Speed Limit Assist
Speed Limit Assist
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% Speed Limit Assist uses OpenStreetMa pdata,
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of theO pen Database License (OBbL). Further
informatio ncan be found at :https://
www.osmfoundation.org/wiki/licence.
Speed Limit Assist de tects speed limit switha
multifunction camer aand displa ys them in the
inst rument clus tera nd optionall yinthe head-up
displa y.The camer aalsod etects speed limits with
ar est rictio nindicated byan additional sign (e.g.
when wet) as well as stop signs.
Obser vethen otes on driving systems and your
re sponsibility ;you ma yotherwise failto recognise
danger s(/pag e196).
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W ar
ar nin gw hen t
nin gw hen t he maximum per
he maximum per missible speed is
missible speed is
ex
ex ceeded
ceeded
The system can warnyouify ou unintentionally
ex ceed them aximum permissible speed. Todo
th is, youc an specify in them ultimedia system by
ho wm ucht he maximum permissible spee dcan
be exceeded befor eawarningisissued. Youc an specify whe
ther thew arnin gistobej ustav isual
wa rning or an acoustic one as well.
Displa
Displa yint
yinthe Ins
he Instr trument Display
ument Display
% The illustrations sho wthe Inst rument Display
in thew idescreen cockpit. 1
Perm issible speed
2 Perm issible speed when ther eisar estriction
3 Additional sign wit hrest rictio n(e.g. when wet)
If Speed Limit Assist canno tdetermine thec ur-
re nt maximum permissible speed (e.g. due to
missing signs), thef ollowing displa yappear sin
th eI nstrument Displa y: This is displa
yedc ontinuousl yifthevehicle is in a
countr ywhereSpeed Limi tAssis tisn otsuppor-
te d. Speed Limit Assist is no tavailabl eina ll coun-
tries.
Syst Syst em limits
em limits
The system ma ybeimpaired or ma ynotfunction
in thef ollowing situations:
R Ifth er eisp oor visibility ,e.g. due toinsu1cient
illumination of ther oad, highl yvariable shade
conditions, rain, sno w,fogorh eavy spr ay.
R Ifth er eisg lare, e.g. from oncoming tra1c,
direct sunlight or re0ections.
R Ifth ew indscreen in thea reaoft he multifunc-
tion came rais dirty ,orifthe came rais misted
up, damaged or co vered.
R Ifth et ra1c signs ar ehardtod etect, e.g. due
to dirt, sno worinsu1cien tlighting, or
because they arec ove red. Driving and parking
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Displa
Displa
yint
yinthe Ins
he Instr trument Display
ument Display Instrument Displa
yintheWidescreen Cockpit
1 Maximum permissible speed
2 Maximum permissible speed when ther eisa
re striction
3 Additional sign wit hrest rictio n(e.g. when wet)
% V
V ehicles wit
ehicles wit hast
hastandar
andar dIns
dI nstrtrument Displa y:
ument Displa y:a
+
+ symbol next toatra1c sign in theI nstru-
ment Displa yindicates that additional tra1c
sign shaveb een de tected. These can also be
displa yedint he medi adispla yand optionally
in theh ead-up displa y. If
Tra1c Sign Assis tcann otdeterm ine them axi-
mum permissible speed (e.g. due tomissing
signs), thef ollowing displa yappear sinthe Inst ru-
ment Displa y: This is displa
yedc ontinuousl yifthevehicle is in a
countr ywhereTra1c Sign Assis tisnotsuppor ted.
Tr a1c Sign Assis tisnotavailabl eina ll countries.
% Also obser vethei nformation on displa ymes-
sages in Tra1c Sign Assis t(/ pag e358).
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W ar
ar nin gw hen appr
nin gw hen appr oac
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ian cr ossings
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ehicle swithDr
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The system can warnyouify ou approac ha
pedestrian crossing wit hyour vehicle. The ¯
Watch for pedestrians messageappear sinthe
inst rument cluster.
