lane assist MERCEDES-BENZ SLC 2020 Owners Manual

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Key positions
KE YLE SS-GO .................................. 118
Sm artKey ...... .................................1 18
KE YLESS -GO
Activating ......................................... 66
Conve nience closingfeatu re....... ..... 77
Deactiva tion.....................................66
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 208
Locking ............................................66
Rem oving theStart/Stop button...119
Start/Stop button.......................... 118
Starting theengine ........................120
Unlocking ......................................... 66
Ki ckdo wn
Driving tips....... ....... ......................128
Manu algea rshifti ng....... ................131
Kne ebag....... ....................................... 45 L
Lamps see Warni ngand indicator lamps
Lane Keepin gAssist
Activating/d eactivating .................176
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 199
Function/inform ation.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 166
Lap time (RACETIME R)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 181
Li ce nse plate lamp(displ aymes -
sag e)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 194
Li ght func tion,acti ve
Disp laym essage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 194
Li ght senso r(displ aymes sage)....... 194
Li ghts
Activa ting/d eactiva tingtheinte-
rio rlighti ng delaye ds witch-o ff....... 178
Active light functi on<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 100
Auto maticheadlamp mode.............. 97
Co rneri nglight functi on<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 99
Haza rdwa rning lamps <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 99
Hig hbeamf lashe r.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 99
Hig h-be amheadlamp s.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 99
Lig htsw itch <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 97
Low -bea mheadlamp s.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 98
Pa rking lamps <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 98
Re ar fog lamp <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 98Setting
thebrightne ssofthe
amb ient lighti ng(on-boa rdcom-
pu ter) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 178
Stand inglamps <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 98
Swi tching thedaytime runni ng
la mps on/of f(on -boa rdcom-
pu ter) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 177
Swi tching theexter iorl ighti ng
de laye ds witch-o ffon/of f(on -
boa rdcomp uter)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 178
Swi tching thesurrou ndlighti ng
on/of f(on -boa rdcomp uter).......... 178
Tu rn signa ls<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 99
see Interi orlighti ng
see Replaci ng the bulbs
Lo cki ng
see Central locking
Lo cki ng (do ors )
Auto matic.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 73
Emerg encylocking <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 73
From inside(central locking but-
ton) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 72
Lo cki ng central ly
see Central locking
Lo cki ng verifi cati onsign al(on-
bo ard computer) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 179
Lo w-b eam headlamps
Disp laym essage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 194
Re placi ng bulbs. <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 102
Swi tching on/off.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 98
Lug gagecover
see Trunkpartiti on
Lumb arsuppo rt<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 88 M
M+S tires<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 270
MAG ICSK YC ONTROL <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 83
Malf unctionm essag e
see Disp laym essages
Matte finish( clea ning instruc -
tio ns) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 249
Mec hani calkey
Functi on/note s.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 68
Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 68
Inse rting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 68
Locki ngveh icle. <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 73
Re movi ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 6812
In
dex

The
corn ering lampmayremain litfor ashort
time, butisautomatically switchedoffafter no
more thanthree minutes.
Cornering lightfunction withtraffic circle
function:
The corn ering lightfunct ionisactivated on
both sides before enteringatraff iccircle
through anevaluation ofthe current GPSposi-
tion ofthe vehicle. Itremains activeuntilafter
the vehicle hasleftthetraff iccircle. Inthis
way, pedestrians crossingthe road, forexam-
ple, areilluminated byyour vehicle ingood
time. Active
lightfunction
The active lightfunct ionisas ystem that
moves theheadlamps accordingtot he steer-
ing movemen tsof the front wheels. Inthis
way, relevant areasremain illuminated while
driving. Thisallows youtorecogn izepedes-
trians, cyclists andanimals sooner.
Active: whenthelights areswitched on.
Vehicles withLane Keeping Assist:the active
light funct ionevaluates thecourse ofthe lane
in which youaredriving andpre-empt ively
cont rolstheactive lightfunct ion. Adapt
iveHighbeam Assist
General notes You
canusethis funct iontoset the headlamps
to change between lowbeam andhigh beam
automatically. Thesystem recognizesvehicles
with their lights on,either approaching from
the opposite direction ortraveling infront of
your vehicle, andconsequent lyswitches the
headlamps fromhighbeam tolow beam.
