Warning in the multifunction display
If fatigue or increasing lapses in concentra-
tion are detected, a warning appears in the
multifunction display: Attention Assist: Attention Assist:
Take a break!
Take a break!
In addition to the message shown in the mul-
tifunction display, you will then hear a warn-
ing tone.
X If necessary, take a break.
X Confirm the message by pressing the a
button on the steering wheel.
On long journeys, take regular breaks in good
time to allow yourself to rest properly. If you
do not take a break and ATTENTION ASSIST
continues to detect increasing lapses in con- centration, you will be warned again after
15 minutes at the earliest. This will only hap-
pen if ATTENTION ASSIST still detects typical indicators of fatigue or increasing lapses in
concentration.
If a warning is output in the multifunction dis-
play, a service station search is performed in
COMAND Online. You can select a service
station and navigation to this service station
will then begin. This function can be activated
and deactivated in COMAND Online. Traffic Sign Assist
General notes Traffic Sign Assist displays the maximum
speed permitted and overtaking restrictions
to the driver in the instrument cluster. Driving onto a section of road in the wrong direction triggers a warning. Traffic Sign Assist detects
traffic signs with camera system :attached
behind the top of the windscreen. The data
and general traffic regulations stored in the
navigation system are also used to determine
the current speed limit.
If a traffic sign that is relevant to your vehicle is passed, the display of the speed limits and
overtaking restrictions is updated.
The display can also be updated without a
visible traffic sign if:
R the vehicle changes roads (e.g. motorway
exit or slip road)
R a village or town boundary is passed which
is stored in the digital map
R the last traffic sign detected by the camera
has not been repeated
If a sign indicating the end of a restriction
(speed limit or overtaking restriction) is
passed, the sign is displayed for five seconds. The applicable traffic regulation then appears
in the instrument cluster.
The camera also detects traffic signs with a
restriction indicated by an additional sign
(e.g. in wet conditions).
The traffic signs are only displayed with the
restrictions if:
R the regulation must be observed with the
restriction, or
R Traffic Sign Assist is unable to determine
whether the restriction applies
If Traffic Sign Assist is unable to determine a
maximum permitted speed from any of the
available sources, no speed limit is displayed
in the instrument cluster either. Driving systems
227Driving and parking Z
G
WARNING
Active Lane Keeping Assist cannot always
clearly detect lane markings.
In such cases, Active Lane Keeping Assist
can:
R give an unnecessary warning and then
make a course-correcting brake application
to the vehicle
R neither give a warning nor intervene
There is a risk of an accident.
Always pay particular attention to the traffic
situation and keep within the lane, especially
if Active Lane Keeping Assist alerts you. Ter-
minate the intervention in a non-critical driv-
ing situation.
The system may be impaired or may not func-
tion if:
R there is poor visibility, e.g. due to insuffi-
cient illumination of the road, or due to
snow, rain, fog or spray
R there is glare, e.g. from oncoming traffic,
the sun or reflection from other vehicles
(e.g. if the road surface is wet)
R the windscreen is dirty, misted up, dam-
aged or covered, for instance by a sticker,
in the vicinity of the camera
R the radar sensors in the front or rear bump-
ers or the radiator trim are dirty, e.g.
obscured by snow
R no, or several, unclear lane markings are
present for one lane, e.g. in a construction
area
R the lane markings are worn away, dark or
covered up, e.g. by dirt or snow
R the distance to the vehicle in front is too
small and the lane markings thus cannot be
detected
R the lane markings change quickly, e.g.
lanes branch off, cross one another or
merge
R the road is narrow and winding
R there are highly variable shade conditions
on the road If no vehicle is detected in the adjacent lane
and broken lane markings are detected, no
lane-correcting brake application is made.
Warning vibration through the steering
wheel
A warning may be given if a front wheel
passes over a lane marking. It will warn you by means of intermittent vibration in the steer-
ing wheel for up to 1.5 seconds.
Lane-correcting brake application
If you leave your lane under certain circum-
stances, the vehicle will brake briefly on one
side. This is intended to help you return the
vehicle to the original lane. G
WARNING
A lane-correcting brake application cannot
always bring the vehicle back into the original lane. There is a risk of an accident.
