Mercedes-Benz S-Class Maybach Owner's Manual page 210

Vehicles travelling in front, or oncoming vehi-
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cles, can create waves which may exceed the
maximum permissible depth of the water.
The braking e ect of the brakes is reduced a er
fording. Brake carefully while paying attention to
the tra c conditions until braking power has been
fully restored.
F F unction of r unction of rear axle st ear axle steer eering ing
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This function is an on-demand feature
( page 24).
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The rear axle steering is an electromechanical
auxiliary steering on the rear axle which adjusts
the steering of the rear wheels according to the
position of the front wheels, depending on the
speed. This results in greater manoeuvrability and
improved driving stability, e.g. when cornering.
Rear axle steering has the following characteris-
tics:
reduced steering e ort and turning circle
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resulting in reduced parking e ort
improved driving stability, e.g. when cornering
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more direct steering resulting in improved
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handling of the vehicle
Observe the notes on snow chains and snow
chain mode ( page 390).
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ECO st EC O star art/st t/stop function op function
EC ECO st O star art/st t/stop function op function
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Depending on the engine, the ECO start/stop
function is not available in all drive programs.
Observe the status display in the driver's dis-
play for this.
The engine is switched o automatically in the fol-
lowing situations if all vehicle conditions for an
automatic engine stop are met:
you brake the vehicle to a standstill in trans-
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mission position h or i.
V V ehicles wit ehicles with a 48 V on-boar h a 48 V on-board electr
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t t em: em: you depress the brake pedal when travel-
ling at a low speed.
If the system has detected one of the following
situations, the engine will not stop:
you stop at a stop sign and there is no vehicle
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in front of you.
the vehicle that stopped in front of you starts
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up again.
you manoeuvre, turn the steering wheel
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sharply or engage reverse gear.
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If the system detects an intelligent stop inhibi-
tor, for example, a stop sign, the engine will
not stop.
If you activate the HOLD function or engage
the park position j, the engine can be
switched o in spite of an intelligent stop
inhibitor.
The engine restarts automatically in the following
cases:
d electrical sy ical sys- s-
you engage transmission position h or k.
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you depress the accelerator pedal.
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the vehicle requires an automatic engine start.
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you release the brake pedal.
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