P
P
ar
ar king wit
king wit hA
hActiv
ctiv eP
ePar
arking Assist
king Assist #
Press but ton1. The media displa
yshows th eviewofA ctivePark-
ing Assist. Area 2displa ysdetected parking
spaces 4and vehicle path 3.
% Vehicle path 3shown on them edia display
ma ydi.er from thea ctual vehicle path. #
Ifap arking space is displ ayed: stop thev ehi-
cle. #
Select desi redp arking space 4and con/rm. #
If necessar y,select thep arking direction (for-
wa rdsorr everse), and con/ rm.
Ve hicle path 3is shown, dependin gon
selected parking space 4and thep arking
direction. %
The tur nsignal indicator is switched on auto-
maticall ywhen thep arking procedur ebegins.
Yo ua re re sponsible fors electing thet urns ignal
indicator in accordance wit hthe tra1c condi-
tions. If necessar y,select thet urns ignal indicator
accordingl y. &
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of accident due tovehicle
swinging out while parking or pulling out
of ap arking space
While parking or exiting aparking space, the
ve hicle swing sout and can driv eontoa reas of
th eo ncoming lane.
This could cause youtoc ollidewitho bjects or
ot her road users. #
Paya ttentio ntoobjects and other road
users. #
Wher enecessar y,stop thev ehicleor
cancel thep arking procedur ewithA ctive
Pa rking Assist. #
If,fore xamp le,the Please engage reverse
gear messag eappear sinthe medi adispla y: Driving and parking
241 241
select
thec orresponding transmission posi-
tion.
The vehicle drives int othe selected parking
space.
% During thep arking procedur ewithA ctive
Pa rking Assist, thel ane markings ar edis-
pla yeding reen in thec amer aimage.
On completion of thep arking procedure, the
Ø Parking Assist finished, take control of
vehicle displaymessag eappears. Further
manoeuvring ma ystill be necessar y.#
ATe rcompletion of thep arking procedure,
safeguar dthe vehicle agains trolling away.
When requ ired bylegal requ irements or local
conditions: tur nthe wheels towa rdst he kerb.
% Youc an stop thev ehiclea ndchang ethe
transmission position during thep arking pro-
cedure. The system then calculates anew
ve hicle path. If no ne wvehiclep athisa vaila-
ble, thes ystemc anchang ethe transmission
position again or cancel thep arking proce-
dure. Exiting
apar
Exiting aparking space wit king space wit hA
hActiv
ctiv eP
ePar
arking Assist
king Assist
R
R eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The vehicle has been par kedw ithA ctiv ePark-
ing Assist.
Please no tethat youa re re sponsible fort he vehi-
cle and sur roundings during thee ntir eparking
procedure. #
Startt he vehicle. #
Press but ton1.
The media displa yshows th eviewofA ctive
Pa rking Assist. #
Ifth ev ehicleh as been par kedp erpendicular
to thed irection of tr avel: in area 2,select
direction of tr avel 3 Left orRight.
% The vehicle pat hshown on them edia display
ma ydi.er from thea ctual vehicle path. #
Con/r mdirection of exit3 todriv eout of the
parking space.
% The tur nsignal indicator is switched on auto-
maticall ywhen thee xitin gprocedur ebegins. 242
242
Driving and parking
Yo
ua re re sponsible fors electing thet urns ignal
indicator in accordance wit hthe tra1c condi-
tions. If necessar y,select thet urns ignal indicator
accordingl y. &
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of accident due tovehicle
swinging out while parking or pulling out
of ap arking space
While parking or exiting aparking space,t he
ve hicle swing sout and can driv eontoa reas of
th eo ncoming lane.
This could cause youtoc ollidewitho bjects or
ot her road users. #
Paya ttentio ntoobjects and other road
users. #
Wher enecessar y,stop thev ehicleor
cancel thep arking procedur ewithA ctive
Pa rking Assist. #
If,fore xamp le,the Please engage forward
gear messag eappear sinthe medi adispla y: select
thec orresponding transmission posi-
tion.
