12
5mp h(2 00 km/h) whendr iving stra ight
ahead orcor ner ing slight ly.
R The vehicle isstabiliz edbymeans ofindivi d‐
ua lbr ak eapp lication onone side. Fu
nction ofEBD (electr onicbrak efo rc edis‐
tr ibut ion) EB
Dis ch aract erize dby thefo llo wing:
R Mon itor ing and regulating thebr ak epr essur e
on there ar wheels .
R Improv ed driving stabilit ywhen brakin g,
espe ciallyon ben ds. Fu
nction ofSTEER CONT ROL ST
EER CONTR OLhelpsyo uby trans mitting a
no tice ablesteer ing forc eto thesteer ing wheel in
th edir ect ion requ ired forve hicle stabiliz ation.
This steer ing recomme ndation isgiv en particu‐
lar lyin thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Both right wheels orboth leftwheels areon
a we tor slip pe ry road sur face whe nyo u
br ak e R
The vehicle star ts to skid
Sy stem limita tions
ST EER CONTR OLmaybe impa ired orma yno t
fu nctio nin thefo llo wing situat ions:
R ESP®
is deact ivat ed
R ESP®
is malfun ctionin g
R The steer ing ismalfunct ioning
If ES P®
is malfunct ioning,youwill beassis ted
fur ther by theelectr icpo we rst eer ing. Fu
nction ofActiv eBr ak eAs sist Ac
tiveBr ak eAssi stconsi stsof:
R Distance warning func tion
R Autonomo usbraki ng func tion
R Situ ation-d epend ent braki ng assist anc e
R Vehicl eswith Drivin gAss istanc ePa ck‐
ag e:Evasi ve Steer ing Assis t
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stcan helpyo uto minimize the
ri sk ofacollision withve hicles orpedes trians or
to reduce theef fects ofsuch acol lision . If
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi sthas detected arisk ofcolli‐
sion, awa rning tone sou nds and the00BA dis‐
ta nce warning lam plight sup intheins trument
clus ter.
If yo udo notre act tothewa rning, autono mous
br akin gcan beinit iated incritic alsituat ions.
In espec iallycritic alsituat ions,Ac tiveBr ak e
Assi stcan initia te aut onomo usbrakin gdir ect ly.
In this case, thewa rning lam pand warning tone
occu rsi mu ltane ously with thebr aking applica‐
tion .
If yo uappl yth ebr ak eyo urself inacr itical situa‐
tio nor appl yth ebr ak edur ing autonomous brak‐
ing, situation -dependen tbr aking assistance
occu rs.Thi sincr eases thebr ak epr essur eup to
maximu mfull -sto pbr aking ifnec essar y.
If th eaut onomous braking function orthesitua‐
tion -dependen tbr aking assistance istrig ge red,
additional prev ent ive measur esforoccupa nt
pr otect ion (PRE-S AFE®
)ma yalso beinitiat ed,if
th eve hicle iseq uipped withth ese. Dr
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Au
tonomous braking function
The autonomous braking function mayint erve ne atspeeds star ting from appr oxima tely 4mp h(7 km /h)in the follo wing situations: Ve
hicl estrave ling in
fr ont St
ation aryve hicl es Cross ing vehicl es Cross ing pedes trians Station arypedes ‐
tr ians
Ve hicles without Driv‐
ing Assis tance pack‐
ag e Up
toappr ox.12 4mp h
(200 km/h) Up
toappr ox.31 mp h
(50 km/ h) No
react ion Uptoappr ox.37 mph
(60 km/ h) No
react ion
Ve hicles withDr iving
Assis tance packag e Up
toappr ox.15 5mp h
(250 km/h) Up
toappr ox.62 mph
(1 00 km/ h) Up
toappr ox.43 mph
(70 km/ h) Up
toappr ox.43 mph
(70 km/ h) Up
toappr ox.43 mph
(70 km/ h) Situ
ation- depend entbraking assistance
Situ ation- depend entbraking assistance mayint erve ne atspeeds star ting from appr oxima tely 4mp h(7 km /h)in thefo llo wing situations: Ve
hicl estrave ling in
fr ont St
ation aryve hicl es Cross ing vehicl es Cross ing pedes trians Station arypedes ‐
tr ians
Ve hicles without Driv‐
ing Assis tance pack‐
ag e Up
toappr ox.15 5mp h
(250 km/h) Up
toappr ox.50 mph
(80 km/ h) No
react ion Uptoappr ox.37 mph
(60 km/ h) No
react ion
Ve hicles withDr iving
Assis tance packag e Up
toappr ox.15 5mp h
(250 km/h) Up
toappr ox.62 mph
(1 00 km/ h) Up
toappr ox.43 mph
(70 km/ h) Up
toappr ox.43 mph
(70 km/ h) Up
toappr ox.43 mph
(70 km/ h) Dr
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R
Ifth esensor smalfunct iondue toother radar
sour ceinterfere nce, forex am ple stro ng radar
re flect ions inpar king garage s.
