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ur vehicle is equipped wit hdriving systems
whic hassis tyou in driving, parking and manoeu-
vring thev ehicle. The driving systems ar eonly
aids. The yarenotas ubstitut efor your attention
to thes urro undings and do no trelie veyouofy our
re sponsibility per taining toroad tra1c la w.The
driver is alw aysr esponsible form aintaining asafe
distance tothev ehicleinf ront,for vehicle speed,
fo rb raking in good time and fors taying in lane.
Pa ya ttentio ntothe tra1c conditions at all times
and inter vene when necessar y.Be awa reofthe
limitations rega rding thes afeu se of these sys-
te ms.
Drivin gsystems can neither reduce ther isk of
accident if youf ail toadap tyour driving style nor
ove rride thel aw sofp hysics. The ycanno talways
ta ke intoa ccount road, weather or tra1c condi-
tions. Inf
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matio nonv ehicle sensor
ehicle sensor sand camer
sa nd camer as
as Som
edriving and driving saf etys ystems usec am-
eras as well as radar or ultrasonic sensor sto
monitor thea reainf ront of, behind or next tothe
ve hicle. 1
Multifunction camera
2 Cameras in theo utside mir rors
3 Front radar 4
Front camera
5 Corner radars
6 Ultrasonic sensors
7 Reversing camera &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident due torestric-
te dd etection per form ance of vehicle sen-
sor sand cameras
If th ea reaa round vehicle senso rsor cameras
is co vered, damaged or dirty ,certain driving
and saf etys ystems canno tfunctio ncorrectl y.
Ther eisar isk of an accident. #
Keep thea reaa round vehicle senso rsor
cameras clear of an yobst ruction sand
clean. #
Have damag etothe bumper ,radiator
gr ille or stone chipping in thea reaoft he
fron tand rear wind owsrepaired at a
qu ali/ed specialis tworks hop. Pa
rticular ly,k eep thea reas around thes ensors
and cameras free of dirt, ice or slush
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no
tbec overeda nd thed etection ranges around
th em must be kept free. Do no tattac hadditional
licence plat ebrack ets, advertisements, stic kers,
fo ils or foils toprotect against stone chippings in
th ed etection rang eoft he sensor sand cameras.
Mak esuret hat ther ea reno ove rhanging loads
pr otru ding int othe de tection range.
If th er eisd amag etoab umper or ther adiator
gr ille, or aTer an impact, ha vethef unction of the
senso rscheckedata quali/ed specialis twork-
shop. Ha vedamag eorstone chipping in thea rea
of thec ameras on thef ront and rear wind ows
re paired at aquali/ed specialist workshop. Ov
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ABS(AAnt i-loc kBBra king S System) (/ page198)
R BAS (BBra ke AAssis tSSys tem) (/ page198)
R ESP ®
(EElectronic S Stability P Program)
(/ page198)
R ESP ®
Crosswin dAssis t(/ pag e199)
R EBD (E Electronic B Brakeforc eDDistribution)
(/ page200) R
STEER CONTROL (/ page200)
R HOL Dfunction (/ page200)
R Hill StartA ssis t(/pag e202)
R Adaptiv eBrake Lights (/ page202)
R ATTENTIO NASSIS T(/pag e202)
R Cruis econt rol(/ pag e204)
R Limiter (/ page205)
R Tra1c Sign Assis t(/ pag e222)
R Speed Limi tAssis t(countr y-dependent)
(/ page221)
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Dr iving Assist
iving Assist ance pack
ance package
age
The following functions ar epartoft he Driving
Assistance Package. Cer tain functions ar eonly
av ailabl eins ome countries. Som efunction sare
also availabl ewithout theD riving Assistance
Pa ckage, albei twithr est ricted fu nctionality.
