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Fu
nction ofESP ®
(Electr onicStabil ityPro‐
gr am) &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ®
is
dea ctivated
If yo udeac tivateES P®
,ES P®
can notcar ry
out vehicle stabiliz ation. #
ESP®
shoul don lybe deactiv ated inthe
fo llo wing situat ions. ES
P®
can mon itor and improve driving stabilit y
and tract ion inthefo llo wing situat ions,wit hin
ph ysical limit s:
R When pulling away on awe tor slip pe ry road.
R When brakin g.
If th eve hicle deviat esfrom thedir ect ion desir ed
by thedr iver ,ES P®
can stabiliz eth eve hicle by
int erve ning inthefo llo wing ways:
R One ormor ewheels arebr ak ed.
R The engine outputisadap tedaccor dingto
th esituation . When
ESP®
is deactiv ated, the00BB warning
lam plight sup con tinuousl y:
R Drivin gst abilit ywill nolongerbe improve d.
R The drive wheels couldspin.
R ETS/4 ETStra ction control isstill act ive.
% When ESP®
is deact ivat ed, youar est ill assis‐
te dby ESP ®
wh en braki ng.
Wh enthe00E5 warning lam pflashes ,on eor
se veralwheels hasreac hed itsgrip limit :
R Adaptyo ur drivin gst yle to suit thecur rent
ro ad and weather condition s.
R Donotdeac tivateES P®
.
R Onlyde pres sth eacceler ator pedal asfaras
is necessar ywhen pulling away.
Dea ctivateESP ®
in thefo llo wing situat ionsto
im prove tracti on:
R Whenusing snowch ains .
R Indeep snow .
R Onsand orgrav el. %
Spinn ingthewheels results inacutting
action, whichenhances traction.
If th e00E5 ESP®
wa rning lam plight sup con tinu‐
ousl y,ESP ®
is no tav ailable duetoamalf unction.
Obse rveth efo llo wing informatio n:
R Warning and indic ator lam ps(/ page553 )
R Disp lay mess ages (/ page495)
ET S/4ET S(Electr onicTractio nSy stem)
ET S/ 4ETS tracti oncontr olispa rtof ESP ®
and
mak esitpossible topull away and accelerat eon
a slippe ryroad.
ET S/ 4ETS can improve theve hicle's traction by
int erve ning inthefo llo wing ways:
R The drive wheels arebr ak ed individually if
th ey spin.
R Mor edr ive to rq ue istrans ferred tothewheel
or wheels withtra ction.
Inf luence ofdrive pr og rams onESP®
The drive pr og rams enabl eESP ®
to adap tto dif‐
fe re nt we ather and road con dition sas wellas
th edr iver's prefer reddr iving style. Depen dingon
th eselect eddrive pr ogr am, theappr opriate Dr
iving andparking 21
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ESP
®
mod ewi llbe acti vated. Youcan selectthe
dr ive pr ogr ams using theDY NA MIC SELE CT
switc h(/ page19 4). Fu
nction ofESP ®
Cr osswind Assist ES
P®
Cr osswind Assistde tects sudde ngu stsof
side wind andhelps thedr iver tokeep theve hi‐
cle inthelane:
R ESP®
Cr osswind Assistis activ eat vehicle
speeds between appr ox.47 mp h(7 5 km/h)
and 125mp h(2 00 km/h) whendr iving
st ra ight ahead orcor ner ing slight ly.
R The vehicle isstabiliz edbymeans ofindivi d‐
ua lbr ak eapp lication onone side. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gES P®
(E lectr onicSta‐
bil ity Prog ram) Mu
ltimed iasystem:
4 © 5
ß 5
y
% ESP®
can onlybe activ ated/deact ivat ed
using quick acc ess when atleas tone other
funct ionisavailable inqu ick acc ess. ESP® can
other wise befound intheAssist ance
menu. #
Select ESP. #
Select Onor00BB Off.
ES P®
is deactiv ated ifth e00BB ESP®
OFF warn‐
ing lam plight sup con tinuousl yin theins trument
clus ter.
Obser veanyinf ormat iononwarning lam psand
displa ymess ages whic hma ybe sho wninthe
ins trumen tclus ter. Fu
nction ofEBD Elect
ronic Brea kfor ce Dis trib uti on (EBD) isch ar‐
act erize dby thefo llo wing:
R Mon itor ing and regulating thebr ak epr essur e
on there ar wheels .
