2019 MERCEDES-BENZ CLA COUPE Owner's Manual

G
WARNING
If you leavechild renunsu pervi sedinthe vehi-
cle, they couldset itin motion by,forexampl e:
R rele ase theparki ngbrake.
R shift theautomatic transmissi onout ofthe
parki ngposi tion P.
R start theengine.
In add ition, theymayopera tevehicl eequ ip-
ment andbecome trapped.There isarisk of
an accide ntand injury .
When leaving thevehicl e,alw aystake the
SmartKey withyouand lock thevehicl e.Never
lea vechild renunsu pervi sedinthe vehicl e. G
WARNING
If perso ns,particu larlychild renaresubjected
to prolo nged exposu reto extreme heator
cold, there isarisk ofinjury ,possi blyeven
fatal .Never leavechild renunattended inthe
vehicl e. G
WARNING
If the child restrai ntsystem issub jected to
dire ctsunli ght,parts maygetvery hot.Chil-
dren mayburn themsel vesonthese parts,
particu larlyon the metal partsofthe child
restrai ntsystem. Thereisarisk ofinjury .
If you leavethe vehicl e,taking thechild with
you ,alw aysensure thatthechild restrai nt
system isnot expose dto dire ctsunli ght.Pro-
tect itwith abla nket, forexampl e.Ifthe child
restrai ntsystem hasbeen expose dto dire ct
sunli ght,letitcool downbefore securingthe
child init. Never leavechild renunattended in
the vehicl e.
Alwa ysensure thatallvehicl eoccupa ntshave
their seatbeltsfastened correctly andaresitting
prope rly.Particu larattention mustbepaidto
child ren.
Observe thesafety notesonthe seat belt
(Y pag e42) and thenotes oncorrect useofseat
bel ts(Y pag e43).
A booster seatmaybenecessa ryto achie ve
prope rseat beltposi tioning forchild renover
40 lbs (18 kg)until theyreach aheig htwhere athree-poi
ntseat beltcan beprope rlyfastened
witho utabooster seat. Spec
ialseatbe ltretractor G
WARNING
If the seat beltis rele ased whiledrivi ng,the
child restrai ntsystem willno longer be
secure dprope rly.The speci alseat beltretrac-
tor isdisa bledand theinertia realdraw sin a
portion ofthe seat belt.The seat beltcannot
be immed iatelyrefastene d.There isan
increas edrisk ofinjury ,possi blyeven fatal.
Stop thevehicl eimmed iately,pay ing atten-
tion toroad andtraffic conditions. Reactivate
the speci alseat beltretractor andsecure the
child restrai ntsystem properly.
All seat beltsinthe vehicl e,except thedrive r's
seat belt,are equipped with aspeci alseat belt
retractor. Whenactivated,thespeci alseat belt
retractor ensuresthat theseat beltcannot
sla cken once thechild seatissecure d.
Install ingachild restrai ntsystem:
X Make sureyouobser vethe child restrai nt
system manufacturer's installationinstruc-
tions.
X Pul lthe seat beltsmoothly fromthebeltout-
let.
X Engage seatbelttongue inbel tbuckle .
Activating thespeci alseat beltretractor:
X Pul lthe seat beltout fullyand letthe inertia
reel retract itaga in.
Whil ethe seat beltis retracting, youshou ld
hear aratcheting sound.The speci alseat belt
retractor isenabl ed.
X Push thechild restrai ntsystem downso that
the seat beltis tight anddoes notloos en.
Remo vingthechild restrai ntsystem anddeac-
tivating thespeci alseat beltretractor:
X Make sureyouobser vethe child restrai nt
system manufacturer's installationinstruc-
tions.
X Press therelease button ofthe seat belt
buckle andguide the seat belttongue back
toward sthe beltsash guide.
The speci alseat beltretractor isdea ctivated. Chi
ldren inthe vehi cle
55Safety Z

Child
restraint system
The useofseat beltsand child res traint systems
is requi redbylaw in:
R all 50 state s
R theU. S. territo ries
R theDis trict ofColumb ia
R all Canad ianprovinces
If you install arear ward- facing child res traint
syst emonthecen terrear seat,th erear armrest
must befold edback asfar asposs ible.
