MERCEDES-BENZ GLC COUPE 2023 Owners Manual

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Ifmap datais no tup- to-dat eor availabl e
R Intheev ent ofroadw orks
R Inbad weather orroad cond itions
R Ifth eacceler ator pedal isdepr essed
R Intheev ent ofelectr onicall ydispla yed
speed limitations #
Adaptth espeed tothetra1c situation. SeSe
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R ActiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI Cis acti va-
te d.
R ECOAssist isactiv e.
Multimedi asy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance
5 Rou te-based Speed #
Activateor deac tivateth efunction .
When thefunction isactiv e,theve hicle speed
is adju sted depen dingon thero uteev ents
ahead. %
Further informatio non therout e-based speed
adap tation (/page177) . AA
ctiv ctiv
eSt e
St eer eer
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Assist FF
unction ofA unction
ofActiv ctiv
eSt e
St eer eer
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Assist
Ac tiveSt eer ing Assist isavailabl eonl yup toa
speed of130 mph (210 km/h) .The system helps
yo uto stay inthecent erofthelane bymeans of
moder atesteer ing interve ntions .Dep ending on
th espeed driven, ActiveSt eer ing Assist usesthe
ve hicles ahead andlane marking sas are fere nce.
% Dep ending onthecountr y,and inthelowe r
speed rang e, Ac tiveSt eer ing Assist canuse
th esur rounding tra1c asare fere nce. Ifnec-
ess ary, Ac tiveSt eer ing Assist canalso prov ide
assist ancewhen theve hicle isdriven awa y
fr om thecent erofthelane, fore xa mp le,to
fo rm are scue lane.
If th ede tection oflane marking sand vehicles
ahead isim pair ed,ActiveSt eer ing Assist switches
to passiv emode. Thesystem prov ides nosuppor t
in this case. S S
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atus displa atus
displa yof A y
of Activ ctiv
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St eer eer
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Assist int t
in the he
Ins Instr tr
ument Display ument
Display
R Ø (gra y): acti vatedand passiv e
R Ø (gre en): activ ated and activ e
R Ø (red): system limits detected
R Ø (white,redhands): "handsonthesteer -
ing wheel" prom pt
% Duringthetransition from activ eto passiv e
st atus, theØ symbol issho wnasenlar ged
and 0ashing. Oncethesy stem ispassiv e,the
Ø symbol issho wnasgray intheInstr u-
ment Displa y.
% Depending ontheselect edvehicle setting s,
Ac tiveSt eer ing Assist maybe una vailable.
St St
eer eer
ing and t ing
and touc ouc
hde t h
de tection ection
The driver isrequ ired tokeep their hands onthe
st ee ring wheel atall time sand beableto inter-
ve ne atanytime tocor rect thecour seoftheve hi-
cle and keep itin lane. Thedriver must expect a
ch ang efrom activ eto passiv emode orvice versa
at anytime . Dr
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If
th esy stem detects that thedr iver has not
st eer edtheve hicle fora consider ableperiod of
time orhas remo vedth eir hands from thesteer ing
wheel, display1 appear s.Ifth edr iver still does
no tst eer theve hicle, awa rning tone sou nds in
add itionto thevisual warning messa ge.
If th edr iver does notre act tothewa rning fora
consider ableperiod, thesy stem can initiat ean
emer gency stop (/ page181) .
The warning isno tissued orisstopped whenthe
dr iver giv es con/ rmation tothesy stem:
R The driver steer sth eve hicle. R
Depen dingon t Depen
dingon the coun try he
coun try: :
th edr iver presses
a steer ing wheel buttonoroper ates Touc h
Contr ol
If Ac tiveSt eer ing Assist detects that asy stem
limi thas been reac hed, avisu alwa rning isissued
and awa rning tone sou nds.
Obs erve theno teson drivi ng systems andyour
re sponsi bility;yo uma yot her wise failto recogn ize
dang ers(/ page162).
Sy st Sy
stem limit s em
limit s
Ac tiveSt eer ing Assist hasalimit edsteer ing tor-
qu efo rlat eral guidance. Insome cases,th esteer -
ing interve ntion isno tsu1 cienttokeep theve hi-
cle inthelane ortodrive th ro ugh exits.
