Cor
nering light Cor
nering light function The
corner ing light improve sth eillumination of
th ero adw ayove ra wid eang lein thetur ning
dir ect ion, enabling better visibility ontight
bends, forex am ple. Itcan beact ivat ed only
wh en thelow beam isswitc hedon.
The func tion isactiv ein thefo llo wing cases :
R atspeeds below25 mph(4 0km/h) whenth e
tur nsigna lind icatoris switc hedonorthe
st eer ing wheel istur ned R
atspeeds between 25mph(4 0km/h) and
45 mph(70 km/h) whenthesteer ing wheel
is tur ned
Tr af fic cir cle and intersect ionfuncti on:the
cor ner ing light willbe acti vatedon both sides
based onanevaluatio nof thecur rent GP Spo si‐
tio nof theve hicle. Itwill remain activeuntil afte r
th eve hicle hasleftth etra ffic cir cle ortheint er‐
sect ion. Ad
aptiv eHighb eamAssist Ad
aptiv eHighb eamAssistfuncti on &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent despite
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis t
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis tdoes notre cog‐
nize thefo llo wing road user s:
R Road user swit hout lights,e.g .pedes ‐
tr ians
R Road user swit hpoor lighting,e.g .
cy clis ts R
Road user swhos elight ingisobs truct ed,
e.g .by abar rier
On very rare occasions, AdaptiveHig hbeam
As sis tma yfa ilto recogni zeother road user s
wit hth eir ownlighti ng,orma yre cogni ze
th em toolat e.
In these orsimilar situation s,theaut omatic
high beam isno tdeactiv ated orisactiv ated
despit eth epr esenc eof other road user s. #
Alw aysobser vethetra ffic car efull yand
switc hof fth ehigh beam ingood time. Ad
aptiveHig hbeam Assis tcan notta ke into
acc ount road, weather ortraf fic condi tions.
De tection maybe restrict ed inthefo llo wing
cases :
R Inpoor visibilit y,e.g. fog, hea vyrain or sno w
R Ifth er eis dir ton thesensor sor thesensor s
ar eobscur ed
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis tis on lyan aid. Youar e
re sponsible foradju sting theve hicle's lighting to
th epr eva iling light,visibilit yand traffic condi ‐
tions . Lig
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AdaptiveHig hbeam Assis tis available onlyin
ve hicles withLED high perform anc ehead‐
lam ps. The
AdaptiveHig hbeam Assis taut omat ically
swit ches between thefo llo wing types oflight :
R Low-beam headlam ps
R High- beam headlam ps At
speeds great erthan 19 mp h(3 0km/h):
R Ifno other road user sar ede tected, thehigh
beam willbeswitc hedonaut omaticall y.
The high beam switchesoffaut omaticall yin the
fo llo wing cases :
R Atspeeds below16 mp h(25 km/h).
R Ifot her road user sar ede tected.
R Ifstre et light ingissuf ficie nt.
At speeds great erthan appr oximat ely31 mp h
(50 km/ h):
R The headlam pra ng eof thelow beam isregu‐
lat ed aut omatically basedonthedis tance to
ot her road user s.
The system's optical sensor islocat edbehind
th ewindshield neartheov erhead control panel.
Switc hingAdaptiv eHighb eamAssiston/ off #
Toswitc hon: turnth elight switc hto the
0058 position . #
Switc hon thehigh beam usingthecombin a‐
tion switc h.
When thehigh beam isswitc hedonaut omat‐
icall yin thedar k,the 00CE indicat orlam pon
th emultifunc tiondispla ycomes on. #
Toswitc hof f:switc hof fth ehigh beam
using thecombin ationswitch. Switc
hingtheda ytime running lampson/of f Multimedia
system:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Light
5 Daytime Run.Lights #
ActivateD ordeacti vate E thefunc ‐
tion . Se
tting theex terior light ingswitc h-of fdela y
tim e Re
quirement s:
R The light switc his in the0058 position . 13
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Light andvisib ility
Ad
jus tingthe outsi de mir rors #
Press butt on3 or4 toselect theoutside
mir rorto be adjus ted. #
Press butt on2 toadjus tth eposition ofthe
mir rorgl ass.
Eng agin gth eout side mirrors #
Vehicl eswithout electrical lyfolding out‐
side mirrors:ma nua llymo vetheoutside
mir rorint oth ecor rect pos ition. #
Vehicl eswith electrical lyfolding outside
mir rors:pr ess and holdbu tton 1.
