MERCEDES-BENZ GLC SUV 2021 Owner's Manual
Manufacturer: MERCEDES-BENZ, Model Year: 2021, Model line: GLC SUV, Model: MERCEDES-BENZ GLC SUV 2021Pages: 462, PDF Size: 39.34 MB
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ent
s,theDS Rbr ak es theve hicle minimally or
no tat all.
When DSRisactiv ated and thetransmission isin
position 005B,005Eor005C, DSRcon trols thedr iving
speed. Thetarget speed canbesetto ava lue
be tween 1mp h(2 km/h) and11mp h
(1 8 km/ h).Bybraking oracceler ating,youcan
dr ive at ahigh eror lowe rspee dth an theta rget
speed atanytime.
DSR isdeactiv ated aut omaticall yif yo udr ive at
spee dsgreat erthan 28 mph(45 km/h) orselect
dr ive pr ogr am C orB. Theî Offmes‐
sag eth en appear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.
The status indicat orinthemultifunc tiondispla y
disappear s.Yo ualso hear awa rning tone.
No teson DSR &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding and accident
whe nDSR isacti vatedon slipper yro ad
sur faces
If th edr iven speed andtheta rget speed dif‐
fe r, th ewheels maylose traction . #
Take intoacc ount thero ad sur face and
th edif fere nce betwee nth edr iving speed
andtarget speed beforeactiv at‐
ing DSR. Obser
vetheno teson driving systems andyour
re sponsibili ty;yo uma yot her wise failto recog‐
nize dangers(/ page 171).
Yo uar ealw aysre sponsible forke eping control of
th eve hicle andforasse ssing whether thedo wn‐
hill gradient canbenego tiated. Depen dingon
ro ad sur face and tires, DSR mayno tal wa ys be
able tokeep totheta rget speed. Selectata rget
speed suitable forth een vironmen talcon dition s
and also applyth ebr ak es yourself ifre qu ired.
Ac tiv atin gor deac tivatin gDS R(D ow nhill
Speed Regulat ion)
Re quirement s:
R Youar edr ivin gat aspee dof 25 mph
(40 km/ h)or lowe r.
If th ecur rent vehicle speed istoohigh, the
Max. Speed 24mph messag eappear sin the
multifu nctiondisplay.
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis de acti ‐
va ted. Multimedia
system:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Quick Access #
Select î.
A status displa yappear sin themultifunc tion
displa ywhen thefunc tion isactiv ated.
% When youswit chtotheF drive pr og ram,
th efunc tion isaut omatic allyactiv ated.
Changing thetar getspe ed Dr
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#
Toincr ease/r educethetar getspe ed:
pr ess rock er switc h1 upM ordown
N tothepoint ofresis tance.
The select edtarget speed increases or
decr eases by1mp h(1 km/h) andappea rs
alon gwit hth eî symbol inthemultifunc ‐
tion displa y. Ac
tiv eSte ering Assis t Fu
nction ofActiv eSte ering Assis t
Ac tiveSt eer ing Assis tis onl yav ailable uptoa
speed of130mp h(210 km/h) .The system helps
yo uto stay inthecent erofthelane bymeans of
moder atesteer ing interve ntio ns.Dep endingon
th espeed driven, ActiveSt eer ing Assis tuses the
ve hicles ahead andlane markings asare fer‐
ence.
% Dependi ngon thecount ry,in thelowe r
speed rang eAc tiveSt eer ing Assis tcan use
th esur round ingtraf fic as are fere nce. Ifnec‐
ess ary, Ac tiveSt eer ing Assis tcan then also
pr ov ide assis tance when drivi ng away from
th ecent erofthelane, forex am ple, toform a
re scue lane. If
th ede tection oflane mar kings andvehicles
ahead isim pair ed,ActiveSt eer ing Assis t
switc hestopassiv emode. Thesystem prov ides
no suppor tin this case.
St atus displa yof Activ eSte ering Assis tin
th emu ltifunct iondisp lay
R Ø (gra y): act ivat ed and pass ive
R Ø (gre en): activ ated and activ e
R Ø (red): system limits detected
R Ø (whit e,redhands): "handsonthesteer‐
ing wheel" prom pt
% During thetransition from activ eto passiv e
st atus ,th eØ symbol issho wnas
enlar gedand flashin g.On ce thesy stem is
passiv e,theØ symbol issho wnasgray in
th emultifunc tiondispla y.
