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Controls Driving
▷ In addition to the briefly pulled right shift
Steptronic Sport transmission:
paddle, briefly pull the left shift paddle.
Launch Control
In the manual mode, after conservative driving
for a certain amount of time or if there has
The concept
been no acceleration or shifting of the shift
Launch Control enables optimum acceleration
paddles within a certain amount of time, the
on surfaces with good traction.
transmission switches back to automatic
mode.
Hints
Component wear
Displays in the instrument cluster
Do not use Launch Control too often;
The selector lever position is dis-
otherwise, this may result in premature wear of
played, e.g.: P.
components due to the high stress placed on
the vehicle.◀
Do not use Launch Control during the break-in,
refer to page 156, period.
Electronic unlocking of the
To increase vehicle stability, activate DSC
transmission lock
again as soon as possible.
An experienced driver may be able to achieve
General information
better acceleration values in DSC OFF mode.
Electronically unlock the transmission lock to
maneuver vehicle from the danger area.
Requirements
Unlocking is possible, if the started can spin
Launch Control is available when the engine is
the engine.
warmed up, that is, after uninterrupted driving
of at least 6 miles/10 km.
Engaging selector lever position N
To start with Launch Control do not steer the
1. Depress the brake pedal.
steering wheel.
2. Press the Start/Stop button. The starter
must audibly start.
Start with launch control
3. Press and hold the selector lever into posi-
While the engine is running:
tion N.
A corresponding Check Control message
1.
Press button or select Sport+ with
is displayed.
the Driving Dynamics Control.
4. Press the selector lever again into posi-
TRACTION is displayed in the instrument
tion N within approx. 6 seconds.
cluster and the indicator lamp for DSC OFF
Position N is displayed in the instrument
lights up.
cluster.
2. Engage selector lever position S.
5. Release brake, as soon as the starter
3. With the left foot, forcefully press down on
stops.
the brake.
6. Maneuver the vehicle from the danger area
4. Press and hold down the accelerator pedal
and secure it against moving on its own.
beyond the resistance point at the full
throttle position.
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A flag symbol is displayed in the instru-
ment cluster.
5. The starting engine speed adjusts. Within
3 seconds, release the brake.
Before using Launch Control, allow the trans-
mission to cool down for approx. 5 minutes.
Launch Control adjusts to the surrounding
conditions, e.g., wet pavement, when used
again.
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Displays
the selected options or country versions. This
Vehicle features and options
also applies to safety-related functions and
This chapter describes all standard, country-
systems. The respectively applicable country
specific and optional features offered with the
provisions must be observed when using the
series. It also describes features that are not
respective features and systems.
necessarily available in your car, e. g., due to
Overview, instrument cluster
1
Speedometer
5
Electronic displays
80
2
Messages, e.g. Check Control
6
Fuel gauge
84
3
Tachometer
84
7
Reset miles
84
4
Current fuel consumption
Electronic displays
▷ Selection lists, refer to page 88.
▷ Date, refer to page 85.
▷ External temperature, refer to page 85.
▷ Energy recovery, refer to page 86.
▷ Auto Start/Stop function, refer to page 69.
▷ Transmission display, refer to page 78.
▷ On-board computer, refer to page 89.
▷ Miles/trip miles, refer to page 84.
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▷ Messages, e.g. Check Control, refer to
also be activated if objects are placed on the
page 81.
front passenger seat.
▷ Navigation display, see User's manual for
Make sure that the safety belts are positioned
Navigation, Entertainment and Communi-
correctly.
cation.
▷ Range, refer to page 85.
Airbag system
▷ Status, Driving Dynamics Control, refer to
Airbag system and belt tensioner are
page 119.
defective.
▷ Service requirements, refer to page 86.
Have the vehicle checked by the serv-
▷ Speed limit detection, refer to page 87.
ice center immediately.
▷ Time, refer to page 85.
Parking brake, brake system
For additional information, refer to Re-
Check Control
lease parking brake, refer to page 71.
The concept
The Check Control system monitors functions
in the vehicle and notifies you of malfunctions
in the monitored systems.
Front-end collision warning
A Check Control message is displayed as a
Illuminated: advance warning is issued,
combination of indicator or warning lights and
e.g., when there is the impending dan-
text messages in the instrument cluster.
ger of a collision or the distance to the
In addition, an acoustic signal may sound and a
vehicle ahead is too small.
text message may appear on the Control Dis-
Increase distance.
play.
