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Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
bol appear sin themultifunc tiondis‐
pla y.
Re ar segm ents1 orall-r oundseg‐
men ts2 light upred. At thesame
time, awa rning tone sou nds for
appr oximat elytw oseco ndseverytim e
th eve hicle isstar ted. The é symbol
appear sin themultifunc tiondispla y. The
sensor sar edir ty. #
Clean thesensor sand obser vetheno teson car eof vehicle parts(/ page368).
Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Chas been deactiva teddue toamalf unction. #
Startth eve hicle again. #
Ifth epr oblem persists, con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Fu
nction ofthepa ssiv eside impact protec‐
tion
Pa ssiv eside impact protect ion isan additional
Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cfun ction whic h
wa rnsth edr iver about obstacle sat theside of
th eve hicle. Awa rning isissued whenobstacle s
ar ede tected between thefront and rear detec‐
tion rang e. In orde rfo ran object ontheside to
be detected, thesensor sin thefront and rear
bum permus tfirs tde tect theobjec twhile you
ar edr ivin gpas tit. Dur
ing thepar king procedur eor maneuv ering,
objec tsarede tected astheve hicle drives pas t.
If yo usteer inthedir ect ion ofade tected obs ta‐
cle and ther eis arisk ofalat eral collision, a
wa rning isissued. Thesegme ntson thesides
light upyello wor red, dependin gon thedis tance
to theobs tacle . Seg
ment colordepe ndingon distan ce
Co lor Lateral dis tan ce
Ye llo wA pprox.1. 0 -2.0 ft
(30 -60 cm)
Re dA pprox.< 1.0 ft
(30 cm) In
order forlat eral front orrear segm entsto be
displa yed, theve hicle mustfirs ttr ave la dis tance
of at leas tha lfof theve hicle length.Once the
ve hicle hastrave led thelengt hof theve hicle, all Dr
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Redwa rning displa yof Parking Assist
PA RK TRONI C:obs tacles areve ry clos e
(a ppr oximat ely1. 0 ft (0.3 m)orless)
6 Orang ewa rning displa yof Parking Assist
PA RK TRONI C:obs tacles areamed iumdis‐
ta nce away (be tween appr oximat ely1. 0 ft
(0.3 m)and 2.0ft(0.6 m))
% Ifth eent ire sy stem fails, theinner segment s
of thewa rning displa yar esho wninred. The
indicat orlam pon thePA RK TRONI Cbut ton
light sup and theé symbol appearsin
th emultifunc tiondispla y.
If th esy stem fails atthere ar,th ere ar seg‐
men tsaresho wninredwhen backingup
and arehidden whendriving forw ards.
When ActivePa rking Assistis act ive, the
lane markingsaredispla yedin green.
If Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis deac tiva ted,
th ewa rning displa yfa des out. Wi
de-ang levie w
Sy stem failur e
If th er eis no oper ational readin ess, thefo llo wing
mess ageappear sin themultimedia system: Sy
stem limit s
The rear vie wcam erawill notfun ction orwill
on lypa rtiall yfunc tion inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R The trunk lidisopen .
R Ther eis hea vyrain, sno wor fog.
R The ambient lightcondit ionsarepoor ,e.g. at
night.
R The camer alens isobs truct ed, dirtyor fog‐
ge dup. Obser vetheno teson cleaning the
re ar vie wcam era(/ page36 8).
R Camer as,orvehicle component sin whic h
th ecamer asareins talled, aredamag ed.In
th is eve nt,have thecamer as,their position s
and their setting checkedat aqu alif ied spe‐
cialis two rkshop.
The field ofvision andother funct ionsofthere ar
vie wcam erama ybe restrict ed dueto addit ional
acc esso ries on there ar oftheve hicle (e.g.
license platebr ac ketor bicy cle rack ).
% The displa ycon tras tma ybe impair eddue to
inc ident sunligh tor other light sources. In
th is case, paypar ticular attent ion. Dr
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oximat ely2. 0ft (0.6 m)thewa rning displa y
is sho wninorang e.From adis tance ofapprox ‐
imat ely1. 0 ft (0.3 m)thewa rning displa yis
sho wninred.
When Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis oper ational
and noobj ectis de tected, thesegment sof the
wa rning displa yar esho wningray .
% Ifth eent ire sy stem fails, thesegment sof
th ewa rning displa yar esho wninred. The
indicat orlam pon thePA RK TRONI Cbut ton
light sup and theé symbol appearsin
th emultifunc tiondispla y.
If th esy stem fails atthere ar,th edispla yof
th esegment sch ang esasfollo ws :
R The rear segm entsar esho wninred
when backingup.
R The rear segm entsar ehidde nwhen driv‐
ing forw ards.
If Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis deac tiva ted,
th ewa rning displa yfa des out(/ page19 8). Guide
lines 1
Yello wlane markingth ecour sethetir es will
ta ke atthecur rent steer ing wheel angle
(dynamic)
2 Yello wguide line,vehicle width(dr iven sur‐
fa ce) dep endi ngon thecur rent steer ing
wheel angle(dynamic)
3 Redguide lineatadis tance ofapprox imat ely
1. 0 in (0.3 m)from there ar area
4 Markat adis tance ofappr ox.3.3 ft(1.0 m)
% When ActivePa rking Assistis act ive, the
lane markingsaredispla yedin green. The
guide linesinthemultimedia system dis‐
pla ysho wthedis tances toyour vehicle. The
dis tances onlyapply toroad leve l.
Side viewof themir rorca mer as
The side sof theve hicle canbeseen inthis vie w. 1
Guide lineofextern al vehicle dimensions
wit houtside mirrors folded out
2 Markerof thewheel contact poi nts
Sy stem failur e
If th er eis no oper ational readin ess, thefo llo wing
mess ageappear sin themedia display: Dr
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stem limit s
The 360°Camera willnotfun ction orwill only
par tiall yfun ction inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R The door sar eopen .
R The side mirrors arefo lded in.
R The trunk lidisopen .
R Ther eis hea vyrain, sno wor fog.
R The ambient lightcondit ionsarepoor ,e.g. at
night.
R The camer alens isobs truct ed, dirtyor fog‐
ge dup.
R Ifcamera sor vehicle component sin whic h
th ecamer asareins talled aredamag ed.In th
is eve nt,have thecamer as,their position s
and their setting checkedat aqu alif ied spe‐
cialis two rkshop.
Do notuse the360° Camer aunder suchcir cum‐
st anc es.Youco uld other wise injureot her sor
collide withobject swhen parking ormaneuv er‐
ing theve hicle.
On vehicles withheight-adjus table suspension or
if th eve hicle iscar rying ahea vyload, leavingth e
st andar dheigh tcan result ininaccur aciesinthe
guide linesandinthedispla yof thege ner ated
ima ges,depending ontech nica lcond itions.
The field ofvision andother funct ionsofthe
came rasystem maybe restrict ed dueto addi‐
tio nal attachme ntson theve hicle (e.g.license
plat ebr ac ket,bicy cle rack ).
% The contras tof thedispla yma ybe impair ed
by abr uptdir ect sunlight orby other light
sour ces, e.g.when driving outofaga rage .In
th is case, paypar ticular attent ion.
% Have thedispla yre pair edorreplaced if,for
ex am ple, pixelerro rs consi derablyrestrict its
us e. See
theno teson cleaning the360° Camer a
(/ page368).
Selecting avie wforthe 360° Camer a
Re quirement s:
R The Auto.Rear View Cam. function isselec‐
te din themultimedia system. #
Engage reve rsege ar. #
Inthemultimedia system, select thedesir ed
vie w.
Opening thecam eraco verof the rear vie w
camer a
Mul timedi asy stem:
4 Vehicle 5
k Assist ance
5 Camera &Parkin g #
Select OpenCamera Cover.
% The camer aco vercloses automatical lyafte r
some timeorafte ran ignitio ncy cle.
