R
Opens theb onnet →
302
S ! Electric parking brake →
193
T Light switch →
139 8
8
At
ag lance –Cockpit
1
Ú System er ror →
410
2 ! ABS →
415
3 #! Turn signal light →
140
4 h Tyre pressur emonitoring system →
417
5 # Electrical fault →
410
6 _ Reduced po wer →
410
7 L Distance warning →
414
8 J Brakes (yellow) →
412
9 J Brakes (red) →
412
A ! Electric parking brak e(yellow) →
412
B ! Electric parking brak e(red) →
412
C ï Indicator lam pinoperative D
ü Seat belt →
409
E R Rear fogl ight →
140
F K High beam →
140
L Lowb eam →
139
T Standing lights →
139
G å ESP®
OFF →
415
÷ ESP®
→
415
H 6 Restraint system →
409
I Char geleve ld isplay →
247
J R Range →
247
K õ Operational readiness of driv esystem →
160
L Ù Powe rsteering →
411 At
ag lance –Indicator and warning lamps (standard)
11
11
1
#! Turn signal lights →
140
2 å ESP®
OFF →
415
÷ ESP®
→
415
3 R Rear fogl ight →
140
4 K High beam →
140
L Lowb eam →
139
T Standing lights →
139
5 Ú System er ror →
410
6 ! Electric parking brak e(yellow) →
412
7 õ Operational readiness of driv esystem →
160
8 J Brakes (yellow) →
412
9 # Electrical fault →
410 A
L Distance warning →
414
B Ù Powe rsteering →
411
C ! ABS →
415
D h Tyre pressur emonitoring system →
417
E 6 Restraint system →
409
F Char geleve ld isplay →
247
G R Range →
247
H _ Reduced po wer →
410
I ! Electric parking brak e(red) →
412
J ü Seat belt →
409
K J Brakes (red) →
412
L ï Indicator lam pinoperative At
ag lance –Indicator and warning lamps (widescreen cockpit)
13
13
pants. These measures canno
tnecessaril ypre-
ve nt an imminent impact.
PRE-SAFE ®
PLUS ca nimp lement thef ollowing
measures independentl yofeacho ther:
R Tightening thes eat belts on thed rive r's seat
and front passenger seat.
R Activating ther ear hazard warning lights at a
higher 0ashing frequency.
R Increasing brak epressur ewhen thev ehicleis
stationar y.This brak eapplication is cancelled
automaticall ywhent he vehicle pull saway.
If an accident did no toccur ,the pre-emptive
measures that we re ta kena re re versed.
Syst
Syst em limits
em limits
The system will no tinitiat eanyaction in thef ol-
lowing situations:
R when reve rsing
The system will no tinitiat eanybraking application
in thef ollowing situations:
R whilst driving
or R
when entering or exiting aparking space while
using ActiveP arking Assist A A
ut
ut omatic measur
omatic measur es
esaTer
aTer an accident
an accident
Dependin gonthe type and se verity of thea cci-
dent, and depending on thev ehicle's equipment,
th ef ollowing measures can be implemented, for
ex ample:
R automati cbraking (post-collision brake)
R activatin gthe haza rdwa rning lights
R triggering an automatic emer gency call
(/ page289)
R switching o. thed rive system and high-volt-
ag eo n-boar delectrical system
R unlocking thev ehicled oors
R lowe ring thes ide windo ws
R displaying thee mer gency guide in them ulti-
media system display
R switching on thei nterior lighting F F
unction of t unction of t he pos
he post-collision brt-collision br ake
ake
Depending on thea ccident situation, thep ost-col-
lision brak ecan minimise thes everity of afurther
collision or evenavoid it.
If an accident is de tected, thep ost-collision brake
can implement automatic braking. When thev ehi-
cle has come toas tandstill, thee lectric parking
brak eisa utomaticall yapplied.