Flashing: acute warning of the imminent dan-
Indicator/warning lights
ger of a collision when the vehicle approaches
another vehicle at a relatively high differential
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speed.
The indicator and warning lights in the instru-
Intervention by braking or make an evasive ma-
ment cluster can light up in a variety of combi-
neuver.
nations and colors.
Several of the lights are checked for proper
Pedestrian warning
functioning and light up temporarily when the
Symbol in the instrument cluster.
engine is started or the ignition is switched on.
Red lights
If a collision with a person detected in this way
is imminent, the symbol lights up and a signal
Safety belt reminder
sounds.
Flashing or illuminated: safety belt on
the driver or passenger side is not
buckled. The safety belt reminder can
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Yellow lights
Tire Pressure Monitor TPM
Illuminated: the Tire Pressure Monitor
Anti-lock Braking System ABS
signals a loss of tire inflation pressure
Avoid abrupt braking if possible. Brak-
in a tire.
ing force boost in some cases defec-
Reduce your speed and stop cautiously. Avoid
tive. Stop carefully. Take into account
sudden braking and steering maneuvers.
longer brake travel. Have this checked
Flashing and then continuously illuminated: no
by the service center immediately.
flat tire or loss of tire inflation pressure can be
detected.
DSC Dynamic Stability Control
▷ Interference through systems or devices
Flashing: DSC controls the drive and
with the same radio frequency: after leav-
braking forces. The vehicle is stabi-
ing the area of the interference, the system
lized. Reduce speed and adapt driving
automatically becomes active again.
profile to the driving circumstances.
▷ TPM could not conclude the reset: perform
Illuminated: DSC failed. Have the system
the reset of the system again.
checked by the service center.
▷ A wheel without TPM electronics is fitted:
For additional information, refer to Dynamic
have the service center check it if needed.
Stability Control DSC, refer to page 117.
▷ Malfunction: have the system checked by
your service center.
DSC Dynamic Stability Control is
For more information, see Tire Pressure Moni-
deactivated or DTC Dynamic Traction
tor, refer to page 103.
Control is activated
Dynamic Stability Control DSC is
Steering system
switched off or Dynamic Traction Con-
Steering system in some cases defec-
trol DTC is switched on.
tive.
For additional information, refer to Dynamic
Have the steering system checked by
Stability Control, refer to page 117, and Dy-
the service center.
namic Traction Control, refer to page 118.
Engine functions
Flat Tire Monitor FTM
Have the vehicle checked by the serv-
The Flat Tire Monitor signals a loss of
ice center.
tire inflation pressure in a tire.
For additional information, refer to On-
Reduce your speed and stop cau-
board Diagnostics socket, refer to page 194.
tiously. Avoid sudden braking and steering ma-
neuvers.
Lane departure warning
For more information, see Flat Tire Monitor, re-
fer to page 107.
System is switched on and under cer-
tain circumstances warns if a detected
lane is left without flashing beforehand.
For additional information, refer to Lane depar-
ture warning, refer to page 114.
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Green lights
General lamps
Turn signal
Check Control
Turn signal on.
At least one Check Control message is
displayed or is stored. The symbol is
Unusually rapid flashing of the indicator
shown in the display of the instrument
lamp indicates that a turn signal bulb
cluster.
has failed.
For additional information, refer to Turn signal,
refer to page 71.
Text messages
Text messages in combination with a symbol
in the instrument cluster explain a Check Con-
Parking lights, headlight control
trol message and the meaning of the indicator
Parking lights or headlights are acti-
and warning lights.
vated.
Supplementary text messages
Front fog lights
Additional information, such as on the cause of
an error or the required action, can be called up
Front fog lights are activated.
via Check Control.
For additional information, refer to
With urgent messages the added text will be
Front fog lights, refer to page 97.
automatically displayed on the Control Display.
High-beam Assistant
Symbols
High-beam Assistant is switched on.
Within the supplementary text, the following
functions can be selected independent of the
High beams are activated and off auto-
check control message.
matically as a function of the traffic sit-
uation.
▷
Display additional information about
the Check Control message in the
For additional information, refer to High-beam
Assistant, refer to page 96.
▷
"Service request"
Contact your service center.
