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Vehicle driving slowly in front and being ap-

proached at high speed.

Safety information

Vehicles that suddenly swerve in front of

you, or strongly decelerating vehicles.

Warning

The system cannot serve as a substitute for

the driver’s personal judgment in assessing

road and traffic situations. There is a risk of

accident, injury, and property damage. Adjust

driving style to traffic conditions. Watch sur-

rounding traffic closely and actively intervene

where appropriate Do not jerk the steering

wheel in response to a warning.

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Vehicles with unusual rear designs.

Two-wheeled vehicles ahead of you.

Partially covered pedestrians or bikes.

Pedestrians that are not detected as such

because of their contour or posture.

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Pedestrians who are too small for the sen-

sors to detect.

Warning

Lane Departure Warning

Indicators and warnings cannot serve as a

substitute for the driver’s personal judgment.

Due to its limits, the system may not issue

warnings or responses, or these may be is-

sued late or in a manner that is not consis-

tent with their normal use. There is a risk of

accident, injury, and property damage. Adjust

driving style to traffic conditions. Watch sur-

rounding traffic closely and actively intervene

where appropriate

Principle

The lane departure warning alerts when the

vehicle is about to run off the road or exit the

lane.

General information

Functional requirement

The camera must detect the lane boundaries

for the lane departure warning to be active.

The areas of the sensors must be clean and

clear.

Sensors detect the traffic situation in their de-

tection range.

Sensors

The system is controlled by a camera behind

the windshield.

The system issues a warning starting at a min-

imum speed. The minimum speed is country-

specific and displayed on the control display.

Turning the Lane Departure

Warning on/off

Various warning functions from this system

help the driver keep their vehicle in their lane.

The system does not provide a warning if the

turn signal is set in the respective direction be-

fore exiting the lane.

Turning on the system automatically

Depending on the national-market version, the

system is automatically active after every de-

parture.

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Turning on system manually

The system is activated by setting the warning

time.

Setting the intensity of the steering

wheel vibration

Apps menu

Additional information:

2. "Vehicle"

Setting the warning time, refer to page 182.

3. "Driving settings"

4. "Driver Assistance"

5. "Feedback via steering wheel"

6. "Vibration intensity"

7. Select the desired setting.

Turning system off manually

Depending on vehicle equipment and national-

market version, you must successively confirm

the switch-off on the control display.

The setting is applied to all collision warning

systems.

Apps menu

2. "Vehicle"

3. "Driving settings"

4. "Driver Assistance"

5. "Safety and warnings"

6. "Lane Departure Warning"

7. "Off"

Depending on the national-market

version: turning steering intervention

on/off

Apps menu

2. "Vehicle"

3. "Driving settings"

Setting Lane Departure Warning

4. "Driver Assistance"

5. "Safety and warnings"

6. "Lane Departure Warning"

7. "Steering intervention"

Setting the warning time

Apps menu

2. "Vehicle"

Depending on the national-market version, the

steering intervention is automatically active af-

ter every driving off.

3. "Driving settings"

4. "Driver Assistance"

5. "Safety and warnings"

6. "Lane Departure Warning"

7. Select the desired setting.

Display in the instrument cluster

Different system statuses are displayed on

the instrument cluster, depending on vehicle

equipment and national-market version.

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"Early"

"Medium"

"Reduced"

Some warnings are suppressed de-

pending on the situation, for instance

when purposely driving over lane mark-

ings in curves or with dynamic passing

without a turn signal.

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Steering intervention

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Meaning

Depending on the equipment and the national-

market version: if a lane marking is crossed in

the speed range up to 130 mph/210 km/h, the

system intervenes with a brief active steering

intervention in addition to vibrating. The sys-

tem supports the driver in keeping the vehicle

within the lane. The steering intervention can

be noticed on the steering wheel and can be

manually overridden at any time.

Indicator light illuminates green: Sys-

tem is switched on. At least one lane

boundary has been detected on one

side of the vehicle. The system is

ready to intervene and issue warn-

ings. The system can perform steer-

ing interventions.

Indicator light flashes green: System

is performing a steering intervention.

During an active steering intervention, a light is

displayed on the instrument cluster.

For instance, the steering intervention will be

suppressed in the following situations:

Depending on vehicle equipment and national-

market version, information for the system is

displayed in the Assisted View of the instru-

ment cluster.

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With hard accelerating or braking.

When flashing.

Additional information:

With hazard warning system switched on.

Assisted View, refer to page 153.

In driving situation with high driving dynam-

ics.

Warning function

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While Dynamic Stability Control regulates

driving stability.

General information

Different warnings are issued by the Lane De-

parture Warning system, depending on situa-

tion and speed:

Immediately following a steering interven-

tion by the vehicle systems.

When actively merging back to your own

lane after passing.

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Indicator lights and warning lights on the

instrument cluster.

End of warning

For instance, the warning or an active steering

intervention will be canceled in the following

situations:

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Vibration of steering wheel.

Steering intervention.

Warning tone.

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Automatically after a few seconds.

When returning to your own lane.

With hard accelerating or braking.

With hazard warning system switched on.

When flashing.

Steering wheel vibration

If you leave the lane and if a lane boundary

has been detected, the steering wheel vibrates

in accordance with the steering wheel vibration

setting.

While Dynamic Stability Control regulates

driving stability.

When the turn signal is switched on in the cor-

responding direction before changing the lane,

a warning is not issued.

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While Dynamic Stability Control is disabled.

Immediately following a steering interven-

tion by the vehicle systems.

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With manual steering intervention.

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When driving very close to the vehicle in

front of you.

When another driver assistance system is

activated, if applicable.

Up to 10 seconds after turning on drive-

ready state using the Start/Stop button.

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No lane boundaries detected.

While Dynamic Stability Control is disabled.

When the system limits are reached.

A Check Control message may be displayed

when the system is limited. A yellow warning

light also illuminates, depending on national-

market version.

Warning signal

A warning tone sounds if the driver does

not actively steer after the Lane Departure

Warning system has performed multiple active

steering interventions within three minutes.

Active Blind Spot Detection

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A short warning tone will sound after the

second steering intervention.

Principle

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A longer warning tone will sound following

the third steering intervention.

Active Blind Spot Detection detects vehicles

in the blind spot or vehicles approaching from

behind in the adjacent lane.

In addition, a Check Control message is dis-

played.

The warning light in the exterior mirror gives

warnings at different levels.

The warning tone and Check Control message

advise the driver to pay closer attention to their

lane.

General information

The longer warning tone is stopped if the

driver takes control of the steering.

System limits

General information

Follow the system limits in the "Collision warn-

ing systems" chapter.

Functional limitations

The system may be limited in the following

situations:

Radar sensors monitor the area behind and

next to the vehicle when traveling faster than a

minimum speed.

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In the event of missing, worn, poorly visible,

merging, diverging, or multiple lane boun-

daries such as in construction areas.

The minimum speed is country-specific and

displayed in the Active Blind Spot Detection

menu.

With lane boundaries that are covered in

snow, ice, dirt or water.

The system indicates whether there are vehi-

cles in your blind spot, arrow 1, or approaching

from behind in an adjacent lane, arrow 2. The

warning light in the exterior mirror illuminates

dimly.

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In tight corners or on narrow roads.

With lane boundaries that are covered by

objects.

Before you change lanes after setting the turn

signal, the system issues a warning in the

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