R Improve ddr iving stabilit ywhen brakin g,
espe ciallyon ben ds. Fu
nction ofSTEER CONT ROL ST
EER CONTR OLassist syo uby trans mitting a
no tice ablesteer ing forc eto thesteer ing wheel in
th edir ect ion requ ired forve hicle stabiliz ation.
This steer ing recomme ndation isgiv en inthefo l‐
lo wing situat ions:
R Both right wheels orboth leftwheels areon
a we tor slip pe ry road sur face whe nyo u
br ak e
R The vehicle star ts to skid
Sy stem limit s
ST EER CONTR OLmaybe impai redor ma yno t
func tion inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R ESP®
is deact ivat ed.
R ESP®
is malfun ctionin g.
R The steer ing ismalfunct ioning.
If ES P®
is malfunct ioning,youwill beassis ted
fur ther by theelectr icpo we rst eer ing. 21
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will
bewarned again afte ra minimu mof
15 minut es. The
follo wing informatio nis displa yedon the
dr iver displa y:
R The lengt hof thejour neysince thelas tbr eak
R The attent ion leve lde term ined byATTENTION
ASS IST:
- Mor esegments 2ofthecir cle dis‐
pla yed, thehigher thede tected attentio n
le ve l.
- Fewe rsegments 2aredisp laye din the
cir cle astheatt ent ion leve ldecr eases.
R Micr osleep detection 1status : -
Deact ivat ed: displa y1 ishidde n.
- Activated butno top erati ona l:di sp lay 1
is gray .
- Activated and operati ona l:di sp lay 1 is
gr ee n.
If AT TENTION ASSISTis unable tocal cul ateth e
att ent ion leve land cannotissue awa rning, the
Sys tem Suspend edmes sage appear s.
If th esy stem, whic huses thedr iver camer a,
de tects indicatorsof micr osleep ,th eATTE N-
TION ASSIS TNodding OffTake aBreak !wa rning
mess ageappear son thedr iver displa yand a
wa rning tone sou nds simu ltane ously .Thi swa rn‐
ing mess agemus tbe con firm ed byTouc hCon ‐
tr ol. Itis recomme ndedthat youta ke abr eak
imm ediat ely.
If awa rning isgiv en on thedr iver displa y,the
multime diasystem offers to sear chfora re st
ar ea. Youcan selectare st area and star tna vig a‐
tio nto this rest area.
AT TENTION ASSISTwit hmicr osleep detection is
acti vatedaut omatic allywhen theengine is re
star ted. The lastselect edsensit ivityleve l
re mains stor ed.
Sy stem limit s
AT TENTION ASSISTis activ ein the37 mph
(60 km/ h)to 124mp h(200 km/h) speedrang e.
The micr osleepde tection functi onisavailable at
a spee dof 12.5 mp h(2 0km/h) andabove.
Pa rticular lyin thefo llo wing situat ions,AT TEN‐
TION ASSISTonl yfunct ionsinare strict ed man‐
ner and warnings maybe dela yedor notocc ur:
R Ifyo uha ve been driving forless than appr ox‐
imat ely30 min utes.
R Ifth ero ad con dition ispoor (unevenro ad
sur face orpotholes).
R Ifth er eis ast ro ng side wind.
R Ifyo uadop ta spor tydrivin gst yle (high cor‐
ner ing speeds orhigh ratesof acceler ation).
R Ifth eSt eer ing Assis tfunc tion ofActiveDis ‐
ta nce AssistDIS TRONI Cis acti ve.
R Ifth ecloc kis setto theincor rect time .
R Ifyo uch ang elane sand vary your spee dfre‐
qu ent lyIn activ edr iving situation s. Dr
iving andparking 217
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Micr
osleep detection also doe sno tfuncti on
whe nth edr iver camer acann otdetect thedr iv‐
er's eyes, forex am ple asare sult ofthefo llo wing
fa ct or s:
R The driver's eyes areco vereddue tothe
st eer ing column position ,fo rex am ple.
R Poor ambient light.
R Some typesofeyeg lasses orsung lasses.
R The driver's lineofvision isoutside thedr iver
camer a'sfield ofvision.
Also obser veanyinf ormat ionrega rding displa y
mess ages that can bedispla yedon thedr iver
displa y.