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunction
in thefo llo wing instances:
R Ther eis poor visibility ,e. g. due tosno w,rain,
fo g, hea vyspr ay,gr eatl yva rying ambient light
or strong shad owson thero ad.
R Ther eis glar e,e.g. from onco mingtra1c,
dir ect sunl ight orre0ectio ns.
R Insu1 cientroad illumin atio n. R
The wind shield isdir ty,fo gg ed up, dam aged or
co veredin thevicinity ofthecamer a,e.g. by a
sti cker.
R No, orseveral,unclear lanemarkings arepr es-
ent forone lane, orthemar kings chang e
qu ickl y, fore xa mp le,inaconstr uction area or
int ersections.
R The lane markings arewo rnawa y,dar kor cov-
er ed up, e.g. by dirtor sno w.
R Ifth edist ance totheve hicle infront istoo
shor tand thus thelane markings canno tbe
de tected.
R The road isnar row and wind ing.
R Ther ear eobs tacles onthelane orprojecting
out intoth elane, suchasobj ect mar kers.
The system doesno tpr ov ide assist anceinthefo l-
lo wing conditions:
R Ontight bends andwhen turning.
R When crossing intersections.
R Attra1 ccirc les ortollst ations.
R When towing atrailer .
R When thetir epr essur eis toolow. 180180
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ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofaccid ent ifAc tiveSt eer -
ing Assist unexpect edlyst ops function ing
If th esy stem limits ofActiveSt eer ing Assist
ar ere ac hed ther eis no guar anteethat the
sy stem will remain activeor will keep theve hi-
cle inlane . #
Alwayske ep your hands onthesteer ing
wheel andobser vethetra1c carefull y. #
Alwaysst eer theve hicle paying attent ion
to tra1 cco nd itio ns . &
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ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofaccid ent ifAc tiveSt eer -
ing Assist unexpect edlyint erve nes
The detection oflane marking sand obje cts
ma ymalfu nctionand cause unexpect edsteer -
ing interve ntions . #
Steer accor dingtotra1 cco nd itio ns . AA
ct iv ct
ivat ing/ deact iv at
ing/ deact ivat ing A at
ing Act iv ct
ive St e
St eer eer
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Assist
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eq eq
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ements: ements:
R ESP ®
is activ ated, but isno tint erve ning. R
ActiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI Cis acti va-
te d.
Multimedi asy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Quick Access #
Select 004FSteering Assist. FF
unction ofA unction
ofActiv ctiv
eEmer g e
Emer gency St ency
Stop Assist op
Assist If
th esy stem detects that thedr iver has not
st eer edtheve hicle fora consider ableperiod of
time orhas remo vedth eir hands from thesteer ing
wheel, display1 appear sin theInstr ument Dis-
pla y.Ifth edr iver still does notst eer theve hicle or
giv es no con/r mation tothesy stem, awa rning to
ne sou nds inadd itionto thevisual warning mes-
sag e.
If th edr iver still does notre spond tothewa rning,
th eBeginning Emergency Stopmessag eappear s
in theInstr ument Display.Ifth edr iver still does
no tre spond ,Ac tiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI C
re duces thespeed. Thevehicle isdecel erated in
st ag es toast ands till.
Depe nding on thecountr y,and atspeeds below
40 mph(6 0km /h),th ehazar dwa rning lights
switc hon automaticall y.
When theve hicle isstation ary, thefo llo wing
actions areper form ed:
R The vehicle issecur edwithth eelectr icpar k-
ing brak e.
R ActiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI Cis ended.
R The vehicle isunl ocked.
R Ifpossible, anemer gency callis pla ced tothe
Mer cedes-Be nzeme rgency callcent er.
The driver can cancel thedeceler ationatanytime
by per form ing one ofthefo llo wing actions:
R Steer ing Dr
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R
Brak ing oracce ler ating
R Dea ctivating ActiveDist ance Assist
DIS TRONI C AA
ctiv ctiv
eLane Chang e
Lane ChangeAssi st e
Assi st FF
unctio nof A unctio
nof Activ ctiv
eLane Chang e
Lane ChangeAssi st e
Assi st
Ac tiveLane ChangeAssi stsupp orts thedr iver
dur ing lane chang esby appl ying steer ing torq ue if
th edr iver activ ates atur nsignal indicat or.
