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Re
ar dual-zone automatic climat econtrol #
Switc hont he dual-zone automatic climate
contro l. #
Toswitc hon:press the004E button on the
air conditioning operatin gunit.
The indicator lam ponthe004E button will
light up when ther ear climat econtrol is
swit ched on. The settings fort emperature,
air flow and, if arear compartment air condi‐
tionin gsystemisi nstalled, air distribution will
be adop tedf or ther ear compartment climate
control.
3-zone automatic clima tecontrol ,rear com‐
partment #
Switc hont he 3-zone automatic climat econ‐
trol.
To switc hon: #
Press the004E button on thea utomatic cli‐
mat econt rolo peratin gunit.
The indicator lam ponthe004E button will
fl ash. The operatin gunit displa ywill sho wthe
second menu le velfor thet emperatur eand
air flow setting of ther ear air conditioning sys‐
te m. #
Press the0097 button and se tablowe rset‐
ting fort he rear climat econtrol.
The blo wersettings willbes hown onthed is‐
pla yasab ar graph. The rear air conditioning
sy stem will be switched on. #
If necessar y,se tthe temp eratur efor ther ear
climat econtrol usin gthe temp eratur econ‐
trol.
The displa ywill sho wthe selected rear com‐
partment temp erature.
If yo udon otsetan ew va lue within appr ox‐
imatel yten seconds, theo perating unit display
will retur ntot hefirs tm enu le velfor thea uto‐
matic climat econt rols ettings .The indicator lamp
on the 004E button will light up continuousl y.
% The air distribution settinga
pplies bothtothe
automatic climat econtrol and tother ear air
conditioning sy stem and cann otbe se tsepa‐
ra tely fort he two. #
Toswitc hoff:press the004E button on the
automatic climat econtrol operatin gunit.
The indicator lam ponthe004E button will
fl ash. The operatin gunit displa ywill sho wthe
second menu le velfor thet emperatur eand
air flow setting of ther ear air conditioning sys‐
te m. #
Press the0095 button and then press it again
once thel owest blowersetting has been
re ached.
The operatin gunit displa ywill go of fand the
re ar air conditioning sy stem will be switched
off.
If yo udon otsetan ew va lue within appr ox‐
imatel yten seconds, theo perating unit display
will retur ntot hefirs tm enu le velfor thea uto‐
matic climat econt rols ettings .The indicator lamp
on the 004E button will go out.
% When
thev ehicle is star ted, thec limat econ‐
trol settings mos trecently selected will be
adop teda utomaticall y. Switching
theA /C function on/off Re
quirements
R The climat econtrol sy stem has been
switched on (/ page91).
R The engine is running.
Whe nthe "Cooling wit hair dehumidification"
function is switched on, thea ir inside thev ehicle
is cooled and dehumidified according tothet em‐
peratur eselected.
Fo r3 -zone automatic clima tecontrol, thef unc‐
tion fora utomatic clima tecontrol settings can be
acti vatedord eactivated onl yonthefirs tm enu
le ve l. If youdon otsetan ew va luefort he rear
compartment climat econtrol on thes econd
menu le velw ithin appr oximatel yten seconds, the
control panel displa ywillgob acktot hefirst
menu le vel. #
Press the005A button.
The indicator lam ponthe005A button will
light up when thef unction is switched on.
% Switc
hofftheA /C function onl ybrief ly.O th‐
erwise, thew indo wscould fogupm ore
qu ickl y.
% Condensation ma
yleak from theu nderside of
th ev ehicle in cooling mode. This is no tasign
of am alfunction. Au
tomaticall yregulating climat econtrol Re
quirements:
R The climat econtrol sy stem has been
switched on (/ page91).
3-zone automati cclimat econtrol
When 3-zone automatic climat econtrol is in auto‐
matic mode ,the se ttemperatur ewill automati‐ 92
Climat econt rol

cally be
kept cons tant. The sy stem automatically
re gulates thet emperatur eofthe dispensed air,
th ea irflow and thea ir distribution.
Au tomatic mode fora utomatic clima tecontrol
settings can be acti vatedord eactivated onl yon
th ef irst menu le vel. If youdon otsetan ew va lue
fo rt he rear-compartment climat econtrol in the
second menu le velw ithin appr oximately tens ec‐
onds ,the contro lpanel displa ywill go bac ktothe
fi rs tm enu le vel. #
Setthe desired temp eratur e(/pag e93). #
Toswitc hautomatic mode on/off: press
the 0058 button.