R ActiveD istance Assist DISTRONIC
(/ page207)
R ActiveS peed Limit Assist (countr y-dependent)
(/ page211) R
Route-based speed adap tation (countr y-
dependent )(/pag e212)
R ActiveB rake Assist (/ page216)
R ActiveS teering Assist (countr y-dependent)
(/ page213)
R ActiveE mer gency Stop Assist (countr y-
dependent )(/pag e215)
R Blin dSpotA ssist and ActiveB lind Spo tAssist
wit he xitwarning (/ page224)
R ActiveL ane Keeping Assist (/ page227)
P
P ar
ar king P
king P ack
ackage
age
R Reversing camer a(/pag e230)
R 360° Camer a(/pag e232)
R Parking Assist PARKTRONIC (/ page235)
R ActiveP arking Assist (/ page239) Driving and parking
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F
F
unctions of ABS
unctions of ABS The Anti-loc
kBrake System (ABS) regula test he
brak epressur einc ritical driving situations:
R During braking, fori nstance, at maximum full-
stop braking or if ther eisi nsu1cient tyr etrac-
tion, thew heels ar epreve nted from locking.
R Vehicle steerability while braking is ensu red.
If ABS inter venes when braking, youw illfeel a
pulsing in theb rake pedal. The pulsating brake
pedal can be an indication of hazardous road con-
dition sand can ser veas areminder totake extra
car ew hile driving.
Syst
Syst em limits
em limits
R ABS is acti vefrom speed sofapprox. 5km/ h.
R ABS ma ybeimpaire dorm aynotfunctio nifa
malfunction ha soccur reda nd they ellow !
ABS warning lam plights up continuousl yaTer
th ev ehicleiss tarted. F
F
unction of B
unction of B AS
AS &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of an accident caused by a
malfunction in BAS(Brak eAssist System)
If BAS is malfunctioning, theb raking distance
in an emer gency braking situatio nis
increased. #
Dep ress theb rake pedal wit hfull forc ein
emer gency braking situations. ABS pre-
ve nts thew heels from locking. The Brak
eAssist System (BAS) supports your
emer gency braking situatio nwitha dditional brake
fo rc e.
If yo ud epress theb rake pedal quickl y,BAS is
activated:
R BAS automaticall yboosts theb rake pressure.
R BAS can shor tent he brakin gdistance.
R ABS pr events thew heels from locking.
The brakes will function as usual once your elease
th eb rake pedal. BASis deactivated. F
F
unctions of ESP
unctions of ESP ®
® &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of skidding if ESP ®
is
deactivated
If yo ud eactivat eESP®
,E SP ®
canno tcarry out
ve hicle stabilisation. #
ESP ®
should onl ybedeactivated in the
fo llowing situations. The Electronic
Stability Prog ram( ESP ®
)c an moni-
to ra nd impr oved riving stability and traction in
th ef ollowing situation swithin ph ysical limits:
R When pulling awayonw etor slipper ycarriage-
ways.
R When braking.
If th ev ehicled eviates from thed irection desired
by thed rive r,ESP ®
can stabilise thev ehicleby
inter vening in thef ollowing ways:
R One or mor ewheels ar ebrake d.
R The driv eoutput is adap teda ccording tothe
situation. 198
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ESP
®
is deactivated if theå ESP®
OFF warn-
ing lam plights up continuousl yinthe inst rument
cluster.
Obser vethef ollowing points when ESP ®
is deacti-
va ted:
R Driving stability will no longer be impr oved.
R The driv ewheels could spin.
R ETS/4ET Straction control is still active.
% When ESP ®
is deactivated, youa restill assis-
te dbyE SP®
when braking.
If the ÷ ESP®
wa rning lam p0ashes in the
inst rument clus ter,one or se veralw heels has
re ached its grip limit:
R Adaptthe drivin gstyle tosuit thep reva iling
ro ad and weather conditions.
R Do no tdeactivat eESP®
under an ycircums tan-
ces.
R Onlydepress thea ccelerator pedal as farasis
necessar y. It ma
ybeb esttod eactivat eESP®
in thef ollowing
situations:
R When using sno wchains.
R In deep sno w.
R On sand or grav el.
% Spinning thew heels result sinac utting
action ,whic he nhances traction.
If the ÷ ESP®
wa rning lam plights up continu-
ousl y,ESP ®
is no tavailabl eduetoam alfunction.
