Please also obser
vethefo llowing running-in
no tes:
R In cer tain driving and driving saf ety sy stems,
th e sensors adjust automatically while a cer-
ta in distance is being driven aTer theve hicle
has been deli vered or aTer repairs. Full sys-
te m e.ectiveness is not reached until the end
of this teach-in process.
R Brakepads, brake disks and tyres that are
either new or ha vebeen replaced only achie ve
optimum braking e.ect and grip aTer se veral
hund red kilometres of driving. Compensate for
th ere duced braking e.ect byapplying greater
fo rc eto the brake pedal. N
No
ot
tes on op
es on op timised acceler
timised acceler ation
ation If all necessary
requ irements and activation con-
ditions are ful/lled, the best possible acceleration
can be achie ved from a standstill.
Do not use the optimised acceleration on public
ro ads. Individual wheels could spin and you could
lose control of theve hicle. There is an increased
ri sk of skidding and/or accident. Be sure
toobser vethe saf ety no tes and informa-
tion on ESP ®
(/ page 188). Pulling
awa
Pulling away wit
y wit h op
h optimised acceler
timised acceler ation
ation &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of skidding and having an
accident from wheels spinning
When you use optimised acceleration, individ-
ual wheels could spin and you could lose con-
trol of theve hicle.
If ESP ®
is deactivated, there is a risk of skid-
ding and accident! #
Make sure that no persons or obs tacles
are in the close vicinity of your vehicle. R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R theve hicle is run in (/ page 158).
R theve hicle and tyres are in good condition.
R you are on a high-g rip ro adw ay.
R the engine and transmission are at normal
operating temp erature. *
N
NO OTE
TE Increased wear due tooptimised
acceleration When pulling
away with optimised accelera-
tion, all components of the driv etra in are sub-
jected toave ry high load.
This can lead toincreased component wear. #
Do not alw ays pull away with optimised
acceleration. #
Engage theh drive position (/ page 171). #
Movethe steering wheel tothe straight-ahead
position. #
Select the sportiest available drive prog ram
B orC(/ page 168). #
Deactivating ESP ®
(/ page 190). #
Depress and hold the brake pedal /rmly with
yo ur leT foot. #
With your right foot , fully depress the acceler-
ator pedal. Driving and parking
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159
of
the limitations rega rding the safe use of these
systems.
Driving systems can neither reduce therisk of
accident if youfa ilto adapt your driving style nor
ove rride the la wsof ph ysics. They cannot alw ays
ta ke into account road, weather or tra1c condi-
tions. Inf Inf
or
ormation on v
mation on v ehicle sensor
ehicle sensor s and camer
s and cameras
as Some driving and driving saf
ety sy stems use cam-
eras as well as radar or ultrasonic sensors to
monitor the area in front of, behind or next tothe
ve hicle. 1
Multifunction camera
2 Cameras in the outside mir rors
3 Front radar
4 Front camera
5 Corner radars
6 Ultrasonic sensors
7 Reversing camera &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident due torestric-
te d de tection per form ance of vehicle sen-
sors and cameras
If th e area around vehicle senso rsor cameras
is co vered, damaged or dirty, cer tain driving
and saf ety sy stems cannot function co rrectl y.
There is a risk of an accident. #
Keep the area around vehicle senso rsor
cameras clear of any obst ructions and
clean. #
Have damage tothe bumper, radiator
gr ille or stone chipping in the area of the
front and rear wind owsre paired at a
qu ali/ed specialist workshop. Pa
rticular ly,ke ep the areas around the sensors
and cameras free of dirt, ice or slush
(/ page 313). The sensors and cameras must
not be co vered and the de tection ranges around
th em must be kept free. Do not at tach additional
licence plate brac kets, advertisements, stic kers,
fo ils or foils toprotect against stone chippings in
th e de tection range of the sensors and cameras. 186 186
Driving and parking
R
k (white vehicle, green speedome ter):
Ac tive Distance Assist DISTRONIC acti ve,
speci/ed dis tance set and vehicle de tected
R k (gre en): Active Distance Assist
DISTRONIC acti ve, speci/ed dis tance set and
ve hicle de tected
R r: Route-based speed adap tation acti ve
( / page 203).
