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Lane Departure Warning (LDW) – introductionThe LDW function is designed to help reduce the risk of accidents in situations where the vehi-cle unintentionally leaves its lane and there is arisk of driving off the road or into the oppositelane.
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) 9Your vehicle may be equipped with Lane Departure Warning (LDW) or Lane KeepingAid (LKA), depending on your choice ofengine.
If you are uncertain as to which of these
optional systems is in your vehicle:
• Press the
MY CAR button on the center
console to open the menu system. Scroll to
SettingsDriver support system. The
system in your vehicle (Lane Departure
Warning or Lane Keeping Aid) will be dis-
played there.
If your vehicle is equipped with Lane Keeping Aid (LKA), see Lane Keeping Aid (LKA) – introduc-tion (p. 232) for detailed information.
The illustration is generic
LDW uses the camera located at the center, upper edge of the windshield to monitor theroad's/lane

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Lane Departure Warning (LDW) – operation
Operation and function
LDW can be switched on or off by pressing the button on the center console. A light in the but-ton illuminates when the function is on. This issupplemented by graphic displays in the instru-ment panel, for example:
LDW displayed in the instrument panel
•The LDW symbol has
white side marker
lines: – the function is active and "sees" one or both of the road's side marker lines.
• The LDW symbol has
gray side marker lines:
– the function is active but cannot "see" oneor both of the road's side marker lines.
or
• The LDW symbol has
gray side marker lines:
– the function is in standby mode becausethe vehicle's speed is below 40 mph(65 km/h).
• The LDW symbol has
no side marker lines: –
the function is deactivated.
WARNING
The driver will only be warned once for each time the wheels cross a marker line. No alarmwill be given if a marker line is between thewheels.
SettingsSettings for Lane Departure Warning can be made in the menu system by pressing My Car.
Go to
SettingsCar settingsDriver
support systems
Lane Departure Warning.
There are two alternatives:
•
On at start-up: This selection switches
LDW on each time the engine is started. Otherwise, the system will be in the modethat it was in when the engine was switchedoff.
•
Increased sensitivity: This selection increa-
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Lane Departure Warning (LDW) – introduc- tion (p. 227)
• Lane Departure Warning (LDW) - limitations(p. 229)
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) - limitations
LimitationsThe camera used by LDW has the same limita- tions as the human eye. See The camera

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Lane Departure Warning (LDW) – symbols and messages
Symbols and messagesA text message can be erased by pressing briefly on the OK button on the turn signal lever.
SymbolMessageDescription
Lane departure warning ON/Lane departure warning OFFThe function is switched on or off. The text disappears after 5 seconds.
-Lane Depart Warn AvailableThe function is monitoring the road

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Related information
•Lane Departure Warning (LDW) – operation (p. 228)
• Driver Alert System (p. 221)
• Lane Departure Warning (LDW) – introduc-tion (p. 227)
• Lane Departure Warning (LDW) - limitations(p. 229)

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Lane Keeping Aid (LKA) – introductionThe LKA function is designed to help reduce the risk of accidents in situations where the vehicleunintentionally leaves its lane and there is a riskof driving off the road or into the opposite lane.
LDW or LKAYour vehicle may be equipped with Lane Departure Warning (LDW) or Lane KeepingAid (LKA), depending on your choice ofengine. If you are uncertain as to which of these
optional systems is in your vehicle:
• Press the
MY CAR button on the center
console to open the menu system. Scroll to
SettingsDriver support system. The
system in your vehicle (Lane Departure
Warning or Lane Keeping Aid) will be dis-
played there.
If your vehicle is equipped with Lane Departure Warning (LDW), see Lane Departure Warning(LDW) – introduction (p. 227) for detailed infor-mation.
LKA functionThe LKA function is primarily intended for use onhighways or other major roads with clearlymarked side marker and center lines.
The illustration is generic
LKA uses the camera located at the center, upper edge of the windshield to monitor theroad's/lane

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Lane Keeping Aid (LKA) – operation
LKA is active at speeds above 40 mph (65 km/h) on highways or other major roads with clearlymarked side/lane marker and center lines. Onnarrow roads where the distance between side/lane marker lines is less than approximately8.5 feet ( 2.6 meters), LKA will be temporarilydeactivated.
LKA monitors and follows the marker lines (the red lines in the illustration)
•White
side marker lines: the function is
active and "sees" one or both of the road's side marker lines.
• Gray
side marker lines: the function is active
but cannot "see" one or both of the road'sside marker lines.
LKA intervening on the right side (the red line)
When LKA is working actively, this is indicated by:
• Red
side marker line: the line being crossed.
On/Off
LKA can be switched on or off by pressing the button on the center console. A light in the but-ton illuminates when the function is on. Depending on the number of optional featuresinstalled in the vehicle, there may not be spacefor the On/Off button on the center console. Ifthis is the case, LKA can be switched on or off in the
MY CAR menu system.
The following LKA-related settings can also be made in MY CAR , under
SettingsLane
Keeping Aid settings
Assistance mode:
•
Vibration only: Warning by vibrations in the
steering wheel On or Off.
•
Steering assist only: Active steering On orOff.
•
Full function: Both vibrations and active
steering On or Off.

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Steering assist
LKA attempts to keep the vehicle within the lane's side marker lines.
LKA provides steering assistance
If the vehicle approaches one of the lane's side marker lines and the turn signals are not
being used , LKA will attempt to steer the vehicle
back into the lane.
Vibration warnings
LKA provides vibrations in the steering wheel and steer- ing assistance 11
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If the vehicle crosses a marker line, LKA provides a warning in the form of vibrations in the steeringwheel. This occurs even if the steering assistfunction has been deactivated.
Dynamic cornering
LKA does not intervene in sharp left curves
In certain cases, LKA allows the vehicle to cross marker lines without providing a vibration warningor steering assistance, for example, duringdynamic cornering as shown in the illustrationwhere the driver's view of the road and trafficconditions make this possible.
Related information
• Driver Alert System (p. 221)
• Lane Keeping Aid (LKA) – introduction(p. 232)
• Lane Keeping Aid (LKA) – limitations(p. 235)
• Lane Keeping Aid (LKA) – symbols and mes-sages (p. 236)
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The illustration shows 3 vibration warnings when the vehicle crosses the marker line