The vehicle mo veso ut of thep arking space.
The tur nsignal indicator is switched o. auto-
maticall y.
ATe rthe parking spac ehas been exited, awarn-
ing tone and theØ Parking Assist finished,
take control of vehicle messagepromp tyou to
ta ke cont roloft hevehicle.
The vehicle is no tautomaticall ybrake da nd can
ro llawa y.Yo uh ave toaccelerate, brake, steer and
ch ang egear yourself again. Manoeuvr Manoeuvr
ing assist
ing assistant
ant F
F
unction of Dr
unction of Dr iv
iveA wa
eA wayA ssist
yA ssist
Driv eAwayA ssist ca nreduce thes everity of an
impact when pulling away.If an obs tacle is de tec-
te dint he direction of tr avel, thev ehicle's speed
is brie0y reduced toappr ox.2 km/h. If acritical
situation is de tected, theÉ symbol appear sin
th em edia displa y. Driv
eAwayA ssist ca nbedeactivated or activated
in the Manoeuvring assistance menu
(/ page244).
% Youc an cancel an inter vention byDriv eAway
Assist at an ytime bydeactivating Parking
Assist PARKTRONIC (/ page238). &
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of accident cause dbylimi-
te dd etection per form ance of Driv eAway
Assist
Driv eAwayA ssist canno talway sc lear lyiden-
tify objects and tra1c situations. #
Alwaysp aycareful attention tothet ra1c
situation; do no trelyonD rive Aw ay
Assist alone. #
Be prepa redtob rake or swer veas nec-
essar y,prov ided thet ra1c situation per-
mits and that it is saf etotakee vasive
action. Driv
eAwayA ssist is onl yanaid.Itisn otas ubsti-
tut efor your attention tothes urro undings. The
re sponsibility fors afem anoeuvring and parking
re mains wit hyou. Mak esuret hat no persons, ani- Driving and parking
243
243
mals or object
setc. ar einthe manoeuvring
ra nge.
Ar isk of collision ma yoccur in thef ollowing situa-
tions, fore xamp le:
R Ifth ea ccelerator and brak epedals ar einter-
ch anged.
R If an inco rrect transmission position is
engaged.
Driv eAwayA ssist is activ eunde rthe following
conditions:
R IfPa rking Assist PARKTRONIC is activated.
R Ifyo us hiT thet ransmission position tok or
h when thev ehicleiss tationar y.
R Ifth ed etected obstacle is less than appr ox.
1.0 maway.
R Ifth em anoeuvring assistance function is acti-
va tedint he multimedia system.
Syst
Syst em limits
em limits
The per form ance of Driv eAwayA ssist is limited
on inclines.
% Also obser vethes ysteml imits of Parking
Assist PARKTRONIC (/ page235). F
F
unction of Cr
unction of Cr oss
ossTr
Tra1c
a1c Alert
Alert
% Cross Tra1c Ale rtis onl yavailabl efor vehicles
wit hB lind Spo tAssis torA ctiveBlind Spot
Assist.
Cross Tra1c Ale rtcan warndriver sofanycross-
ing tra1c when reve rsing and manoeuvring out of
ap arking space.T heradar sensor sinthe bumper
also moni tort he area adjacent tothev ehicle. If a
critical situationi sdetected, theL symbol
appear sinthe medi adispla yand thev ehiclec an
be braked automaticall y.
If th er adar senso rsareo bstructed byvehicles or
ot her objects, de tection is no tpossible.
Cross Tra1c Ale rtis activ eunder thef ollowing
conditions:
R ifth ev ehicleisr eversing at awalkin gpace.
R manoeuvring assista nce is activated
(/ page244).
% Also obser vethei nst ruction sonB lind Spot
Assis tand ActiveB lind Spo tAssist
(/ page224).
