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esponsibility Yo
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
Inf
or
ormatio nonv
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
(/ page309). The sensor sand cameras must 196 196
Driving and parking
&
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W ARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of accident despit eBlind
Spo tAssist
Blind Spo tAssist does no treact tovehicles
approaching and overtaking youatag reatly
di.erent speed.
Blind Spo tAssist canno twarnd rive rs inthis
situation. #
Alwaysp aycareful attention tothet ra1c
situation and maintain asafed istance at
th es ide of thev ehicle. Observ
ethe no tesond riving systems and your
re sponsibility ;you ma yotherwise failto recognise
danger s(/pag e196).
Exit w
Exit w ar
ar ning ning
The exitwa rning is an additional function of Blind
Spo tAssist and can warnvehicle occupants about
approaching vehicles when leavin gthe vehicle
when stationar y. &
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of accident despit eexit
wa rning
The exitwa rning neither reacts tostationa ry
objects nor topersons or road users
approaching youatag reatl yd i.ering speed.
The exitwa rning canno twarnd rive rs inthese
situations. #
Alwaysp ayparticular attention tothe
tra1 csituation whenopening thed oors
and mak esuret her eiss u1cien tclear-
ance. If
th er eisav ehicleint he monitoring range, this is
indicated in theo utside mir ror.Ifav ehicleo ccu-
pant open sthe door on thes ide wit hthe warning,
aw arnin gtone sounds and thew arnin glam pin
th eo utside mir rors tartst o0 ash.
Thi sadditional function is on lyavailabl ewhen
Blind Sp otAssist is active. Whe nthe exitwa rning
is activated, it can warnvehicle occupants forup
to thre em inutes aTer switching thev ehicleo ..
The exitwa rning is no longer availabl eonce the
wa rning lam pinthe outside mir ror0 ashes three
times. The
exitwa rning is onl yanaid and no tasubsti-
tut efor thea ttention of vehicle occupants. The
re sponsibility foro pening and closing thed oors
and forl eaving thev ehicler emains wit hthe vehi-
cle occupants.
Syst Syst em limits
em limits
Blind Spo tAssis tand ActiveB lind Spo tAssist may
be limited in thef ollowing situations, in particular:
R ifth er eisd irtont he sensor sorthe sensors
ar eo bscured
R in poor visibility ,e.g. due tofog, heavy rain or
snow
R ifth er ea renar rowv ehicles, e.g. bicycles or
mo torbikes
R ifth er oad has very wide or nar rowl anes
R ifve hicles ar enotdriving in them iddle of their
lane
Wa rnings ma ybeissued in er rorw hen driving
close tocrash bar rier sors imilar continuous lane
borders. Alw aysm akes uret hat ther ei ss u1cient
distance tothes ide foro ther tra1c or obs tacles. Driving and parking
225
225
Ac
tiveP arking Assist will be cancelle dinthefol-
lowing situations:
R Parking Assist PARKTRONIC is deactivated.
R Youb egin steering.
R Youa ppl ythe parking brake.
R Youe ngag etransmission position j.
R ESP ®
inter venes.
R Youo pen thed oor sort hetailgat ewhile driv-
ing.
Syst
Syst em limits
em limits
If th ee xterior lightin gismalfunctioning, Active
Pa rking Assist is no tavailable.
Objects located abo veor belo wthe de tection
ra ng eoft he sensors, e.g. overhanging loads,
ove rhang sorl oading ramp sofg oodsvehicles, or
th eb order sofp arking spaces,a renotd etected
during measure mentoft he parking space. These
ar ea lso then no ttaken in toaccount when calcu-
lating thep arking procedure. In some circumstan-
ces, ActiveP arking Assist ma ytherefor eguide
yo ui ntot he parking spac eincor rectl y. &
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WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of accident due toobjects
located abo veor belo wthe de tection
ra ng eofA ctiveParking Assist
If th er ea reobjects abo veor belo wthe de tec-
tion range, thef ollowing situation smayarise:
R ActiveP arking Assist ma ysteer tooe arly.
