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Tailgate wiper and reverse gear1.
In the center display, select SettingsMy
Car
Wipers.
2. Activate/deactivate by selecting/deselecting the
Auto Rear Wiper box.
If the windshield wipers are on and the transmis- sion is put into reverse gear, the tailgate wiperwill start. This function is deactivated when a dif-ferent gear is selected.
Related information
• Using the windshield wipers (p. 157)
• Windshield and headlight washers (p. 158)
• Refilling the windshield washer fluid reservoir(p. 521)
• Activating/deactivating the rain sensor(p. 157)
Steering wheel The steering wheel has controls for the horn, certain optional driver support systems, menus/messages and paddles for manually shifting gears
*.
Steering wheel keypads and paddles *
Driver support system controls16
Paddles for manually shifting gears
*
Keypad for voice controls, adjusting the head-up display*accessing menus and mes-
sages, and handling phone calls
Horn
The horn is located in the steering wheel hub.
Related information
• Adjusting the steering wheel (p. 161)
• Turning steering wheel heating
* on and off
(p. 197)
• Cruise Control (CC) (p. 262)
• Speed limiter (SL)
* (p. 255)
• Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC)
* (p. 269)
• Distance Alert
* (p. 267)
• Pilot Assist
* (p. 283)
• Steering wheel paddles
* (p. 396)
• Voice control (p. 119)
• Head-up display (HUD)
* (p. 116)
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Cruise control *, Speed limiter *, Adaptive cruise control *, Distance alert * and Pilot Assist *.
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Related information
• Starting and activating the Speed Limiter (SL)
* (p. 256)
• Deactivating/reactivating the Speed Limiter
*
(p. 260)
• Changing a Speed Limiter (SL)
* maximum
speed (p. 257)
• Automatic Speed Limiter (ASL)
* (p. 257)
• Activating/deactivating the Automatic SpeedLimiter (ASL)
* (p. 259)
• Changing tolerance for the Automatic Speed Limiter (p. 259)
• Turning the Speed Limiter
* off (p. 261)
Starting and activating the Speed Limiter (SL) *
The Speed Limiter (SL) is a feature that has to be selected and activated in order to set a maxi-mum speed.
Selecting SL (putting it in standby mode)
Function buttons and symbols
–Press ◀ (1) or ▶ (3) to scroll to the Speed
Limiter (
) function.
> The symbol (4) will be displayed in the instrument panel. This indicates that SL has been selected and is in standby
mode (no maximum speed has been set).
Activating SL (putting it in active mode and setting a maximum speed)
The engine must be running before SL can be put in active mode. The lowest maximum speedthat can be set is 20 mph (30 km/h).
–With SL in standby mode (the will
be displayed), press the
button (2).
> This puts SL in active mode and sets the vehicle's current speed as the maximum speed.
Related information
• Speed limiter (SL)
* (p. 255)
• Deactivating/reactivating the Speed Limiter
*
(p. 260)
• Changing a Speed Limiter (SL)
* maximum
speed (p. 257)
• Automatic Speed Limiter (ASL)
* (p. 257)
• Activating/deactivating the Automatic Speed Limiter (ASL)
* (p. 259)
• Changing tolerance for the Automatic Speed Limiter (p. 259)
• Turning the Speed Limiter
* off (p. 261)
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Is SL or ASL active?Symbols in the instrument panel indicate which function is active:
Symbol SLASL
A✓ ✓
Sign symbol B
next to "70": ASL is acti-
vated.
✓
AWHITE symbol: the function is active, GRAY symbol: the func- tion is in standby mode.
B See the section "ASL symbol" below for an explanation of thesymbol's different colors.
The ASL symbol
A road sign symbol (next to the stored speed in the center of the speedome-ter) can be displayed in three differentcolors as explained in the following
table:
Road sign
symbol's color Explanation
Green/yellow ASL is active Gray ASL is in standby mode
Amber/orange ASL is temporarily in standby mode (e.g., because a speed limit sign could not be read)
ASL limitations
•ASL utilizes the speed limit information provi- ded by the Road Sign Information
* system
(RSI), not from the speed limit signs that the
vehicle passes.
• If RSI cannot provide ASL with speed-related information, ASL will go into standby modeand switch to SL. The driver will have to reactand adapt the vehicle's speed.
• ASL will reactivate when RSI is once againable to read a speed limit sign.
