Oper
Oper
ating t
ating t he combination switc
he combination switc h f
h for t
or t he lights
he lights 1
High beam
2 Turn signal light, right
3 Headlamp 0ashing
4 Turn signal light, leT #
Use the combination switch toselect the
desired function. Switc
Switc hing on high beam
hing on high beam #
Turn the light switch totheL orÃ
position. #
Push the combination switch in the direction
of ar row 1.
When the high beam is activated, the indicator
lamp for low beam Lwill be deactivated
and replaced bythe indicator lamp for high
beam K.
Switc
Switc hing
hingo.
o.high beam
high beam #
Push the combination switch in the direction
of ar row 1 or pull it in the direction of ar row
3 .
Headlam
Headlam p
p0ashing
0ashing #
Pull the combination switch in the direction of
ar ro w 3.
T
T ur
ur n signal light
n signal light #
T
To indicat
o indicat e
ebr
br ie0y:
ie0y: push the combination
switch brie0y tothe point of resis tance in the
direction of ar row 2 or4.
The cor responding turn signal light will 0ash
th re e times. #
T To indicat o indicat e per
e permanentl y:
manent ly:push the combina-
tion switch be yond the point of resistance in
th e direction of ar row 2 or4.
Ve hicles with Active Lane Change Assist:
R A turn signal indica tor activated bythe
driver may continue tooperate forthe
duration of the lane change.
R Ifth e driver indicated directly beforehand
but a lane change was not immediately
possible, the turn signal indicator may acti-
va te automaticall y. Light and sight
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Spo
Spo
tlight
tlight The sp
otlight function runs in the backg round and
0ashes the headlamps at de tected persons within
th e lane markings in four short bursts. The driver
is also made awareofthe position of the person
by a symbol projection.
The function is active under thefo llowing condi-
tions:
R You are driving outside illuminated areas.
R The system de tects a lane marking. W
W ar
ar nings
nings If
Tra1c Sign Assist de tects a cor responding sit-
uation, a triangle will be projected onto thero ad
in thefo llowing situations at speeds of at least
30 km/h:
R You are driving in the opposite direction tothe
permissible direction of tr avel, e.g. on a
mo torw ay slip road.
R You are driving towa rds a stop sign without
re ducing your speed.
R You are driving towa rds a red tra1c light with-
out reducing your speed. Obser
vethe system limitations of Tra1c Sign
Assist (/ page 251).
N
No ot
tes
es If
Tra1c Sign Assist de tects a roadwor kszone,
th e system will pr ovide support as follo ws:
R A cor responding symbol will be projected onto
th ero ad when you enter a roadwor kszone.
R When you drive thro ugh a roadwor kszone,
guide lines will be projec ted onto thero ad that
ro ughly match the width of theve hicle. The
guide lines will be suppressed for a while on
tight bends. Light and sight
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147
Obser
vethe system limitations of Tra1c Sign
Assist (/ page 251).
Collision w
Collision w ar
arning
ning If
yo ufa ll below the safe distance at speeds of at
least 30 km/h, a collision warning symbol will be
projected onto thero ad.
Obser vethe system limitations of Active Brake
Assist (/ page 245).
Lane c
Lane c hang
hange w
e war
arning
ning During assisted lane
changes at speeds of at least
30 km/h, the course of the lane change will be
brightened. This enables youto identify possible
dangers in the new lane at an ear lystage.
Obse rveth e system limitations of Active Lane
Change Assist (/ page 242). Lane k
Lane k
eeping and blind spo
eeping and blind spo t w
t w ar
arning
ning At
speeds of at least 30 km/h, a triangle that indi-
cates a lane cor rection and its direction will be
projected onto thero ad in thefo llowing cases:
R The lane is leT unintentionall y.
Obser vethe system limitations of Active Lane
Ke eping Assist (/ page 259).
R You switch on the turn signal light while an
object or obstacle is in your blind spot.
Obser vethe system limitations of Active Blind
Spot Assist (/ page 255).148
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Light and sight
R
Voice assistant: Forve hicles with active ambi-
ent lighting, thevo ice assistant is visually ani-
mated.
R Greeting: When youget into theve hicle, a
special colour animation will pla y.
R Charging sequence : The ambient lighting pro-
vides visual feedback on the di.erent states of
ch arge when theve hicle is connected toor
disconnected from thech arging station.
Wa rning assistance e.ects
R Warning when exiting: If an object is de tected
in the blind spot while you are getting out of
th eve hicle, the ambient lighting in the a.ec-
ted door will 0ash red.
Fu rther information on theex itwa rning
(/ page 255).
R Active Lane Keeping Assist: If there is a warn-
ing from Active Lane Keeping Assist, the
active ambient lighting will 0ash red.
Fu rther information on Active Lane Keeping
Assist (/ page 259). R
Active Brake Assist : Ifthere is an Active Brake
Assist warning, the active ambient lighting in
th e centre of the cockpit will 0ash bright red.
Fu rther information on theAc tive Brake Assist
(/ page 245).