Cruise control
▷ "Roadside Assistance"
The system is switched on. It maintains
Contact Roadside Assistance.
the speed that was set using the con-
trol elements on the steering wheel.
Blue lights
High beams
High beams are activated.
For additional information, refer to High
beams, refer to page 72.
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Hiding Check Control messages
Fuel gauge
Vehicle tilt position may cause
the display to vary.
Depending on the equipment
version, the arrow beside the
fuel pump symbol shows which
side of the vehicle the fuel filler flap is on.
Hints on refueling, refer to page 170.
Press the onboard computer button on the
turn signal lever.
Tachometer
▷ Some Check Control messages are dis-
Always avoid engine speeds in the red warning
played continuously and are not cleared
field. In this range, the fuel supply is inter-
until the malfunction is eliminated. If sev-
rupted to protect the engine.
eral malfunctions occur at once, the mes-
sages are displayed consecutively.
These messages can be faded for approx.
Coolant temperature
8 seconds. After this time, they are dis-
If the coolant along with the engine becomes
played again automatically.
too hot, a Check Control message is displayed.
▷ Other Check Control messages are faded
Check the coolant level, refer to page 192.
automatically after approx. 20 seconds.
They are stored and can be displayed
again later.
Odometer and trip odometer
Displaying stored Check Control
Display
messages
▷ Odometer, arrow 1.
On the Control Display:
▷ Trip odometer, arrow 2.
1. "Vehicle info"
2. "Vehicle status"
3.
"Check Control"
4. Select the text message.
Show/reset kilometers
Press the knob.
Messages after trip completion
▷ When the ignition is
Special messages displayed while driving are
switched off, the time, the
displayed again after the ignition is switched
external temperature and
off.
the odometer are displayed.
▷ When the ignition is switched on, the trip
odometer is reset.
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The Check Control message appears continu-
External temperature
ously below a range of approx. 30 miles/50 km.
If the indicator drops to
Refuel promptly
+37 ℉/+3 ℃ or lower, a signal
sounds.
Refuel no later than at a range of
30 miles/50 km or engine operation might fail
A Check Control message is
and damage might occur.◀
displayed.
There is an increased risk of ice on roads.
Ice on roads
Current fuel consumption
Even at temperatures above
Instrument cluster
+37 ℉/+3 ℃, roads might be icy.
Therefore, drive carefully on bridges and
Displays the current fuel con-
shaded roads, e.g., to avoid the increased risk
sumption. Check whether you
of an accident.◀
are currently driving in an effi-
cient and environmentally-
friendly manner.
Time
Instrument cluster with enhanced
The time is displayed in the in-
features
strument cluster.
Displays the current fuel con-
Setting the time on the Control
sumption. Check whether you
Display, refer to page 91.
are currently driving in an effi-
cient and environmentally-
friendly manner.
Date
The date is displayed in the in-
Displaying the current fuel
strument cluster.
consumption
Set the date on the Control Dis-
Depending on your vehicle's optional features,
play, refer to page 92.
the current fuel consumption can also be dis-
played as bar in the instrument cluster.
1. "Settings"
Range
2. "Instrument cluster"
Display
3. "Additional indicators"
With a low remaining range:
▷ A Check Control message is
displayed briefly.
▷ The remaining range is
shown on the computer.
▷ With a dynamic driving style - e.g., taking
curves aggressively - engine operation
might vary.
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Energy recovery
Symbols
Display
Sym- Description
bols
The kinetic energy of the vehicle
is converted to electrical energy
No service is currently required.
while coasting. The vehicle bat-
tery is partially charged and fuel
consumption can be reduced.
The deadline for scheduled mainte-
nance or a legally mandated inspec-
tion is approaching.
Service requirements
The service deadline has already
passed.
The concept
After the ignition is turned on the instrument
Entering appointment dates
cluster briefly displays available driving dis-
tance or time to the next scheduled mainte-
Enter the dates for the required inspections.
nance.
Make sure that the vehicle's date and time are
Your service specialist can read the current
set correctly.
service requirements from your remote con-
On the Control Display:
trol.
1. "Vehicle info"
Display
2. "Vehicle status"
Data regarding the service status or legally
3.
"Service required"
mandated vehicle inspections are automati-
4. "§ Vehicle inspection"
cally transmitted to your service center before
5. "Date:"
a service due date.
