MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET 2021 Owner's Manual

R
Ifyo ushif tth etra nsmiss ionposition to005E or
005B when theve hicle isstatio nary.
R Ifth ede tected obs tacle isless than appr ox.
3.3 ft(1.0 m) away.
R Ifth emaneuv ering assis tance func tionis
acti vatedin themultimedia system.
Sy stem limit s
The perform anc eof Drive Aw ayAssi stislimit ed
on inclines .
% Also obser vethesy stem limits ofParking
Ass istPA RK TRONI C(/ page17 4).
Fu nction ofCross Traf fic Aler t
% Cross Traf fic Aler tis only available forve hi‐
cles withBlind SpotAssis tor ActiveBli nd
Spo tAssi st.
Cr oss Traf fic Aler tcan warndriver sof anycr oss‐
ing traffic when backingup and mane uvering out
of apar kingspace. Theradar sensor sin the
bum peralso monit orthear ea adjacen tto the
ve hicle. Ifacr itical situation isde tected, the
L symbol appearsinthemedia displayand
th eve hicle canbebrak ed aut omatically . If
th era dar sensor sar eobs truct edbyvehicles
or other object s,de tection isno tpos sible.
Cr oss Traf fic Aler tis acti veund erthefo llo wing
con dition s:
R Ifth eve hicle isbac king upatwa lkin gpace.
R The mane uvering assis tance isacti vated
( / pag e18 9).
R Blind Spo tAssi stor ActiveBli nd Spo tAssi st
is act ivat ed (/ page19 7)
% Also observeth eins truction son Blind Spot
Assis tand ActiveBli nd Spo tAssi st
( / pag e19 6).
Sy stem limit s
Cr oss Traf fic Aler tis no tav ailable onincline s.
Ac tiv atin gor deac tivatin gmane uvering
ass ista nc e
Mu ltimed iasystem:
4 Vehicle 5
k Assist ance
5 Camera &Parkin g5
Maneuverin gAssist . #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion.
% Maneuv ering assis tance mustbe activ efo r
th efunc tion ofDrive Aw ayAssi st (
/ pag e18 8) and Cross Traf fic Aler t
(/ page 189). AT
TENTI ONASSIST Fu
nction ofATTENTI ONASSIST
AT TENTION ASSISTassis tsyouon long,mon oto‐
nous journeys,e.g. onhighw aysand trunk roads.
If AT TENTION ASSISTde tects indicatorsof fati‐
gu eor incr easing laps es inconce ntration onthe
par tof thedr iver ,it sugg ests taking abr ea k.
AT TENTION ASSISTis onl yan aid. Itcann ot
alw aysde tect fatig ue orlaps es inconce ntration
in time .The system isno ta subs titutefo ra we ll-
re sted and attent ive dr iver .On long journeys,
ta ke regular break sin good timethat allo wfor
adeq uatere cup erati on.
Yo ucan choose between twose ttings:
R Standar d:nor mal system sensit ivity.
R Sensitiv e:higher system sensit ivity.The
dr iver iswa rned ear lier and theatt ent ion
le ve lde tected byATTENTION ASSISTis adap‐
te daccor dingly. Dr
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If
dr ows ines sor inc reasin glapses incon centra‐
tio nar ede tected, theATTE NTION ASSIS T:Take
a Break !wa rning appear sin theIns trument Dis‐
pla y.Yo ucan ackn ow ledg eth emessag eand
ta ke abr eak wher enec essar y.Ifyo udo notta ke
a br eak and ATTENTION ASSISTcont inues to
de tect incr easing lapse sin concentr ation, you
will bewarned again afte ra minimu mof
15 minut es. Yo
ucan have thefo llo wing status informat ionfor
AT TENTION ASSISTdispla yedin theassis tance
menu oftheon- boar dcom puter:
R The lengt hof thejour neysince thelas t
br eak . R
The attent ion leve lde term ined byATTENTION
ASS IST.
