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Recommended maintenance for the
camera/radar sensor
In order for the camera/radar sensor to function
properly, the area of the windshield in front of
the unit must be kept free of dirt, ice, snow, etc.
and should be washed regularly with water and
car washing detergent.
NOTE Dirt, ice and snow covering the camera and
radar unit reduce their function and can make
measurement impossible.
It could cause functions to be reduced, deac-
tivated completely or produce an incorrect
function response.
Related information

Camera (p. 337) City Safety™
City Safety can alert the driver with light, sound
and pulsations in the brake pedal to help the
driver detect pedestrians, cyclists, large animals
and vehicles that appear suddenly – the vehicle
will then attempt to automatically brake if the
driver does not act within a reasonable amount
of time. Location of the camera and radar sensor
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City Safety can help prevent a collision or lower
the vehicle's speed at the point of impact.
City Safety is an aid intended to assist the driver
if a collision with a pedestrian, large animal,
cyclist or vehicle is imminent.
City Safety can help the driver avoid a collision
when e.g. driving in stop-and-go traffic, when changes in the traffic ahead and driver distraction
could lead to an incident.
The function assists the driver by automatically
applying the brakes if there is an imminent risk of
a collision and the driver does not react in time by
braking and/or steering away.
City Safety activates a brief, forceful braking in an
attempt to stop your vehicle immediately behind
the vehicle or object ahead.
City Safety is activated in situations in which the
driver should have applied the brakes much ear-
lier, which means that the system will not be able
to assist the driver in all situations.
City Safety is designed to be activated as late as
possible to help avoid unnecessary intervention.
Normally, the occupants of the vehicle will not be
aware of City Safety except when the system
intervenes when a collision is imminent.
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Note: This illustration is general and details may vary depending on mod\
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2 - Brake assistance
If the risk of a collision increases after the colli-
sion warning, brake support will be activated.
If the system determines that the pressure the
driver is exerting on the brake pedal is insufficient
to prevent the collision, brake support will
increase pressure.
3 - Auto-brake
The automatic braking function is activated at the
last moment.
If the driver has not taken evasive action by this
stage and a collision is imminent, the automatic
braking function will be triggered. This occurs
whether or not the driver is pressing the brake
pedal. Full braking force will be applied to reduce
the speed at impact or reduced braking effect will
be applied if this is sufficient to avoid the colli-
sion.
The seat belt tensioners may be activated along
with the automatic braking function. See "Seat
belt tensioners" for more information.
In certain situations, auto-braking may begin with
a limited braking force before applying full brak-
ing force.
If City Safety has prevented a collision, the vehi-
cle will be kept at a standstill until the driver
takes action. If the vehicle has slowed to avoid
colliding with a slower-moving vehicle ahead, your
speed will be reduced to that vehicle's speed.
Auto-braking can always be cancelled if the
driver presses hard on the accelerator pedal.
NOTE When City Safety activates the brakes, the
brake lights come on.
When City Safety applies the brakes, a text mes-
sage will appear in the instrument panel to notify
the driver that the function is/was activated.
WARNING
City Safety may not be used to change how
the driver operates the vehicle. The driver
must not only rely on City Safety to brake the
vehicle.
Related information

City Safety™ (p. 341) Setting a warning distance for City
Safety
City Safety is always active, but the function's
warning distance can be adjusted.
NOTE The City Safety function cannot be deacti-
vated. It is activated automatically each time
the engine/electric motor is started.
The alert distance determines the sensitivity of
the system and regulates the distance at which
the light, sound and brake pulsations will be acti-
vated.
To select warning distance:
1.

Select Settings My Car IntelliSafe
in
the center display's Top view.
2. Under City Safety Warning, tap Late,
Normal or Early to set the desired warning distance.
If the driver feels that the Early setting is giving
too many warnings or finds them irritating, the
Normal or Late warning distance settings can
be selected instead.
If the driver feels that the warnings are too fre-
quent and distracting, the warning distance can
be reduced. This will reduce the total number of
warnings, but it will also result in City Safety pro-
viding warnings at a later stage.

