differential MERCEDES-BENZ S-Class MAYBACH 2017 W222 Owner's Manual

DrivingAssistance PLUS package
General notes
The Driving Assistanc ePLU Spackage consist s
of DISTRONIC PLU S (Ypage 171), Active Blin d
Spot Assis t (Ypage 204) and Active Lan eKeep-
in g Assis t (Ypage 206).
Active Blind Spot Assist
General notes
Active Blin dSpot Assis tuses aradar sensor
system, pointe dtoward th erea rof th evehicle,
to monito rth eare ato th esides of th evehicle
whic hth edriver is unable to see . Awarnin gdis -
play in th eexterio rmirrors draws your attention
to vehicles detecte din th emonitored area. If
you then switch on th ecorrespondin gturn sig -
nal to chang elane, you will also receiv ean opti-
cal and audible warning. If aris kof latera lcolli-
sio nis detected, corrective braking may hel p
you avoid acollision .Before acourse-correcting
brake application ,Active Blin dSpot Assis teval-
uates th espac ein th edirection of trave land at
th esides of th evehicle. Fo rthis, Active Blin d
Spot Assis tuses th eforward-facin gradar sen -
sors.
Active Blin dSpot Assis tsupports you from a
speed of approximately 20 mph (30 km/h).
Important safet ynotes
Active Blin dSpot Assis tis only an aid and is no t
a substitute fo rattentive driving.
GWARNING
Active Blin dSpot Assis tdoe sno treact to :
Rvehicles overtaken to oclosely on th eside,
placin gthem in th eblin dspo tare a
Rvehicles whic happroac hwit h a larg espeed
differential and overtak eyour vehicle
As aresult ,Active Blin dSpot Assis tmay nei-
ther giv ewarnings no rinterven ein suc hsit -
uations. There is aris kof an accident.
Always observ eth etraffic condition scare-
fully, and maintain asaf elatera ldistance.
iUS Aonly: Thi sdevic ehas bee napproved by
th eFCC as a"Vehicular Radar System". The
radar sensor is intended fo ruse in an auto-
motive radar syste monly. Removal, tamper-
ing, or altering of th edevic ewill void any war- ranties, and is no
tpermitte dby th eFCC. Do
no ttampe rwith, alter, or use in any non-
approved way.
An yunauthorized modification to this devic e
could void th euser's authorit yto operat eth e
equipment.
iCanada only: Thi sdevic ecomplies wit h
RSS-210 of Industry Canada. Operation is
subjec tto th efollowin gtw oconditions:
1. Thi sdevic emay no tcause harmful inter-
ference ,and
2. Thi sdevic emus taccept any i
nterferenc
e
received, includin ginterferenc ethat may
cause undesired operation of th edevice.
Removal, tampering, or altering of th edevic e
will void any warranties ,and is no tpermitted.
Do no ttampe rwith, alter, or use in any non-
approved way.
An yunauthorized modification to this devic e
could void th euser's authorit yto operat eth e
equipment.
Rada rsensor s
The Active Blind Spot Assis tradar sensor sare
integrated into th efron tand rea rbumper sand
behin d acover in th eradiator trim. Mak esur e
that th ebumper sand th ecover in th eradiator
grill are free of dirt, ic eor slush. The rea rsensor s
mus tno tbe covered, fo rexample by cycle racks
or overhangin gcargo. Followin g asevere impact
or in th eevent of damage to th ebumpers, hav e
th efunction of th eradar sensor schecke dat a
qualified specialis tworkshop .Active Blin dSpot
Assis tmay otherwise no longer wor kproperly.
Monitoring area
GWARNING
Active Blind Spot Assis tdoe sno tdetec tall
traffic situation sand road users. There is a
ris kof an accident.
Always mak esur ethat there is sufficien tdis -
tanc eon th esid efo rother traffic or obstacles.
204Driving systems
Driving an d parking