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 awa rning isgiv en intheIns trument Display,
th emultimedia system offers to sear chfora re st
ar ea. Youcan selectare st area and star tna vig a‐
tio nto this rest area. This function can beact iva‐
te dand deactiv ated inthemultimedia system.
If AT TENTION ASSISTis deactiv ated, theÛ
symbol appearsin theassis tance grap hicin the
Ins trument Displaywhen theengine isrunning .
AT TENTION ASSISTis activ ated aut omaticall y
when theengine isre-sta rted. The lastselect ed
sensit ivityleve lre 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
func tional ity ofATTENTION ASSISTis
re strict ed, and warnings maybe dela yedor not
occ uratall inthefo llo wing situat ions:
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 etime hasbeen setincor rectly .
R Ifyo uch ang elane sand vary your spee dfre‐
qu ent lyIn activ edr iving situation s.
The ATTENTION ASSISTtir edness oraler tnes s
assessment isdele tedand restar tedwhen con‐
tin uing thejour neyin thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Ifyo uswit choffth eengine.
R Ifyo uunf astenyo ur seat beltandopen the
dr iver's door (e.g.chang ingdriver sor taking
a br ea k). 19
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Se
tting ATTENTI ONASSIST
Multimedia system:
4 Vehicle 5
k Assist ance
5 ATTE NTION ASSIS T
Se tting options #
Select Standard, SensitiveorOff.
Sugg esting are st area #
Select SuggestRes tArea. #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate thefunc tion 0053.
If AT TENTION ASSISTde tects fatig ue or
incr easing lack ofatt ention ,it sugg ests a
re st area inthevicinit y. #
Selec ta sugg estedre st area: youar egui‐
ded totheselect edrest area. Tr
af fic Sign Assis t Fu
nction ofTraf fic Sign Assis t
Tr af fic Sign Assistdetects traf fic sig ns with the
multifu nctioncamera(/ page15 0). Itassi sts
yo uby displa yingdetected spe edlimits and
ove rtakin gre strictions intheins trument cluster and
optio nall yin theHead-up Displayor cent ral
displa y.
Obser vetheno teson driving systems andyour
re sponsibili ty;yo uma yot her wise failto recog‐
nize dangers(/ page 150).
Since Traf fic Sign Assistalso uses thedat a
st or ed inthena vig ation system, itcan updat e
th edispla yin thefo llo wing situat ionswithout
de tecting traf fic sig ns:
R Whe nth eve hicle chang esroads, e.g.fr ee‐
wa yen try or exitro ad.
R When avillag eor cityboun darywhic his
st or ed inthedigit almap ispassed.
The camer aalso detects traf fic sig ns with a
re striction indicated byan addit ionalsign (e.g.
when wet).
Wa rning when thema xim um permis sible
speed isexceeded
The system can warnyouif yo uunin tentio nally
ex ceed themaximum permissible speed.Todo
th is, youcan spec ifyinthemultimedia system
by howmuc hth emaximum permissible speed
can beexceed edbef oreawa rning isissued. You can
specify whether thewa rning isto be justa
visual warning oran acous ticone aswell.
Displa yin theIns trum ent Displa y In
stru ment Displa yin theWi descr eenCockpit
1 Perm issible speed
2 Perm issible speedwhenther eis are striction
3 Addition alsign withre striction
% Ve
hicl eswith ast andar dIns trument Dis‐
pla y:a+ symbo lne xt to atraf fic sig nin the
Ins trument Displayindicat esthat addit ional
traf fic sig ns have been detected. Thesecan
al so be displ ayed inthemedia displayand
op tion ally intheHead-up Display. Dr
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If
Traf fic Sign Assistcanno tde term ine thecur‐
re nt ma ximu mperm issible speed(e.g.dueto
missi ngsigns), thefo llo wing displa yappear sin
th eIns trument Display: This
isdispla yedcon tinuousl yif th eve hicle isin
a countr ywher eTr af fic Sign Assistisno tsup‐
por ted. Traf fic Sign Assistisno tav ailable inall
coun tries.
