Brake Application Of Active Blind Spot Assist - Mercedes-Benz E-Class Operator's Manual

If narrow vehicles are within the monitoring
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range, e.g. bicycles.
Warnings may be issued in error when driving
close to crash barriers or similar solid lane bor‐
ders. Warnings may be interrupted when driving
alongside long vehicles, for example, trucks, for
a prolonged period.
Blind Spot Assist is not operational when reverse
gear is engaged.

Brake application of Active Blind Spot Assist

If Active Blind Spot Assist detects a risk of a side
impact in the monitoring range, a course-cor‐
recting brake application is carried out. This is
designed to help you avoid a collision.
The course-correcting brake application is availa‐
ble in the speed range between approximately
20 mph (30 km/h) and 125 mph (200 km/h).
& WARNING Risk of accident despite
brake application of Active Blind Spot
Assist
A course-correcting brake application cannot
always prevent a collision.
Always steer, brake or accelerate your‐
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self, especially if Active Blind Spot
Assist warns you or makes a course-
correcting brake application.
Always maintain a safe distance at the
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sides.
& WARNING Risk of accident despite
Active Blind Spot Assist
Blind Spot Assist does not react to the fol‐
lowing:
Overtaking vehicles closely on the side,
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placing them in the blind spot area
Vehicles approaching and overtaking you
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at a very different speed
As a result, Active Blind Spot Assist may nei‐
ther give warnings nor intervene in such sit‐
uations.
Always pay careful attention to the traf‐
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fic situation and maintain a safe dis‐
tance at the side of the vehicle.
Driving and parking 189
If a course-correcting brake application occurs,
the red warning lamp flashes in the outside mir‐
ror and warning tone sounds. In addition, a dis‐
play 1 indicating the danger of a side collision
appears in the multifunction display.
In rare cases, the system may make an inappro‐
priate brake application. This brake application
may be interrupted at any time if you steer
slightly in the opposite direction or accelerate.