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MINI 3 door (2016 year). Manual - part 6

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Lights

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The indicator lamp in the instrument

Fog lights

cluster is illuminated, when the low

beams are switched on.

Front fog lights

The high beams are switched on and off auto-

The low beams must be switched on.

matically.

Press button. The green indicator lamp

The blue indicator lamp in the instru-

lights up.

ment cluster lights up when the system

If the automatic headlight control, refer to

switches on the high beams.

page 99, is activated, the low beams will come

on automatically when you switch on the front

Deactivating

fog lights.

The High-beam Assistant is deactivated when

When the high beams or headlight flasher are

manually switching the high beams on and off,

activated, the front fog lights are not switched

refer to page 70.

on.

To reactivate the High-beam Assistant, press

the button on the turn signal lever.

Rear fog lights

The low beams or front fog lights must be

System limits

switched on.

The High-beam Assistant cannot serve as a

Press button. The yellow indicator

substitute for the driver's personal judgment of

lamp lights up.

when to use the high beams. Therefore, man-

ually switch off the high beams in situations

If the automatic headlight control, refer to

where required to avoid a safety risk.

page 99, is activated, the low beams will come

The system is not fully functional in the follow-

on automatically when you switch on the rear

ing situations, and driver intervention may be

fog lights.

necessary:

▷ In very unfavorable weather conditions,

such as fog or heavy precipitation.

Instrument lighting

▷ When detecting poorly-lit road users such

Adjusting

as pedestrians, cyclists, horseback riders

and wagons; when driving close to train or

The parking lights or low beams

ship traffic; and at animal crossings.

must be switched on to adjust

▷ In tight curves, on hilltops or in depressions,

the brightness.

in cross traffic or half-obscured oncoming

Adjust the brightness with the

traffic on highways.

thumbwheel.

▷ In poorly-lit towns and cities and in the

presence of highly reflective signs.

▷ When the windshield behind the interior

mirror is fogged over, dirty or covered with

stickers, etc.

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Lights

Activating/deactivating

Interior lights

On the Control Display:

General information

1.

"Settings"

Depending on the equipment, the interior

2. "Lighting"

lights, footwell lights, entry lamps, and courtesy

3. "Ambient:"

lamps are controlled automatically.

Settings are stored for the profile currently

Thumb wheel for the instrument lighting con-

used.

trols brightness of some of these features.

Changing color

Overview

Push the switch forward or back:

manual color change.

Push and hold the switch forward or

back: automatic color change. Push

the switch again to end color changes.

Setting the brightness

Depending on the equipment, the brightness of

1

Interior lights

the ambient light can be adjusted via the

thumbwheel for the instrument lighting or on

2

Reading lights

the Control Display.

3

Ambient light

On the Control Display:

1.

"Settings"

Switching the interior lights on and off

2. "Lighting"

Press button.

3. "Brightness:"

To switch off permanently: press the button for

4. Adjust the brightness.

approx. 3 seconds.

Switch back on: press button.

Switching the reading lamps on and off

manually

Press button.

Reading lights are located in the front next to

the interior light.

Ambient light

Depending on your optional features lighting

can be adjusted for some lights in the interior.

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Safety

necessarily available in your vehicle, e. g., due

Vehicle features and op-

to the selected options or country versions. This

tions

also applies to safety-related functions and sys-

tems. When using these functions and systems,

This chapter describes all standard, country-

the applicable country provisions must be ob-

specific and optional features offered with the

served.

series. It also describes features that are not

Airbags

1

Front airbag, driver

4

Side airbag

2

Front airbag, front passenger

5

Knee airbag

3

Head airbag

Front airbags

Side airbag

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 airbag

In a lateral impact, the head airbag supports

the head.

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Functional readiness of the airbag

Front, knee and side airbag on the front pas-

system

senger's side are either activated or deacti-

vated.