The system automatically adaptsthelow-beam
headlamp rangedepending onthe distance to
the other vehicle. Oncethesystem nolonger
detect sany other vehicles, itreactivat esthe
high-beam headlamps.
The system's opticalsensorislocated behind
the windshield neartheoverhead control
panel. Import
antsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
Adaptive Highbeam Assistdoesnotrecog-
nize road users:
R who have nolights, e.g.pedestrians
R who have poorlighting, e.g.cyclists
R whose lighting isblocked, e.g.byab arrier
On very rareoccasions ,Adaptive Highbeam
Assist mayfailtorecogn izeother roadusers
that have lights, ormay recogn izethem too
late. Inthis, orinsimilar situations, theauto-
matic high-beam headlamps willnotbe
deactivated orwill beactivated regardless.
There isar isk ofan accident .
Always carefully observethetraff iccondi-
tions andswitch offthe high-beam head-
lamps ingood time.
Adaptive Highbeam Assistcannottake into
account road,weather ortraff iccondit ions.
Adaptive Highbeam Assistisonly anaid. You
are responsible foradjusting thevehicle's
lighting tothe prevailing light,visibility and
traff iccondit ions.
In particular, thedetect ionofobstacles canbe
restr icted ifthere is:
R poor visibility, e.g.due tofog, heavy rainor
snow
R dirt onthe sensors orthe sensors are
obscured
Switching AdaptiveHighbeam Assist
on/off X
To switch on:turn thelight switch to0058.
X Press thecombinat ionswitch beyond the
pressure pointinthe direction ofarrow 0043.
The 00CE indicator lampinthe multifunct ion
display lightsupwhen itis dark andthelight
sensor activates thelow-beam headlamps.
If you aredriving atspeeds aboveapprox-
imately 16mph (25km/ h):
The headlamp rangeisset automatically
depending onthe distance between the
vehicle andother roadusers.
If you aredriving atspeeds aboveapprox-
imately 19mph (30km/ h)and noother
road users havebeen detect ed: 100
Exterior
lightingLightsandwindshield wipers

permit
ted.Donot tamper with,alter, oruse
in any non-approv edway.
An yu nauthoriz edmodificat iontothis device
could voidtheuser's authorit ytoo perate
the equipment .
Impor tantsafet ynotes G
WARN
ING
Ac tive Distance Assist DISTRONIC doesnot
react to:
R people oranimals
R stat ionary objectsinthe road, e.g.stop-
ped orparked vehicles
R onc oming vehicles andcrossing traffic
As aresult, Active Distance Assist
DIS TRONIC mayneither give warning snor
int erven eins uch situation s.There isar isk
of an acciden t.
Always paycareful attention tothe traffic
situation andbeready tobrake. G
WARN
ING
Ac tive Distance Assist DISTRONIC doesnot
react to:
R people oranimals
R stat ionary objectsinthe road, e.g.stop-
ped orparked vehicles (vehicles without
the Driv ingAssist ancepackage)
R stat ionary objectsinthe road, e.g.stop-
ped orparked vehicles, ifsufficien tdetec -
tion isnot possible (vehicles withtheDriv -
ing Assist ancepackage)
R onc oming vehicles andcrossing traffic
As aresult, Active Distance Assist
DIS TRONIC mayneither give warning snor
int erven eins uch situation s.There isar isk
of an acciden t.
Always paycareful attention tothe traffic
situation andbeready tobrake. G
WARN
ING
Dist ance keepin gassistan tcann otalways
clearly identifyother roadusers andcom-
plex trafficsituation s. In
such cases, distanc ekeepin gassistan t
can:
R accelerat eorbrake thevehicle unexpec t-
edly
R int erven eunexpec tedly
There isar isk ofan acciden t.
Contin uetodrive carefully andbeready to
brake, especially ifdistanc ekeepin gassis-
tant warns you. G
WARN
ING
Ac tive Distance Assist DISTRONIC brakes
your vehicle withupto50% ofthe maximum
possible decelerat ion.Ifthis decelerat ionis
not sufficien t,Ac tive Distance Assist
DIS TRONIC alertsyouwith avisual and
acoustic warning.There isar isk ofan acci-
dent .
