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yo
u are about todrive thro ugh a red light uninten-
tionall y.
The following conditions must be ful/lled:
R Several tra1c lights ha vebeen de tected.
R All tra1c lights de tected are red.
R Atleast one of there d tra1c lights de tected is
on the front passenger side beside theve hi-
cle's own lane.
R The tra1c lights are in thefo llowing sequence
(from topto bottom): red, yello w, green.
% Ifth e function is available, you can activate or
deactivate thewa rnings at pedestrian cross-
ings, stop signs and red lights in theTra1c
Sign Assist menu under Further warnings
(/ page 254).
Syst
Syst em limits
em limits
The system may be impaired or may not function
particular lyin thefo llowing situations:
R If visibility is poor, e.g. due toinsu1cient illu-
mination of thero ad, highly variable shade
conditions, rain, sno w,fog, swirling dust or
heavy spr ay. R
Ifth ere is glare, e.g. from oncoming tra1c,
direct sunlight or re0ections.
R Ifth ere is dirt on the windscreen in the vicinity
of the multifunction camera or if the camera is
misted up, damaged or obscured.
R If tra1c signs are di1cult todetect, e.g.
because they are dirty, co vered, faded, co v-
ered with ice, damaged, badly positioned,
poor lylit or twisted.
R Active tra1c signs with LED displa ysmay not
be de tected cor rectly or at all due to technical
fa ctors, suc has transmission frequency.
R Ifth e information on the navigation system's
digital map is incor rect, incomple teor out of
date.
R If signs or thero ad la yout is ambiguous, e.g.
tra1c signs in roadwor ks, at exits and ramp s,
in neighbou ring lanes or parallel roads.
R If signs do not conform tothe standard.
R If signs or road la youts are speci/c tothe
count ryand deviate from thero ute guidance
in the navigation system, e.g. at or be yond
construction sites. R
ATer sharp turns and tight bends, when tra1c
signs are outside the camera's /eld of vision.
R Ifyo uove rtake vehicles with tra1c signs
which are a1xed or attached tothem.
R Ifyo u are using transport equipment secured
to theve hicle with a trailer coupling, suc has a
bicycle rack ,re strictions for car/trailer combi-
nations may be considered valid if applicable.
Se Se tting tting Tr
Tra1c
a1c Sign Assist
Sign Assist
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance
5 Assistance 5
Traffic Sign Assist
A
A ctiv
ctiv ating or deactiv
ating or deactiv ating t
ating the speed w
he speed w ar
arning
ning #
Activate or deactivate Speed limit warning .
A
A ctiv
ctiv ating or deactiv
ating or deactiv ating furt
ating furt her functions of Tr
her functions of Traf-
af-
f
f ic Sign Assist
ic Sign Assist #
Switch Further warnings orAdditional warn-
ing tone on or o..
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. 254
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#
Set the desired speed under Warning thresh-
old.
% This function is an on-demand feature
(/ page 24). T
T
r
ra1c
a1c light view
light view Inf
Inf
or
ormation about t
mation about t he
hetr
tra1c
a1c light view
light view
The tra1c light view supports the driver when
wa iting in front of a red light bydisplaying the
camera image on the central displa y.The camera
ima geis displa yed when the driver is the /r stvehi-
cle in front of there d light and faded out when the
ve hicle drives o..
Displa
Displa ying
yingtr
tra1c
a1c light view
light view
R
R eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The Traffic light view option is switched on .
R A tra1c light view is available.
Multimedia system: 4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance
5 Assistance 5
Traffic light view
% This function is not available in all countries. If
th eve hicle is in /rst position at a tra1c light,
th e camera image with tra1c light view is shown
on the central displa y.
When theve hicle pulls away,th e camera image is
fa ded out. #
Activate Dor deactivate ETraffic
light view.
Using ot
Using other av
her available functions
ailable functions #
Select Z. #
Select On request orAutomatic.
If On request is set and a tra1c light view is
av ailable, thePlease tap here for traffic light
view. message is displa yed. The camera image
is shown aTer con/ rmation of the message.
