Driving and parking, Driving systems – Mercedes-Benz GL-Class 2013 Owners Manual User Manual

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WARNING

The Lane Keeping Assist warning does not

return the vehicle to the original lane. There

is a risk of an accident.
You should always steer, brake or accelerate

yourself, in particular if warned by Lane

Keeping Assist.

If you fail to adapt your driving style, Lane

Keeping Assist can neither reduce the risk of

an 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.
The Lane Keeping Assist does not keep the

vehicle in the lane.
The system may be impaired or may not

function if:

R

there is poor visibility, e.g. due to

insufficient illumination of the road, or due

to snow, rain, fog or spray

R

there is glare, e.g. from oncoming traffic,

the sun or reflections (e.g. when the road

surface is wet)

R

the windshield is dirty, fogged up, damaged

or covered, for instance by a sticker, in the

vicinity of the camera

R

there are no, several or unclear lane

markings for a lane, e.g. in areas with road

construction work

R

the lane markings are worn away, dark or

covered up, e.g. by dirt or snow

R

the distance to the vehicle in front is too

small and the lane markings thus cannot be

detected

R

the lane markings change quickly, e.g.

lanes branch off, cross one another or

merge

R

the road is narrow and winding

R

there are strong shadows cast on the lane

General notes
Lane Keeping Assist monitors the area in

front of your vehicle by means of a camera at

the top of the windshield. Lane Keeping Assist

detects lane markings on the road and warns

you before you leave your lane

unintentionally.

:

Lane Keeping Assist camera

If you select

km

on the on-board computer in

the

Display Unit Speed-/Odometer

function (

Y

page 278), Lane Keeping Assist

is active starting at a speed of 60 km/h. If the

miles

display unit is selected, the assistance

range begins at 40 mph.
A warning may be given if a front wheel

passes over a lane marking. It will warn you

by means of intermittent vibration in the

steering wheel for up to 1.5 seconds.
Switching on Lane Keeping Assist

X

Switch on Active Lane Keeping Assist using

the on-board computer; to do so, select

Standard

or

Adaptive

(

Y

page 277).

Symbol : appears in the multifunction

display.
If you drive at speeds above 40 mph

(60 km/h) and lane markings are detected,

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