Adj ust your speed inthese cases andmain-
tain sufficien tdistanc e.
Apply thebrakes yourself and/ortakeeva-
sive action .
! When
Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC
or the HOLD function isactiv ated, thevehi-
cle brakes automatic allyincert ainsitua-
tion s.
To avoid damage tothe vehicle, deactivate
Ac tive Distance Assist DISTRONIC andthe
HOLD function inthe following orsimilar sit-
uations:
R when towing thevehicle
R in the carwash
Ac tive Distance Assist DISTRONIC canneither
reduce therisk ofan acciden tify ou fail to
adapt yourdriving style,noroverr idethe laws
of physics. Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC
cann ottake intoa ccoun troad, weather ortraf -
fic con dition s.Ac tive Distance Assist
DIS TRONIC isonly anaid. You arerespon sible
for the distanc etot he vehicle infron t,for
vehicle speed,forbrakin ging ood time andfor
staying inyour lane. Driving
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Do
not useA ctiv eDistance AssistDISTR ONIC:
R In roa dand trafficc ond itions which donot
al lo wy outoma inta inac ons tant spee d, e.g .
in he avyt raffico ronw indi ng roa ds
R on slip pe ry roa dsurfaces .Braking oracc el-
era ting couldcau sethe drive wheelsto lose
tra ctio nand the vehiclec ouldthe nskid
R In po or vis ibility ,e .g.d ue tofog ,heavy rain
or snow
Activ eDistance AssistDISTR ONICm aynot
de tect narrow vehicles drivin ginf ront, e.g.
moto rcycles,or veh icles drivin ginas tagge red
for ma tion.
In partic ular ,the detecti onofobsta clescan be
imp aired if:
R The reisdirt on the sensorsoranythi ng else
cove ringthe sen sors
R The reissnow orheavyr ain
R The reisinte rferenc ebyothe rrad ar sou rces
R The reares trong rada rreflectio ns,forexa m-
pl ei np arkin gg arag es
If Activ eDistance AssistDISTR ONICnolon ger
de tects avehiclei nf ront, Distance Pilot
DISTR ONICm ayune xpected lyacc elera teto
the spee ds tored.
Thi sspeed may:
R Be too high ifyo ua redrivin ginat urning
la ne oran exitlan e
R Be sohigh when drivin gint he right-ha nd
la ne tha tyou ove rtake veh icles inthe left-
ha nd lane
R Be sohigh inthe left lane tha tyou pass
veh icles drivin go nthe right
If the reisac hange ofdri ver s,ad vis ethe new
dri ver ofthe spee ds tored. Cru
isec ontro llev er Cr
uise contr ollever
0043 Tostor ethe cur rent spee do rah ighe r
sp ee d
0044 Toset aspecifie dm inimu md ista nce
0087 Tostor ethe cur rent spee do rcallu pt he
la st stor edspee d
0085 Tostor ethe cur rent spee do ral ower
sp ee d
0083 Todeacti vate Activ eDistance Assist
DISTR ONIC
Ac tiv atin gActiveD istan ceAssist
DI STRO NICand storing,main taining
and callin gu pas peed Impo
rtant safety notes
! Wh
enActiv eDistance AssistDISTR ONIC
or the HOLD functio nisa ctivated ,the veh i-
cle brakes automa ticallyi nc erta insitua -
tio ns.
To avoidd amaget ot he veh icle, de acti vate
Activ eDistance AssistDISTR ONICandthe
HOLD functio nint he followi ng orsimil arsit-
ua tio ns:
R wh en tow ingthe vehicle
R in the carwash
To acti vate Activ eDistance AssistDISTR ONIC,
the followi ng cond itions mustbe fulfilled :
R the enginemustbe started .Itm aytake up
to two minutesofdrivin gb efor eA ctiv eDis-
tance AssistDISTR ONICisready for use.
R the electri cparkin gb rake mu stbe released .
R ESP ®
mu stbe acti ve,butn ot inte rvening .
R Activ eParkin gA ssistmu stnot beacti vated .