R Ifaloss oftirepr essur eor adef ectiv etir e
has been detected and displ ayed.
The system mayno tre act correctly:
R Incom plex traf fic situ ations whereobject s
cann otalw aysbe clear lyidentif ied.
R Topedes trians orvehicles ifth ey mo ve
qu ickl yint oth esensor detection rang e.
R Topedes trians who arehidden byother
object s.
R Ifth etypical outline ofapedes trian cann ot
be distinguished from thebac kground.
R Ifapedes trian isno tre cogni zedassuch ,e.g.
due tospecial clothing orother object s.
R Onbends withatight radius. Se
tting Activ eBr ak eAs sist Multimedia
system:
0018 Vehicle 0019
k Assist ance
0019 Act ive Brak eAssist
Ve hicl eswithout Drivin gAss istanc ePa ck‐
ag e:The settings canbemade afte rst ar tin gth e
ve hicle.
Ve hicl eswith Drivin gAss istanc ePa ckag e:
The settings canbemade whenth eignition is
switc hedon.
The follo wing settings areav ailable:
R Early
R Medium
R Late 0007
Select ase tting .
0009 Your sele ction isretained when theve hicle is
ne xt star ted.
Deactiv atingActiv eBr ak eAs sist
0009 Itis recomme ndedthat youalw ayslea ve
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stact ivat ed. 0007
Select Off.
The distance warning func tion andtheaut on‐
omous braking function aredeactiv ated.
Ve hicl eswithout Drivin gAss istanc ePa ck‐
ag e:When theve hicle isne xt star ted, the
mediu msetting isau tomatical lysele cted.
Ve hicl eswith Drivin gAss istanc ePa ck‐
ag e:Evasi ve Steer ing Assis tis no tav ailable.
When theignition isne xt star ted, the
mediu msetting issele cted automatical lyand
Ev asiv eSt eer ing Assis tis available.
0009 IfAc tiveBr ak eAssi stisdeact ivat ed, the
00D4 symbol appearsinthest atus barofthe
multifu nctiondisplay. Speed
controlcruise contr ol Fu
nction ofcruise contr ol
Cr uise controlre gulat esthespeed totheva lue
selec tedby thedr iver .
If yo uacc elerat eto ove rtak e, forex am ple, the
st or ed speed isno tdele ted. Ifyo ure mo veyour
fo ot from theacceler ator pedal afte rove rtakin g, Dr
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Ac
tiv eDi stance AssistDI ST RO NIC Fu
nction ofActiv eDi stance Assist
DI ST RO NIC Ac
tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cma intains the
se tspeed onfree-f lowing roads. Ifve hicles in
fr ont arede tected, these tdis tance ismai n‐
ta ined, ifnec essar y,unt ilth eve hicle comes toa
halt. Thevehicle acceler ates orbrak es depend‐
ing onthedis tance totheve hicle infront and
th ese tspeed. Thespeed (inthera ng ebe twee n
15 mp h(2 0km/h) and130mp h(210 km/h) )
and thedis tance totheve hicle infront arese t
and save don thesteer ing wheel. Ot
her featur esofActiveDis tance Assist
DIS TRONI C:
R Adjus tsthedr iving style depending onthe
select eddrive pr ogr am (fuel-sa ving,comfort‐
able ordynamic) (0013page13 4)
R React sto statio naryve hicles detected in
urb anspe edrang es (exc ep tbicy cles and
mo torcyc les)
R Initiates acc eler ation tothestor ed speed if
th etur nsignal indicat orisswitc hedonto
ch ang eto theove rtakin glane .