The warning occur sonlyifa ppropriat etra1c
signs or lane markings ar edetected and pedes-
trians ar epresent in thed anger zone. Syst
Syst
em limits
em limits
The system ma ybeimpaired or ma ynotfunction
particular lyin thef ollowing situations:
R Ifth er eisp oor visibility ,e.g. due toinsu1cient
illumination of ther oad, highl yvariable shade
conditions, rain, sno w,fogorh eavy spr ay.
R Ifth er eisg lare, e.g. from oncoming tra1c,
direct sunlight or re0ections.
R Ifth ew indscreen in thea reaoft he multifunc-
tion came rais dirty ,orifthe came rais misted
up, damaged or co vered.
R Ifth et ra1c signs ar ehardtod etect, e.g. due
to dirt, sno worinsu1cien tlighting, or
because they arec overed.
R Ifth ei nformation in then avigation system's
digital map is incor rect or out-of-date.
R If sign sareambiguous, e.g .road signs in road-
wo rksorina djacent lanes.
R Ifyo ut urns harpl ywhen passing tra1c signs
outside thec amera's /eld of vision. Driving and parking
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Tra1c
a1c Sign Assist
Sign Assist
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ements:
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Ac tiveD istance Assist DISTRONI Cand ECO
Assist must be acti vatedf or thea utomatic
adoption of speed limits.
Multimedia system: 4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance
5 Traffic Sign Assist
A
A ctiv
ctiv ating or deactiv
ating or deactiv ating aut
ating automatic adop
omatic adop tion of
tion of
speed limits (onl
speed limits (onl yv
yvehicles wit
ehicles wit hDr
hDriving Assist
iving Assist ance
ance
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age)
e) #
Select Adopt limit. #
Switc hthe function on or o..
The spee dlimits de tected byTra1c Sign
Assis tare automaticall yadop tedbyA ctive
Dis tance Assist DISTRONIC.
% If one of thef ollowing systems is activated,
th ed etected speed can be manuall yadop ted
as thes peed limit:
R ActiveD istance Assist DISTRONIC
R Cruise control R
Variable limi ter
Fu rther informatio nabout ActiveD istance
Assist DISTRONIC: (/ page209).
Displa
Displa ying det
ying det ect
ected
edtr
tra1c
a1c signs in t
signs in t he mediadis-
he medi adis-
play
play #
Select Display in head unit . #
Switc hthe function on or o..
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Se ttin gt
tting t he type of w
he type of w ar
arning
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Select Visual&a udible,Visual orOff.
Se Se tting t tting t he w
he war
arning t
ning t hr
hreshold
eshold
This value de term ines thes peed at whic hawarn-
ing is issued when exceeded. #
Select Warning threshold. #
Setthe desi reds peed. Blind Spo
Blind Spo
tAssis
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ta nd A ctiv
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unction of Blind Spo tAssis
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Blind Spo tAssist and ActiveB lind Spo tAssist use
tw ol ateral, rear-facing radar sensor stomonitor th
ea reaupt o40m behind and 3mnexttoy our
ve hicle.
If av ehicleisd etected at speedsa bove appr ox-
imatel y12k m/h and this vehicle subsequently
enter sthe moni toring rang ed irectl ynexttoy our
ve hicle, thew arnin glam pint he outside mir ror
lights up red.
Pe rm anen tstatus displ ayinthei nst rument clus-
te r:
R ¸ (gre y): sy stem is acti vatedb ut inopera-
tive
R ¸ (gre en): system is activated and opera-
tional
If av ehicleisd etected close toyour vehicle and
yo us witc hont he tur nsignal indicator in thec or-
re sponding direction, adoubl ewarnin gtone
sounds and ther ed warning lam pinthe outside
mir ror0 ashes. If thet urns ignal indicator remains
switched on, all other de tected vehicles ar eindi-
cated onl ybythe 0ashing of ther ed warning
lamp.
If yo uo vertak eav ehicleq uickly,no warning is
given. 224 224
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Wa
rnings ma ybeinterrupted when driving along-
side long vehicles, fore xamp le lorries, forap ro-
longed time.
