Steering assistance at risk of
collision
Collision avoidance assistance
The
is intended to help the driver reduce the risk of
the vehicle inadvertently veering from the traffic
lane and/or colliding with another vehicle or
obstacle by actively steering the vehicle back
into the lane and/or swerving out of the way.
Collision avoidance assistance
three sub-functions:
•
Run-Off Mitigation with steering assistance
•
Steering assistance during collision risks
from oncoming traffic
•
Steering assistance during collision risks
from behind*
After the system has automatically intervened,
this text message will appear in the instrument
panel:
•
Collision avoidance assistance
Automatic intervention
NOTE
It is always the driver who must decide how
much the vehicle should be in control – the
vehicle can never take command.
Related information
•
Activating/deactivating steering assistance
during collision risks (p. 363)
function
•
Symbols and messages for steering assis-
tance during collision risks (p. 371)
•
Run-Off Mitigation with steering assistance
(p. 364)
•
Run-Off Mitigation with steering assistance
consists of
levels (p. 364)
•
Activating/deactivating Run-Off Mitigation
with steering assistance (p. 365)
•
Limitations of Run-Off Mitigation with steer-
ing assistance (p. 365)
•
Steering assistance during collision risks
from oncoming traffic (p. 366)
•
Activating/deactivating Steering assistance
during collision risks with oncoming vehicles
(p. 367)
•
Limitations of steering assistance during col-
–
lision risks from oncoming traffic (p. 367)
•
Steering assistance during collision risks
from behind* (p. 368)
•
Activating/deactivating Steering assistance
during collision risks from behind* (p. 369)
•
Limitations of steering assistance during col-
lision risks from behind (p. 369)
DRIVER SUPPORT
Activating/deactivating steering
assistance during collision risks
The driver can choose to have this function On
or Off.
To switch off the function:
1. Select
Settings
My Car
the center display's Top view.
2. Deselect
Collision avoidance assistance
> The function will be deactivated.
NOTE
When the
Collision avoidance assistance
function is deactivated, all subfunctions of the
following are deactivated:
•
Steering assistance at risk of run-off
•
Steering assistance at risk of head-on
collision
•
Steering assistance during collision risks
from behind*
Although it is possible to deactivate the func-
tion, the driver is advised to keep it activated
since it can help improve driving safety in
most cases.
Related information
•
Steering assistance at risk of collision
(p. 363)
IntelliSafe
in
.
363
* Option/accessory.