Yo uwill hear aclic kand themir rorwil lau di‐
bl yeng agein posi tion. Theoutsi demir rorwil l
no wbe setto thecor rect pos ition. Au
tomatic anti-glar emir rors functio n &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsand poisoning
due totheanti- glar emir rorelectr olyte
Electr olytema yescap eif th eglass inan
aut omat icant i-glar emir rorbr eak s. The
electr olyteis har mful andcaus esirrita ‐
tio n.Itmu stnotcome intocont actwith your
sk in, eye s,respir ator yorg ans orclo thing or
be swallo wed. #
Ifyo uco me intoco ntact withelec tro‐
ly te ,obser vethefo llo wing:
R Rinse theelectr olytefrom your skin
and seek medicalattentio nimm edi‐
at ely.
R Ifelectr olytecomes intocont act
wit hyo ur eyes, rinse them thor‐
oughl ywit hclean waterand seek
medica latt ention immediately .
R Ifth eelectr olyteis sw allo wed,
immediat elyrinse your mout hout
th or oughly .Do notinduce vomiting.
Seek medica latt ention immedi ately .
R Immedia tely ch ang eout ofclo thing
whic hhas com eint ocon tact with
electr olyte.
R Ifan allergic react ion occurs, seek
medi calattent ion imm ediat ely. The
inside rear vie wmir rorand theoutside mir‐
ro ron thedr iver's side automatic allygo into
anti- glar emode iflight from aheadlam phit sth e
sensor ontheinside rear vie wmir ror.
Sy stem limita tions
The system does notgo intoanti- glar emode in
th efo llo wing situat ions:
R theengine isswitc hedoff
R reve rsege ar iseng aged
R theint erior lighting isswitc hedon Fr
ont- passeng erout side mirrorpar kingpos i‐
tio nfun ction The
parking posit ionmak espar kingeasier .
In thefo llo wing situat ions,th efront -passen ger
outside mirrorwil lswi veldo wn wardsin the
dir ect ion ofthere ar wheel onthefront passeng‐
er's side:
R The parking position isstor ed (/ page13 9)
R Thefron t-pa ssenger mirror isselect ed
R Reversege ar iseng aged 13
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Light andvisib ility
R
Onlyincr ease theengine speedgraduallyand
accelera tetheve hicle tofull spee daf te r
1, 000 miles(1 ,500 km).
This also app lieswhe nth eengine orpar tsof the
dr ivet ra in have been replaced.
Please alsoobser vethefo llo wing breakin g-in
no tes:
R Incer tain drivin gand drivin gsaf etysy stems,
th esensor sadjus taut omaticall ywhile acer‐
ta in dis tance isbe ing driven afte rth eve hicle
has been delivered orafte rre pair s.Fu llsy s‐
te m effectiv enes sis no tre ac hed untilth e
end ofthis teac h-in proce ss.
R Brak epads, brak edisc sand tires that are
eit her newor have been replaced onlyac h‐
ie ve optimum braking effect and grip afte r
se veralhundr edkilom eter sof driving. Com‐
pensat efo rth ere duced braking effect by
appl ying grea terfo rc eto thebr ak epedal. No
teson driving &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
object sin thedr iver's foot we ll
Obj ectsin thedr iver's foot we llma yim pede
pedal trav el or bloc kadepr essed pedal.
This jeopar dizestheoper ating androad
saf etyof theve hicle. #
Stow allobj ect sin theve hicle secur ely
so that they canno tget intoth edr iver's
fo ot we ll. #
Alw aysins tallth efloor mats securely
and asprescr ibed inorder toensur e
th at ther eis alw ayssuf ficie ntroom for
th epedals. #
Donotuse loose floor mats anddonot
place floor mats ontopof one another. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
uns uitable foot we ar
Oper ationof thepedals maybe restrict ed
du eto uns uitable foot we arsuc has:
R Shoes withplat form soles
R Shoes withhigh heels
R Slipper s #
When driving alwayswe arsuit able
shoe sin order tobe able tooper ateth e
pedals safely. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whenswi tch‐
ing offth eignition whendriving
If yo uswit choffth eignition whiledriving,
saf etyfun ction sar ere strict ed orno long er
av ailable. Thismayaf fect thepo we rst eer ing
sy stem and thebr ak efo rc eboos ting,fo r
ex am ple.