R Take sone-sided overtakin gre strictions into
acco untonhighwaysor on multi-lane roads
wit hseparat ero adw ays(countr y-dependen t).
Ve hicl eswith Activ ePa rking Assis t:ifth e
ve hicle hasbeen brak ed toast ands tillon mult i-
lane ,separ atero adw aysby ActiveDis tance
Assi stDIS TRONI C,itcan automatical lyfollo w
th eve hicle infront driving offag ain within
30 seconds. Ifacr itical situation isde tected
whe ndr ivi ng off,avis ualand acoustic warning is
giv en indic atingth at thedr iver mus tno wtake
contr olof theve hicle. Thevehicle isno tacceler‐
at ed anyfur ther. Ac
tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis only anaid.
The driver isresponsible forke eping asaf edis‐
ta nce totheve hicle infront, forve hicle speed
and forbr aking ingood time.
Sy stem limita tions
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
in thefo llo wing instances:
R Insno w,rain, fog, hea vyspr ay,if th er eis
gl ar e, indir ect sunlight oringreat lyvarying
ambien tlight .
R The windsh ieldinthear ea ofthecamer ais
dir ty,fo gg ed up, damag edorcovered.
R Ifth era dar sensor sar edir tyor covered.
R Inpar kingga rage sor on roads withsteep
uphill ordownhill gradients.
R Ifth er ear enar row vehicles infront, suchas
bicy cles ormo torcyc les.
In addition ,on slipper yro ads, brakin gor acc el‐
er atin gcan caus eon eor severalwheels tolose
tr act ion and theve hicle could then skid.
Do notuse ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cin
th ese situation s. 16
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000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent from acce ler‐
ati on orbraki ng byActiveDis tance
Assi stDIS TRONI C
Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cma yacc el‐
er ateor brak ein thefo llo wing cases ,fo r
ex am ple:
R Ifth eve hicle pullsaway usin gAc tiveDis ‐
ta nce AssistDIS TRONI C.
R Ifth estor ed speed iscalled upand is
consider ablyfa ster or slo werth an the
cur rently driven spe ed.
R IfAc tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cno
lo ng er detects ave hicle infront ordoes
no tre act toreleva nt objects. 0007
Alw ayscar efully observethetraf fic con‐
di tions andbeready tobrak eat all
times. 0007
Take intoacc ount thetra ffic situat ion
bef orecallin gup thestor ed speed. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto insuf ‐
fi cie ntdece lera tio nby ActiveDis tance
Assi stDIS TRONI C
Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cbrak es
yo ur vehicle withup to50% ofthemaximum
possible deceleration.Ifth is decele ratio nis
no tsu fficien t,Ac tiveDis tance Assist
DIS TRONI Caler ts youwit havis ual and
aco ustic warning. 0007
Inthese cases, adjustyo ur spee dand
ke ep asuf ficie ntdist anc e. 0007
Brak eth eve hicle yourself and/or take
ev asiv eact ion. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifde tection
functi onofActiveDis tan ceAssi st
DIS TRONI Cis impai red
Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cdo es not
re act orhas alimit edreact ion:
R when drivin gon adif fere nt lane orwh en
ch ang inglane s R
topedes trians, animals, bicycles orsta‐
tio nar yve hicles, orune xpect edobs tacle s
R tocom plex traf fic condi tions
R tooncom ingvehicles andcrossing traf fic
As are sult, ActiveDis tance Assist
DIS TRONI Cma ynei ther giv ewa rnings nor
int erve ne insuch situations. 0007
Alw aysobser vethetra ffic con dition s
car efull yand react accordin gly. Oper
ating Activ eDi stance AssistDI ST RO NIC
Re quirement s:
R The vehicle hasbeen star ted.