Blind Spo tAssist is no toperational when reve rse
ge ar is engaged.
The exitwa rning ma ybelimited in thef ollowing
situations:
R when thes ensor sarecoveredbya djacent
ve hicles in nar rowp arking spaces
R when peopl eapproac hthe vehicle
R inthee vent of stationar yorslowly moving
objects
F
F unction of br unction of br ak
akea pplication (A
ea pplication (A ctiv
ctiveBlindS pot
eB lindS pot
Assis
Assis t)
t)
If Ac tiveB lind Spo tAssist de tects arisk of aside
impact in them onitoring range, acourse-cor rect-
ing brak eapplication is car ried out. This is
designed tohelp youa void ac ollision.
The course-cor rectin gbrake application is availa-
ble in thes peed rang eb etwe en app roximately
30 km/h and 200 km/h. &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of acciden tdespi tebrake
application of ActiveB lind Spo tAssist
Ac ourse-cor rectin gbrake application cannot
alw aysp reve nt ac ollision. #
Alwayss teer,b rake or accelerat eyour-
self, especiall yifActiveBlind Spo tAssist
wa rnsy ou or makes acourse-cor recting
brak eapplication. #
Alwaysm aintain asafed ista nce at the
sides. If
ac ourse-cor rectin gbrake application occurs,
th er ed warning lam p0ashes in theo utside mir ror
and awarnin gtone sounds .Inaddition, display 1
indicating thed anger of aside collision
appear sinthe Inst rument Displa y.
In rare cases, thes ystemm aymak eani nappro-
priat ebrake application. This brak eapplication
ma ybei nterrupted at an ytime if yous teer slightly
in theo pposit edirection or accelerate.
Syst
Syst em limits
em limits
No tethes ysteml imitations of ActiveB lind Spot
Assist ;you ma yotherwise no trecognise thed an-
ge rs ( / pag e224).
Either acourse-cor rectin gbrake application
appropriat etothe drivin gsituation, or none at all,
ma yoccur in thef ollowing situations:
R Vehicles or obs tacles, e.g .crash bar riers, are
located on bo thsides of your vehicle.
R Avehiclea pproaches tooc losel yont he side.
R Youh avea dop tedas porty driving style with
high cornering speeds.
R Youb rake or accelerat esigni/cant ly.
R Adriving sa fety system inter venes, e.g. ESP ®
or ActiveB rake Assist.
R ESP ®
is deactivated. 226
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Conditions f
Conditions f
orac our
or ac our se-corr
se-corr ecting br
ecting br ak
akea pplica-
ea pplica-
tion (v
tion (v ehicles wit
ehicles wit hout Dr
hout Driving Assist
iving Assist ance P
ance Pack
ackag
age)
e)
Depending on thes etting ,ac ourse-cor recting
brak eapplication occur sinthefollowing situa-
tions (/ page229).
% The availabilit yofthis settin gisd ependent on
th ec ountr y.Ifth ef unction is activated in
countries in whic hthis settin gisnonot
tav ailable,
al ane-cor rectin gbrake application is initiated
in thef ollowing situations:
Lane markings weredetected on bo thsides of
th el ane. The front wheel drives overac ontin-
uous lane marking.
Standard setting
R Alane marking and thee dgeofa /rmr oad
sur face weredetected. The front wheel drives
ove ral ane marking on thee dgeoft he /rm
ro ad sur face.
R Alane marking and an oncoming vehicle were
de tected. The front wheel drives overthe lane
marking. Sensitive
setting
R All situations desc ribed under theStandard
setting.
R Acontinuous lane marking wasd etected and
driven overwitht he front wheel.
% Abrake application ma ybeinterrupted at any
time if yous teer slightl yinthe opposit edirec-
tion.
Conditions f
Conditions f orac our
or ac our se-corr
se-corr ecting br
ecting br ak
akea pplica-
ea pplica-
tion (v
tion (v ehicles wit
ehicles wit hDr
hDriving Assist
iving Assist ance P
ance Pack
ackag
age)
e)
Depending on thes etting ,ac ourse-cor recting
brak eapplication occur sinthefollowing situa-
tions (/ page229).
