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176 Driving and parking
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If autonomous braking or situation-dependent
braking assistance has occurred, display
appear on the instrument display and then auto-
matically go out a er a short time.
& W W ARNING
ARNING Risk of an accident caused by
limited detection performance of Active
Brake Assist
Active Brake Assist cannot always clearly iden-
tify objects and complex tra c situations.
In such cases, Active Brake Assist might:
Give a warning or brake without reason
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Not give a warning or not brake
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Active Brake Assist is only an aid. The driver is
responsible for maintaining a su ciently safe
distance to the vehicle in front, vehicle speed
and for braking in good time.
Always pay careful attention to the tra c
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situation; do not rely on Active Brake
Assist alone.
Be prepared to brake or swerve if neces-
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sary.
If Active Brake Assist is deactivated or the func-
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will
tions are restricted, e.g. due to activation of
another driving system, the ê display message
will appear on the driver's display.
If the system is unavailable due to dirty or dam-
aged sensors or due to a malfunction, or if the
functions are restricted, the Ó warning lamp
will appear on the driver's display.
Also observe the system limits of Active Brake
Assist.
The individual subfunctions are av
The individual subfunctions ar
e available in v
ailable in var ari- i-
ous speed r
ous speed rang
anges:
es:
The distance warning function can issue a warn-
ing in the following situations:
From approximately 4 mph (7 km/h), if your
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vehicle is critically close to a vehicle, cyclist or
pedestrian, you will hear an intermittent warn-
ing tone and the distance warning lamp L
will light up on the instrument cluster.
Brake immediately or take evasive action, provi-
ded it is safe to do so and the tra c situation
allows this.
Dist
Distance w
ance war arning function (v
ning function (vehicles wit
ehicles without Dr
ing Assistance P
ing Assist
ance Pack
ackag age) e)
The distance warning function can aid you in the
following situations with an intermittent warning
tone and a warning lamp:
at speeds up to approximately 155 mph
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(250 km/h) when approaching vehicles ahead
at speeds up to approximately 50 mph
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(80 km/h) when approaching stationary vehi-
cles, moving pedestrians, and cyclists ahead
hout Driv- iv-
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