R The elect ric pa rking brak eis released.
R ESP®
is act ivat ed and isno tint erve ning .
R The trans mis sion isin po sitio n005B.
R Allthedoor sar eclosed.
R Chec kof thera dar sensor system has been
success fullycom pleted(vehicle traveling
fa ster than 12 mp h(20 km/h)). Dr
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R
Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis no tbein g
used topar kth eve hicle ortoexitfrom a
par kingspace.
R The vehicle does notskid. 0007
Toactiv ate/ deacti vate Activ eDi stance
Ass istDI ST RO NIC :press button 1. 0007
Toactiv ateAc tiv eDi stance Assist
DI ST RO NIC :press rock er switc h3 up(SET +)
or down (SET -),or press rock er switc h4
up. Remo veyour foot from theacceler ator
pedal.
The current spe edisstor ed and maint ained
by theve hicle.
or 0007
Toactiv ateAc tiv eDi stance Assist
DI ST RO NIC with ast or ed speed :pr ess
ro ck er switc h4 up. Remo veyour foot from
th eacceler ator pedal.
0009 Ifro ck er switc h4 ispressed upagain afte r
act ivatio nwit hast or ed speed, ActiveDis ‐
ta nce AssistDIS TRONI Cis acti vatedwit hth e
speed restriction displ ayed intheins trument
clus ter. 0007
Toacc eptth edisp laye dspe edrestriction
when Activ eDi stance AssistDI ST RO NIC
is ac tiv e:press rock er switc h4 up(RES).
The speed limitdispla yedin theins trument
clus teris ado ptedas thestor ed speed. The
ve hicle adaptsits speed tothat oftheve hicle
in front, butonlyup tothestor ed speed. 0007
Topull away wit hAc tiv eDi stance Assist
DI ST RO NIC :re mo veyour foot from the br
ak epedal andactiv ateAc tiveDis tance
Assi stDIS TRONI C. 0007
Press rock er switc h4 up(RES).
or 0007
Depr esstheacceler ator pedal brief lyand
fi rm ly.
The funct ionsofActiveDis tance Assist
DIS TRONI Cconti nuetobe car ried out. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto Active
Dis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cstill being
act ivat ed when youlea vethedr iver's
seat
If yo ulea vethedr iver's seat while theve hicle
is being brak ed byActiveDis tance Assist
DIS TRONI Conly ,th eve hicle canrollaw ay. 0007
Alw aysdeactiv ateAc tiveDis tance
Assi stDIS TRONI Cand secur eth eve hi‐
cle topreve ntitfrom rolling away
bef oreyo ulea vethedr iver's seat. 0007
Todeac tivateAc tiv eDi stance Assist
DI ST RO NIC :press rock er switc h4 down
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0007
Toincr ease/r educespeed:pr ess rock er
switc h3 up/do wntothepr essur epoint .
The stor ed speed isincr eased orreduced by
1 mp h(1 km/h) .
or 0007
Press and holdro ck er switc h3 up/do wnto
th epr essur epoint .
The stor ed speed isincr eased orreduced in
incr ement sof 1mp h(1 km/h).
or 0007
Press rock er switc h3 beyond thepr essur e
point .
The stor ed speed isincr eased orreduced by
5 mp h(1 0 km/h) .
or 0007
Press and hold rock er switc h3 beyond the
pr essur epoint .
The stor ed speed isincr eased orreduced in
incr ement sof 5mp h(1 0 km/h). 0007
Toincr ease orreduce thespecified dis‐
tance from theve hicl ein front :pr ess
ro ck er switc h2 upordown. Fu
nction ofActiv eSpe edLimit Assist 0009
The availabilit yof thefo llo wing function is
coun try- dependen t. If
ach ang ein thespeed limitisde tected and
Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis acti vated,
Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cad apts this
ne wspeed asthestor ed speed. The
driven speed isadjus tedwhen theve hicle is
le ve lwit hth etraf fic sig nat thelat est.In the
case ofsig ns indi cati ngentr yint oan urb anarea ,
th espeed isadap tedbef orehand. Thespeed
limit displa yin theIns trument Displayis alw ays
updat edwhen theve hicle isleve lwit hth etra ffic
sign .
