
System limitations
Either acourse-cor recting brak eappli cation
appropria teto thed riving situation ,ornonea t
all, ma yoccur in thef ollowing situations:
RTher earevehicles or obs tacles, e.g. crash
barr iers, on bo thsides of your vehicle.
RAv ehicle approaches tooc losel yont he side.
RYouh avea dop tedas porty driving stylew ith
high cornering speeds.
RYo uc lear ly brak eora ccelera te.
RAd riving safe ty system inter venes, such as
ESP®or ActiveB rake Assi st.
RESP®is deacti vated.
RTire pressur eloss or adefectiv etireh as
been de tected.
RWhe ndriving wi thatrailer ,the electrical con‐
nection tothet railer hitc hhas been cor rectly
es tablished. Ac
tivating/deactivatin gBlind Spo tAssis tor
Ac tiv eB lind Spo tAssis t
Multimedia sy stem:
,Vehicle.k Assistance.Blind
Spot Assist
#Ac tivate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
Ac tiv eL aneK eeping Assist
Function of Activ eL aneK eeping Assist
ActiveL aneK eeping Assis tmonitor sthe area in
front of your vehicle bymeans of multifunction
camera 1.Itserve stop rotect youa gains tunin‐
te ntional lyleavingy our lane. Youw ill be warned
by means of avibration in thes teering wheel
19 0
Driving and pa rking

andacourse-cor recting brak eappli cation guides
yo ub acki ntoy our lane.
Yo ua rewa rned byvibration pulses in thes teer‐
ing wheel in thef ollowing circums tances:
RAc tiveL aneK eeping Assis tdetects lane
markings.
RAf ront wheel passe soverthe lane markings.
Yo uw illalso beguided bac kintoy our lane by
means of acourse-cor recting brak eappli cation
if th ef ollowing condition sareme t:
RActiveL aneK eeping Assis tdetects lane
markings on bo thsides.
RAf ront wheel drives overas olidl ane mark‐
ing.
Whe ther aw arning is issued and when this
occur salso depends on thes elected sensitivity
setting (s tanda rdor adaptive).
If yo uf ail toadap tyour driving style, Ac tiveL ane
Ke eping Assis tcan neither reduce ther isk of an
accident nor override thel aw sofp hysics. It can‐
no ttak ei ntoa ccount road, weather or traf fic
conditions .Activ eLaneK eeping Assis tisonlya n
aid. Youa re re sponsible fort he dis tance tothe ve
hicle in front, forv ehicle speed, forb raking in
good time and fors taying in lane.
Ve hicles with Lane Tracking Package: Ifth e
lane markings ar esolid lines and youdon ot
re act tothew arning ,alane-cor recting brake
application can bring thev ehicle bac kintot he
original lane.
Ve hicles with Drivin gAssistanc ePacka ge or
Driving Assistance Plus Package: Ifyo udon ot
re ac
t tothew arning ,alane-cor recting brake
application can bring thev ehicle bac kintot he
original lane. In thec ase of abroke nl ane mark‐
ing being de tected, abrake application will only
be mad eifavehicle has been de tected in the
adjacent lane .Oncoming vehicles, overtaking
ve hicles and vehicles in adjacent lanes can be
de tected.
The brak eappli cation is available in thes peed
ra ng eb etwe en 40 mph(60 km/h )and 120m ph
(200 km/h).If al ane-cor recting brak eappli cation occurs ,dis‐
play 1appear sinthe multifunction displa y.
Sy stem borders
No lane-cor recting brak eappli cation occurs in
th ef ollowing situations:
RYouc lear lyand activel ysteer,b rake or accel‐
erate.
RYo uh ave switched on thet urns ignal indica‐
to r.
RAd riving safe ty system inter venes, such as
ESP®,A ctiv eBrake Assi stor ActiveB lind
Spo tAssist.
Driving and pa rking 19
1

In suchcases, Lane Keeping Assis tcan:
Rgiv eanu nnecessar ywarning
Rnotg iveaw arning
#Alwaysp ayparticular attention tothe
traf fics ituation and keep within the
lane, especiall yifActiveLaneK eeping
Assis talerts you.
Prerequisi te
The driving speed is at leas t40m ph (60 km/h).
#Press button ;.
If indicator lamp :lights up, Lane Keeping
Assis tisactivated. When lane marking sare
de tected, thel ines in thea ssis tance graphic
ar es hown in white.
Sensitivity of Activ eL aneK eeping Assist
Wi th th estandar dora daptiv esetting ,you can
influence when thew arning vibration of Lane
Ke eping Assis ttakes place. In bo
th thestandar dand adaptiv esettings, no
wa rning vibration occur sinthefollowing situa‐
tions:
RYo uh ave switched on thet urns ignal indica‐
to r.
RAd riving safe ty system inter venes, such as
ABS, BASorE SP®.
In thea daptiv esetting, ther ew ill also be no
wa rning vibration in thef ollowing situations:
RThe vehicle is accelerated or braked consid‐
erably.
RYo us teer actively ,e.g. swer vetoavo id an
obs tacle or chang elane quickl y.
RYouc utthec orner on ashar pbend.
Setting thes ensitivityofA ctive Lan eKeep‐
ing Assist
Multimedia sy stem:
,Vehicle.k Assistance.Act.
Lane Keep. Assist
Selection options
#Select Adaptive orStandard.
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3

