Mercedes-Benz E-Class Sedan Operator's Manual page 160

158 Driving and parking
Canceling a brake application of Active Brake
Assist
You can cancel a brake application of Active
Brake Assist at any time by:
Depressing the accelerator pedal fully.
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Releasing the brake pedal.
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Active Brake Assist cancels the intervention
when at least one of the following conditions is
fulfilled:
You maneuver to avoid an 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
Evasive Steering Assist has the following charac‐
teristics:
Can detect stationary or crossing pedes‐
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trians.
Can assist the driver with additional steering
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assistance if a swerving maneuver is detec‐
ted.
Can be activated by an abrupt steering move‐
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ment during a swerving maneuver.
Can assist during swerving and straightening
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of the vehicle.
Can react 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
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by active 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
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 steer‐
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ing in non-critical driving situations.
Drive at an appropriate speed if pedes‐
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trians are close to the path of your vehi‐
cle.
Also observe the system limitations of Evasive
Steering Assist.
System limitations
Active Brake Assist 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
light conditions.
If the sensors are dirty, fogged up, damaged
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or covered.