When thei ndicator lam ponthe0058 button
lights up, automatic mode is switched on. Air‐
fl ow and air distribution ar eregulated auto‐
matically .The "defros twindshield" function is
switched off.
If yo ud eactivat eautomatic mode, thea utomatic
climat econt rolw ill sa vethec urrent settings.
In au tomatic mode, if youa djus tthe air flow or air
distribution manually ,the indicator lam pabove
the 0058 button will go out. The function that has
no tb een changed manuall y,ho we ver,will con‐
tinue tobe regulated automatically. Information on
thea ir distribution settings In all air distributio
nsettings ,the side windo ws
ar es upplie dwitha ir via thes ide air vents topre‐
ve nt them from fogging up.
Heating or dual-zone automatic climat econt rol
0061 Directs ai
rtothe defros terv ents
009C Direct
sairto thec enter and side air vents
009B Directs ai
rtothefoot we llve nts
3-zone au tomatic clima tecontrol
0061 Directs ai
rtothe defros terv ents
0087 Direct
sairto thed efros ter,center and
sid ea irve nts
008F Directs ai
rtothe defros ter,center ,side
and foot we llve nts
0086 Directs ai
rtothe defros tera nd foot we ll
ve nts
009C Directs ai
rtothe center and side air vents
009F Directs ai
rtothe center ,side and foot we ll
ve nts
009B Directs ai
rtothefoot we llve nts Settin
gthe air distribution Re
quirements:
R The climat econtrol sy stem is switched on.
Heating or dual-zone automatic climat econ‐
trol #
Press the009C ,009B and/or 0061button.
If th ei ndicator lam pinabutton lights up, the
air is directed tothec orresponding air vents.
3-zone automati cclimat econtrol #
Press the0054 0063or0054 0064button to
se tthe air distribution.
The contro lpanel displa yshows th ecorre‐
sponding air distribution symbol. Setting
thea irflow Re
quirements:
R The climat econtrol sy stem is switched on.
Heating or dual-zone automatic climat econ‐
trol #
Toincrease or decrease: turnthe air flow
control clockwise or counter-clockwise tothe
desired le vel(/ pag e90).
Ve hicles wit hrear climat econtrol: thes etlevel
will also be adop tedf or ther ear compartment.
3-zone automatic clima tecontrol #
Toincrease or decrease: pressthe0097 or
0095 button.
The cont rolp anel displa ywill sho wthe air flow
control setting as abargraph.
Ve hicles wit hrear climat econtrol: press the004E
button tosetthe air flow fort he rear compart‐
ment. When thei ndicator lam ponthe button
fl ashes ,you can se tthe air flow. Setting
thet em peratu re Re
quirements
R The climat econtrol sy stem is switched on.
Heating or dual-zone automatic climat econ‐
trol #
Toincrease or decrease: turnthe temp era‐
tur ec ont rolc oun ter-clockwise or clockwise
(/ page 90).
3-zone automatic climat econtrol
Yo uc an se tthe temp eratur eseparately fort he
driver's and front passenger sides. In vehicles Climat
econtrol 93

wit
hrear climat econtrol, thet emperatur efor the
re ar compartment can also be set. Eac hsettem‐
peratur eisautomatically maintained at acon‐
st ant le vel. #
Toincrease or decrease: turnthe cor re‐
sponding temp eratur econt rolc oun ter-clock‐
wise or clockwise (/ page 91).
The control panel displa yshows thes ettem‐
peratur efor thel eftorr ight side at the
re spectiv eedgeoft he displa y.
Ve hicles wit hrear climat econtrol: press the004E
button tosetthe temp eratur efor ther ear com‐
partment .When thei ndicator lam ponthe button
fl ashes ,you can se tthe temp erature. Switching
thes ynchronization function
on/off Requ
irements:
R The climat econtrol sy stem has been
switched on (/ page91).
3-zone automa ticc limat econtrol
The temp eratur ecan be se tcent rallyu sing the
synchronization function. The temp eratur eset‐
ting fort he driver's side will then be adop tedf or
th ef ront passenger side and, in vehicles wit hrear
climat econtrol, ther ear compartment as well. #
Press the0 button.