% Dep endingontheselect edvehicle settin gs,
Ac tiveSt eer ing Assis tma ybe una vailable.
Ste ering and touc hde tection
The driver isrequ ired tokeep their hands onthe
st eer ing wheel atall times andbeable tointer‐
ve ne atanytime tocor rect thecour seofthe
ve hicle andkeep itin lane. Thedriver mus t ex
pect ach ang efrom active to passiv emode or
vice versaat anytim e. If
th esy stem detects that thedr iver has not
st eer edtheve hicle fora consider ableper iod of
time orhas remo vedth eir hands from thesteer‐
ing wheel, display1 appear s.Ifth edr iver still
does notst eer theve hicle, awa rning tone
sou nds inad ditio nto thevisual warning mes‐
sag e.
If th edr iver does notre act tothewa rning fora
consider ableper iod, thesy stem can initiat ean
emer gency stop (/ page19 2). 19
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The
warning isno tissued orisstopped whenthe
dr iver giv es con firm atio nto thesy stem:
R The driver steer sth eve hicle.
R Depending onthecount ry:th edr iver
pr esses ast eer ing wheel buttonoroper ates
To uc hCon trol
If Ac tiveSt eer ing Assis tde tects that asy stem
limit hasbeen reac hed, avisual warning is
issued andawa rning tone sou nds.
Obs erve theno teson driving systems andyour
re sponsibili ty;yo uma yot her wise failto recog‐
nize dangers(/ page 171).
Sy stem limit s
Ac tiveSt eer ing Assis thas alimit edsteer ing tor‐
qu efo rlat eral gui dance. Insome cases, the
st eer ing interve ntio nis no tsu fficien tto keep the
ve hicle inthelane ortodrive th ro ugh exits.
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
in thefo llo wing instances:
R The reispoor visibilit y,e.g. due tosno w,rain,
fo g, hea vyspr ay,gr ea tly varying ambien t
light orstro ng sha dows onthero ad. R
Ther eis glar e, e.g .fr om oncom ingtraf fic,
di re ct sunli ght orreflect ions.
R Insuf ficie ntroad illumin ation.
R The wind shieldisdir ty,fo gg ed up, damag ed
or coveredin thevicinit yof thecamer a,e.g.
by ast icke r.
R No,or several,unc lear lane markingsare
pr esen tfo rone lane, orthemar king sch ang e
qu ickl y, forex am ple, inacon stru ction area
or atintersecti ons.
R The lane mar kings arewo rnaw ay,dar kor
co veredup, e.g. bydirtor sno w.
R Ifth edis tance totheve hicle infront istoo
shor tand thus thelane marking scann otbe
de tected.
R The road isnar row and wind ing.
R Ther ear eobs tacle son thelane orprojec ting
out intoth elane, suchas objec tmar kers.
The system does notpr ov ide assis tance inthe
fo llo wing condition s:
R Ontigh tcur vesand when turning.
R When crossing intersections. R
Atround about sor tollplazas.
R When towing atrailer .
R When thetir epr essur eis toolow. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifAc tive
St eer ing Assis tune xpect edlyst ops func‐
tionin g
If th esy stem limits ofActiveSt eer ing Assis t
ar ere ac hed ther eis no guar anteethat the
sy stem will remain activeor wil lke ep the
ve hicle inlane. #
Alw ayske ep your han dson thesteer ing
wheel andobser vethetra ffic car efull y. #
Alw aysst eer theve hicle paying atten‐
tion totraf fic condi tions. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifAc tive
St eer ing Assis tune xpect edlyinterve nes
The detection oflane mar kings andobje cts
ma ymal functi onand causeune xpect ed
st eer ing interve ntio ns. #
Steer accor dingtotraf fic condi tions. Dr
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Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gAc tiv eSte ering
Assis t
Re quirement s:
R ESP®
is act ivat ed, but isno tint erve ning .
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis acti va‐
te d.
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Quick Access #
Select 004FSteering Assist. Fu
nction ofActiv eEme rgency Stop Assis t If
th esy stem detects that thedr iver has not
st eer edtheve hicle fora consider ableper iod of
time orhas remo vedth eir hands from thesteer‐
ing wheel, display1 appear sin themultifunc ‐
tion displa y.Ifth edr iver still does notst eer the
ve hicle, orgiv es no conf irmation tothesy stem,
a wa rning tone sou nds inad ditio nto thevisual
wa rning mess age.
