 0098tocon -
firm .
X Selec t360° Camera 360°
Cameraand press 0098tocon -
firm .
The followin gappears dependingon
wheth ergear 005Bor005E isselec ted:
R asplit screen with topview andtheimage
fro mthe frontcamer aor
R asplit screen with topview andtheimage
fro mthe rear view camer a
For further informat iononthe COMA NDcon-
tr oller; seethedigital COMANDoperat ing
inst ruct ions . Activa
tingthe360° camerausing
rever segear The
360°camer aimages canbeautom atically
displayed byengag ingreve rsegear.
X Make surethattheSmar tKey isin posit ion
0048 inthe ignit ionlock .
X Make surethattheActi vationbyRgear Acti
vationbyRgear
func tion isselec tedinCOMA ND(see Digital
Operat or'sManual).
X To show the360° cameraimage:engag e
reve rsegear.
The COMA NDdisplay showsthearea behin d
the vehic lein split screen:
R vehic lewith guide lines
R top view ofthe vehic le
Infor mation intheDigita lOper ator's
Man ual In
the Digit alOperat or'sManual youwillfind
inf ormat iononthe followin gtopic s:
R Disp lays inthe COMA NDdisplay
R Disp laywith thePARK TRONIC display
Exiting 360°cameradisp laymod e As
soon asyour vehic leexc eeds aspeed of
10 mph (16km/h) with thefunc tion activat ed,
the func tion switc hesoff.The COMA NDdis-
play switc hesback tothe prev iously selected
view. Youcanalso switc hthe display by
selec tingthe 0039 symbol inthe display and
press ing0098the COMA NDcontroller tocon -
firm . ATT
ENT ION ASSIST
Gener alnotes ATTE
NTIO NAS SIS Thelps youdurin glong ,
mon otonous journeys, suchason highways. It
is act ive inthe 37mph (60km/h) to125 mph
(200 km/h) rang e.IfATTE NTIO NAS SIS T
dete ctstypic alindic atorsof fat igue orinc reas-
ing lapses incon centration onthe part ofthe
drive r,itsuggest stak ing abreak . Driving
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Imp
ortant safety notes AT
TENTI ON ASSIST ison lyan aid tothedriv er.
It mig htnotalways recogn izefatigue or
inc reas inginatten tiven ess intime orfail to
rec ogn izethem atall. The systemisno ta sub-
st itute forawell- restedand attentive driv er.
The function alit yof ATTENTI ON ASSIST is
res trict ed and warn ingsmay bedelaye dor not
oc cur atall:
R ifth elen gthof thejo urn eyisless than
appr oximat ely30min utes
R ifth eroad cond ition ispoor ,e. g. ifth esur -
fac eis une ven orifth ere arepothole s
R ifth ere isast ron gside wind
R ifyou have adopt edaspo rty driv ingstyle
wit hhigh cornerin gspee dsorhigh rates of
acc eler ation
R ifyou arepredom inantly driv ingslow erthan
37 mph (60km/h) orfas terth an 125mph
(20 0km/ h)
R ifthe timehas been setincorre ctly
R in act ive drivin gsituat ions,such aswhen
you chan gelanes orchan geyour speed
ATTE NTIO NAS SIS Tis reset when youcontinue
your journey and startsassess ingyour tired-
nes sagain if:
R you switc hoff the engin e
R you takeoff your seatbeltandopen the
drive r'sdoor, e.g.forachan geofdrive rsor
to tak eabreak
Displa yingtheat tent ionlevel You
canhave currentstatusinformat iondis-
played inthe assist ancemen u(Y page 196)
of the on-board computer .
X Selec tthe Assistan cedisplay forAtten tion
Ass istusing theon-board computer
(Y page 197). The
followin ginf ormat ionisdisplayed:
R The lengt hof the jour ney sincethe last
break .
R The Atte ntionLeve l Atte
ntionLeve ldete rmin edby
ATTE NTIO NAS SIS T,displayed inabar dis-
play infive levels fromhigh tolow.
R IfATTE NTIO NAS SIS Tis unable tocalc ulate
the attent ion level andcannot output a
warnin g,the Syst emSusp ended Syst
emSusp endedmess age
appears. Thebardisplay thenchan gesthe
display, suchaswhen youaredrivin gat a
speed below37mph (60km /h)or above
125 mph (200 km/h).