R the transmi ssion mu stbe inpo sitio n005B. 14
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ivi ng system sDrivi ng andp arki ng

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tingthedrive progra m
Act ive Distanc eAssist DISTRONIC supportsa
sporty driving stylewhen youhave selected
the Sor S+ drive program (Ypage 124).
Acc eleration behindthevehicle infront orto
the setspeed isthen noticeably more
dynamic. Ifyou have selected theCor Edriv-
ing program, thevehicle accelerates more
gently. Incity traffic andstop-st arttraffic,
drive program Cis recommen ded.
Changing lanes
If you want tochange tothe overtakin glane
on multi-lane roads,Active Distanc eAssist
DISTRONIC supportsyouif:
R you aredriving fasterthan45mph
(70 km/h)
R Act ive Distanc eAssist DISTRONIC ismain-
taining thedistance toav ehicle infront
R you switch onthe appropriate turnsignal
R Act ive Distanc eAssist DISTRONIC doesnot
current lydetect adanger ofcollision
If these condition sarefulfilled, yourvehicle is
accelerated. Acceleration willbeinterrupt edif
changing lanestakes toolong orifthe dis-
tance between yourvehicle andthevehicle in
front becomes toosmall.
i When
youchange lanes,Active Distanc e
Assist DISTRONIC monitorsthe left lane on
left-hand- drivevehicles orthe right laneon
right-han d-drivevehicles.
Stopping G
WARNING
If you leave thedriver's seatwhen thevehi-
cle isonly being braked byAct ive Distanc e
Assist DISTRONIC, itcould rollaway :
R ifthere isam alfunction inthe system or
in the voltage supply
R ifAct ive Distanc eAssist DISTRONIC is
deactivated usingthecruise controllever,
for example byavehicle occupant orfrom
outside thevehicle
R ifthe electrical systeminthe engine com-
partment ,the battery orthe fuses are
tampered with R
ifthe battery isdisconnec ted
R ifthe vehicle isaccelerated, e.g.byavehi-
cle occupant
There isar isk ofan accident.
Always deactivate Active Distanc eAssist
DISTRONIC andsecure thevehicle against
rolling awaybefore youleave it.
Further information ondeactivating Active Dis-
tance Assist DISTRONIC (Ypage 150).
If Act ive Distanc eAssist DISTRONIC detects
that thevehicle infront isstopping, itbrakes
your vehicle untilitis stationary.
Once yourvehicle isstationary, itremains sta-
tionary andyoudonot need todepress the
brake.
i Aft
eratime, theelectric parking brake
secures thevehicle andrelieves theservice
brake.
i Depending
onthe specified minimum dis-
tance, yourvehicle willcome toas tandst ill
at as ufficient distance behindthevehicle in
front .The specified minimum distanceisset
using thecont rolonthe cruise controllever.
When Active Distanc eAssist DISTRONIC is
activated, thetransm issionisshifted automati-
cally toposition 005Dif:
R the driver's seatbeltisnot fastened andthe
driver's doorisopen
R the engine isswitched off,unless itis auto-
matically switchedoffbythe ECO start/
stop funct ion.
The electric parking brakeisapplie dautomati-
cally ifAct ive Distanc eAssist DISTRONIC is
active whenthevehicle isstationary and:
R as ystem malfunction occurs
R the power supply isnot sufficient
If am alfunction occurs,thetransm issionmay
also shift toposition 005Dautomatically.
Setting aspeed Keep
inmind thatitmay take abrief moment
until thevehicle hasaccelerated orbraked to
the speed set.
X To
adj ust the setspeed in1m phincre-
ments (1km/h increments): brieflypress
the cruise controllever up0043 tothe pres- 148
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The
ability ofAct ive Distan ceAssist
DIS TRONIC todetect vehicles whencornering
is limited. Yourvehicle maybrake unexpect -
edly orlate.
Vehicles traveling onadiffer entline Act
ive Distan ceAssist DISTRONIC maynot
detect vehicles thatarenot driving inthe mid-
dle oftheir lane. Thedistance tothe vehicle in
front willbetoo short.
Other vehicles changing lanes Act
ive Distan ceAssist DISTRONIC hasnot
detect edthe vehicle cuttinginyet. Thedis-
tanc etot his vehicle willbetoo short.
