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On-board computer and displays

Assist menu

In this manual: On-board computer and displays
Introduction — 16At a glance — 11Safety — 27Opening and closing — 33Seats, steering wheel and mirrors — 21Lighting and windshield wipers — 25Air conditioning — 27Driving and parking — 66On-board computer and displays — 35Storage and other — 21Maintenance and care — 10Flat tire assistance — 26Wheels and tires — 26Technical data — 22
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Introduction

Introduction

The Assist. menu allows you to carry out the following functions:

Displaying the speed limit prompt and switching the Speed Limit Warning function on or off

  • Distance graph display
  • Switching ESP® on and off
  • Switching the distance warning on and off
  • Switching ATTENTION ASSIST on and off
  • Switching Blind Spot Assist on and off
  • Switching Lane Assist on and off

Speed limit assist

Displaying the speed limit prompt

  • Press the buttontouche du volant pour sélectionneror the
    buttonle menu Assist .on the steering wheel to select
    the Assist. menu.
  • Press the buttontouche pour sélectionner Limiteuror the
    buttonvitesse .to select Speed limit
    assist.
  • Press the button.

Under certain conditions, the multifunction display shows a speed limit that has been detected.

Switching the Speed Limit Warning function on and off

  • Press the buttontouche du volant pour sélectionneror the
    buttonle menu Assist .on the steering wheel to select
    the Assist. menu.
  • Press the buttontouche pour sélectionner Limiteuror the
    buttonvitesse .to select Speed limit
    assist.
  • Press the button.

The multifunction display shows the speed limit prompt.

  • Press the button .

The current selection is displayed.

  • Switching on and off: press the button.

If the Speed Limit Warning function is switched on, any detected speed limit is shown automatically for 5 seconds. During this time, other displays on the multifunction display are hidden.

If the speed limit prompt is operational and the warning function is switched on, the symbolsur le visuel multifonction lorsque le contact est mis.is shown
on the multifunction display when the ignition is switched on.

Distance graph display

  • Press the buttontouche du volant pour sélectionneror the
    buttonle menu Assist .on the steering wheel to select
    the Assist. menu.
  • Press the buttontouche pour sélectionner Graph.or the
    buttondistance .to select Distance
    graph.
  • Press the button.

The DISTRONIC PLUS distance graph appears on the multifunction display.

Switching ESP® off and on

WARNING

If the warning lampd'instruments clignote, procédez de la façon suivante :on the instrument cluster
flashes, proceed as follows:

  • Never switch off ESP®.
  • When starting off, press the accelerator pedal just enough.
  • Adapt your driving style to the current road and weather conditions.

Otherwise, the vehicle could skid.

ESP® cannot reduce the risk of an accident if you drive too fast. ESP® cannot override the laws of physics.

WARNING

If the warning lampd'instruments est allumé alors que le moteur tourne, l'ESP® est désactivéwarning lamp in the instrument cluster
is lit while the engine is running, ESP® is switched off or is not available due to a malfunction. The risk of your vehicle skidding is higher in certain situations.

Always adapt your driving style to the current road and weather conditions.

For more information on ESP®, see.

Start the engine.

  • Press the buttontouche du volant pour sélectionneror the
    buttonle menu Assist .on the steering wheel to select
    the Assist. menu.
  • Press the buttontouche pour sélectionner ESP .or the
    buttonAppuyez sur la touche .to select ESP .

  • Press the buttonDésactivation : appuyez de nouveau sur la touche.

  • Switching off: press the button again.

The warning lampsur le combiné d'instruments s'allume.in the
instrument cluster lights up.

  • Switching on: press the button again

The warning lampsur le combiné d'instruments s'éteint.in the
instrument cluster goes out.

Switching the distance warning on and off

  • Press the buttontouche du volant pour sélectionneror the
    buttonle menu Assist .on the steering wheel to select
    the Assist. menu.
  • Press the buttontouche pour sélectionner Avertisseuror the
    buttondistance .to select Distance
    warning.
  • Press the button.

The current selection is displayed.

  • Switching on and off: press the button again.

When the distance alert is activated, the symboldans la mesure où la fonction HOLD n'est pas activée.is shown on the multifunction display,
provided the HOLD function is not activated.

Vehicles equipped with Active Parking Assist: when PARKTRONIC is switched on and the speed is below 35 km/h, the Active Parking Assist symbol is shown instead of the symbolPour de plus amples informations sur l'alerte de distance, voir


For more information on the distance warning, see

Switching ATTENTION ASSIST on and off

  • Press the buttontouche du volant pour sélectionneror the
    buttonle menu Assist .on the steering wheel to select
    the Assist. menu.
  • Press the buttontouche pour sélectionner AttentionAssistor the
    button.to select AttentionAssist
    .
  • Press the button.

The current selection is displayed.

  • Switching on and off: press the button again.

If ATTENTION ASSIST is switched on, the symbollorsque le contact est mis.is shown on the multifunction display
when the ignition is switched on.

Switching Blind Spot Assist on and off

  • Press the buttontouche du volant pour sélectionneror the
    buttonle menu Assist .on the steering wheel to select
    the Assist. menu.
  • Press the buttontouche pour sélectionner Aver.angleor the
    buttonmort .to select Blind spot
    warn. .
  • Press the button.

The current selection is displayed.

  • Switching on and off: press the button again.

You will find more information on Blind Spot Assist at

Switching Lane Assist on and off

  • Press the buttontouche du volant pour sélectionneror the
    buttonle menu Assist .on the steering wheel to select
    the Assist. menu.
  • Press the buttontouche pour sélectionner Assist.or the
    buttontraject .to select Lane
    assist .
  • Press the button.

The current selection is displayed.

  • Confirm withAppuyez sur la touche ou la.

  • Press the buttontouche pour régler Désactivé ,or the
    buttonStandard ou Adaptatif .to set Off ,
    Standard or Adaptive .
  • Press the buttonmémoriser le réglage.to
    store the setting.

If Lane Assist is switched on, the symbollorsque le contact est mis.is shown on the multifunction display
when the ignition is switched on.

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