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WARNING

The "City Safety in crossing traffic" func-
tion is supplementary driver support
intended to improve driving safety – it
cannot handle all situations in all traffic,
weather and road conditions.
Warnings and brake interventions due to
a collision risk with an oncoming vehicle
often come very late.
Never wait for a collision warning or for
City Safety to intervene.
City Safety is not a substitute for the driv-
er's attention and judgment. The driver is
always responsible for ensuring the vehi-
cle is driven in a safe manner, at the
appropriate speed, with an appropriate
distance to other vehicles, and in accord-
ance with current traffic rules and regula-
tions.
Related information

City Safety™ (p. 341) Limitations of City Safety in
crossing traffic
In certain situations, it may be difficult for City
Safety to help the driver avoid a collision with
crossing traffic. For example:
on slippery roads when Electronic Stability
Control (ESC) is actively operating
if an approaching vehicle is detected at a late
stage
if the oncoming vehicle is partially obstructed
by another vehicle or object
if the oncoming vehicle's headlights are off
if the oncoming vehicle is moving erratically
and e.g. suddenly changes lanes at a late
stage.
NOTE The function uses the vehicle's combined
camera and radar unit, which has certain gen-
eral limitations; see sections "Camera limita-
tions" and "Radar sensor limitations".
Related information

City Safety™ (p. 341)
City Safety limitations (p. 351)
City Safety in crossing traffic (p. 347)
Camera limitations (p. 338)
Radar sensor limitations (p. 333)

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354Rear Collision Warning
The Rear Collision Warning (
RCW) function can
help the driver avoid rear-end collisions from
vehicles approaching from behind.
RCW is automatically activated each time the
engine is started.
RCW can warn the driver of a potential collision
with vehicles approaching from behind by rapidly
flashing the turn signals.
If, at a speed below 30 km/h (20 mph), the RCW
function detects that the car is in danger of being
hit from behind, the seatbelt tensioners may ten-
sion the front seatbelts and activate the Whiplash
Protection System safety system.
Immediately before a collision from behind, RCW
may also activate the foot brake in order to
reduce the forward acceleration of the car during
the collision. However, the brakes will only be
applied if your vehicle is stationary. The brakes
will be immediately released if the accelerator
pedal is depressed.
Related information
Rear Collision Warning limitations (p. 354)
Whiplash Protection System (p. 46) Rear Collision Warning limitations
In some situations, it may be difficult for RCW to
warn the driver of a collision risk.
This may be the case if: the vehicle approaching from the rear is
detected at a late stage
the vehicle approaching from the rear
changes lanes at a late stage
the vehicle approaching from the rear is mov-
ing at a speed above 80 km/h (50 mph)
a trailer, bicycle holder or similar is con-
nected to the vehicle's electrical system - the
RCW function will then be automatically
deactivated.
NOTE In certain markets RCW does not warn with
the direction indicators due to local traffic
regulations – in such cases, that part of the
function is deactivated.
NOTE The warning with direction indicators for Rear
Collision Warning is deactivated if the colli-
sion warning distance in the City Safety func-
tion is set to the lowest level "
Late".
The seat belt tensioning and braking func-
tions remain active.
Related information
Rear Collision Warning (p. 354)

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* Option/accessory. 361
Activating/deactivating Cross Traffic
Alert
The driver can choose to deactivate the CTA 86
function as follows:
Press the Cross Traffic Alertbutton in the center display's
Function view.
GRAY button indicator light - CTA is deacti-
vated.
GREEN button indicator light - CTA is acti-
vated.
CTA is automatically activated each time the
engine is started.
Related information
Cross Traffic Alert* (p. 360) Cross Traffic Alert limitations
CTA 87
functionality may be reduced in certain
situations.
CTA does not function optimally in all situations
and has certain limitations. The CTA sensors, for
example, cannot "see" through other parked
vehicles or objects blocking the vehicle.
Below are a few examples of situations in which
CTA's field of vision may be initially limited and
approaching vehicles may therefore not be
detected until they are very close to your vehicle: The vehicle is parked very far into a parking space. In a diagonal parking space, CTA may be completely
"blind" on one side of your vehicle.
CTA's blind zone.
CTA's field of vision.
However, as you back your vehicle slowly out of a
parking space, CTA's field of vision changes in
relation to the obstructing vehicle/object and its
blind zone is reduced. 86
Cross Traffic Alert
87 Cross Traffic Alert

