DRIVER SUPPORT
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City Safety™ - function
City Safety™ detects the traffic in front of the
car with a laser sensor (p. 225) fitted in the top
edge of the windscreen. If there is an imminent
risk of collision, City Safety™ will automatically
brake the car, which may be experienced as
heavy braking.
Laser sensor transmitter and receiver window16.
If the speed difference is 4-15 km/h (3-9 mph)
in relation to the vehicle in front then City
Safety™ can completely avoid a collision.
City Safety™ activates a short, sharp braking and
stops the car in normal circumstances, just
behind the vehicle in front. For most drivers this is
well outside normal driving style and may be
experienced as being uncomfortable.
If the difference in speed between the vehicles is
greater than 15 km/h (9 mph) then City Safety™
may not avoid the collision on its own - to obtain
full brake force, the driver must depress the
brake pedal and this could then make it possible
to avoid a collision, even at speed differences
above 15 km/h (9 mph).
When the function is activated and brakes, the
combined instrument panel shows a message
(p. 227) to the effect that the function is/has
been active.
NOTE
When City Safety™ brakes, the brake lights
come on.
Related information
•City Safety™ (p. 221)
•City Safety™ - operation (p. 222)
•City Safety™ - limitations (p. 223)
City Safety™ - operation
City Safety™ is a function for helping the driver
to avoid a collision when driving in queues,
amongst other things, when changes in the traf-
fic ahead, combined with a lapse in attention,
could lead to an incident.
On and Off
NOTE
The City Safety™ function is activated auto-
matically when the engine is started.
In certain situations, it may advisable to disable
City Safety™, e.g. where leafy branches could
sweep over the bonnet and/or windscreen.
City Safety™ handled in the menu system MY
CAR (p. 113) and after starting the engine the
function can be deactivated as follows:
•Search in MY CAR for Driver support
system and select the Off option at City
Safety.
However, the function will be enabled the
next time the engine is started, regardless of
whether the system was enabled or disabled
when the engine was switched off.
16 NOTE: The illustration is schematic - details may vary depending on car model.