The tiredness andalertness assessment of
AT TENTION ASSISTwit hmicr osleep detection is
re se tand restar tedwhen continuing thejour ney
in thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Ifyo uswit choffth eengine.
R Ifyo uunf astenyo ur seat beltandopen the
dr iver's door (e.g.tochang edr iver sor take a
br eak). Ac
tiv eDi stance AssistDI ST RO NIC Fu
nction ofActiv eDi stance Assist
DI ST RO NIC
Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cma intains the
se tspeed onfree-f lowing roads. Ifve hicles in
fr ont arede tected, these tdis tance isma in‐
ta ined, ifnec essar y,unt ilth eve hicle comes toa
halt. Thevehicle acceler ates orbrak es depend‐
ing onthedis tance totheve hicle infront and
th ese tspeed. Thespeed anddistance tothe
ve hicle infront arese tand save dusing the
st eer ing wheel.
Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis available in
th e15 mp h(20 km/h) to130mp h(210 km/h)
spe edrang e.
Ot her featur esofActiveDis tance Assist
DIS TRONI C:
R Adjus tsthedr iving style depending onthe
select eddrive pr ogr am (fuel-sa ving,comfort‐
able ordynamic) (/page19 3)
R Initia tesacceler ationtothestor ed speed if
th etur nsignal indicat orisswitc hedonto
ch ang eto theov ertaking lane R
React sto statio naryve hicles detected in
urb anspe edrang es (exc ep tbicy cles and
mo torcyc les)
R Take sone-sided overtak ing restrictions into
acco untonhighwaysor on multi-lane roads
wit hseparat ero adw ays(countr y-dependen t)
Ad diti onalfunc tionav ailab lein certain coun‐
tr ies :if Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cha s
br ak ed theve hicle toast ands till,it can automat ‐
icall yfo llo wtheve hicle infront when driving off
ag ain within 30seconds. Ifacr itical situation is
de tected inthesur round ingarea when drivin g
of f,suc has aper son intheve hicle path,avisual
and acous ticwarning isgiv en indic atingth at the
dr iver mus tno wtake contr olof theve hicle. The
ve hicle isno tacceler ated anyfur ther.
Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis ready to
pull away when thegr een ç vehicle symbol
fl ashes cyclic ally.
Obser vetheno teson driving systems andyour
re sponsibili ty;yo uma yot her wise failto recog‐
nize dangers(/ page 210). 21
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&
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent from acce ler‐
ati on orbraki ng byActiveDis tance
Assi stDIS TRONI C
Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cma yacc el‐
er ateor brak ein thefo llo wing cases ,fo r
ex am ple:
R Ifth eve hicle pullsaway usin gAc tiveDis ‐
ta nce AssistDIS TRONI C.
R Ifth estor ed speed iscalled upand is
consider ablyfa ster or slo werth an the
cur rently driven spe ed.
R IfAc tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cno
lo ng er detects ave hicle infront ordoes
no tre act toreleva nt objects. #
Alw ayscar efully observethetraf fic con‐
di tions andbeready tobrak eat all
times. #
Take intoacc ount thetra ffic situat ion
bef orecallin gup thestor ed speed. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto insuf ‐
fi cie ntdece lera tio nby ActiveDis tance
Assi stDIS TRONI C
Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cbrak es
yo ur vehicle withup to50% ofthepossible
deceler ation.Ifth is decele ratio nis no tsu ffi‐
cien t,Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
al er ts youwit havis ual and acoustic warning. #
Adjus tyo ur spee dand main tain asuit a‐
ble distance from theve hicle infront. #
Brak eth eve hicle yourself and/or take
ev asiv eact ion. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifde tection
functi onofActiveDis tan ceAssi st
DIS TRONI Cis impai red
Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cdo es not
re act orhas alimit edreact ion:
R when drivin gon adif fere nt lane orwh en
ch ang inglane s R
topedes trians, animals, bicycles orsta‐
tio nar yve hicles, orune xpect edobs tacle s
R tocom plex traf fic condi tions
R tooncom ingvehicles andcrossing traf fic
As are sult, ActiveDis tance Assist
DIS TRONI Cma ynei ther giv ewa rnings nor
int erve ne insuch situations. #
Alw aysobser vethetra ffic con dition s
car efull yand react accordin gly. Oper
ating Activ eDi stance AssistDI ST RO NIC
Re quirement s:
R The elect ric pa rking brak eis released.
