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CAUTION
In case of failure of more than one brake light on the vehicle or on the electri-
cally connected trailer, the system becomes unavailable.
Settings in Infotainment
Read and observe
and
›
In the infotainment system, in menu
er assistance.
Front Assist (ambient traffic monitor. sys.) - Set the assistant for distance
■
monitoring to the vehicles ahead
Active - Activate/deactivate the assistant
■
Advance warning (Version 1) - Activate/deactivate advance warning
■
Advance warning (Version 2) - Activating/deactivating and setting the dis-
■
tance level at which a warning occurs
Display distance warning - Activate/deactivate distance warnings
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Operation
Read and observe
and
The system support is provided in the following manner.
Alerts you about a dangerous proximity to the vehicle ahead.
▶
Warns you of an impending collision.
▶
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Assists with a brake action triggered by the driver.
▶
If the driver fails to respond to a detected danger, an automatic braking ac-
tion is performed.
The system can work only if the following basic conditions are met.
The system is activated.
TCS is activated
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The vehicle is travelling forwards at a speed of more than approx. 5 km/h.
Note
The system can be impaired or may not be available, for example when driving
in "sharp "curves or with an ESC engagement
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Driving
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Distance warning
Fig. 311
Instrument cluster display: Distance warning
Read and observe
and
The display of the distance warning is for vehicles with MAXI DOT display.
If a safe distance from the vehicle ahead is fallen short of, the warning light ap-
pears in the display
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Immediately increase the proximity if the current traffic situation allows
you to do so!
The proximity at which the warning is displayed depends on the current speed.
The warning may occur when driving between about 60 km/h and 210 km/h.
Warning and automatic braking
Fig. 312
Instrument cluster display: Warning or emergency
braking at low speed
Read and observe
and
Emergency braking at low speed
If there is a risk of a collision in a vehicle speed range of about 5 km/h to 45
km/h, the system triggers an automatic braking.
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