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Fig. 139 In the instrument cluster display: gear­
change indicator
r-T'n First read and observe the introductory
L-.WI information and safety warnings ~ on
page 169.
D epending on the vehicle equipment
level, the in­
strument cluster display can indicate which gear
should be selected to reduce fuel consumption
while the vehicle is in motion :
Key for Fig. 139:
® Currently selected gear.
@ Recommended gear.
No recommended gear is indicated if the most suit­
able gear is already selected . The currently selec­
ted gear is displayed .
178 While driving
Information on cleaning the diesel
particulate
filter
The exhaust management system detects whe
diesel particulate filter is filling up and aids the ~l-a
ter's self-cleaning process by recommending the
most suitable gear when driving . This may mean
driving with increased engine speed in exceptional
cases
=>page 332 .
A CAUTION
The gear-change indicator is only designed
to assist the driver and cannot replace the
driver's own judgement.
• The driver has full responsibility for se­
lecting the correct gear in all situations (e.g .
when overtaking, driving up and down hills
and when towing a trailer).
r::Gb Driv ing in the correct gear can reduce fuel
W consumpt ion.
m The display on the gear-change indicator will
W disappear when the clutch pedal is de·
pressed . 4
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I g. 149 11 !--Pilot lispl y
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round l11e Fig. 150 Mini ParkPilot display of the area arounc
the vehic le (co lo ur)
ro Firs t road and ol>sorve the Introductory Information and safety warnings&, on page 201.
Key
Fig . 149 and
Fig. 149 Definition
Scann d
area behind the vehicle. ®
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------------------------ -----------Scanned area in front of the ve hicle.
--------------------------------Scanned area to the ~ide of the vehic le (depe nding on the ve hicl e equipment level).
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• Sys te m fa ult in the scanned area .
The
y ello w segm ent represents an obstacle in the vehic le's path .
Th e r
ed segment represents an obsta cle loca te d in the vehicle's collision a rea.
0 T he grey segment represents a n obstacle outside of the ve hicl e's path.
When the factory- fitt ed inf otainment syste m is
sw it c h ed on , the a reas to the front , rear and side of
the vehicle tha t are scanned by ultrasound sensors
cH e sh own o n the scree n =>Fig. 149. The positions
o f
potentia l obs tacles are displa ye d re lative to the
v e hic le
=> & .
The vehicle mus t be move d a fe w m etres forwards
or back war
ds in order to show the e ntire area
around the vehicle 1
) => & . The missing areas are
t11en scanned and the area around the vehic le is
Cf'llcula ted.
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) Th or round th v hic le Is no t shown in vohrc l s wrth 4 ult
2o4 1 Whil e driving
Screen display and acoustic signal
The graphic on the screen displays the scann~dl
areas in several segments . The closer the veh~:nt
drives towards an obstacle the closer the se9, n . • olhSIO Will move to the ve hicle in the displ ay. The c .
a r
ea has been reache d when the penultimate se~
m entis displayed, if not be fore . Do not drive on
Th . bstacle e yello w segments may turn grey 1f an °
ends up outside of the vehi cle's path due to a
s teeri
ng input =>page 207.
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n sors m eac h bumper .

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h parkPil ot is au tomatica lly muted whe n the
!le~tronic parking brake is switc he d on.
Vehicle path display
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Fig. 151 Vehicle path display w ithout steering in­
put (colour display)
The mute setting is active if the ParkPilot was
switched on using the @ button with the selector
le ve r in position P. El
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Fig. 152 V ehi cle path display with steering input
(colour display)
[Q) First read and observe the introductory information and safety warnings £ on page 201.
Key
Fig. 151 and
Fig. 152
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Definition
Vehi cle path display .
The yellow segment represents an obstacle in the vehicle 's path .
The red seg ment represents an
obstacle located in the vehicle 's collision area .
The grey segment represents an
obstacle outside of the vehicle's path.
Vehicle path display -
Function What to do when the ignition is switched on
Forward gear engaged .
Front vehicle path
display OR: move the gear lever to neutral , or move the selector lever to N.
-OR: depending on the vehicle equipment level , roll forwards .
Rear vehicle path
display
Sel ect reverse gea r or move the selector lever to position R.
-OR: depen ding on the vehi cle equipment level , roll ba ckw ards.