Nar row vehicles Act
ive Distan ceAssist DISTRONIC hasnotyet
detect edthe vehicle infront onthe edge of
the road because ofits narrow width.Thedis-
tanc etot he vehicle infront willbetoo short.
Obstru ctionsandstationary vehicles Act
ive Distan ceAssist DISTRONIC doesnot
brake forobstacles orstation aryvehicles. If,
for example, thedetect edvehicle turnsacor-
ner and anobstacle orstation aryvehicle is
revealed, Active Distan ceAssist DISTRONIC
will notbrake forthem.
Crossing vehicles Act
ive Distan ceAssist DISTRONIC maymis-
taken lydetect vehicles thatarecrossin gyour
lane.
If you activate Active Distan ceAssist
DIS TRONIC underthefollowing conditions,the
vehicle couldpullaway unintention ally:
R at traff iclights withcrossin gtraff ic,for
example
R ifthere isav ehicle infront ,after acrossin g,
with theHOLD functionactivated Driving
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The
image fromtherear view camera is
availabl ethroughout themaneuvering proc-
ess.
To deactivat e:the rear view camera deacti-
vates ifyou shift thetrans mission toposition
005D,o rafter driving forwards ashort distance.
The inner segment softhe warning indicator
are display edinred ifthere isac omplete sys-
tem failure. Theindicator lampinthe
PARKTRONIC buttonlightsup.
If the system failsatthe rear ofthe vehicle:
R the rear segment sareshown inred when
backing up.
R the rear segment sarehidden whendriving
forwards.
Displays inthe mult imedia system The
rear view camera mayshow adistort ed
view ofobstacles, showthemincorr ectlyor
not atall. The rear view camera doesnotshow
object sint he following positions:
R very close tothe rear bumper
R under therear bumper
R in close range above thehandle onthe trunk
lid
! Object
snotatground levelmayappear to
be further awaythantheyactually are,e.g.:
R the bumper ofap arked vehicle
R the drawbar ofat railer
R the ball coupling ofat railer towhitch
R the rear section ofan HGV
R as lanted post
Use theguidelines onlyfororient ation.
Approach objectsnofurther thanthebot-
tom- most guideline. 0043
Yellow guidelineatad istance ofapprox-
imately 13ft(4.0 m)from therear area
0044 White guidelinewithout steeringinput –
vehicle widthincluding theexter iormirrors
(static)
0087 Yellow guidelineforthe vehicle width
including theexter iormirrors, atthe cur-
rent steerin gwheel angle (dynamic)
0085 Yellow lanemarking thecourse thetires
will take atthe current steeringwheel
angle (dynamic) 0083
Yellow guidelineatad istance ofapprox-
imately 3ft(1.0 m)from therear area
0084 Vehicle centeraxle (marker assistance)
006B Bumper
006C Red guide lineatad istance ofapprox-
imately 12in(0.30 m)from therear area
The guide linesareshown whenthetrans mis-
sion isin position 005E.
The distance specification sonly apply to
object sthat areatground level. Driving
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0043
Yellow guidelineforthe vehic lewidth
inc luding theexterior mirrors, atthe cur-
ren tsteerin gwheel angle (dynamic )
X Stop the vehic lewhen itis almost exactlyin
fron tofthe park ingspace.
The white laneshould beasclose toparallel
with thepark ingspace markingaspossible. 0043
Whit eguide lineatthe curr entsteerin g
input
0044 Park ingspace marking
X Turn thesteerin gwheel tothe centerposi-
tion while thevehic leisstat ionar y. 0043
Red guide lineatad istan ceofapprox -
imate ly12 in(0.30m )from therear area
0044 Whit eguide linewithout steerin ginput
0087 Endo fpark ing space X
Back upcaref ullyuntilyou have reach edthe
fin alposit ion.
Red guide line0043isthe natend ofpark ing
space 0087.Thevehic leisalmost parallel in
the park ingspace.
180° view 0043
Symbo lfor the 180 °view func tion
0044 Your vehic le
0087 Warn ingdisplays forthe Park ingPack age
with rearview camer a
You canalso usetherear view camer ato
selec ta180°v iew.