Activa tingATTENT ION ASSIST X
Ac tivate ATTE NTIO NAS SIS Tusing theon-
board computer (Ypage 198).
The systemdete rmin esthe attent ion level of
the drive rdepen dingonthe settingselec -
ted:
Stan dard Stan
dard selected:thesensitiv itywith which
the syst emdete rmin esthe attent ion level is
set tonor mal.
Sens itive Sens
itiveselec ted:thesensitiv ityisset
higher .The attent ion level detected byAtten -
tion Assistisadapted accordin glyand the
drive ris warne dearlier.
When ATTENTIO NAS SIS Tis deact ivated, the
00D7 symbol appears inthe multif unction dis-
play inthe assist ancegraphic display.
When ATTENTIO NAS SIS Thas been deact iva-
ted, itis autom atically react ivatedafterthe
engin ehas been stopped. Thesensitiv ity
selec tedcorrespo ndstothe last selec tionacti-
vate d(st andard /sensitive).
War ning inthemu ltifunct iondisp lay If
fat igue orinc reasin glapses incon centration
are dete cted, awarnin gappears inthe multi-
func tion display: ATTENTIONASSI ST ATTE
NTIONASSI STTake a Take
a
Brea k! Brea
k!.
In addition tothe mess ageshown inthe multi-
func tion display, youwillthenhear awarnin g
ton e.
X Ifnec essary, takeabreak .
X Conf irmthemess agebypress ingthe 0076
butt ononthe steerin gwheel.
On long journeys, takeregular breaksin good
tim eto allow yourself torest proper ly.Ifyou
do not takeabreak andATTE NTIO NAS SIS T 184
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still
detects increasing lapsesinconcen tra-
tion, youwillbewarned againafter 15minutes
at the earliest. Thiswillonly happen ifATTEN-
TION ASSISTstill detects typicalindicators of
fatigue orincreasing lapsesinconcen tration.
Vehicles withtheCOMAND multimedia
system: ifawarning isoutput inthe multi-
function display,aservice stationsearchis
performed inthe multimedia system.Youcan
select aservice stationandnavigation tothis
service stationwillthen begin. Thisfunction
can beactivated ordeactivated inthe multi-
media system; seetheDigital Operator's Man-
ual . Lane
Tracking package
General notes The
Lane Tracking packageconsistsofBlind
Spot Assist (Ypage 185)andLane Keeping
Assist (Ypage 186).
Blind SpotAssis t General
notes
Blind SpotAssist monitors theareas oneither
side ofthe vehicle thatarenot visible tothe
driver withtwolateral, rear-facing radarsen-
sors. Awarning displayin the exterior mirrors
draws yourattent iontovehicles detected in
the monitored area.Ifyou then switch onthe
corresponding turnsignal tochange lane,you
will also receive anoptical andaudiblewarn-
ing.
Blind SpotAssist supports youfrom aspeed of
approximately 20mph (30km/h).
Importa ntsafety notes G
WARNING
Blind SpotAssist doesnotreact to:
R vehicles overtaken tooclosely onthe side,
placing theminthe blind spotarea
R vehicles whichapproach withalarge
speed differential andovertake yourvehi-
cle
As aresult, BlindSpotAssist maynotgive
warnings insuch situations. Thereisarisk
of an accident. Always
observe thetraffic conditions care-
fully ,and maintain asafe lateral distance.
Blind SpotAssist isonly anaid. Itmay failto
detect somevehicles andisno substitute for
attent ivedriving. Alwaysensurethatthere is
sufficient distancetothe side forother road
users andobstacles.
i USA
only:
This device hasbeen approved bythe FCC
as a"Vehicul arRada rSystem". Theradar
sensor isintended foruse inan automotive
radar system only.Removing, tampering
with, oraltering thedevice willvoid anywar-
ranties, andisnot permitted bythe FCC. Do
not tamper with,alter, oruse inany non-
approved way.
Any unauthorized modificationtothis device
could voidtheuser’s authority tooperate
the equip ment.
Rada rsenso rs
The radar sensors forBlind SpotAssist are
integrated intotherear bumper. Makesure
that thebumpers arefree from dirt,iceor
slush. Thesensors mustnotbecovered, for
example bycycle racks oroverhanging loads.
Following asevere impact orinthe event of
damage tothe bumpers, havethefunction of
the radar sensors checked ataqual ified spe-
cialist workshop. BlindSpotAssist maynolon-
ger work properly.