% Alsoobse rveth einf ormation ondispla ymes‐
sag esinTraf fic Sign Assist(/ pag e40 7).
Sy stem limit s
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
in thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Ifth er eis poor visibility ,e.g. due toinsuf fi‐
cie ntillu mina tionofthero ad, ifth er ear e
highl yva riable shade condition sor inrain,
sno w,fogor hea vyspr ay.
R Ifth er eis glar e, e.g .fr om oncom ingtraf fic,
di re ct sunli ght orreflect ions. R
Ifth ewindshield inthear ea ofthemultifunc ‐
tion camer ais dir ty,or ifth ecamer ais fog‐
ge dup, damag edorcovered.
R Ifth etra ffic sign sar ehar dto detect, e.g. due
to dir tor sno w,because they areco vered, or
due toinsuf ficie ntlighti ng.
R Ifth einf ormation inthena vig ation system's
digit almap isincor rect or out-of-da te.
R Ifth esigns areambiguous, e.g.traffic sign s
on con stru ction sites orinad jacent lanes.
R Ifyo utur nshar ply, when passin gtraf fic sig ns
ou tsid eth ecamer a'sfield ofvision.
Se tting Traf fic Sign Assis t
Re quirement s:
R Foraut omat icado ption ofspeed limits:
Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis acti va‐
te d. Multimedia
system:
4 Vehicle 5
k Assist ance
5 Traffic SignAssist
Ac tiv atin gor deac tivatin gaut omati cadop ‐
tio nof spe edlimits #
Select LimitAdo ption. #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion.
The speed limitsdetected byTraf fic Sign
Assi stareaut omat icallyadop tedby Active
Dis tance AssistDIS TRONI C.
Di spl aying detected traf fic signs inthe
med iadis pla y #
Select Display inCOMA ND. #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion.
% Ifone ofthefo llo wing systems isactiv ated,
th ede tected spe edcan bemanu ally ad op ted
as thespeed limit:
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
R Cruise contr ol
Fu rther information (/page16 3). 19
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Ad
jus tingthe type ofwa rning #
Selec tVisual &Audible ,Visual orNon e.
Ad jus tingthe warning threshold
This value determ ines thespeed atwhic ha
wa rning isissued whenexceeded. #
Select Warning Threshold. #
Setth edesir edspeed. Night
View Assis t Fu
nction ofNight View Assis t Wi
th theaid ofcamer a2, Night View Assi st
helps youto recogni zethecour seofthero ad or
obs tacle sin thedar k.The multifunct iondispla y
th en sho wsamon ochrome imageof thesur‐
ro und ingarea infron tof theve hicle. Infrared camer
a1 helps detect ped estria ns and ani‐
mal s.
Nig htView Assi stisonl yan aid. Thedriver is
re sponsible forth edis tance totheve hicle in
fr ont, forve hicle speed, forbr aking ingood time
and forst ay ing inlane.
% Asinfrare dlight isno tvisible tothehuman
ey e, Night View Assi stcan remain activated
when ther eis onc oming traf fic.
The infrared headlam psswi tchon inthe
dar kfrom speeds ofappr oximat ely5 mp h
(1 0 km/ h).This means that, while statio n‐
ar y, yo udo notha ve thefull visual rang eand
canno tch eckwhe ther Night View Assi stis
wo rking.
Sy stem limita tions
Night View Assi stcanno tdi spl ayobject sdir ectl y
in front ofor directl yne xt to theve hicle. Itma y
be thecase that obj ect sar ehigh light edaswell
as pedes trians oranimals .
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
in thefo llo wing instances:
R inpo or vis ibility ,e.g .sno w,rain, fogor hea vy
spr ay. Dr
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R
thewindshield isdir tyinthevicinit yof the
came ra.
R thecamer ais fogg ed up, damag edorcov‐
er ed.
