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Illuminated when high beam is on or
during headlight flash 3 126.
High beam assist
l illuminates green.
The high beam assist is activated,
see adaptive forward lighting 3 128.
Adaptive forward lighting
f illuminates or flashes yellow.
Illuminates Fault in the system.
Seek the assistance of a workshop.
Flashes
System is switched to symmetrical
low beam.
Control indicator f flashes for approx.
4 seconds after the ignition is
switched on as a reminder for
symmetrical headlight 3 128.
Fog light > illuminates green.The front fog lights are on 3 131.
Rear fog light
r illuminates yellow.
The rear fog light is on 3 132.
Cruise control
m illuminates white or green.
Illuminates white
The system is on.
Illuminates green
Cruise control is active. Set speed is
indicated on midlevel or uplevel
display near m symbol.
Cruise control 3 173.
Adaptive cruise control
C or m illuminates white or green.
Illuminates white
The system is on.Illuminates green
Adaptive cruise control is active. Set
speed is indicated near C or m
symbol.
Adaptive cruise control 3 175.
Vehicle detected ahead A illuminates green or yellow.
Illuminates green
A vehicle ahead is detected in the
same lane.
Illuminates yellow
The distance to a preceding moving
vehicle gets too small or when
approaching another vehicle too rapidly.
Forward collision alert 3 183,
Adaptive cruise control 3 175.
Speed limiter L illuminates white or green.
Illuminates white
The system is on.
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■ If adaptive cruise controldeactivates automatically.
■ If approaching a vehicle ahead too closely.
■ If a programmed speed or speed limit is exceeded.
■ If a warning message appears in the Driver Information Centre.
■ If the electronic key is not in the passenger compartment.
■ If the parking assist detects an object.
■ If an unintended lane change occurs.
■ If the diesel particle filter has reached the maximum filling level.
When the vehicle is parked and/ or the driver's door is opened ■ When the key is in the ignition switch.
■ With exterior lights on.
■ If the trailer hitch is not engaged.
During an Autostop ■ If the driver's door is opened.Battery voltage
When the vehicle battery voltage is running low, a warning message will
appear in the Driver Information
Centre.
1. Switch off any electrical consumers which are not requiredfor a safe ride, e.g. seat heating,
heated rear window or other main consumers.
2. Charge the vehicle battery by driving continuously for a while or
by using a charging device.
The warning message will disappear
after the engine has been started
twice without a voltage drop.
If the vehicle battery cannot be
recharged, have the cause of the fault
remedied by a workshop.Vehicle personalisation
The vehicle's behaviour can be
personalised by changing the settings
in the Colour-Info-Display.
Some of the personal settings for
different drivers can be memorised
individually for each vehicle key.
Memorised settings 3 22.
Depending on vehicle equipment and
country-specific regulations some of
the functions described below might
not be available.
Some functions are only displayed or
active when the engine is running.
Personal settings Following the changing of personal
settings is described via the buttons
below the display. This is valid for
4.2'' as well as 8'' Colour-Info-Display.
Additionally the 8'' display is operable
as a touchscreen and with the
touchpad between the front seats. See description Colour-Info-Display
3 117 and the Infotainment system
manual.
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off ignition. Activates or deactivatesthe automatic door locking function
after driving off.
■ Remote Lock, Unlock, Start
Remote Unlock Light Feedback :
Activates or deactivates the hazard warning flasher feedback whilst
unlocking.
Remote Lock Feedback : Changes
what kind of feedback is given
when locking the vehicle.
Remote Door Unlock : Changes the
configuration to unlock only the
driver's door or the whole vehicle
whilst unlocking.
Relock Remote Unlocked Doors :
Activates or deactivates the automatic relock function after
unlocking without opening the
vehicle.
Passive Door Lock : Activates or
deactivates the passive locking
function.
Remote Left in Vehicle Alert :
Activates or deactivates the
warning tone when the electronic
key remains in the vehicle.Bluetooth
See Infotainment system manual.
Voice
See Infotainment system manual.
Display
See Infotainment system manual.
Rear Camera
Guidance Lines : Activates or
deactivates the guiding lines.
Rear Park Assist Symbols : Activates
or deactivates the rear park assist
symbols.
Return to Factory Settings
Restore Vehicle Settings : Resets all
settings to the default settings.
Clear All Private Data : Deletes all
private information from the vehicle.
Restore Radio Settings : Resets all
radio settings to the default settings.
See Infotainment system manual.
Software Information
See Infotainment system manual.TouchPad
See Infotainment system manual.
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Lighting125LightingExterior lighting.......................... 125
Interior lighting ........................... 133
Lighting features ........................134Exterior lighting
Light switch Light switch with Automatic light control
Turn light switch:
AUTO=automatic light control:
exterior lighting is switched
on and off automatically
depending on external
lighting conditions.m=activation or deactivation of
the automatic light control.
Switch turns back to AUTO.8=sidelights9=headlights
The current status of the automatic
light control is displayed in the Driver
Information Centre.
When switching on the ignition,
automatic light control is active.
Control indicator 8 3 108.