Se tting thecam eraas afa vo rite
Yo ucan callupthecamer avie wdir ect lyin the
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Ifth ewindshield inthear ea ofthemultifunc ‐
tion camer ais dir ty,or ifth ecamer ais fog‐
ge dup, damag edorcovered.
R Ifth etraf fic sig ns areha rd todetect, e.g. due
to dir tor sno w,orbecause they areco vered
or due toinsuf ficie ntlighti ng.
R Ifth einf ormation inthena vig ation system's
digit almap isincor rect or out-of-da te.
R Ifth esigns areambiguous, e.g.traffic sign s
on con stru ction sites orinad jacent lanes.
R Ifyo utur nshar ply, when passin gtraf fic sig ns
ou tsid eth ecamer a'sfield ofvision.
Se tting Traf fic Sign Assis t
Re quirement s:
R Foraut omat icado ption ofspeed limits:
Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis acti va‐
te d. Multimedia
system:
4 Vehicle 5
k Assist ance
5 Traffic SignAssist
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gaut omati cadop tion
of spe edlimits #
Select LimitAdo ption. #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion.
The speed limitsdetected byTraf fic Sign
Assi stareaut omat icallyadop tedby Active
Dis tance AssistDIS TRONI C.
Di spl aying detected traf fic signs inthe
med iadis pla y #
Select Display inCOMA ND. #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion.
% Ifone ofthefo llo wing systems isactiv ated,
th espeed detected can bemanu ally ad op ted
as thespeed limit:
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
R Cruise contr ol
Fu rther information (/page18 1). Ad
jus tingthe type ofwa rning #
Selec tVisual &Audible ,Visual orNon e.
Ad jus tingthe warning threshold
This value determ ines thespeed atwhic ha
wa rning isissued whenexceeded. #
Select Warning Threshold. #
Setth edesir edspeed. 21
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Nig
htView Assis t Fu
nction ofNight View Assis t Wi
th theaid ofcamer a2, Night View Assi st
helps youto recogni zethecour seofthero ad or
obs tacle sin thedar k.The multifunct iondispla y
th en sho wsamon ochrome imageof thesur‐
ro und ingarea infron tof theve hicle. Infrared camer
a1 helps detect ped estria ns and ani‐
mal s.
Nig htView Assi stisonl yan aid. Thedriver is
re sponsible forth edis tance totheve hicle in
fr ont, forve hicle speed, forbr aking ingood time
and forst ay ing inlane.
% Asinfrare dlight isno tvisible tothehuman
ey e, Night View Assi stcan remain activated
when ther eis onc oming traf fic.
The infrared headlam psswi tchon inthe
dar kfrom speeds ofappr oximat ely5 mp h
(1 0 km/ h).This means that, while statio n‐
ar y, yo udo notha ve thefull visual rang eand
canno tch eckwhe ther Night View Assi stis
wo rking.
Sy stem limita tions
Night View Assi stcanno tdi spl ayobject sdir ectl y
in front ofor directl yne xt to theve hicle. Itma y
be thecase that obj ect sar ehigh light edaswell
as pedes trians oranimals .
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
in thefo llo wing instances:
R inpo or vis ibility ,e.g .sno w,rain, fogor hea vy
spr ay. R
thewindshield isdir tyinthevicin ityofthe
came ra.
R thecamer ais fogg ed up, damag edorcov‐
er ed.
R theinfra redcamer ain thera diat orgrill is
damag ed,dirty,fo gg ed up orcovered.
R onbends, onhillt ops orindips.
R athigh ambient temp eratur es.
Fu nction ofpedes trian and anima lde tection
of Nig htView Assis t
Nigh tVi ew Assi stcan detect ped estria ns using
typ icalch aract eristic s,e.g .th ebody contour s
and postureof aper son standi ngupr ight .
Lar geanim als,e.g.deer ,co ws orhor ses, can
also bedetected. Smal lerani mal s,e.g. dogsor
cats, areno tde tected.