Obser vetheno teson drivi ng systems andyour
re sponsi bility;yo uma yot her wise failto recogn ize
dang ers(/ page162 ).
Assis tance during lane chang esisprov ided ifall
th efo llo wing conditions areme t:
R Youar edr iving onafree wa yor road withmul-
tip lelane sin thedir ection oftrav el.
R The neighbor inglane issepar ated byabr ok en
lane marking .
R Novehicle isde tected intheadjacent lane.
R The vehicle speed isbe tween 50mph
(80 km/h )and 110 mph(1 80 km/h). R
ActiveLane ChangeAssi stisswi tched onin
th emultimedia system.
R ActiveSt eer ing Assist isactiv ated and activ e.
If no vehicle isde tected intheadjacent laneanda
lane chang eis per mitt ed,thelane chang ebeg ins
aTer thedr iver has activ ated thetur nsignal indi-
cat or.This issho wntothedr iver wit hagr een
ar ro w ne xt to the± steer ing wheel symbol.
Themessag e,forex am ple, also appear s.IfAc tive
Lane ChangeAssi sthas been activatedwit hth e
tur nsigna lindica torbut alane chang eis no t
immed iatelypossibl e,agr ay arro w appear sne xt
to the± steer ing wheel symbol, whichre mains
gr een.
When lanechang eassis tance star ts, thetur nsig-
nal indicat orisaut omaticall yactiv ated along with
th edispla yin theInstr ument Display.
If th eassist ancegraphic issho wnduring lane
ch ang es,anaddit ionalarro w appear sin itpoin t-
ing towa rdsth eadjacent lane(/page172).
If alane chang eis no tpossibl e,thear ro w isfaded
out aTer afew secon dsand ane wlane chang e
mus tbe initiat ed. Animmed iatelane chang eis possibl
eonl yon free wa ysect ionswit hout speed
lim its.
If th esy stem isim pair ed,ActiveLane Change
Assi stma ybe canc eled. Ifit is canc eled, themes-
sag eappear sin theInstr ument Display.
In addit ion,a wa rning tone maysou nd, depending
on thesituation. &
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GRisk ofaccident whenchang ing
lane toan occupi edadjace ntlane
Lan eChang eAssis tcann otalw aysclear ly
de tect ifth eadjacent laneisfree.
The lane chang emig htbe initiat edalthoug h
th eadjacent laneisno tfr ee. #
Beforech ang inglane s,mak esur eth at
th eneighbor inglane isfree and ther eis
no dang ertoother road user s. #
Mon itor thelane chang e. 182182
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NGRisk ofaccid ent ifLane Change
Ass istune xpectedl yst ops functio ning
If th esy stem limit ations forLane Chang e
Assist have been reac hed, ther eis no guar an-
te eth at thesy stem will remain active.
Lane Chang eAssis tcanno tth en assist youby
appl ying steer ing torq ue . #
Alwa ys monit orthelane chang eand
ke ep your hands onthesteer ing wheel.
Obser vethetra1c conditions andsteer
and/or brak eif necessar y. Sy
st Sy
stem limits em
limits
The system limitat ions ofActiveSt eer ing Assist
appl yto ActiveLane ChangeAssi st
(/ page179) .
The system mayals obe impair edorma yno tfunc-
tion inthefo llo wing situations:
R The sensor sin there ar bum peraredir ty,dam-
ag ed orcoveredby ast icke ror ice and snow,
fo re xa mp le.
R The exterior lightin gsho wsadef ect. %
The ActiveLane ChangeAssi stsens orsadjust
aut oma tically whi leacer tain dist ance isbeing
dr iven aTer theve hicle hasbeen delivered.
Ac tiveLane ChangeAssi stisuna vailable or
av ailabl eonl ypar tiallydur ing this teac h-in
pr ocess; noarro w appear sne xt to theØ
Ac tiveSt eer ing Assist symbol whenthetur n
signal indicat orisactiv ated.
