Mercedes-Benz E-Class 2011 Owner's Manual page 221

Driving systems
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The course-correcting brake application is
available in the range between 30 km/h and
200 km/h.
If a course-correcting brake application
occurs, red warning lamp : flashes in the
exterior mirror and the following is shown in
the multifunction display, for example:
Example: vehicles featuring automatic transmis-
sion with a DIRECT SELECT lever
G
WARNING
Active Blind Spot Assist is only an aid
designed to assist driving. It is not a substitute
for attentive driving. Automatic braking by the
system may not always be sufficient to avoid
a collision. In such cases, you need to steer,
brake or accelerate yourself.
In very rare cases, the system may detect a
risk of collision where there is none and brake
in error near crash barriers or similar road
boundaries. Active Blind Spot Assist cannot
detect all traffic situations and road users.
Ensure at all times that there is sufficient lat-
eral distance between you and other road
users or obstacles. You can, for example,
countersteer gently or depress the accelera-
tor pedal at any time to cancel inappropriate
braking action.
You are responsible for the vehicle's speed,
correct steering and for braking in good time.
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
recognise dangers in time, cause an accident
and injure yourself and others.
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, on both sides of your vehicle.
a vehicle approaches too closely on the
R
side.
you have adopted a sporty driving style with
R
high cornering speeds.
you brake or accelerate decisively.
R
a driving safety system intervenes, such as
R
® ®
ESP or PRE-SAFE
®
ESP is deactivated.
R
a loss of tyre pressure or a defective tyre is
R
detected.
Activating Active Blind Spot Assist
Make sure that the radar sensor system
X
( page 247) and Active Blind Spot Assist
Y
( page 242) are activated in the on-board
Y
computer.
Turn the key to position 2 in the ignition
X
lock.
Warning lamps : in the exterior mirrors
light up red for approximately
1.5 seconds and then turn yellow.
Trailer towing
If you attach a trailer, make sure that you have
correctly established the electrical connec-
tion. This can be accomplished by checking
the trailer lighting. Active Blind Spot Assist is
then deactivated. The indicator lamp in the
exterior mirrors lights up yellow, and the
Active Blind Spot Assist currently
unavailable See Owner's Manual
sage appears in the multifunction display.
Active Lane Keeping Assist
Important safety notes
Active Lane Keeping Assist monitors the area
in front of your vehicle by means of a camera
mounted at the top of the windscreen. 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
Brake.
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