Mercedes-Benz Metris Operator's Manual page 113

center of gravity may tip over before ESP
detects this.
Always adapt your driving style to suit the
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current road and weather conditions.
When you are driving with a trailer, ESP
stabilization can stabilize your vehicle if it begins to
swerve from side to side:
R If the system detects the trailer, ESP
stabilization is active at speeds above approx-
imately 40 mph (65 km/h).
Minor swerving is reduced by a targeted, indi-
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vidual brake application on one side.
In the event of severe swerving, the engine
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output is also reduced and all wheels are
braked.
F F unction of EBD (Electr unction of EBD (Electronic Br onic Brak akef efor orce Dis
tion) tion)
EBD has the following characteristics:
Monitoring and controlling the braking force on
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the rear wheels
Improving driving stabilization when braking,
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especially on curves
F F unction of A unction of Activ ctive Br e Brak ake Assist e Assist
Active Brake Assist consists of the following func-
tions:
Distance warning function
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Autonomous braking function
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Situation-dependent brake force boosting
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Active Brake Assist can help you to minimize the
risk of a collision with vehicles, cyclists or pedes-
trians, or reduce the e ects of such a collision.
If Active Brake Assist has detected a risk of colli-
sion, a warning tone will sound and the L warn-
ing lamp will light up on the instrument cluster.
If you do not react to the warning, autonomous
braking may be initiated in critical situations. In
especially critical situations, Active Brake Assist
can initiate autonomous braking directly. In this
case, the warning lamp and warning tone will be
activated at the same time as the brake applica-
tion.
If you apply the brake yourself in a situation identi-
ed as critical by Active Brake Assist, or apply the
brake during autonomous braking, situation-
dependent brake force boosting will occur. The
brake pressure will increase up to maximum full-
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stop braking if necessary.
If autonomous braking or situation-dependent
brake force boosting has occurred, the L warn-
ing lamp will ash brie y and then go out.
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& W W ARNING
ARNING Risk of an accident caused by
limited detection performance of Active
Brake Assist
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trailer
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.
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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.
Observe the system limitations of Active Brake
Assist. Due to the nature of the system, complex
but non-critical driving conditions may also cause
Active Brake Assist to intervene during braking.
The individual subfunctions ar The individual subfunctions are av
lo lowing speed r wing speed rang
Dist Distance w ance war arning function
The distance warning function will warn you in the
following situations:
From approximately 4 mph (7 km/h), if your
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vehicle is critically close to a vehicle or pedes-
trian, an intermittent warning tone will sound
and the L warning lamp will light up on the
instrument cluster.
Brake immediately or take evasive action, provided
it is safe to do so and the tra c situation allows
this.
The distance warning function can aid you in the
following situations with an intermittent warning
tone and a warning lamp:
V V ehicles trav ehicles traveling in fr
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155 mph (250 km/h)
St Stationar ationary v
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50 mph (80 km/h)
Cr Crossing v ossing vehicles:
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