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traffic
conditions
allow,
briefly take
your foot
When
acclerator
to
activate
the
newly
selected
off
the
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mode
for the
engme.
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daptive chassis
control (DCC)
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l e
the vehicle is
in motion
,
the DCC
constantly
d.
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sts
the
suspension
characteristics
to match the
a
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surface
and
the
current
driving
situation, in
~~~ordance
with the preset vehicle
settings.
If
there is a fault in
the
DCC,
the
~
symbol
appears
in
the
instrument
cluster
display
along
with
the
message
Fault:
damper control
.
Steering
In
Sport
mode, power
steerin~
is
r~duced
and the
effort required
to
steer
the vehicle
mcreases.
The
vehicle's
driving
response becomes
more
agile.
Powertrain (engine and gearbox)
The
engine and gearbox
will give either
a
more
dy-
namic
or
more balanced
response
to
the move-
ment of the
accelerator,
depending
on
the selected
driving
mode.
In
vehicles with
an
automatic
gear-
box, the gear
shift
points
and
the
coasting
mode
will also
change.
An active
cruise
control
system
(CCS)
can
affect
the
acceleration
response.
Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC)
When the
ACC is
active,
acceleration
and deceler-
ation
of the vehicle becomes
more
ecological
or
sporty.
Dynamic bend lighting and automatic main
beam assist
The
dynamic
bend lighting and
the
automatic main
beam assist
will give
either
a more dynamic
or
more balanced
response
to the
current driving
sit-
uation,
depending
on
the
selected driving
mode.
Air conditioning system
In
Eco
mode,
the air
conditioning
will be set
to
run
even
more
economically.
Displaying the driving mode
•
Ensure
that the
ignition
is
switched
on.
•
Press the Driving Mode Selection
button(~
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177.
The
Driving
Mode
Selection
menu ap-
~ears
in the
infotainment system
display.
The
ac-
tive
driving mode
is
selected.
•
Touch
the
(Information
)
function button to
display
additional
information
about
the
current
driving
rnode.
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Selecting the driving
mode
•
Ensure that
the
ignition 1
s switched
on.
•
Press the Driving
Mode
Selection button
(t:' t
w
ooe)
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Fig
.
177
and touch
the
function button for
the
se·
lected
driving
mode
in
the
lnfotainment
system
dis-
play.
The selected driving
mode
will remain
set
even
af-
ter
the
ignition
has
been switched
off.
The
last
acti·
vated
driving
mode
will
be assigned
to
the vehicle
key
that
has
been
used.
Changing the driving mode can alter
the
vehi-
cle
handling.
Never
allow
Driving Mode
Selec-
tion to tempt you into
taking any
risks when
driving.
•
Always adapt your
speed and
driving
style
to suit
visibility, weather,
road
and
traffic con-
ditions.
ItA
WARNING
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~
Failure to observe illuminated w arning lamps
and text messages
can
lead to your vehicle
breaking down in
traffic,
and
can cause
acci-
dent and serious
injury.
•
Never ignore
any
illuminated warning
lamps or text
messages.
•
Stop the vehicle as soon as possible
and
when safe to do
so.
---
Failure to observe illuminated indicator lamps
and text messages can lead to your vehicle
be-
ing damaged.
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The Eco
mode
is blocked
when the vehicle
is
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towing
a
traile
r.
If
the vehicle
is
in
Eco
mode
when a trailer is hitched
and
electrically
connected
to the
towing
vehicle via the
trailer
socket.
the
sys-
tem will
automatically
switch to
Normal
mode.
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In
vehicles
with
an automatic gearbox,
the
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system
automatically
switches
to
gear posi-
tion
S
when the
Sport
driving
mode is
selected.
The system
automatically switches
to
gear
position
E
when the
Eco
driving mode is
selected.
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The
driver can adjust certain vehicle func-
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tions irrespective of
the
selected
driving
mode.
For
example,
the driver
can switch
to
gear
position
S
when
the
Eco
driving
mode
is
selected.
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In
some model
versions the
highest
speed
of
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the vehicle
can
only
be achieved
in the
Nor-
mal
or
Sport
driving
modes.
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