*NO
TEEngine damage duetoexcessively
hig he ngine speeds
The engine will be damaged if youd rive wit h
th ee ngine in theo verrev ving range.
#Do no tdrive with th eengine in theo ver‐
re vving range.
The fue lsuppl yisi nterrupted toprotect the
engine when ther ed band in tach ome ter3
(o ve rrev ving range) is reached.
During no rmal operatin gconditions, coolant
te mp eratur edisplay 4mayrise to248° F
(120 °C).
& WARNING Danger of burn swhen open‐
ing thee ngine hood
If yo uo pen thee ngine hood when thee ngine
has overheated or during afireint he engine
compartment, youc ouldcome int ocontact
wit hh otgases or other escaping operating
fl uids.
#Befor eopening thee ngine hood, allow
th ee ngine tocool down.
#Inthee vent of afireint he engine com‐
partment, keep thee ngine hood closed
and call thef ires ervice.
Overvie wofthe buttons on thes teering
wheel
1But tong roup :
% Main menu and ba ckbutton (on-board
computer)
8 Switches sound off/on
W Increases thev olume
X Decreases thev olume
2Touc hC ontrol (on-boar dcompu ter)
3To uc hC ontrol (multimedia sy stem)
4Button group:
% Main menu and bac kbutton (multime‐
dia sy stem)
ó LINGU ATRO NIC or Voice Cont rolS ys‐
te m
6 Makes/accepts acall
~ Rejects/end sacall
Operatin gthe on-boar dcom puter
&
WARNING Risk of dist raction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo uo perat einformation and communica‐
tions equipment integ ratedint hevehicle
when driving, youw ill be distracted from the
traf fics ituation. Thi scould also cause yout o
lose control of thev ehicle.
#Onl yoperat ethis equipment when the
traf fics ituation permits.
Instrument Displa yand on-board compute r19
5

#Tocall up thes ubmenu or confir mthe
selection: pressthel eft-hand side of Touch
Control.
#To exitth es ubmenu: presstheb ackb ut‐
to n.
If yo ua rebrows ingasubmenua ndyoup ress
and hold theb ackb utton, them enu bar appears.
Displa ysinthem ultifunction display
:Outside temp erature
;Driv eprogram
=Transmission position (→pag e135)
?Time
ADispla ysection
Fu rther displa ysinthem ultifunction display:
Z Gearshif
trecommendatio n(
→page 138)
X j YPa
rking Pilot
¯ Cruise control (
→pag
e157)
ç Distance Pilo tDISTRONIC (
→page 165)
(→pag e159)
a St
eering Pilo t(
→page165)
ë HOLD function (
→pag
e168)
_ Ad
aptiv eHighbeam Assis t(
→page112)
Ve hicles wit haninstrument displa y(standard)
and Traf ficS ign Assist :displ ay si nstructions and
traf fics igns de tected byTraf ficS ign Assist
(
→pag e186)
Adjustin gthe in stru men tlighting
#Tu rn brightness control 1up or down.
The lightin gofthe instrument displa yand in
th ec ontrols in thev ehicle interior is adjus‐
te d.
Instrument Displa yand on-boar dcomputer 19
7

