2019 MERCEDES-BENZ CLA COUPE park assist

away
carefully tocheck whet herthedesir ed
tr ans miss ionposit ioniseng aged. Ideally,you
shoul dselec ttr ans miss ionposit ion005Band
driv eprog ramEor S.
Engag ingpark posi tion P !
If
th eeng inespee dis toohigh ortheveh icle
is coas ting,do notshif tth eauto matictrans -
miss iondire ctly from 005Bto005E, from 005Eto005B
or dire ctly to 005D. Other wise, theauto matic
tr ans miss ionmay bedamage d.
X Push theDI RECT SELECT leve rswit chinthe
dire ction ofarr ow 005D.
Tran smis sion posit iondisplay 005Disshow nin
th emult ifunction display.
When youhave engaged parkposit ion005D, mak e
sure that thetrans miss ionposit iondisplay
show s005D inthemult ifunction display.
You canengage park position005Donlywhen the
veh icle isstatio nary;do notswit chdire ctly to
park position005Dathigh enginespee d.
De pres singth ebrak eand pushin gth eDI RECT
SE LECT leve rup ordown disengages thepark -
ing lock.The trans miss ionisin neut ral005C.
At trans miss ionfluid temper aturesbelow 00F84‡
(00F82 0†), you can onlyshif tout ofpark position
005D intoano ther trans miss ionposit ionwhen the
eng ineisrun ning.
In orde rto shif tfr om park position005Ddire ctly
int o005E or005B:
R depr essthebrak epedal and
R push theDI RECT SELECT leve rup ordown
past thefir st poin tof res istanc e
Engag ingpark posi tion Pau tom atically Park
position005Disauto matically engaged if:
R you switchoff theeng ineusin gth eSm artKey
and remove theSm artKey
R you switchoff theeng ineusin gth eSm artKey
or usin gth eSt art /S topbutt onand open the
driv er'sdoor orfron t-passe nger door
R you open thedriv er'sdoor when theveh icle is
st atio naryor when drivingataver ylow spee d
and thetrans miss ionisin posit ion005Bor005E
In cer tain situatio ns,th eauto matictrans mis-
sion shiftsauto matically totrans miss ionposi-
tio n005D ifth eHOL Dfun ction orActiveDis tan ce
As sist DISTRO NICisact ivat ed. Obse rveth e
inf orm ationon theHOL Dfun ction (Ypage 159) and
onActiveDis tan ceAssist DISTRO NIC
(Y page 155).
Engag ingreversegear R !
On
lymov eth eauto matictrans miss ionto
005E when theveh icle isstatio nary.
X De pres sth ebrak eand keep itpres sed.
X Push theDI RECT SELECT leve rup past the
fir st poin tof res istanc e.
The ECO start /stopfun ction isno tavailabl e
when revers egear iseng aged. Further inform a-
tio non theECO start /stopfun ction
(Y page 127).
Shif tingto neut ralN G
WAR
NING
If ch ildre nare left unsuperv isedintheveh icle,
th ey coul d:
R oper atetheveh icle'sequipm ent
Add ition ally, childre ncoul dset theveh icle in
mot ionif,for exam ple,they:
R rele ase thepark ingbrak e
R shif tth eauto matictrans miss ionout ofpark
posit ion005D
R start theeng ine
Ther eis arisk ofan acc iden tand injury.
Nev erleave childre nor anim alsunat tende din
th eveh icle.
When leavingth eveh icle,always taketh e
Sm artKey with youand lockth eveh icle.This
also applies fortheDig ital Vehi cleKey ifth e
"Dig italVehi cleKey" function isact ivat edvia
Mer cedesme connect.
X Ifth etrans miss ionisin posit ion005Bor005E:
push theDI RECT SELECT leve rup ordown to
th efir st poin tof res istanc e.
X Ifth etrans miss ionisin posit ion005D: depr ess
th ebrak epedal andpush theDI RECT SELECT
leve rup ordown tothefir st poin tof res ist-
anc e.
