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Controls Displays
▷ Miles/trip miles, refer to page 88.
High-voltage battery charge indicator
▷ Messages, e.g. Check Control, refer to
page 84.
▷ Current fuel consumption, refer to
page 89.
▷ Navigation display, see User's manual for
Navigation, Entertainment and Communi-
cation.
▷ Range, refer to page 89.
▷ Status, Driving Dynamics Control, refer to
When drive readiness is switched on in COM-
page 127.
FORT mode, displays the available charge of
▷ Service requirements, refer to page 89.
the high-voltage battery with bars in a battery
▷ Speed limit detection, refer to page 90.
symbol. If five bars are shown, the high-voltage
battery is fully charged.
▷ Time, refer to page 88.
During normal vehicle operation, the high-volt-
age battery is charged up to approx. 80 %.
This ensures optimum energy recovery when
Displays of the hybrid
braking or driving downhill.
system
Displays in the instrument cluster
Drive readiness: READY
READY indicates drive readi-
The concept
ness. For further information,
The following functions of the hybrid system
please refer to Drive readiness
are displayed:
in detail, refer to page 69.
▷ High-voltage battery charge indicator, refer
to page 82.
Electric driving: eDRIVE
▷ Electric driving: eDRIVE.
▷ Acceleration boost: eBOOST, refer to
page 83.
▷ Energy recovery: CHARGE, refer to
page 83.
▷ Drive readiness: READY, refer to
page 82.
The display depends on the system's operat-
ing condition.
When driving in COMFORT or ECO PRO
Note
modes, the power output of the electric motor
High voltage
is indicated by arrows on the instrument clus-
ter.
Even if no bars are displayed in the bat-
tery symbol, the high-voltage system is still
Depending on the position of the accelerator
under high voltage.◀
pedal, up to four arrows are displayed simulta-
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neously. The tachometer pointer stays on
2. "Hybrid"
READY.
3.
"Hybrid usage"
For further information, please refer to Electric
Hybrid system utilization
driving: eDRIVE, refer to page 71.
Energy recovery: CHARGE
Gray bars indicate the fuel consumption of the
combustion engine, arrow 1. Blue bars indicate
the percentage utilization of the functions of
The energy recovered is indicated in the in-
the hybrid system, arrow 2.
strument cluster: in COMFORT mode by ar-
rows and in ECO PRO mode by a bar below
One bar indicates one minute.
the CHARGE display. The high-voltage battery
The combustion engine's average fuel con-
is being charged.
sumption is indicated by a line above the bar
display and as a value to the right of the graph.
For further information, please refer to Energy
recovery CHARGE, refer to page 72.
Displaying the energy flow
1. "Vehicle info"
Acceleration boost: eBOOST
2. "Hybrid"
3.
"Energy flow"
Energy flow of the hybrid system
If the electric motor supports the combustion
engine, e.g. during rapid acceleration,
eBOOST is displayed, refer to page 72.
The following are displayed:
Indications on the Control Display
▷ Active components of the hybrid system.
Displaying the hybrid system
▷ Direction of the energy flows:
utilization
Orange: energy flow of the combustion en-
1. "Vehicle info"
gine.
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Blue: energy flow of the hybrid system
In addition, an acoustic signal may sound and a
text message may appear on the Control Dis-
▷ Driving states:
play.
▷ eDRIVE.
▷ DRIVE.
Indicator/warning lights
▷ eBOOST.
General information
▷ CHARGE.
The indicator and warning lights in the instru-
▷ System requirements of the hybrid system,
ment cluster can light up in a variety of combi-
e. g., drive system not yet warmed up to
nations and colors.
operating temperature.
Several of the lights are checked for proper
▷ Driving requirement, e. g., transmission se-
functioning and light up temporarily when the
lector lever in the M/S position.
engine is started or the ignition is switched on.
Adapting to the course of the road
Red lights
When the navigation system destination guid-
ance is active, hybrid operation adapts to spe-
Safety belt reminder
cific route sections.
Flashing or illuminated: safety belt on
Use of the hybrid system is optional.
the driver or passenger side is not
Symbols in the energy flow display indicate
buckled. The safety belt reminder can
that a situation has been detected ahead and
also be activated if objects are placed on the
hybrid operation is prepared for it.
front passenger seat.
