Important Safety Notes - Mercedes-Benz E-Class Sedan Operator's Manual

brake system is still available with complete
brake boosting effect and BAS.
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"Important safety notes" sec-
tion" ( page 77).
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BAS PLUS can help you to minimize the risk of
a collision with a vehicle or a pedestrian and
reduce the effects of such a collision. If BAS
PLUS detects a danger of collision, you are
assisted when braking.

Important safety notes

G WARNING
BAS PLUS cannot always clearly identify
objects and complex traffic situations.
In such cases, BAS PLUS may:
intervene unnecessarily
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not intervene
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There is a risk of an accident.
Always pay careful attention to the traffic sit-
uation and be ready to brake. Terminate the
intervention in a non-critical driving situation.
G WARNING
BAS PLUS does not react:
to small people, e.g. children
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to animals
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to oncoming vehicles
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when cornering
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As a result, BAS PLUS may not intervene in all
critical situations. There is a risk of an acci-
dent.
Always pay careful attention to the traffic sit-
uation and be ready to brake.
In the event of snowfall or heavy rain, the rec-
ognition can be impaired.
Recognition by the radar sensor system is
also impaired in the event of:
there is dirt on the sensors or anything else
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covering the sensors
there is interference by other radar sources
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Driving safety systems
there are strong radar reflections, for
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example in parking garages
a narrow vehicle traveling in front, e.g. a
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motorbike
a vehicle traveling in front on a different line
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vehicles quickly moving into the radar sen-
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sor system detection range
Recognition by the camera system is also
impaired in the event of:
dirt on the camera or if the camera is cov-
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ered
there is glare on the camera system, e.g.
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from the sun being low in the sky
darkness
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if:
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pedestrians move quickly, e.g. into the
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path of the vehicle
the camera system no longer recognizes
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a pedestrian as a person due to special
clothing or other objects
a pedestrian is concealed by other
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objects
the typical outline of a person is not dis-
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tinguishable from the background
Following damage to the front end of the vehi-
cle, have the configuration and operation of
the radar sensors checked at a qualified spe-
cialist workshop. This also applies to colli-
sions at low speeds where there is no visible
damage to the front of the vehicle.
Following damage to the windshield, have the
configuration and operation of the camera
system checked at a qualified specialist work-
shop.
Function
To avoid a collision, BAS PLUS calculates the
brake force necessary if:
you approach an obstacle, and
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BAS PLUS has detected a risk of collision
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When driving at a speed under 20 mph
(30 km/h): if you depress the brake pedal,
BAS PLUS is activated. The increase in brake
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