See also the article "Road Sign Information limi-tations".
Related information
• Speed limiter (SL)
* (p. 255)
• Activating/deactivating the Automatic Speed Limiter (ASL)
* (p. 259)
• Changing tolerance for the Automatic Speed Limiter (p. 259) •
Starting and activating the Speed Limiter (SL)
* (p. 256)
• Deactivating/reactivating the Speed Limiter
*
(p. 260)
• Road Sign Information (RSI)
* (p. 324)
• Road Sign Information (RSI)
* limitations
(p. 326)
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Activating/deactivating the Automatic Speed Limiter (ASL) *
The function Automatic Speed Limiter (ASL) is a
supplement to the Speed Limiter (SL) and can be activated/deactivated.
ASL is activated/deactivated in the center display's Functionview.
Activating ASL
With SL activated: 1.
Tap the
Speed Sign Assist button in the
center display's Function view.
> ASL will go into standby mode and a green indicator light in the button will illu- minate. A road sign symbol will be dis-played in center of the speedometer.
2. Press the
button on the left-side steer-
ing wheel keypad.
> ASL will be activated with the vehicle's current speed.
Deactivating ASL
–Tap the Speed Sign Assist button in the
center display's Function view.
> ASL will be deactivated, the indicator will be GRAY and the Speed limiter (SL) will be activated.
WARNING
After switching from ASL to SL, the vehicle will no longer adapt speed to posted speedlimits. It will only limit the vehicle's maximumspeed.
Related information
• Speed limiter (SL)
* (p. 255)
• Automatic Speed Limiter (ASL)
* (p. 257)
Changing tolerance for the Automatic Speed Limiter
Automatic Speed Limiter can be set to different tolerance levels.
Posted speed limit toleranceASL can be set to allow the vehicle to drive above or below the posted speed limit. For exam-ple, if the current posted speed limit is 43 mph(70 km/h), the driver can opt to allow the vehicleto drive at a speed of 47 mph (75 km/h).
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Function buttons and symbols (generic illustration)
–Press the button (1) until 43 mph
(70 km/h) has changed to 47 mph (75 km/h) in the center of the speedometer (4).
> The vehicle will then use the selected tol-
erance +4 mph (+5 km/h) until the vehi- cle passes a sign with a lower or higherspeed limit. The vehicle will then adjust tothe new maximum speed and the set tol-erance will be deleted from the system'smemory. If the Road Sign Information * system is
activated, the posted speed limit will be indicated by a RED marker on the spee-dometer's speed scale. The set tolerance can be adjusted in the same way as the Speed Limiter's setmaximum speed.
NOTE
The greatest tolerance that can be set is +/– 5 mph (10 km/h).
Related information
• Automatic Speed Limiter (ASL)
* (p. 257)
• Activating/deactivating the Automatic Speed Limiter (ASL)
* (p. 259)
• Road Sign Information (RSI)
* (p. 324)
• Changing a Speed Limiter (SL)
* maximum
speed (p. 257)
Deactivating/reactivating the Speed Limiter *
The Speed Limiter (SL) can be temporarily deac- tivated and put in standby mode.
Deactivating and putting SL in standby
mode
To temporarily put the Speed Limiter in standby mode:
Function buttons and symbols
–Press the button (2).
> The symbols in the instrument panel will change colors from WHITE to GRAY. This indicates that SL is temporarily in standby mode and will not limit the vehi-cle's maximum speed.
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Reactivating SL from standby modeTo reactivate SL after it has temporarily been put in standby mode:
–Press the button (1).
> The maximum speed marker (4) and sym- bols will change colors to WHITE and the vehicle's maximum speed will be limited tothe previously set maximum speed.
or
–Press the button (2).
> The symbols will change colors from GRAY to WHITE and the vehicle's current speed will be set as the maximum speed.
Increasing the speed with the accelerator pedal
The set maximum speed can be temporarily exceeded using the accelerator pedal withoutputting SL in standby mode, for instance whenquick acceleration is required.
1. Press the accelerator pedal as far down as possible and release it when the vehicle has reached the desired speed.
> SL remains activated (the symbols in theinstrument panel will remain WHITE).
2. Release the accelerator pedal when the tem- porary acceleration is completed.
> The vehicle will slow down and its speedwill remain under the set maximum speed.
