Mercedes-Benz C-Clas 2016 Owner's Manual page 213

Driving systems
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Either a course-correcting brake application
appropriate to the driving situation, or none at
all, may occur in the following situations:
vehicles or obstacles, e.g. crash barriers, are
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located on both sides of your vehicle
a vehicle approaches too closely on the side
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you have adopted a sporty driving style with
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high cornering speeds
you brake or accelerate significantly
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a driving safety system engages, such as
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ESP or PRE-SAFE
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ESP is deactivated
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a loss of tyre pressure or a defective tyre is
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detected
Activating Active Blind Spot Assist
Make sure that Active Blind Spot Assist is
X
activated on the on-board computer
( page 233).
Y
Switch on the ignition.
X
Warning lamps : on the exterior mirrors light
up red for approximately 1.5 seconds. Grey
radar waves propagating backwards ;
appear next to the vehicle on the assistant
display on the multifunction display.
Above a speed of 30 km/h, the colour of the
radar waves on the assistant display changes
to green ;. Active Blind Spot Assist is then
ready for use.
Towing a trailer
If you couple up a trailer, make sure that you
have correctly established the electrical con-
nection. This can be accomplished by checking
the trailer lighting. Active Blind Spot Assist is
then deactivated. The radar waves ; next to
the vehicle are hidden on the assistant display.
The Active Blind Active Blind Spot
able when able when towing towing a a trailer
Manual Manual message appears on the multifunction
display.
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Brake
Spot Assist Assist not not avail‐ avail‐
trailer See See Owner's Owner's
Active Lane Keeping Assist
General notes
Active Lane Keeping Assist monitors the area in
front of your vehicle by means of multifunction
camera : at the top of the windscreen. Various
different areas to the front, rear and side of your
vehicle are also monitored with the aid of the
radar sensor system. Active Lane Keeping
Assist detects lane markings on the road and
can warn you before you leave your lane unin-
tentionally. If you do not react to the warning, a
lane-correcting brake application can bring the
vehicle back into the original lane.
This function is available in a speed range
between 60 km/h and 200 km/h.
Important safety notes
Active Lane Keeping Assist can neither reduce
the risk of an accident if you fail to adapt your
driving style nor override the laws of physics.
Active Lane Keeping Assist cannot take account
of road and weather conditions. It may not rec-
ognise certain road and traffic conditions.
Active Lane Keeping Assist is only an aid. You
are responsible for the distance to the vehicle in
front, for vehicle speed, for braking in good time
and for staying in lane.
Active Lane Keeping Assist cannot continuously
keep your vehicle in its lane.
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WARNING
Active Lane Keeping Assist cannot always
clearly detect lane markings.