If th edr iver still does notre spond tothewa rn‐
ing, theBeginn ingEmer gencySt op messag e
appear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.Ifth edr iver
st ill does notre spond, ActiveDis tance Assist
DIS TRONI Creduces thespeed. Thevehicle is
deceler ated instag es toast ands till.
De pen dingon thecount ry,at speeds below
40 mph(60 km/h) thehazar dwa rning light s
switc hon aut omat ically.
When theve hicle isstatio nary,thefo llo wing
act ions arecar ried out :
R The vehicle issecur edwithth eelectr icpar k‐
ing brak e.
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis end ed
R The vehicle isunloc ked. R
Ifpossible, anemer gency callis place dto
th eMer cedes- Benzemergency callcent er
The driver can cance lth edeceler ationatany
time byper form ing one ofthefo llo wing actions :
R Steer ing
R Braking oracceler ating
R Deact ivating ActiveDis tance Assist
DIS TRONI C Ac
tiv eLan eCha ngeAs sist Fu
nction ofActiv eLan eCha ngeAs sist
Ac tiveLa ne Chang eAssi stsuppor tsthedr iver
when chang inglane sby appl ying steer ing torq ue
if th edr iver oper ates atur nsignal indicat or.
Obser vetheno teson driving systems andyour
re sponsibili ty;yo uma yot her wise failto recog‐
nize dangers(/ page 171).
Assi stanc ewhen chang inglane sis prov ided ifall
th efo llo wing condition sar eme t:
R Youar edr ivin gon afree wa yor road with
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R
The neighbor inglane issepar ated byabr o‐
ke nlane ma rking.
R Novehicle isde tected intheadjacen tlane.
R The vehicle speed isbe tween 50mph
(80 km/ h)and 110mp h(1 80 km/h).
R ActiveLa ne Chang eAssi stisswitc hedonin
th emultimedia system.
R ActiveSt eer ing Assis tis activ ated and activ e.
If no vehicle isde tected intheadjacen tlane and
a lane chang eis per mitted, thelane chang e
begin saf te rth edr iver has activ ated thetur nsig‐
nal indicat or.This issho wntothedr iver wit ha
gr een arrow next to the± steer ing wheel
symbol. Themessag e,forex am ple, also
appear s.IfAc tiveLa ne Chang eAssi sthas been
activ ated withth etur nsignal indicat orbut alane
ch ang eis no timm ediat elyposs ible, agr ay arro w
appear sne xt to the± steer ing wheel symbol,
whic hre mains green.
When thelane chang eassis tance star ts,th etur n
signal indicat orisaut omaticall yactiv ated along
wit hth edispla yin themultifunc tiondispla y. If
th eassis tance grap hicis sho wnwhen chang ‐
ing lane s,an addit ionalarro w appear sin itpoin t‐
ing towa rdsth eadjacen tlane (/page18 2).
If alan ech ang eis no tposs ible, thear ro w is
fa ded outafte ra fe w sec ond sand ane wlane
ch ang emus tbe init iated. Animm ediat elane
ch ang eis on lypossible onfree wa ysec tion s
wit hout speedlimi ts.
If th esy stem isim pair ed,ActiveLa ne Chang e
Assi stma ybe canceled .If it is canceled ,th e
messa geappear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.
In addi tion, awa rning tone maysou nd, depend‐
ing onthesituation . &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whench ang ‐
ing lane toan occ upied adjacentlane
Lan eChan geAssi stcanno tal wa ys cle arly
de tect ifth eadjacen tlane isfree.
The lane chang emigh tbe init iated although
th eadjacen tlane isno 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. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifLane
Ch ang eAssi stune xpectedl yst ops func‐
tionin g
If th esy stem limit ations forLane Change
Assis tha ve been reac hed, ther eis no guar‐
ant eethat thesy stem will remain active.
Lane ChangeAssis tcanno tth en assis tyo u
by appl ying steer ing torq ue. #
Alw aysmonit orthelane chang eand
ke ep your han dson thesteer ing wheel.
