Proactive passenger protection
Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
Function
159
ProActive passenger protection (From here on referred to only as system) in-
creases passenger protection in the front seats in situations that could lead to
vehicle impact or overturning.
WARNING
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The increased passenger protection afforded through the system must
not tempt you to take greater risks than otherwise – risk of accident!
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Adjust the speed and driving style to the current visibility, weather, road
and traffic conditions.
Note
The system component service life is monitored electronically. Further infor-
mation » page 34, Safety system.
Function
Read and observe on page 159 first.
In critical driving situations (e.g. during emergency braking or a sudden change
in direction), the following steps can be taken separately or combined in order
to reduce the risk of serious injury.
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The front passenger's and driver's seatbelts, if worn, are automatically ten-
sioned closely over the body.
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The windows in the side doors (if open) are automatically closed up to a gap
of about 5 cm from the edge.
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The sliding/tilting roof is closed.
Once the critical driving situation has passed, the tension on the seatbelts will
be released again.
The system operates at two levels of protection.
The first level of protection
The system already intervenes in situations that may occur during dynamic
driving. As a result, this primarily helps to keep the driver and the passenger in
the correct seated position.
The first protection level can be deactivated in one of the following ways.
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The system deactivation in the Infotainment » Operating instructions Info-
tainment, chapter CAR - vehicle settings.
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Deactivation of TCS » page 134.
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Selecting the driving mode Sport » page 156.
Provided that the driving mode Sport is not selected, the system is activated
over the two levels of protection after switching the ignition off and on again.
The second level of protection
The system intervenes only if the situation is evaluated as critical, such as in
panic braking at high speeds.
This level of protection cannot be deactivated.
Note
If the front passenger front airbag is deactivated » page 19 the belt tensioning
function for the front passenger seat is switched off.
Lane Departure Warning (Lane Assist)
Introduction
Fig. 171
Camera viewing window for Lane
Assist
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
Operation 160
Activation / deactivation 161
Information messages 161
The lane departure warning (hereinafter referred to only as system) helps to
keep the vehicle between the boundary lines of a lane.
The system detects the boundary lines of a lane using the camera » Fig. 171.
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Assist systems
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