Safety information

General information

WARNING

Before transporting a child on the front passen-

Individual components can be hot after

ger seat, refer to the safety notes and instruc-

triggering of the airbag system. There is a risk

tions for children on the front passenger seat,

of injury. Do not touch individual compo-

see Children.

nents.◀

WARNING

Safety information

Improperly executed work can lead to

WARNING

failure, malfunction or unintentional triggering

To ensure the front-seat passenger airbag

of the airbag system. In the case of a malfunc-

function, the system must be able to detect

tion, the airbag system might not trigger as in-

whether a person is sitting in the front passen-

tended in the event of an accident despite re-

ger seat. The entire seat cushion area must be

spective accident severity. There is a risk of

used for this purpose. There is a risk of injuries

injuries or danger to life. Have the airbag sys-

or danger to life. Make sure that the front pas-

tem checked, repaired, dismantled and scrap-

senger keeps his or her feet in the floor area.◀

ped by a dealer’s service center or another

qualified service center or repair shop.◀

Malfunction of the automatic

deactivation system

Correct function

When transporting older children and adults,

When the ignition is switched on, the

the front-seat passenger airbags may be deac-

warning lamp in the instrument cluster

tivated in certain sitting positions. In this case,

lights up briefly and thereby indicates

the indicator lamp for the front-seat passenger

the operational readiness of the entire airbag

airbags lights up.

system and the belt tensioner.

In this case, change the sitting position so that

the front-seat passenger airbags are activated

Airbag system malfunctioning

and the indicator lamp goes out.

▷ Warning lamp does not come on when the

If it is not possible to activate the airbags, have

ignition is turned on.

the person sit in the rear.

▷ The warning lamp lights up continuously.

To enable correct recognition of the occupied

seat cushion.

Automatic deactivation of the front-

▷ Do not attach covers, cushions, ball mats or

seat passenger airbags

other items to the front passenger seat un-

less they are specifically determined to be

The concept

safe for use on the front passenger seat.

The system reads if the front passenger seat is

▷ Do not place any electronic devices on the

occupied by measuring the human body's re-

passenger seat if a child restraint system is

sistance.

to be installed on it.

▷ Do not place objects under the seat that

could press against the seat from below.

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▷ No moisture in or on the seat.

Strength of the driver's and front-seat

passenger airbag

Indicator lamp for the front-seat

The explosive power that activates driver's/

passenger airbags

front passenger's airbags very much depends

on the positions of the driver's/front passeng-

er's seat.

To maintain the accuracy of this function over

the long-term, calibrate the front seats as soon

as a relevant Check Control message is dis-

played. A message also appears on the Control

Display.

Calibrating the front seats

The indicator lamp for the front-seat passenger

WARNING

airbags indicates the operating state of the

There is a risk of jamming when moving

front-seat passenger airbags.

the seats. There is a risk of injury or risk of

The lamp indicates whether the airbags are ei-

property damage. Make sure that the area of

ther activated or deactivated.

movement of the seat is clear prior to any ad-

justment.◀

▷ The indicator lamp lights up

when a child is properly

An appropriate Check Control message is dis-

seated in a child restraint fix-

played.

ing system or when the seat

1. Move the respective seat all the way for-

is empty. The airbags on the

ward.

front passenger side are not

activated.

2. Move the respective seat forward again. It

moves forward briefly.

▷ The indicator lamp does not light up when,

for example, a correctly seated person of

3. Readjust the seat to the desired position.

sufficient size is detected on the seat. The

The calibration procedure is completed when

airbags on the front passenger side are ac-

the Check Control message disappears.

tivated.

If the message continues to be displayed, re-

peat the calibration.

Detected child seats

If the message does not disappear after a re-

The system generally detects children seated in

peat calibration, have the system checked as

a child seat, particularly in child seats required

soon as possible.

by NHTSA when the vehicle was manufactured.

After installing a child seat, make sure that the

indicator lamp for the front-seat passenger air-

Tire Pressure Monitor

bags lights up. This indicates that the child seat

has been detected and the front-seat passen-

TPM

ger airbags are not activated.

The concept

The system monitors tire inflation pressure in

the four mounted tires. The system warns you if

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there is a significant loss of pressure in one or

All wheels are yellow

more tires. For this purpose, sensors in the tire

A flat tire or major drop in inflation pressure in

valves measure the tire inflation pressure.

several tires.

General information

Wheels, gray

With use of the system observe further infor-

The system cannot detect a flat tire due to a

mation found under Tire inflation pressure, re-

malfunction.

fer to page 186.

Status information

Functional requirements

The status control display additionally shows

The system must have been reset with the cor-

the current tire inflation pressures. It shows the

rect tire inflation pressure; otherwise, reliable

actual values read; they may vary depending

signaling of tire pressure loss is not assured.

on driving style or weather conditions.

Reset the system after each adjustment of the

tire inflation pressure and after every tire or

Reset the system

wheel change.

Reset the system after each adjustment of the

Always use wheels with TPM electronics to en-

tire inflation pressure and after every tire or

sure that the system will operate properly.

wheel change.