When thei ndicator lam ponthe0 button
lights up, thef unction is switched on. The dis‐
pla yw illthen sho wthe temp eratur eseton
th ed rive r's side fort he front passenger side.
The synchronization function will switc hoffifthe
te mp eratur esetting fort he front passenger side
or fort he rear compartment is altered. The indi‐
cator lam ponthe0 button will go out. Defrosting
thew indshield Heating or dual-zone automatic clima
tecon‐
trol
Yo uc an use thef ollowing settings todefros tthe
windshield and remo vecondensation from the
windshield and thef ront side windo wsfrom the
inside .Selec tthe following settings onl yfor as
long as it take sf or thew indshield tobe clear. #
Switc honc limatecontrol (/ page91). #
If necessar y,switc hont herear wind ow
heater (/ page95). #
Ifth ew indo wsaref ogged up: switc hoffair-
re circulation mode (/ page 94). #
Turn thet emperatur econt rola nd air flow con‐
trol tothe 0085 position (/ page90). #
Select the0061 position fora ir distribution
(/ page93).
Onl ythe indicator lam ponthe0061 button
will light up. #
Vehicles wit hheating: close thec enter air
ve nt (/ page 95). #
Vehicles wit hair conditioning: switc honthe
"Cooling wit hair dehumidification "function
(/ page92).
3-zone au tomatic climat econtrol
Yo uc an use thef ollowing settings todefros tthe
windshield and remo vecondensation from the
windshield and thef ront side windo wsfrom the
inside .Selec tthe following settings onl yfor as
long as it takesfort he windshield tobe clear. #
Switc honc limatecontrol (/ page91). #
If necessar y,switc hont herear wind ow
heater (/ page95). #
Press the0064 button.
The temp erature, air flow and air distribution
will be regulated automaticall y.Air-reci rcula‐
tio nm odew ill be deactivated.
When youe nable automatic mode, the" Defrost
windshield" function will switc hoffautomaticall y.
When yous wit ch offt he "Defros twindshield"
function, thep reviou ssettings fora utomatic cli‐
mat econtrol willbea ppliedagain.
No tethef ollowing exceptions:
R Air-recirculation mode will remain switched
off.
R Ifth eA /C function has been automatically
activated, it will remain active. Switching air-recirc
ulation mode on/off Dual-zone or 3-zone automatic climat
econ‐
trol
When air-recirculation mode is switched on, the
windo wsmayfog up mor equickl y.Switc hona ir-
re circulation mode only brief ly. #
Press the0073 button.
When thei ndicator lam ponthe0073 button
lights up, air-recirculation mode is switched
on. 94
Climat econtrol

The dis
tance warning function warnsy ou in the
fo llowing situations:
R From aspeed of appr oximatel y4mph
(7 km/h), if your vehicle is critically close to a
ve hicle or pedestrian. An intermittent warning
to ne sounds and theL warning lam pin
th ei nstrument clus tert hen lights up.
Brak eimmediatel yortakee vasiv ea ction ,provi‐
ded it is saf etodosoa ndthet raffic situation
allo wsthis.
The dis tance warning function can aid youint he
fo llowing situations wit hanintermit tent wa rning
to ne and awarning lamp:
R Vehicles tr aveling in front: uptoappr ox‐
imatel y155 mph(250 km/h)
R Stationar yvehicles: uptoappr oximately
50 mph(80 km/h)
R Cros sing vehicles: noreaction
R Moving pedestrians/cyclists ahead: upto
appr oximately 50 mph(80 km/h)
R Crossing cyclists: uptoappr oximately
37 mph(60 km/h)
R Stationar ypedestrians: noreaction
Au tonomous braking function
The autonomous braking function ma yinter vene
at speed sstartin gf roma pproximately 4mph
(7 km/h) in thef ollowing situations:
R Vehicles tr aveling in front: uptoappr ox‐
imately 125m ph (200 km/h)
R Stationar yvehicles: uptoappr oximately
31 mp h(50 km/h)
R Cros sing vehicles: noreaction
R Cyclists ahead: uptoappr oximately 50 mph
(80 km/h)
R Moving pedestrians/crossing cyclists: up
to appr oximatel y37m ph (60 km/h)
R Stationar ypedestrians: noreaction
Situation-dependent brak eforce boosting
Situation-dependent brak eforce boosting may
inter vene at speed sstartin gf roma pproximately
4m ph (7 km/h) in thef ollowing situations:
R Vehicles tr aveling in front: uptoappr ox‐
imatel y155 mph(250 km/h)
R Stationar yvehicles: uptoappr oximately
50 mph(80 km/h)
R Cros sing vehicles: noreaction R
Cyclists ahead: uptoappr oximatel y50m ph
(80 km/h)
R Moving pedestrians/crossing cyclists: up
to appr oximately 37mph(60 km/h)
R Stationar ypedestrians: noreaction
Canceling abrake application of Activ eB rake
Assi st
Yo uc an cancel abrak eapplicatio nofActive
Brak eAssistat an ytimeb y:
R Fully depressin gthe accelerator pedal or with
kickdown.
