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

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PRE-SAFE Brake detects pedestrians using
typical characteristics such as the body con-
tours and posture of a person standing
upright.
Observe the restrictions described in the
"Important safety notes" sec-
tion" ( page 85).
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PRE-SAFE Brake can help you to minimize
the risk of a collision with a vehicle ahead or a
pedestrian, and reduce the effects of such a
collision. If PRE-SAFE
risk of collision, you will be warned visually
and acoustically as well as by automatic brak-
ing.

Important safety notes

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PRE-SAFE Brake will initially brake your vehi-
cle by a partial application of the brakes if a
danger of collision is detected. There may be
a collision unless you brake yourself. Even
after subsequent full application of the brakes
a collision cannot always be avoided, partic-
ularly when approaching at too high a speed.
There is a risk of an accident.
Always apply the brakes yourself and try to
take evasive action, provided it is safe to do
so.
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PRE-SAFE Brake cannot always clearly iden-
tify objects and complex traffic conditions.
In these cases, PRE-SAFE
give an unnecessary warning and then
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brake the vehicle
not give a warning or intervene
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There is a risk of an accident.
Always pay particular attention to the traffic
situation and be ready to brake, especially if
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PRE-SAFE Brake warns you. Terminate the
intervention in a non-critical driving situation.
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Brake has detected a
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Brake may:
I n f o r ma t i o n P r o v i d e d b y :
Driving safety systems
In order to maintain the appropriate distance
to the vehicle in front and thus prevent a col-
lision, you must apply the brakes yourself.
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PRE-SAFE Brake can also brake the vehicle
automatically under the following conditions:
the driver and front-passenger have their
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seat belts fastened
and
the vehicle speed is between approx-
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imately 4 mph (7 km/h) and 124 mph
(200 km/h)
At a speed of up to approximately 44 mph
(70 km/h), PRE-SAFE
stationary objects in the path of your vehi-
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cle, e.g. stopped or parked vehicles
pedestrians in the path of your vehicle
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G WARNING
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PRE-SAFE Brake 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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to crossing traffic
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when cornering
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As a result, PRE-SAFE
give warnings nor intervene in all critical sit-
uations. There is a risk of an accident.
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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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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relative to the center of your vehicle
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Brake can also detect:
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Brake may neither
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