6. Adjust the settings.
Detailed information on service
7. Confirm.
requirements
The entered date is stored.
More information on the scope of service re-
quired can be displayed on the Control Dis-
Automatic Service Request
play.
Data regarding the service status or legally
On the Control Display:
mandated vehicle inspections are automati-
cally transmitted to your service center before
1. "Vehicle info"
a service due date.
2. "Vehicle status"
You can check when your service center was
3.
"Service required"
notified.
Required maintenance procedures and le-
On the Control Display:
gally mandated inspections are displayed.
1. "Vehicle info"
4. Select an entry to call up detailed informa-
2. "Vehicle status"
tion.
3. Open "Options".
4. "Last Service Request"
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Displays Controls
Gear shift indicator
Speed limit detection
The concept
The concept
The system recommends the most fuel effi-
Speed limit detection
cient gear for the current driving situation.
Speed limit detection uses a symbol in the
Depending on the vehicle's features and coun-
shape of a traffic sign to display the currently
try version of the vehicle, the gear shift indica-
detected speed limit. The camera in the area of
tor is active in the manual mode of the Step-
the interior rearview mirror detects traffic signs
tronic transmission and with manual
at the edge of the road as well as variable over-
transmission.
head sign posts. Traffic signs with extra sym-
Suggestions to shift gear up or down are dis-
bols for wet road conditions, etc. are also de-
played in the instrument cluster.
tected and compared with the vehicle's
onboard data, such as for the rain sensor, and
Manual transmission: displaying
will be displayed depending on the situation.
The system takes into account the information
Symbol Description
stored in the navigation system and also dis-
Fuel efficient gear is set.
plays speed limits present on routes without
signs.
Shift up to fuel efficient gear.
Hints
Personal judgment
The system cannot serve as a substitute
Shift down to fuel efficient gear.
for the driver's personal judgment of the traffic
situation.
The system assists the driver and does not re-
Shift into neutral.
place the human eye.◀
At a glance
Steptronic transmission: displays
Camera
Example Description
Fuel efficient gear is set.
Shift into fuel efficient gear.
The camera is found near the interior rearview
mirror.
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Keep the windshield in the area behind the in-
▷ In the event of incorrect detection by the
terior rearview mirror clean and clear.
camera.
▷ If the speed limits stored in the navigation
system are incorrect.
Switching on/off
On the Control Display:
▷ In areas not covered by the navigation sys-
tem.
1. "Settings"
▷ When roads differ from the navigation,
2. "Instrument cluster"
such as due to changes in road routing.
3. "Speed limit information"
▷ When passing buses or trucks with a
If speed limit detection is switched on, it can
speed sticker.
be displayed on the info display in the instru-
▷ If the traffic signs are non-conforming.
ment cluster via the computer.
▷ During calibration of the camera immedi-
ately after vehicle shipment.
Display
The following is displayed in the instrument
cluster:
Selection lists in the
instrument cluster
Speed limit detection
Current speed limit.
The concept
Depending on your vehicle's optional features,
the following can be displayed or operated us-
ing the buttons and the thumbwheel on the
steering wheel and the display in the instru-
Speed limit detection is not
ment cluster:
available.
▷ Current audio source.
▷ Redial phone feature.
▷ Turn on voice activation system.
It also displays programs of the Driving Dy-
System limits
namics Control.
The system may not be fully functional and
may provide incorrect information in the fol-
lowing situations:
▷ In heavy fog, rain or snowfall.
▷ When signs are concealed by objects.
▷ When driving very close to the vehicle in
front of you.
▷ When driving toward bright lights.
▷ When the windshield behind the interior
rearview mirror is fogged over, dirty or cov-
ered by a sticker, etc.
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Display
On-board computer
Calling up information on the info
display
Depending on your vehicle's optional features,
the list in the instrument cluster can differ from
the illustration shown.
Press the onboard computer button on the
turn signal lever.
Activating a list and adjusting the
setting
Information is displayed in the info display of
the instrument cluster.
Information at a glance
Info display
Repeatedly pressing the button
on the turn signal lever calls up
the following information in the
info display:
On the right side of the steering wheel, turn
▷ Range.
the thumbwheel to activate the corresponding
▷
ECO PRO bonus range.
list.
▷
Average fuel consumption.
Using the thumbwheel, select the desired set-
ting and confirm it by pushing the thumbwheel.