R ESP®
is act ivat ed and isno tint erve ning .
R The trans mis sion isin po sitio n005B.
R Allthedoor sar eclosed.
R Chec kof thera dar sensor system has been
success fullycompleted.
R Snow chain mode isno tact ive
(/ page36 6). 220
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%
During thetransition from activ eto passiv e
st atus ,th eØ symbol issho wnas
enlar gedand flashin g.On ce thesy stem is
passiv e,theØ symbol issho wnasgray
on thedr iver displa y.
Contact detection
The driver isrequ ired tokeep their hands onthe
st eer ing wheel atall times andbeable tointer‐
ve ne atanytime tocor rect thecour seofthe
ve hicle andkeep itin lane. Thedriver mus t
ex pect ach ang efrom active to passiv emode or
vice versaat anytim e. If
th esy stem detects that thedr iver has not
st eer edtheve hicle fora consider ableper iod of time
orhas remo vedth eir hands from thesteer‐
ing wheel, anoptical warning isgiv en firs t. Dis ‐
pl ay messa ge1 appear son thedr iver displa y.
If th edr iver still does notst eer theve hicle, or
giv es no conf irmation tothesy stem, awa rning
to ne sou nds inad ditio nto thevisual warning
mess age.
If th edr iver does notre act tothis wa rning fora
consider ableper iod, anemerg encystop isiniti‐
at ed (/ page22 7).
The warning isno tissued orisstopped assoon
as thesy stem detects that thedr iver has
to uc hed thesteer ing wheel.
To uc hde tection maybe limit edorinop erati ve in
th efo llo wing situat ions:
R The driver iswe aring glov es.
R Ther eis ast eer ing wheel coveron thesteer‐
ing wheel.
If Ac tiveSt eer ing Assis tde tects that asy stem
limit hasbeen reac hed, avisual warning is
issued andawa rning tone sou nds. Obs
erve theno teson driving systems andyour
re sponsibili ty;yo uma yot her wise failto recog‐
nize dangers(/ page 210).
Sy stem limit s
Ac tiveSt eer ing Assis thas alimit edsteer ing tor‐
qu efo rlat eral gui dance. Insome cases, the
st eer ing interve ntio nis no tsu fficien tto keep the
ve hicle inthelane.
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
in thefo llo wing instances:
R The reispoor visibilit y,e.g. due tosno w,rain,
fo g, hea vyspr ay,gr ea tly varying ambien t
light orstro ng sha dows onthero ad.
R Ther eis glar e, e.g .fr om oncom ingtraffic,
di re ct sunli ght orreflect ions.
R Insuf ficie ntroad illumin ation.
R The wind shieldisdir ty,fo gg ed up, damag ed
or coveredin thevicin ityofthecamer a,e.g.
by ast icke r.
R No, orseveral,unc lear lane markingsare
pr esen tfo rone lane, orthemar king sch ang e
qu ickl y, forex am ple, inacon stru ction area
or atintersecti ons. 226
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If
th esy stem detects that thedr iver has not
st eer edtheve hicle fora consider ableper iod of
time orhas remo vedth eir hands from thesteer‐
ing wheel, visualwarning 1isissued. Ifth e
dr iver still does notst eer theve hicle, orgiv es no
conf irmation tothesy stem, awa rning tone
sou nds inad ditio nto thevisual warning mes‐
sag e.
Also obser vetheins truction son thecon tact
de tection ofActiveSt eer ing Assis t
(/ page225). Ac
tiveEmerg encyStop Assis tissues thefo llo w‐
ing warnings inorder :
R Disp lay mess age1 appear sin thedr iver's
displa y.
R Inaddi tion todispla y1 awa rning tone
sou nds.
R The BeginningEmerg encyStopmessage
appear son thedr iver displa y,acon tinuous
wa rning tone sou nds, theve hicle nolong er
acceler ates, and ther eis aslight, repeat ed
te nsi oni ng oftheseat belt.
R The vehicle speed isreduced inincr ement s
until itis at ast ands till.Sh arpbr ak eim pul‐
ses arealso produc ed.
De pen dingon thecount ry,a lane chang eto the
adjac entright-h andlane iscar ried out, ifpossi‐
ble.
% Itis onl ypossible tochang eacr oss onelane
and onlyinto theright-h andlane, andnot
ont oth ehar dshoulder .