The stored speed is shown along with the perma-
nent status display and highlighted on the speed-
ome ter. When Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC
is passive, the speed is grey ed out.
% On mo torw ays or high-speed major roads, the
gr een ç vehicle symbol is displ ayed cycli-
cally when theve hicle is ready topull away.
% Ifyo u depress the accelerator pedal be yond
th e setting of theAc tive Distance Assist
DISTRONIC, the system is switched topassive
mode. The çsuspended message
appears in the inst rument displa y.
Displa
Displa y on t
y on the speedomet
he speedomet er
er
The stored speed is highlighted on the speedome-
te r. Ifth e speed of theve hicle in front or thespeed adjustment
forth ero ute event ahead is
less than the stored speed, the segments in the
speedome ter light up. The Instrument Display
sho ws th e deactivation of Active Distance Assist
DISTRONIC, as well as alterations tothe speed
due tomanual or automatic adoption of the maxi-
mum permissible speed.
Syst
Syst em limits em limits
The system may be impaired or may not function
in thefo llowing situations,for example:
R In sno w,rain, fog, heavy spr ay, if there is glare,
in direct sunlight or in greatly varying light
conditions.
R The windscreen in the area of the camera is
dirty, misted up, damaged or co vered.
R Ifth era dar sensors are dirty or co vered.
R In multi-s tore y car par ksor on roads with
steep uphill or downhill gradients.
R Ifth ere are nar row vehicles in front, such as
bicycles or mo torc yc les.
In addition, on slippery roads, braking or acceler-
ating can cause one or se veral wheels tolose
traction and theve hicle could then skid. Do not use
Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC in
th ese situations. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident from accelera-
tion or braking byActive Distance Assist
DISTRONIC
Ac tive Distance Assist DISTRONIC may accel-
erate or brake in thefo llowing cases, for
ex ample:
R Ifth eve hicle pulls away using Active Dis-
ta nce Assist DISTRONIC.
R Ifth e stored speed is called up and is con-
siderably faster or sl owerth an the cur-
re ntly driven speed.
R IfAc tive Distance Assist DISTRONIC no
longer de tects a vehicle in front or does
not react toreleva nt objects. #
Always carefully obser vethe tra1c con-
ditions and be ready tobrake at all
times. #
Take into account the tra1c situation
before calling up the stored speed. Driving and parking
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If
th e system is una vailable due todirty or dam-
aged sensors or due toafa ult, or if the functions
are restric ted, theÓ warning lamp appears in
th e driver's displa y.
Also obser vethe system limits of Active Brake
Assist.
The individual subfunctions ar The individual subfunctions ar eav
e av ailable in v
ailable in v ar
ar i-
i-
ous speed r
ous speed r ang
anges:
es:
The dis tance warning function can issue a warn-
ing in thefo llowing situations:
R From appr oximately 30 km/h, if over se veral
seconds the distance maintained totheve hi-
cle tr avelling in front is insu1cient forthe
driven speed, theL distance warning lamp
lights up in the inst rument cluster.
R From appr oximately 7 km/h, if your vehicle is
critically close toave hicle, cyclist or pedes-
trian, you will hear an intermittent warning
to ne and theL distance warning lamp
lights up in the inst rument cluster.
