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182 Driving and parking
receive a notification in the multimedia system
when you switch on the ignition.
You will receive information about the following
points:
The area of the vehicle that may have been
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damaged.
The force of the impact.
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The following situations can lead to inadvertent
activation:
The parked vehicle is moved, e.g. in a two-
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storey garage.
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Deactivate tow-away protection in order to
prevent inadvertent activation. If you deacti‐
vate tow-away protection, collision detection
will also be deactivated.
System limits
Detection may be restricted in the following sit‐
uations:
the vehicle is damaged without impact, e.g. if
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an outside mirror is torn off or the paint is
damaged by a key
an impact occurs at low speed
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the electric parking brake is not applied
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Notes on parking up the vehicle
If you leave the vehicle parked up for longer than
six weeks, it may suffer damage through disuse.
The 12 V battery may also be impaired or dam‐
aged by heavy discharging.
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Further information can be obtained at a
qualified specialist workshop.
Standby mode (extension of the starter bat‐
tery's period out of use)
Standby mode function
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This function is not available for all models.
If standby mode is activated, energy loss will be
minimised during extended periods of non-oper‐
ation.
Standby mode is characterised by the following:
the starter battery is preserved.
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the maximum non-operational time appears
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in the media display.
the connection to online services is interrup‐
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ted.
the ATA (anti-theft alarm system) is not avail‐
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able.
the interior protection and tow-away protec‐
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tion functions are not available.
the function for detecting collisions on a
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parked vehicle is not available.
If the following conditions are fulfilled, standby
mode can be activated or deactivated using the
multimedia system:
The engine is switched off.
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The ignition is switched on.
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Exceeding the vehicle's displayed non-opera‐
tional time may cause inconvenience, i.e. it can‐
not be guaranteed that the starter battery will
reliably start the engine.
The starter battery must be charged first in the
following situations:
The vehicle's non-operational time must be
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extended.
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