R The vehicle ma ynotstop in front of these
objects.
Ther eisad anger of collision! #
Inthese situations, do no tuse Active
Pa rking Assist. Extreme
weather conditions, suc hassnowor
heavy rain, ma ylead toap arking space being
measured inaccuratel y.Pa rking spacest hat are
partial lyoccupied bytraile rdrawbar smight no tbe
identi/ed as suc horbemeasured incor rectl y.
Onl yuse ActiveP arking Assist on le vel, high-g rip
gr ound.
Do no tuse ActiveP arking Assist in thef ollowing
situations:
R Inextreme weather conditions suc hasice,
pac keds noworinh eavyrain. R
When transporting aload that pr otru des
be yond thev ehicle.
R On steep uphill or downhill gradients of more
th an appr oximatel y15%.
R When sno wchains ar e/tted.
R Directl yaTer atyrec hang eorw hen spare
tyres ar e/tted.
R Ifth et yrep ressur eist oo lo wort oo high.
R Ifth es uspension is out of alignment, e.g. aTer
bottoming out on akerb.
Ac tiveP arking Assist ma yalso displa yparking
spacest hat arenotsuitable forp arking, suc has:
R Parking spacesw hereparking is prohibited.
R Parking spacesonu nsuitable surfaces. 240
240
Driving and parking
V
V
ehicle key
ehicle key
see Key
V
V ehicle maint
ehicle maint enance
enance
see ASS YSTP LUS
V
V ehicle sensors
ehicle sensors
Information............................................ 196
V
V ehicle so cket
ehicle soc ket
Care...................................................... 309
Indicator lamps...................................... 179
V
V ehicle t
ehicle t ool kit
ool kit
TIREFIT kit.............................................. 316
To wing eye............................................. 328
V
V entilating
entilating
Con venienc eopening.............................. .94
V
V entilation
entilation
see Climat econtrol
V
V ents
ents
see Air vents
VIN
VIN Identi/cation pla te................................. 350
Seat....................................................... 350
Wi ndsc reen............................................ 350 V V
ision
ision
Demistin gwindo ws................................ 153 W
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W ar
ar ning lamp
ning lamp
see Warning/indicator lamp
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W ar
ar ning syst
ning syst em
em
see ATA (anti-theT alar msystem)
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W ar
ar ning tr
ning tr iangle
iangle
Re moving............................................... 313
Settin gup.............................................. 314
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W ar
ar ning/indicat
ning/indicat or lamp
or lamp
! ABSwarning lamp......................... 415
Ó ActiveB rake Assist warning lam p..4 14
J Brakesystemw arnin glam p(red)... 413
J Brakesystemw arnin glam p(yel-
low)....................................................... 412
! Electric parking brak eindicator
lam p(red).............................................. 412
# Electrical fault warning lam p......... 411
å ESP®
OFF warning lam p................ 416 ÷
ESP®
wa rning lam p0ashes........... 415
÷ ESP®
wa rning lam plights up......... 416
Ù Powe rsteering warning lamp
(red)...................................................... 411
_ Reduced warning lam ppower....... 410
6 Restraint system warning lam p...... 409
ü Seat belt warning lam p0ashes...... 409
ü Seat belt warning lam plights up.... 410
Ú System er rorw arnin glam p........... 410
! The electric parking brak e(yel-
low) indica torlam p................................. 412
h Tyre pressur emonitoring sys-
te mw arnin glam p0 ashes....................... 417
h Tyre pressur emonitoring sys-
te mw arnin glam plights up.................... 418
L Warning lam pfor distance
wa rning function.................................... 414
Overview................................................ 407
PA SSENGE RAIRBA G............................... 53
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W arr arr anty
anty........................................................ 38 Index
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