Obser vethetra ffic con dition sand steer
and/or brak eif neces sary. Sy
stem limit s
The system limit ations ofActiveSt eer ing Assis t
apply toActiveLa ne Chang eAssi st
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The
system mayalso beimpair edorma yno t
func tion inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R The sensorsin there ar bum peraredir ty,
damag edorcoveredby ast icke ror ice and
sno w,forex am ple.
R The exterior lighting showsamalf unction.
% The ActiveLa ne Chang eAssi stsensor s
adjus taut omaticall ywhile acer tain dis tance
is be ing driven afte rth eve hicle hasbeen
deliv ered. ActiveLa ne Chang eAssi stis
una vailable oronl ypar tiall yav ailable during
th is teac h-in proce ss;noarro w appear sne xt
to theØ ActiveSt eer ing Assis tsymbol
when thetur nsignal indicat orisactiv ated.
Selecting Activ eLan eCha ngeAs sist
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Assist ance
5 Act ive Lane Change Assist #
Select thefunc tion. Ac
tiv eBr ak eAs sist Fu
nction ofActiv eBr ak eAs sist
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stconsi stsof thefo llo wing
func tions:
R Distance warning func tion
R Autonomo usbraki ng func tion
R Situ ation-d epend ent braki ng assist anc e
R Vehicl eswith Drivin gAss istanc ePa ck‐
ag e:Evasi ve Steer ing Assis tand corner ing
func tion
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stcan helpyo uto minimize the
ri sk ofacollision withve hicles, cyclis tsor
pedes trians ortoreduce theef fects ofsuch a
coll ision.
If Ac tiveBr ak eAssi sthas detected arisk ofcolli‐
sion, awa rning tone sou nds and theL dis‐
ta nce warning lam plight sup intheins trument
clus ter.
If yo udo notre act tothewa rning, autono mous
br akin gcan beinit iated incritic alsituat ions.
In espec iallycritic alsituat ions,Ac tiveBr ak e
Assi stcan initia te aut onomo usbrakin gdir ect ly. In
this case, thewa rning lam pand warning tone
occu rsi mu ltane ously with thebr aking applica‐
tion .
If yo uappl yth ebr ak eyo urself inacr itical situa‐
tio nor appl yth ebr ak edur ing autonomous brak‐
ing, situation -dependen tbr aking assistance
occu rs.The brak epr ess ureincr eases uptomax‐
imum full-sto pbr aking ifnec essar y.
Obser vetheno teson driving systems andyour
re sponsibili ty;yo uma yot her wise failto recog‐
nize dangers(/ page 171). If
au tonomo usbraki ng orsitua tion-de pende nt
br aki ng assist anc ehas occurred, displa y1 19
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appear
sin themultifunc tiondispla yand then
aut omaticall ygoes outafte ra shor ttime. &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent caused by
limit eddetection perform anc eof Active
Br ak eAssi st
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stcanno tal wa ys cle arly
ident ifyobje ctsand complextraf fic situ a‐
tions .
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stisonl yan aid. Thedriver
is responsible formaint ainingasuf ficie ntly
saf edist anc eto theve hicle infront, vehicle
speed andforbr aking ingood time. #
Alw ayspa ycar eful attention tothetra f‐
fi c situ ation; donotre ly on ActiveBr ak e
Assi stalon e. #
Beprepar edtobrak eor sw erve ifnec ‐
essar y. Als
oob ser vethesy stem limits ofActiveBr ak e
Assi st. The
indiv idua lsub func tions areav ailab lein
va rious speed rang es:
The distance warning func tion canissue awa rn‐
ing inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R From appr oximat ely4 mp h(7 km/h), ifyo ur
ve hicle iscritically closetoave hicle, cyclis t
or pedes trian, youwill hear anintermit tent
wa rning tone and theL distance warning
lam plight sup intheins trument cluster.
Br ak eimme diat ely ortake evasiv eact ion,pr ov i‐
ded itis saf eto do soand thetra ffic situat ion
allo wsthis.