Obser vethef ollowing information:
R Warning and indicator lamps (/ page407)
R Displa ymessage s(/ pag e358)
ET
ET S/4ET S/4ET S(Electr
S( Electr onicTr
onic Tractio nSyst
actio nSystem)
em)
ETS/4ET Stractio ncont rolisp artofE SP®
and
makes it possible topull awayand accelerat eona
slipper ycarriag ewa y.
ETS/4ET Scan impr ovethev ehicle's traction by
inter vening in thef ollowing ways:
R The driv ewheels ar ebrake di ndividuall yifthey
spin. R
Mor edrive torque is tr ansferredtot he wheel
or wheels wit htraction.
In0uence
In0uence of dr
of driv
ivepr
epr ogr
ograms on ESP
ams on ESP ®
®
The driv eprog rams enable ESP ®
to adap ttod if-
fe re nt we ather and road conditions as well as the
driver's prefer redd riving style. Dependin gonthe
selected driv eprogram, thea ppropriat eESP®
mode will be activated. Youc an select thed rive
prog rams using theD YNAMIC SELECT switch
(/ page168). F
F
unction of ESP
unction of ESP ®
®
Cr
Cr osswind Assist
osswind Assist ESP
®
Crosswind Assist de tects sudden gusts of
side wind and helps thed rive rtok eepthev ehicle
in thel ane:
R ESP ®
Crosswind Assist is activ eatvehicle
speeds abo veappr ox.8 0k m/h whend riving
straigh tahead or cornering slightl y.
R The vehicle is stabilised bymeans of individual
brak eapplication on one side. Drivin
gand parking
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A
A
ctiv
ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv atingESP
atin gESP®
®
(Electr
(Electr onicSt
onic Stability
ability
Pr
Pr ogr
ogr am)
am) Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Quick access
% ESP®
can onl ybeactivated/deactivated using
qu icka ccessw hen at least one other function
is availabl einq uicka ccess. ESP ®
can other-
wise be found in theAssistance menu. #
Select ESP. #
Select Onorå Off.
ESP ®
is deactivated if theå ESP®
OFF warn-
ing lam plights up continuousl yinthe inst rument
cluster.
Obser vethei nformation on warning lamps and
displa ymessage swhichm aybe shown in the
inst rument clus ter. F
F
unction of EBD
unction of EBD Electronic Breakforce Distribution (EBD) is
char-
acterised bythef ollowing:
R Monitoring and regulating theb rake pressure
on ther ear wheels.
R Impr oveddriving stability when braking, espe-
ciall yonb ends. F
F
unction of S
unction of S TEER C
TEER CONTR
ONTROL
OL ST
EER CONTROL assists youbyt ransmitting a
noticeable steering forc etot he steering whee lin
th ed irection requ ired forv ehicles tabilisation.
This steering recommendation is given in thef ol-
lowing situations:
R both right wheels or bo thleT wheels ar eona
we tors lipper yroad sur face when youb rake
R thev ehicles tartstos kid
Syst
Syst em limits
em limits
ST EER CONTROL ma ybeimpaired or ma ynot
function in thef ollowing situations:
R ESP ®
is deactivated. R
ESP ®
is malfunctioning.
R The steering is malfunctioning.
If ESP ®
is malfunctioning, youw ill be assisted fur-
th er by thee lectric po wersteering. HOLD function
HOLD function
HOLD function
HOLD function
The HOLD function holds
thev ehicleata stand-
still without requ iring youtod epress theb rake
pedal, e.g. while waiting in tra1c.
The HOLD function is onl yanaid. The responsibil-
ity fort he vehicle safel ystanding still remains with
th ed rive r.
Syst Syst em limits
em limits
The HOLD function is onl yintended toprov ide
assistance when driving and is no tasu1cient
means of safeguarding thev ehiclea gains trolling
awa ywhen stationa ry.
R The incline must no tbegreater than 30%. 200
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The intelli
gent cr awler mode is onl yanaid. The
driver is responsible form aintaining asu1cient
distance tothev ehicleinf ront.
Syst
Syst em limits
em limits
The intelli gent cr awler mode does no tautomati-
call ystopt he vehicle if thev ehicleinf ront stops.