When Automatic is set,the camera image is
automatically displa yed when the tra1c light
view is available. Blind Spo
Blind Spo
t Assis
t Assist and A
t and A ctiv
ctive Blind Spo
e Blind Spo t Assist
t Assist F
F
unction of Blind Spo
unction of Blind Spo t Assis
t Assist and A
t and A ctiv
ctive Blind
e Blind
Spo
Spo t Assis
t Assis t wit
t with e
h exit w
xit w ar
arning
ning
Blind Sp otAssist and Active Blind Spot Assist use
ra dar sensors tomonitor the area up to40 m
behind and 3 m next toyour vehicle.
The system can de tect vehicles tr avelling from
speeds of appr oximately 12 km/h and issue a
wa rning if they mo veinto the monitoring range.
St atus displ ayinthe driver's display
¸ Grey
Gr ey:
:th e system is activated but inopera-
tive.
¸ Gr
Green:
een: the system is activated and opera-
tional. Driving and parking
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Display in
the driver's display in theAssistance menu
If a vehicle is de tected at speeds abo veappr ox-
imately 12 km/h and this vehicle enters thewa rn-
ing range immedia tely aTer wards, thewa rning
lamp in the cor responding outside mir ror lights up
re d. In theAssistance menu,the lamp in outside
mir ror1 also lights up red, and the lane in which
th eve hicle is de tected is hatched out.
If a vehicle is de tected in thewa rning range and
yo u switch on the turn signal indicator in the cor-
re sponding direction, a double warning tone
sounds once, and thewa rning lamp 0ashes red in
th e cor responding outside mir ror.Re dra dar wav
es2 are displa yed next toyour vehicle in the
assis tance graphic.
If th e turn signal indicator remains on, the display
in the outside mirror 0ashes for all other de tected
ve hicles, but no fu rther warning tone sounds. If
yo uove rtake a vehicle quickl y,no warning is
given.
Obser vethe no tes on driving systems and your
re sponsibility; you may otherwise failto recognise
dangers (/ page 217). &
W WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident despite Blind
Spot Assist
Blind Spot Assist does not react tovehicles
approaching and overtaking you at a greatly
di.erent speed.
Blind Spot Assist cannot warndrivers in this
situation. #
Always pay careful attention tothe tra1c
situation and maintain a safe distance at
th e side of theve hicle. Exit w Exit w
ar
arning
ning
The exitwa rning is an additional function of Blind
Spot Assist and Active Blind Spot Assist and can
wa rnvehicle occupants attem pting tolea vea sta-
tionary vehicle about approaching vehicles. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk 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 a
vehicle is de tected in the monitoring range,
th ere dwa rning lamp lights up in the cor respond-
ing outside mir ror.
If a vehicle occupant pulls the door handle on the
side of thewa rning, a warning tone sounds twice
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and
thewa rning lamps in the cor responding out-
side mir ror 0ash red.
% V
V ehicles wit
ehicles wit h ambient lighting:
h ambient lighting: theWarning
assistance ofthe ambient lighting can be
activated and deactivated (/ page 153).
% The warning assistance can di.er depending
on the equipment and may vary according to
th e setting.
The exitwa rning is only available when Blind Sp ot
Assist is activated and up toa maximum of three
minutes aTer theve hicle has been switched 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.
Wa rnings may be inter rupted when driving along-
side long vehicles, forex ample lor ries, for a pro-
longed time.
Blind Spot Assist and Active Blind Spot Assist are
not operational when reve rsege ar is engaged. Blind Sp
otAssist and Active Blind Spot Assist are
not operational if transport equipment, forex am-
ple a trailer or bicycle rack , is attached tothe
trailer hitch and the electrical connection has
been cor rectly es tablished.
Ad ditionall y,theex itwa rning may be limited in the
fo llowing situations:
R when the sensors are co veredby adjacent
ve hicles in nar row parking spaces
R when people approach theve hicle
R intheev ent of stationary or slo wlymoving
objects
F
F unction of t unction of t he br
he brak
ake application of A
e application of A ctiv
ctive Blind
e Blind
Spo
Spo t Assist
t Assist
% The brake application function is only availa-
ble forve hicles with a Driving Assis tance
Pa ckage.