Related information
• Speed limiter (SL)
* (p. 255)
• Starting and activating the Speed Limiter (SL)
* (p. 256)
Turning the Speed Limiter * off
The Speed Limiter (SL) can be turned off.
Function buttons and symbols
1. Press the button (2).
> SL will go into standby mode.
2. Press the ◀ (1) or ▶ (3) buttons to select
another function.
> The SL symbol (4) in the instrument panel will go out and the set maximum speed will be erased from the system's memory.
3. Press the
button (2) again.
> The newly selected function will be acti- vated.
Related information
• Speed limiter (SL)
* (p. 255)
• Starting and activating the Speed Limiter (SL)
* (p. 256)
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NOTE
Before CC can be activated, the vehicle's speed must be at least 20 mph (30 km/h).This is also the lowest speed that can be set.
Activating CC (putting it in active mode and setting a speed)
–With the symbol displayed (CC is in
standby mode), press the
button (2) on
the left-side steering wheel keypad.
> This puts CC in active mode and will maintain the vehicle's current speed.
Related information
• Cruise Control (CC) (p. 262)
• Switching between Cruise Control and Adaptive Cruise Control
* (p. 266)
• Deactivating/resuming Cruise Control (CC) (p. 264)
• Turning Cruise Control off (p. 265)
Changing Cruise Control speed
Changing a set speed
Function buttons and symbols (generic illustration)
–Change a set speed by pressing the (1)
or — (3) buttons briefly or by pressing and
holding them:
• Press briefly
: changes speed in
+/– 5 mph (+/– 5 km/h) increments. Each press changes the vehicle's speedby +/– 5 mph (+/– 5 km/h).
• Press and hold
: changes the speed
+/– 1 mph (+/– 1 km/h) at a time.Release the button when the set speedindicator (4)/(6) has moved to the desiredspeed.
If speed is increased by pressing the accelerator pedal before the
button is pressed, the vehi-
cle's speed when the button is pressed will become the set speed assuming that the accel- erator pedal is still depressed when the button ispressed. A temporary increase in speed, such as when passing another vehicle, does not affect the CCset speed. The vehicle will return to the set speedwhen the accelerator pedal is released. Alwaysobserve posted speed limits.
Engine braking instead of applying the
brakes
CC regulates speed by applying the brakeslightly. To avoid a loss of speed when drivingdown hills, use the engine braking functioninstead of letting the CC apply the brakes. In thissituation, the driver can temporarily deactivate theCC braking function. To do so:
–Press the accelerator pedal approx. halfway down and release it.
> CC will automatically deactivate the auto- matic brake function and will then only use the engine braking function.
Related information
• Cruise Control (CC) (p. 262)
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WARNING
Adaptive Cruise Control only warns of vehicles detected by the radar sensor. In some casesthere may be no warning or the warning maybe delayed. The driver should always apply thebrakes when necessary.
Head-up-display *
A flashing light alerts the driver
A flashing icon will appear in the head-up display to alert the driver of a collision risk.
NOTE
Strong sunlight, reflections, extreme light con- trasts, the use of sunglasses, or if the driver isnot looking straight ahead may make the vis-ual warning signal in the windshield difficult tosee.
Related information
•Starting and activating Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC)
* (p. 272)
• Changing Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) speed (p. 275)
• Setting an Adaptive Cruise Control timeinterval (p. 276)
• Changing target vehicles and automaticbraking with Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC)(p. 277)
• Switching between Cruise Control and Adaptive Cruise Control
* (p. 266)
• Passing Assistance with Adaptive Cruise Control or Pilot Assist (p. 277)
• Deactivating/resuming Adaptive CruiseControl (ACC) (p. 273)
• Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) - trouble-shooting (p. 279)
• Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) symbols andmessages (p. 281)
• Pilot Assist
* (p. 283)
• Distance Alert
* (p. 267)
• Head-up display (HUD)
* (p. 116)
• Radar sensor limitations (p. 297)
Starting and activating Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC)
*
ACC must first be put in active mode before it can be started in order to regulate speed or aset time interval to the vehicle ahead.
Starting ACC (putting it in standby
mode)
Function buttons and symbols
–Press ◀ (2) or ▶ (3) to scroll to the ACC
(
) function. The symbol (4) will be dis-
played in the instrument panel.
> The symbol indicates that ACC has been
started and is in standby mode . In
standby mode, the vehicle will not main-
tain a set speed or a time interval to the vehicle ahead.