The vehicle path dis play changes in relation to the
s~eering inp ut. Ob stacles that are located in the ve­
hicle's path during a steering input are disp layed in
Yellow and red segments.
0b,stacles that are no longer located in the vehi­
cles Path after a steering input are displayed as follows·
• The segm ents are shown in red when the dis­
tance to an
obstacle is less than approximately
30 cm .
• The segments are shown in grey when the dis­
tance to an
obsta cle is greater than approximately
30cm.
Driver assist systems 1 207

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traff ic c ond itions allow, briefly take your foot
When accle rator to activate the newly selected off the . . .
9 mode fo r the eng me. dnvm
daptive chassis control (DCC)
~h·le the vehicle is in motion , the DCC constantly
d.
1
sts the suspensio n characteristics to match the
a J~ surface and the cu rrent driving situation, in
~~~ordance with the preset vehicle setti ngs.
If there is a fault in the DCC, th e ~ symbol appears
in the instrument cluste r display along with the
message Fault: damper control.
Steering
In Sport mode, power steerin~ is r~duced and the
effort required to stee r the vehicle mcreases. The
vehicle's driving response becomes more agile.
Powertrain (engine and gearbox)
The engine and gearbox will give either a more dy­
namic or more balanced response to the move­
ment of the accelerato r, depending on th e selec ted
driving mode . In vehicles with an automatic gear­
box, the gear shift po ints and the coasting mode
will also change . An active cruise contro l sys tem
(CCS) can affec t the acceleration response.
Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC)
When the ACC is active, accele ratio n and deceler­
ation of the vehicle becomes more ecological or
sporty.
Dynamic bend lighting and automatic main
beam assist
The dynamic bend lighting and the automatic main
beam assist will give either a more dynamic or
more balanced respo nse to the current driving sit­
uation, depe nding on the selected driving m ode.
Air conditioning system
In Eco mode , the air cond itio ning will be set to run
even more economica lly.
Displaying the driving mode
• Ensure that the ignition is switched on.
• Press the Driving Mode Selection button(~ MOD£)
~Fig. 177 . The Driving Mode Selec tio n menu ap­
~ears in the infotainment system display. The ac­
tive driving mode is selected .
• Touch the (Informa tion ) function button to disp lay
additional information about the current driving
rnode.
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Selecting the driving mode
• Ensure that the igniti on 1s swit c hed on.
• Press the Driving Mode Se lection button (t:'t wooe)
~Fig. 177 and touch the fun ction button for the se·
lected driving mode in the lnfota inm ent system dis ­
pla y.
The selec te d driving mode
will re m ain set e ve n a f­
t e r the ignition has bee n swi tc he d off . Th e las t acti ·
va ted driving mode will be assigned to the ve hic le
key that h as been use d.
Changing the driving mode can alter the vehi­
cle handling. Never allow Driving Mode S elec­
tion to tempt you into taking any risks when
driving.
• Always adapt your speed and driving style
to suit visibility, weather, road and traffic con­
ditions.
It A WARNING . ~
Failure to observe illuminated w arning lamps
and text messages can lea d to your vehicle
breaking down in traffic, and can cause acci­
dent and serious injury.
• Never ignore any illuminated warning
lamps or text messages.
• Stop the vehicle as soon as possible and
when safe to do so.
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Failure to observe illuminated indicator lamps
and text messages can lead to your vehicle be­
ing damaged.
r::l The Eco mode is blocked when the ve hicle is
l!J towi ng a trai le r. If the vehi cle is in Eco mode
when a trailer is hitched and electrica lly connected
to the towing
ve hicle via th e trailer socket. the sys­
tem will automatica lly swi tch to
Normal mode.
r::l In vehicles with an automa tic gearbox, the
l!J system automatically switches to gear posi­
tion S when the
Sport drivin g mode is se lected .
The syste m aut omatically switches to
gear position
E when the
Eco driving mode is se lected .
r::l The driver can adjust certain vehicle fun c­
l!J tions irrespective of the selected driving
mode . For examp le, the driver can swi tc h to
gear
position
S wh en the Eco driving mode is selected.
r::l In some model ve rsions the highest speed of
l!J th e veh ic le ca n only be achie ved in the Nor-
mal or Sport driving modes. Driver assist systems 249