If Ac tive Blind Spot Assist de tects a risk of a side
impact in the monitoring range, a cou rse-cor rect-
ing brake application is car ried out. This is
designed tohelp youavo id a collision. Driving and parking
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The cou
rse-cor recting brake application is availa-
ble in the speed range between app roximately
30 km/h and 200 km/h. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident despi tebrake
application of Active Blind Spot Assist
A course-cor recting brake application cannot
alw ays pr event a collision. #
Always steer, brake or accelerate your-
self, especially if Active Blind Spot Assist
wa rnsyo u or makes a course-cor recting
brake application. #
Always maintain a safe dis tance at the
sides. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident despite Active
Blind Spot Assist
Ac tive Blind Spot Assist does not react in the
fo llowing situations:
R Ifyo uove rtake vehicles at a high speed.
R Ifve hicles approach and overtake you at a
gr eatly di.erent speed. 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. If a course-co
rrecting brake application occurs,
th ere dwa rning lamp 0ashes in the outside mir ror
and a warning tone sounds. In addition, a display
1 indicating the danger of a side collision
appears in the driver's displa y.
In rare cases, the system may make an inappro-
priate brake application. This brake application may be inter
rupted at any time if you steer slightly
in the opposite direction or accelerate.
Syst
Syst em limits
em limits
Either a course-cor recting brake application
appropriate tothe driving situation, or none at all,
may occur especially in thefo llowing situations:
R Vehicles or obs tacles, e.g. crash bar riers, are
located on bo thsides of your vehicle.
R Ave hicle approaches too closely on the side.
R You ha veadop ted a sporty driving style with
high cornering speeds.
R You brake or accelerate signi/cant ly.
R A driving sa fety system inter venes, e.g. ESP ®
or Active Brake Assist.
R ESP ®
is deactivated.
R A loss of tyre pressure or a defective tyre is
de tected.
R Transpo rtequipment, forex ample a trailer or
bicycle rack , is attached tothe trailer hitch
and the electrical connection has been cor-
re ctly es tablished. 258
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A
A
ctiv
ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv ating Blind Spo
ating Blind Spo t Assis
t Assist or
t or
A
A ctiv
ctiv e Blind Spo
e Blind Spo t Assist
t Assist
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance
5 Avoid contact #
Activate or deactivate Active Blind Spot
Assist . A
A
ctiv
ctiv e Lane K
e Lane K eeping Assist
eeping Assist F
F
unction of A
unction of A ctiv
ctive Lane K
e Lane K eeping Assist
eeping Assist
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist monitors the area in
front of your vehicle bymeans of the multifunction
camera (/ page 217) and can warnyou before
yo u lea veyour lane unintentionall y.The system
can guide you back into your lane thro ugh a
course-cor recting steering inter vention and addi-
tionally warnsyo u with vibration pulses in the
stee ring wheel. Active Lane Keeping Assist is
av ailable in the speed range between 60 km/h
and 200 km/h. The system can inter
vene in thefo llowing situa-
tions:
R Active Lane Keeping Assist de tects a lane
marking.
R One of your front wheels goes over a lane
marking.
If yo u activate the turn signal indicator, a steering
inter vention does not occur on the cor responding
side.
If yo u lea vethe lane without activating the turn
signal indicator, but danger of a collision with a
moving obstacle is de tected in your lane, a steer-
ing inter vention does not occur.
V V ehicles wit
ehicles wit h Blind Spo
h Blind Spo t Assist or Dr
t Assist or Dr iving Assis-
iving Assis-
t
t ance P
ance P ack
ackag
age:
e: ifth e system de tects an obs tacle,
such as ano ther vehicle in the adjacent lane, a
steering inter vention will occur rega rdless of the
turn signal indica tor. Display
1will appear in the driver's display and a
wa rning tone will sound in thefo llowing situations:
R A steering inter vention byActive Lane Keeping
Assist lasts longer than appr oximately ten sec-
onds.
R The system ca rries out two or more steering
inter ventions within app roximately three
minutes without any steering inter vention from
th e driver.
In theAc tive Lane Keeping Assist settings, you
can set the sensitivity of the system and set the
le ve l of support. Additionall y,yo u can set whe ther
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markings or only continuous lane markings
(/
page 261).
S S t
tatus display
atus display s f
s for A
or A ctiv
ctive Lane K
e Lane K eeping Assist
eeping Assist
ï Whit
White:
e:Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist is deac-
tivated.
