Steering assistance at risk of
collision
Collision avoidance assistance
The
is designed to help the driver reduce the risk of
the car leaving its lane unintentionally and/or col-
liding with another vehicle or obstacle by actively
steering the car back into its lane and/or swerv-
ing.
Collision avoidance assistance
The
consists of three subfunctions:
Steering assistance upon risk of run-off
•
Steering assistance upon risk of head-on
•
collision
Steering assistance upon risk of rear-end
•
collision*
After automatic engagement, the driver display
indicates that this has occurred via a text mes-
sage:
Collision avoidance assistance
•
Automatic intervention
NOTE
It is always the driver who decides how much
the car should steer – the car can never take
command.
Related information
Activating/deactivating Steering assistance
•
in the event of a collision risk (p. 389)
function
Symbols and messages for steering assis-
•
tance upon risk of collision (p. 398)
Steering assistance upon risk of run-off
•
(p. 390)
Steering assistance level in the event of a
•
function
run-off risk (p. 391)
Activating/deactivating Steering assistance
•
in the event of run-off risk (p. 391)
Limitations for steering assistance upon risk
•
of running off the road (p. 392)
Steering assistance upon risk of head-on
•
collision (p. 393)
Activating/deactivating Steering assistance
•
in the event of a collision risk with oncoming
(p. 394)
Limitations for steering assistance upon risk
•
of head-on collision (p. 394)
Steering assistance upon risk of rear-end
•
collision* (p. 395)
Activating/deactivating Steering assistance
•
on risk of rear-end collision* (p. 396)
Limitations for steering assistance upon risk
•
of rear-end collision (p. 397)
DRIVER SUPPORT
Activating/deactivating Steering
assistance in the event of a collision
risk
The function can be selected - the driver can
choose to have it On or Off.
Shift between On and Off
using this button in the centre
display's function view.
NOTE
When the
Collision avoidance assistance
function is deactivated, all subfunctions are
switched off:
Steering assistance at risk of road depar-
•
ture
Steering assistance at risk of oncoming
•
collision
Steering assistance at risk of rear-end
•
collision*
Even though it is possible to deactivate the
function, it is advisable for the driver to always
have it activated since it improves driving
safety in most cases.
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* Option/accessory.