If you switchtheeng ineoffwith thetrans mis-
sion inposit ion005Eor005B, theauto matictrans -
miss ionshiftsto 005C auto matically.
Wit hth eSm artKey :if you then open thedriv -
er' sdoor orthefron t-passe nger door orrem ove 132
Aut
oma tictrans missionDriv ingand parking

Perma
nentsetting (Mercedes-AMG
vehicle s) X
To activate: shifttheselector leverto005B.
X Press button 0043.
X To deactivat e:press button 0043.
or X Ifposition D(automatic transmission) is
selected forthe transm issionindrive pro-
gram I:shift todrive program Iwith the
DYNAMI CSEL ECT controller.
Shifting gears !
Mercedes-AMG
vehicles:theautomatic
transm issiondoesnotshift upautomatically
even when theengine limiting speedforthe
current gearisreached. Whentheengine lim-
iting speed isreached, thefuel supply iscut to
prevent theengine fromoverrevving. Always
make surethattheengine speeddoesnot
reach thered area ofthe tachomet er.There is
otherwise arisk ofengine damage. X
To shift up:pull steering wheelpaddle
shifter 0044.
The automatic transmissionshiftsuptothe
next gear. All
vehicles (exceptMercedes-AMG vehi-
cles) :if the maximum enginespeedonthe
current lyengaged gearisreached andyou
cont inue toaccelerate, theautomatic trans-
mission automatically shiftsupinorder to
prevent enginedamage.
X To shift down: pullsteering wheelpaddle
shifter 0043.
The automatic transmissionshiftsdownto
the next gear.
Automatic downshifting occurswhencoast-
ing.
If the engine exceeds themaximum engine
speed whenshifting down,theautomatic
transm issionprotect sagainst enginedamage
by not shifting down.
Shift recommendat ion The
gearshift recommen dationsassistyouin
adopting aneconomical drivingstyle.Therec-
ommended gearisshown inthe multifunct ion
display .
X Shift torecommen dedgear 0044according to
gearshift recommen dation0043when shown in
the multifunct iondisplay .
Upshifting (Mercedes-AMG vehicles) !
In
manual mode,theautomatic transmis-
sion does notshift upautomatically even
when theengine limiting speedforthe current
gear isreached. Whentheengine limiting
speed isreached, thefuel supply iscut to
prevent theengine fromoverrevving. Always
make surethattheengine speeddoesnot
reach thered area ofthe tachomet er.There is
otherwise arisk ofengine damage. 138
Automat
ictransmissionDriving andparking

You
must make surethatfueldoes notcom e
int ocon tactwith your skin,eyes orclot hing
and that itis not swallowed. Donot inhale fuel
vapors .Keep fuelaway fromchildr en.
If you oroth ers com eint ocon tactwith fuel,
observ ethe followin g:
R Wash awayfuelfrom skinimmediat ely
using soapandwater.
R Iffuel comesintocon tactwith your eyes,
immediat elyrinse the mtho roughly with
clean water. Seekmedic alassist ancewith-
out delay.
R Iffuel isswallowed, seekmedic alassis-
tan cewithout delay.Donot induc evomit -
ing.
R Imm ediately changeout ofclot hing which
has com eint ocon tactwith fuel. G
WARN
ING
Elec trost atic char gecan cause sparksand
the reby ignitefuel vapors .There isarisk of
fire and explos ion.
Bef ore you open thefuel filler caportak ehold
of the pump nozzle, touc hthe met allic vehic le
body. Thisdisch arges anyelect rostatic
char gethat may have builtup.
Do not getintothe vehic leagain during the
refuelin gproc ess. Otherwise, electrostatic
char gecould buildupagain.
! Do
not use diesel torefuel vehicleswith a
gasolin eengin e.Do not switc hon the ignit ion
if you accid entally refuel withthewron gfuel.
Oth erwise, thefuel willenterthe fuel syste m.
Ev en small amount sof the wron gfuel could
result indamage tothe fuel syste mand the
engin e.Not ifyaqualified specialistwork shop
and have thefuel tankand fuel lines draine d
com pletely.