Example: trip computer
1Totald ista nce
2Driving time
3Av erag espeed
4Averag efuel consum ption
Re setting values in theT ripm enu of theo n-
boar dcompu ter
On-boar dcomputer:,Trip
% The spelling ma ydiffe rint he main menu dis‐
pla yed. Therefore, obser vethem enu over‐ vie
wf ortheI nstrument Displa yintheWide‐
screen Cockpit (
→pag e195).
Yo uc an rese tthe values of thef ollowing func‐
tions:
RTr ip dis tance
R"F ro ms tart"t ripc omputer and EC Odisplay
R"Fro mr eset" trip computer
#Toselect thef unction tobe rese t:swipe
upwards or down wardsont he left-hand side
of Touc hC ontrol.
#Press thel eft-hand side of Touc hC ontrol.
#Select Yes.
#Pressthel eft-hand side of Touc hC ontrol.
If yo up ress and hold thel eft-hand side of Touch
Control, thef unction will be rese timmediately.
Calling up navigation instructions in theo n-
boar dcompu ter
On-boar dcomputer:,Navigation
% The spelling ma ydiffe rint he main menu dis‐
pla yed. Therefore, obser vethem enu over‐
vie wf ortheI nstrument Displa yintheWide‐
screen Cockpit (
→pag e195).
Example :nochangeofd irection announced
1Distance tothen extd estination
2Estimated ar riva ltime
3Dis tance tothen extc hang eofd irection
4Current road
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Instrument Displa yand on-boar dcomputer

#Pressthel eft-hand side of Touc hC ontrol.
Dialing telephone number susing theo n-
boar dcompu ter
Re quirementsRMobile phonec onnectedtot he multimedia
sy stem
On-boar dcomputer:
,Phone
% The spelling ma ydiffe rint he main menu dis‐
pla yed. Therefore, obser vethem enu over‐
vie wf orthei nstrument displa yintheWide‐
screen Cockpit (
→pag e195).
&
WARNING Risk of dist raction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo uo perat einformation and communica‐
tions equipment integ ratedint hevehicle
when driving, youw ill be dis tracted from the
traf fics ituation. Thisc ould also cause yout o
lose control of thev ehicle.
#Onl yoperat ethis equipment when the
traf fics ituation permits.
#Ifyo uc anno tbes ureoft his,stop the
ve hicle whils tpaying attention toroad
and traf ficc onditions and ope rate the
equipment wit hthe vehicle stationar y.
Whentelephoning, youm usto bserv ethe legal
re qu irements fort he countr yinwhichyou are
cur rentl yd riving.
Ve hicles with COMAND: The mostrecentt ele‐
phone connection s(dialed, receive dand missed
calls) ar edispla yedint hePhone menu.
#Toselect atelephone number: swipe
upwards or down wardsont he left-hand side
of Touc hC ontrol.
#Press thel eft-hand side of Touc hC ontrol.
The telephonen umber is dialed.
The following displa ysma yappear ins tead of the
te lephonen umbersdialed:
RPlease Wait... :the applicationiss tarting.
When aBluetoot h®connection tothem obile
phone is no testablished, them enu for
authorizin gand connectin gamobile phonei sdispla
yedint he multimedia sy stem
(
→pag e237).
RUpdating data...:t he call listisbeing upda‐
te d.
RImporting Contacts...:t he contacts fromthe
mobil ephone or from astorage medium are
impor ted.
Setting displa ycontent
On-boar dcomputer:,Disp. Content
% This function is onl yavailable forv ehicles
wit haW idescreen Cockpit.
Yo uc an select thef ollowing displa ycontent:
RTa ch ome ter( displa ysettings CLASSIC and
Sport)
RPo we rm eter (displa ysettings CLASSIC and
Sport)
RDat e(displa ysetting Progressiv eonly)
RNavigation displa ys
RECO display
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5WIncrease sthe volume
6X Decreases thev olume
Voice prom pting
#To star torc ontinue adialog: pressthe
ó button on them ultifunction steering
wheel.
Yo uc an sa yacomman dafter an acoustic
signal.
#To cor rect an entry :sa yt he Correction
command.
#To select an entr yfromt he selection lis t:
sa yt he line number or thec onte nts.
#Tobrows ethe selection lis t:sa yt he Con-
tinue orBack command.
#Tointer rupt thed ialog: sayt he Pause com‐
mand.
#To cancel thed ialog: sayt he Cancel com‐
mand.
Operable functions
Yo uc an use theV oice Control Sy stem tooperate
th ef ollowing equipment, depending on thev ehi‐
cle's equipment:
RTe lephone
RText message s
RNavigation
RAddress book
RRadio
RAu dio (memor ycard, Media Inter face, USB
and Blu etoo th®audio)
RVe hicle
Command types
Ad istinction is made between thef ollowing
command types:
RGlobal commands can be said at anytime
and rega rdless of thec urrent application,
e.g .the Navigate to ,Call orText message to
commands.
RApplication-specific commands areo nly
av ailable fort he activ eapplication.
1Global commands
2Application-specific commands
On thed ispla ynexttot he activ eapplication,
va rying global commands and thec orresponding
application-specific commands ar edispla yedo n
an autocue. This makes ent ryeasier and sup‐
ports interactiv eoperation. The lis tcan be scrol‐
led or it can be operated byspeec horthe con‐
troller/touchpad.
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