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R

ESP

®

is switched off.

R

the transmission is not in position D.

R

on vehicles with a trailer tow hitch, the

electrical connection to the trailer has been

correctly established.

R

the off-road program is activated (vehicles

without the ON&OFFROAD package).

R

off-road program 1 or 2 is activated

(vehicles with the ON&OFFROAD package).

R

the LOW RANGE off-road gear is activated

(vehicles with the ON&OFFROAD package).

R

a loss of tire pressure or a defective tire has

been detected and displayed.

Active Lane Keeping Assist does not detect

traffic situations or road users. An

inappropriate brake application may be

interrupted at any time if you:

R

steer slightly in the opposite direction

R

switch on the turn signal

R

clearly brake or accelerate

A lane-correcting brake application is

interrupted automatically if:

R

a driving safety system intervenes, e.g.

ESP

®

, PRE-SAFE

®

Brake or Active Blind

Spot Assist.

R

lane markings can no longer be recognized.

Switching on Active Lane Keeping Assist

X

Switch on Active Lane Keeping Assist using

the on-board computer; to do so, select

Standard

Standard

or

Adaptive

Adaptive

(

Y

page 282).

If you drive at speeds above 40 mph

(60 km/h) and lane markings are detected,

the lines in the assistance graphics display

(

Y

page 280) are shown in green. Lane

Keeping Assist is ready for use.
When

Standard

Standard

is selected, no warning

vibration occurs if:

R

you switch on the turn signals. In this

event, the warnings are suppressed for a

certain period of time.

R

a driving safety system intervenes, such

as ABS, BAS or ESP

®

.

When

Adaptive

Adaptive

is selected, no warning

vibration occurs if:

R

you switch on the turn signals. In this

event, the warnings are suppressed for a

certain period of time.

R

a driving safety system intervenes, e.g.

ABS, BAS or ESP

®

.

R

you accelerate hard, e.g. kickdown.

R

you brake hard.

R

you steer actively, e.g. swerve to avoid

an obstacle or change lanes quickly.

R

you cut the corner on a sharp bend.

Towing a trailer
When you attach a trailer, make sure you have

correctly established the electrical

connection. This can be accomplished by

checking the trailer lighting.

On-road programs (vehicles with the

ON&OFFROAD package)

General notes

The on-road programs assist you during on-

road driving and the off-road programs when

driving off-road (

Y

page 258).

The following program messages remain in

the multifunction display until the

corresponding vehicle level has been set. Up

to off-road level 2, you can hide the program

messages using the % or a button on

the multifunction steering wheel.

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