% The availabilit yofthis settin gisd ependent on
th ec ountr y.Ifth ef unction is activated in
countries in whic hthis settin gisnonot
tav ailable,
al ane-cor rectin gbrake application is initiated
in all situations described under Sensitive.
Standard setting
R Alane marking and an approaching vehicle, an
ove rtaking vehicle or vehicles driving parallel
to your vehicle weredetected in thea djacent lane. The front wheel drives
overthe lane
marking.
Sensitive setting
R The situations desc ribed under theStandard
setting.
R Acontinuous lane marking wasd etected and
driven overwitht he front wheel.
% Abrake application ma ybeinterrupted at any
time if yous teer slightl yinthe opposit edirec-
tion.
Syst
Syst em limits
em limits
No lane-cor rectin gbrake application occur sinthe
fo llowing situations:
R Youc lear lyand activel ysteer,b rake or accel-
erate.
R Ifad riving saf etys ystemi nter venes, suc has
ESP ®
,A ctiv eBrake Assist or ActiveB lind Spot
Assist.
R Youh ave adop tedas porty driving style with
high cornering speeds or high ratesofa cceler-
ation.
R When ESP ®
is deacti vated. 228
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Syst
Syst
em limits
em limits
The reve rsing camer awill no tfunction or will only
partiall yfunction in thef ollowing situations:
R The tailgat eiso pen.
R Ther eish eavyrain, sno worfog.
R The light conditions ar epoor,e.g. at night.
R Cameras, or vehicle component sinwhichthe
cameras ar e/tted, ar edamaged, dirty or co v-
ered. Obser vethei nformation on vehicle sen-
sor sand cameras (/ page196).
% Do no tuse ther eversing camer ainthese
type sofs ituations. Youc ould otherwise injure
ot her sorc ollide wit hobjects when parking
th ev ehicle.
% The contrast of thed ispla ymaybe impaired
by direct sunlight or by other light sources,
e.g .when driving out of agarage. In this case,
pa yp articular attention. %
Have thed ispla yrepaired or replaced if, for
ex ample, pixel er rors considerabl yrest rict its
use. 360° Came
ra
360° Camera F
F
unction of t
unction of t he 360° Camera
he 360° Camera
The 360° Camer aisasystemt hat consist sof
fo ur cameras. The cameras co verthe immediate
ve hicle sur roundings. The system assists you
when youa reparking or at exits wit hreduced visi-
bility ,for example.
The vie wsofthe3 60° Camer aarealw aysa vaila-
ble when driving forw ards up toas peed of
appr ox.1 6k m/h and whenr eversing.
The 360° Camer aisonlyana id and ma yshowa
distor tedv iewofo bstacles, sho wthem inco rrectly
or no tshowt hem at all. It is no tasubstitut efor
yo ur attention tothes urro undings. The responsi-
bility fors afem anoeuvring and parking remains
wit hy ou. Mak esuret hat ther ea reno persons,
animals or objects etc., in them anoeuvring area
while manoeuvring and parking. The system
evaluates images from thef ollowing
cameras:
R Reversing camera
R Front camera
R Twos ide cameras in theo utside mir rors
% Youc an open thec ove roft hereve rsing cam-
er am anuall y(/pag e235).
V
V iew
iew soft
soft he 360° Camera
he 360° Camera
Yo uc an select from di.erent vie ws: 1
Wide-angle vie w,front
2 Topv ieww ithi mag efromt he front came ra232
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The guid
elines in them edia displa yshowt he
distances toyour vehicle. The dis tances app ly
to road le vel.
Side vie
Side vie woft
wofthe mirr
he mirr or camer
or camer as
as
The sides of thev ehiclec an be seen in this vie w. 1
Guide line of extern al vehicle dimension swith
outside mir rors folded out
2 Markeroft he whee lcontact points
Syst
Syst em f
em f ailure
ailure
If th es ystemisn otready foro peration, thef ol-
lowing messag eappear sinthe medi adispla y: Syst
Syst
em limits
em limits
The 360° Camer awill no tfunction or will only
partiall yfunction in thef ollowing situations:
R The door sareopen.