Always steer, brake or accelerate yourself,
especially if Active Lane Keeping Assist warns
you or makes a lane-correcting brake appli-
cation. If a lane-correcting brake application occurs,
display :appears in the multifunction dis-
play. The brake application also slightly
reduces driving speed.
This function is available in the range between
60 km/h and 200 km/h.
A lane-correcting brake application can be
made after driving over a lane marking rec-
ognised as being solid or broken. Before this,
a warning must have been issued by means of
intermittent vibration through the steering Driving systems
237Driving and parking Z
Outside temperature display
You should pay special attention to road con-
ditions when temperatures are around the
freezing point.
Bear in mind that the outside temperature
display indicates the temperature measured
and does not record the road temperature.
The outside temperature display is in the mul- tifunction display (Y page 244).
Changes in the outside temperature are dis-
played after a short delay. Operating the on-board computer
:
Multifunction display
; Right control panel
= Left control panel
X To activate the on-board computer: turn
the key to position 1in the ignition lock.
You can control the multifunction display and
the settings in the on-board computer using
the buttons on the multifunction steering
wheel. Left control panel ò R
Calls up a main menu 9
: Press briefly:
R Scrolls through lists
R Selects a menu or function
R In the Radio Radio/Media Mediamenu:
opens the track or station list
and selects an audio track or
video scene
R In the Telephone Telephone menu:
switches to the phone book and
selects a name or a telephone
number 9
: Press and hold:
R Rapid scrolling in all lists
R In the Radio Radio/ Media
Mediamenu:
selects a station, audio track or
video scene using rapid scrolling
R In the Telephone Telephone menu: starts
rapid scrolling if the phone book is open a R
In all menus: confirms the selec-
ted entry in the list
R In the Radio
Radio/Media Mediamenu:
opens the list of available radio
sources/media
R In the Telephone
Telephone menu:
switches to the phone book and
starts dialling the selected num-
ber ñ
Switches off LINGUATRONIC; see
the separate operating instructions Displays and operation
243On-board computer and displays Z
Station
;is displayed with the station fre-
quency or station name. The memory position is only displayed along with station ;if this
has been stored.
X Switch on COMAND Online; see the sepa-
rate operating instructions.
X Use ò on the steering wheel to call up
the list of menus.
X Press the :or9 button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Radio
Radio menu.
X Confirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
Currently selected station ;appears in
the multifunction display.
X To open the station list: press:or
9 briefly.
X To select a station from the station list:
press :or9 briefly.
X To select a station from the station list
using rapid scrolling: press and briefly
hold the :or9 button.
X To select a waveband or station preset:
press abriefly.
X Use : or9 to select the waveband
or station preset.
X Press ato confirm the selection.
i Store the station in COMAND Online; see
the separate operating instructions.
i DAB radio mode (Digital
AudioBroadcast-
ing) is an optimised digital transmission
standard designed for the mobile reception of radio transmissions. Media menu
Changing the media source You can change the media source and play-
back mode (audio, video or TV) at any time in
the Media Media menu.
X Switch on COMAND Online; see the sepa-
rate operating instructions.
X Use ò on the steering wheel to call up
the list of menus.
X Press the :or9 button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Media
Mediamenu.
X Confirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
X To open/close the media sources list:
press abriefly.
The list shows the following media sources,
for example:
R disc (CD/DVD)
R memory card (SD/SDHC)
R MEDIA REGISTER
R USB storage device
R Bluetooth ®
audio device
Observe the additional information on media
support and on media mode in the separate
COMAND Online operating instructions. 252
Menus and submenusOn-board computer and displays
Activating/deactivating Active Blind Spot
Assist
X Use ò on the steering wheel to call up
the list of menus.
X Press the :or9 button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settings
Settingsmenu.
X Confirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
X Use : or9 to select the Assis‐
Assis‐
tance
tance submenu.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to select
Blind Spot Assist
Blind Spot Assist .
X Press ato confirm.
The current selection is displayed.
X To activate/deactivate: press thea
button again.
When Active Blind Spot Assist is activated, grey radar waves propagating backwards
appear next to the vehicle in the Assis‐ Assis‐
tance graphic
tance graphic menu in the multifunction
display.
