2. Pressthe
m
or
m
buttontoselect [Lane
Departure Warning].
3. Press the <OK> button on thesteering wheel
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1.The current selection is displayed.
4. Pressthe <OK> to confirm.
5. Pressthe
m
or
m
button to set [Off],
[Standard] or [Adaptive].
6. Pressthe <OK> button to save the setting.
When theLDW is activated, the vehicle infor-
mation display shows the lane markings as
bright lines in the assistancegraphic in the
display area
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A
When [Standard] is selected, no warning vibra-
tionoccurs if:
•
Youhave switchedontheturn signals.In thisevent,
thewarnings are suppressed for acertain period of
time.
•
Adriving safety system intervenes, suchasABS,
brakeassist system(BAS) or ESP/VDC.
When [Adaptive] is selected, no warning vibra-
tionoccurs if:
•
Youhave switched on the turn signals. In thiscase
the warnings are suppressed for acertain period of
time.
•
Adriving system intervenes, suchasABS, BAS or
ESP/VDC.
•
Youaccelerate hard, forexample kickdown.
•
Youbrake hard.
•
Yousteer actively,for example, swerve to avoid an
obstacle or changelane quickly.
•
Youcut the corner on asharp bend.
In orderthatyou are warned only when neces-
sary and in good time if youcrossthe lane mark-
ing, the system detects certain conditionsand
warnsyou accordingly.
The warning vibration occurs earlier if:
•
Youapproachthe outer lane marking on abend.
•
The roadhas verywide lanes, for example,amotor-
way.
•
The system detects solid lane markings.
The warning vibration occurs later if:
•
The road has narrow lanes.
•
Youcut acrossacorner on abend.
LDWSYSTEM LIMITATIONS
WARNING
Listed beloware the system limitationsfor the LDW
system.Failure to operate the vehicle in accordance
with these system limitationscould result in serious
injuryordeath.
•
This system is only awarning devicetoinform the
driver of apotential unintended lane departure. It
will not steer the vehicle or prevent lossofcontrol.
It
is the driver’s responsibility to stay alert, drive
safely,keep the vehicle in the travelling lane, and
be in control of the vehicle at alltimes.
•
The system will not operate at speeds below ap-
proximately 60 km/h (40 MPH), above 200 km/h
(120 MPH) or if it cannot detect lane markers.
•
Thesystem maynot function properly under the
followingconditions:
– On roads where there aremultiple paral-
lellane markers; lane markers that are
faded or not painted clearly; yellow
paintedlane markers; non-standard lane
markers; or lane markers covered with
water
,d
irt, snow
,e
tc.
– On roads where the discontinued lane
markers arestilldetectable.
– On roads where there aresharp curves.
– On roads where there aresharply con-
trasting objects, suchasshadows, snow,
water,wheel ruts, seams or lines remain-
ing afterroad repairs. (The LDWsystem
could detect these items as lane mark-
ers.)
– On roads where the travelling lane
merges or separates.
– When thevehicle’s travelling direction
does notalign with the lane marker.
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