Mercedes-Benz G-Class Owner's Manual page 176

Function of EBD
Electronic Breakforce Distribution (EBD) is char‐
acterised by the following:
Monitoring and regulating the brake pressure
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on the rear wheels.
Improved driving stability when braking,
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especially on bends.
Function of Active Brake Assist
Active Brake Assist consists of:
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 minimise the
risk of a collision with vehicles or pedestrians or
to reduce the effects of such a collision.
If Active Brake Assist has detected a risk of colli‐
sion, a warning tone sounds and the L warn‐
ing lamp lights up in the instrument cluster.
If you do not react to the warning, autonomous
braking can 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
occur simultaneously with the braking applica‐
tion.
If you apply the brake yourself in a situation
detected as critical by Active Brake Assist, or
apply the brake during autonomous braking, sit‐
uation-dependent brake force boosting occurs.
The brake pressure increases up to maximum
full-stop braking if necessary.
If the autonomous braking function or the situa‐
tion-dependent brake force boosting is triggered,
additional preventive measures for occupant
protection (PRE-SAFE ® ) may also be initiated, if
the vehicle is equipped with these.
& WARNING Risk of an accident caused by
limited detection performance of Active
Brake Assist
Active Brake Assist cannot always clearly
identify objects and complex traffic situa‐
tions.
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Always pay careful attention to the traf‐
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fic situation; do not rely on Active Brake
Assist alone. Active Brake Assist is only
an aid. The driver is responsible for
maintaining a sufficiently safe distance
to the vehicle in front, vehicle speed
and for braking in good time.
Be prepared to brake or swerve if nec‐
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essary.
% If the system is unavailable, the æ display
appears in the multifunction display.
Observe the system limitations of Active Brake
Assist.
The individual subfunctions are available in
the following speed ranges:
Distance warning function
The distance warning function issues a warning
at speeds:
From approximately 30 km/h, if over several
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seconds the distance maintained to the vehi‐
cle travelling in front is insufficient for the
driven speed. The L distance warning
lamp then lights up in the instrument cluster.