Make sure that the safety belts are positioned
Symbols
correctly.
Symbol Meaning
Airbag system
Downhill gradients: the system is
ready to charge the high-voltage
Airbag system and belt tensioner are
battery.
defective.
Have the vehicle checked by the serv-
Target zone: eDRIVE electric driving
ice center immediately.
is being prepared.
Parking brake, brake system
For additional information, refer to Re-
Check Control
lease parking brake, refer to page 73.
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 and in
the Head-up Display.
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ger of a collision or the distance to the vehicle
Yellow lights
ahead is too small.
Anti-lock Braking System ABS
Increase distance.
Flashing: acute warning of the imminent dan-
Avoid abrupt braking if possible. Brak-
ger of a collision when the vehicle approaches
ing force boost in some cases defec-
another vehicle at a relatively high differential
tive. Stop carefully. Take into account
speed.
longer brake travel. Have this checked
by the service center immediately.
Intervention by braking or make an evasive ma-
neuver.
DSC Dynamic Stability Control
Pedestrian warning
Flashing: DSC controls the drive and
braking forces. The vehicle is stabi-
Symbol in the instrument cluster.
lized. Reduce speed and adapt driving
profile to the driving circumstances.
If a collision with a person detected in this way
Illuminated: DSC failed. Have the system
is imminent, the symbol lights up and a signal
checked by the service center.
sounds.
For additional information, refer to Dynamic
Stability Control DSC, refer to page 125.
Orange lights
DSC Dynamic Stability Control is
Active Cruise Control
deactivated or DTC Dynamic Traction
The number bars shows the selected
Control is activated
distance from the vehicle driving
Dynamic Stability Control DSC is
ahead.
switched off or Dynamic Traction Con-
For additional information, refer to Active
trol DTC is switched on.
Cruise Control with Stop & Go function, ACC,
For additional information, refer to Dynamic
refer to page 130.
Stability Control, refer to page 125, and Dy-
namic Traction Control, refer to page 126.
Vehicle detection, Active Cruise Control
Illuminated: vehicle driving ahead de-
Flat Tire Monitor FTM
tected.
The Flat Tire Monitor signals a loss of
Flashing: the conditions are not ade-
tire inflation pressure in a tire.
quate for operating the system.
Reduce your speed and stop cau-
The system was deactivated but applies the
tiously. Avoid sudden braking and steering ma-
brakes until you actively resume control by
neuvers.
pressing on the brake pedal or accelerator
For more information, see Flat Tire Monitor, re-
pedal.
fer to page 110.
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Tire Pressure Monitor TPM
Green lights
Illuminated: the Tire Pressure Monitor
Turn signal
signals a loss of tire inflation pressure
in a tire.
Turn signal on.
Reduce your speed and stop cautiously. Avoid
Unusually rapid flashing of the indicator
sudden braking and steering maneuvers.
lamp indicates that a turn signal bulb
has failed.
Flashing and then continuously illuminated: no
flat tire or loss of tire inflation pressure can be
For additional information, refer to Turn signal,
detected.
refer to page 73.
▷ Interference through systems or devices
with the same radio frequency: after leav-
Parking lights, headlight control
ing the area of the interference, the system
Parking lights or headlights are acti-
automatically becomes active again.
vated.
▷ TPM could not conclude the reset: perform
For additional information, refer to
the reset of the system again.
Parking lights/low beams, headlight control, re-
▷ A wheel without TPM electronics is fitted:
fer to page 98.
have the service center check it if needed.
▷ Malfunction: have the system checked by
Front fog lights
your service center.
Front fog lights are activated.
For more information, see Tire Pressure Moni-
tor, refer to page 106.
For additional information, refer to
Front fog lights, refer to page 101.
Steering system
High-beam Assistant
Steering system in some cases defec-
tive.
High-beam Assistant is switched on.
Have the steering system checked by
High beams are activated and off auto-
the service center.
matically as a function of the traffic sit-
uation.
Engine functions
For additional information, refer to High-beam
Assistant, refer to page 100.
Have the vehicle checked by the serv-
ice center.