Brake immediately or take evasive action, pr ovi-
ded it is safe todo so and the tra1c situation
allo ws th is. Dist
Dist ance w
ance w ar
arning function (v
ning function (v ehicles wit
ehicles without Dr
hout Driv-
iv-
ing Assist
ing Assist ance P
ance Pack
ackag
age)
e)
The distance warning function can aid you in the
fo llowing situations with an intermittent warning
to ne and a warning lamp:
R at speeds up toappr oximately 250 km/h
when approaching vehicles ahead
R at speeds up toappr oximately 80 km/h when
approaching stationary vehicles, pedestrians
wa lking in the direction of tr avel and cyclists
ahead
R at speeds up toappr oximately 60 km/h when
approaching crossing pedestrians
Dist
Dist ance w
ance w ar
arning function (v
ning function (v ehicles wit
ehicles with Dr
h Driving
iving
Assist
Assist ance P
ance P ack
ackag
age)
e)
The distance warning function can aid you in the
fo llowing situations with an intermittent warning
to ne and a warning lamp:
R at speeds up toappr oximately 250 km/h
when approaching vehicles ahead
R at speeds up toappr oximately 100 km/h
when approaching stationary vehicles R
at speeds up toappr oximately 80 km/h when
approaching moving pedestrians and cyclists
ahead
R at speeds up toappr oximately 70 km/h when
approaching stationary pedestrians, crossing
ve hicles and stationary and crossing cyclists
A
A ut
ut onomous br
onomous br aking function (v
aking function (v ehicles wit
ehicles without
hout
Dr
Dr iving Assist
iving Assist ance P
ance Pack
ackag
age)
e)
If th eve hicle is tr avelling at speeds abo veappr ox-
imately 7 km/h, the autonomous braking function
may inter vene in thefo llowing situations:
R at speeds up toappr oximately 200 km/h
when approaching vehicles ahead
R at speeds up toappr oximately 80 km/h when
approaching cyclists ahead
R at speeds up toappr oximately 60 km/h when
approaching stationary vehicles or moving
pedestrians Driving and parking
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209
R
Activation byan abrupt steering mo vement
during a swerving manoeuv re.
R Assistance during swerving and straigh tening
of theve hicle.
R Reaction from a speed of appr oximately
20 km/h up toa speed of appr oximately
70 km/h.
Yo u can pr eventthe assistance at any time by
actively steering.
Cor
Cor ner nering function (onl
ing function (onl y v
y vehicles wit
ehicles wit h Dr
h Driving
iving
Assist
Assist ance P
ance P ack
ackag
age)
e)
If th e system de tects a risk of a collision with an
oncoming vehicle when turning across an oncom-
ing lane, autonomous braking can be initiated at
speeds below 15 km/h before you ha veleT the
lane in which you are driving. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident despite Eva-
sive Steering Assist
Evasive Steering Assist cannot alw aysre cog-
nise objects or complex tra1c situations
clear ly. Moreo
ver,th e steering support pr ovided by
Evasive Steering Assist is not su1cient to
avo id a collision. #
Always pay careful attention tothe tra1c
situation; do not relyon Evasive Steering
Assist alone. #
Be prepared tobrake or swer veif neces-
sar y. #
End the support byactively steering in
non-critical situations. #
Drive at an appropriate speed if there
are pedestrians close tothe path of your
ve hicle. Syst
Syst
em limits
em limits
Fu ll system per form ance is not yetav ailable for a
few seconds aTer switching on theve hicle or aTer
driving o..
The system may be impaired or may not function,
particular lyin thefo llowing situations:
R In sno w,rain, fog, heavy spr ay, if there is glare,
in direct sunlight or in greatly varying light
conditions. R
Ifth e sensors are dirty, misted up, damaged or
co vered.
R Ifth e sensors are impaired due tointer fere nce
from other radar sources, e.g. strong radar
re 0ections in multi-s tore y car par ks.
R If a loss of tyre pressure or a defecti vetyre
has been de tected and displa yed.
R In complex tra1c situations where objects
cannot alw ays be clear lyidenti/ed.
R If pedestrians or vehicles mo vequickly i nto
th e sensor de tection range.
R If pedestrians are hidden by other objects.
R Ifth e typical outline of a pedestrian cannot be
distinguished from the backg round.
R If a pedestrian is not de tected as such, e.g.
due tospecial clo thing or other objects.
R Ifth e driver's seat belt is not fastened.
R On bends wi tha tight radius. Driving and parking
211 211
%
The Active Brake Assist sensors adjust auto-
matical lywhile a cer tain distance is being
driven aTer theve hicle has been deli vered.
