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Safety and Security Driving safety systems Always pay attention to traffic conditions even while PRE-SAFE® Brake is switched on. Otherwise, you may not be able to recognize dangerous situations until it is too late and could cause an accident resulting in personal or fatal injury to you or others. i USA only: This device has been approved by the FCC as a "Vehicular Radar System". The radar sensor is intended for use in an automotive radar system only. Removal, tampering, or altering of the device will void any warranties, and is not permitted by the FCC. Do not tamper with, alter, or use in any non-approved way. Any unauthorized modification to this device could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. PRE-SAFE® Brake will only assist you by automatically initiating braking if the driver and front passenger have their seat belts fastened. Using the radar sensors, PRE-SAFE® Brake detects obstacles that are in your driving path for a sufficient period of time for the system to recognize it. If you approach a vehicle and PRE-SAFE® Brake has established that the distance to the vehicle ahead at your current speed is so close that PRE-SAFE® Brake will not be capable of slowing the vehicle sufficiently, the system will initially warn you visually and acoustically. When travelling in Canada in a vehicle not registered in Canada, you must switch off the radar sensor system* ( page 282). Canadian law does not permit the use of the radar sensor system* ( page 282) for vehicles from outside of Canada. When you switch off the radar sensor system*, the following functions are deactivated: BAS Plus* ( page 69) DISTRONIC Plus* ( page 424) Park Assist* ( page 448) PRE-SAFE® Brake i Canada only: This device complies with RSS-210 of Industry Canada. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device. Removal, tampering, or altering of the device will void any warranties, and is not permitted. Do not tamper with, alter, or use in any non-approved way. Any unauthorized modification to this device could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. 77

Section	Page
Contents	4
Introduction	14
Product information	14
Service and warranty information	15
California retail buyers and lessees, important notice for	16
Maintenance	16
Roadside Assistance	17
Change of address or ownership	17
Operating your vehicle outside the USA or Canada	17
Symbols used in this operator’s manual	19
Operating safety	20
Proper use of the vehicle	20
Problems:With vehicle	21
Safety:Reporting defects;Reporting safety defects	22
Reporting safety defects	22
Vehicle data recording	23
Information regarding electronic recording devices	23
At a glance	24
Exterior view	25
Cockpit	27
Instrument cluster	29
f. At a glance/Pos. 11/ Center console	33
f. At a glance/Pos.11/Center console, upper part	33
Overhead control panel	34
Door:Control panel	35
Door:Control panel	36
Door:Control panel	39
Safety and Security	40
Occupant safety	41
Air bags	43
Occupant Classification System see OCS<$nopage>	48
Seat belts	53
Head restraints:Luxury active head restraints (S600only)	56
PRE-SAFE<V_Superscript>®<Default Para Font>	57
Children in the vehicle	58
Rear door window:Blocking operation;Power windows:Blocking of rear window operation	64
Panic alarm:Audible alarm and flashing exterior lamps;Panic alarm:Panic button	66
Activating	66
Deactivating	66
Driving:Safety systems;Driving systems:Driving safety systems	67
ABS:Indicator lamp;Lamps, indicator and warning:ABS;ABS	67
Driving safety systems:Adaptive Brake Lights (S600 and USA only);Adaptive Brake Lights (S600 and U	69
Driving safety systems:BAS;BAS;Brake assist system (BAS)	69
Driving safety systems:BAS Plus;Brake assist system (BAS Plus)	70
EBP	72
Driving safety systems:ESP<V_Superscript>®<Default Para Font>;ESP<V_Superscript>®<Default Para Font>	72
ESP®:Four wheel electronic traction system with ESP®	76
Anti-theft systems	82
Immobilizer	82
Alarm system see Anti-theft alarm system<$nopage>	82
Control systems	84
COMAND:Operating safety	85
Availability of functions while the vehicle is in motion	86
COMAND:Switching on or off	86
COMAND:Components	86
COMAND:Operating	91
COMAND:Main menus	97
Radio:FM/AM operation (COMAND)	101
Radio:Submenu overview, FM/AM (COMAND)	101
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Safety and Security

Driving safety systems

PRE-SAFE

Brake will only assist you by

automatically initiating braking if the driver

and front passenger have their seat belts

fastened.

Using the radar sensors, PRE-SAFE

Brake

detects obstacles that are in your driving

path for a sufficient period of time for the

system to recognize it. If you approach a

vehicle and PRE-SAFE

Brake has estab-

lished that the distance to the vehicle

ahead at your current speed is so close

that PRE-SAFE

Brake will not be capable

of slowing the vehicle sufficiently, the sys-

tem will initially warn you visually and

acoustically.

When travelling in Canada in a vehicle not

registered in Canada, you must switch off

the radar sensor system* (

page 282).

Canadian law does not permit the use of

the radar sensor system* (

page 282) for

vehicles from outside of Canada. When you

switch off the radar sensor system*, the

following functions are deactivated:

BAS Plus* (

page 69)

DISTRONIC Plus* (

page 424)

Park Assist* (

page 448)

PRE-SAFE

Brake

Always pay attention to traffic conditions

even while PRE-SAFE

Brake is switched on.

Otherwise, you may not be able to recognize

dangerous situations until it is too late and

could cause an accident resulting in person-

al or fatal injury to you or others.

USA only:

This device has been approved by the FCC as a

“Vehicular Radar System”. The radar sensor is

intended for use in an automotive radar system

only. Removal, tampering, or altering of the de-

vice will void any warranties, and is not permitted

by the FCC. Do not tamper with, alter, or use in

any non-approved way.

Any unauthorized modification to this device

could void the user’s authority to operate the

equipment.

Canada only:

This device complies with RSS-210 of Industry

Canada. Operation is subject to the following

two conditions:

(1)

This device may not cause interference, and

(2)

this device must accept any interference re-

ceived, including interference that may

cause undesired operation of the device.

Removal, tampering, or altering of the device will

void any warranties, and is not permitted. Do not

tamper with, alter, or use in any non-approved

way.

Any unauthorized modification to this device

could void the user’s authority to operate the

equipment.