Cruise control
For additional information, refer to On-
board Diagnostics socket, refer to page 210.
The system is switched on. It maintains
the speed that was set using the con-
trol elements on the steering wheel.
Lane departure warning
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 120.
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Blue lights
Hiding Check Control messages
High beams
High beams are activated.
For additional information, refer to High
beams, refer to page 74.
General lamps
Check Control
Press the onboard computer button on the
At least one Check Control message is
turn signal lever.
displayed or is stored. The symbol is
shown in the display of the instrument
▷ Some Check Control messages are dis-
cluster.
played continuously and are not cleared
until the malfunction is eliminated. If sev-
eral malfunctions occur at once, the mes-
Text messages
sages are displayed consecutively.
Text messages in combination with a symbol
These messages can be faded for approx.
in the instrument cluster explain a Check Con-
8 seconds. After this time, they are dis-
trol message and the meaning of the indicator
played again automatically.
and warning lights.
▷ Other Check Control messages are faded
automatically after approx. 20 seconds.
Supplementary text messages
They are stored and can be displayed
Additional information, such as on the cause of
again later.
an error or the required action, can be called up
via Check Control.
Displaying stored Check Control
With urgent messages the added text will be
messages
automatically displayed on the Control Display.
On the Control Display:
Symbols
1. "Vehicle info"
Depending on the Check Control message, the
2. "Vehicle status"
following functions can be selected.
3.
"Check Control"
▷
4. Select the text message.
Display additional information about the
Check Control message in the Integrated
Messages after trip completion
Special messages displayed while driving are
▷
"Service request"
displayed again after the ignition is switched
off.
Contact your service center.
▷ "Roadside Assistance"
Contact Roadside Assistance.
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Fuel gauge
Odometer and trip odometer
Vehicle tilt position may cause
Display
the display to vary.
▷ Odometer, arrow 1.
Depending on the equipment
version, the arrow beside the
▷ Trip odometer, arrow 2.
fuel pump symbol shows which
side of the vehicle the fuel filler flap is on.
Hints on refueling, refer to page 188.
Show/reset kilometers
Press the knob.
Tachometer
▷ When the ignition is
Always avoid engine speeds in the red warning
switched off, the time, the
field. In this range, the fuel supply is inter-
external temperature and
rupted to protect the engine.
the odometer are displayed.
▷ When the ignition is switched on, the trip
odometer is reset.
Engine oil temperature
▷ Cold engine: the pointer is at
the low temperature end.
External temperature
Drive at moderate engine
If the indicator drops to
and vehicle speeds.
+37 ℉/+3 ℃ or lower, a signal
▷ Normal operating tempera-
sounds.
ture: the pointer is in the
A Check Control message is
middle or in the left half of
displayed.
the temperature display.
There is an increased risk of ice on roads.
▷ Hot engine: the pointer is at the high end of
the temperature range. A Check Control
Ice on roads
message is also displayed.
Even at temperatures above
+37 ℉/+3 ℃, roads might be icy.
Therefore, drive carefully on bridges and
Coolant temperature
shaded roads, e.g., to avoid the increased risk
If the coolant along with the engine becomes
of an accident.◀
too hot, a Check Control message is displayed.
Check the coolant level, refer to page 208.
Time
The time is displayed at the bot-
tom of the instrument cluster.
Setting the time and time for-
mat, refer to page 95.
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Date
Current fuel consumption
The date is displayed in the
Instrument cluster
computer.
Displays the current fuel con-
Setting the date and date for-
sumption. Check whether you
mat, refer to page 95.
are currently driving in an effi-
cient and environmentally-
friendly manner.
Range
This display is available in the SPORT pro-
gram.
Display
Current consumption can be displayed in ev-
With a low remaining range:
ery Driving Dynamics Control mode in the on-
▷ A Check Control message is
board comupter, refer to page 92.
displayed briefly.
▷ The remaining range is
shown on the on-board co-
Service requirements
mupter.
▷ With a dynamic driving style - e.g., taking
The concept
curves aggressively - engine operation
After the ignition is turned on the instrument
might vary.
cluster briefly displays available driving dis-
The Check Control message appears continu-
tance or time to the next scheduled mainte-
ously below a range of approx. 30 miles/50 km.
nance.
