Mercedes-Benz 2013 C Class Coupe - Manual (Page 205)

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the distance to the vehicle in front is too
small and the lane markings thus cannot be
detected
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the lane markings change quickly, e.g.
lanes branch off, cross one another or
merge
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the road is narrow and winding
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there are highly variable shade conditions
on the road
Activating Lane Keeping Assist
X Activate Lane Keeping Assist using the on-
board computer; to do so, select
Stand‐
ard or Adaptive ( Y page 230).
If you drive at speeds above 60 km/h and
lane markings are detected, the lines in the
assistance graphic display (
Y page 228)
are shown in green. Lane Keeping Assist is
ready for use.
Standard
If
Standard is selected, no warning vibration
occurs if:
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you have switched on the turn signals. In
this case, the warnings are suppressed for
a certain period of time.
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a driving safety system intervenes, such as
ABS, BAS or ESP
® .
Adaptive
When
Adaptive is selected, no warning vibra-
tion occurs if:
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you have switched on the turn signals. In
this case, the warnings are suppressed for
a certain period of time.
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a driving safety system intervenes, such as
ABS, BAS or ESP
® .
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you accelerate hard, e.g. kickdown.
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you brake hard.
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you steer actively, e.g. swerve to avoid an
obstacle or change lane quickly.
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you cut the corner on a sharp bend.
In order that you are warned only when nec-
essary and in good time if you cross the lane
marking, the system recognises certain con-
ditions and warns you accordingly.
The warning vibration occurs earlier if:
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you approach the outer lane marking on a
bend.
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the road has very wide lanes, e.g. a motor-
way.
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the system recognises solid lane markings.
The warning vibration occurs later if:
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the road has narrow lanes.
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you cut the corner on a bend.
Towing a trailer
If you attach a trailer, make sure that you have
correctly established the electrical connec-
tion. This can be accomplished by checking
the trailer lighting.
Active Driving Assistance package
General notes
The Active Driving Assistance package con-
sists of DISTRONIC PLUS (
Y page 179), Active
Blind Spot Assist ( Y page 203) and Active
Lane Keeping Assist ( Y page 206).
Active Blind Spot Assist
General notes
Active Blind Spot Assist uses a radar sensor
system to monitor the area to the sides of
your vehicle which are behind the driver. A
warning display in the exterior mirrors draws
your attention to vehicles detected in the
monitored area. If you then switch on the cor-
responding turn signal to change lanes, you
will also receive an optical and audible colli-
sion warning. If a risk of side impact is detec-
ted, corrective braking may help you avoid a
collision. To support the course-correcting
brake application, Active Blind Spot Assist
also uses the forward-facing radar sensor sys-
tem. The space available in the direction of
travel as well as to the side of the vehicle is
evaluated before a course-correcting braking
application is performed.
Driving systems
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Driving and parking
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