! Over
filling thefuel tankcould damage the
fuel syste m.
! Take
carenottospill anyfuel onpaint ed
surfac es.You could otherwise damage the
paint work.
! Use
afilt erwhen adding fuelfrom afuel can.
The fuel lines and/ orthe fuel inject ion syste m could
otherwise beblock edbypart icles from
the fuel can.
Do not getintothe vehic leagain during therefu-
eling process. Otherwise, electrostatic char ge
could buildupagain.
If you over fillthe fuel tank,fuel could sprayout
when thefuel pump nozzleisremo ved.
For further informat iononfuel andfuel quality
(Y page 319). Refu
eling
Genera linfor mation Pay
attent ion tothe impor tantsafet ynot es
(Y page 139).
The fuel filler flapisunloc ked/lockedautomat -
ically when youunloc k/lock thevehic lewith the
Smar tKey.
The posit ionofthe fuel filler capisdisplayed
00D4 inthe inst rumen tclust er.The arrow onthe
filling pump indicates theside ofthe vehic le. On
the inside ofthe fuel filler cap,youwillfind
inf ormat iononthe recomme ndedfuel. 140
Refu
elingDriving andparking

Add
itiona lly, chi ldren couldset the vehiclein
moti onif,for exa mpl e,they :
R rel ease the parking brake
R shi ftthe automa tictrans mission outof pa rk
po sitio n005D
R sta rtthe engine
The reisaris kof an acci dent and injury.
Nev erleav echi ldren orani ma lsuna ttend edin
the vehicle.
Whe nleav ing the vehicle, alwa ystake the
Sma rtKeywi th youand lock the vehicle. Thi s
al so appliesfor the DigitalVeh icleKey ifthe
"Di gital Veh icleKey "fu nctio nis acti vated via
Mer cedesme conne ct.
The functio nof the electri cpa rking brakeis
de pende nton the on-b oard vol tag e.Ifthe on-
bo ardvol tag eis low or ther eis ama lfunctio nin
the system ,it ma ynot bepossi ble to applythe
rel eased parking brake.
X Ifthi sis the case,onl ypa rk the vehicleon
le vel ground andsecureit to pre vent itrol ling
aw ay.
X Shi ftthe automa tictrans mission topositio n
005D.
It ma ynot bepossi ble to release an applied
pa rking brakeifthe on-b oard vol tag eis low or
ther eis ama lfunctio nin the system .Co ntact a
qu alifi ed spe cialist wo rksh op.
The electri cpa rking brakeperfor ms afu nctio n
test atreg ular inte rvalswh ile the engineis
sw itch edoff. The sounds thatcan behea rdwh ile
thi sis occu rring arenorma l.
Appl ying orreleas ingmanua lly X
To engag e:push handl e0043.
Whe nthe electri cpa rking brakeisap plied,
the red 0049 (USAonl y)or 0024 (Cana da
onl y)ind icator lamp lights upinthe instru-
ment cluster .
The electri cpa rking brakecan also be applied
wh en the Sma rtKeyis rem oved.
X To releas e:pullha ndl e0043.
The red0049 (USAonl y)or 0024 (Cana da
onl y)ind icator lamp inthe instrum entcluster
goe sou t.
The electri cpa rking brakecan onlybe
rel eased :
R ifthe Sma rtKeyis in po sitio n0047 or0048 in
the igniti onlock (Ypage 123 )or
R ifthe igniti onwassw itch edon using the
Star t/Stop button
Appl ying auto matic ally The
electri cpa rking brakeisau toma tically
ap plied wh en the trans mission isin po sitio n005D
and :
R the engineissw itch edoff or
R the driver isnot wearing asea tbe ltand the
dri ver 'sdo or isop ene d
To pre vent theelectri cpa rking brakefrom being
au toma tically ap plied, pu llha ndl e0043.