Syst
Syst em limits
em limits
Cross Tra1c Ale rtis no tavailabl eoni nclines. A
A
ctiv
ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv atingmanoeuvr
atin gmanoeuvr ing assist
ing assist ant
ant
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance
5 Camera &parking #
Activate/deactivate Manoeuvringassistance.
% Manoeuvring assistant must be acti vefort he
function of Driv eAwayA ssist (/ page243)
and Cross Tra1c Ale rt (/ pag e244). V
V
ehicle to
ehicle towing ins
wing ins tr
tructions
uctions
The vehicle is no tsuitable fort he use of towb ar
systems that ar eused for0 attowing or dinghy
to wing ,for example. Attach ing and using towb ar
systems can result in damag etothevehicle.
When youa retowing avehiclew ithtowb ar sys-
te ms, saf edrivin gc haracteristics cann otbe guar-
anteed fort he towing vehicle or thet owe dvehicle.
The vehicle-trailer combination ma yswe rvef rom
side toside.
Obser vethef ollowing information:
R Perm itted towing me thods (/ page324) 244
244
Drivin
gand parking
%
V
V ehicles wit
ehicles wit hout A
hout Activ
ctiveDist
eD istance Assis
ance Assist t
DIS
DIS TR
TRONIC:
ONIC: presstheò button tocall up
th em enu bar of theo n-boar dcomputer. #
T
Tos cr
os croll on t
oll on t he menu bar:
he menu bar: swipe leT orright
on thel eT-hand Touc hC ontrol. #
T
Toc all up amenu, submenu or possible se
oc all up amenu, submenu or possible se t-
t-
tings on t
tings on t he menu, or
he menu, or con/rm
con/rmaselection or
as election or
se
se tting:
tting: press thel eT-hand Touc hC ontrol. #
T
Tos cr
os croll t
oll t hr
hrough display
ough display sorlis
sorl ists on tts on t he
he
menu, or select displa
menu, or select displa ycont
yc ont ent, afunction,
ent, afunction,
an entr
an entr yorad isplay:
yorad isplay:swipe upwards or down-
wa rdsont he leT-hand Touc hC ontrol. #
T
Toe
oe xitasubmenu:
xit asubmenu: pressthel eT-hand back
button.
Selecting t
Selecting t he head-up display
he head-up display #
T
Tos witc
os witc hont
hont he head-up displa y:
he head-up displa y:switc hon
th eh ead-up displa yviathem ultimedia system
or activat eitonthe menu bar byswiping
upwards on thel eT-hand Touc hC ontrol.
The head-up displa ymenu will be selected on
th eh ead-up displa y. #
T
Tos witc
os witc ht
htot
ot he head-up displa y:
he head-up displa y:press the
leT-hand Touc hC ontrol or swipe upwards on
th el eT-hand Touc hC ontrol. #
T
Tose
ose tt
tthe t
he t hr
hree displa
ee displa yr
yrang
ang es of t
es of t he head-up
he head-up
displa y:
displa y:swipe upwards or down wardsont he
leT-hand Touc hC ontrol.
F
F ull-scr
ull-scr een menus
een menus
V
V ehicles wit
ehicles wit hanins
hani nstrtrument displa
ument displa yint
yinthe wide-
he wide-
scr
scr een coc
een coc kpit:
kpit:thef ollowing menus can be
shown full-screen on thei nst rument displa y:
R Assistance
R Trip
R Navigation #
Onthec orresponding menu ,use thel eT-hand
To uc hC ontrol toscroll tothee nd of thel ist. #
Press thel eT-hand Touc hC ontrol.