When automatic braking isinitiat ed,ActiveDis ‐
ta nce AssistDIS TRONI Cis de acti vated. Depen d‐ing
onthecount ry,th ehazar dwa rning light sys‐
te m isswitc hedon.
When theve hicle isstatio nary,thefo llo wing
act ions arecar ried out :
R The vehicle issecur edwithth eelectr icpar k‐
ing brak e.
R The vehicle isunloc ked.
R Ifpossible, anemer gency callis place dto
th eMer cedes- Benzemergency callcent er.
Bef oreau tomatic braking isinitia ted, youcan
can celActiveEmerg encyStop Assis tby steer‐
ing.
Yo ucan canceltheint erve ntio nby ActiveEmer ‐
ge ncy Stop Assis taf te rau tomatic braking isini‐
tiat edbyone ofthefo llo wing actions :
R Accel erati ng orbraki ng: theemer gency stop
is canceled, butthewa rning mess age, wa rn‐
ing tone and powe rst eer ing remain active
R Steer ing: powe r-assis tedsteer ing iscan‐
celed, thewa rning mess ageand warning
to ne remain activeand theve hicle continues
to be brak ed 228
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#
Monit orthelane chang e. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifLane
Ch ang eAssi stune xpectedl yst ops func‐
tionin g
If th esy stem limit ations forLane Change
Assis tha ve been reac hed, ther eis no guar‐
ant eethat thesy stem will remain active.
Lane ChangeAssis tcanno tth en assis tyo u
by appl ying steer ing torq ue. #
Alw aysmonit orthelane chang eand
ke ep your han dson thesteer ing wheel.
Obser vethetra ffic con dition sand steer
and/or brak eif neces sary. Sy
stem limit s
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
in thefo llo wing instances:
R The reispoor visibilit y,e.g. due tosno w,rain,
fo g, hea vyspr ay,gr eatl yva rying ambien t
light orstro ng sha dows onthero ad.
R Ther eis glar e, e.g .fr om oncom ingtraf fic,
di re ct sunli ght orreflect ions. R
Due toinsuf ficie ntillu mina tionofthero ad,
or ifth eex terior lighting indicatesamalfunc‐
tion.
R The windshield isdir ty,fo gg ed up, damag ed
or coveredin thevicinit yof thecamer a,e.g.
by ast icke r.
R The sensor sar edamag ed,coveredor dir ty.
R No,or several,unc lear lane markingsare
pr esen tfo rone lane, orthemar king sch ang e
qu ickl y, forex am ple, inacon stru ction area
or intersecti ons.
R The system does notde tect asu itab leroad,
fo rex am ple, intig ht cur vesor shor tly af te r
an acc ess road.
R The lane markingsarewo rnaw ay,dar kor
co veredup, e.g. bydirtor sno w.
R Ifth edis tance totheve hicle infront istoo
shor tand thus thelane markings cannotbe
de tected.
R The reareobs tacle son thelane orprojec ting
out intoth elane, suchas objec tmar kers.
R When thetir epr essur eis toolow. Als
oob ser vethesy stem limits ofActiveSt eer ing
Assis tand theinf ormation onvehicle sensor s
and camer asintheve hicle Operator's Manual.
% The ActiveLa ne Chang eAssi stsensor s
adjus taut omaticall ywhile acer tain dis tance
is be ing driven afte rth eve hicle hasbeen
deliv ered. ActiveLa ne Chang eAssi stis
una vailable oronl ypar tiall yav ailable during
th is teac h-in proce ss,and noarro ws aredis‐
pla yedne xt to theØ ActiveSt eer ing
Assis tsymbol.
Selecting Activ eLan eCha ngeAs sist
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Assist ance
5 Drivin g #
Select thefunc tion. Ac
tiv eBr ak eAs sist Fu
nction ofActiv eBr ak eAs sist
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stconsi stsof thefo llo wing
func tions:
R Distance warning func tion Dr
ivin gand parking 23
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R
Autonomo usbraki ng func tion
R Situ ation-d epend ent braki ng assist anc e
R Evasiv eSt eer ing Assis t(count ry-spe cific)
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stcan helpyo uto minimize the
ri sk ofacollision withve hicles, cyclis tsor
pedes trians ortoreduce theef fects ofsuch a
coll ision.
