Mercedes-Benz SL SERIES Operator's Manual page 219

If a course-correcting brake application
occurs, red warning lamp : flashes in the
exterior mirror and a dual warning tone
sounds. In addition, display ; appears in the
multifunction display.
If Active Blind Spot Assist detects a risk of a
lateral collision in the monitoring range, a
course-correcting brake application is carried
out. This is meant to assist you in avoiding a
collision.
The course-correcting brake application is
available in the speed range between 20 mph
(30 km/h) and 120 mph (200 km/h).
Either a very slight course-correcting brake
application, or none at all, may occur if:
there are vehicles or obstacles, e.g. crash
R
barriers, located on both sides of your vehi-
cle.
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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Driving systems
a driving safety system intervenes, e.g.
R
® ®
ESP or PRE-SAFE
®
ESP is switched off.
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a loss of tire pressure or a defective tire is
R
detected.
Switching on Active Blind Spot Assist
Make sure that Active Blind Spot Assist is
X
activated ( page 231).
Y
Turn the SmartKey to position 2 in the igni-
X
tion lock.
Warning lamps : in the exterior mirrors
light up red for approximately 1.5 seconds
and then turn yellow.
Active Lane Keeping Assist
General notes
Active Lane Keeping Assist monitors the area
in front of your vehicle by means of camera :
at 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
Brake.
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