Your service specialist can read the current
Refuel promptly
service requirements from your remote con-
Refuel no later than at a range of
trol.
30 miles/50 km or engine operation might fail
and damage might occur.◀
Display
Data regarding the service status or legally
Displaying the cruising range
mandated vehicle inspections are automati-
Depending on your vehicle's optional features,
cally transmitted to your service center before
the range can also be displayed as bar in the
a service due date.
instrument cluster.
Detailed information on service
1. "Settings"
requirements
2. "Instrument cluster"
More information on the scope of service re-
3. "Additional indicators"
quired can be displayed on the Control Dis-
play.
On the Control Display:
1. "Vehicle info"
2. "Vehicle status"
3.
"Service required"
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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".
Symbols
4. "Last Service Request"
Sym- Description
bols
Gear shift indicator
No service is currently required.
The concept
The system recommends the most fuel effi-
The deadline for scheduled mainte-
cient gear for the current driving situation.
nance or a legally mandated inspec-
Depending on the vehicle's features and coun-
tion is approaching.
try version of the vehicle, the gear shift indica-
tor is active in the manual mode of the Step-
The service deadline has already
tronic transmission and with manual
passed.
transmission.
Suggestions to shift gear up or down are dis-
Entering appointment dates
played in the instrument cluster.
Enter the dates for the required inspections.
Steptronic transmission: displays
Make sure that the vehicle's date and time are
set correctly.
Example Description
On the Control Display:
Fuel efficient gear is set.
1. "Vehicle info"
2. "Vehicle status"
Shift into fuel efficient gear.
3.
"Service required"
4. "§ Vehicle inspection"
5. "Date:"
6. Adjust the settings.
Speed limit detection
7. Confirm.
The entered date is stored.
The concept
Automatic Service Request
Speed limit detection
Data regarding the service status or legally
Speed limit detection uses a symbol in the
mandated vehicle inspections are automati-
shape of a traffic sign to display the currently
cally transmitted to your service center before
detected speed limit. The camera in the area of
a service due date.
the interior rearview mirror detects traffic signs
You can check when your service center was
at the edge of the road as well as variable over-
notified.
head sign posts. Traffic signs with extra sym-
bols for wet road conditions, etc. are also de-
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tected and compared with the vehicle's
Display
onboard data, such as for the rain sensor, and
The following is displayed in the instrument
will be displayed depending on the situation.
cluster:
The system takes into account the information
stored in the navigation system and also dis-
Speed limit detection
plays speed limits present on routes without
Current speed limit.
signs.
Hints
Personal judgment
The system cannot serve as a substitute
Speed limit detection is not
for the driver's personal judgment of the traffic
available.
situation.
The system assists the driver and does not re-
place the human eye.◀
Speed limit detection can also be displayed in
At a glance
the Head-up Display.
Camera
System limits
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.
The camera is found near the interior rearview
▷
When the windshield behind the interior
mirror.
rearview mirror is fogged over, dirty or cov-
ered by a sticker, etc.
Keep the windshield in the area behind the in-
terior rearview mirror clean and clear.
▷
In the event of incorrect detection by the
camera.
▷
If the speed limits stored in the navigation
Switching on/off
system are incorrect.
On the Control Display:
▷
In areas not covered by the navigation sys-
1. "Settings"
tem.
2. "Instrument cluster"
▷
When roads differ from the navigation,
3. "Speed limit information"
such as due to changes in road routing.
If speed limit detection is switched on, it can
▷
When passing buses or trucks with a
be displayed on the info display in the instru-
speed sticker.
ment cluster via the computer.
▷
If the traffic signs are non-conforming.
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▷ During calibration of the camera immedi-
Activating a list and adjusting the
ately after vehicle shipment.
setting
Selection lists in the
instrument cluster
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 as well as the displays in the in-
On the right side of the steering wheel, turn
strument cluster and the Head-up Display:
the thumbwheel to activate the corresponding
▷ Current audio source.
list.
▷ Redial phone feature.
Using the thumbwheel, select the desired set-
ting and confirm it by pushing the thumbwheel.
▷ Turn on voice activation system.