Monitoring rangeofthe senso rs
In particular, thedetection ofobstacles canbe
impaired if:
R there isdirt onthe sensors oranything else
covering thesensors
R there ispoor visibil ity,e.g. due tofog, heavy
rain orsnow
R anarrow vehicle traveling infront ,e.g. a
motorbike orbicycle
R the road hasvery wide lanes
R the road hasnarrow lanes
R you arenot driving inthe middle ofthe lane
R there arebarriers orother roadboundarie s
Vehicles inthe monitoring rangearethen not
indicated.
Blind SpotAssist monitors thearea upto10 ft
(3 m) behind yourvehicle anddirectly nextto
it. Driving
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If
the lanes arenarrow, vehiclesdriving inthe
lane beyond thelane next toyou rvehicle may
be indicated ,especia llyifthe vehicle sare not
driving inthe middl eof their lane. Thismay be
the case ifthe vehicle sare driving onthe inner
side oftheir lane.
Due tothe nature ofthe system:
R warnings maybeissu edinerror when driv-
ing close tocrash barriersor simil arsolid
lane borders.
R warnings maybeinterrupted whenyouare
driving alongsideparticul arlylong vehicle s,
such astrucks, foraprolonged time.
Warning display 0043
Warning display
Blind SpotAssist isnot active atspeed sbelow
appro ximately 20mph (30km/h). Vehiclesin
the monitoring rangearethen notindicated .
When BlindSpotAssist isactivated, indicator
lamp 0043inthe exterior mirrorslightsupyellow
at speed sof up to20 mph (30km/h ).At
speed sabove 20mph (30km/h), theindicator
lamp goesoutand Blind SpotAssist isopera -
tional.
If avehicle isdetected withintheblind spot
monitoring rangeatspeed sabove 20mph
(30 km/h), warning lamp0043onthe corre-
sponding sidelights upred. This warning is
alw ays emitted whenavehicle enterstheblind
spot monitoring rangefrombehind orfrom the
side. When youovertake avehicle ,the warning
only occurs ifthe difference inspeed isless
than 7mph (12km/h ).
The yellow indicator lampgoesoutifreverse
gear isengaged .In this event, BlindSpot
Assist isno longer active.
The brightness ofthe indicator/wa rninglamps
is adjusted automaticallyaccording tothe
ambi entlight. Col
lision warning
If avehicle isdetected inthe monitoring range
of Blind SpotAssist andyouswitch onthe cor-
respondi ngturn signal ,a doub lewarning tone
sounds. Redwarning lamp0043flashe s.Ifthe
turn signal remains on,vehicle sdetected are
indicated bythe flashi ngofred warning
lamp 0043.There arenofurther warning tones.
Swi tching onBlind SpotAssist
X Make surethatBlind SpotAssist isactiva-
ted inthe on-board computer (Ypage 198).
X Turn theSmartKey topositio n0048 inthe igni-
tion lock.
Warning lamps0043 inthe exterior mirrors
light upred forappro ximately 1.5seconds
and then turnyellow.
Lane Keeping Assist Gene
ralnotes Lane
Keepi ngAssist monitors thearea infront
of you rvehicle bymeans ofmultifu nctioncam-
era 0043which isattached behindthetop ofthe
windshi eld.Lane Keepi ngAssist detects lane
markings onthe road andcanwarn youbefore
you leaveyou rlane unintentionally .
This function isavai lablein the range betwee n
40 mph and120 mph (60km/h and
200 km/h).
A warning maybegiven ifafront wheel passes
over alane marking. Itwil lwarn youbymeans
of intermittent vibrationin the steering wheel
for upto1.5 seconds .
Important safetynotes G
WARNING
Lane Keepi ngAssist cannot always clearl y
detect lanemarkings. 186
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In
such cases, LaneKeepi ngAssist can:
R give anunnecessary warning
R not give awarning
There isarisk ofan accident.
Alway spay particul arattention tothe traffic
situa tionandkeep within thelane, espe-
ciall yif Lane Keepi ngAssist alerts you . G
WARNING
The Lane Keepi ngAssist warning doesnot
return thevehicle tothe origina llane. There
is arisk ofan accident.
You shoul dalw ays steer, brakeoraccelera te
you rself, inparticul arifwarned byLane
Keepi ngAssist.