You canobtain further inform ationabout the
cor rectch ild res traint systemfrom any auth or-
ize dMer cedes-Ben zCen ter. G
WAR
NING
If th ech ild res traint systemisins tall edincor-
rec tlyon asuit able seat,it can notpro tect as
int ended. Thechild can notth en be res traine d
in theeve ntofan acc iden t,heav ybrak ingor
sudde nch ang esofdire ction .Ther eis an
inc reas edriskof injury, poss iblyevenfat al.
Mak esure that you obse rveth ech ild res traint
syst emman ufacturer'sins tall atio nins truc-
tio ns and theno teson use. Pleas een sure ,
th at thebase ofthech ild res traint systemis
always restingcom pletelyontheseat cush-
ion .Nev erplac eobj ect s,e.g .cus hion s,unde r
or behin dth ech ild res traint system. Onlyuse
ch ild res traint systems withth eorig inal cover
desig nedfor them. Onlyrepl ace damag ed
cov ers withgen uine covers. G
WAR
NING
If th ech ild res traint systemisins tall edincor-
rec tlyorisno tsec ured, itcan com eloos ein
th eeve ntofan acc iden t,heav ybrak ingora
sudde nch ang ein dire ction .The child
res traint systemcoul dbe thrown about ,st rik -
ing vehicle occupant s.Ther eis an increas ed
ris kof injury, poss iblyevenfat al.
Always install child res traint systems prop-
erly, evenif th ey are notbein gused. Make
sure that you obse rveth ech ild res traint sys-
te m man ufacturer'sins tall atio nins truct ions.
You willfindfur ther inform ationon stowin g
obj ect s,luggag eor loads under"Load ingguide-
lin es" (Ypage 239). G
WAR
NING
Child restraint systems ortheir sec urin gsys-
te ms whic hhave been damag edorsubj ected
to aload inan acc iden tcan nolon ger protect
as intended. Thechild can notth en be
res traine din theeve ntofan acc iden t,heav y
brak ingorsudde nch ang esofdire ction .Ther e
is an increas edriskof injury, poss iblyeven
fat al.
Replac ech ild res traint systems whichhave
been damag edorsubj ectedtoaload inan
acc iden tas soon asposs ible. Haveth esec ur-
ing syst ems onthech ild res traint system
ch eck edataqualif iedspec ialist workshop,
bef ore you install ach ild res traint system
again .
The securin gsyst ems ofchild res traint systems
are:
R theseat beltsystem
R theLA TCH- type (ISOF IX) sec urin grin gs
R theTop Tether anchorages
If it is absol utelyne ces sary tocar ryach ild on
th efron t-pass enger seat ,be sure toobse rveth e
inf orm ationon the"Oc cupan tClassi ficatio n
Sys tem (OCS )"(Y page 47).Ther eyou willalso
fin dinf orm ationon deac tivatin gth efron t-
pass enger fron tair bag.
All child res traint systems must meetth efol-
lowin gst and ards :
R U.S. Fed eral MotorVeh icle SafetySt and ards
21 3and 225
R Canad ianMot orVeh icle SafetySt and ards
21 3and 210.2
Con firmat ionthat thech ild res traint systemcor-
res pon dstothest and ards canbefoun don an
ins truct ion label onthech ild res traint system.
This confirmat ioncan also befoun din theins tal-
lati on instruct ionsth at are included withth e
ch ild res traint system.
Obse rveth ewarn inglabels intheveh icle inte-
rior and onthech ild res traint system. 56
Child
reninthevehi cleSafety

LATCH
-typ e(ISOFIX) childseatsecur -
ing syst em G
WAR
NING
For LATCH- type (ISOFI X)chi ldres traint sys-
tem sin whic hth echi ldissec ured usingth e
safe tybelt integrat edinthechi ldres traint
syst em, themax imum permissibleweight of
th echi ldand childres traint systemtoget her
is 73 lbs (33 kg).