The electri cpa rking brakeisalso applied au to-
ma tica lly if:
R Active Distance AssistDISTR ONICbri ngs the
veh icleto asta ndsti llor
R the HOLD functio nis kee ping the vehiclesta -
tio nar y
R Active Parking Assistiskee ping the vehicle
sta tionar y
In additio n,at leas tone ofthe followi ng cond i-
tio ns mu stbe fulfilled :
R the engineissw itch edoff
R the driver isnot wearing asea tbe ltand the
dri ver 'sdo or isop ene d
R ther eis asy stem malfunctio n
R the powe rsu pp lyisins uffici ent
R the vehicleis sta tionar yfor alengthy perio d
The red0049 (USAonl y)or 0024 (Cana daonly)
ind icator lamp inthe instrum entcluster goes
ou t.
The electri cpa rking brakeisnot automa tically
ap plied ifthe engineissw itch edoff bythe ECO
sta rt/sto pfu nctio n. 14
4 Parki
ngDrivi ng andparki ng

If
the brake system hasonly been subject to
modera teload s,you shoul dtest thefunctional-
ity ofyou rbrakes atregul arintervals.
You canfind adescriptio nof Brake Assist (BAS)
on (Ypage 61).
Mercedes-Benz recommendsthatyouonly have
brake pads/linings installedon you rvehicle
which havebeen appro vedforMercedes-Benz
vehicle sor which correspond toan equi valent
qua litystandard. Brakepads/linings whichhave
not been appro vedforMercedes-Benz vehicles
or which arenot ofan equi valent qualitycould
affect yourvehicle 'sopera tingsafety.
Mercedes-Benz recommendsthatyouonly use
brake fluidthat hasbeen specia llyappro vedfor
you rvehicle byMercedes-Benz, orwhich corre-
sponds toan equi valent qualitystandard. Brake
flui dwhich hasnotbeen appro vedfor
Mercedes-Benz vehiclesor which isnot ofan
equi valent qualitycould affect yourvehicle 's
opera tingsafety.
Chec kingbrake liningthickne ss You
canmeasu rethe break pad/liningthick-
ness using atest gage .Colo r-coding (greenor
red) onthe test gage allows youtodetermine
whether thebrake pad/liningthickness isstill
sufficie nt.The test gage isin the vehicle docu-
ment walletinthe glove box. Front
wheel Rea
rwheel
X Bring thevehicle andwheel sinto asuita ble
positio nso that youcan attach testgage 0083.
X Secure thevehicle against rollingawa y
(Y page 142).
X Engage parkpositio nP.
X Switch offthe engine.
X Pla cetest gage 0083betwee nthe wheel 's
spokes onbrake pad/lining0087.
X Hold testgage 0083verticall yon brake disc0043
and slidemeasu ringpin0044onto brake
disc 0043.
X Check whichcolorfield0085the arrow on
measu ringpin0044ispointing to.
Green: thebrake pad/liningthickness issuf-
ficient.
Red: thebrake pad/liningthickness isnot
sufficie nt.Have thebrake pads/lining
checked ataqua lifiedspecia listworkshop.
To avoid aninaccurate measurement:
R make sureyoupositio nthe wheel ssuita bly
R do not putthemeasu ringpinonarecess in
the brake disc Drivin
gon wetroads
Hydroplaning If
the road surface iswet, hydro planing may
occur dependi ngon water level,speed andtire
tread depth. Drivi
ngtips
149Drivingand parking Z

For
this reason, inthe event ofhea vyrainor in
condi tions inwhi chhydrop laning mayoccur ,
yo umus tdri ve inthe follow ing manne r:
R low eryour spe ed
R avo idruts
R avo idsud den steer ingmove ments
R bra kecare fully
Dri vin gon floode droads !
Do
not drive throu ghfloode dare as. Che ck
the depthofany water befo redri ving throu gh
it. Drive slowlythrou ghstand ingwater. Oth-
erw ise,wa ter cou ldenter thevehi cleinteri or
or engi necompa rtment. Itcan then damag e
the engi ne's orautoma tictransmi ssion's
ele ctronic components.Itcan also be sucke d
in by the engi ne's airintake connectio nand
cau seengi nedamag e. Win
terdrivi ng G
WARNI
NG
If yo ushi ftdow non asli ppe ryroa dsur face in
an attemp tto increa sethe engi ne's braking
effe ct,the drive whe elscou ldlos ethei rgri p.