ï Y
Yellow
ellow :
:th ere is a malfunction. Please also
obser vethe display messages.
ð Grey
Gr ey:
:Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist is activa-
te d, but not operating.
ð Gr
Green:
een: Active Lane Keeping Assist is acti-
va ted and operating. If the system is opera-
tional on only one side, the lane marking is
shown in green on the cor responding side.
ð R
Red:
ed: Active Lane Keeping Assist has gui-
ded you back into your lane with a course-
cor recting steering inter vention. The status
display will 0ash if there is also a haptic
wa rning in the steering wheel. The lane
marking is shown in red only on the side
fo r which there is a warning.
V
V ehicles wit
ehicles wit hout Dr
hout Driving Assist
iving Assist ance P
ance Pack-
ac k-
ag
ag e:
e: if bo thlane markings are simultane-
ously shown in red in the status displa y, Ac
tive Lane Keeping Assist has initiated an
emer gency stop (/ page 241).
A A ctiv ctiv e Lane Chang
e Lane Chang e Assis
e Assist displat displa y in t
y in the "Assis-
he "Assis-
t
t ance" menu
ance" menu If
th e front wheel of theve hicle drives over a
de tected lane marking, this will be highlighted red
in theAssistance menu inthe driver's displa y.
% V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h activ
h active ambient lighting:
e ambient lighting: ifWarn-
ing assistance is activated,theAc tive Lane
Ke eping Assist warning is also accompanied
by ambient lighting (/ page 153). Syst
Syst
em limits
em limits
In thefo llowing situations, no lane-cor recting
steering inter vention occurs but rather a warning
in the steering wheel, depending on the situation:
R You clear lyand actively steer, brake or accel-
erate.
R If a driving saf ety sy stem inter venes, such as
ESP ®
,Ac tive Brake Assist or Active Blind Spot
Assist.
R You ha veadop ted a sporty driving style with
high cornering speeds or high rates of acceler-
ation.
R When ESP ®
is deacti vated.
R If transport equipment, fore xamp le a trailer or
bicycle rack , is attached tothe trailer hitch
and the electrical connection has been cor-
re ctly es tablished.
R If a loss of tyre pressure or a defective tyre
has been de tected and displa yed. 260 260
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The system may be impai
red or may not function
particular lyin 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, the
sun or re0ections.
R Ifth ere is dirt on the windscreen in the vicinity
of the multifunction camera or if the camera is
misted up, damaged or obscured.
R Ifth ere is dirt on the bumper in the area of the
ra dar sensors, or if they are damaged or co v-
ered.
R Ifth ere are no lane markings, or se veral
unclear lane markings are present for one
lane, e.g. around roadwor ks.
R Ifth e lane markings are worn, dark or co v-
ered.
R Ifth e distance totheve hicle in front is too
short and thus the lane markings cannot be
de tected.
R Ifth e lane markings change quickl y,e.g. lanes
branch o., cross one ano ther or mer ge. R
Ifth e car riag ewa y isvery nar row and winding.
Obser vethe no tes on driving systems and your
re sponsibility; you may otherwise failto recognise
dangers (/ page 217).
A
A ctiv
ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv ating A
ating Activ
ctive Lane K
e Lane K eeping
eeping
Assist
Assist
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance
5 Avoid collision
5 Active Lane Keeping Assist #
Activate or deactivate the function.
Alternativel y,Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist can be
activated and deactivated via quick- access.
% ATer starting theve hicle, the settings are
count ry-speci/c. Se Se
tting A
tting A ctiv
ctive Lane K
e Lane K eeping Assist
eeping Assist
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance
5 Avoid collision
5 Active Lane Keeping Assist
Se
Se tting t
tting t he sensitivity
he sensitivity #
Select Z. #
Select Early,Med. orLate.
The last selec ted setting will be adop tedth e next
time theve hicle is star ted.
% The standard setting forth is function is
dependent on the countr y.
A
A ctiv
ctiv ating or deactiv
ating or deactiv ating assist
ating assistance on discontin-
ance on discontin-
uous lane mar
uous lane mar kings
kings #
Select Advanced support.
The last selected setting will be adop tedth e next
time theve hicle is star ted.
% The standard setting forth is function is
dependent on the countr y. Driving and parking
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