R theinfr ared camer ain thera diat orgrill is
damag ed,dirty,fo gg ed up orcovered.
R onbends, onhillt ops orindips.
R athigh ambient temp eratur es.
Fu nction ofpedes trian and anima lde tection
of Nig htView Assis t
Nigh tVi ew Assi stcan detect ped estria ns using
typ icalch aract eristic s,e.g .th ebody contour s
and postureof aper son standi ngupr ight .
Lar geanim als,e.g.deer ,co ws orhor ses, can
also bedetected. Smal lerani mal s,e.g. dogsor
cats, areno tde tected.
Pe des trian and animal detection isau tomatical ly
switc hedonwhen thefo llo wing requ iremen ts
ar efulf illed:
R Night View Assi stisact ivat ed.
R The drivin gspeed isat leas t5 mp h
(1 0 km/ h). R
Itis dar k. 1
Night View Assi stdispla y
2 Standb ysymbo lfo ractiv epede strian detec‐
tion
3 High lighti ng
4 Pedes trian detected
If ped estria n de tection isacti ve,st andb ysymbo l
2 appear s.Ther eis no separ atesymbo lfo rani‐
mals .De tected ped estria ns orani mal sar ehig h‐
li ght edbyacol orframe.
Ac tiv atin gor deac tivatin gNig htView Assis t
Re quirement s: R
The vehicle hasbeen star tedor theignition
is switc hedon.
R The light switc his in the0058 or0058 posi‐
tion .
R Reversege ar has notbeen engaged. #
Press butt on1.
The appr opriateNigh tVi ew Assi stdispla y
appear sin themultifunc tiondispla y. 19
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%
The infrared headlam psaredeactiv ated at
speeds below3mp h(5 km/h) .The Night
Vi ew imag econ tinues tobe displa yeduntil
yo uswit chitof fby pressing button1.
Switc hingautomat icactiv ation on/of f
Re quirement s:
R Pedes trian detection isacti ve(/ pag e19 4).
R The roadw ayisno tlit.
R The speed isat leas t37 mph(60 km/h).
If all there qu iremen tsarefulf illed, thenight
vision imageis aut omaticall ysho wninthemulti‐
func tion displa yas soon aspeople oranimals
ar ede tected.
Mu ltimed iasystem:
4 Vehicle 5
k Assist ance
5 Aut. Night ViewAssist #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion.
Spo tlight function
The spotlight function isan additional function
fo rNight View Assi st.It ru ns inthebac kground
and flashes theheadlam psatdetected per sons wi
th four sho rtim pulses. Thisattracts thedr iv‐
er's attent ion toappr oachingpedes trians .
Displ ayintheassis tance graphic 1
Spotligh tfunction switched onbut notoper ‐
ating
2 Spotligh tfunction switched onand oper ating The
pedestria n symb olintheassis tance grap hic
ind icatesth est atus ofthespo tlight function.If
th epedes trian symbol isdispla yeddar k1, the
function isswi tched on.Ifth esymbol isdis‐
pla yedbr ight 2,thecon ditions forth eSpo tlight
func tion arealso fulfilled.
Sy stem limita tions
The spotlightfun ction does notflash atanim als.
The spotlight function isno tact ive or isact ive
on lyto alimit edextent if:
R Youar edr ivin gin cit ytraf fic.
R The pedestria ns are loca tedin thear ea ofan
onc oming vehicle orave hicle infront.
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe spotlight func ‐
tio n
Re quirement s:
R Pedes trian detection isacti ve(/ pag e19 4).
R Thero adw ayisno tlit.
R The speed isat leas t37 mph(60 km/h).
R AdaptiveHig hbeam Assis tPlus isswit ched
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If
all there qu iremen tsarefulf illed, theheadlam p
fl ashes four sho rtpulses atapedes trian detec‐
te don ornear tothero adw ay.