Selecting A Selecting
Activ ctiv
eLane Chang e
Lane Chang eAssist e
Assist
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance
5 Active LaneChange Assist #
Select thefunction . AA
ctiv ctiv
eBr e
Br ak ak
eAssist e
Assist FF
unction ofA unction
ofActiv ctiv
eBr e
Br ak ak
eAssist e
Assist
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stcons istsofthefo llo wing func-
tions:
R Dist ance warning function
R Autonomo usbrak ing functi on
R Situa tion-d ependent brak ing assist anc e R
V V
ehi cleswit ehi
cleswit hDr h
Dr iving Assist iving
Assistanc eP anc
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Eva-
siv eSt eer ing Assist andturning maneuv er
function
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stcan help youto minimiz eth e
ri sk ofacolli sion withve hicles, cyclis tsor pedes-
tr ians ortoreduce thee.ect sof suc hacollision.
If Ac tiveBr ak eAssi sthas detected arisk ofcolli -
sion ,a wa rning tone willsou ndand thedist ance
wa rning lampL willlight upon theinst rument
clust er.
If yo udo notre act tothewa rning, autonomous
br aking canbeinitiat edincritical situations.
In especia lly cr itical situations, ActiveBr ak eAssi st
can initiat eaut onomo usbraki ng directl y.In this
case, thewa rning lampand warning tone will
occ ursim ultaneo uslywit hth ebr aking application.
If yo uappl yth ebr ak eyo urself inacr itical situa-
tion orappl yth ebr ak edur ing autonomous brak -
ing, <0054004A0055005600420055004A0050004F000E0045004600510046004F0045
0046004F0055> braking assistancewill
occur .The brak epr essur ewill increase uptomax-
imum full-sto pbr aking ifnecessar y. Dr
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Obser
vetheno teson drivi ng systems andyour
re sponsi bility;yo uma yot her wise failto recogn ize
dang ers(/ page162) . If
aut onomo usbraking orsituat ion-depen dent
br aking assistancehasoccur red, displa y1 will
appear ontheinst rument displa yand then aut o-
maticall ygo out aTer ashor ttime. &
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GRisk ofan accident causedby
limit eddetection perform ance ofActive
Br ak eAssi st
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stcanno talw aysclear lyiden-
tify objects andcomplextra1c situations. In
suc hcases ,Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stmight :
R Giveawa rning orbrak ewit hout reason
R Notgiv eawa rning ornotbr ak e
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stisonl yan aid. Thedriver is
re sponsi bleformaint aining asu1cien tly saf e
dist ance totheve hicle infront ,ve hicle speed
and forbr aking ingood time. #
Alwayspa ycar eful att ent ion tothetra1c
situation; donotre ly on ActiveBr ak e
Assi stalone . #
Beprepa redto brak eor swerve ifneces-
sar y. If
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stisdea ctivated orthefunc-
tions arere str icte d, e.g. duetoactiv ationof
ano ther driving system, theê displaymessag e
will appear onthedr iver's displa y.
If th esy stem isuna vailable duetodir tyor dam-
ag ed sensor sor due toamalf unct ion,or ifth e
func tions arere str icte d, theÓ warning lamp
will appear onthedr iver's displa y.
Also observe thesy stem limits ofActiveBr ak e
Assi st. The
individu alsubfunc tionsar The
individu alsubfunc tionsareav e
av ailabl ein v ailabl
ein var ar
i- i-
ous speed r ous
speed rang ang
es: es:
The distance warning function canissue awa rn-
ing inthefo llo wing situations:
R From appr oximat ely4 mp h(7 km /h),ifyo ur
ve hicle iscriticall yclose toave hicle, cyclis tor
pedes trian, youwill hear anintermitt entwarn-
ing tone and thedist ance warning lampL
will light upon theinst rument cluster.
Br ak eimm ediatelyor take evasiv eactio n,prov i-
ded itis saf eto do soand thetra1c situation
allo wsthis.