R Active Blind Spot Assist: In vehicles with
active ambient lighting, the ambient lighting
on the a.ected side will 0ash red if there is a
wa rning from Active Blind Spot Assist.
Fu rther information on Active Blind Spot
Assist (/ page 255).
R Parking Assist PARKTRONIC: The information
from the parking sensors during parking
manoeuvres is displa yed in colour.
Fu rther information on Parking Assist
PARKTRONIC: (/ page 271)
Multi-colour animat.
R The chosen colour combination will change at
prede/ned inter vals.
% Invehicles with active ambient lighting, an
animation will be pla yed. %
The desired operating feedback and warning
assistance can be activated or deactivated via
th e´ symbol. Depending on the equip-
ment, di.erent operating feedback and warn-
ing assistance e.ects are available.
% Ifth e brightness is set toa low le vel,wa rning
animations will be displa yed at a higher basic
brightness. Switc Switc
hing t
hing t he int
he inter
erior lighting
ior lighting switc
switch-o.
h-o. delay
delay
time
time on/o.
on/o. Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Lights
5 Interior/exterior lighting
5 Interior lighting delayed switch off #
Switch Interior lighting delayed switch off on
or o..
When this function is active, the interior light-
ing will light up for a short time aTer theve hi-
cle is loc ked. 154 154
Light and sight
The ECO Assist display is hidden again in
thefo l-
lowing cases:
R You do not react tothe ECO Assist recommen-
dation for a long time.
R ECO Assist cannot identify any fur ther recom-
mendations from thero ute ahead.
In addition toave hicle in front ¥, ECO Assist
can de tect thefo llowing route events 2depend-
ing on theve hicle's equipment:
~ Roundabout
¡ S-bend
¢ Sharp bend
£ T-junction
¤ Downhill gradient
¦ Speed limit
ECO Assist can also react toother intersections
or junctions if you activate the turn signal indica-
to r in good time.
% Onroads with an obli gation todrive in a lane
as farto theright as possible, vehicles driving
in the lane toyour leT are also recognised as
ve hicles ahead of you. To
enable ECO Assist toreact tofutu re ro ute
ev ents, the equipment-dependent speed adap ta-
tion functions of Active Distance Assist must be
acti ve (/page 238).
Syst
Syst em limits
em limits
If th e calculated route is adhered towhen route
guidance is active, ECO Assist will operate with
gr eater accuracy. The basic function is also availa-
ble without active route guidance. Not all informa-
tion and tra1c situations can be fore seen. The
qu ality depends on the map data.
% ECO Assist is available aTer driving o., as
soon as the sensor check is comple ted.
The system may be impaired or may not function
in thefo llowing situations:
R Ifth ere is poor visibility, e.g. due toinsu1cient
illumination of thero ad, highly variable shade
conditions, rain, sno w,fog or heavy spr ay.
R Ifth ere is glare, e.g. from oncoming tra1c,
direct sunlight or re0ections.
R Ifth e windscreen is dirty in the vicinity of the
multifunction camera. R
Ifth e multifunction camera is misted up, dam-
aged or obscured.
R Ifro ad signs are hard todetect, e.g. due to
dirt, snow or insu1cient lighting, or because
th ey are obscured.
R Ifth e information in the navigation system's
digital map is incor rect or out-of-date.
R If signs are ambiguous, e.g. road signs in road-
wo rks or in adjacent lanes.
R Ifth era dar sensors are dirty or obscured.
R When you drive 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.
A A ctiv
ctiv ating or deactiv
ating or deactiv ating EC
ating ECO Assist
O Assist
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance
5 Driving #
Activate or deactivate the function. Driving and parking
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#
Select Manage collision photos .#
Select Copy (USB) .
All collision ph otos are copied tothe USB
0ash drive.
% Toensure secure operation, only use with
FA T32 or exFA Tfo rm atted USB storage devi-
ces.
Dele
Dele ting collision phot
ting collision phot os
os #
Select Manage collision photos .#
Select Delete.
All collision pho tos will be dele ted. Dr
Dr
iving and dr
iving and dr iving safe
iving safety sy
ty syst
stems
ems Dr
Dr
iving syst
iving syst ems and y
ems and y our r
our r esponsibility
esponsibility Yo
ur vehicle is equipped with driving systems
which assist you in driving, parking and manoeu-
vring theve hicle. The driving systems are only
aids. They are not a substitute foryo u paying
attention toyour sur roundings and do not relie ve
yo u of your responsibility per taining toroad tra1c
la w. The driver is alw aysre sponsible for maintain-
ing a safe distance totheve hicle in front, forve hi- cle speed,
for braking in good time and for st aying
in lane. Pay attention tothe tra1c conditions at
all times and inter vene when necessar y.Be awa re
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 Driving and parking
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217
Dr
Dr
iving Assist
iving Assist ance pack
ance package
age
% The availability of some functions or sub-func-
tions of the Driving Assistance Package is
equipment- or countr y-speci/c. The functions
of your Driving Assistance Package may di.er
from the functions listed here.
