Driving and parking, Driving systems – Mercedes-Benz C-Sedan 2014 Owners Manual User Manual

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Either a very slight course-correcting brake

application, or none at all, may occur if:

R

there are vehicles or obstacles, e.g. crash

barriers, located on both sides of your

vehicle.

R

a vehicle approaches you too closely at the

side.

R

you have adopted a sporty driving style with

high cornering speeds.

R

you clearly brake or accelerate.

R

a driving safety system intervenes, e.g.

ESP

®

or PRE-SAFE

®

Brake.

R

ESP

®

is switched off.

R

a loss of tire pressure or a defective tire is

detected.

Switching on Active Blind Spot Assist

X

Make sure that Active Blind Spot Assist

(

Y

page 214) is activated in the on-board

computer.

X

Turn the SmartKey to position 2 in the

ignition lock.

Warning lamps : in the exterior mirrors

light up red for approximately

1.5 seconds and then turn yellow.

Active Lane Keeping Assist

General notes
Active Lane Keeping Assist monitors the area

in front of your vehicle by means of a

camera : mounted 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 select

km

on the on-board computer in

the

Display Unit Speed-/Odometer

function (

Y

page 215), Active Lane Keeping

Assist is activated starting at a speed of

60 km/h. If the

miles

display unit is selected,

the assistance range begins at 40 mph.
Important safety notes
If you fail to adapt your driving style, Active

Lane Keeping Assist can neither reduce the

risk of accident nor override the laws of

physics. Lane Keeping Assist cannot take into

account the road, traffic and weather

conditions. Lane Keeping Assist is merely an

aid. You are responsible for the distance to

the vehicle in front, for vehicle speed, for

braking in good time and for staying in your

lane.
Active Lane Keeping Assist cannot

continuously keep your vehicle in its lane.

G

WARNING

Active Lane Keeping Assist cannot always

clearly detect lane markings.
In such cases, Active Lane Keeping Assist

can:

R

give an unnecessary warning and then

make a course-correcting brake application

to the vehicle

R

not give a warning or intervene

There is a risk of an accident.
Always pay particular attention to the traffic

situation and keep within the lane, especially

if Active Lane Keeping Assist alerts you.

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