Dist Dist
ance w ance
war ar
ning function (v ning
function (vehicles wit ehicles
without Dr hout
Driv- iv
-
ing Assist ing
Assist anceP ance
Pac k ac
kag ag
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The distance warning function canaidyouin the
fo llo wing situations withan intermitt entwarning
to ne and awa rning lamp:
R atspeeds uptoappr oximat ely155 mph
(250 km/h )when approaching vehicles ahead
R atspeeds uptoappr oximat ely50 mph
(80 km/h )when approachingst ati ona ryvehi-
cles, movingpedes trians, andcyclis tsahead 184184
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atspeeds uptoappr oximat ely37 mph
(60 km/h )when approachingcr ossin gcy clis ts
Dis t Dis
tance w ance
war ar
ning funct ion (v ni
ng funct ion (vehicl eswit ehicl
eswithDr h
Dr ivin g iv
in g
Assi st Assi
stance P ance
Pac k ac
kag ag
e) e)
The distance warning function canaidyouin the
fo llo wing situations withan intermitt entwarning
to ne and awa rning lamp:
R atspeeds uptoappr oximat ely155 mph
(250 km/h )when approaching vehicles ahead
R atspeeds uptoappr oximat ely62 mph
(100 km/h )when approaching station ary
ve hicles
R atspeeds uptoappr oximat ely50 mph
(80 km/h )when approaching movingpedes-
tr ians andcyclist sahead
R atspeeds uptoappr oximat ely43 mph
(70 km/h )when approaching station ary
pedes trians, crossing vehicles andstation ary
and crossin gcy clis ts A A
ut ut
onom ousbr onom
ousbraking funct ion (v aking
funct ion (vehicle swit ehicle
swit hout hout
Dr Dr
iving Assis t ivi
ng Assis tance P ance
Pac k ac
kag ag
e) e)
Fr om aspeed ofappr oximat ely4 mp h(7 km /h),
th eaut onomous braking function mayint erve ne in
th efo llo wing situations:
R atspeeds uptoappr oximat ely124 mph
(200 km/h )when approachingve hicles ahead
R atspeeds uptoappr oximat ely50 mph
(80 km/h )when approachingcy clis tsahead
R atspee dsup toappr oximat ely37 mph
(60 km/h )when approaching movingpedes-
tr ians andcrossing cyclis ts
R atspeeds uptoappr oximat ely31 mph
(50 km/h )when approachingst ati ona ryvehi-
cles
A A
ut ut
onom ousbr onom
ousbraking funct ion (v aking
funct ion (vehicle swit ehicle
swit hDr h
Dr iv- iv
-
ing Assis t ing
Assis tance P ance
Pac k ac
kag ag
e) e)
Fr om aspeed ofappr oximat ely4 mph (7km /h),
th eaut onomous braking function mayint erve ne in
th efo llo wing situations:
R atspeeds uptoappr oximat ely155 mph
(2 50 km/h) whenapproaching vehicles ahead R
atspeeds uptoappr oximat ely62 mph
(100 km/h )when approaching station ary
ve hicles
R atspeeds uptoappr oximat ely50 mph
(8 0km/h) whenapproaching cyclists ahead
R atspeeds uptoappr oximat ely43 mph
(70 km/h )when approachingst ati ona ryand
mo vingpedes trians, crossin gve hicles andsta-
tion aryand crossin gcy clis ts
Si tuat ion-dep endent br Si
tuat ion-dep endent braking assist aking
assistance (v ance
(vehicle s ehicle
s
wit wit
hout Dr hout
Driving Assis t ivi
ng Assis tance P ance
Pac k ac
kag ag
e) e)
The situation -dependent braking assistance can
int erve ne from aspe edofapp roximat ely4 mp h
(7 km/h )in thefo llo wing situations:
R atspeeds uptoappr oximat ely155 mph
(250 km/h )when approachingve hicles ahead
R atspeeds uptoappr oximat ely50 mph
(80 km/h )when approachingst ati ona ryvehi-
cles andcyclis tsahead
R atspeeds uptoappr oximat ely37 mph
(60 km/h )when approaching movingpedes-
tr ians andcrossing cyclis ts Dr
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ing assist anc e(v anc
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Dr iving Ass ist ivi
ng Ass istanc eP anc
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The situa tion-d epend ent brak ing assist anc eca n
int erve ne from aspe edofapp roximat ely4 mp h
(7 km/h )in thefo llo wing situations:
R atspeeds uptoappr oximat ely155 mph
(250 km/h )when approaching vehicles ahead
R atspeeds uptoappr oximat ely62 mph
(100 km/h )when approaching station ary
ve hicles
R atspeeds uptoappr oximat ely50 mph
(80 km/h )when approaching cyclis tsahead
R atspeeds uptoappr oximat ely37 mph
(60 km/h )when approachingst ati ona ryand
mo vingpedes trians, crossin gve hicles, and
st ation aryand crossin gcy clis ts
Cance lingabr Cance
lingabr ak ak
eappli catio nof A e
appli catio nof Activ ctiv
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Br ak e ak
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Assis t Assis
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Yo ucan cancel abr ak eapplica tionofActive
Br ak eAssi stat anytime by:
R shar plydepr essin gth eacceler ator pedal or
wit hkic kdo wn
R releasing thebr ak epedal Ac
tiveBr ak eAssi stma ycanc elthebr ak eapplica-
tion when oneofthefo llo wing conditions isful/l-
led:
R Youmaneuv ertoavo idtheobst acle.