When thePark ingPack agewith rearview cam-
era isoperat ional(Ypage 154), asymbol for
your ownvehic leappears inthe multim edia
syste m.Ifthe Park ingPack agewith rearview
camer awarnin gdisplays areactive, warnin g
displays 0087light upinthe multim ediasyste m
in yellow orred acco rdingly. ATT
ENT ION ASSIST
Imp ortant safet ynotes ATTE
NTIO NASSISTh elps youduring long,
mon otonous journeys, suchason highways. It
is act ive inthe rang ebetwee n50m ph
(80 km/h) and 112 mph (180 km/h).
If ATTE NTIO NASSISTd etec tstypic alindic a-
tor so ffatig ueorinc reasin glapses incon cen-
tr ation onthe part ofthe driver ,its uggest s
you takeab reak. Driving
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ATTEN
TIONA SSIST asses ses your level offati -
gu eo rlap sesinc once ntrati onbytaki ngthe
fol lowi ng crite riainto acco unt:
R your perso nal driving style,e .g.s tee ring
cha racteri stics
R jou rney detai ls,e .g.t ime ofdaya nd length
of jou rney
The functio nality ofATTEN TIONA SSIST is
res tricte dand warning smaybe delaye do rnot
occu ratall:
R ifthe roadcond ition ispo or, e.g.ift he sur-
fac eisu neven orifther earepothol es
R ifther eisas trong side wind
R ifyo uh avea dopted asporty driving style
wi th high corne ringspeedso rhighr ates of
acce lera tio n
R ifyo ua repre domina ntlydriving slow ertha n
50 mph (80km/h )orfas ter than112 mph
(180 km/h )
R ifyo ua recur rentl yusing CO MAND orma k-
ing atelep hone callwithi t
R ifthe time hasb eens etinco rrectly
R in acti vedriving situa tions, such aswhen
yo uc hange lanes orcha nge your spe ed
ATTEN TIONA SSIST isonl yana idto the driver .
It mig htnot alwa ysreco gnizefati gueo r
incr easing inattenti venessintime orfailto
reco gnizethem atall. The system isnot asub-
sti tute foraw ell-res ted and attentive driver .
Warni ngand display messagesinthe
multi function display X
Activa teATTEN TIONA SSIST using the on-
bo ardc omp uter(Ypa ge176 ).
If ATTEN TIONA SSIST isacti ve,youw illb e
wa rned nosoo ner than20m inutes afte r
yo ur jou rney hasb egun. Yout hen hearan
inte rmittent warning tonetwice and the
ATT ENTION ASSIST:TakeaB reak! ATT
ENTION ASSIST:TakeaB reak! mes-
sa ge appe arsi nt he mu ltifu nctio ndispl ay .
X Ifnece ssary,t ake abreak.
X Pre ssthe 0076 or0038 button toconfi rm
the mes sage.
On long jou rney s,take regular bre aks ingoo d
time toallo wy ourselft or estp rope rly.Ify ou
do not take abreak and ATTEN TIONA SSIST
sti llde tects increasing lapse sinc once ntra-
tio n,youw illb ew arned againa fter1 5m inutes
at the earliest. ATTEN
TIONA SSIST isres etwh en youc onti nue
yo ur jou rney andstarts asses sing your tire d-
ness againi f:
R yous witch offthe engine
R yout ake offyour sea tbelta nd open the
dri ver 'sdo or, e.g.for ac hange ofdri ver sor
to take abreak
Whe nATTEN TIONA SSIST isde acti vated ,the
00D7 symbo lapp ears inthe multifu nctio ndis-
pl ay inthe assista nce graphicsdispl ay.
Vehi cles with CO MA ND: ifaw arning isou t-
pu tint he mu ltifu nctio ndispl ay ,as ervice sta-
tio ns earch ispe rfor med inthe multimed ia
sy stem .You can select aservice stationa nd
nav igati on tothiss ervice stationw illt hen
be gin. Thi sfun ctio ncan be acti vated and
de acti vated inthe multimed iasystem . Lan
eTrack ingp ackag e
Ge neral notes The
Lane Tra cking packag econsi stsofBlind
Spo tAssist(Y page 164 )and Lane Kee ping
Assi st(Y page 166) .
