Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupe 2022 Operator's Manual page 186

184 Driving and parking 184
to passive mode. The system provides no support
in this case.
S S t t atus displa atus display of A y of Activ ctive St e Steer eering Assis ing Assist in t
Instr trument Display Ins ument Display
Ø (gray): activated and passive
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Ø (green): activated and active
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Ø (red): system limits detected
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Ø (white, red hands): "hands on the steer-
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ing wheel" prompt
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During the transition from active to passive
status, the Ø symbol is shown as enlarged
and ashing. Once the system is passive, the
Ø symbol is shown as gray in the Instru-
ment Display.
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Depending on the selected vehicle settings,
Active Steering Assist may be unavailable.
St Steer eering and t ing and touc ouch det h detection ection
The driver is required to keep their hands on the
steering wheel at all times and be able to inter-
vene at any time to correct the course of the vehi-
cle and keep it in lane. The driver must expect a
change from active to passive mode or vice versa
at any time.
t in the he
If the system detects that the driver has not
steered the vehicle for a considerable period of
time or has removed their hands from the steering
wheel, display 1 appears. If the driver still does
not steer the vehicle, a warning tone sounds in
addition to the visual warning message.
If the driver does not react to the warning for a
considerable period, the system can initiate an
emergency stop (
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If the driver steers, no warning is issued, or the
warning is ended.
If Active Steering Assist detects that a system
limit has been reached, a visual warning is issued
and a warning tone sounds.
Observe the notes on driving systems and your
responsibility; you may otherwise fail to recognize
dangers (
Syst System limits
Active Steering Assist has a limited steering tor-
que for lateral guidance. In some cases, the steer-
ing intervention is not su cient to keep the vehi-
cle in the lane or to drive through exits.
The system may be impaired or may not function
in the following instances:
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em limits
There is poor visibility, e.g. due to snow, rain,
fog, heavy spray, greatly varying ambient light
or strong shadows on the road.
There is glare, e.g. from oncoming tra c,
direct sunlight or re ections.
Insu cient road illumination.
The windshield is dirty, fogged up, damaged or
covered in the vicinity of the camera, e.g. by a
sticker.