The selected menu will be displa yedf ull-
screen. Ov
Ov
er
ervie
vie wofd isplay
wofd isplaysont
sont he ins
he ins tr
trument display
ument display
Displa yson thei nst rument displa y:
u ActiveP arking Assist (/ page241)
é Parking Assist PARKTRONIC deactivated
h Cruisecontrol (/ page204)
È Limiter( /pag e205)
ç ActiveD istance Assist DISTRONIC
(/ page207)
ê ActiveB rake Assist (/ page220)
à ActiveS teering Assist (/ page213)
à ActiveL ane Keeping Assist (/ page227)
¬ ActiveS top-and-Go Assist
õ Operational readiness of thed rive system
(/ page160)
ò Sound generator inoperativ e(/pag e367)
ë HOLD function (/ page200)
ð Maximum permissible speed exceeded (for
cer tain countries only)
V
V ehicles wit
ehicles wit hSpeed Limit Assist:
hS peed Limit Assist: detected
instructions and tra1c sign s(/pag e221). Instrumen
tdispla yand on-boar dcomputer
249
249
R
In automati ccarwa shes wit hconveyo rsys-
te ms:
- Neutral iis engaged.
- Ifyo uw ould lik etoleave thev ehiclew hile
it is bein gwashed, mak esuret he keyis
located in thev ehicle. The par kposition
j isotherwise automaticall yengaged.
% If, aTer thec arwa sh, your emo vethew ax
from thew indscreen and wiper rubbers, this
will pr event smearing and reduce wiper noise.
A
A ut
ut omatic car w
omatic car w ash mode
ash mode
In car wash mode, thev ehicleisp repared ford riv-
ing int othe automatic car wash. Car wash mode
can be activated at aspeed of up to20 km/h
Ac tivat e(/pag e306).
The following settings ar emade when car wash
mode is activated:
R The outside mir rors aref olded in.
R Topreve ntthew indscreen washer system
from startin gupautomaticall y,ther ain sensor
is deactivated.
R The rear wind owwiper is deacti vated. R
The windo wsand thes liding sunroof are
closed.
R The air conditioning system is se ttoair-recir-
culation mode.
R Parking Assist PARKTRONIC is deactivated.
R V
Vehicle swit
ehicle swith3 60° Camer
h3 60° Camer a:
a:thef ront imag eis
activated aTer appr ox.e ight seconds.
If one of thes etting scanno tbes elected, this is
displa yedbya %behin dthe respecti veset-
ting.
Ab ove aspeed of 20 km/h Car wash mode is
automaticall ydeacti vated.
The following settings ar erese twhen car wash
mode is deacti vated:
R The outside mir rors aref olded out.
R The rain sensor is activated.
R The rear wind owwiper is activated.
R The air conditioning system is se ttofresh air
mode.
R Parking Assist PARKTRONIC is rese ttot he
pr ev iousl yselected setting. R
The windo wsand thes liding sunroof remain
closed.
R V
V ehicles wit ehicles wit h360° Camer
h3 60° Camer a:
a:thef ront imag eis
deactivated at speeds abo ve18 km/h. A
A
ctiv
ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv ating aut
ating automatic car w
omatic car w ash mode
ash mode R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R thev ehicleiss tationar y.
R thee ngine is running.
Multimedia system: 4 © 5
Settings 5
Quick access
A
A ctiv
ctiv ating aut
ating aut omatic ca rw
omatic ca rwashm ode
as hm ode #
Select Car wash mode . #
Select Start.
If one of thes etting scanno tbes elected, this is
displa yedbya %behin dthe respectiv eset-
ting.
% Forano verviewoft he settin gsmade when
activating automatic car wash mode
(/ page305). 306 306
Main
tenanc eand ca re
#
In suc hcases, transpo rtthev ehicle
(/ page327).
