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Operation of brake assist might

become apparent by a pulse in the

brake pedal and a greater resistance

when depressing the brake pedal.

Maintain steady pressure on the

brake pedal as long as full braking is

required. Maximum brake force is

automatically reduced when brake

pedal is released.

Ride control systems

9 Warning

Traction Control system

Do not let this special safety

feature tempt you into taking risks

The Traction Control system (TC) is a

component of the Electronic Stability

Control.

when driving.

Adapt speed to the road

conditions.

TC improves driving stability when

necessary, regardless of the type of

road surface or tyre grip, by

preventing the drive wheels from

spinning.

As soon as the drive wheels starts to

spin, engine output is reduced and

the wheel spinning the most is braked

individually. This considerably

improves the driving stability of the

vehicle on slippery road surfaces.

Control indicator b 3 108.

Hill start assist

Deactivation

The system helps prevent unintended

movement when driving away on

inclines.

When releasing the foot brake after

stopping on an incline, brakes remain

on for further two seconds. Brakes

release automatically as soon as the

vehicle begins to accelerate.

The hill start assist is not active during

an Autostop.

TC is operational as soon as the

control indicator b extinguishes.

Stop-start system 3 157.

TC can be switched off when spinning

of drive wheels is required:

When TC operates b flashes.

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press button b briefly to deactivate

TC, k illuminates. Deactivation is

displayed as status message in the

Driver Information Centre.

As soon as the vehicle starts to

swerve (understeer/oversteer),

engine output is reduced and the

wheels are braked individually. This

considerably improves the driving

stability of the vehicle on slippery road

surfaces.

Deactivation

ESC is operational as soon as the

control indicator b extinguishes.

Control indicator k illuminates.

TC is reactivated by pressing the b

button again.

TC is also reactivated the next time

the ignition is switched on.

For a more sporty behaviour ESC and

TC can be deactivated separately:

■ press button b briefly: only Traction

control system is inactive, ESC

remains active, k illuminates

■ hold button b pressed for min.

5 seconds: TC and ESC are

deactivated, k and n illuminate.

When ESC operates, control indicator

b flashes.

Electronic Stability Control

9 Warning

Electronic Stability Control (ESC)

improves driving stability when

necessary, regardless of the type of

road surface or tyre grip. It also

prevents the drive wheels from

spinning. ESC operates in

Do not let this special safety

feature tempt you into taking risks

when driving.

Adapt speed to the road

conditions.

combination with the Traction Control

system (TC) 3 169.

Control indicator b 3 108.

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Additionally the selected mode is

displayed as status message in the

Driver Information Centre.

If the vehicle comes into threshold

with deactivated ESP, the system will

reactivate ESP for the time duration

of the threshold, when the brake

pedal is depressed once.

ESC is reactivated by pressing the

b button again. If the TC system was

previously disabled, both TC and

ESC are reactivated.

■ Antilock brake system (ABS) with

cornering brake control (CBC).

■ Automatic transmission.

Interactive driving system

Flex Ride

Flex Ride driving system allows the

driver to select between three driving

modes:

SPORT mode

■ SPORT mode: press button

SPORT, LED illuminates.

■ TOUR mode: press button TOUR,

LED illuminates.

■ NORMAL mode: neither button

SPORT nor TOUR is pressed, no

LED illuminates.

Deactivate SPORT mode and TOUR

mode by pressing corresponding

button once more.

ESC is also reactivated the next time

the ignition is switched on.

In each driving mode Flex Ride

networks the following electronic

systems:

■ Continuous Damping Control.

■ Accelerator Pedal Control.

■ Steering Control.

The settings of the systems are

adapted to a sportier driving style:

■ Damping of shock absorbers reacts

more stiffly to provide better contact

with the road surface.

■ The engine reacts more quickly to

the accelerator pedal.

■ All-wheel drive.

■ Electronic Stability Control (ESC).

■ Steering support is reduced.

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■ Engine torque of All-wheel drive is

distributed more to the rear axle.

■ Shift points of automatic

transmission occur later.

■ Engine torque of All-wheel drive is

distributed mainly to the front axle.

■ Shift points of automatic

transmission occur in a comfort

mode.

into sporty settings. The DMC

changes to SPORT mode in case of

very sporty driving behaviour.

If, for another example, TOUR mode

is selected and whilst driving on a

winding road a sudden hard brake is

necessary, DMC will detect the

dynamic vehicle condition and

changes the settings for suspension

to SPORT mode to increase vehicle

stability.

TOUR mode

NORMAL mode

All settings of the systems are

adapted to standard values.

Drive mode control

Within each manually selected driving

mode SPORT, TOUR or NORMAL,

the Drive Mode Control (DMC)

detects and analyses continuously

the real driving characteristic,

responses by the driver, and the

active dynamic state of the vehicle. If

necessary, the control unit of DMC

automatically changes the settings

within the selected driving mode or,

when recognising greater variations,

the driving mode is changed for the

length of variation.

When the driving characteristic or the

dynamic vehicle state returns to the

former state, DMC will change the

settings to the preselected driving

mode.

Personalised settings in SPORT

mode

The driver can select the functions of

the SPORT mode when SPORT

button is pressed.

Select the relevant settings in

Settings, I Sport Mode in the Colour-

Info-Display.

The settings of the systems are

adapted to a comfort driving style:

■ Damping of shock absorbers reacts

more softly.

■ Accelerator pedal reacts with

standard settings.

■ Steering support is in standard

mode.

If, for example, NORMAL mode is

selected and DMC detects a sporty

driving behaviour, DMC changes

several settings of the Normal mode

Colour-Info-Display 3 118.

Vehicle personalisation 3 122.

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OPC Flex Ride driving system allows

the driver to select between three

driving modes:

■ OPC mode: press button OPC,

LED illuminates.

■ SPORT mode: press button

SPORT, LED illuminates.

■ NORMAL mode: neither button

SPORT nor OPC is pressed, no

LED illuminates.

Deactivate SPORT mode and OPC

mode by pressing corresponding

button once more.

OPC mode

Flex Ride - OPC Version

The OPC Version of Flex Ride system

works in the same way as the

standard Flex Ride system with the

difference that the modes have a

more sporty characteristic.

The drive dynamic characteristics are

adapted to high performance

settings.

SPORT mode

The settings of the systems are

adapted to a sportier driving style.

NORMAL mode

In NORMAL mode, when neither

SPORT nor OPC button is pressed,

all settings of the systems are

adapted to standard values.

In each driving mode OPC Flex Ride

networks the following electronic

systems:

■ Continuous Damping Control.

■ Accelerator Pedal Control.

■ Steering Control.

■ All-wheel drive.

■ Electronic Stability Control (ESC).

■ Antilock brake system (ABS) with

cornering brake control (CBC).

Personalised settings in the OPC

mode

The driver can select the functions of

the OPC mode when OPC button is

pressed.

Select the relevant settings in

Settings, I Sport Mode in the Colour-

Info-Display.

Colour-Info-Display 3 118.

Vehicle personalisation 3 122.

■ Automatic transmission.

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