R Releasing theb rake pedal.
Ac tiveB rake Assi stma ycancel theb rake applica‐
tion when one of thef ollowing condition sisfulfil‐
led:
R Youm aneuver toavo idtheo bstacle.
R Thereis no longer arisk of collision.
R An obs tacle is no longer de tected in front of
yo ur vehicle.
Sy stem limits
Fu ll sy stem per form anc eisn otavailable foraf ew
seconds af ters witching on thei gnition or af ter
driving off.
The sy stem ma ybeimpaired or ma ynotfunction
in thef ollowing situations:
R In sno w,rain, fogorh eavy spr ay.
R Ifth es ensor saredirty ,fogged up, damaged
or co vered.
R Ifth es ensor sareimpaired due tointer fer‐
ence from other radar sources, e.g. strong
ra dar reflection sinparking garage s.
R Ifal oss of tir epressur eoraf aulty tir ehas
been de tected and displa yed.
R In comple xtraffic situation swhere objects
canno talway sbec learly identified.
R If pedestrians or vehicles mo vequickl yinto
th es ensor de tection range.
R If pede strians ar ehidde nbyo ther objects.
R Ifth et ypical outline of apedestrian cann otbe
distinguished from theb ackg round.
R Ifap edestrian is no tdetected as such, e.g.
due tospecial clo thing or other objects.
R In cur vesw ithan arrow radius.
Fo llowing damag etothe front end of thev ehicle,
ha ve thec onfiguration and operation of ther adar
sensor checkedataq ualified specialis twork‐ 11 4
Driving and pa rking

The
flap closes again when youh ave ended the
maneuvering process or yous wit ch offt he
engine.
Fo rtechnical reasons, thef lap ma yremain open
brief lyafte rt he rear vie wcamer ahas been deac‐
tivated.
When youe ngag ereve rseg ear ,the imag efrom
th er ear vie wcamer aiss hown automaticall yin
th em edia displa y.Dynamic guid elines sho wthe
pat hthe vehicle will take fort he cur rent steering
mo vement. This help syou toorient yourself and
to avoid obs tacles whe nbackin gu p.
The rear vie wcamer aiso nlyana id. It is no ta
substitut efor youp aying attention tothes ur‐
ro undings. Youa realw aysr esponsibl efor safe
maneuvering and parking. Mak esuret hat there
ar enop ersons, animals or object setc. in the
maneuvering area whil emaneuvering and parking
in parking spaces.
Yo uc an use thes oftk eysl ocated belo wortothe
side tochoose between thef ollowing vie ws: Normal view
1 Yello wg uide line, vehicle widt h(driven sur‐
fa ce) depending on thec urrent steering
angle (dynamic)
2 Yello wg uide line at adista nce of appr ox‐
imatel y3.3ft(1.0 m) from ther ear area
3 Yello wp athm arkin gthe course thet ires will
ta ke atthec urrent steering position
(dynamic)
4 Bumper
5 Redg uide line at adista nce of appr oximately
1. 0ft( 0.3 m) from ther ear area Wi
de-angle view Tr
ailer vie w(vehicles wit hatrailer hit ch)
1 Yello wg uide line, locating aid
2 Redg uide line at adista nce of appr oximately
1. 0ft( 0.3 m) totheb all head of thet railer
hitch
3 Ball head of thet railer hitch
Obser vethen otes on cleaning and car eofthe
re ar vie wcamer a(/pag e184).
The rear vie wcamer amaysho wad isto rted view
of obs tacles ,sho wt hem incor rectly or no tatall.