For further information about Active Blind
Spot Assist, see (Y page 233).
Setting ATTENTION ASSIST X Use ò on the steering wheel to call up
the list of menus.
X Press the :or9 button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settings
Settings menu.
X Confirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
X Use : or9 to select the Assis‐ Assis‐
tance
tance submenu.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to select
Attention Assist
Attention Assist .
X Press ato confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to set Off
Off,
Standard
Standard orSensitive
Sensitive .
X Press the abutton to confirm the selec-
tion.
When ATTENTION ASSIST is deactivated, the
é symbol appears in the Assistance
Assistancegraphic
graphic
menu in the multifunction display
when the ignition is on.
For further information about ATTENTION
ASSIST, see (Y page 225).
Activating/deactivating Active Lane
Keeping Assist X Use ò on the steering wheel to call up
the list of menus.
X Press the :or9 button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settings Settingsmenu.
X Confirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
X Use : or9 to select the Assis‐
Assis‐
tance
tance submenu.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to select
Lane Keeping Assist
Lane Keeping Assist .
X Press ato confirm.
The current selection Standard
StandardorAdap‐
Adap‐
tive tive is displayed.
X To change the setting: pressaagain.
For further information about Active Lane
Keeping Assist; see (Y page 236).
Head-up display menu Switching other displays on/off
This function is only available if the vehicle is
equipped with Navigation and/or Traffic Sign
Assist.
In the on-board computer, you can select
which contents are shown on the windscreen when the head-up display is activated
(Y page 245).
X Use ò on the steering wheel to call up
the list of menus.
X Press the :or9 button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settings Settingsmenu.
X Confirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Head-up display
Head-up display submenu.
X Press ato confirm. Menus and submenus
259On-board computer and displays Z
X
Press the :or9 button to select the
Light
Light submenu.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Intelligent Light System
Intelligent Light System function.
If the Intelligent Light System
Intelligent Light System func-
tion has been switched on, the cone of light
and the Lsymbol in the multifunction
display are shown in white.
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
When you activate the Intelligent
IntelligentLight
Light
System
System, you activate the following functions:
R Motorway mode
R Active light function
R Cornering light function
R Extended range foglamps
If you set the dipped-beam headlamps for
driving on the right/left, the multifunction
display shows the Inactive for left- Inactive for left-
side traffic
side traffic orInactive for right-
Inactive for right-
side traffic
side traffic display message instead of
the Intelligent
Intelligent Light
LightSystem
System function in
the Light
Light submenu (Y page 261). This dis-
play message will only appear if the setting for
driving on the left/right is set opposite to your
vehicle's country version.
Further information on the Intelligent Light
System (Y page 127).
Switching the spotlight function on or off X Use ò on the steering wheel to call up
the list of menus.
X Press the :or9 button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settings
Settings menu.
X Confirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Light Light submenu.
X Press ato confirm.
X Use : or9 to select the Spotlight
Spotlight
function.
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
When the spotlight function is activated,
the assistance graphic shows the pedes-
trian symbol. Further information on the spotlight function
(Y
page 232).
Setting the dipped-beam headlamps for
driving on the left/right
X Use ò on the steering wheel to call up
the list of menus.
X Press the :or9 button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settings
Settings menu.
X Confirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Light Light submenu.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press :or9 to select the Dipped Dipped
beams Setting for
beams Setting for function.
You will see the selected setting: right-
right-
side traffic
side traffic orleft-side traffic
left-side traffic.
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
If you change the setting, conversion does
not take place until the next time the vehi-
cle is stationary.
This function is only available on vehicles with
the Intelligent Light System.
You can use this function to switch between
symmetrical and asymmetrical dipped beam
(Y page 124).
If you set the dipped-beam headlamps for
driving on the right/left, then motorway
mode and the extended range foglamps are
unavailable. These are only deactivated if the
setting for driving on the left/right is set
opposite to your vehicle's country version.
A qualified specialist workshop can set the
dipped-beam headlamps for driving on the
left/right.
Instrument cluster submenu Selecting the unit of measurement for dis-
tance
The Display unit Speed-/odometer: Display unit Speed-/odometer:
function allows you to choose whether cer-
tain displays appear in kilometres or miles in the multifunction display. Menus and submenus
261On-board computer and displays Z
X
Use ò on the steering wheel to call up
the list of menus.
