Mercedes-Benz E CLASS 2020 Operator's Manual page 183

Canceling a brake application of Active Brake
Assist
You can cancel a brake application of Active
Brake Assist at any time by:
Fully depressing the accelerator pedal or
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with kickdown.
Releasing the brake pedal.
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Active Brake Assist may cancel the brake appli‐
cation when one of the following conditions is
fulfilled:
You maneuver to avoid the obstacle.
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There is no longer a risk of collision.
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An obstacle is no longer detected in front of
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your vehicle.
Evasive Steering Assist (only vehicles with
Driving Assistance Package)
Evasive Steering Assist has the following charac‐
teristics:
The ability to detect stationary or moving
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pedestrians.
Assistance through power-assisted steering if
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it detects a swerving maneuver.
Activation by an abrupt steering movement
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during a swerving maneuver.
Assistance during swerving and straightening
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of the vehicle.
Reaction from a speed of approximately
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12 mph (20 km/h) up to a speed of approx‐
imately 43 mph (70 km/h).
You can prevent the assistance at any time by
actively steering.
& WARNING Risk of an accident despite
Evasive Steering Assist
Evasive Steering Assist cannot always clearly
identify objects and complex traffic situa‐
tions.
In addition, the steering support of Evasive
Steering Assist is generally not sufficient to
avoid a collision.
In such cases Evasive Steering Assist can:
give an unnecessary warning or provide
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assistance
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not give a warning or not provide assis‐
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tance
Always pay careful attention to the traf‐
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fic situation; do not rely on Evasive
Steering Assist alone.
Be ready to brake and take evasive
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action if necessary.
Prevent the assistance by actively
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steering in non-critical driving situa‐
tions.
Drive at an appropriate speed if pedes‐
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trians are close to the path of your vehi‐
cle.
System limits
Full system performance is not available for a
few seconds after switching on the ignition or
after driving off.
The system may be impaired or may not function
in the following situations:
In snow, rain, fog, heavy spray, if there is
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glare, in direct sunlight or in greatly varying
ambient light.