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Vehicle #
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Select Yes. Dr
ivi ng and drivi ng safetysy stems Dr
iving systems andyour responsibility Yo
ur vehicle iseq uipped withdr iving systems
whic hassis tyo uin drivin g,par kingand man eu‐
ve ring theve hicle. Thedriving systems areonl y
aids. Theyar eno ta subs titutefo ryo ur att entio n
to thesur round ingsand donotre lie ve youof
yo ur responsibili typer tainin gto road traf fic law.
The driver isalw aysre sponsible formaint aining
a saf edis tance totheve hicle infront, forve hicle
speed, forbr aking ingood timeandforst ay ing
in lane. Payatt ention tothetra ffic con dition sat
all tim esand interve ne when nece ssary.Be
aw areof thelimit ations rega rding thesaf euse of
th ese systems.
Dr iving systems canneither reduce therisk of
accident ifyo ufa ilto adap tyo ur drivin gst yle nor
ove rride thelaws ofphysics. Theycan notalw ays ta
ke intoacc ount road, weather ortraf fic condi ‐
tions . In
fo rm ation onvehicl esen sorsand camer as 1
Camer asintheoutside mirrors
2 Multifunction camera
3 Front camer a 4
Ultrasonic sensors
5 Rear vie wcam era
% Depen dingon theve hicle's equipment, the
ra dar sensor sar eint egratedbehind the
bum persand/or behindthera diat orgrill.
Some driving anddriving safetysy stems use
camer asas wellas radar orultr asonic sensors
to monit orthear ea infront of,behind ornext to
th eve hicle.
Ke ep thear eas around thesensor sand camer as
fr ee ofdir t,ice orslush (/page280). Thecam‐
er as and sensor smus tno tbe covered, forex am‐
ple bybicy clerack s, overhanging loads,sticke rs,
fo ilor foils toprotect agains tst one chipping .
Ad dition allicense platebr ac kets can impai rth e
function oftheultr asonic sensors,in par ticular .
In theeve ntofdama georase vere impact inthe
ar ea ofthesensor s,ha ve thefunc tion ofthe
sensor sch eckedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rk‐
shop. Have damag eor stone chipping inthear ea
of thecamer asrepair edataqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop. Ifth esensor sor camer asaredam‐
ag ed, some driving systems anddriving safety
sy stems mayno long erfunc tion proper ly. 17
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Obser
vethetra ffic con dition sand steer
and/or brak eif neces sary. Sy
stem limit s
The system limit ations ofActiveSt eer ing Assis t
apply toActiveLa ne Chang eAssi st
( / pag e19 1).
The system mayalso beimpair edorma yno t
func tion inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R The sensorsin there ar bum peraredir ty,
damag edorcoveredby ast icke ror ice and
sno w,forex am ple.
R The exterior lighting showsadef ect.
% The ActiveLa ne Chang eAssi stsensor s
adjus taut omaticall ywhile acer tain dis tance
is be ing driven afte rth eve hicle hasbeen
deliv ered. ActiveLa ne Chang eAssi stis
una vailable oronl ypar tiall yav ailable during
th is teac h-in proce ss;noarro w appear sne xt
to theØ ActiveSt eer ing Assis tsymbol
when thetur nsignal indicat orisactiv ated. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gAc tiv eLan eCha nge
As sist Multimedia
system:
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Assist ance
5 Act ive Lane Change Assist #
Activateor deacti vate thefunc tion. Fu
nction ofActiv eEme rgency Stop Assis t If
th esy stem detects that thedr iver has not
st eer edtheve hicle fora consider ableper iod of
time orhas remo vedth eir hands from thesteer‐
ing wheel, display1 appear sin themultifunc ‐
tion displa y.Ifth edr iver still does notst eer the ve
hicle, orgiv es no conf irmation tothesy stem,
a wa rning tone sou nds inad ditio nto thevisual
wa rning mess age.
If th edr iver still does notre spond tothewa rn‐
ing, theBeginn ingEmer gencySt op messag e
appear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.Ifth edr iver
st ill does notre spond, ActiveDis tance Assist
DIS TRONI Creduces thespeed. Thevehicle is
deceler ated instag es toast ands till.
De pen dingon thecount ry,at speeds below
40 mph(60 km/h) thehazar dwa rning light s
switc hon aut omat ically.
When theve hicle isstatio nary,thefo llo wing
act ions arecar ried out :
R The vehicle issecur edwithth eelectr icpar k‐
ing brak e.
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis end ed
R The vehicle isunloc ked.
R Ifpossible, anemer gency callis place dto
th eMer cedes- Benzemergency callcent er
The driver can cance lth edeceler ationatany
time byper form ing one ofthefo llo wing actions :
R Steer ing Dr
iving andparking 19
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Tr
ans miss ionMalfun ction Stop ........... 366
Displa yon thewindsh ield
see Head- upDis play
Dis tance control
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
DI ST RO NIC
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
Do or
Ch ild sa fety lock (rear door s).......... ...... 62
Loc king(emer gency key) ................ .......7 1
Opening (from theinside) ......................6 8
Un loc kin g(emer gency key) .................... 71
Un loc kin g(fr om theinside) ...................6 8
Door controlpan el.....................................1 6
DO T,Tire Iden tificat ionNumbe r(TI N) ... 318
Do wnhi lldr ivin gass istance
see DSR
Dr aw bar
see Tow- bar system
Dr inking anddriving ................................ 147
Dr ive Awa yAssis t.... ................................ 212 Dr
ive Awa yAssis t
see Protect ion agains tcollision
Dr ive position
Inser ting.......................................... ....1 59
Dr ive pr og ram dis pla y........... ............ ......155
Dr ive pr og rams
se eDY NA MIC SELE CT
Dr iver's seat
see Seat
Dr iving safetysy stem .............................1 72
ABS (Anti-lock Braki ng System) ........... 173
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 177
BA S(Br akeAssi stSystem) ............... ....1 74
Cameras ........................................ ...... 172
EBD (electr oni cbr ak efo rc edis tribu‐
tion )..................................................... 176
ESP ®
Cr oss wind Assi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 176
Of f-road ABS ........................................1 74
Ov ervie w .......................................... ....1 73
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensors........ ...... 172
Re sponsibili ty...................................... 172
ST EER CONTR OL............. .....................176 Dr
ivin gsy stem
Susp ension withadap tivedam ping
adjus tment .......................................... 198
Dr ivin gsy stem
see 360° Camer a
see ActiveBli nd Spo tAssi st
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
see ActiveEmerg encyStop Assis t
see ActiveLa ne Chang eAssi st
see ActiveLa ne Keeping Assist
see ActivePa rking Assist
see ActiveSpe edLimi tAssi st
see ActiveSt eer ing Assis t
see ATTENTION ASSIST
see Blind SpotAssis t
see Cruise control
see Driving safetysy stem
see DSR
see HOLD function
see Parking AssistPA RK TRONI C
see Rear vie wcam era
see Start-of fassis t
see Traf fic Sign Assist
Dr ivin gtips
Dr ink ing and drivin g.............................1 47 422
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