On the Control Display and on the vehicle:

Status display

1.

"Vehicle info"

The current status of the Tire Pressure Monitor

TPM can be displayed on the Control Display,

2. "Vehicle status"

e.g., whether or not the TPM is active.

3.

"Perform reset"

On the Control Display:

4. Start the engine but do not drive off.

1.

"Vehicle info"

5. Reset the tire inflation pressure using

"Perform reset".

2. "Vehicle status"

6. Drive away.

3.

"Tire Pressure Monitor (TPM)"

The tires are shown in gray and the status is

The status is displayed.

displayed.

After driving faster than 19 mph/30 km/h for a

Status control display

short period, the set tire inflation pressures are

Tire and system status are indicated by the

accepted as reference values. The resetting

color of the tires and a SMS text message on

process is completed automatically while driv-

the Control Display.

ing. After successful completion of the reset,

the tires appear in green on the Control Display

All wheels green

and "Tire Pressure Monitor (TPM) active" is dis-

System is active and will issue a warning based

played.

on the tire inflation pressures stored during the

The progress of the reset is displayed.

last reset.

You may interrupt this trip at any time. When

you continue the reset resumes automatically.

One wheel is yellow

A flat tire or major drop in inflation pressure in

the indicated tire.

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Messages

3. Reset the system.

Required tire inflation pressure check

Message in case of sharp tire inflation

message

pressure loss

A Check Control message is displayed.

The yellow warning lamp lights up.

▷ The system has detected a wheel

A symbol with the affected tires will be

change, but no reset was done.

displayed in the Check Control mes-

sage.

▷ No reset was performed for the system. The

system issues a warning based on the tire

▷ There is a flat tire or a major loss in tire in-

inflation pressures stored during the last re-

flation pressure.

set.

▷ No reset was performed for the system. The

▷ Inflation was not carried out according to

system issues a warning based on the tire

specifications.

inflation pressures stored during the last re-

set.

A Check Control message is displayed.

In these cases:

The tire inflation pressure has fallen be-

low the level of the last reset.

1. Reduce your speed and stop cautiously.

Avoid sudden braking and steering maneu-

In these cases:

vers.

1. Check the tire pressure and correct as

2. Check whether the vehicle is fitted with

needed.

normal tires or run-flat tires.

2. Reset the system.

Run-flat tires, refer to page 196, are la-

beled with a circular symbol containing the

Message in case of low tire pressure

letters RSC marked on the tire's sidewall.

The yellow warning lamp lights up.

WARNING

A damaged regular tire with low or miss-

ing tire inflation pressure impacts handling,

A Check Control message is displayed.

such as steering and braking response. Run-flat

tires can maintain limited stability. There is a

risk of an accident. Do not continue driving if

▷ There is a tire inflation pressure loss.

the vehicle is not equipped with run-flat tires.

▷ No reset was performed for the system. The

Follow the information on run-flat tires and

system issues a warning based on the tire

continued driving with these tires.◀

inflation pressures stored during the last re-

A low tire inflation pressure might turn on DSC

set.

Dynamic Stability Control.

In these cases:

1. Reduce your speed and drive moderately.

Actions in the event of a flat tire

Do not exceed a speed of

80 mph/130 km/h.

Normal tires

2. At the next opportunity, e.g., gas station,

1. Identify the damaged tire.

check and correct the tire inflation pressure

in all four tires, if necessary.

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flation pressure is reduced when the tire tem-

cantly under-inflated. Accordingly, when the

perature falls again. These circumstances may

low tire pressure telltale illuminates, you should

cause a warning when temperatures fall very

stop and check your tires as soon as possible,

sharply.

and inflate them to the proper pressure. Driving

on a significantly under-inflated tire causes the

The system cannot indicate sudden serious tire

tire to overheat and can lead to tire failure. Un-

damage caused by external circumstances.

der-inflation also reduces fuel efficiency and

tire tread life, and may affect the vehicle's han-

Malfunction

dling and stopping ability. Please note that the

The yellow warning lamp flashes and

TPMS is not a substitute for proper tire mainte-

then lights up continuously. A Check

nance, and it is the driver's responsibility to

Control message is displayed. No flat

maintain correct tire pressure, even if under-in-

tire or loss of tire pressure can be detected.

flation has not reached the level to trigger illu-

Examples and recommendations in the follow-

mination of the TPMS low tire pressure telltale.

ing situations:

Your vehicle has also been equipped with a

▷ A wheel without TPM electronics, for exam-

TPMS malfunction indicator to indicate when

ple an emergency wheel, is mounted: Have

the system is not operating properly. The TPMS

it checked by a dealer’s service center or

malfunction indicator is combined with the low

another qualified service center or repair

tire pressure telltale. When the system detects

shop as needed.

a malfunction, the telltale will flash for approxi-

mately one minute and then remain continu-

▷ Malfunction: Have system checked by a

ously illuminated. This sequence will continue

dealer’s service center or another qualified

upon subsequent vehicle start-ups as long as

service center or repair shop.

the malfunction exists. When the malfunction

▷ TPM was unable to complete the reset. Re-

indicator is illuminated, the system may not be

set the system again.

able to detect or signal low tire pressure as in-

▷ Interference through systems or devices

tended. TPMS malfunctions may occur for a va-

with the same radio frequency: After leav-

riety of reasons, including the installation of re-

ing the area of the interference, the system

placement or alternate tires or wheels on the

automatically becomes active again.

vehicle that prevent the TPMS from functioning

properly. Always check the TPMS malfunction

Declaration according to NHTSA/FMVSS

telltale after replacing one or more tires or

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wheels on your vehicle to ensure that the re-

Each tire, including the spare (if provided)

placement or alternate tires and wheels allow

should be checked monthly when cold and in-

the TPMS to continue to function properly.

flated to the inflation pressure recommended

by the vehicle manufacturer on the vehicle

placard or tire inflation pressure label. (If your

FTM Flat Tire Monitor

vehicle has tires of a different size than the size

indicated on the vehicle placard or tire inflation

The concept

pressure label, you should determine the

The system does not measure the actual infla-

proper tire inflation pressure for those tires.) As

tion pressure in the tires.

an added safety feature, your vehicle has been

It detects a tire inflation pressure loss by com-

equipped with a tire pressure monitoring sys-

paring the rotational speeds of the individual

tem (TPMS) that illuminates a low tire pressure

wheels while moving.

telltale when one or more of your tires is signifi-

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In the event of a tire inflation pressure loss, the

Indication of a flat tire

diameter and therefore the rotational speed of

The yellow warning lamp lights up. A

the corresponding wheel changes. This will be

Check Control message is displayed.

detected and reported as a flat tire.

There is a flat tire or a major loss in tire

inflation pressure.

Functional requirements

The system must have been initialized when

1. Reduce your speed and stop cautiously.

the tire inflation pressure was correct; other-

Avoid sudden braking and steering maneu-

wise, reliable flagging of a flat tire is not as-

vers.

sured. Initialize the system after each correc-

2. Check whether the vehicle is fitted with

tion of the tire inflation pressure and after

normal tires or run-flat tires.

every tire or wheel change.

Run-flat tires, refer to page 196, are la-

beled with a circular symbol containing the

Status display

letters RSC marked on the tire's sidewall.

The current status of the Flat Tire Monitor can

be displayed on the Control Display, e.g.,

WARNING

whether or not the FTM is active.

A damaged regular tire with low or miss-

On the Control Display:

ing tire inflation pressure impacts handling,

such as steering and braking response. Run-flat

1.

"Vehicle info"

tires can maintain limited stability. There is a

2. "Vehicle status"

risk of an accident. Do not continue driving if

3.

"Flat Tire Monitor (FTM)"

the vehicle is not equipped with run-flat tires.

Follow the information on run-flat tires and

The status is displayed.

continued driving with these tires.◀

Initialization

When a flat tire is indicated, DSC Dynamic Sta-

When initializing, the set tire inflation pressures

bility Control is switched on if needed.

serve as reference values in order to detect a

flat tire. Initialization is started by confirming

System limits

the inflation pressures.

A natural, even tire inflation pressure loss in all

Do not initialize the system when driving with

four tires will not be recognized. Therefore,

snow chains.

check the tire inflation pressure regularly.

On the Control Display:

Sudden serious tire damage caused by external

circumstances cannot be recognized in ad-

1.

"Vehicle info"

vance.

2. "Vehicle status"

The system could be delayed or malfunction in

3.

"Perform reset"

the following situations:

4. Start the engine but do not drive off.

▷ When the system has not been initialized.

5. Start the initialization with "Perform reset".

▷ When driving on a snowy or slippery road

surface.

6. Drive away.

▷ Sporty driving style: spinning traction

The initialization is completed while driving,

wheels, high lateral acceleration (drifting).

which can be interrupted at any time.

▷ When driving with snow chains.