Bring thev ehicletoa standstillusin gthe brake
pedal. F
F
unction of Hill St
unction of Hill Star
artA ssist
tA ssist Hil
lStart Assis tholds thev ehiclef oras hor ttime
when pulling awayona hill under thef ollowing
conditions:
R The transmission is in position hork.
R The electric parking brak eisreleased.
This gives youe nough time tomo veyour foot
from theb rake pedal tothea ccelerator pedal and
depress it befor ethe vehicle begins torollawa y. &
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of accident and injur ydue
to thev ehicler ollingaway
ATe rasho rttime, Hill StartA ssis tnol onger
holds thev ehicle. #
SwiT lymo veyour foot from theb rake
pedal tothea ccelerator pedal. Do not
lea vethev ehiclew hen it is bein gheld by
Hill StartA ssist. F
F
unction of A
unction of A dap
daptiv
tiveBr
eBr ak
ak eL ights
eL ights Ad
aptiv eBrake Lights warnfollowing tra1c in an
emer gency braking situatio nwitht he following
actions:
R By 0ashing theb rake lamps
R By activating theh azar dwarnin glights
If th ev ehicleisb rake ds harpl yfroms peeds abo ve
50 km/h, theb rake lamps 0ash rapidl y.This pro-
vide stra1c trav elling behind youw ithane ven
mor enoticeable warning.
If th ev ehicleist rave lling at speeds of mor ethan
70 km/h at theb eginningoft he brakeapplica-
tion, theh azar dwarnin glights switc hononcethe ve
hicle is stationar y.When youp ullawa yagain,
th eh azar dwarnin glights will switc ho.a utomati-
call yata pproximatel y10k m/h. Youc an also
switc ho.the haza rdwa rning lights using theh az-
ar dw arnin gbutton. A
A
TTENTION ASSIST
TTENTION ASSIST F
F
unction of A
unction of A TTENTION ASSIST
TTENTION ASSIST
AT TENTIO NASSIS Tassists youonl ong, mono to-
nous journe ys,e .g.onm otor ways and trunk
ro ads. If ATTENTIO NASSIS Tdetects indicator sof
fa tigue or increasing lapses in concentration on
th ep artoft he driver ,itsuggests taking abreak.
AT TENTIO NASSIS Tiso nlyana id.Itc annot
alw aysd etect fatigue or lapses in concentration in
time. The system is no tasubstitut efor aw ell-res-
te da nd attentiv edrive r.On long journe ys,take
re gula rbreak sing ood time that allo wfor ade-
qu ater ecuperation.
Yo uc an choose between tw osettings:
R St
Standar
andar d:
d:normal system sensitivity.
R Sensitiv
Sensitiv e:
e:highe rsystems ensitivity .The driver
is wa rned earlier and thea ttention le veld etec- 202
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dbyA TTENTIO NASSIS Tisa dapted accord-
ingl y.
If dr owsiness or increasin glapses in concent ra-
tion ar edetected, theATTENTION ASSIST: Take
ab reak! warning appear sinthe Inst rument Dis-
pla y.Yo uc an ackno wledg ethe messag eand take
ab reak wher enecessar y.Ifyo udon ottake a
break and ATTENTIO NASSIS Tcontinues todetect
increasing lapses in concentration ,you will be
wa rned again aTer aminimum of 15 minutes. Yo
uc an ha vethef ollowing status information for
AT TENTIO NASSIS Tdispla yedint he assistance
menu of theo n-boar dcomputer:
R The lengt hofthe journe ysince thel ast break. R
The attention le veld etermined byATTENTION
ASSIS T:
- thef uller thec ircle, theh igher thea tten-
tion le veld etermined
- asyour attention wanes, thec ircle in the
cent reofthed ispla ybecomes smaller
If AT TENTIO NASSIS Tisu nable tocalculat ethe
attention le vela nd canno tissue awarning, the
System suspended messageappears.
If aw arnin gisg iven in theI nstrument Displa y,the
multimedia system o.er stosearchforar est
area. Youc an select arest area and star tnaviga-
tion tothis rest area .Thisf unctio ncanbe acti va-
te da nd deactivated in them ultimedia system.
