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Driving and operating167
Simultaneously a warning chime
sounds. Depress the brake pedal and
steer the vehicle, if it is required by the
situation.
Selecting the alert sensitivity The alert sensitivity to near, medium
or far.Press V, the current setting is shown
on the Driver Information Centre.
Press V repeatedly to change the
alert sensitivity. The selected setting
is also displayed in the Driver
Information Centre. The last selected
setting will be stored when the vehicle
is switched off.Deactivation
The system can be deactivated in the
personalisation menu 3 90.
The forward collision alert will be
activated again with the last selected
alert sensitivity when the vehicle is
switched on next time.
General information
9 Warning
Forward collision alert is just a
warning system and does not
apply the brakes. When

Driving and operating169supplemental use only to reduce
the vehicle speed before a
collision.
The system may not react to
animals. After a sudden lane
change, the system needs a
certain time to detect the next
preceding vehicle.
The driver must always be ready
to take action and apply the brakes
and steer to avoid collisions.
Functionality
If equipped only with front camera the
active emergency braking operates in
a forward gear above walking speed
up to 80 km/h.
A precondition is that the system is
not deactivated in the vehicle
personalisation menu 3 90.
The system includes: ● brake preparation system
● emergency automatic braking ● forward looking brake assist
● front pedestrian protection system
Brake preparation system
When approaching a vehicle ahead
or a pedestrian so quickly that a
collision is likely, the brake
preparation system slightly
pressurises the brakes. This reduces
the response time, when a manual or automatic braking is requested.
The brake system is prepared so that
braking can occur more rapidly.
If equipped only with front camera the system operates up to a speed of
80 km/h.
Emergency automatic braking After activation of brake preparation
system and just before the imminent
collision, this function automatically
applies limited braking to reduce the
impact speed of the collision or
prevent a crash.
Depending on the situation, the
vehicle may automatically brake
moderately or hard. This front
automatic braking can only occur if a
vehicle ahead is detected, indicated
by the vehicle ahead indicator A
3 166. On vehicles with frontpedestrian protection, automatic
braking can also occur when a
pedestrian ahead is detected,
indicated by the pedestrian ahead
indicator 7.
The system operates up to a speed of
80 km/h.
Below a speed of 40 km/h the system can apply full braking.
Emergency automatic braking may slow the vehicle to a complete stop to
try to avoid a potential crash. If this
happens, emergency automatic
braking may engage the electric
parking brake to hold the vehicle at a
stop. To release, push the electric
parking brake switch or firmly depress the accelerator pedal.9 Warning
Emergency automatic braking is
an emergency crash preparation
feature and is not designed to
avoid crashes. Do not rely on the
system to brake the vehicle.
Emergency automatic braking will

170Driving and operatingnot brake outside of its operatingspeed range and only responds to
detected vehicles.
Forward looking brake assist
In addition to the brake preparation
system and emergency automatic
braking, the forward looking brake
assist function makes the brake assist more sensitive. Therefore,
depressing the brake pedal less
strongly results in immediate hard
braking. This function helps the driver
brake quicker and harder before an
imminent collision.
The system operates up to a speed of 80 km/h.
9 Warning
Active emergency braking is not
designed to apply hard
autonomous braking or to
automatically avoid a collision. It is designed to reduce the vehicle
speed before a collision. It may not
react to animals. After a sudden
lane change, the system needs a
certain time to detect the next
preceding vehicle.
The complete attention of the
driver is always required while
driving. The driver must always be
ready to take action and apply the brakes and steer to avoid
collisions.
Intelligent brake assist
Intelligent brake assist may activate
when the brake pedal is applied
quickly by providing a boost to
braking based on the speed of
approach and distance to a vehicle
ahead.
Minor brake pedal pulsations or pedal movement during this time are normal and the brake pedal should continue
to be applied as required. Intelligent
brake assist will automatically
disengage only when the brake pedal is released.
9 Warning
Intelligent brake assist may
increase vehicle braking in
situations when it may not be
necessary. You could block the
flow of traffic. If this occurs, take
your foot off the brake pedal and
then apply the brakes as needed.
Front pedestrian protection
Front pedestrian protection 3 171.
Deactivation Active emergency braking can be
deactivated in the personalisation
menu in the Info Display 3 90.
If deactivated, a message is
displayed in the Driver Information
Centre.
We recommend to deactivate the system in the following cases:
● when the vehicle is being towed
● before using an automatic car wash with ignition switched on

Driving and operating191Activation
The lane keep assist is activated by
pressing a. The LED in the button
illuminates to indicate that the system
is switched on.
When the control indicator a in the
instrument cluster illuminates green,
the system is ready to assist.
The system is operational at vehicle
speeds above 60 km/h and if lane
markings are available.
The system gently turns the steering
wheel and the control indicator a
changes to yellow, if the vehicle
approaches a detected lane marking
without using the turn light in that
direction.
The system alerts by flashing a
together with three chimes, from the respective direction, if the lane is
departed significantly.
The system is only operable when a
lane marking is detected.
If the system only detects lane
markings on one side of the road, it
will only assist for this side.
Lane keep assist detects hands-free
driving. In this case a message in the
Driver Information Centre pops-up
and a chime sounds as long as lane
keep assist detects hands-free
driving.
Always take the steering wheel while
driving. Both the driving manner and
the road condition may affect thetiming of alert and the occurrence of
alert. Move the steering wheel to stop
the alert.
Deactivation The system is deactivated by
pressing a. The LED in the button
extinguishes.
The system is reactivated the next
time the vehicle is switched on.
Fault The system performance may beaffected by:
● windscreen not clean or affected by foreign items, e.g. stickers
● close vehicles ahead
● banked roads
● winding or hilly roads
● road edges
● roads with poor lane markings
● sudden lighting changes
● adverse environmental conditions e.g. heavy rain or
snow
● vehicle modifications, e.g. tyres