Pe des trian and animal detection isau tomatical ly
switc hedonwhen thefo llo wing requ iremen ts
ar efulf illed:
R Night View Assi stisact ivat ed.
R The drivin gspeed isat leas t5 mp h
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Itis dar k. 1
Night View Assi stdispla y
2 Standb ysymbo lfo ractiv epede strian detec‐
tion
3 High lighti ng
4 Pedes trian detected
If ped estria n de tection isacti ve,st andb ysymbo l
2 appear s.Ther eis no separ atesymbo lfo rani‐
mals .De tected ped estria ns orani mal sar ehig h‐
li ght edbyacol orframe.
Ac tiv atin gor deac tivatin gNig htView Assis t
Re quirement s: R
The vehicle hasbeen star tedor theignition
is switc hedon.
R The light switc his in the0058 or0058 posi‐
tion .
R Reversege ar has notbeen engaged. #
Press butt on1.
The appr opriateNigh tVi ew Assi stdispla y
appear sin themultifunc tiondispla y. %
The infrared headlam psaredeactiv ated at
speeds below3mp h(5 km/h) .The Night
Vi ew imag econ tinues tobe displa yeduntil
yo uswit chitof fby pressing button1.
Switc hingautomat icactiv ation on/of f
Re quirement s:
R Pedes trian detection isacti ve(/ pag e21 7).
R Thero adw ayisno tlit.
R The speed isat leas t37 mph(60 km/h).
If all there qu iremen tsarefulf illed, thenight
vision imageis aut omaticall ysho wninthemulti‐
func tion displa yas soon aspeople oranimals
ar ede tected.
Mu ltimed iasystem:
4 Vehicle 5
k Assist ance
5 Aut. Night ViewAssist #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion.
Spo tlight function
The spotlight function isan additional function
fo rNight View Assi st.It ru ns inthebac kground
and flashes theheadlam psatdetected per sons 21
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wit
hfo ur sho rtim pulses. Thisattracts thedr iv‐
er's attent ion toappr oachingpedes trians .
Displ ayintheassis tance graphic 1
Spotligh tfunction switched onbut notoper ‐
ating
2 Spotligh tfunction switched onand oper ating The
pedestria n symb olintheassis tance grap hic
ind icatesth est atus ofthespo tlight function.If
th epedes trian symbol isdispla yeddar k1, the
function isswi tched on.Ifth esymbol isdis‐
pla yedbr ight 2,thecon ditions forth eSpo tlight
func tion arealso fulfilled.
Sy stem limita tions
The spotlightfun ction does notflash atanim als.
The spotlight function isno tact ive or isact ive
on lyto alimit edextent if:
R Youar edr ivin gin cit ytraf fic.
R The pedestria ns are loca tedin thear ea ofan
onc oming vehicle orave hicle infront.
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe spotlight func ‐
tio n
Re quirement s:
R Pedes trian detection isacti ve(/ pag e21 7).
R Thero adw ayisno tlit.
R The speed isat leas t37 mph(60 km/h).
R AdaptiveHig hbeam Assis tPlus isswit ched
on. If
all there qu iremen tsarefulf illed, theheadlam p
fl ashes four sho rtpulses atapedes trian detec‐
te don ornear tothero adw ay.
Multimedia system:
4 Vehicle 5
÷ 5
Light Setting s
5 Spot light #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion. Blind
SpotAssis tand Activ eBli nd Spo t
As sist Fu
nction ofBlind SpotAssis tand Activ e
Bli nd Spo tAs sist
Bli nd Spo tAssi stuses twolat eral, rear-facin g
ra dar sensor sto monit orthear ea up to130ft
(40 m)behind your vehicle and10ft(3 m)
dir ect lyne xt to your vehicle.
If ave hicle isde tected atspe eds aboveappr ox‐
imat ely8 mp h(12 km/h) andthis vehicle subse‐
qu ent lyent ersth emonit oring rang edire ctly next
to your vehicle, thewa rning lam pin theoutside
mir rorlig hts upred.