If AT TENTIO NASSIS Tisd eactivated, theÛ
symbol appear sinthe assistance graphic in the
Instrumen tDispl ay.A Terthe vehicle is star ted,
AT TENTIO NASSIS Tisa utomaticall yactivated. The
last selected sensitivit ylevel remains stored.
Syst
Syst em limits
em limits
AT TENTIO NASSIS Tisa ctiveint he 60 km/h to
200 km/h speed range. Pa
rticular lyin thef ollowing situations, ATTENTION
ASSIS Tonlyf unctions in arest ricted manner and
wa rnings ma ybedelayedorn otoccur:
R Ifyo uh ave been driving forl ess than appr ox-
imatel y30m inutes.
R Ifth er oad condition is poor (une venr oad sur-
fa ce or po tholes).
R Ifth er eisas trong side wind.
R Ifyo ua dop tas porty driving style (high corner-
ing speeds or high ratesofa cceleration).
R IfAc tiveS teering Assist is activated and active
(/ page213).
R Ifth et ime has been se tincor rectl y.
R Ifyo uc hang elane sand vary your speed fre-
qu entl yina ctivedriving situations.
The ATTENTIO NASSIS Tdrowsiness or alertness
assessme ntisrese ta nd restar tedw hen continu-
ing thej ourne yinthefollowing situations:
R Yous witc ho.the vehicle.
R Ifyo uu nfasten your seat belt and open the
driver's door (e.g. tochang edrive rs or take a
break). Driving and parking
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R
Ifth er ea renar rowv ehicles in front, suc has
bicycles or mo torc yc les.
In addition, on slipper yroads, braking or acceler-
ating can cause one or se veralw heels tolose
traction and thev ehiclec ouldthen skid.
Do no tuse ActiveD istance Assist DISTRONI Cin
th ese situations. &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident from accelera-
tion or braking byActiveD istance Assist
DISTRONIC
Ac tiveD istance Assist DISTRONI Cmayaccel-
erat eorb rake inthef ollowing cases, for
ex ample:
R Ifth ev ehiclep ullsa wayu singA ctiv eDis-
ta nce Assist DISTRONIC.
R Ifth es tore ds peed is called up and is con-
siderabl yfaster or slo werthan thec ur-
re ntl yd rive ns peed.
R IfAc tiveD istance Assist DISTRONI Cno
longer de tects avehicleinf ront or does
no treact toreleva nt objects. #
Alwaysc arefull yobser vethet ra1c con-
ditions and be ready tobrak eata ll
times. #
Take intoa ccount thet ra1c situation
befor ecalling up thes tore ds peed. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident due toinsu1-
cient deceleration byActiveD istance
Assist DISTRONIC
Ac tiveD istance Assist DISTRONI Cbrake sy our
ve hicle with up to50% of thep ossible deceler-
ation. If this deceleration is no tsu1cient,
Ac tiveD istance Assist DISTRONI Calerts you
wit hav isual and acoustic warning. #
Adjust your speed and maintain asuita-
ble distance from thev ehicleinf ront. #
Brak ethe vehicle yourself and/or take
ev asiv eaction. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of acciden tifdetection
function of ActiveD istance Assist
DISTRONI Cisimpaired
Ac tiveD istance Assist DISTRONI Cdoes not
re act or has alimi tedr eaction:
R when driving on adi.erent lane or when
ch anging lanes
R topedest rians, animals, bicycles or sta-
tionar yvehicles, or unexpecte dobstacles
R tocomple xtra1c conditions
R tooncoming vehicles and crossin gtra1c
As aresult, ActiveD istance Assist DISTRONIC
ma yneither giv ewarnings nor inter vene in
suc hsituations. #
Alwayso bser vethet ra1c conditions
carefull yand react accordingl y. Oper
Oper
ating A
ating A ctiv
ctiveDist
eD istance Assis
ance Assis tDIS
tD ISTR
TR ONIC
ONIC
R
R eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The electric parking brak eisreleased.
R ESP ®
is activated and is no tinter vening. Driving and parking
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