It also displays programs of the Driving Dy-
namics Control.
On-board computer
Display
Indication in the info display
The information from the com-
puter is shown in the info display
in the instrument cluster.
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.
Information is displayed in the info display of
the instrument cluster.
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Information at a glance
Average fuel consumption
Repeatedly pressing the button on the turn
The average fuel consumption is calculated for
signal lever calls up the following information in
the period while the engine is running.
the info display:
The average fuel consumption is calculated for
▷ Range.
the distance traveled since the last reset by the
on-board comupter.
▷ Average consumption, fuel.
▷ Average consumption, fuel.
Average speed
▷ Average speed.
Periods in which the vehicle is parked with the
▷ Date.
engine manually stopped are not included in
▷ Speed limit detection.
the calculation of the average speed.
▷ Time of arrival.
Resetting average values
When destination guidance is activated in
Press and hold the onboard computer button
the navigation system.
on the turn signal lever.
▷ Distance to destination.
When destination guidance is activated in
Distance to destination
the navigation system.
The distance remaining to the destination is
▷ ECO PRO bonus range.
displayed if a destination is entered in the navi-
▷ Charge state of the high-voltage battery as
gation system before the trip is started.
a percentage.
The distance to the destination is adopted au-
tomatically.
Adjusting the info display
Depending on the vehicle equipment version,
Time of arrival
you can select what information from the com-
The estimated time of arrival is
puter is to be displayed on the info display of
displayed if a destination is en-
the instrument cluster.
tered in the navigation system
On the Control Display:
before the trip is started.
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
Information in detail
to page 90, function.
Range
Trip computer
Displays the estimated cruising range available
The vehicle features two types of board com-
with the remaining fuel.
puters.
It is calculated based on your driving style over
▷ "Onboard info": the values can be reset as
the last 20 miles/30 km.
often as necessary.
If there is only enough fuel left for less than
▷ "Trip computer": the values provide an
45 miles/80 km, the color of the display
overview of the current trip.
changes.
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Resetting the trip computer
Speed warning
On the Control Display:
The concept
1. "Vehicle info"
Displays a speed, when reached, should cause
2. "Trip computer"
a warning to be issued.
3. "Reset": all values are reset.
The warning is repeated if the vehicle speed
"Automatically reset": all values are reset
drops below the set speed once by at least
approx. 4 hours after the vehicle came to a
3 mph/5 km/h.
standstill.
Displaying, setting or changing the
Display on the Control Display
speed warning
Display the computer or trip computer on the
On the Control Display:
Control Display.
1. "Settings"
1. "Vehicle info"
2. "Speed"
2. "Onboard info" or "Trip computer"
3. "Warning at:"
4. Turn the controller until the desired speed
Resetting the fuel consumption or
is displayed.
speed
5. Press the controller.
On the Control Display:
Speed warning is stored.
1. "Vehicle info"
2. "Onboard info"
Activating/deactivating the speed
3. "Consumpt." or "Speed"
warning
4. "Yes"
On the Control Display:
1. "Settings"
2. "Speed"
Sport displays
3. "Warning"
The concept
4. Press the controller.
On the Control Display, the current system val-
ues of hybrid operation for power and torque
Setting your current speed as the
can be displayed if the vehicle is appropriately
speed warning
equipped.
On the Control Display:
1. "Settings"
Displaying sport displays on the
Control Display
2. "Speed"
1. "Vehicle info"
3. "Select current speed"
2. "Sport displays"
4. Press the controller.
The current vehicle speed is stored as the
speed warning.
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Settings on the Control
Date
Display
Setting the date
1. "Settings"
Time
2. "Time/Date"
Setting the time zone
3. "Date:"
1. "Settings"
4. Turn the controller until the desired day is
2. "Time/Date"
displayed.
3. "Time zone:"
5. Press the controller.
4. Select the desired time zone.
6. Make the necessary settings for the month
The time zone is stored.
and year.
The date is stored.
Setting the time
1. "Settings"
Setting the date format
2. "Time/Date"
1. "Settings"
3. "Time:"
2. "Time/Date"
4. Turn the controller until the desired hours
3. "Format:"
are displayed.
