Mercedes-Benz C-Class Operator's Manual page 196

Driving systems
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a driving safety system intervenes, e.g.
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ESP or PRE-SAFE
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ESP is switched off.
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a loss of tire pressure or a defective tire is
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detected.
Information in the Digital Operator's Man-
ual
In the Digital Operator's Manual you can find
information about:
Switching on Active Blind Spot Assist
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Active Lane Keeping Assist
General notes
Active Lane Keeping Assist monitors the area
in front of your vehicle by means of multi-
function camera : at the top of the wind-
shield. Various different areas to the front,
rear and side of your vehicle are also moni-
tored with the aid of the radar sensor system.
Active Lane Keeping Assist detects lane
markings on the road and can warn you
before you leave your lane unintentionally. If
you do not react to the warning, a lane-cor-
recting application of the brakes can bring the
vehicle back into the original lane.
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If you select in the
Speed-/Odometer:
computer ( page 205), Active Lane Keeping
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Assist is activated starting at a speed of
miles
60 km/h. If the
the assistance range begins at 40 mph.
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Brake.
Display Unit
function on the on-board
display unit is selected,
Important safety notes
If you fail to adapt your driving style, Active
Lane Keeping Assist can neither reduce the
risk of accident nor override the laws of phys-
ics. Active Lane Keeping Assist cannot take
account of road and weather conditions. It
may not recognize traffic situations. Active
Lane Keeping Assist is only an aid. You are
responsible for the distance to the vehicle in
front, for vehicle speed, for braking in good
time and for staying in your lane.
Active Lane Keeping Assist cannot continu-
ously keep your vehicle in its lane.
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WARNING
Active Lane Keeping Assist cannot always
clearly detect lane markings.
In such cases, Active Lane Keeping Assist
can:
give an unnecessary warning and then
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make a course-correcting brake application
to the vehicle
not give a warning or intervene
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There is a risk of an accident.
Always pay particular attention to the traffic
situation and keep within the lane, especially
if Active Lane Keeping Assist alerts you. Ter-
minate the intervention in a non-critical driv-
ing situation.
The system may be impaired or may not func-
tion if:
there is poor visibility, e.g. due to insuffi-
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cient illumination of the road, or due to
snow, rain, fog or spray
there is glare, e.g. from oncoming traffic,
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the sun or reflections (e.g. when the road
surface is wet)
the windshield is dirty, fogged up, damaged
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or covered, for instance by a sticker, in the
vicinity of the camera
the radar sensors in the front or rear bump-
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ers or the radiator trim are dirty, e.g.
obscured by snow