2014 MERCEDES-BENZ CLS-Class lane assist

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the roa disnarrow and winding
R there ar estrong shadows cas tonthe lane
If no vehicle is detected in the adjacent lane
and there are broken lane markings detected,
no lane-correcting brake application is made.
Warning vibration in the steering wheel
Aw arning may be given if afront wheel
passes over alane marking. It will warn you
by means of intermittent vibration in the
steering wheel for up to 1.5 seconds.
Lane-correcting brake application G
WARNING
Al ane-correcting brake application cannot
always bring the vehicle back into the original
lane. There is arisk of an accident.
Always steer, brake or accelerate yourself,
especially if Active Lane Keeping Assist warns
you or makes alane-correcting brake
application. G
WARNING
Active Lane Keeping Assist does not detect
traffic conditionsorr oad users. In very rare
cases, the system may make an inappropriate
brake application, e.g. after intentionally
driving over asolid lane marking. There is a
risk of an accident.
An inappropriate brake application may be
interrupted at any time if you steer slightly in
the opposite direction. Always make sure that
there is sufficient distance on the side for
other traffic or obstacles. If you leave your lane, under certain
circumstances the vehicle will brake briefly
on one side. This is meant to assist you in
bringing the vehicle back to the original lane.
If al ane-correcting brake application occurs,
display 001Aappears in the multifunction
display.
This function is available in the range between
40 mph and 120 mph (60 km/h and
200 km/h).
Al ane-correcting brake application can only
be made after driving over asolid,
recognizable lane marking. Before this, a
warning must be given by means of
intermittent vibration in the steering wheel.
In addition, alane with lane markings on both
sides must be recognized. The brake
application also slightly reduces vehicle
speed.
i Afurther lane-correcting brake
application can only occur after your
vehicle has returned to the original lane.
No lane-correcting brake application occurs
if:
R you clearly and actively steer, brake or
accelerate.
R you cut the corner on asharp bend.
R you have switched on the turn signals.
R ad riving safety system intervenes, e.g.
ESP ®
,P RE-SAFE ®
Brake or Active Blind
Spot Assist.
R you have adopted asporty driving style with
high cornering speeds or high rates of
acceleration.
R ESP ®
is switched off.
R the transmission is not in position D.
R aloss of tire pressure or adefective tire has
been detected and displayed.
Active Lane Keeping Assist may is unable to
detect other road or traffic conditions. An
inappropriate brake application may be
interrupted at any time if you: Driving systems
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R
steer slightly in the opposite direction
R use aturn signal
R clearly brake or accelerate
Al ane-correcting brak eapplicatio nis
interrupted automatically if:
R ad rivin gsafet ysystem intervenes ,e.g.
ESP ®
,P RE-SAFE ®
Brake or Activ eBlind
Spot Assist.
R lane markings can no longer be recognized.
Switching on Active Lane Keeping Assist
X Switch on Activ eLane Keepin gAssist using
the on-board computer ;todoso, select
Standard or
Adaptive (Y
page 229).
If you drive at speeds above 40 mph
(60 km/h) and lane markings are detected,
the lines in the assistanc egraphic sdisplay
(Y page 227 )are shown in green .Lane
Keepin gAssist is ready for use.
If Standard is selected, no warning
vibration occurs if:
R you have switched on the tur nsignals .In
thi se vent, the warnings ar esuppr essed
for acertai nperio doft ime.
R ad riving safety syste mintervenes, such
as ABS, BAS or ESP ®
.
If Adaptive is selected, no warning
vibratio noccurs if:
R yo uh aves witched on the tur nsignals .In
thi se vent, the warnings ar esuppr essed
for acertai nperio doft ime.
R ad riving safety syste mintervenes, e.g.
ABS, BAS or ESP ®
.
R yo ua ccelerate hard, e.g .kickdown.
R you brak ehard.
R you steer actively, e.g. swerv etoavoid
an obstacle or change lanes quickly.
R you cut the corner on asharp bend.
In order that you are warne donly when
necessary and in good tim eifyou cross the
lane marking, the system recognizes certain
conditions and warns you accordingly. The warning vibration occurs earlier if:
R
you approach the outer lane marking on a
bend.
R the road has very wide lanes, e.g. a
highway.
R the system recognizes solid lane markings.
The warning vibration occurs later if:
R the road has narrow lanes.
R you cut the corner on abend. 216
Driving systemsDriving and parking

X
Press the 0006or0005 button to select the
desired name.
or
X To begin rapid scrolling: press and hold
the 0006 or0005 button for longer than
one second.
Rapid scrolling stops when you release the
button or reach the end of the list.