Dis tance warning funct ion(vehicles without
Dr iving Assistance Packag e)
The distance warning func tion canaidyouin the
fo llo wing situat ionswithan intermit tent wa rning
to ne and awa rning lam p:
R atspeeds uptoappr oximat ely15 5mp h
(250 km/h)when approaching vehicles
ahead
R atspeeds uptoappr oximat ely50 mph
(80 km/ h)when approaching statio naryve hi‐
cles, moving pedes trians andcyclis tsahead R
atspeeds uptoappr oximat ely37 mph
(60 km/ h)when approaching crossin g
cy clis ts
Dis tance warning funct ion(vehicles with
Dr iving Assistance Packag e)
The distance warning func tion canaidyouin the
fo llo wing situat ionswithan intermit tent wa rning
to ne and awa rning lam p:
R atspeeds uptoappr oximat ely15 5mp h
(250 km/h)when approaching vehicles
ahead
R atspeeds uptoappr oximat ely62 mph
(1 00 km/ h)when approaching statio nary
ve hicles
R atspeeds uptoappr oximat ely50 mph
(80 km/ h)when approaching moving pedes‐
tr ians andcyclis tsahead
R atspeeds uptoappr oximat ely43 mph
(70 km/ h)when approaching statio nary
pedes trians ,cr oss ing vehicles andstatio nary
and cross ing cyclis ts Dr
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Au
tonomous braking function (vehicles with‐
out Driving Assistance Packag e)
If th eve hicle istrave ling atspeeds above
appr oximat ely4 mp h(7 km/h), theaut onomous
br aking function mayint erve ne inthefo llo wing
situat ions:
R atspeeds uptoappr oximat ely12 4mp h
(200 km/h)when approaching vehicles
ahead
R atspeeds uptoappr oximat ely50 mph
(80 km/ h)when approaching cyclis tsahead
R atspeeds uptoappr oximat ely37 mph
(60 km/ h)when approaching moving pedes‐
tr ians andcrossin gcy clis ts
R atspeeds uptoappr oximat ely31 mp h
(50 km/ h)when approaching statio naryve hi‐
cles Au
tonomous braking function (vehicles with
Dr iving Assistance Packag e)
If th eve hicle istrave ling atspeeds above
appr oximat ely4 mp h(7 km/h), theaut onomous
br aking function mayint erve ne inthefo llo wing
situat ions:
R atspeeds uptoappr oximat ely15 5mp h
(250 km/h)when approaching vehicles
ahead
R atspeeds uptoappr oximat ely62 mph
(1 00 km/ h)when approaching statio nary
ve hicles
R atspeeds uptoappr oximat ely50 mph
(80 km/ h)when approaching cyclis tsahead
R atspeeds uptoappr oximat ely43 mph
(70 km/ h)when approaching statio naryand
mo vingpedes trians ,cr oss ing vehicles and
st atio naryand cross ing cyclis ts Sit
uation -depen dent brak ing assistance
(v ehicles withou tDr iving Assistance Pack‐
ag e)
The situa tion-dep endentbraking assistanc ecan
int erve ne from aspe edofapprox imat ely4 mp h
(7 km/ h)inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R atspeeds uptoappr oximat ely15 5mp h
(250 km/h)when approaching vehicles
ahead
R atspeeds uptoappr oximat ely50 mph
(80 km/ h)when approaching statio naryve hi‐
cles andvehicles ahead
R atspeeds uptoappr oximat ely37 mph
(60 km/ h)when approaching moving pedes‐
tr ians andcrossin gcy clis ts
Situ ation- depend entbraking assistance
(v ehicles withDr iving Assistance Packag e)
The situa tion-dep endentbraking assistanc ecan
int erve ne from aspe edofapprox imat ely4 mp h
(7 km/ h)inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R atspeeds uptoappr oximat ely15 5mp h
(250 km/h)when approaching vehicles
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R
atspee dsup toappr oximat ely62 mph
(1 00 km/ h)when approaching statio nary
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 approaching statio naryand
mo vingpedes trians ,cr oss ing vehicles and
st atio naryand cross ing cyclis ts
Cancel ingabr ak eap plica tionofActiv eBr ak e
As sist
Yo ucan cancelabr ak eapplic ationof Active
Br ak eAssi stat anytim eby :
R shar plydepr essing theacceler ator pedal or
wit hkic kdo wn
R releasing thebr ak epedal
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stma ycancel thebr ak eappli‐
cation whenoneofthefo llo wing condition sis
fulf illed:
R Youman euvertoavo idtheobs tacle .
R The reisno long erarisk ofcollision. R
Anobs tacle isno long erdetected infront of
yo ur vehicle.