4. Select the desired format.
5. Press the controller.
The date format is stored.
6. Turn the controller until the desired mi-
nutes are displayed.
Language
7. Press the controller.
Setting the language
The time is stored.
To set the language on the Control Display:
Setting the time format
1. "Settings"
1. "Settings"
2. "Language/Units"
2. "Time/Date"
3. "Language:"
3. "Format:"
4. Select the desired language.
4. Select the desired format.
Settings are stored for the profile currently in
The time format is stored.
use.
Automatic time setting
Setting the voice dialog
Depending on your vehicle's optional features,
Voice dialog for the voice activation system,
the time, date and, if needed, the time zone are
refer to page 28.
updated automatically.
1. "Settings"
2. "Time/Date"
3. "Auto time set"
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Units of measure
Head-up Display
Setting the units of measure
The concept
To set the units for fuel consumption, route/
distance and temperature:
1. "Settings"
2. "Language/Units"
3. Select the desired menu item.
4. Select the desired unit.
Settings are stored for the profile currently in
use.
This system projects important information
Brightness
into the driver's field of vision, e.g., the speed.
The driver can get information without averting
Setting the brightness
his or her eyes from the road.
To set the brightness of the Control Display:
1. "Settings"
Display visibility
2. "Control display"
The visibility of the displays in the Head-up
3. "Brightness"
Display is influenced by the following factors:
4. Turn the controller until the desired bright-
▷ Certain sitting positions.
ness is set.
▷ Objects on the cover of the Head-up Dis-
5. Press the controller.
play.
Settings are stored for the profile currently in
▷ Sunglasses with certain polarization filters.
use.
▷ Wet roads.
Depending on the light conditions, the bright-
▷ Unfavorable light conditions.
ness settings may not be clearly visible.
If the image is distorted, check the basic set-
tings.
Assist system information
Switching on/off
Display on the Control Display
1. "Settings"
Information on the Assist system can be dis-
2. "Head-Up Display"
played by activating Assist on the Control Dis-
play.
3. "Head-Up Display"
1. "Settings"
Display
2. "Control display"
3. "Driver assistance info"
Overview
▷ Speed.
▷ Navigation system.
▷ Check Control messages.
▷ Selection list from the instrument cluster.
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▷ Driver assistance systems.
Setting the rotation
Some of this information is only displayed
On the Control Display:
briefly as needed.
1. "Settings"
2. "Head-Up Display"
Selecting displays in the Head-up
Display
3. "Rotation"
On the Control Display:
4. Turn the controller.
1. "Settings"
Settings are stored for the profile currently in
use.
2. "Head-Up Display"
3. "Displayed information"
Special windshield
4. Select the desired displays in the Head-up
The windshield is part of the system.
Display.
The shape of the windshield makes it possible
Settings are stored for the profile currently in
to display a precise image.
use.
A film in the windshield prevents double im-
ages from being displayed.
Setting the brightness
Therefore, have the special windshield re-
The brightness is automatically adjusted to the
placed by a service center only.
ambient brightness.
The basic setting can be adjusted manually.
On the Control Display:
1. "Settings"
2. "Head-Up Display"
3. "Brightness"
4. Turn the controller.
When the low beams are activated, the bright-
ness of the Head-up Display can be addition-
ally influenced using the instrument lighting.
Settings are stored for the profile currently in
use.
Adjusting the height
On the Control Display:
1. "Settings"
2. "Head-Up Display"
3. "Height"
4. Turn the controller.
Settings are stored for the profile currently in
use.
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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 99.
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,
On the Control Display:
welcome lights, High-beam Assistant
1. "Settings"
7
Instrument lighting
2. "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.
On the Control Display:
Setting the duration
1. "Settings"
On the Control Display:
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 99, 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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Safety
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
Airbags
1
Front airbag, driver
4
Side airbag
2
Front airbag, front passenger
5
Knee airbags
3
Head airbag
Front airbags
Side airbags
Front airbags help protect the driver and front
In a lateral impact, the side airbag supports the
passenger by responding to frontal impacts in
side of the body in the chest and lap area.
which safety belts alone would not provide ad-
equate restraint.
Head airbags
In a lateral impact, the head airbag supports
the head.
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