The reisan increa seddanger ofskid ding and
acci dents.
Do not shiftdow nfor additi onal enginebra k-
ing onasli ppe ryroa dsur face . G
DA
NGER
If the exha ustpipeis blo cked oradequ ate
ventil ation isnot possible, poi sonou sga ses
such ascarb onmonoxi de(CO) may enter the
vehi cle. Thisis the case ,e.g. ifthe vehi cle
beco mestrapped insnow .The reisarisk of
fata linjur y.
If yo ulea vethe engi neorthe auxili ary hea ting
runni ng,make surethe exha ustpipeand area
aro und thevehi cleare clea rof snow .To
ensu rean adequ atesupplyoffresh air, ope na
wi ndow onthe sideof the vehi clethat isnot
faci nginto thewind.
Have your vehi clewinter-pro ofedataqu alifi ed
spe cialist wor kshop atthe onset ofwinter. Drive
particu larly care fullyon slippe ryroa dsur -
face s.Avoid sudden acce leration, steer ingand
bra king mane uvers.Do not use cruisecontrol or
Active DistanceAssistDISTR ONIC.
If the vehi clethrea tenstoskid orcannot be
stopp edwhe nmovi ngatlow speed:
X Shift thetransmi ssion topos ition005C.
X Try tobring the vehi cleund ercontrol using
corre ctive steering.
The outsid etempe ratureindi cator isnot
des igne dto serve asan ice-w arningdevi ceand
is there foreunsu itable forthat purpos e.
Cha nges inthe outsid etempe ratureare dis-
pla yedafte ra shor tdel ay.
Indi cated tempe raturesjust above thefree zing
poi ntdo not guara ntee thattheroadsur face is
free ofice. The roadmay stillbe icy,esp ecia lly in
woo ded areasoron bridge s.
You shou ldpa yspe cialattenti ontoroa dcondi -
tions whentempe raturesare around freezing
poi nt.
For more informationondriving with snow
chai ns,see (Ypage 293).
For more informationondriving with sum mer
tires ,see (Ypage 292 ).
Obs erve thenotes inthe "Winter operation" sec-
tion (Ypage 292 ). Dri
vin gsys tems Crui
secontrol
Gen eral notes Cru
isecontrol maintains aconsta ntroa dspe ed
for you. Itbra kes automa tically in orde rto avo id
excee dingthesetspeed. Onlong andsteep
dow nhillgra dients, especia lly if the vehi cleis
la den, youmus tsel ect alow gearin goo dtime.
You need toshi ftmanu ally usi ng the steer ing
whe elpa ddl eshi fters beforeha nd.Bydoing so,
yo uwi llmake useofthe braking effectof the
engi ne.Thisrel iev es the loadon the brakesys-
tem andprevents thebrakes from overheating
and wearing too quickly .
Whe nthe engi neisrunni ng,youcan usethe
crui secontrol leverto limit the speedtoany
spe edbetw een20mph (30km/h )and thetech-
nica lly per mitted maximum speedofthe vehi cle.
Use cruisecontrol ifroa dand traffi ccondi tions
make itap prop riate to mai ntain astea dyspe ed
for aprol onge dper iod. 150
Dri
vin gsys temsDrivin gand parking

Setting
aspeed Keep
inmind thatitmay take abrief moment
until thevehicle hasaccelerated orbraked to
the speed set.
X To
adj ust the setspeed in5mph incre-
ments (10km/h increment s):briefly press
the cruise control lever up0043 past thepres-
sure point forahigher speed, ordown 0044for
a lower speed.
X To
adj ust the setspeed in1mp hincre-
ments (1km/h increment s):briefly press
the cruise control lever up0043 tothe pressure
point forahigher speed, ordown 0044for a
lower speed.
i Cruise
control isnot deactiv atedifyou
depress theaccelerat orpedal. Forexample, if
you accelerat ebriefly toovert ake,cruise con-
trol adjusts thevehicle's speedtothe last
speed storedafter youhave finished overtak-
ing.