Yo uwill then need touse consider ablymor e
fo rc eto steer and brak e. 15
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Driving and parking
St
andb ymode (ext ens ion ofthe star terbat‐
te ry 's per iod out ofuse) St
andb ymode function
% This function isno tav ailable forall model s.
If standb ymode isact ivat ed, energyloss willbe
min imiz eddur ing ex tende dpe riods ofnon- oper‐
ation.
St andb ymode isch aract erize dby thefo llo wing:
R thest ar terbatt eryis preser ved.
R themaximum non-opera tionaltime appear s
in themedia display.
R thecon nect iontoonline services isint erru p‐
te d.
R theAT A(anti-t heftal ar m system) isno tav ail‐
able.
R theint erior motion sensor andtow- aw ay
alar mfun ction sar eno tav ailable.
R thefunc tion forde tecting damag eon a
pa rked vehicle isno tav ailable. If
th efo llo wing condition sar efulf illed, standb y
mode canbeact ivat ed ordeac tivated usin gth e
multime diasystem:
R theengine isswitc hedoff.
R theignition isswitc hedon.
Ex ceeding theve hicle's displayednon -opera ‐
tion altime maycause inconvenie nce, i.e.it can‐
no tbe guarant eedth at thest ar terbatt erywil l
re liably star tth eengine.
The star terbatt erymus tbe charge dfirs tin the
fo llo wing situat ions:
R The vehicle's non-oper ational timemustbe
ex tende d.
R The Batte ryCh arg eInsu fficie ntfor Stand by
Mod emes sage appear sin themedia display.
% Standb ymode isaut omat icallydeac tivated
when theignition isswitc hedon.
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gst andb ymode (park‐
ing theve hicl efo ran extended period)
Re quirement s:
R The engin eis switc hedoff. Multime
diasystem:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Vehicle #
Switc hSt andby Modeonoroff.
When youact ivat eth efunc tion,a pr om pt
appear s. #
Select Yes.
St andb ymode isact ivat ed. Dr
iving anddriving safetysy stems Dr
iving systems andyour responsibility Yo
ur vehicle iseq uipped withdr iving systems
whic hassis tyo uin drivin g,par kingand man eu‐
ve ring theve hicle. Thedriving systems areaids
and donotre lie ve youof your responsibili typer‐
ta inin gto road traf fic law. Payatt ention tothe
tr af fic condi tions atalltime sand interve ne
wh en nece ssary.Be awareof thelimit ations
re ga rding thesaf euse ofthese systems. Inf
ormat iononradar and ultrasonic senso rs Some
drivi ng and drivi ng safety systems use
ra dar orultr asonic sensorsto monit orthear ea Dr
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in
front of,behin dor next to theve hicle (depend‐
ing ontheve hicle's equipment).
Depending ontheve hicle's equipment, thera dar
sensor sar eint egr ated behind thebum pers
and/or behindtheMer cedes star.The ultrason ic
sen sorsar eloc ated inthefront and rear bum p‐
er s. Ke ep these partsfree ofdir t,ice and slush
(/ page433). Thesensor smus tno tbe cov‐
er ed, forex am ple bycycle rack s, ove rhang ing
loads, sticke rs,fo ilor foils toprotect agains t
st one chipping .Ad dition allicense platebr ac kets
can like wise impair thefunc tion oftheultr asonic
sensor s.In theev ent ofdamag eto thebum pers
or radiat orgrill, orfollo wing acollis ionimpact ing
th ebum persor radiat orgrill, have thefunc tion
of thesensor sch eckedat aqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop. Ifth esensor sar edamag ed,some
dr iving systems anddriving safetysy stems may
no long erfunc tion proper ly. Ov
ervie wof driving systems anddriving
saf etysy stems In
this sect ion, youwill find informa tionab ou t
th efo llo wing drivin gsy stems anddriving safety
sy stems:
R 360° Camer a(/ page21 8)
R ABS (Anti-loc kBrak ingSystem)
(/ page17 9)
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
(/ page 192)
R AIR BODY CONTR OL(/ page206)
R ActiveBr ak eAssi st(/ pag e18 4)
R ActiveLa ne Keeping Assist(/ page234)
R ATTENTION ASSIST(/ page22 7)
R BAS(Brak eAssis tSys tem) (/ page17 9)
R HillSt artAs sis t(/ page20 4)
R EBD(Elect ronic Brakeforc eDis tribution)
(/ page18 4)
R ESP ®
(El ectr onic Stability Program)
(/ page17 9)
R ESP ®
Cr oss wind Assi st(/ pag e18 3) R
ESP ®
trai le rst abiliz ation(/ page18 4)
R ActiveSpe edLimi tAssi st(/ pag e19 6)
R HOLD function (/page204)
R STEER CONTR OL(/ page 184)
R ActiveSt eer ing Assis twit hre scue lanefunc‐
tion (/page19 8)
R ActiveEmerg encyStop Assis t(/ page202)
R ActivePa rking Assist(/ page22 1)
R Parking AssistPA RK TRONI C(/ pag e20 9)
R Rear vie wcam era(/ page21 5)
R ActiveLa ne Chang eAssi st(/ pag e200 )
R Cruise control (/ page19 0)
R Blind Spo tAssi stand ActiveBli nd Spo tAssi st
wit hex itwa rning (/ page23 1)
R Traf fic Sign Assist(/ pag e229 ) 17
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Driving and parking
R
Activati on byan abr uptst eer ing movement
dur ing asw erving maneu ver.