X Press the :or9 button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settings
Settingsmenu.
X Confirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Instrument cluster
Instrument cluster submenu.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Display unit Speed-/odometer
Display unit Speed-/odometer func-
tion.
You will see the selected setting: km
km or
Miles Miles.
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
The selected unit of measurement for dis-
tance applies to:
R speedometer
R digital speedometer in the Trip
Trip menu
R additional speedometer in the status area
on the multi-function display
The unit in the additional speedometer is
displayed inversely to the selected dis-
tance unit.
R total distance recorder and the trip meter
R trip computer
R current consumption and the range
R navigation messages in the Navi Navimenu
R cruise control
R SPEEDTRONIC
R DISTRONIC PLUS
R ASSYST PLUS service interval display
Selecting the permanent display function
Use the Permanent display
Permanent display function to
switch on the following displays in the status area of the multifunction display:
R outside temperature
R coolant temperature
X Use ò on the steering wheel to call up
the list of menus.
X Press the :or9 button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settings
Settings menu. X
Confirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Instrument cluster Instrument cluster submenu.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press :or9 to select the Perma‐ Perma‐
nent display
nent display function.
X Press ato confirm.
The current selection Outside tempera‐
Outside tempera‐
ture
ture orCoolant temperature
Coolant temperature is dis-
played.
X To change the setting: pressaagain.
Switching the additional speedometer
on/off
Use the Additional speedometer Additional speedometer function
to choose whether the status area in the mul- tifunction display shows the speed digitally.
X Use ò on the steering wheel to call up
the list of menus.
X Press the :or9 button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settings
Settingsmenu.
X Confirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Instrument cluster
Instrument cluster submenu.
X Press ato confirm.
X Use : or9 to select the Addi‐
Addi‐
tional speedometer
tional speedometer function.
The current selection is displayed.
X To activate/deactivate: press thea
button again.
Vehicle submenu Setting permanent SPEEDTRONIC
X Use ò on the steering wheel to call up
the list of menus.
X Press the :or9 button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settings Settingsmenu.
X Confirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Vehicle Vehicle submenu. 262
Menus and submenusOn-board computer and displays
Tyres
Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
M
MSolutions Tyre pressure
Tyre pressure
Check tyres Check tyres The tyre pressure loss warning system has detected a significant
loss in pressure.
A warning tone also sounds.
Possible causes:
R you have changed the positions of the wheels and tyres or fitted
new wheels and tyres
R the tyre pressure in one or more tyres is not correct
G WARNING
Underinflated tyres pose the following risks:
R the tyres may burst, especially as the load and vehicle speed
increase
R the tyres may wear excessively and/or unevenly, which may
greatly impair tyre traction
R the driving characteristics, as well as steering and braking, may
be greatly impaired
There is a risk of an accident.
X Stop the vehicle without making any sudden steering or braking
manoeuvres. Pay attention to the traffic conditions as you do so.
X Secure the vehicle to prevent it from rolling away (Y page 178).
X Check the tyres and, if necessary, follow the instructions for a
flat tyre (Y page 356).
X Check the tyre pressures and, if necessary, correct the tyre
pressure.
X Restart the tyre pressure loss warning system when the tyre
pressure is correct (Y page 385).Check tyre pres‐ Check tyre pres‐
sures sures
then
thenrestart
restart
Run Flat Indicator
Run Flat Indicator The tyre pressure loss warning system generated a display mes-
sage and has not been restarted since.
X Set the correct tyre pressure in all four tyres.
X Restart the tyre pressure loss warning system (Y page 385).Run Run
Flat
Flat Indicator
Indicator
inoperative
inoperative The tyre pressure loss warning system is faulty.
X Visit a qualified specialist workshop. Rectify tyre pres‐
Rectify tyre pres‐
sure sure The tyre pressure is too low in at least one of the tyres, or the tyre
pressure difference between the wheels is too great.
X Check the tyre pressures at the next opportunity (Y page 381).
X If necessary, correct the tyre pressure.
X Restart the tyre pressure monitor (Y page 383). Display
messages
293On-board computer and displays Z