The driver can cancel automatic braking bytaking
th ef ollowing actions:
R braking mor estrongl ythan automati cbraking
R fullydepressin gthe accelerator peda lwith
fo rce Saf
Saf
el
elytrytr anspor
anspor ting c
ting childr
hildren in t
en in t he v
he vehicle
ehicle Alw
ay
Alw ayso bserv
so bserv ewhen c
ew hen c hildr
hildren ar
en ar etrav
et rav elling in t
elling in t he
he
v
v ehicle
ehicle %
Also strictl yobser vethes afet yn otes fort he
speci/c situation .Inthiswayyou can recog-
nise po tential risk sa nd avo id danger sifchil-
dren ar etrave lling in thev ehicle
(/ page58). Occupan
tsafety
57
57
In
thee vent of an accident or impac ttothe
ve hicle underbod y,components of theh igh-
vo ltag eelectrical system ma ybedamaged
although thed amag eisnotvisible. #
Neverm akea nymodi/cation stot he
high- voltag eon-boar delectrical system. #
Do no tswitc honoru sethev ehicleifi ts
high- voltag eon-boar delectrical system
components ha vebeen modi/ed or dam-
aged. #
Nevertouc hdamaged components of
th eh igh-voltag eon-boar delectrical sys-
te m. #
ATer an accident, do no ttouc hanycom-
ponents of theh igh-voltag eon-board
electrical system. #
ATer an accident, ha vethev ehiclet rans-
por teda way. #
Have thec omponents of theh igh-voltage
on-boar delectrical system checkedata
qu ali/ed specialis tworks hop and
re placed if necessar y. R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
Onl ydisconnect theh igh-voltag eon-boar delectri-
cal system manuall yinthefollowing situations:
R The 6 restraint system warning lam plights
up in theI nstrument Displa y,e.g. aTer an
accident.
R The vehicle is badl ydamaged, e.g .aTer an
accident, and ther est raints ystemc ompo-
nent shaven otbee ntriggered.
Oper
Oper ating t
ating t he high-v
he high-v olt
oltag
aged isconnect de
ed isconnect de vice
vice
Onl ydisconnect theh igh-voltag eon-boar delectri-
cal system manuall yinthe abo ve-mentioned sit-
uations. #
Switc ho.t hevehicle. #
ShiT thet ransmission toposition j. #
Appl ythe electric parking brake. #
Secu rethev ehiclea gains trolling away. #
Open theb onnet. #
Press release tab1inthed irection of the
ar ro wa nd pull it out. #
Pullhigh- voltag edisconnect device 2inthe
direction of thea rrow until it engages.
The high- voltag eon-boar delectrical system is
switched o..
All workon thed rive system (including aTer dis-
connecting theh igh-voltag eon-boar delectrical 158
158
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system manually) ma
yonlybec arried out by a
qu ali/ed specialis tworks hop. Switc
Switc
hing on t
hing on t he pow
he power suppl
er suppl yort
yorthe v
he vehicle
ehicle &
W
W ARNING
ARNING Risk of acciden tand injur ydue
to leaving children unattended in thev ehi-
cle
If ch ildren ar eleT unattended in thev ehicle,
th ey could, in particular:
R open doors, thereb yendangering other
persons or road users.
R geto ut and be struc kbyoncoming tra1c.
R operat evehiclee quipment and become
trapped, fore xamp le.
In addition ,the children could also se tthe
ve hicle in motion by,for example:
R releasing thep arking brake.
R changing thet ransmission position.
R starting thev ehicle. #
Neverlea ve children unattended in the
ve hicle. #
When leavin gthe vehicle, alw ayst aket he
ke yw ithy ou and loc kthe vehicle. #
Keep thev ehiclek eyout of ther eac hof
ch ildren. R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R thek eyis in thev ehiclea nd isrecognised.
R theb rake pedal is no tdepressed. #
T Tos witc
os witc hont hont he pow
he pow er suppl y:
er suppl y:press button
1 once.
Yo uc an, fore xamp le, activat ethe windscreen
wipe r.
The po wersuppl yiss witched o. again if thef ol-
lowing condition saremet:
R youo pen thed rive r's door.
R youp ress button 1twice more. Driving and parking
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159
#
Open thec ove roft he mar keds pace 2if
necessar y. #
Mak esuret hat them arke ds pace 2is
em pty. #
Remo vethek ey1 from thek eyring. #
Plac ethe key 1inthem arke ds pace 2on
th es ymbol 3.
The vehicle will star taTer ashor ttime.
