Trailer Towing - Mercedes-Benz M-Class Operator's Manual

users. Always make sure that there is
sufficient distance on the side for other traffic
or obstacles. An inappropriate brake
application may be interrupted at any time if
you steer slightly in the opposite direction or
accelerate.
You are responsible for driving at appropriate
speeds, braking in good time, and steering
correctly. Always adapt your driving style to
suit the prevailing road and weather
conditions. Always pay attention to traffic
conditions and your surroundings. Otherwise,
you may fail to recognize dangers in time,
cause an accident and injure yourself and
others.
There will be either no or only a weak course-
correcting brake application if:
there are vehicles or obstacles, e.g. crash
R
barriers, located on both sides of your
vehicle.
a vehicle approaches you too closely at the
R
side.
you have adopted a sporty driving style with
R
high cornering speeds.
you clearly brake or accelerate.
R
a driving safety system intervenes, e.g.
R
® ®
ESP or PRE-SAFE
®
ESP is switched off.
R
the off-road program is switched on.
R
a loss of tire pressure or a defective tire is
R
detected.
Switching on Active Blind Spot Assist
Make sure that the radar sensor system
X
( page 236) and Active Blind Spot Assist
Y
( page 232) are activated in the on-board
Y
computer.
Turn the SmartKey to position 2 in the
X
ignition lock.
Warning lamps : light up red in the
exterior mirrors for approximately 1.5
seconds and then turn yellow.
Brake.
I n f o r ma t i o n P r o v i d e d b y :

Trailer towing

When you attach a trailer, make sure you have
correctly established the electrical
connection. This can be accomplished by
checking the trailer lighting. Active Blind Spot
Assist is then deactivated. The indicator lamp
lights up yellow in the exterior mirrors and the
Active Blind Spot Assist Currently
Unavailable See Operator's Manual
message appears in the multifunction
display.
Active Lane Keeping Assist
Important safety notes
Active Lane Keeping Assist monitors the area
in front of your vehicle by means of a camera
at the top of the windshield. Active Lane
Keeping Assist detects lane markings on the
road and warns you before you leave your
lane unintentionally. If you do not react to the
warning, a lane-correcting application of the
brakes can bring the vehicle back into the
original lane.
Active Lane Keeping Assist camera
:
If you have selected the
Speed-/Odometer(
Y
the on-board computer and select
unit of measurement, Active Lane Keeping
Assist is active from speeds of 60 km/h. If
the miles display unit is selected, the
assistance range begins at 40 mph.
G
WARNING
Active Lane Keeping Assist does not keep
your vehicle in its lane. It is only an aid and
Driving systems
Display Unit
page 233) function in
km as the
205
Z