If th echi ldand thechi ldres traint system
to get her weigh moreth an 73 lbs (33 kg), the
LA TCH- type (ISOFI X)chi ldres traint system
with integrat edsafe tybelt nolonger offers
suff icientprot ection.The LATCH- type (ISO-
FI X) chi ldseat securin gsyst emmay beover -
loaded, andthechi ldmay notberes trained in
an acc iden t,for exam ple.This poses an
inc reas edrisk ofinjury oreven fatalinj ury.
If th echi ldand thechi ldres traint system
to get her weigh moreth an 73 lbs (33 kg),use
on lyaLA TCH- type(IS OF IX) child res traint sys-
te m inwhic hth ech ild isalso secured withth e
veh icle seat belt.Als osec ure thech ild
res traint systemwithth eTop Tether belt,if
availab le.
Regular lych eck that theper mis sible gross
weigh tof thech ild toget her withth ech ild
res traint systemisstill main tained.
Alwa yscomply withth eman ufacturer'sins tal-
lati on and oper atingins truct ionsfor thech ild
res traint systemused.
Bef ore everytrip, mak esure that theLA TCH-
typ e(IS OF IX) child res traint systemisen gaged
co rrect lyin bot hLA TCH- type(IS OF IX) sec urin g
rin gs
! When
install ing thech ild res traint system,
mak esure that theseat beltforthemidd le
seat does notget trapped. Theseat beltcould
ot her wise bedamag ed. X
Inst all theLA TCH- type(IS OF IX) child res traint
syst emonbot hLA TCH- type(IS OF IX) sec urin g
rin gs 0043.
LA TCH- type(IS OF IX) isast and ardiz edsec urin g
syst emforspec iallydesig nedch ild res traint
syst ems ontherear seats.LA TCH- type(IS OF IX)
sec urin grin gs for two LATCH- type(IS OF IX) child
res traint systems areinstall ed on theleft and
righ tof therear seats.
Non -LAT CH- type(IS OF IX) child seat smay also
be used andcanbeinstall edusin gth eveh icle's
seat beltsystem. Inst all thech ild seat according
to theman ufacturer'sins truct ions. Top
Tether
Int rod uction Top
Tether provide san addit ionalco nn ect ion
bet ween thech ild res traint systemsecured with
a LA TCH- type (ISOF IX) syst emand theveh icle.
This helps reduce theris kof injury evenfur ther.
If th ech ild res traint systemisequipp edwitha
Top Tether belt,th is sho uld always beused.
Imp ortant safety notes G
WAR
NING
If th erear seat back restsare notloc ked,they
co uld fold forwards intheeve ntofan acc i-
den t,heav ybrak ingorsudde nch ang esof
dire ction .As ares ult, child res traint systems
can notper formtheir intended protective
fun ction .Rear seatbackreststhat are not
loc kedcan also caus eaddit ionalinj uries ,e.g .
in theeve ntofan acc iden t.This pose san
inc reas edriskof injury oreve nfat alinj ury. Child
reninthevehi cle
57Safety
Z

Alw
ayslo ck rea rsea tba ckres tsafte rins tal-
li ng aTop Tether belt. Obs ervethe lock ver i-
fica tionind icator. Adju stthe rearsea tba ckr-
ests sotha tthey arein an uprig ht positio n.
If the rearba ckres tis not engaged and locked ,
the red lock ver ificati onindicator willbe visible
(Y page 242 ).
Top Tethe ranc hora ges The
Top Tether anch oragepoints areins talledin
the rearcomp artment behind the head
res trai nts onthe parcel shelf.
X Pre ssdown the rearof cove r0044 inthe direc-
tio nof the arrow .
Co ver 0044israised slig htl yat the front.
X Fol dcove r0044 up.
Vehi cles with adjusta blehea dres train ts:
X Mov ehea dres trai nt0043 up.
