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).
W
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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R
Ifyo ut urns harpl ywhen passing tra1c signs
outside thec amera's /eld of vision.
Se
Se tting Speed Limit Assist
tting Speed Limit Assist
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance
5 Speed Limit Assist
A
A djus
djus ting t
ting t he type of w
he type of w ar
arning
ning #
Select Visual&a udible,Visual orNone.
A
A djus
djus ting t
ting 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.
% If one of thef ollowing systems is activated,
th es peed de tected can be manuall yadop ted
as thes peed limit:
R ActiveD istance Assist DISTRONIC
R Cruise control
R Variable limi ter
Fu rther informatio n(/pag e209). T
T
r
ra1c
a1c Sign Assist
Sign Assist F
F
unction of
unction of Tr
Tra1c
a1c Sign Assist
Sign Assist
Tr a1c Sign Assis tdetects tra1c signs wit hthe
multifunction camer a(/pag e196) .Ita ssists
yo ubyd isplaying de tected speed limit sand over-
ta king restriction sinthe Inst rument Displa y.
Obser vethen otes on driving systems and your
re sponsibility ;you ma yotherwise failto recognise
danger s(/pag e196).
Since Tra1c Sign Assis talso uses thed atas tored
in then avigation system, it can updat ethe display
in thef ollowing situation swithout de tectin gtra1c
signs.
If th es ystemd etects that youa redriving ont oa
section of road in thew rong direction of tr avel, it
trigger sawarning.
The came raalso de tects tra1c sign switha
re striction indicated byan additional sign (e.g.
when wet). Thes eareonl ydispla yedifar estric-
tion applie sorifthe system cann otclear lyde ter-
mine whe ther ther est rictio napplies. W
W ar ar nin gw hent
nin gw hent he maximu mper
he maximu mpermissible spee dis
missible spee dis
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. 222
222
Driving and parking
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
oaching pedes
hing pedes tr
trian cr
ian cr ossings
ossings
(v
(v ehicle swit
ehicle swithDr
hDr iving Assist
iving Assist ance P
ance Pack
ackag
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e)
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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Se
Se
tting
tting Tr
Tra1c
a1c Sign Assist
Sign Assist
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R eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
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Onlyv
yvehicle swit
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hDr iving Assist
iving Assist ance P
ance P ack
ackag
age:
e:
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
P
P ack
ack ag
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..
Se
Se ttin gt
tting t he type of w
he type of w ar
arning
ning #
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
tA ssista nd A
ta nd A ctiv
ctiveBlind Spo
eB lind Spo tAssis
tA ssistw ith
tw ith
e
e xit w
xit w ar
arning
ning F
F
unction of Blind Spo
unction of Blind Spo tAssis
tA ssista nd A
ta nd A ctiv
ctiveBlind
eB lind
Spo
Spo tAssis
tA ssistw it
tw ithe
he xit w
xit w ar
arning
ning
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
Driving and parking
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. &
W
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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R
thed rive prog rams elected
R thed riving style
The driv eprogram can be adjus tedu sing the
DY NAMI CSELEC Tswitch. R
R
e
ev
ver
er sing came ra
sing camera F
F
unction of t
unction of t herev
he rever
ersing camera
sing camera
If yo uh avea ctivated thef unction in them ultime-
dia system (/ page235), thei mag efromt he
re ve rsing camer aisdisplayedint he medi adisplay
when reve rseg ear is selected. Dynamic guide
lines sho wthe pat hthe vehicle will take withthe
cur rent steering angle .This helps youtoo rient
yo urself and toavo id obstacles when reve rsing.
The reve rsing camer aisonlyana id. It is no ta
substitut efor your attention tothes urro undings.
The responsibility fors afem anoeuvring and par k-
ing remains wit hyou. Mak esuret hat ther ea reno
persons, animals or objects etc., in them anoeu-
vring area while manoeuvring and parking.
% Youc an open thec ove roft hereve rsing cam-
er am anuall y(/pag e235). The guide lines in
them edia displa yshowt he dis-
ta nces toyour vehicle. The dis tances displa yed
onl yappl ytor oad le vel.
Depending on thev ehiclee quipment ,you can
select from thef ollowing vie ws:
R Norma lview
R Wide-angle view
The area behind thev ehicleisd isplaye dasam ir-
ro rimage, as in thei nside rearvie wmirro r.