When your emo vethek ey1 from them arked
space 2,thevehicle can be driven. Forfur-
th er engine starts ho wever,t he key 1must
be located in them arke ds pace 2onthe
symbol 3during thee ntir ejourne y. #
Have thek ey1 checkedata quali/ed spe-
cialist workshop.
If t
If t he v
he v ehicle does no
ehicle does no tst
tst art:
art: #
Place thek ey1 inthem arke ds pace 2and
lea veitth ere. #
Depress theb rake pedal and star tthe vehicle
usin gthe start/s topb utton.
% Youc an switc honthe powersuppl yort he
ve hicle wit hthe start/s topb utton. Obser
veanyinformatio nregarding displa ymes-
sages that can be displ ayedont he multifunction
displa y. R
R
unning-in not
unning-in not es
es R
In cer tain driving and driving saf etys ystems,
th es ensor sadjust automaticall ywhile acer-
ta in distance is being driven aTer thev ehicle
has been delivered or aTer repairs. Full sys-
te me .ectiveness is no treached until thee nd
of this teach-in process.
R Brakepads, brak edisksa nd tyres that are
either ne worhaveb een replaced onl yachieve
optimum braking e.ect and grip aTer se veral
hund redk ilometres of driving .Compensat efor
th er educed braking e.ect byapplying greater
fo rc etot he brak epedal. N
No
ot
tes on dr
es on dr iving
iving &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident due toobjects
in thed rive r's foot we ll
Objects in thed rive r's foot we ll ma yimp ede
pedal tr avel or bloc kadepressed pedal.
This jeopardises theo perating and road saf ety
of thev ehicle. #
Stow all objects in thev ehicles ecurely
so that they canno tget intot he driver's
fo ot we ll. #
Always/tt he 0oor mats secu relyand as
prescribed in order toensur ethat there
is alw ayss u1cient room fort he pedals. #
Do no tuse loose 0oor mats and do not
place 0oor mats on topofo ne ano ther. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident due toincor-
re ct foot we ar
Incor rect foot we ar includes, fore xample:
R shoes with plat form soles Driving and parking
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161
R
shoes wit hhigh heels
R slippe rs
Ther eisar isk of an accident. #
Alwaysw ear suitable foot we ar so that
yo uc an operat ethe pedals safel y.&
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of accident if thev ehicleis
switched o. while driving
If yo us witc ho.t hevehicle while driving,
saf etyf un ction sare re strictedornol onger
av ailable.
This ma ya.ect thep owe rsteering system and
th eb rake forc eb oosting ,for example.
Yo uw ill need touse considerabl ymoref orce
to stee rand brake, fore xamp le. #
Do no tswitc ho.t hevehicle while driv-
ing. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of acciden tdue tothe
brak esystemo verheating
If yo ul eave your foot on theb rake pedal when
driving, theb rake system ma yoverheat.
This increases theb raking distance and the
brak esystemc aneven fail. #
Neveru se theb rake pedal as afootrest. #
Do no tdepress theb rake pedal and the
accelerator pedal at thes ame time while
driving. *
N
NOOTE
TE Damag etothevehicle due tonot
observing them aximum permitted head-
ro om clearance If
th ev ehicleh eight is greater than them axi-
mum permitted headroom clearance, ther oof
and other parts of thev ehiclem aybe dam-
aged. #
Obser vethes ignposted headroom clear-
ance. #
Ifth ev ehicleh eight is greater than the
permitted headroom clearance, do not
enter. #
Obser vethec hanged vehicle height with
add-o nroof equipment. N No
ot
tes on dr
es on dr ivingw it
ivin gw ithar
har oof load, tr
oof load, tr ailer or fully
ailer or fully
laden v
laden v ehicle
ehicle
When drivin gwithal oaded roof luggag erackor
trailer as well as wit hafullyladen or full yoccu-
pied vehicle, thev ehicle's driving and steering
ch aracteristics change.
Yo us hould bear thef ollowing in mind:
R Do no texceed thep ermissible roof load and
to wing capacity .Also obser vethet echnical
dat aint he printed Owner's Manual.
R Evenl ydistribut ethe roof load, and place
heavy objects at theb ottom. Also compl ywith
th en otes on loadin gthe vehicle
(/ page118).
R Driv eattentivel y,and avoid suddenl ypulling
awa y,braking and steering as well as rapid
cornering. 162
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