Deactivat ingcruise control There
areseveral waystodeactiv atecruise con-
trol:
X Briefly pressthecruise control lever forwards
0087.
or X Brak e.
Cruise control isautomatic allydeactiv atedif:
R the vehicle issecured withtheelectr icpark-
ing brake
R you aredriving atless than 20mph (30km/ h)
R ESP ®
inte rvenes oryoude acti vate ESP ®
R youshi ftthe transmi ssion topositio n005C
wh ile dri vin g
If cru ise contro lis de acti vated ,yo uwi llhe ar a
wa rning tone .Yo uwi llsee theCruise Con‐ Cru
ise Con‐
tro lOff tro
lOff message inthe multifu nctio ndisp lay
for appro xim atelyfiv esec ond s.
i Wh
enyousw itch offthe engine,the last
sp ee dstor ediscle ared . Ac
tiv eDi stan ceAssist DISTRO NIC
Ge neral notes Activ
eDis tance AssistDISTR ONICreg ulate sthe
sp ee dand automa tically he lpsyo uma inta inthe
di sta nce fromthe vehiclede tecte din fro nt.
Veh icles arede tecte dwi th the aid of the rada r
sen sor system .Activ eDis tance Assist
DISTR ONICbra kes automa tically to avoid
exce eding the setspee dor toma inta inthe des-
ig nate ddista nce fromthe vehiclein fro nt.
If Activ eDis tance AssistDISTR ONICde tects
tha tthe reisaris kof acol lisi on with the vehicle
in fro nt, youwi llbe warned visually and audibly.
Activ eDis tance AssistDISTR ONICcanno tpre -
vent acol lisi on withou tyo ur inte rventio n.An
inte rmittent warning tone willthe nsou ndand
the dista nce warning lamp willlight upinthe
ins trument cluster .Bra keimm ediatel yin ord er
to incr ease the dista nce tothe vehiclein fro ntor
take evasive acti onpro vided itis sa fe to do so.
Activ eDis tance AssistDISTR ONICop era tes in
the spee dra nge betwe en0mph (0km/h )and
120 mph (200km/h ).
Ch ang einto alowe rge ar ingo od time onlong
and steepdo wnh ill gra dients .Thi sis esp ecially
imp orta ntifthe vehicleis lade n.By doing so,you
wi llma keuseof the braking effect ofthe eng ine.
Thi srel ieves theload on the brakesystem and
pre vents thebrakes fromove rheating and wear-
ing too quickl y.
Do not useActiv eDis tance AssistDISTR ONIC
on roa dswith stee pgra dients .
For Activ eDis tance AssistDISTR ONICto assist
yo uwh en drivin g,the rada rsen sor system must
be opera tional .
As Activ eDis tance AssistDISTR ONICtra nsmi ts
ra da rwa ves ,it can resemb lethe rada rde tecto rs
of the responsi ble au thor ities. Youcan referto
the releva ntcha pterin the Opera tor' sMa nua lif
qu esti ons areas ked abou tthi s.
i USA
only:Thi sde vic eha sbe en appro ved by
the FCC asa"V eh icu larRa darSys tem" .The
ra da rsen sor isinte ndedfor usein an auto-
moti verada rsy stem only.Re mov al,tam per-
ing ,or alteri ngofthe devic ewi llvoi dany war-
ra ntie s,and isnot permi tted bythe FCC .Do
not tamperwi th, alter, orusein any non-
ap pro ved way.
Any unauthorized mod ificati ontothisde vic e
cou ldvoi dthe user' sau thor itytoopera tethe
eq uipme nt. 15
2 Dr
ivi ng system sDrivi ng andparki ng

i
Canad
aon ly: This devicecomplie swit h
RSS -210 ofIndust ryCanad a.Oper ationis
subj ecttothefoll owin gtwo condi tions:
1. This devicemay notcaus eint erf ere nce,
and
2. This devicemust accept any interf ere nce
rec eive d,inc ludin gint erf ere nceth at may
caus eunde sired oper ationof thedev ice.