R The outside mir rors aref olded in.
R The tailgat eiso pen.
R Ther eish eavyrain, sno worfog.
R The light conditions ar epoor,e.g. at night.
R Cameras, or vehicle component sinwhichthe
cameras ar e/tted, ar edamaged, dirty or co v-
ered. Obser vethei nformation on vehicle sen-
sor sand cameras (/ page196).
% Do no tuse the3 60° Camer aunder suc hcir-
cumstances. Youc ould otherwise injur eoth-
er sorc ollide wit hobjects when parking the
ve hicle.
Fo rtechnical reasons, thes tandar dheight of the
ve hicle ma ybealtered if thev ehicleisc arrying a heavy load and can
result in inaccu racies in the
guide lines and in thed ispla yoft hegenerated
ima ges.
% The cont rast of thed ispla ymaybe impaired
by abrupt, direct sunlight or by other light
sources, e.g .when driving out of agarage. In
th is case, pa yparticular attention.
% Have thed ispla yrepaired or replaced if, for
ex ample, pixel er rors considerabl yrest rict its
use.
See then otes on cleaning the3 60° Camera
(/ page309).
Calling up t
Calling up t he vie
he viewoft
wofthe 360° Camer
he 360° Camer ausing
au sing
rev
rev er
er se g
se g ear
ear
R
R eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The Auto reversing camera function is activa-
te dint he multimedia system (/ page235). #
Engag ereverse gear. #
Select thed esired vie winthe multimedia sys-
te m( /pag e232). #
If, aTer shiTing toreve rseg ear ,the imag eof
th er eversing camer aisnotshown: switc ho. 234
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Ve
hicles wit h360° Camera
If yo uh ave notselected theCamera &parking
menu and an obstacle is de tected in thep athof
th ev ehicle, apop-up wind ow forParking Assist
PA RKTRONIC 1appear sinthe multimedia sys-
te mats peeds belo w10km/h.
The colour of thei ndividual segments of thew arn-
ing displa yisbased on thed istance tothed etec-
te do bstacle:
R Y
Y ello
ello wsegments:
ws egments: obstacles at adistance
between appr ox.0 .6ma nd 1.0 m
R Or
Or ang
ang esegments:
es egments: obstacles at adistance
between appro x. 0.3mand 0.6 m R
R
Red segments:
ed segments: obstacles at averys hor tdis-
ta nce of app rox. 0.3 morless
Displa
Displa yofP
yo fPar
arking Assis
king Assis tP
tPARK
ARK TR
TRONIC in t
ONIC in t he
he
head-up displ ay
head-u pdispl ay Optionall
y,obstacles de tected byParking Assist
PA RKTRONIC from adistanc eofapproximately
1.0 minf ront 2 and 0.6 monthe sides 3can
also be displa yedint he head-up displa y.
Syst
Syst em limits
em limits
Pa rking Assist PARKTRONIC does no tnecessarily
ta ke intoa ccount thef ollowing obstacles:
R Obstacles belo wthe de tection range, e.g. per-
sons ,animals or objects. R
Obstacles abo vethed etection range, e.g.
ov erhanging loads, overhangs or loading
ra mp sofl orries.
The sensor smust be free of dirt, ice and slush.
Otherwise, they ma ynotfunction cor rectl y.Clean
th es ensor sregular ly,t aking car enottoscratch
or damag ethem (/ page196).
Pr
Pr oblems wit
oblems wit hP
hPar
arking Assis
king AssistP tPARK
ARK TR
TRONIC
ONIC Example:
vehicles wit h360° Camera
When rear segments 1or all- round segments
2 light up reda nd the é symbol appear sin
th eI nstrument Displa y,Pa rking Assist
PA RKTRONIC ma yhave been deactivated due to236
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