X Ro ute Top Tether belt0083 und erhea d
res trai nt0043 betwe enthe two headres trai nt
ba rs. Vehi
cles withou tadjusta blehea dres train ts:
X Top Tethe rbe ltwi th onebe ltstrap: route
Top Tether belt0083 centra lly ove rhea d
res trai nt0043.
or X Top Tethe rbe ltwi th two beltstraps :rou te
one TopTether belt0083 tothe left and one to
the right past the side ofhea dres trai nt0043.
Al lve hic les:
X Insta llthe LATC H-typ e(ISO FIX) childres trai nt
sy stem with Top Tether .Alw ayscomp lywith
the childres trai ntsystem manuf actu rer's
ins tallatio nins truc tions when doing so.
X Hoo kTop Tether hook0085 ofTop Tether belt
0083 into TopTether anch orage0087.
Ma kesure tha t:
R Top Tether hook0085 ishoo ked into Top
Te ther anch orage0087 assho wn.
R Top Tether belt0083 isnot twisted .
R Top Tether belt0083 isrou ted betwe enthe
sea tba ckres tand cargocomp artment
cove rif the cargocomp artment coveris
ins talled.
X Te nsi on Top Tether belt0083. Alwayscomp ly
wi th the childres trai ntsystem manuf actu r-
er' sins tallatio nins truc tions when doing so.
Vehi cles with adjusta blehea dres train ts:
X Ifnece ssary,move headres trai nt0043 back
do wn again slig htl y.Ma kesure tha tyo udo
not interferewith the corr ectrouting ofTop
Te ther belt0083. Chi
ldres train tsys tem onthe fron t-
pass engerse at
Ge neral notes Accid
entstatistics showtha tchi ldren secured
in the rearsea tsaresa fer thanchi ldren secured
in the front-p asseng ersea t.For thisrea son,
Mer cedes-B enzstronglyad vis es tha tyo uins tall
the childres trai ntsystem onarea rsea t.
If it is ab sol ute lynece ssaryto ins talla chi ld
res trai ntsystem onthe front-p asseng ersea t,
al wa ysobser vethe instruc tions and safety
notes onthe "Occup antClas sifica tionSys tem
(OC S)"(Ypage 47) . 58
Ch
ildren inthe vehic leSafe ty

You
canthus avoid therisksthat could ariseas
a result of:
R an inc orre ctly cat egoriz edperson inthe fron t-
passen gerseat
R the unin tention aldeact ivationof the fron t-
passen gerfron tair bag
R the unsuit ableposit ioningof the child
rest raint syste m,e.g. tooclose tothe dash-
board
Rear ward -facing child restraint syst em If
it is absolute lynec essary toinst allarearward -
facin gchild restraint syste mon the fron t-
passen gerseat, always makesurethatthe
fron t-passen gerfron tair bag isdeact ivated.
Only ifthe PAS SENGER AIRBAGOFF indic ator
lamp isperman entlylit (Y page 41)isthe fron t-
passen gerfron tair bag deact ivated.
Always observethe child restraint syste mman-
ufact urer's installation andoperat inginst ruc-
tion s.
Forwar d-facing childrestraint syst em If
it is absolute lynec essary toinst allaforwar d-
facin gchild restraint syste mon the fron t-
passen gerseat, always movethefron t-
passen gerseat asfar back aspossible. Fully
ret ract theseat cushio nlengt h.The entirebase
of the child restraint syste mmust always reston
the seat cushio nof the fron t-passen gerseat.
The back restofthe child restraint syste mmust
lie asflat aspossible againsttheback restofthe
fron t-passen gerseat. Thechild restraint syste m
must nottouc hthe roof orbe subjec tedtoaload
by the head restraint .Adj ust the angle ofthe
seat backrestandthehead restraint position
acco rdingly. Always makesurethattheshoul-
der belt strap iscor rectlyrout edfrom thevehi-
cle belt outlet tothe shoulder beltguide onthe
child restraint syste m.The shoulder beltstrap
must berout edforwar dand down fromthevehi-
cle belt outlet .If nec essary, adjustthevehic le
belt outlet andthefron t-passen gerseat acco rd-
ingly.