The rear vie wcamer acanno tshowa ll objects
whic harevery nea rtooru nderther ear bumper.
It will no twarny ou of acollision, peopl eor
objects.
The area behin dthe vehicle is displa yedasam ir‐
ro rimage, as in thei nside rearvie wmirro r.
When yous hifto ut of reve rseg ear ,the dynamic
guide lines ar efaded out. If, af ters hifting out of
re ve rseg ear ,you driv efastert han 10mph
(1 6k m/h), ther ear vie wcamer aisd eactivated.
Sy stem limits
The rear vie wcamer awill no tfunction or will only
partiall yfunction in thef ollowing situations:
R ifth et ailgate/rear-en ddoor is open
R ifth er eish eavyrain, sno worfog
R ifth ea mbient light conditions ar epoor ,e.g.
at night 124
Driving and pa rking

R
ifth ec amera lens is co vered, dirty or fogged
up.
R if cameras, or vehicle components in which
th ec amera sareins talled, ar edamaged. Ha ve
th ec ameras, their position sand their setting
ch eckedataq ualified specialis tworks hop.
% The media displa
ycontra stma ybei mpaired
due todirect sunlight or other light sources.
In this case, pa yparticular attention.
% Ha
ve them edia displa yrepaired or replaced
if, fore xamp le, pixel er rors considerably
re strict its use.
% Objects that ar enotat ground le vela ppear
fur ther aw ay than they actuall yare.T his
includes, fore xamp le:
R theb umper of avehicle par kedb ehind
R thed rawbar of atrailer
R theb all nec kofat railer hitch
R thet ail-en dofat ruck
R slanted posts
Onl yusetheg uide lines of thec amer aimage
fo ro rientation. Do no ttrave lfur ther than the
lo west horizontal guide line when approach‐
ing objects. Youm ayotherwise damag eyour
ve hicle and/or theo bject. Ac
tiv eP arking Assist Fu
nction of Activ eP arking Assist
Ac tiveP arking Assis tisanelectronic pa rking
assis tance sy stem whic hautomaticall ylocates
and measures parking spaces on bo thsides of
th ev ehicle when youa redrivin gforwa rdsuptoa
speed of appr oximately 22 mph(35 km/h).
If al lrequirements ar emet,t he Ç display
appear sinthe multifunction displa y.The sy stem
th en independentl ylocates and measures parallel
and perpendicular parking spaces on bo thsides
of thev ehicle.
When ActiveP arking Assis thas de tected pa rking
spaces ,the È displa yappear sinthe multi‐
function displa y.The ar rowsshowonw hichs ide
of ther oad free parking spaces ar elocated.
Ac tiveP arking Assis tdispla ysparking spaces on
th ec o-driver side as standard. The parking
spaces on thed rive r's side ar eonlyd ispla yedif
yo uo perat ethe tur nsignal on thed rive r's side.
When parking on thed rive r's side, youm usto per‐
at et he tur nsignal until youh aves tarted active parking assis
tancebypressing the0076 steering-
wheel button.
Ac tiveP arking Assis tcan assis tyou wit han
activ esteering inter vention and brak eappli cation
du ring pa rking and exitin gthe parking space.
Ac tiveP arking Assis tisonlyana id. It is no ta
substitut efor your attention tothes urroundings.
Yo ua realw aysr esponsibl efor saf emaneu vering,
pa rking and exitin gap arkin gspace. Mak esure
th at no persons, animals or object setc. ar einthe
pat hofy ourvehicle.
Ac tiveP arking Assis tiscanceled in thef ollowing
cases, among others:
R Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC is deactivated.
R Yous teer.
R Youa ppl ythe parking brake.
R Parking using ActiveP arking Assis tisnolon‐
ge rp ossible.
R Youe xceed aspeed of 6mph (1 0km/h).
R Awheel spins and ESP ®
inter venes or fails.
R Youe ngag etransmission position 005D.
R Youo pen adoor or thet ailgate/rear-end
door ,oru nfasteny our seat belt, on vehicles
wit hana utomatic transmission.
PA RKTRONI Cisdeactivated fort he rear area
when youh aveat railer coupled up and es tablish
an electrical connection between your vehicle
and thet railer .Activ eParking Assis tisthen not
av ailable.