If you failtoada ptyou rdriving style,Lane
Keepi ngAssist canneither reducetherisk of
an accident noroverride thelawsof phys ics.
Lane Keepi ngAssist cannot takeintoaccount
the road, traffic andweather conditions. Lane
Keepi ngAssist ismerely anaid.You are
responsib lefor the distance tothe vehicle in
front, forvehicle speed,for braking ingood
time andforstayi nginyou rlane.
The Lane Keepi ngAssist doesnotkeep the
vehicle inthe lane.
The system maybeimpa iredormay notfunc-
tion if:
R there ispoor visibility,e.g. due toinsuffi-
cient illuminatio nof the road, ordue to
snow, rain,fogorspray
R there isglare ,e.g. from oncoming traffic,
the sun orreflection fromother vehicle s
(e.g. ifthe road surface iswet)
R the windshi eldisdirty, fogged up,dama ged
or covered, forinstance byasticker, inthe
vicinity ofthe camera
R there arenoorseveral unclearlane mark-
ings forone lane, e.g.roadw orks
R the lane markings areworn away,dark or
covered up,e.g. bydirt orsnow
R the distance tothe vehicle infront istoo
short andthus thelane markings cannotbe
detected
R the lane markings changequickly, e.g.lanes
branch off,cross oneanother ormerge R
the road isnarrow andwindi ng
R there arehighl yvaria bleshade conditions
on the roadw ay
Swi tching onLane Keeping Assist
X Switch onActive LaneKeepi ngAssist using
the on-board computer; todo so, select
Standard Standard
orAdaptive Adaptive
(Ypage 186).
If you drive atspeed sabove 40mph
(60 km/h) andlane markings aredetected,
the lines inthe assis tance graphi care
shown ingreen (Ypage 197). LaneKeepi ng
Assist isready foruse.
If Standard Standard
isselected, nowarning vibration
occurs if:
R you have switched onthe turn signal .In this
event, thewarnings aresupp ressed fora
certain periodoftime.
R adriving safetysystem intervenes, e.g.ABS,
BAS orESP ®
.
When Adaptive Adaptive
isselected, nowarning vibra-
tion occurs if:
R you have switched onthe turn signal .In this
event, thewarnings aresupp ressed fora
certain periodoftime.
R adriving safetysystem intervenes, e.g.ABS,
BAS orESP ®
.
R you accelera tehard, e.g.kickdown.
R you brake hard.
R you steer actively ,e.g. swerve toavoid an
obstacle orchange lanesquickly.
R you cutthe corner onasharp bend.
In order thatyouarewarned onlywhen neces-
sary andingood timeifyou cross thelane
marking, thesystem detects certaincondi-
tions andwarns youaccordingly .
The warning vibrationoccurs earlierif:
R you appro achtheouter lanemarking ona
bend
R the road hasvery widelanes, e.g.afreewa y
R the system detects solidlanemarkings
The warning vibrationoccurs laterif:
R the road hasnarrow lanes.
R you cutthe corner onabend Drivi
ngsystems
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Imp
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
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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 lightsen sor intheins trumen tclus terauto -
mat icallyco ntrol sth ebrig htne ss ofthemult i-
fun ction disp lay.Indayligh t,th edisp lays inthe
ins trumen tclus terare notillum inated. The
lighting intheins trumen tclus ter, in 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 th eligh tswit chisset tothe0058, 0060or
0058 position ,th ebrig htne ss isdepe ndent
upon thebrig htne ss oftheambi entligh t. Sp
eedom eterwith segm ents
The spee dometer ison lydivi ded intoseg -
men tsinveh icles wit hAc tive Distanc eAs sist
DI ST RONI C.
The segmen tsinthespee dometer ind icat e
whic hspee dran geisavaila ble.
R Ac tive Distanc eAs sist DIST RONI Cact ivat ed
(Y page 158):
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 engin eis limi tedwit hin aran getopro tect
th een gin ewhen thered bandis reac hed. Out
sidetem peratur edis pla y
You should pay spec ialattention toroad con-
dit ion swhen tempe ratures arearoun dfreez ing
poin t.
Bea rin min dth at theout side tempe rature dis-
play indicat esthete mpe rature meas uredand
does notrec ord theroad tempe rature. 188
Disp
laysand oper ationOn- boar dcomp uter and displa ys