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The distance warning function may not give
warnings in all critical situations. There is a
risk of an accident.
Always pay careful attention to the traffic
situation and be ready to brake.
Always adapt your speed to suit the prevail-
ing road and traffic conditions.
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WARNING
The distance warning function cannot
always clearly identify objects and complex
traffic situations.
In such cases, the distance warning function
may:
give an unnecessary warning
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not give a warning
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There is a risk of an accident.
Always pay careful attention to the traffic
situation and do not rely solely on the dis-
tance warning function.
Function
Starting at a speed of approximately 4 mph
(7 km/h), the distance warning function warns
you if you rapidly approach a vehicle in front.
An intermittent warning tone will then sound,
and the · distance warning lamp will light
up in the instrument cluster.
Brake immediately in order to increase the
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distance from the vehicle in front.
or
Take evasive action, provided it is safe to do
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so.
Due to the nature of the system, particularly
complicated but non-critical driving conditions
may also cause the system to display a warn-
ing.
With the help of the radar sensor system, the
distance warning function can detect obsta-
cles that are in the path of your vehicle for an
extended period of time.
Up to a speed of approximately 44 mph
(70 km/h), the distance warning function can
also react to stationary obstacles, such as
stopped or parked vehicles.
Driving safety systems
Autonomous braking function
If the driver does not react to the distance
warning signal in a critical situation, Active
Brake Assist can assist with the autonomous
braking function.
If the autonomous braking function requires a
particularly high braking force, preventative
passenger protection measures (PRE-SAFE
are activated simultaneously.
Vehicles without Active Distance Assist
DISTRONIC: the autonomous braking function
is available in the following speed ranges:
4 - 65 mph (7 - 105 km/h) for moving
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objects
4 - 31 mph (7 - 50 km/h) for stationary
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objects
Vehicles with Active Distance Assist
DISTRONIC: the autonomous braking function
is available in the following speed ranges:
4 - 124 mph (7 - 200 km/h) for moving
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objects
4 - 31 mph (7 - 50 km/h) for stationary
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objects
Due to the nature of the system, particularly
complicated but non-critical driving conditions
may also cause the autonomous braking func-
tion to intervene.
If the autonomous braking function requires a
particularly high braking force, preventative
passenger protection measures (PRE-SAFE
are activated simultaneously (
Adaptive Brake Assist
General information
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Observe the "Important safety notes" sec-
tion (
page 57).
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With the help of Adaptive Brake Assist, the dis-
tance warning signal can detect obstacles that
are in the path of your vehicle for an extended
period of time.
If Adaptive Brake Assist detects a risk of colli-
sion with the vehicle in front, it calculates the
braking force necessary to avoid a collision. If
you apply the brakes forcefully, Adaptive
Brake Assist will automatically increase the
braking force to a level suitable for the traffic
conditions.
Adaptive Brake Assist provides braking assis-
tance in hazardous situations at speeds above
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page 53).
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