Sy stem limits
Object slocated abo veor belo wthe de tection
ra ng eofA ctiveParking Assis tare notd etected
when thep arking space is being measured. They
ar ea lso no ttaken in toaccount when thep arking
maneuver is calculated, e.g. overhanging loads,
ove rhangs or loadin gramps of truc ks,ort he
boundaries of parking spaces. In some circum‐
st ances, ActiveP arking Assis tmaytherefore
guide youi ntot he parking space prematurely. &
WARNING Risk of accident du eto
object slocated abo veor belo wthe
de tection rang eofA ctiveParking Assist
If th er ea reobject sabove or belo wthe de tec‐
tion range, thef ollowing situations ma yarise:
R ActiveP arking Assis tmaysteer tooe arly.
R The vehicle ma ynotstop in front of these
objects. Driving and parking
12 5

Blind Spo
tAssist Fu
nction of Blind Spo tAssist
Blind Spo tAssis tuses tw olateral, rear-facing
ra dar sensor stomonitor thea reaupto10ft
(3 m) behind and 10ft(3 m) direct lynext to yo ur
ve hicle.
% US
Ao nly:
This device has been appr ovedbyt he FCC as
a" Vehicular Radar Sy stem". The radar sensor
is intended foru se in an automotiv eradar
sy stem onl y.Re mo val,ta mp ering, or altering
of thed evice will void an ywarranties, and is
no tp ermit tedbyt he FCC. Do no ttamper
with, alter ,oruse in an ynon-appr ovedw ay.
An yu nauthorize dmodificatio ntothis device
could void theu ser ’sauthority tooperat ethe
equipment. &
WARNING Risk of accident despit eBlind
Spo tAssist
Blind Spo tAssis tdoesn otreact toeither sta‐
tionar yobject sorv ehicles approaching and
ove rtakin gyou at agreatly di fferent speed.
Blind Spo tAssis tcann otwa rndriver sinthese
situations. #
Alwaysp aycareful attention tothet raf‐
fi cs ituation and maintai nasafed is‐
ta nce at thes ide of thev ehicle. Obser
vethen otes on driving sy stems and your
re sponsibility ,otherwise youc anno trecognize
danger s(/ page 109).
If av ehicle is de tected ab ovespeeds of appr ox‐
imately 20 mph(30 km/h )and this vehicle sub‐
sequentl yenter sthe monitoring rang ed irec tly
next to yo urvehicle, thew arning lam pinthe out‐
side mir rorlights up red.
If av ehicle is de tected clos etoyourvehicle in the
lateral monitoring rang ea nd yous wit ch on the
tur ns igna lindica torint he cor responding direc‐
tion, awarning tone sounds. The redw arning
lam pint he outside mir rorf lashes. If thet urns ig‐
nal indicator remains switched on, all other
de tected vehicles ar eindicated onl ybytheflash‐
ing of ther ed warning lamp.
When youo vertak eav ehicle, thew arning only
occur sifthe dif fere nce in speed is less than
7m ph (1 1km/h). Sy
stem limits
Blin dSpotA ssis tmaybe limited in thef ollowing
situations:
R Ifth er eisd irtont he sensor sorthe sensors
ar eo bscured
R Ifth er eisp oor visibility ,e.g. due tofog, heavy
ra in, sno worspray
R If nar rowvehicles ar ewithin them onitoring
ra nge, e.g. bicycles
R Ifth er oad has very wide or very nar row lanes
R Ifve hicles ar enotdriving in them iddle of
th eir lane
Wa rnings ma ybeissued in er rorw hen driving
close tocrash ba rrier sors imilar solid lane bor‐
ders. Warnings ma ybeinterrupte dw hen driving
alongside long vehicles, fore xamp le truc ks,for a
prolonged time.
Blind Spo tAssis tisn otoperationa lwhen reve rse
ge ar is engaged.
If yo uc ouple up atrailer ,makes uret hat youh ave
cor rectl ye stablishe dthe electrical connection.
Blind Spo tAssis tist hen deactivated and the
Blind Spot Assis tCurrently Unavailable See Oper-
ator' sManual messag eappears inthem ultifunc‐
tion displa y.
Ac tivating/deactivatin gBlind Spo tAssist
On-boa rdcomputer:
4 DriveAssist 5
Blind Spot Assist #
Toactivate/deactivate: pressthe0076 but‐
to n.