R Assi stanc edur ing swervin gand stra ight enin g
of theve hicle.
R React ion from aspee dof appr oximat ely
12 mp h(20 km/h) uptoaspee dof appr ox‐
imat ely43 mph(70 km/h).
Yo ucan preve nttheassis tance atanytime by
act ivel yst eer ing. &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent despite
Ev asive St eer ing Assis t
Ev asiv eSt eer ing Assis tcann otalw aysclear ly
ident ifyobje ctsand complextraf fic situ a‐
tions .
In addition, thesteer ing suppor tof Evasiv e
St eer ing Assis tis ge ner ally no tsu fficien tto
av oid acollision.
In suc hcases Evasiv eSt eer ing Assis tcan:
R givean unnec essarywa rning orprov ide
assis tance R
notgi ve awa rning ornotpr ov ide assis‐
ta nce #
Alw ayspa ycar eful attention tothetra f‐
fi c situ ation; donotre ly on Evasiv e
St eer ing Assis talone. #
Beready tobrak eand take evasiv e
act ion ifnec essar y. #
Preve nttheassis tance byact ivel y
st eer ing innon -critical driving situa‐
tion s. #
Drive at an appr opriatespeed ifpedes‐
tr ians areclose tothepat hof your vehi‐
cle. Sy
stem limit s
Fu llsy stem perform anc eis no tav ailable fora
fe w sec ond saf te rswitc hingontheignition or
af te rdr iving off.
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
in thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Insno w,rain, fog, hea vyspr ay,if th er eis
gl ar e, indir ect sunlight oringrea tly varying
ambien tlight . R
Ifth esensor sar edir ty,fo gg ed up, damag ed
or covered.
R Ifth esensor sar eim pair eddue tointerfer‐
ence from other radar sour ces, e.g.stro ng
ra dar reflect ions inpar king garage s.
R Ifaloss oftirepr essur eor afa ulty tirehas
been detected and displ aye d.
R Incom plextraf fic situ ations whereobject s
cann otalw aysbe clear lyidentif ied.
R Ifpedes trians orvehicles movequickl yint o
th esensor detection rang e.
R Ifpe destrians arehidde nby other objects .
R Ifth etypical outline ofapedes trian cann ot
be distinguished from thebac kground.
R Ifapedes trian isno tde tected assuch ,e.g.
due tospecial clothing orother object s.
R Onbends withatight radius. Se
tting Activ eBr ak eAs sist Re
quirement s:
R The ignit ionisswitc hedon. Dr
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ra
te roadw aysby ActiveDis tan ceAssi st
DIS TRONI C,itcan automatical lyfollo wtheve hi‐
cle infront driving offag ain within 30seconds. If
a cr itical situation isde tected whe ndr ivi ng off,a
vis ualand acoustic warning isgiv en indic ating
th at thedr iver mus tno wtake contr olof theve hi‐
cle. The vehicle isno tacceler ated 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 limit s
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
in thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Insno w,rain, fog, hea vyspr ay,if th er eis
gl ar e, indir ect sunlight oringrea tly varying
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. &
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. #
Alw ayscar efully observethetraf fic con‐
di tions andbeready tobrak eat all
times. #
Take intoacc ount thetra ffic situat ion
bef orecallin gup thestor ed speed. &
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. #
Inthese cases, adjustyo ur spee dand
ke ep asuf ficie ntdist anc e. #
Brak eth eve hicle yourself and/or take
ev asiv eact ion. Dr
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