Remo val,tampering,or alte ringof thedev ice
will void anywarr anties, and isno tper mitted.
Do nottam per with,alte r,or use inany non-
appro vedway.
An yunaut horizedmod ificatio nto this dev ice
co uld void theuser 'sauth orityto oper atethe
equipm ent.
Imp ortant safety notes G
WAR
NING
Ac tiveDis tan ceAssist DIST RONI Cdoes not
reac tto :
R peop leor anim als
R statio naryobj ect sin theroad ,e.g .st oppe d
or park edveh icles
R on comin gveh iclesand cross ing traff ic
As ares ult, ActiveDis tan ceAssist DIST RONI C
may neith er give warn ingsno rint erv enein
suc hsit uatio ns.Ther eis aris kof an acc iden t.
Alwa yspay careful attentio nto thetraff icsit -
uatio nand beread yto brak e. G
WAR
NING
Ac tiveDis tan ceAssist DIST RONI Ccan not
always clearly iden tifyot her road usersand
co mple xtraff icsit uatio ns.
In suc hcas es, ActiveDis tan ceAssist
DI ST RONI Ccan :
R give anunn ecessar ywarn ingand then
brak eth eveh icle
R ne ith er give awarn ingnorint erv ene
R acc eler ate orbrak eune xpectedly
Ther eis aris kof an acc iden t.
Con tinue todriv ecar efull yand beread yto
brak e,espe ciallyif Ac tiveDis tan ceAssist
DI ST RONI Cwarn syou. G
WAR
NING
Ac tiveDis tan ceAssist DIST RONI Cbrak es
your vehicle withup to50 %of themax imum
poss ibledeceler ation.Ifth is dec eler ationis
no tsuff icient,Ac tiveDis tan ceAssist
DI ST RONI Calert syou withavis ual and acous-
tic warn ing.Ther eis aris kof an acc iden t.
Ad jus tyour speedin these casesand main -
tain sufficientdist ance.
Ap ply thebrak esyours elfand /or takeevas ive
act ion.
! When
ActiveDis tan ceAssist DIST RONI Cor
th eHO LD function isact ivat ed, theveh icle
brak esauto maticall yin cer tain situatio ns.
To avoid damag eto theveh icle,deac tivate
Ac tiveDis tan ceAssist DIST RONI Cand the
HO LD function inthefoll owin gor sim ilar sit-
uatio ns:
R when towing theveh icle
R in thecar wash
Ac tiveDis tan ceAssist DIST RONI Ccan neith er
red uce theris kof an acc iden tif you failtoadapt
your drivingstyle, norove rride thelaws ofphys-
ics .Ac tiveDis tan ceAssist DIST RONI Ccan not
tak eint oacc oun troad ,weat herortraff icco n-
dit ion s.Ac tiveDis tan ceAssist DIST RONI Cis
on lyan aid. You arerespon sible forthedist ance
to theveh icle infron t,for veh icle spee d,for
brak ingingood timeand forstaying inyour lane.
Do notuse ActiveDis tan ceAssist DIST RONI C:
R In road andtraff icco ndi tions whic hdo not
allow youtomain tainaco nstan tspee d,e.g .in
heav ytraff icor on wind ingroad s
R On slipp eryroad surfaces .Br akin gor acc el-
erat ingcould caus eth edriv ewheel sto lose
tr act ion and theveh icle could then skid
R In poor visibilit y,e.g .due tofog ,heav yrain or
sn ow
Ac tiveDis tan ceAssist DIST RONI Cmay not
det ect narrow vehiclesdriv inginfron t,e.g .
mot orcycle s,or veh iclesdriv inginast agger ed
for mat ion.
In part icular ,th edet ection ofobst aclescan be
impai redif:
R Ther eis dirt onthesen sorsor anyt hingelse
co ver ing thesen sors
R Ther eis sn ow orheav yrain Driv
ingsyst ems
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