Multimedia system:
4 Vehicle 5
÷ 5
Light Setting s
5 Spot light #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion. Blind
SpotAssis tand Activ eBli nd Spo t
As sist Fu
nction ofBlind SpotAssis tand Activ e
Bli nd Spo tAs sist
Bli nd Spo tAssi stuses twolat eral, rear-facin g
ra dar sensor sto monit orthear ea up to130ft
(40 m)behind and10ft(3 m) direct lyne xt to
yo ur vehicle.
If ave hicle isde tected atspe eds aboveappr ox‐
imat ely8 mp h(12 km/h) andthis vehicle subse‐
qu ent lyent ersth emonit oring rang edire ctly next
to your vehicle, thewa rning lam pin theoutside
mir rorlig hts upred.
If ave hicle isde tected clos eto your vehicle in
th elat eral monit oring rang eand youswit chon th
etur nsignal indicat orinthecor responding
dir ection, awa rning tone sou nds once .The red
wa rning lam pin theoutside mirrorflashes .If th e
tur nsigna lind icatorre mains switchedon,all
ot her detected vehicles areindicat edonlyby the
fl ashin gof there dwa rning lam p.
If yo uove rtak eave hicle quickl y, no warning is
giv en. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent despite Blind
Spo tAssi st
Bli nd Spo tAssi stdoes notre act tovehicles
appr oaching andovertakin gyo uat agr ea tly
di ffer ent speed.
Blind SpotAssis tcann otwa rndriver sin this
situat ion. #
Alw ayspa ycar eful attention tothetra f‐
fi c situ ation and maintain asaf edis‐
ta nce attheside oftheve hicle. Obser
vetheno teson driving systems andyour
re sponsibili ty;yo uma yot her wise failto recog‐
nize dangers(/ page 150). Sy
stem limit s
Blin dSpo tAs sis tand ActiveBli nd Spo tAssi st
ma ybe limi tedin thefo llo wing situat ions:
R ifth er eis dir ton thesensor sor thesensor s
ar eobscur ed
R inpoor visibility ,e.g. due tofog, hea vyrain or
sno w
R ifth er ear enar row vehicles, e.g.bicycles or
mo torbik es
R ifth ero ad has very wide ornar row lanes
R ifve hicles areno tdr iving inthemiddle of
th eir lane
Wa rnings maybe issued inerro rwhen driving
close tocrash barrier sor similar continuous lane
bor ders.Alw aysmak esur eth at ther eis suf fi‐
cie ntdist anc eto theside forot her traf fic or
obs tacle s.
Wa rnings maybe interru pte dwhen driving along‐
side long vehicles, forex am ple truc ks,fo ra pr o‐
long edtime.
Blind SpotAssis tis no toper ationa lwhen reve rse
ge ar iseng aged. 19
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Fu
nction ofbrak eapp lication (Activ eBlind
Spo tAssis t)
If Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAssi stdetects arisk ofaside
im pact inthemonit oring rang e, acou rse-co r‐
re cting brak eap plica tion iscar ried out. This is
designed tohelp youavo idacollis ion.
The cour se-cor recting brak eap plica tion isavaila‐
ble inthespeed rang ebe twee nap prox imat ely
20 mph(30 km/h) and125mp h(200 km/h). &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent despite
br ak eapplication ofActiveBli nd Spo t
Assi st
A cou rse-co rrect ing brak eapplication cannot
alw ayspr eve ntacol lisi on. #
Alw aysst eer ,br ak eor accelera teyour‐
self ,espe ciallyif Ac tiveBli nd Spo t
Assi stwa rnsyo uor mak esaco urse-
co rrect ing brak eapplication. #
Alw aysmaint ainasaf edis tance atthe
sides. If
acour se-cor recting brak eap plica tion occu rs,
th ere dwa rning lam pflashes intheoutside mir‐
ro rand awa rning tone sou nds. Inadditio n,adi s‐
pl ay 1 indic atingth edang erofaside collision
appear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.