Ac tive Distance Assist DISTRONIC, Active
Blind Spot Assist, Active Brake Assist, Active
Lane Keeping Assist and Active Emer gency
St op Assist are also available without the Driv-
ing Assistance Package, albeit with restric ted
functionality.
R Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC
(/ page 230)
R Active Speed Limit Assist (/ page 235)
R Route-based speed adap tation (/ page 236)
R Active Brake Assist (/ page 245)
R Active Steering Assist (/ page 238)
R Active Emer gency Stop Assist (/ page 241)
R Active Lane Change Assist (/ page 242)
R Active Stop-and-Go Assist (/ page 238)R
Active Blind Spot Assist with exitwa rning
(/ page 255)
R Active Lane Keeping Assist (/ page 259)
R PRE-SAFE ®
Impulse Side (/ page 58)
P
P ar
ar king P
king P ack
ack age
age
% The availability of individual functions is coun-
try and equipment-dependent.
R Reversing camera (/ page 264)
R 360° Camera (/ page 266)
R Parking Assist PARKTRONIC (/ page 271)
R Active Parking Assist (/ page 275)
R Remo teParking Assist (/ page 280)
R Memory Parking Assist (countr y-dependent)
(/ page 287) F
F
unctions of ABS
unctions of ABS The Anti-lock Brake System (ABS)
regula testhe
brake pressure in critical driving situations:
R During braking, for instance, at maximum full-
stop braking or if there is insu1cient tyre trac-
tion, the wheels are pr evented from locking. R
Vehicle steerability while braking is ensu red.
If ABS inter venes when braking, you will feel a
pulsing in the brake pedal. The pulsating brake
pedal can be an indication of hazardous road con-
ditions and can ser veas a reminder totake extra
care while driving.
Syst Syst em limits
em limits
R ABS is acti vefrom speeds of approx. 5 km/h.
R ABS may be impaired or may not function if a
malfunction has occu rred and theye llow !
ABS warning lamp lights up continuously aTer
th eve hicle is star ted. F F
unction of B
unction of B AS
AS &
W WARNING ARNING Risk of an accident caused by a
malfunction in BAS(Brake Assist System)
If BAS is malfunctioning, the braking distance
in an emer gency braking situation is
increased. Driving and parking
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If
th e÷ ESP®
wa rning lamp 0ashes in the driv-
er's displa y,one or se veral wheels has reached its
gr ip limit:
R Adapt your driving style tosuit the cur rent
ro ad and weather conditions.
R Do not deactivate ESP ®
.
R Only depress the accelerator pedal as far as is
necessary when pulling away.
Deactivate ESP ®
in thefo llowing situations to
impr ove traction:
R When using snow chains.
R In deep sno w.
R On sand or grav el.
% Spinning the wheels results in a cutting
action, which enhances traction.
If th e÷ ESP®
wa rning lamp lights up continu-
ousl y,ESP ®
is not available due toa malfunction.
ET
ET S/4ET
S/4ET S (Electr
S (Electr onicTr
onic Traction Syst
action Syst em)
em)
ETS/4ETS traction cont rol is part of ESP ®
and
makes it possible topull away and accelerate on a
slippery car riag ewa y. ETS/4ETS can impr
ovetheve hicle's traction by
inter vening in thefo llowing ways:
R The drive wheels are braked individually if they
spin.
R More drive torque is tr ansferredto the wheel
or wheels with traction.
In0uence
In0uence of dr
of driv
ive pr
e pr ogr
ograms on ESP
ams on ESP ®
®
The drive prog rams enable ESP ®
to adapt todif-
fe re nt we ather and road conditions as well as the
driver's prefer red driving style. Depending on the
selected drive prog ram, the appropriate ESP ®
mode will be activated. You can select the drive
prog rams using theDY NAMIC SELECT button
(/ page 190). F
F
unction of ESP
unction of ESP ®
®
Cr
Cr osswind Assist
osswind Assist ESP
®
Crosswind Assist de tects sudden gusts of
side wind and helps the driver tokeep theve hicle
in the lane:
R ESP ®
Crosswind Assist is active at vehicle
speeds abo veappr ox. 80 km/h when driving
straight ahead or cornering slightl y.R
The vehicle is stabilised bymeans of individual
brake application on one side. F
F
unction of ESP
unction of ESP ®
®
tr
trailer st
ailer st abilisation
abilisation &
W WARNING ARNING Risk of accident in poor road
and weather conditions
In poor road and weather conditions, the
trailer stabilisation cannot pr event lur ching of
th eve hicle/trailer combination. Trailers with a
high cent reofgrav ity may tip over before
ESP ®
de tects this. #
Always adapt your driving style tosuit
th e cur rent road and weather conditions. When driving with a trailer, ESP
®
can stabilise
yo ur vehicle if the trailer begins toswer vefrom
side toside:
R ESP ®
trailer stabilisation is active abo ve
speeds of 65 km/h.
R Slight swerving is reduced bymeans of a tar-
ge ted, individual brake application on one
side. Driving and parking
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