Always observethe child restraint syste mman-
ufact urer's installation andoperat inginst ruc-
tion s. Child-
proof locks
Imp ortant safet ynotes G
WARN
ING
If childr enare traveling inthe vehic le,the y
could:
R open doors ,thus endan geringoth erpeople
or road users
R exit thevehic leand becaught byonc omin g
tr affic
R operat evehic leequipmen tand becom e
tr apped
There isarisk ofan accid entand injury.
Always activate thechild- proof locksand
over ridefeatureifchildr enare traveling inthe
vehic le.When leaving thevehic le,always take
the key with youand lock thevehic le.Never
leave childrenunat tended inthe vehic le.
Over ridefeature for:
R the rear doors (Ypage 60)
R the rear side windows (Ypage 60) G
WARN
ING
If you leave childrenunsuper visedinthe vehi-
cle, theycould setitin mot ionby,forexamp le:
R release thepark ingbrak e.
R shift theautomat ictransm ission outofthe
park ingposit ionP.
R star tthe engin e.
In addition ,the ymay operat evehic leequip-
men tand becom etrapped. Thereisarisk of
an accid entand injury.
When leaving thevehic le,always takethe
Smar tKey with youand lock thevehic le.Never
leave childrenunsuper visedinthe vehic le. G
WARN
ING
If person s,part icularly childrenare subjec ted
to prolon gedexpos uretoext reme heator
cold, thereisarisk ofinjury, possibly even
fatal. Never leavechildrenunat tended inthe
vehic le. Childr
eninthevehicle
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G
WARNING
If the child restrai ntsystem issub jected to
dire ctsunli ght,parts maygetvery hot.Chil-
dren mayburn themsel vesonthese parts,
particu larlyon the metal partsofthe child
restrai ntsystem. Thereisarisk ofinjury .
If you leavethe vehicl e,taking thechild with
you ,alw aysensure thatthechild restrai nt
system isnot expose dto dire ctsunli ght.Pro-
tect itwith abla nket, forexampl e.Ifthe child
restrai ntsystem hasbeen expose dto dire ct
sunli ght,letitcool downbefore securingthe
child init. Never leavechild renunattended in
the vehicl e.
Chil d-proof locksfor the rear doors You
secure eachdoorindivi duallywith thechild -
proof locksonthe rear doors. Adoor secure d
with achild -proof lockcannot beopened from
insid ethe vehicl e.When thevehicl eis unlocked ,
the door canbeopened fromtheoutsi de.
X To activate: pressthechild -proof locklever
up inthe direction ofarrow 0043.
X Make surethatthechild -proof locksarework-
ing prope rly.
X To deactiv ate:press thechild -proof lock
leve rdow nin the direction ofarrow 0044. Override
featureforthe rear side win-
dows X
To activate/ deactivate:press button 0043.
If indica torlamp 0044islit, opera tionofthe rear
side windo wsisdisa bled.Opera tionisonly
possi bleusing the switches inthe drive r's
door. Ifindica torlamp 0044isoff, opera tionis
possi bleusing the switches inthe rear com-
partment. Pets
inthe vehi cle G
WARNING
If you leaveanima lsunsu pervi sedorunse-
cured inthe vehicl e,they maypress buttons
or swi tches, forinstance.
In this way,anima lsmay :
R activa tevehicl eequ ipme ntand become
trappe d,for exampl e
R swi tch systems onoroff and thereby
endange rother roadusers
Furthermore ,unsecu redanima lsmay beflung
arou ndinsid ethe vehicl ein the event ofan
accide ntor abru ptsteering orbraki ngmaneu -
ver, and thereby injurevehicleoccupa nts.
There isarisk ofaccide ntand injury .
Never leaveanima lsunattended inthe vehi-
cle.