Tail lights
Tail lights are illuminated together
with low/high beam and sidelights.
Additional lights in the tailgate frame,
Sports Tourer/Country Tourer
Additional tail light assemblies,
consisting of tail lights and hazard
warning flasher lights, are located in the tailgate frame. They are
illuminated when the tailgate is open. Additional tail lights are only intendedas position lights when the tailgate isopen and are not to be used when
driving.
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Activation
The high beam assist is activated by
pushing the indicator lever twice with
a speed above 25 mph.
The green control indicator l
illuminates continuously when the
assist is activated, the blue one 7
illuminates when high beam is on.
Control indicator l 3 108.
Deactivation
Push indicator lever once. It is also deactivated when front fog lights are
switched on.
If a headlight flash is activated when
the high beam is on, the high beam
assist will be deactivated.
If a headlight flash is activated when
the high beam is off, the high beam
assist will remain activated.
The latest setting of the high beam
assist will be stored after the ignition
is switched on again.
Headlight flash To activate the headlight flash, pull
lever.Headlight range
adjustment
Manual headlight range
adjustment
To adapt headlight range to the
vehicle load to prevent dazzling: turn
thumb wheel ? to required position.
0=front seats occupied1=all seats occupied2=all seats occupied and load
compartment laden3=driver's seat occupied and load
compartment laden.
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Dynamic automatic headlight
levelling 3 128.
Headlights when driving
abroad The asymmetrical headlight beam
extends visibility at the edge of the
road at the passenger side.
However, when driving in countries
where traffic drives on the opposite
side of the road, adjust the headlights to prevent dazzling of oncoming
traffic.
Vehicles with halogen headlight
system
Have the headlights adjusted by a
workshop.
Vehicles with Xenon headlight
system and Adaptive forward
lighting system Headlights can be set to right hand or
left hand drive traffic mode in the
vehicle personalisation menu in the
Colour-Info-Display.Select the relevant setting in Settings,
I Vehicle in the Colour-Info-Display.
Colour-Info-Display 3 117.
Vehicle personalisation 3 121.
Every time the ignition is switched on, control indicator f flashes for approx.
4 seconds as a reminder that right
hand drive traffic mode is selected.
Change back to left hand drive traffic
mode in the vehicle personalisation
menu as described above. f will not
flash when left hand drive traffic mode
is selected.
Control indicator f 3 109.
Daytime running lights
Daytime running light increases
visibility of the vehicle during daylight.
They are switched on automatically
when ignition is on.
If the vehicle is equipped with
automatic light control function, the
system switches between daytime running light and low/high beam
automatically depending on thelighting conditions and information
given by the rain sensor system.
Automatic light control 3 126.
Adaptive forward lighting
The Adaptive forward lighting
functions are only available with Bi-
Xenon headlights. Light range, light
distribution and intensity of light are
variably triggered depending on the
light conditions, weather and road
type.
With the light switch in position
AUTO all lighting functions are
available.
The following functions are available
also with light switch in position 9:
■ Dynamic curve lighting
■ Corner lighting
■ Reversing function
■ Dynamic automatic headlight levelling
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High Beam AssistThis feature allows the high beam to
function as the main driving light at
night and when vehicle speed is
faster than 25 mph.
It switches automatically to low beam
when:
■ the camera in the windscreen detects the lights of oncoming or
preceding vehicles
■ the vehicle speed is slower than 12 mph
■ it is foggy or snowy
■ driving in urban areas
If there are no restrictions detected,
the system switches back to high
beam.Activation
The high beam assist is activated by
pushing the indicator lever twice with
a speed above 25 mph.
The green control indicator l
illuminates continuously when the
assist is activated, the blue one 7
illuminates when high beam is on.
Control indicator l 3 108.
Deactivation
Push indicator lever once. It is also
deactivated when front fog lights are
switched on.
If a headlight flash is activated when
the high beam is on, the high beam
assist will be deactivated.
If a headlight flash is activated when
the high beam is off, the high beam
assist will remain activated.
The latest setting of the high beam
assist will remain after the ignition is
switched on again.
Dynamic automatic headlight
levelling
To prevent oncoming traffic from
dazzle, headlight levelling is
automatically adjusted based on
inclination information measured by
front and rear axle, acceleration or
deceleration and vehicle speed.
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Light switch in position AUTO:
switching on front fog lights will switch headlights on automatically.
Rear fog lights
Operated with the r button.
Light switch in position AUTO:
switching on rear fog light will switch
headlights on automatically.
Light switch in position 8: rear fog
light can only be switched on with
front fog lights.
The vehicle rear fog light is
deactivated when towing.
Parking lights
When the vehicle is parked, the
parking lights on one side can be
activated:
1. Switch off ignition.
2. Move turn signal lever all the way up (right parking lights) or down
(left parking lights).
Confirmed by a signal and the
corresponding turn signal control
indicator.
Reversing lights
The reversing light comes on when
the ignition is on and reverse gear is
selected.
Misted light covers The inside of the light housing may
mist up briefly in poor, wet and cold weather conditions, in heavy rain or
after washing. The mist disappears
quickly by itself; to help switch on the
headlights.