If th er eis no speed restriction onanunlimited
st re tchof road (e.g.on afree wa y), there com‐
mend edspe edisad op tedas thestor ed speed.
The system uses thespeed stor ed on anunlimi‐
te dstre tchof road asthere comme ndedspeed.
If yo udo notalt er thestor ed speed onanunlimi‐
te dstre tchof road, there comme ndedspeedis
80 mph(1 30 km/h).
If Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cha sbe en
pu tint opa ssi ve mode bypressing theacceler a‐
to rpeda l,onl yspee dlimi tswhi charehigh er
th an these tspeed areadop ted.
Ac tiveSpe edLimi tAssi stisonl yan aid. The
dr iver isresponsible forke eping asaf edis tance
to theve hicle infront, forve hicle speed andfor
br aking ingood time. Themaximum permissible
speed alsodepends onfact or ssu ch asthero ad
sur face and traf fic condi tions. Dr
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Sy
stem limita tions
Te mp oraryspeed restrictions (e.g.fo ra cer tain
tim eor due towe ather condition s)can notbe
pr oper lyde tected bythesy stem. Themaximum
per missible speedapplying fora ve hicle witha
tr ailer isno tde tected bythesy stem. Inthese sit‐
uations youmus tadj ustyo ur spee dyo urself . 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto Active
Spe edLimi tAssi stadap tingth eve hicle's
speed
The speed adoptedby ActiveSpe edLimi t
Assi stma ybe toohigh orincor rect insome
indi vidualcase s,su ch as:
R Inthewe tor infog
R When towing atrailer 0007
Ensur eth at thedr iven speed complies
wit htraf fic re gulations. 0007
Adjus tth edr iving speed tosuit current
tr af fic and weather condition s. Fu
nction ofrout e-base dspee dadap tation 0009
The availabilit yof thefo llo wing function is
coun try- dependen t.
When Distance AssistDIS TRONI Cis acti ve,th e
function adjuststh espeed depending onthe
ro uteeve nts ahead. Dep endingonthedr ive pr o‐
gr am select ed,theve hicle negotiatesthero ute
eve ntaheadin afue l-saving, com fortable or
dynam icman ner.When thero uteev ent has been
passed, theve hicle acceler ates again tothe
st or ed speed. Thesetdis tan cetotheve hicle in
fr ont, vehicles detected aheadand speedrestric‐
tions aheadar eta ke nint oacco unt.
Ro ute-based speedadj ustm entcan byconf ig‐
ur ed inthemultimedia system
(0013 page16 7).
Ro uteeve nts aheadar e:
R Bend s
R T-int ersect ions,tr af fic cir cle sand tollst a‐
tio ns
R Turnsand exits 0009
When theto llst atio nis reac hed, ActiveDis ‐
ta nce AssistDIS TRONI Cad op ts thespeed as
th estor ed speed.
Also, thespeed isreduced ifth etur nsignal to
ch ang elane sis swit ched on and one ofthefo l‐
lo wing situat ionsisde tected:
R Turning offat intersect ions
R Drivin gon slowing- down lanes
R Drivin gon lanes adjacenttoslo wing-do wn
lanes
The driver isresponsible forch oosing theright
speed andobser vingother road user s.This
applies inpar ticular tointersect ions,traf fic cir‐
cle sand traf fic lights, asroute-based speed
adap tatio ndo es notbr ak eth eve hicle toast and‐
st ill.
When routeguidan ceisact ive, thefirs tsp ee d
ad jus tment iscar ried out automatic ally.If th e
tur nsigna lind icatoris swi tched on,theselect ed
ro uteis co nfirmed andfurther speed adjustment
is activ ated. 16
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