The initialization automatically continues when

driving resumes.

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▷ Person warning with City light braking func-

Press button briefly:

tion, refer to page 116.

▷ The menu for the intelligent safety

system is displayed. The systems

Safety information

are individually switched off ac-

WARNING

cording to their respective settings.

Indicators and warnings do not relieve

▷ LED lights up orange or goes out respective

the driver from personal responsibility. Due to

to their individual settings.

system limits, warnings or reactions of the sys-

Adjust as needed. Individual settings are stored

tem may not be output or they may be output

for the profile currently used.

too late or incorrectly. There is a risk of an acci-

dent. Adjust the driving style to the traffic con-

Press button again:

ditions. Watch traffic closely and actively inter-

▷ All Intelligent Safety systems are

vene in the respective situations.◀

activated.

WARNING

▷ The LED lights up green.

Due to system limits, individual functions

Hold down button:

can malfunction during tow-starting/towing

▷ All Intelligent Safety systems are

with the Intelligent Safety systems activated,

turned off.

e.g., approach control warning with light brak-

ing function. There is a risk of an accident.

▷ The LED goes out.

Switch all Intelligent Safety systems off prior to

tow-starting/towing.◀

Front-end collision

Overview

warning with City Brak-

Button in the vehicle

ing function

The concept

The system can help prevent accidents. If an

accident cannot be prevented, the system will

help reduce the collision speed.

The system sounds a warning before an immi-

nent collision and actuates brakes independ-

ently if needed.

The automatic braking intervention is done

Intelligent Safety button

with limited force and duration.

The system is controlled via a camera in the

base of the mirror.

Switching on/off

The front-end collision warning is available

Some Intelligent Safety systems are automati-

even if cruise control has been deactivated.

cally active after every departure. Some Intelli-

With the vehicle approaching another vehicle

gent Safety systems activate according to the

intentionally, the collision warning and braking

last setting.

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are delayed in order to avoid false system reac-

Overview

tions.

Button in the vehicle

General information

The system warns at two levels of an imminent

danger of collision at speeds from approx.

3 mph/5 km/h. Time of warnings may vary with

the current driving situation.

Appropriate braking kicks in at speeds of up to

35 mph/60 km/h.

Detection range

Intelligent Safety button

Camera

It responds to objects if they are detected by

the system.

Safety information

The camera is installed near the interior rear-

WARNING

view mirror.

Indicators and warnings do not relieve

Keep the windshield in the area behind the in-

the driver from personal responsibility. Due to

terior rearview mirror clean and clear.

system limits, warnings or reactions of the sys-

tem may not be output or they may be output

too late or incorrectly. There is a risk of an acci-

Switching on/off

dent. Adjust the driving style to the traffic con-

ditions. Watch traffic closely and actively inter-

Switching on automatically

vene in the respective situations.◀

The system is automatically active after every

driving-off.

WARNING

Due to system limits, individual functions

Switching on/off manually

can malfunction during tow-starting/towing

Press button briefly:

with the Intelligent Safety systems activated,

e.g., approach control warning with light brak-

▷ The menu for the intelligent safety

ing function. There is a risk of an accident.

system is displayed. The systems

Switch all Intelligent Safety systems off prior to

are individually switched off ac-

tow-starting/towing.◀

cording to their respective settings.

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▷ LED lights up orange or goes out respective

Prewarning

to their individual settings.

This warning is issued, for example, when there

Adjust as needed. Individual settings are stored

is the impending danger of a collision or the

for the profile currently used.

distance to the vehicle ahead is too small.

The driver must intervene actively when there

Press button again:

is a prewarning.

▷ All Intelligent Safety systems are

activated.

Acute warning with braking function

▷ The LED lights up green.

Acute warning in displayed in case of the immi-

nent danger of a collision when the vehicle ap-

Hold down button:

proaches another object at a high differential

▷ All Intelligent Safety systems are

speed.

turned off.

The driver must intervene actively when there

▷ The LED goes out.

is an acute warning. If necessary, the driver is

assisted by a minor automatic braking inter-

vention in a possible risk of collision.

Setting the warning time

Acute warnings can also be triggered without

The warning time can be set via the onboard

previous forewarning.

monitor.

1.

"Settings"

Braking intervention

2. "Frontal Coll. Warning"

The warning prompts the driver himself/herself

to react. During a warning, the maximum brak-

3. Activate the desired warning time on the

ing force is used. Premise for the brake booster

Control Display.

is sufficiently quick and sufficiently hard step-

The selected warning time is stored for the pro-

ping on the brake pedal. The system can assist

file currently used.

with some braking intervention if there is risk of

a collision. At low speeds vehicles may thus

Warning with braking function

come to a complete stop.

