Mercedes-Benz 2013 CL Operator's Manual page 330

Driving systems
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WARNING
Active Blind Spot Assist is only an aid
designed to assist driving. It is not a substitute
for attentive driving. In some cases, the
course-correcting brake application is not
sufficient to avoid a collision. In such a case,
you must steer, brake or accelerate.
In very rare cases, the system may
erroneously detect a danger of collision in the
area of crash barriers or similar lane borders
and apply the brakes. Active Blind Spot Assist
does not detect all traffic situations and road
users. Always make sure that there is
sufficient distance on the side for other traffic
or obstacles. An inappropriate brake
application may be interrupted at any time if
you steer slightly in the opposite direction or
accelerate.
You are responsible for driving at appropriate
speeds, braking in good time, and steering
correctly. Always adapt your driving style to
suit the prevailing road and weather
conditions. Always pay attention to traffic
conditions and your surroundings. Otherwise,
you may fail to recognize dangers in time,
cause an accident and injure yourself and
others.
There will be either no or only a weak course-
correcting brake application if:
there are vehicles or obstacles, e.g. crash
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barriers, located on both sides of your
vehicle.
a vehicle approaches you too closely at the
R
side.
you have adopted a sporty driving style with
R
high cornering speeds.
you clearly brake or accelerate.
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a driving safety system intervenes, e.g.
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ESP or PRE-SAFE Brake.
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R ESP is switched off.
a loss of tire pressure or a defective tire is
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detected.
Switching on Active Blind Spot Assist
Make sure that the radar sensor system
X
( page 348) and Active Blind Spot Assist
Y
( page 346) are activated in the on-board
Y
computer.
Turn the SmartKey to position 2 in the
X
ignition lock.
Warning lamps : light up red in the
exterior mirrors for approximately
1.5 seconds and then turn yellow.
Active Lane Keeping Assist
Important safety notes
Active Lane Keeping Assist monitors the area
in front of your vehicle by means of a camera
behind the top of the windshield. Active Lane
Keeping Assist detects lane markings on the
road and warns you before you leave your
lane unintentionally. If you do not react to the
warning, a lane-correcting application of the
brakes can bring the vehicle back into the
original lane.
Active Lane Keeping Assist camera
:
If you have selected the
Speed-/Odometer( page 348) function in
Y
the on-board computer and select
unit of measurement, Active Lane Keeping
Assist is active from speeds of 60 km/h. If
Display Unit
km as the