Driving and operating193Charge times will vary based on high
voltage battery condition and outside
temperature. There are three ways to
programme how the vehicle is
charged.
Programmable charging 3 196.
The charging system may run fans
and pumps resulting in noises coming from the vehicle while it is turned off.
Additional clicking sounds may be
caused by the electrical devices used
while charging.
While the charge cord is plugged into
the vehicle, the vehicle cannot be
driven.
When to charge When the high voltage battery is
getting low, charging messages may
be displayed.
The Charge vehicle soon message
indicates that the driving range is low
and the vehicle needs to be charged
soon. As the charge level drops, the
Propulsion power is reduced
message is displayed and the
accelerator pedal response is
reduced. In addition, the remainingrange value will change to Low
indicating the vehicle should be
charged immediately.
When the energy is fully depleted, the
Out of power. Charge vehicle now
message is displayed and the vehicle slows to a stop. Brake and steering
assist will still operate. Once the
vehicle has stopped, switch off the
vehicle.
AC (alternating current) charging
Start charging
A portable charge cord used to
charge the vehicle high voltage
battery is stored under the rear floor
storage cover in the load
compartment.
1. Shift into P (Park) and switch off
the vehicle.
2. Push the rearward edge of the charge port door in and release toopen the door.
In cold weather conditions, ice
may form around the charge port
door. Remove ice from the area
before attempting to open or close
the charge port door.

Driving and operating197complete by the departure time only if
sufficient time is allowed after the
charge cord is plugged in.
Select the Priority charging to On or
Off (Priority charging will immediately
charge the vehicle to a predefined
level).Departure time entry
The departure charge mode allows
for the departure time to be entered to match your personal schedule.
1. With Departure charge mode
selected, touch Edit.
2. The current programmed
departure time is displayed on the
tab with the day of the week.
Select the tab for the day of the
week that needs to be edited.
3. Touch + or − to change the hours
and minutes.
4. Touch o or n to change AM or
PM .
5. Touch q to exit the screen.
Note
● Charging begins at the start time and is completed by departure
time only if sufficient time is
allowed after the charge cord is
plugged in.
● The vehicle uses an internal clock for programmable
charging, not the clock in the Info Display.Charging mode error
If a charging problem has occurred,
the error message is displayed. In this
case, please try restarting the vehicle or contact a workshop.
Charge limit selection

Driving and operating199example, if the vehicle is plugged in
for only 1 hour prior to the departure
time, and the high voltage battery is
completely discharged, the vehicle
will not be fully charged by the
departure time regardless of the rate
selection.
Also, if the selected electric rate
settings result in a very long charge
completion time, the vehicle will start
charging immediately upon plug-in.
For example, if the electric rate table
is set up with all peak rates and the
rate preference is to charge during
off-peak rates only, then the vehicle
will start charging immediately upon
plug-in.
Electric rate schedule
From the Charging mode screen with
Departure charge mode selected,
touch Edit in the Electric rate
preference .
Select one of the following for the
Charge completion option:
● Earliest possible
● Latest possible
Electric rates, or cost per unit, may
vary based on time, weekday /
weekend, and season. During the day
when the demand for electricity is
high, the rates are usually higher and called peak rates. At night when the
demand for electricity is low, the rates
are usually lower and called off-peak
rates. In some areas, a mid-peak rate
is offered.Touch Edit electric rate schedule from
the Electric rate Schedule screen and
select the desired schedule.
● Yearly
● Summer / Winter
Summer / Winter schedule start date
entering
With Summer / Winter as the
preferred rate schedule, touch Edit on
the Summer tab next to the dates.
1. Touch + or − to change the month
and day for the start of Summer.
2. Select the Winter tab.

200Driving and operating3.Touch + or − to change the month
and day for the start of Winter.
4. Touch q to exit the screen.Electric rate schedule editing
Electric rate information from the
utility company for the charging
location is required.
1. Touch Edit electric rate schedule
from the Electric rate Schedule
screen and select the desired
schedule.
2. Touch Edit in the lower right
corner of the screen to edit the
electric rate schedule.
Both weekday and weekend
schedules must be set. The rate
schedule only applies for a
24-hour period, starting at 12 AM
and ending at 12 AM. There can
be five rate changes for each day; not all must be used.
3. Touch Set next to the row to be
edited.
4. Select Peak, Mid-peak , or Off-
peak . Use + or - to enter the time,
and o or n to change AM or
PM.
The finish times must be
consecutive. If a finish time does not follow a start time, an error
message displays.
5. Touch OK.
Priority charging
The priority charging feature will work
when the Departure charge mode is
selected. This feature is designed to ensure that the high voltage battery
pack has a minimal amount of energy prior to delaying a charge. Uponcompletion of priority charging the
vehicle will return to normal
programmable charging operation.
The feature can be enabled or
disabled by selecting On or Off from
the Charge mode screen when the
Departure charge mode is selected.
When enabled, priority charging will
only prevent programmable charging
while the high voltage battery is
recharged from a depleted state to a
40% state of charge.
Temporary charge mode override
and cancel
To temporarily override a delayed charge event, unplug the charge cord from the charge port and then plug it
back in within 5 seconds. A single
audible chirp will sound and charging will begin immediately.