Bli nd Spo tAssist Gen
eral notes
Bli nd Spo tAssistmoni torsthearea so ne ither
si de ofthe vehiclet hata re not visible to the
dri ver with two latera l,rea r-fa cing rada rs en-
sor s.Aw arning displ ayinthe exte riorm irrors
dra ws your atte ntiontov ehicles detecte din
the moni toredarea. Ifyo ut hen switch onthe
corr espond ingturn signa ltoc hange lane, you
wi llal so rece iveanoptica land audibl ew arn-
ing .
Bli nd Spo tAssistsupp orts youf rom aspeed of
ap pro xima tely2 0m ph(30 km/h ).
For Blind Spo tAssistto assist you, the rada r
sens orsystem mustbe opera tional . 16
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Indi
catorand warning displa y 0043
Yello windicat orlamp/ redwarn inglamp
Blin dSpotA ssist isno ta ctive atspee dsbelow
appr oximat ely20mph (30km/h). Vehiclesin
th em onito rin gr ange are then notind icat ed.
When BlindSpotA ssist isact ivat ed, indicat or
lamp 0043inthee xteri or mir rorslight supy ellow
at spee dsofup to20 mph (30km/ h).A t
spe eds above 20mph (30km/h ),the indicator
la mp goesoutand Blind Spot Assistisope ra-
tiona l.
If av ehiclei sd ete cted within theblind spot
moni toringrang eatspeeds above 20mph
(30 km/h ),wa rning lamp 0043onthe corre -
spo nding sidelights upred .Thisw arning is
al wa ysemi tted when avehiclee nter sthe blind
spo tmonitori ngrang efrom behindorfrom the
sid e.Whe nyou ove rtake avehicle, the warning
only occu rsifthe differ ence inspe edisless
than 7mph(12 km/h ).
The yellow indicator lamp goesoutifreve rse
gea rise nga ged .Int his event,Blind Spot
Assi stisno longer active.
The brightne ssofthe indicator/w arninglamps
is ad juste dautoma ticallya cco rding tothe
amb ient light.
Co llis io nw arning
If av ehiclei sd ete cted inthe moni toringrang e
of Blind Spot Assistand yous witch onthe cor-
res pond ingturn signal ,ad oublew arning tone
sou nds. Redw arning lamp 0043flashe s.Ifthe
turn signal rema inson, vehicles dete cted are
ind icated bythe flashi ng ofred warning
la mp 0043.T here are nofurther warning tones. Sw
itchin gonB lind Spo tAssist
X Ma kesure that Blind Spot Assist
(Y page 176 )isa ctivate dint he on-bo ard
comp uter.
X Tu rn the Smar tKeytopos ition 0048 inthe igni-
tion lock.
Wa rning lamps 0043inthe exter iorm irrors
li ght upred forappro xima tely1.5seco nds
and then turnyellow .
Lan eKeeping Assist Gen
eral notes Lane
Keeping Assi stmoni torstheareainf ront
of your veh iclew ithc ame ra0043,w hich is
mou nted atthe top ofthe windsh ield .L ane
Kee ping Assi stdete ctslane mar kings onthe
roa dand warns youb efore youl eave your lane
uni ntentio nally.
If yo us elect km km
on the on-bo ardcomp uterin
the Displa yUnitS peed- /Odometer Dis
playUnitS peed- /Odometer func-
tion (Ypage 177 ),Lane Keeping Assi stis
acti vestar ting atas peed of60 km/h .Ift he
mil es mil
esdispl ayuni tiss elected ,the assis tance
rang ebegins at40 mph .
Aw arning maybegiven ifaf ront wheel passe s
ove ral anem arking. Itwi llwa rnyoub ym eans
of inter mitte ntvib rati oninthe stee ring wheel
for upto1.5 seco nds.
Impo rtant safetynotes G
WARNI
NG
Lane Keeping Assi stcanno talway sc learl y
dete ctlane mar kings .
In such cas es, Lane Keeping Assi stcan:
R give an unne cessarywarning
R not give aw arning
The reisar isko fana ccident. 16
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ving sys temsDriving and parkin g