▷
Current fuel consumption.
▷
Average speed.
▷
Date.
▷
Speed limit detection.
▷
Time of arrival.
When destination guidance is activated in
the navigation system.
▷
Distance to destination.
When destination guidance is activated in
the navigation system.
▷
Arrow view of navigation system.
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When destination guidance is activated in
The distance to the destination is adopted au-
the navigation system.
tomatically.
Time of arrival
Adjusting the info display
The estimated time of arrival is
Depending on the vehicle equipment version,
displayed if a destination is en-
you can select what information from the com-
tered in the navigation system
puter is to be displayed on the info display of
before the trip is started.
the instrument cluster.
On the Control Display:
The time must be correctly set.
1. "Settings"
2. "Instrument cluster"
Speed limit detection
3. Select the desired displays.
Description of the speed limit detection, refer
to page 87, function.
Information in detail
Trip computer
Range
The vehicle features two types of board com-
Displays the estimated cruising range available
puters.
with the remaining fuel.
▷ "Onboard info": the values can be reset as
It is calculated based on your driving style over
often as necessary.
the last 20 miles/30 km.
▷ "Trip computer": the values provide an
overview of the current trip.
Average fuel consumption
The average fuel consumption is calculated for
Resetting the trip computer
the period while the engine is running.
On the Control Display:
The average fuel consumption is calculated for
1. "Vehicle info"
the distance traveled since the last reset by the
2. "Trip computer"
on-board comupter.
3. "Reset": all values are reset.
Average speed
"Automatically reset": all values are reset
Periods in which the vehicle is parked with the
approx. 4 hours after the vehicle came to a
engine manually stopped are not included in
standstill.
the calculation of the average speed.
Display on the Control Display
Resetting average values
Display the computer or trip computer on the
Press and hold the onboard computer button
Control Display.
on the turn signal lever.
On the Control Display:
1. "Vehicle info"
Distance to destination
The distance remaining to the destination is
2. "Onboard info" or "Trip computer"
displayed if a destination is entered in the navi-
gation system before the trip is started.
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Resetting the fuel consumption and
Activating/deactivating the speed
speed
warning
On the Control Display:
On the Control Display:
1. "Vehicle info"
1. "Settings"
2. "Onboard info"
2. "Speed"
3. "Consumpt." or "Speed"
3. "Warning"
4. "Yes"
4. Press the controller.
Setting your current speed as the
Sport displays
speed warning
On the Control Display:
The concept
1. "Settings"
On the Control Display, the current values for
2. "Speed"
performance and torque can be displayed if
the vehicle is appropriately equipped.
3. "Select current speed"
4. Press the controller.
Displaying sport displays on the
The current vehicle speed is stored as the
Control Display
speed warning.
1. "Vehicle info"
2. "Sport displays"
Settings on the Control
Display
Speed warning
Time
The concept
Displays a speed, when reached, should cause
Setting the time zone
a warning to be issued.
1. "Settings"
The warning is repeated if the vehicle speed
2. "Time/Date"
drops below the set speed once by at least
3. "Time zone:"
3 mph/5 km/h.
4. Select the desired time zone.
Displaying, setting or changing the
The time zone is stored.
speed warning
On the Control Display:
Setting the time
1. "Settings"
1. "Settings"
2. "Time/Date"
2. "Speed"
3. "Time:"
3. "Warning at:"
4. Turn the controller until the desired hours
4. Turn the controller until the desired speed
are displayed.
is displayed.
5. Press the controller.
5. Press the controller.
Speed warning is stored.
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6. Turn the controller until the desired mi-
Language
nutes are displayed.
7. Press the controller.
Setting the language
To set the language on the Control Display:
The time is stored.
1. "Settings"
Setting the time format
2. "Language/Units"
1. "Settings"
3. "Language:"
2. "Time/Date"
4. Select the desired language.
3. "Format:"
Settings are stored for the profile currently in
4. Select the desired format.
use.
The time format is stored.
Setting the voice dialog
Automatic time setting
Voice dialog for the voice activation system,
Depending on your vehicle's optional features,
refer to page 28.
the time, date and, if needed, the time zone are
updated automatically.