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* Option/accessory.
366 Road Sign Information and sign
displays
Road Sign Information (RSI 94
) displays road
signs in different ways depending on the sign
and situation. Example
95
of registered speed information.
When RSI has registered a speed limit sign, the
sign will be displayed as a symbol in the instru-
ment panel and a colored marking will be shown
in the speedometer's speed scale.
If the vehicle is equipped with Sensus
Navigation*, speed-related information will also
be retrieved from map data, which means that the
instrument panel can display or change informa-
tion about speed limits even if the vehicle has not
passed a speed-related sign.
Signs for "School" and "Children
playing"
If the warning sign 95
"School"
or "Children playing" is
included in the satellite naviga-
tor's map data 96
, a symbol of
this type will be displayed in the
instrument panel.
Related information
Road Sign Information* (p. 364)
Activating/deactivating Road Sign Informa-
tion (p. 365)
Road Sign Information with Speed Warning
and Settings (p. 367) Road Sign Information and Sensus
Navigation
If the vehicle is equipped with Sensus Navigation,
speed-related information will be provided in the
following situations:
In cases where the speed limit is given indi-
rectly, e.g. signs for highways or other major
roads.
If a previously detected speed sign is
deemed to be no longer valid and no new
sign has been passed.
NOTE In certain markets, the Road Sign Information
function (RSI) is only available in combination
with Sensus Navigation*.
NOTE
If a downloaded third-party app is used for
navigation, there is no support for speed-rela-
ted information.
Related information

Road Sign Information* (p. 364) 94
Road Sign Information
95 Road signs differ according to market ‒ the illustrations shown here are just examples.
96 Only vehicles with Sensus Navigation*.

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WARNING
The Driver Alert Control function is sup-
plementary driver support intended to
facilitate driving and help make it safer –
it cannot handle all situations in all traffic,
weather and road conditions.
Driver Alert Control must not be used to
extend a period of driving. The driver
should plan in breaks at regular intervals
and make sure they are well rested.
Driver Alert Control is not a substitute for
the driver's attention and judgment. The
driver is always responsible for ensuring
the vehicle is driven in a safe manner, at
the appropriate speed, with an appropri-
ate distance to other vehicles, and in
accordance with current traffic rules and
regulations.
WARNING An alarm from Driver Alert Control should be
taken very seriously since a sleepy driver is
often not aware of their own condition.
If the alarm sounds or you feel fatigued:
Stop the vehicle safely as soon as possi-
ble and rest.
Studies have shown that it is just as danger-
ous to drive while tired as it is to drive under
the influence of alcohol or other stimulants.
Related information
Activating/deactivating Driver Alert Control
(p. 371)
Selecting guidance to a rest area if the
Driver Alert Control warning has been given
(p. 372)
Driver Alert Control limitations (p. 372) Activating/deactivating Driver Alert
Control
The Driver Alert Control (DAC) function can be
activated/deactivated.
On/OffTo change DAC settings:
1. Tap Settings in the center display's Top
view.
2.

Select My Car IntelliSafe Driver Alert
Control .
3. Select/deselect Alertness Warning to acti-
vate/deactivate DAC.
Related information
Driver Alert Control (p. 370)

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* Option/accessory.
372 Selecting guidance to a rest area if
the Driver Alert Control warning has
been given
The Rest Stop Guidance function can be
switched on or off.
In vehicles equipped with Sensus Navigation*, the
driver can activate a guide that can automatically
suggest a suitable rest stop if the DAC warning
is given.
To select Rest Stop Guidance:
1. Tap Settings in the center display's Top
view.
2.

Select My Car IntelliSafe Driver Alert
Control .
3. Select/deselect Rest Stop Guidance to
activate/deactivate the function.
Related information
Driver Alert Control (p. 370) Driver Alert Control limitations
Driver Alert Control (DAC) functionality may be
reduced in certain situations.
In certain situations, the system may provide a
warning even if it has not detected a change in
driving behavior, e.g.:
in strong crosswinds
on grooved road surfaces.
WARNING In certain cases, driving behavior might not be
affected despite the driver's fatigue – when
using the Pilot Assist function – resulting in
the driver not getting a warning from DAC.
It is therefore very important to always stop
and take a break at the slightest sign of fati-
gue, regardless of whether the DAC function
has issued a warning or not.
NOTE
The function uses the vehicle's camera unit,
which has some general limitations – see the
section "Camera unit limitations".
Related information

Driver Alert Control (p. 370)
Camera limitations (p. 338) Lane Keeping Aid
Lane Keeping Aid (LKA 104
) is designed to
actively steer the vehicle on freeways, highways
and other major roads to help the driver reduce
the risk of the vehicle unintentionally veering out
of the lane.
Lake Keeping Assistance steers the vehicle back
into the lane and/or alerts the driver using vibra-
tions in the steering wheel.
Lane Keeping Aid is active at speeds between
65-200 km/h (40-125 mph) on roads with
clearly visible traffic lane marker lines.
On narrow roads, the function may be unavailable
and go into standby mode. The function will
become available again when the road becomes
sufficiently wide. A camera monitors the road/traffic lane's marker lines.
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Lane Keeping Aid