In rare case s,thesy stem maymak ean inappr o‐
pr iat ebr ak eapplication. Thisbrak eapplication
ma ybe interru pte dat anytime ifyo usteer
slightl yin theopposit edir ect ion oraccelera te.
Sy stem limit s
No tethesy stem limit ations ofActiveBli nd Spo t
Assi st;yo uma yot her wise notre cogni zethedan‐
ge rs (/ pag e19 6). Eit
her acour se-cor recting brak eap plica tion
ap propr iate to thedr iving situation ,or non eat
all, mayoccur inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R Vehicles orobs tacle s,e.g. crash barrier s,are
locat edon both sides ofyour vehicle.
R Ave hicle approaches tooclosel yon theside.
R Youha ve adop tedaspor tydriving style wit h
high corner ing speeds.
R Youbr ak eor acc elerat esign ifican tly.
R Adr ivi ng safety system interve nes, e.g.ESP ®
or ActiveBr ak eAssi st.
R ESP ®
is de acti vated.
R Aloss oftirepr essur eor afa ulty tireis
de tected.
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gBli nd Spo tAs sist or
Ac tiv eBli nd Spo tAs sist
Multimedia system:
4 Vehicle 5
k Assist ance
5 Blind SpotAssist #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion. Dr
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Ac
tiv eLan eKe eping Assist Fu
nction ofActiv eLan eKe eping Assist
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping Assistmonit orsth ear ea in
fr ont ofyour vehicle bymeans ofthemultifunc ‐
tion camer a(/ page15 0). Itser vesto protect
yo uag ains tunin tentio nallyleav ing your lane .
Yo uwill bewarned byvibr ation pulses inthe
st eer ing wheel andguided byacour se-cor rect‐
ing brak eap plica tion back intoyo ur lane .
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping Assistis available inthe
speed rang ebe twee n37 mph(60 km/h) and
12 4mp h(2 00 km/h) .
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping Assistcan neither reduce
th erisk ofan accident ifyo ufa ilto adap tyo ur
dr ivin gst yle nor override thelaws ofphysics. It
can notta ke intoacc ount road, weather ortraf fic
condi tions.Ac tiveLa ne Keeping Assistis onl yan
aid. Youar ere sponsible formaint ainingasaf e
dis tance totheve hicle infront, forve hicle
speed, forbr aking ingood timeandforst ay ing
in lane. If
alane- correcting brak eap plica tion occu rs,dis‐
pla y1 appear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.
The system does notint erve ne ifyo uact ivat e
th etur nsignal indicat or.If th esy stem detects an
obs tacle ,su ch asano ther vehicle intheadjacen t
lane, itwill interve ne rega rdless ofthetur nsig‐
nal indicat or.
If yo ulea vethelane without using thetur nsig‐
nal indicat orbut anobs tacle isde tected inyour
lane ,th esy stem will notint erve ne.
Yo uar ewa rned byvibr ations inthesteer ing
wheel inthefo llo wing circums tances:
R ActiveLa ne Keeping Assistde tects alane
mar king. R
Afront whe eldrives over this lane marking.
Condit ionsfora co urse -cor rectin gbr ak e
ap plica tion(vehicles withou tDr iving Assis‐
tance Packag e)
Lane markings weredetected on both sides of
th elane. Thefront wheel drives ove ra continu‐
ous lane marking.
% Abr ak eapp lication maybe interru pte dat
an ytime ifyo usteer slightl yin theopposit e
dir ect ion.
Conditions fora co urse -cor rectin gbr ak e
ap plica tion(vehicles withDr iving Assistance
Pa ckag e)
R Acontinuou sla ne mar king wasde tected and
dr iven ove rwit hth efront wheel.
R Alane marking andanappr oaching vehicle,
an overtaking vehicle orvehicles driving par‐
allel toyour vehicle weredetected inthe
adjac entlane .The fron twheel drives ove r
th elane marking .
% Abr ak eapplication maybe interru pte dat
an ytime ifyo usteer slightl yin theopposit e
dir ect ion. 19
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