R Ther eis no long erarisk ofcolli sion .
R Anobs tacle isno long erdetected infront of
yo ur vehicle.
Ev Ev
asiv asiv
eSt e
St eer eer
ing Assis ing
Assist (onl t
(onl yv y
vehicles wit ehicles
withDr h
Dr iving iving
Assist Assist
anceP ance
Pac k ac
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Ev asiv eSt eer ing Assist hasthefo llo wing charac-
te risti cs:
R Theab ilit y to detect station aryor mo ving
pedes trians.
R Assis tance thro ugh powe r-assis tedsteer ing if
a sw erving maneuv erisde tected.
R Activation duetoan abr uptst eer ing move-
ment intheev ent ofasw erving maneuv er.
R Assist anceduring swerving andstraight ening
of theve hicle.
R Reactio nfrom aspeed ofappr oximat ely
12 mph(20 km/h) uptoaspeed ofappr ox-
imat ely43 mph (70km/h). Yo
ucan cancel theassist anceatanytime by
activ elyst eer ing.
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ur ur
nin gmane uv nin
gmane uver funct ion (onl er
funct ion (onl yv y
vehicle swit h ehicle
swit h
Dr Dr
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ng Assis tance P ance
Pac k ac
kag ag
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If th esy stem detects arisk ofacolli sion withan
oncom ingvehicle when turnin gacr oss anonco m-
ing lane ,aut onom ousbraking canbeinitiat edat
speeds below9mp h(1 5km /h)be fore youha ve
leT thelane inwhic hyo uar edr iving. &
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GRisk ofaccident despiteEv a-
siv eSt eer ing Assist
Ev asiv eSt eer ing Assist cannotalw aysre cog-
niz eobje ctsorcom plextra1c situat ions
clear ly.
Mor eover,th esteer ing suppor tpr ov ided by
Ev asiv eSt eer ing Assist isno tsu1cien tto
avo idacollision. #
Alwayspa ycar eful att ent ion tothetra1c
situation; donotre ly on Evasiv eSt eer ing
Assist alone. #
Beprepar edtobrak eor swerve ifneces-
sar y. 186186
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End thesuppor tby activ elyst eer ing in
non -critical situ atio ns. #
Drive at an appr opriatespeed ifth er e
ar epedestr iansclose tothepat hof your
ve hicle. Sy
st Sy
stem limits em
limits
Fu llsy stem perform ance isno tye tav ailabl efo ra
few secon dsaTer switchingontheve hicle oraTer
dr ivi ng o..
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfu nct ion,
par ticu larlyin thefo llo wing situations:
R Insno w,rain, fog, hea vyspr ay,dir ect sunl ight
or variable light cond itions orifth er eis glar e.
R Ifth esensor sar edir ty,fo gg ed up, dam aged or
co vered.
R Ifth esensor sar eim pair eddue tointerfere nce
from other radar sour ces, e.g.strong radar
re 0ectio nsinpar kingga rage s.
R Ifaloss oftirepr essur eor adef ecti vetirehas
been detected and displa yed.
R Incom plextra1c situations whereobjects
canno talw aysbe clear lyident i/ed. R
Ifpedestr iansorvehicles movequickl yint o
th esensor detection rang e.
R Ifped estr ians arehid den byother objects.
R Ifth etypical outline ofapedestr iancanno tbe
distin guished from thebac kground.
R Ifapedestr ianisno tde tected assuc h,e.g .
due tospecial clothing orother objects.
R Ifth edr iver's seat beltisno tfa stene d.
R Onbend swi th atig ht radius.
% The ActiveBr ak eAssi stsens orsadjust auto-
mati callywhile acer tain dist ance isbeing
dr iven aTer theve hicle hasbeen delivered.