Ac tive Brake Assist is una vailable or only par-
tially available during thete ach-in process.
A
A ctiv
ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv ating A
ating Activ
ctive Br
e Br ak
ake Assist
e Assist
R
R eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The vehicle is switched on.
Multimedia system: 4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance
5 Active Brake Assist #
Select the desired setting.
Deactiv
Deactiv ating A
ating Activ
ctive Br
e Br ak
ake Assist
e Assist
% It is recommended that you alw ays lea ve
Ac tive Brake Assist acti vated. #
Select Off.
The distance warning function, the autono-
mous braking function and Evasive Steering
Assist are deactivated.
The system is switched on again the next time
th eve hicle is star ted. %
IfAc tive Brake Assist is deactivated, theæ
symbol appears in the status bar of the Instru-
ment Displa y. T T
r
ra1c
a1c Sign Assist
Sign Assist F
F
unction of
unction of Tr
Tra1c
a1c Sign Assist
Sign Assist
Tr a1c Sign Assist de tects tra1c signs with the
multifunction camera (/ page 186). It assists
yo uby displaying de tected speed limits and over-
ta king restrictions in the Instrument Displa y.
Obser vethe no tes on driving systems and your
re sponsibility; you may otherwise failto recognise
dangers (/ page 185).
Since Tra1c Sign Assist also uses the data stored
in the navigation system, it can update the display
in thefo llowing situations without de tecting tra1c
signs.
If th e system de tects that you are driving onto a
section of road in the wrong direction of tr avel, it
triggers a warning.
The camera also de tects tra1c signs with a
re striction indicated byan additional sign (e.g.
when wet). These are only displa yed if a restric- tion applies or if
the system cannot clear lyde ter-
mine whe ther there striction applies.
W W ar
ar ning when t
ning when t he maximum per
he maximum per missible speed is
missible speed is
ex
ex ceeded
ceeded
The system can warnyou if you unintentionally
ex ceed the maximum permissible speed. Todo
th is, you can specify in the multimedia system by
how much the maximum permissible speed can
be exceeded before a warning is issued. You can
specify whe ther thewa rning is tobe just a visual
wa rning or an acoustic one as well. 212
212
Driving and parking
Se
Se
tting
tting Tr
Tra1c
a1c Sign Assist
Sign Assist
R
R eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R Onl
Only v
y vehicles wit
ehicles wit h Dr
h Driving Assist
iving Assist ance P
ance P ack
ackag
age:
e:
Ac tive Distance Assist DISTRONIC and ECO
Assist must be acti vatedfo rth e automatic
adoption of speed limits.
Multimedia system: 4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance
5 Traffic Sign Assist
A
A ctiv
ctiv ating or deactiv
ating or deactiv ating aut
ating automatic adop
omatic adop tion of
tion of
speed limits (onl
speed limits (onl y v
y vehicles wit
ehicles wit h Dr
h Driving Assist
iving Assist ance
ance
P
P ack
ack ag
age)
e) #
Select Adopt limit. #
Switch the function on or o..
The speed limits de tected byTra1c Sign
Assist are automatically adop tedby Active
Distance Assist DISTRONIC.
% If one of thefo llowing systems is activated,
th e de tected speed can be manually adop ted
as the speed limit:
R Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC
R Cruise control R
Variable limi ter
Fu rther information about Active Distance
Assist DISTRONIC: (/ page 200).
Displa
Displa ying det
ying det ect
ected
edtr
tra1c
a1c signs in t
signs in t he media dis-
he media dis-
play
play #
Select Display in head unit . #
Switch the function on or o..
Se
Se tting t
tting t he type of w
he type of w ar
arning
ning #
Select Visual & audible ,Visual orOff.