V
V ehicles wit
ehicles wit hout P
hout Par
arking Assis
king AssistP tPARK
ARK TR
TRONIC
ONIC
The following camer aviews area vailabl eint he
multime dias ystem: Normal view
1 Yellowg uide line, vehicle widt h(driven sur-
fa ce) depending on thec urrent steering angle
(dynamic)
2 Yellowg uide line at adistance of appr ox-
imatel y1.0mf romt herear area
3 Yellowl anes marking thec ourse thet yres will
ta ke withthe cur rent steering angle (dynamic)
4 Bumper
5 Redg uide line at adistance of appr oximately
0.3 mfromt herear area 230
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3
Topv ieww ithi mages from thes ide cameras
in theo utside mir rors
4 Wide-angle vie w,rear
5 Topv ieww ithi mag efromt hereve rsing cam-
era
6 Topv ieww itht railer vie w(vehicles wit ha
trailer hitch)
T
T op view
op view 1
Lane indicating ther out ethe vehicle will take
at thec urrent steering wheel angle
2 Warning displa yofParking Assist
PA RKTRONIC
3 Your vehicle from abo ve The colour of
thei ndividual segments of warning
display 2is based on thed istance tothed etec-
te do bstacle:
R Y
Yello
ello wsegments:
ws egments: obstacles at adistance
between appr ox.0 .6ma nd 1.0 m
R Or
Orang
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
When Parking Assist PARKTRONIC is ope rational
and no objec tisdetected, thes egments of the
wa rning displa yareshown in grey. Guide lines
Guide lines 1
Yellowl ane marking thec ourse thet yres will
ta ke atthec urrent steering wheel angle
(dynamic)
2 Yellowg uide line, vehicle widt h(driven sur-
fa ce) depending on thec urrent steering wheel
angle (dynamic)
3 Redg uide line at adistance of appr oximately
0.3 mfromt herear area
4 Markatad ista nce of app rox. 1.0 m
% When ActiveP arking Assist is acti ve,lanes 1
ar ed ispla yeding reen. Driving and parking
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tting t he w
he war
ar ning t
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arking Assist
king Assist
P
P ARK
ARK TR
TRONIC
ONIC
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance
5 Camer a&parking
A
A djus
djusting t ting t he v
he volum eoft
olum eoft he w
he war
ar ning t
ning t ones
ones #
Select Warnin gtonev olume. #
Setav alue.
A
A djus
djus ting t
ting t he pitc
he pitc hoft
hofthe w
he war
arning t
ning t ones
ones #
Select Warning tone pitch. #
Setav alue.
Specifying t Specifying t he st he star
arting poin tf
ting point f or t
or the w
he w ar
arning t
ning t ones
ones
Yo uc an specify whe ther theP arking Assist
PA RKTRONIC warning tones should commence
when thev ehicleisf urther awa yfromano bstacle. #
Select Warn early all-round .#
Swit chthef unction on or o..
A
A ctiv
ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv ating audio f
ating audio fadeout
adeout
Yo uc an specify whe ther thev olume of amedia
source in them ultimedia system is tobe reduced when
Parking Assist PARKTRONIC sounds awarn-
ing tone. #
Select Audio fadeout during warnin gtones . #
Switc hthe function on or o.. A
A
ctiv
ctiv eP
ePar
arking Assist
king Assist F
F
unction of A
unction of A ctiv
ctiveP
ePar
arking Assist
king Assist
Ac tiveP arking Assist is an electronic parking
assistance system, whic huses ultrasound with
th ea ssistance of ther eversing camer aand 360°
Camera. When youa redriving forw ards up to
appr oximatel y35k m/h, thes ystema utomatically
measures parking spaces on bo thsides of the
ve hicle.
Ac tiveP arking Assist o.er sthe following func-
tions:
R Country
Country -dependent
-dependent: :parking in parking spaces
parallel tother oad
R Parking in parking spacesp erpendiculartothe
ro ad (optionall yeither forw ards or reve rse)
R Exiting parking spaces if youh ave parked
using ActiveP arking Assist As soon as all
requ irements ar emetfors ear ching
fo rp arking spaces,t heÇ displayappear sin
th eI nstrument Displa y.
When ActiveP arking Assist has de tected parking
spaces, theÈ displayappear sinthe Inst ru-
ment Displa y.The ar rows sho wonw hichs ide of
th er oad de tected parking spaces ar elocated.
The yarethen shown in them edia displa y.
The parking space ca nbeselected as desired.
Depending on thel ocation of thep arking space,
th ep arking direction (rear wardsorf orwa rds) can
also be selected as desired.
When ActiveP arking Assist is acti vated, thet urn
signal indicator sareactivated based on thec alcu-
lated pat hofyourvehicle.
When youa reentering or exiting aparking space,
th ep rocedur eisassisted byacceleration, braking,
steering and gear changes.
Ac tiveP arking Assist is onl yanaid. It is no tasub-
stitut efor your attention tothes urro undings. The
re sponsibility fors afem anoeuvring and parking
re mains wit hyou. Mak esuret hat no persons, ani-
mals or objects etc. ar eint he manoeuvring
ra nge. Driving and parking
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