X If only one telephone number is stored
for aname: press the 0006or000C button
to start dialing.
or
X If thereism ore thanone number for a
particular name: press the0006or000C
button to display the numbers.
X Press the 0006or0005 button to select the
number you want to dial.
X Press the 0006or000C button to start
dialing.
or
X To exit the telephone book: press the
0008 or0002 button.
Redialing The on-board computer saves the last names
or numbers dialed in the redial memory.
X Press the 000Aor0004 button on the
steerin gwheel to select the Tel menu.
X Press the 0006button to switch to the
redial memory.
X Press the 0006or0005 button to select the
desired name or number.
X Press the 0006or000C button to start
dialing.
or
X To exit the redial memory: press the
0008 or0002 button. Assistance menu
Introduction In the
DriveAssist menu, you have the
following options:
R Displaying the assistanc egraphic
(Y page 227)
R Activating/deactivating
ESP ®
(Y page 227)
R Activating/deactivating PRE-SAFE ®
Brake
(Y page 228)
R Activating/deactivating ATTENTION
ASSIST (Y page 228)
R Activating/deactivating Blind Spot Assist
or Active Blind Spot Assist (Y page 228)
R Activating/deactivating Lane Keeping
Assist or Active Lane Keeping Assist
(Y page 229)
Displaying the assistance graphic X
Press the 000Aor0004 button on the
steerin gwheel to select the DriveAssist menu.
X Press the 0006or0005 button to select
Assist. Graphic .
X Press the 000Cbutton.
The DISTRONIC PLUS assistanc egraphic
appears in the multifunction display
(Y page 184).
Deactivating/activating ESP ® i
Observe the "Importan tsafet ynotes"
sectio ninthedescription of ESP
(Y page 68). Menu
sand submenus
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X
Press the 000Cbutton.
The curren tselection is displayed.
X To activate/deactivate: press the000C
button again.
If the Blind Spot Assist Sensors Deactivated or
Act. Blind Spot Asst. Sensors Deactivated message appears,
the radar sensor system is deactivated.
X Switc hont he radar sensor system
(Y page 232).
For further information about Blind Spot
Assist ,see (Y page 207).
For further information about Active Blind
Spot Assist ,see (Y page 211).
Activating/deactivating Lane Keeping
Assist X
Press 000Aor0004 on the steering wheel
to select the DriveAssist menu.
X Press the 0006or0005 button to select
Lane Keep. Asst. X
Press the 000Cbutton.
The curren tselection is displayed.
X Press 000Cto confirm.
X Press the 0005or0006 button to set Off ,
Standard or
Adaptive .
X Press the 000Cbutton to save the setting.
For further information about Lane Keeping
Assist ,see (Y page 209).
For further information about Active Lane
Keeping Assist ,see (Y page 214). Maintenance menu
In the
Serv. menu, you have the following
options: R
Calling up display messages in message
memory (Y page 237)
R Restarting the tire pressure loss warning
system (Y page 342)
R Checkin gthe tire pressure electronically
(Y page 342)
R Calling up the servic edue date
(Y page 310) Settings menu
Introduction In the
Sett. menu, you have the following
options:
R Changing the instrument cluster settings
(Y page 229)
R Changing the light settings (Y page 230)
R Changing the vehicle settings
(Y page 232)
R Changing the convenience settings
(Y page 233)
R Restorin gthe factory settings
(Y page 234)
Instrument cluster Selecting the unit of measurement for
distance
The
Display Unit Speed-/Odometer: function allows you to choose whether
certain displays appear in kilometers or miles
in the multifunction display. Menus and submenus
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Display messages Possible causes/consequences and
000B Solutions
Lan
eK eeping Assist Currently
Unavailable See
Operator'
sManual or
Active Lane Keepin
gAssist Currently
Unavailable See
Operator'
sManual Lan
eKeepin gAssistorA ctive Lane Keeping Assist is deactivated
and temporaril yinoperative .Possible causes are:
R the windshield in the camera's field of vision is dirty.
R visibility is impaired due to heavy rain, snow or fog.
R there are no lane markings for alonger period.
R the lane markings are worn, dark or covered, e.g. by dirt or snow.
When the causes stated above no longer apply,t he display
message disappears.
Lane Keeping Assist or Active Lane Keeping Assist is operational
again.
If the display message does not disappear:
X Pull over and stop the vehicle safely as soon as possible, paying
attention to road and traffic conditions.
X Secure the vehicle against rolling away (Y page 167).
X Clean the windshield. Lane Keeping
Assist
Inoperative or
Active Lane Keeping Assist
Inoperative Lane Keeping Assist or Active Lane Keeping Assist is defective.
X
Visit aqualified specialist workshop. Display messages
253On-board computer and displays Z