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ditionall y,thes tatus overvie wint he assis‐
ta nce menu also displ ayst he status of Blind
Spo tAssist( /pag e144).
If yo us wit ch on thei gnition while Blind Spot
Assis tisactivated, thew arning lamps in theo ut‐
side mir rors light up fora pprox. 1.5s econds. Lane
Keeping Assist Fu
nction of Lane Keeping Assist
Lane Keeping Assis tserve stop rotect youa gainst
unin tentionally le aving your lane .You ar ealso
wa rned byavibration in thes teering wheel and
by thes tatus symbo lflashing in thei nstrument
clus ter.Lane Keeping Assis tisonlyana id and is
no tintended tokeep thev ehicle in thel ane with‐
out thed rive r's cooperation.
Obser vethen otes on driving sy stems and your
re sponsibility ,otherwise youc anno trecognize
danger s(/pa ge109). Driving and parking
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The function is
available in thes peed range
between 40 mph(60 km/h) and 125m ph
(200 km/h).
The warning is issued when thef ollowing condi‐
tions ar emetat thes ame time:
R If Lane Keeping Assis tdetects lane markings.
R Ifaf ront wheel drives overlane markings.
In order that youa rewa rned onl ywhen neces‐
sar yand in good time if youc ross thel ane mark‐
ing, thes ystemd iffe re ntia tesb etwe en various
conditions and warnsy ou accordingly.
The warning vibration occur searlier under the
fo llowing conditions:
R youa pproac hthe outer lane marking on a
cur ve.
R ther oad has very wide lanes ,e.g.af reewa y.
R thes ystemd etects solid lane markings.
The warning vibration occur slater under thef ol‐
lowing conditions:
R youa redrivin gonar oad withnarro wl anes.
R youc utthec orner on acurve.
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um ayalso be warned byavibratio ninthe
st eering wheel (4x2 version) or byaw arning
to ne (4x4 version) and thes tatus symbol
fl ashin ginthe Instrument Displa y.
Sy stem limits
The sy stem ma ybeimpaired or ma ynotfunction
in thef ollowing situations:
R Ifth er eisp oor visibility ,e.g. due toinsuf fi‐
cient illumination of ther oad, if ther ea re
highl yvariable shade condition sorinrain,
sno w,fogors pray.
R Glar efromo ncomin gtraf fic, direct sunligh tor
re flections.
R Ther eisd irtont he windshield in thev icinity
of them ultifunction camer aorthe camera is
fo gged up, damaged or obscured.
R Ther eareno or se verala mbiguous lane mark‐
ings foro ne lane, e.g. in thev icinit yofc on‐
st ru ction sites.
R Ifth el ane markings ar eworna way,dar kor
co veredu p.
R Ifth ed ista nce tothev ehicle in front is too
shor tand thus thel ane markings cann otbe
de tected. R
The lane markings chang equickl y,e.g. lanes
branc hoff,c ross one ano ther or mer ge.
R The road is very nar row and winding.
Ac tivating/deactivatin gLaneK eeping Assist #
Press theÇ button.
If th ei ndicator lam pinthe button lights up
and them ultifunction displa yshows the Ç
symbol in thes tatus area, Lan eKeeping
Assis tisactivated but no tready foru se.
If yo ua redrivin gwithL aneK eeping Assist
activated at speeds abo ve40 mph(60 km/h)
and lane markings ar edetected, them ulti‐
function displa yshows the Ç symbol high‐
lighted in thes tatus area. Lan eKeeping
Assis tisthenready foru se.
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status overviewint he assis tance menu
also displ ayst he status of Lan eKeeping
Assis t(/ pag e144).
Setting thes ensitivit yofLaneKeeping Assist
On-boar dcomputer:
4 DriveAssist 5
Lane Keepin gAssist #
Selec tthe Standard orAdaptive setting.
In the Standard setting, no warning vibration
occur sinthefollowing situations:
R Youo perat ethe tur nsignal in thec orrespond‐
ing direction. In this eve nt,thew arning sare
suppressed forac ertain period of time.
R Adriving saf etys ystem, suc hasABS,BAS or
ESP ®
,i nter venes or pe rforms acont rol
action.
In the Adaptive setting,ther ew ill also be no
wa rning vibration in thef ollowing situations:
R youa ccelerat ehard, e.g .kickdown.
R youb rakehard. 13 0
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