Ev asiv eSt eer ing Assis t(onl yve hicl eswith
Dr ivin gAss istanc ePa ckag e)
Ev asi ve Steer ing Assis thas thefo llo wing charac‐
te rist ics:
R The ability todetect statio naryor mo ving
pedes trians .
R Assis tance thro ugh powe r-assis tedsteer ing if
it de tects asw erving mane uver.
R Activati on byan abr uptst eer ing movement
dur ing asw erving maneu ver.
R Assi stanc edur ing swervin gand stra ight enin g
of theve hicle.
R React ion from aspee dof appr oximat ely
12 mp h(20 km/h) uptoaspee dof appr ox‐
imat ely43 mph(70 km/h).
Yo ucan preve nttheassis tance atanytime by
act ivel yst eer ing. Cor
nering function (onlyve hicl eswith Driv‐
ing Assistanc ePa ckag e)
If adang erofcoll ision from anoncoming vehicle
is de tected whe ntur ning across anoncomi ng
la ne, autonomo usbraki ng can beinitia tedat
speeds below9mp h(1 5 km/h) beforeyo uha ve
lef tth elane inwhic hyo uar edr ivin g. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent despite Eva‐
si ve Steer ing Assis t
Ev asiv eSt eer ing Assis tcann otalw aysre cog‐
nize objectsorcom plex traf fic situ ations
cle arly.
Mor eover,th esteer ing suppor tpr ov ided by
Ev asive St eer ing Assis tis no tsuf ficie ntto
av oid acollision. #
Alw ayspa ycar eful attention tothetra f‐
fi c situ ation; donotre ly on Evasiv e
St eer ing Assis talone. #
Beprepar edtobrak eor sw erve ifnec ‐
essar y. #
End thesuppor tby act ivel yst eer ing in
non -critical situation s. Dr
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#
Drive at an approp riat espee difth er e
ar epedes trians close tothepat hof
yo ur vehicle. Sy
stem limit s
Fu llsy stem perform anc eis no tav ailable fora
fe w sec ond saf te rswitc hingontheignition or
af te rdr iving off.
If Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stisim pair edorinope rativ e
du eto amalf unction,the00C7 warning lam p
appear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc ‐
tion ,par ticular lyin thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Insno w,rain, fog, hea vyspr ay,if th er eis
gl ar e, indir ect sunlight oringrea tly varying
ambien tlight .
R Ifth esensor sar edir ty,fo gg ed up, damag ed
or covered.
R Ifth esensor sar eim pair eddue tointerfer‐
ence from other radar sour ces, e.g.stro ng
ra dar reflect ions inpar king garage s.
R Ifaloss oftirepr essur eor afa ulty tirehas
been detected and displ ayed. R
IfDS Ris activ e.
R Incom plextra ffic situat ionswher eobje cts
can notalw aysbe clear lyident ified.
R Ifpedes trians orvehicles movequickl yint o
th esensor detection rang e.
R Ifpe destrians arehidde nby other object s.
R Ifth etypical outline ofapedes trian cann ot
be distinguished from thebac kground .
R Ifapedes trian isno tde tected assuch ,e.g.
due tospecial clothing orother object s.
R Ifth edr iver's seat beltisno tfa stened.
R Oncurveswit hatight radius.
% The ActiveBr ak eAssi stsensor sadjus taut o‐
matically whileacer tain dis tance isbe ing
dr iven afte rth eve hicle hasbeen delivered.
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stisuna vailable oronl y
par tiall yav ailable during thete ac h-in proc‐
ess.
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gAc tiv eBr ak eAs sist
Re quirement s:
R The ignit ionisswitc hedon. Multime
diasystem:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Assist ance
5 Act ive Brak eAssist #
Select thedesir edsetting.
The setting isretained when thedr ive sy stem
is ne xt star ted.
Deactiv atingActiv eBr ak eAs sist
% Itis recomme ndedthat youalw ayslea ve
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stact ivat ed. #
Select Off.
The distance warning func tion,th eaut ono‐
mous braking function andtheEv asiv eSt eer‐
ing Assis tar edeactiv ated.
When theve hicle isne xt star ted, themiddle
se tting isaut omaticall yselect ed.
% IfAc tiveBr ak eAssi stisdeact ivat ed, the
00D4 symbol appearsinthest atus barofthe
multifu nctiondisplay. 19
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