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stisuna vailable oronl ypar -
tiall yav ailabl edur ing thete ac h-in process.
A A
ctiv ctiv
atin g/deact iv atin
g/deact ivatin gA atin
gActiv ctiv
eBr e
Br ak ak
eAssis t e
Assis t
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emen ts emen
ts
R The vehicle isswitc hedon. Mul
time diasystem:
4 © 5
Setting s5
Assi stance
5 Active BrakeAssist #
Select thedesir edsetting .
The setting willberetained when thedr ive
sy stem isne xt star ted.
Deactiv Deactiv
atingA ating
Activ ctiv
eBr e
Br ak ak
eAssist e
Assist
% Itis recommen dedthat youalw ayslea ve
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stacti vated. #
Select Off.
The distance warning function, theaut ono-
mous braking function andEvasiv eSt eer ing
Assist willbedeactiv ated.
When theve hicle isne xt star ted, Ac tiveBr ak e
Assi stwill beacti vatedand theMediu mset-
ting willbeaut omaticall yselect ed.
% IfAc tiveBr ak eAssi stisdeac tivated, the00D4
symbol willappear onthestatus baronthe
inst rument displa y. Dr
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Sign Assis t Si
gn Assis t FF
unct ionof unct
ionofTr Tr
a1c a1c
Sign Assis t Si
gn Assis t
Tr a1c Sign Assis tde tects tra1c signswit hth e
multif unctioncamer a(/ page162) .It assists
yo uby displa yingdetected speed limitsand over-
ta king restr iction sin theInstr ument Display.
Obser vetheno teson drivi ng systems andyour
re sponsi bility;yo uma yot her wise failto recogn ize
dang ers(/ page162) .
Sin ceTra1c Sign Assis talso uses thedat astor ed
in thena vig ation system, itcan updat eth edispla y
in thefo llo wing situations without detectin gtra1c
sign s.
The camer aalso detects tra1c signswit ha
re str iction indicat ed byan addit ionalsign (e.g.
when wet).Thes ear edisp laye donl yif are str ic-
ti on appliesor ifth esy stem canno tclear lyde ter-
mine whether there str iction applies.
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ar ar
nin gwh en t nin
gwh en the maximu mper he
maximu mpermi ssible spee dis mi
ssible spee dis
ex ex
ceeded ceeded
The system can warnyouifyo uunint entionall y
ex ceed themaximum permissible speed.Todo
th is, youcan specify inthemultimedia system by
ho wmuc hth emaximum permissible speedcan be
exceeded beforeawa rning isissued. Youcan
specify whether thewa rning isto be justa visual
wa rning oran acoustic oneaswell.
Displa Displa
yin t y
in the Ins he
Instr tr
ument Display ument
Display Instr
ument displayin thewidescr eencockpit
1 Maximum permissible speed
2 Maximum permissible speedwhenare str ic-
ti on applies
3 Additional signwithre str iction
% V V
eh icle swi t eh
icle swi th ast h
ast an da r an
da rd Ins d
Instr tr
um ent Disp lay um
ent Disp lay: :
a
+ +
sy mb olne xt to atra1c signintheInstr u-
ment Displa yindicat esthat addit ionaltra1c
sign sha ve been detected. These canalso be displa
yedin themedia displayand optionall y
in thehead-up display.
If Tra1c Sign Assis tcann otdeterm ine themaxi-
mum permissible speed(e.g.due tomissing
signs), thefo llo wing displa yappear sin theInstr u-
ment Displa y: This
isdis pla yedcontinu ouslyif th eve hicle isin a
coun try wher eTra1c Sign Assis tis no tsuppor ted.
Tr a1c Sign Assis tis no tav ailabl ein all coun tries.
% Also obser vetheinf ormation ondispla ymes-
sag esinTra1c Sign Assis t(/ page351) .
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stem limits em
limits
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfu nct ion
par ticu larlyin thefo llo wing situations:
R Ifth er eis poor visibility ,e. g. due toinsu1c ient
illumination ofthero ad, highl yva riable shade
cond itions, rain, sno w,fogor hea vyspr ay.
R Ifth er eis glar e,e.g. from oncoming tra1c,
dir ect sunlight orre0ectio ns. 18
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