Alwa yssecure animalsprope rlywhen driving,
for instance withasui table petcarrie r. 60
Pets
inthe vehi cleSafety

Dri
vin gsa fet ysys tems Over
view ofdrivin gsa fet ysys tems
In this sec tion ,you willfindinfo rm ation about
th efo llow ing dri vin gsaf etysys tems :
R AB S(An ti-loc kBrak ing Syst em)
(Y page 61)
R BA S(Brak eAss istSyst em) (Ypage 61)
R Ac tive Brak eAs sis t(Y page 62)
R ES P®
(E lec tron icStabili tyProgr am)
(Y page 64)
R EB D(Elect ronicBrak efo rc eDist ribution )
(Y page 67)
R AD APTIV EBRA KE(Ypage 68)
R ST EERCON TROL (Ypage 68) Im
por tant safet ynot es
If you failtoadapt yourdrivin gst yle orifyou are
in at te nt ive ,th edri vin gsaf etysys tems can nei-
th er red uce theris kof an acc iden tno rov err ide
th elaws ofphys ics. Dr iving safetysys tems are
mer elyaids designed toass istdrivin g.
You arerespon sibleformain tainingth edis tanc e
to theveh icle in fron t,forveh icle spe ed, for
bra king ingoo dtime, andforst ayin gin lan e.
Al ways adapt yourdrivin gst yle tosuit thepre -
vail ing ro ad and weat hercond ition sand main -
ta in asaf edis tanc efrom theveh icle in fron t.
Dr ive carefully.
The drivin gsaf etysys tems described onlywor k
as effect ive lyas pos siblewhen there isade-
quat eco ntact between thetires and thero ad
sur face.Plea sepay special atte nt ion tothe
no teson tires ,rec ommen dedminimum tire
tr ead dept hs,etc. (Y page 291).
In win try dri vin gco nd ition s,always usewinter
ti res (M+ Stires )and ifnece ssary,snow chains.
Onl yin thi swa ywi llthe driving safety system s
de scri bedin thi ssecti onworkas effe ctive lyas
po ssi ble. ABS
(Anti -lock Brakin gSys tem)
Gen eral informati on ABS
regulate sbra kepre ssu reinsu ch awa ytha t
the wheelsdo not lock when youbra ke. This
al lo ws youto conti nuestee ringthevehiclewh en
bra king . The
0025 ABSwarning lamp inthe instrum ent
clu ster lights upwhen the igniti onissw itch ed
on. Itgoe sou twh en the engi neisrunning .
ABS works from aspe edofabou t5 mph
(8 km/h ),reg ard less ofroa d-su rface cond itions.
ABS works onslip pe rysurfa ces, evenwh en you
onl ybra kegentl y.
Impo rtant safetynotes i
Obs
erve the"Impo rtant safety notes "sec-
tio n(Y page 61). G
WAR
NING
If ABS isma lfunctio ning,the wheelscou ld
lo ck when bra king .The stee rability and brak-
ing characteri stic swo uld be sev erelyaff ec-
ted .The reisan incre ased danger ofski dding
and accidents.
Driv eon car efully. Hav eABS checked imme-
di ate lyat aqu alifi ed spe cialist wo rksh op.
Whe nABS isma lfunctio ning,othe rsy stem s,
incl uding driving safety system s,willal so
be come inoperati ve. Obs erve theinforma tion
on the ABS warning lamp (Ypage 222 )and dis-
pl ay mes sages which maybe sho wninthe
ins trum entcluster (Ypage 194 ).
Brakin g X
IfABS interv enes:conti nuetodepre ssthe
bra kepedalvig oro uslyunti lthe braking sit-
ua tio nis ove r.
X To make aful lbrake application:de pre ss
the brakepedalwi th fullforce .
If ABS intervene swh en bra king ,yo uwi llfee la
pu lsing inthe brakepedal.
The pulsati ng bra kepedalcan beanind ication
of ha zard ousroa dcond itions, andfunc tions asa
rem inderto take extra carewh ile dri ving . BAS
(Brak eAs sist Sys tem)
Gen eral informati on BAS
opera tes ineme rgency braking situa tions.