Se Se tting t tting t he w
he war
arning t
ning t hr
hreshold
eshold
This value de term ines the speed at which a warn-
ing is issued when exceeded. #
Select Warning threshold. #
Set the desired speed. Blind Spo
Blind Spo
t Assis
t Assist and At and A ctiv
ctive Blind Spo
e Blind Spo t Assis
t Assist witht with
e
e xit w
xit w ar
arning
ning F
F
unction of Blind Spo
unction of Blind Spo t Assis
t Assist and At and A ctiv
ctive Blind
e Blind
Spo
Spo t Assis
t Assist wit t with e
h exit w
xit w ar
arning
ning
Blind Spot Assist and Active Blind Spot Assist use
two lateral, rear-facing radar sensors tomonitor th
e area up to40 m behind and 3 m next toyour
ve hicle.
If a vehicle is de tected at speeds abo veappr ox-
imately 12 km/h and this vehicle subsequently
enters the monitoring range directly next toyour
ve hicle, thewa rning lamp in the outside mir ror
lights up red.
Pe rm anent status displ ayinthe inst rument clus-
te r:
R ¸ (gre y): sy stem is acti vated but inopera-
tive
R ¸ (gre en): system is activated and opera-
tional
If a vehicle is de tected close toyour vehicle and
yo u switch on the turn signal indicator in the cor-
re sponding direction, a double warning tone
sounds and there dwa rning lamp in the outside
mir ror 0ashes. If the turn signal indicator remains
switched on, all other de tected vehicles are indi-
cated only bythe 0ashing of there dwa rning
lamp.
If yo uove rtake a vehicle quickl y,no warning is
given. 214 214
Driving and parking
&
W
W ARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of accident despite Active
Blind Spot Assist
Ac tive Blind Spot Assist does not react tothe
fo llowing:
R ifyo uov ertake ave hicle too closely so that
it is in the blind spot area
R ifve hicles tr avelling at a much faster
speed approa chand then ove rtake
Ac tive Blind Spot Assist may not give warnings
or inter vene in such situations. #
Always pay careful attention tothe tra1c
situation and maintain a safe distance at
th e side of theve hicle. Obser
vethe no tes on driving systems and your
re sponsibility; you may otherwise failto recognise
dangers (/ page 185).
Exit w
Exit w ar
arning
ning
The exitwa rning is an additional function of Blind
Spot Assist and can warnvehicle occupants about
approaching vehicles when leaving theve hicle
when stationar y. &
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of accident despite exit
wa rning
The exitwa rning neither reacts tostationa ry
objects nor topersons or road users
approaching you at a greatly di.ering speed.
The exitwa rning cannot warndrivers in these
situations. #
Always pay particular attention tothe
tra1c situation when opening the doors
and make sure there is su1cient clear-
ance. If
th ere is a vehicle in the monitoring range, this is
indicated in the outside mir ror.If a vehicle occu-
pant opens the door on the side with thewa rning,
a wa rning tone sounds and thewa rning lamp in
th e outside mir ror starts to0ash.
This additional function is on lyavailable when
Blind Sp otAssist is active. When theex itwa rning
is activated, it can warnvehicle occupants for up
to thre e minutes aTer switching theve hicle o..
The exitwa rning is no longer available once the
wa rning lamp in the outside mir ror 0ashes three
times. The
exitwa rning is only an aid and not a substi-
tute forth e attention of vehicle occupants. The
re sponsibility for opening and closing the doors
and for leaving theve hicle remains with theve hi-
cle occupants.
Syst
Syst em limits em limits
Blind Spot Assist and Active Blind Spot Assist may
be limited in thefo llowing situations, in particular:
R ifth ere is dirt on the sensors or the sensors
are obscured
R in poor visibility, e.g. due tofog, heavy rain or
snow
R ifth ere are nar row vehicles, e.g. bicycles or
mo torbikes
R ifth ero ad has very wide or nar row lanes
R ifve hicles are not driving in the middle of their
lane
Wa rnings may be issued in er ror when driving
close tocrash bar riers or similar continuous lane
borders. Alw ays make sure that there is su1cient
distance tothe side forot her tra1c or obs tacles. Driving and parking
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215