Units of measure
1. "Settings"
Setting the units of measure
2. "Time/Date"
To set the units for fuel consumption, route/
3. "Auto time set"
distance and temperature:
1. "Settings"
Date
2. "Language/Units"
Setting the date
3. Select the desired menu item.
1. "Settings"
4. Select the desired unit.
2. "Time/Date"
Settings are stored for the profile currently in
3. "Date:"
use.
4. Turn the controller until the desired day is
displayed.
Brightness
5. Press the controller.
Setting the brightness
6. Make the necessary settings for the month
To set the brightness of the Control Display:
and year.
1. "Settings"
The date is stored.
2. "Control display"
Setting the date format
3. "Brightness"
1. "Settings"
4. Turn the controller until the desired bright-
2. "Time/Date"
ness is set.
3. "Format:"
5. Press the controller.
4. Select the desired format.
Settings are stored for the profile currently in
use.
The date format is stored.
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Depending on the light conditions, the bright-
ness settings may not be clearly visible.
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Lights
Vehicle features and options
Parking lights/low beams,
headlight control
This chapter describes all standard, country-
specific and optional features offered with the
General information
series. It also describes features that are not
necessarily available in your car, e. g., due to
Position of switch:
,
,
the selected options or country versions. This
If the driver door is opened with the ignition
also applies to safety-related functions and
switched off, the exterior lighting is automati-
systems. The respectively applicable country
cally switched off at these switch settings.
provisions must be observed when using the
respective features and systems.
Parking lights
Position of switch
: the vehicle's lights
light up on all sides, e.g., for parking.
Overview
Do not use the parking lights for extended pe-
riods; otherwise, they might drain the battery
and it would then be impossible to start the en-
gine.
When parking, it is preferable to switch on the
one-sided roadside parking lights, refer to
page 95.
Low beams
Position of switch
with the ignition
1
Rear fog lights
switched on: the low beams light up.
2
Front fog lights
3
Depending on the equipment: automatic
Welcome lights
headlight control, Adaptive Light Control,
When the vehicle is parked, leave the switch in
High-beam Assistant, Welcome lights,
position
or
: parking and interior lights
Daytime running lights
come on briefly when the vehicle is unlocked
depending on the ambient brightness.
4
Lights off, daytime running lights
5
Parking lights, daytime running lights
Activating/deactivating
6
Depending on the equipment: low beams,
1. "Settings"
welcome lights, High-beam Assistant
2. "Lighting"
7
Instrument lighting
3. "Welcome lights"
Settings are stored for the profile currently in
use.
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Headlight courtesy delay feature
Activating/deactivating
The low beams stay lit for a short while if the
In some countries, daytime running lights are
headlight flasher is switched on after the radio-
mandatory, so it may not be possible to deacti-
ready state is switched off.
vate the daytime running lights.
1. "Settings"
Setting the duration
2. "Lighting"
1. "Settings"
3. "Daytime running lamps"
2. "Lighting"
Settings are stored for the profile currently in
3. "Pathway lighting:"
use.
4. Set length of time.
Settings are stored for the profile currently in
Roadside parking lights
use.
Automatic headlight control
Position of switch
: the low beams are acti-
vated and off automatically, e.g., in tunnels, in
twilight or if there is precipitation. The indicator
lamp in the instrument cluster lights up.
When emerging from a tunnel during the day,
the low beams are not switched off immedi-
ately but instead only after approx. 2 minutes.
The vehicle can be illuminated on one side.
A blue sky with the sun low on the horizon can
cause the lights to be switched on.
Switching on
The low beams always stay on when the fog
With the ignition switched off, press the lever
lights are activated.
either up or down past the resistance point for
approx. 2 seconds.
Personal responsibility
The automatic headlight control cannot
Switch off
serve as a substitute for your personal judg-
Briefly press the lever to the resistance point in
ment in determining when to turn the lights on
the opposite direction.
in response to ambient lighting conditions.
E. g. the sensors are unable to detect fog or
hazy weather. To avoid safety risks under
Adaptive Light Control
these conditions, you should always switch on
the lights manually.◀
The concept
Adaptive Light Control is a variable headlight
Daytime running lights
control system that enables dynamic illumina-
With the ignition switched on, the daytime run-
tion of the road surface.
ning lights light up in position
,
or
Depending on the steering angle and other pa-
. After the ignition is switched off, the park-
rameters, the light from the headlight follows
ing lights light up in position
the course of the road.