If Ac tiveBr ak eAssi sthas detected arisk ofcolli‐
sion, awa rning tone sou nds and theL dis‐
tan cewarning lam plight sup. In
theAssist ancemenu, aninsuf ficie ntdist anc e
1 totheve hicle infront isdispla yedin red. If
yo ufur ther reduce thedis tance, theve hicle in fr
ont isalso highlight edinred. When thesy stem
de tects arisk ofcollision, redra dar waves2
appear infront oftheve hicle.
Ve hicl eswith PRE-S AFE®
:depe nding onthe
cou ntry,an addit ionalhap ticwarning occursin
th efo rm ofslight, repeat edtensi oni ng ofthe
seat belt.
% Vehicl eswith activeambien tlig hting: if
Warni ngSupp ortisactiv ated, theAc tive
Br ak eAssi stwa rning isalso accompanied by
ambie ntlight ing(/ page15 8).
If yo udo notre act tothewa rning, autono mous
br akin gcan beinit iated incritic alsituat ions.
In par ticular lycritical situ ations, ActiveBr ak e
Assi stcan also initia te aut onomo usbrakin g
dir ect ly.In this case, thewa rning lam pand warn‐
ing tone occu rsi mu ltane ously with thebr aking
application.
If yo uappl yth ebr ak eyo urself inacr itical situa‐
tio nor appl yth ebr ak edur ing autonomous brak‐
ing, situation -dependen tbr aking assistance
occu rs.The brak epr ess ureincr eases uptomax‐
imum full-sto pbr aking ifnec essar y. If
aut onomous braking orsitua tion-dependent
br aking assistanc ehas occurred, pop up1
appear sin thedr iver displa yand then aut omati‐
cally goes outafte ra shor ttime.
If th eaut onomous braking function orthesitua‐
tion -dependen tbr aking assistance istrig ge red,
additional preve ntiv emea suresfo roccupa nt
pr otect ion (PRE-S AFE®
)ma yalso beinitiat ed. 232
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&
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent caused by
limit eddetection perform anc eof Active
Br ak eAssi st
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stcanno tal wa ys cle arly
ident ifyobje ctsand complextraf fic situ a‐
tions .
In such case s,Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stmight :
R Giveawa rning orbrak ewit hout reason
R Notgiv eawa rning ornotbr ak e
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stisonl yan aid. Thedriver
is responsible formaint ainingasuf ficie ntly
saf edist anc eto theve hicle infront, vehicle
speed andforbr aking ingood time. #
Alw ayspa ycar eful attention tothetra f‐
fi c situ ation; donotre ly on ActiveBr ak e
Assi stalon e. #
Beprepar edtobrak eor sw erve ifnec ‐
essar y. %
IfAc tiveBr ak eAssi stisdeact ivat ed, 00D4
appear sin thedr iver displa y.
If th esy stem isuna vailable orthefunc tions
ar ere strict ed, 00C7 appea rs. Als
oob ser vethesy stem limits ofActiveBr ak e
Assi st.
The indiv idua lsub func tions areav ailab lein
th efo llo wing speed rang es:
The distance warning func tion issues awa rning
in thefo llo wing situat ions:
R From appr oximat ely4 mp h(7 km/h), ifyo ur
ve hicle iscritically closetoave hicle, cyclis t
or pedes trian, youwill hear anintermit tent
wa rning tone and theL distance warning
lam plight sup inthedr iver displa y.
Ve hicl eswith PRE-S AFE®
:depe nding on
th ecount ry,an addition alhap ticwarning
occ ursin thefo rm ofslight, repeat edten‐
si oni ng oftheseat belt.
If possible, brak eimmediat elyormaneuv erto
avo idtheobs tacle . Di
stance warning funct ion
The distance warning func tion canassis tyo uby
means ofan intermitt entwarning tone and a
wa rning lam p:
R Atspeeds uptoappr oximat ely15 5mp h
(250 km/h)when approaching vehicles
ahead.
R Atspeeds uptoappr oximat ely75 mph
(1 20 km/ h)when approaching crossin gve hi‐
cles, pedes trians andcyclis ts.
R Atspeeds uptoappr oximat ely62 mph
(1 00 km/ h)when approaching statio nary
ve hicles.
R Atspeeds uptoappr oximat ely50 mph
(80 km/ h)when approaching cyclis tsahead.
R Atspeeds uptoappr oximat ely43 mph
(70 km/ h)when approaching statio nary
pedes trians andcyclis ts. Dr
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