* N
NOOTE
TE Damag edueto to wing away at
ex cessivel yhigh speeds or overlong dis-
ta nces The driv
etra in could be damaged when towing
at excessivel yhigh speeds or overlong distan-
ces. #
Atow ing speed of 50 km/h mus tnotbe
ex ceeded. #
Atow ing dis tance of 50 km must no tbe
ex ceeded. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of acciden twhen towing a
ve hicle whic histoo heavy
If th ev ehicletobet ow-star tedort owedaway
is heavier than thep ermissible gross mass of
yo ur vehicle, thef ollowing situation scan
occur:
R thet ow ing eyem aybecome de tach ed. R
thev ehicle/traile rcombination may
swer veorove rturn. #
Befor etow -starting or towing away,
ch eckift hevehicle tobe tow- star tedor
to we da waye xceeds thep ermissible
gr oss mass. If
av ehiclem ustbet ow-star tedort owed awa y,its
permissible gross mass must no texceed thep er-
missible gross mass of thet ow ing vehicle. #
Informatio nonthe permissible gross mass of
th ev ehiclec an befound on thev ehiclei denti-
/cation plat e(/pag e350).
T
T o
o wing awa
wing awayt
ythe v
he v ehicle
ehicle #
Fitt he towing eye( / pag e328). #
Fasten thet ow ing device.
* N
NOOTE
TE Damag eduetoincor rect connec-
tion of thet ow bar #
Onlyconnect thet ow rope or towb arto
th et ow ing eyes. #
Deactivat ethe automatic locking mechanism
(/ page85). #
Do no tactivat ethe HOLD function. #
Deactivat etow -awa yp rotection
(/ page101). #
Deactivat eActiv eBrake Assist (/ page220). #
ShiT thet ransmission toposition i. #
Release thee lectric parking brake. #
Remain in thec ockpit during towing and
obser vethed ispla ymessages. #
Do no tswitc ho.t hevehicle while it is being
to we d. #
Do no topen thed rive r's door or front
passenger door ;the transmission will other-
wise automaticall yshiT toj . 326
326
Breakdown assistance
&
W
W ARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of accident due tolimited
saf ety-re lated functions during thet ow ing
process
Saf ety-re lated functions ar elimited or no lon-
ge ra vailabl eint hefollowing situations:
R thev ehicleiss witched o..
R theb rake system or po wersteering system
is malfunctioning.
R thee nergy suppl yorthe on-boar delectri-
cal system is malfunctioning. #
In suc hcases,don ottowt he vehicle. #
Transpo rtthev ehicle( /page327).
* N
NOOTE
TE Damag etothe driv esystemd ueto
incor rect towing The
vehicle ma ynotbe towe dint hefollowing
situations:
R thev ehicleiss witched o..
R theb rake system or po wersteering system
is malfunctioning. R
thee nergy suppl yorthe on-boar delectri-
cal system is malfunctioning. #
In suc hcases,don ottowt he vehicle. *
N
NOOTE
TE Damag eduetoexcessiv etractive
po wer If
yo up ullawa ysharpl y,thet ractiv epower
ma ybet oo high and thev ehicles coul dbe
damaged. #
Pullawa ys lowly and smoo thly. Loading t
Loading t
he v
he vehicle f
ehicle f or tr
or transport
anspo rt #
Obser vethen otes on towing away
( / pag e324). #
Connect thet ow ing device tothet ow ing eye
in order toload thev ehicle. #
ShiT thet ransmission toposition i.
% The transmission ma ybelockedinp osition
j inthee vent of damag etothe electrics. To
shiT toi ,provide theo n-boar delectrical
system wit hpowe r(/ pag e324). #
Load thev ehicleo ntot he transpor ter. #
ShiT thet ransmission toposition j. #
Use thee lectric parking brak etosecurethe
ve hicle agains trolling away. #
Onlysecur ethe vehicle bythew heels.
V
V ehicles wit
ehicles wit hadap
ha dap tiv
tived am
ed amping adjus
ping adjustment tment &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of an accident when trans-
porting vehicles wit hadaptiv edamping
adjustment
When transpo rting vehicles with adaptive
dampin gadjustment, thev ehicle/traile rcom-
bination ma ybegin torock and star ttoskid. #
Load thev ehiclec orrectl yo ntot he
transpor ter. #
Secur ethe vehicle on all four wheels
wit hs uitable tensioning straps. #
Do no texceed them aximum permissible
speed of 60 km/h when transporting. Breakdown assistance
327
327