Manual transmission: During a braking inter-

Display

vention up to a complete stop, the engine may

If a collision with a recognized vehicle is immi-

be shut down.

nent a warning symbol appears in the instru-

The braking intervention is executed only if ve-

ment cluster and in the Head-Up Display.

hicle stability has not been restricted, e.g. by

Symbol Measure

deactivating the DSC Dynamic Stability Control.

Symbol lights up red: prewarning.

The braking intervention can be interrupted by

Brake and increase distance.

stepping on the accelerator pedal or by actively

moving the steering wheel.

Symbol flashes red and an acoustic

Object detection can be restricted. Limitations

signal sounds: acute warning.

of the detection range and functional restric-

You are requested to intervene by

tions are to be considered.

braking or make an evasive maneu-

ver.

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System limits

Warning sensitivity

The more sensitive the warning settings are,

Safety information

the more warnings are displayed. However,

WARNING

there may also be an excess of false warnings.

The system can react incorrectly or not at

all due to the system limits. There is a risk of ac-

cidents or risk of property damage. Observe the

Person warning with City

information regarding the system limits and ac-

light braking function

tively intervene, if needed.◀

The concept

Detection range

The system can help prevent accidents with pe-

The system's detection potential is limited.

destrians.

Thus a system reaction might not come or

The system issues a warning in the city driving

might come late.

speed area if there is imminent danger of a col-

lision with pedestrians and includes a braking

E. g. the following situations may not be de-

function.

tected:

A camera at the base of the rearview mirror

▷ Slow moving vehicles when you approach

controls the system.

them at high speed.

▷ Vehicles that suddenly swerve in front of

General information

you, or sharply decelerating vehicles.

With sufficient brightness, the system warns

▷ Vehicles with an unusual rear appearance.

about possible collision danger with pedes-

▷ Two-wheeled vehicles ahead of you.

trians starting at approx. 6 mph/10 km/h to ap-

prox. 35 mph/60 km/h and assists with braking

Functional limitations

before a collision.

The system may not be fully functional in the

Under those circumstances it reacts to people

following situations:

who are within the detection range of the sys-

▷ In heavy fog, rain, sprayed water or snow-

tem.

fall.

Detection range

▷ In tight curves.

▷ If the field of view of the camera or the

front windshield are dirty or covered.

▷ If the driving stability control systems are

deactivated, for example DSC OFF.

▷ Up to 10 seconds after the start of the en-

gine, via the Start/Stop button.

▷ During calibration of the camera immedi-

ately after vehicle delivery.

▷ If there are constant blinding effects be-

The detection area in front of the vehicle is div-

cause of oncoming light, e. g., from the sun

ided into two areas

low in the sky.

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▷ Central area, arrow 1, directly in front of the

Intelligent Safety button

vehicle.

▷ Expanded area, arrow 2, to the right and

Camera

left.

A collision is imminent if pedestrians are lo-

cated within the central area. A warning is is-

sued about pedestrians who are located within

the extended area only if they are moving in

the direction of the central area.

Safety information

WARNING

Indicators and warnings do not relieve

The camera is installed near the interior rear-

the driver from personal responsibility. Due to

view mirror.

system limits, warnings or reactions of the sys-

Keep the windshield in the area behind the in-

tem may not be output or they may be output

terior rearview mirror clean and clear.

too late or incorrectly. There is a risk of an acci-

dent. Adjust the driving style to the traffic con-

ditions. Watch traffic closely and actively inter-

Switching on/off

vene in the respective situations.◀

Switching on automatically

WARNING

The system is automatically active after every

Due to system limits, individual functions

driving-off.

can malfunction during tow-starting/towing

with the Intelligent Safety systems activated,

Switching on/off manually

e.g., approach control warning with light brak-

Press button briefly:

ing function. There is a risk of an accident.

▷ The menu for the intelligent safety

Switch all Intelligent Safety systems off prior to

system is displayed. The systems

tow-starting/towing.◀

are individually switched off ac-

cording to their respective settings.

Overview

▷ LED lights up orange or goes out respective

to their individual settings.

Button in the vehicle

Adjust as needed. Individual settings are stored

for the profile currently used.

Press button again:

▷ All Intelligent Safety systems are

activated.

▷ The LED lights up green.

Hold down button:

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