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In tight curves, e.g., on mountainous roads or
fore, manually reel off the high beams in situa-
when turning, one of the two front fog lights is
tions where required to avoid a safety risk.◀
switched on as a turning lamp. As a result the
inside of the curve is better lighted.
Activating
Activating
Position of switch
with the ignition
switched on.
To avoid blinding oncoming traffic, the Adap-
tive Light Control does not swivel to the driv-
er's side when the vehicle is at a standstill.
The turning lights are automatically switched
on depending on the steering angle or the use
of turn signals.
1. Depending on the equipment, turn the light
When driving in reverse, the turning lights may
switch into position
or
be automatically switched on regardless of the
2. Press button on the turn signal lever, ar-
steering angle.
row.
The indicator lamp in the instrument
Malfunction
cluster lights up.
A Check Control message is displayed.
Adaptive Light Control is malfunctioning or has
When the low beams are on, the lights are au-
failed. Have the system checked as soon as
tomatically brightened or dimmed.
possible.
The system responds to light from oncoming
traffic and traffic driving ahead of you, and to
adequate illumination, e.g., in towns and cities.
High-beam Assistant
The blue indicator lamp in the instru-
ment cluster lights up when the system
The concept
switches on the high beams. Depend-
When the low beams are activated, this system
ing on the version of the system in the vehicle,
automatically switches the high beams on and
the high beams may not switch off for oncom-
off or suppresses the light in the areas that
ing vehicles, but may only be dimmed in the
blind oncoming traffic. The procedure is con-
areas that blind oncoming traffic. In this case,
trolled by a camera on the front of the interior
the blue indicator light will stay on.
rearview mirror. The assistant ensures that the
high beams are activated whenever the traffic
situation allows. The driver can intervene at
any time and switch the high beams non and
off as usual.
Note
Personal responsibility
The High-beam Assistant cannot serve
as a substitute for the driver's personal judg-
ment of when to use the high beams. There-
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Switching the high beams on and off
Fog lights
manually
Front fog lights
The low beams must be switched on.
Press button. The green indicator
lamp lights up.
If the automatic headlight control, refer to
page 95, is activated, the low beams will come
on automatically when you switch on the front
fog lights.
▷ High beams on, arrow 1.
When the high beams or headlight flasher are
▷ High beams off/headlight flasher, arrow 2.
activated, the front fog lights are not switched
on.
The High-beam Assistant can be switched off
when manually adjusting the light. To reacti-
vate the High-beam Assistant, press the but-
Instrument lighting
ton on the turn signal lever.
Adjusting
System limits
The parking lights or low beams
The system is not fully functional in situations
must be switched on to adjust
such as the following, and driver intervention
the brightness.
may be necessary:
Adjust the brightness with the
▷ In very unfavorable weather conditions,
thumbwheel.
such as fog or heavy precipitation.
▷ When detecting poorly-lit road users such
as pedestrians, cyclists, horseback riders
Interior lights
and wagons; when driving close to train or
ship traffic; and at animal crossings.
General information
▷ In tight curves, on hilltops or in depres-
The interior lights, footwell lights, access lights
sions, in cross traffic or half-obscured on-
and courtesy lights are controlled automati-
coming traffic on freeways.
cally.
▷ In poorly-lit towns and cities and in the
Thumb wheel for the instrument lighting con-
presence of highly reflective signs.
trols brightness of some of these features.
▷ At low speeds.
▷ When the windshield behind the interior
rearview mirror is fogged over, dirty or cov-
ered with stickers, etc.
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Overview
Setting the brightness
The brightness of the ambient light can be ad-
justed via the thumbwheel for the instrument
lighting or on the Control Display.
On the Control Display:
1.
"Settings"
2.
"Lighting"
3.
"Brightness:"
4.
Adjust the brightness.
1
Interior lights
2
Reading lamp
Switching the interior lights on and off
Press button.
To reel off permanently: press the button for
approx. 3 seconds.
Switch back on: press button.
Reading lights
Press button.
Reading lights are located at the front and rear
next to the interior lights.
Ambient light
Depending on your optional features lighting
can be adjusted for some lights in the interior.
Selecting color scheme
On the Control Display:
1. "Settings"
2. "Lighting"
3. "Ambient:"
4. Select desired setting.
With a color scheme selected and welcome
lights activated they illuminate in the line's
color when vehicle is unlocked.
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