If ave hicle isde tected clos eto your vehicle in
th elat eral monit oring rang eand youswit chon Dr
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WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent despite
Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAssi st
Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAssi stdoes notre act tothe
fo llo wing:
R Ifve hicles overtak eto oclosel yon the
side, placing them intheblind spotar ea
R Vehicles approaching andovertakin gyo u
at agr ea tly differ ent speed
As are sult, ActiveBli nd Spo tAssi stma ynei‐
th er giv ewa rnings norinterve ne insuch sit‐
uations. #
Alw ayspa ycar eful attention tothetra f‐
fi c situ ation and maintain asaf edis‐
ta nce attheside oftheve hicle. If
acour se-cor recting brak eap plica tion occu rs,
th ere dwa rning lam pflashes intheoutside mir‐
ro rand awa rning tone sou nds. Inadditio n,adi s‐
pl ay 1 indic atingth edang erofaside collision
appear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.
In rare case s,thesy stem maymak ean inappr o‐
pr iat ebr ak eapplication. Thisbrak eapplication
ma ybe interru pte dat anytime ifyo usteer
slightl yin theopposit edir ect ion oraccelera te. Sy
stem limit s
Eit her acour se-cor recting brak eap plica tion
ap propr iate to thedr iving situation ,or non eat
all, mayoccur inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R Vehicles orobs tacle s,e.g. crash barrier s,are
locat edon both sides ofyour vehicle.
R Ave hicle approaches tooclosely ontheside.
R Youha ve adop tedaspor tydriving style wit h
high corner ing speeds.
R Youbr ak eor acc elerat esign ifican tly.
R Adr ivi ng safety system interve nes, e.g.ESP ®
or ActiveBr ak eAssi st.
R ESP ®
is de acti vated.
R Aloss oftirepr essur eor afa ulty tireis
de tected.
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gBli nd Spo tAs sist or
Ac tiv eBli nd Spo tAs sist
Multimedia system:
4 Vehicle 5
k Assist ance
5 Blind SpotAssist #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion. Dr
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Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gAc tiv eLan eKe eping
Assis t &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent despite
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping Assistwa rning
A lane- correcting brak eap plica tion canno t
al wa ys bring theve hicle backint oth eor igi‐
nal lane. #
Alw aysst eer ,br ak eor accelera teyour‐
self ,espe ciallyif Ac tiveLa ne Keeping
Assis twa rnsyo uor mak esalane -cor‐
re cting brak eap plica tion. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent despite inter‐
ve ntio nof ActiveLa ne Keeping Assist
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping Assistdoes notde tect
tr af fic condi tions orroad user s.In very rare
case s,thesy stem maymak ean inappr opri‐
at ebr ak eapplication, e.g.afte rint entional ly
dr iving overa soli dlane marking.
The brak eapp lication canbeinterru pte dat
an ytime ifyo usteer slightl yin theopposit e
dir ect ion. #
Alw aysmak esur eth at ther eis suf fi‐
cie ntdist anc eto theside forot her traf‐
fi c or obs tacle s. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent despite Lane
Ke eping Assist
Lane Keeping Assistcann otalw aysclear ly
de tect lane mar kings .
In such case s,Lane Keeping Assistcan:
R givean unnec essarywa rning
R notgiv eawa rning #
Alw ayspa ypar ticular attention tothe
tr af fic situ ation and keep within the
lane, espec iallyif Ac tiveLa ne Keeping
Assis taler tsyou. Be
sureto obser vethesy stem limit ations of
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping Assist. #
Press butt on2.
If indicat orlam p1 lights up,ActiveLa ne
Ke eping Assistis activ ated, thelane mark‐
ings aresho wnaslight intheassis tance
gr ap hic. Whe nAc tiveLa ne Keeping Assistis
activ e,thelane marking sar esho wningreen
in theassis tance grap hic.
% Dep endingonthecount ry,yo uma yha ve to
pr ess and hold thebutt ontodeactiv ate. 22
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