If yo ude pre ssthe brakepedalqu ickl y,BAS
au toma tically bo osts thebraking force ,thu s
sho rteni ngthe stop ping dista nce. Dri
ving safe tysys tems
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Imp
ortant safety notes i
Obs
erveth e"Im portantsaf etyno tes" sec -
ti on (Ypage 61). G
WAR
NING
If BA Sis malf unction ing ,th ebrak ingdist ance
in an eme rgencybrak ingsituati onis
inc reas ed.Ther eis aris kof an acc iden t.
In an eme rgencybrak ingsituati on,depr ess
th ebrak epedal withfull force.AB Spre ven ts
th ewhee lsfrom lockin g.
Br ak ing X
Kee pth ebrak epedal firmly depr essedunt il
th eeme rgencybrak ingsituati onisove r.
AB Spre ven tsthewhee lsfrom lockin g.
The brak eswill function asusual once you
rele ase thebrak epedal .BA Sis deac tivat ed. Acti
veBrak eAssis t
Gener alinfo rmation i
Obs
erveth e"Im portantsaf etyno tes" sec -
ti on (Ypage 61).
Ac tive Brake Assist consist sof adist ancewarn -
ing function withan auto nomous brakingfunc-
ti on and asit uati on-depen dentbrak eboos ting
eff ect.
Ac tive Brake Assist can help youtomin imiz eth e
ris kof aco llisi onwithth eveh icletravel ingin
fr on tor red uce theeff ects of suc haco llisi on.
If Ac tive Brake Assist detects that there isaris k
of collisi on,you willbewarn edvisually and
aco ustical ly.Ifyou donotreac tto thevis ual
co llisi onwarn ingorthewarn ingtone ,auto no-
mous brakingcan beinitiate din critical situa-
ti on s.Ifyou apply thebrak eyours elfinacr itical
sit uati on,Ac tive Brake Assist suppo rts you with
a sit uati on-depen dentbrak eboos ting effect.
Imp ortant safety notes De
tection ofhaz ardo ussituati onscan bepar-
ti cular lyimpa iredif:
R Ther eis dirt onthesen sorsor anyt hingelse
co ver ing thesen sors
R Ther eis sn ow orheav yrain
R Ther eis int erf ere nceby other radar sources R
Ther eare stron gradar reflec tion s,for exam-
ple inpark inggara ges
R Anar row vehicleis travel inginfron t,e.g. a
mot orcycle
R Aveh icleis travel inginfron ton adif fer entlin e
R You aredrivingane wveh icleor ser vicing on
th eAc tive Brake Assist systemhas justbeen
car riedout
Obs erveth eimpo rtant safetyno tesin the
"Br eak ing-in notes" sec tion (Ypage 122).
Fo llowin gdamag eto thefron ten dof theveh icle,
have theco nfigur ation and oper ation ofthe
radar sensor checke dat aqualif iedspec ialist
wor kshop. Thisalso applie sto collisi onsat low
spee dswher eno visible damag eto thefron tof
th eveh icleis appar ent.
Acti vating/d eactivating Ac
tive Brake Assist isact ive aftereve ryign ition
cyc le.
You canactivat eor deac tivat eAc tive Brake
As sist (Ypage 187)intheon -board comput er.
When deactivat ed, thedist ancewarn ingfunc-
ti on and theauto nomous brakingfunction are
also deac tivat ed.
If Ac tive Brake Assist isdeac tivat ed, the00D4
symb olappear sin theassi stanc egrap hicdis-
play.
Dist ance warning funct ion Gene
ralinf orm ation
The distancewarn ingfunction can help youto
min imiz eth eris kof afron t-en dco llisi onwitha
veh icleahead orred uce theeff ects of suc ha
co llisi on.If th edist ancewarn ingfunction
det ects that there isaris kof aco llisi on,you will
be warn edvisually andacoustical ly.
Imp ortant safety notes
i Obs
erveth e"Im portantsaf etyno tes" sec -
ti on for driv ingsafetysyst ems (Ypage 61). G
WAR
NING
The distancewarn ingfunction does notreac t:
R to peop leor ani mals
R to oncomin gveh icles
R to cross ing traff ic
R when corneri ng 62
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