2018 MERCEDES-BENZ S CLASS ESP

Canceling a brake application of Ac tive Brake
Assi st
Yo u can cancel a br ake applic ation of Ac tive
Brake Assi st at any time by :R
Dep re ssing th e accelera to r pedal fully.R
Re leasing th e brake pedal.
Ac tive Brake Assi st cancels th e inter ve ntion
when at least one of th e fo llowing conditions is
fulfilled: R
Yo u maneuver to av oid th e obs ta cle.R
The re is no longer a ri sk of collision.R
An obs ta cle is no longer de te cted in front of
yo ur ve hicle.
Evasive Ste ering Assist (only ve hicles with
Driving Assistance pac kage )
Evasive St eering Assist has th e fo llowing ch arac‐
te ri st ics: R
Can de te ct st ationary or crossing pedes‐
trians. R
Can assist th e driver with additional st eering
assis ta nce if it de te cts a swerving maneuver. R
Can be acti va te d by an abrupt st eering mo ve ‐
ment during a swerving maneu ve r.R
Can assist during swerving and st ra ightening
of th e ve hicle. R
Can re act from a speed of appr ox imately
12 mp h (2 0 km/h) up to a speed of appr ox ‐
imately 43 mp h (7 0 km/h).R
Yo u can pr eve nt th e assis ta nce at any time
by active st eering.
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WA RNING Risk of an accident despi te
Evasive St eering Assist
Evasive St eering Assist cann ot alw ay s clearly
identify objects and complex traf fi c situa‐
tions.
In addition, th e st eering support of Evasive
St eering Assist is ge nerally not su ff icient to
av oid a collision.
In such cases Evasive St eering Assist can:R
give an unnecessary wa rn ing or pr ov ide
assis ta nce R
not gi ve a wa rn ing or not pr ov ide assis‐
ta nce

Re qu irements:R
ESP ®
must be activated, but not inter ve ning.R
The driving speed is at least 15 mp h
(20 km/h).

The ë symbol appears in th e multifunction
displa y. The ar rows show on which side of th e
ro ad free parking spaces are located.
The parking space and, if necessar y, th e parking
direction can be selected as desired. Ac tive
Pa rk ing Assist calculates a suitable ve hicle path
and assists yo u in parking and ex iting th e park‐
ing space.
Ac tive Pa rk ing Assist ch anges ge ar, accelerates,
brakes and st eers th e ve hicle.
Ac tive Pa rk ing Assist is only an aid. It is not a
substitute fo r yo ur attention to th e sur ro undings.
The re sponsibility fo r safe maneu ve ri ng and
pa rk ing re mains with yo u. Make sure th at no
persons, animals or objects et c. are in th e
maneu ve ri ng ra nge.
Ac tive Pa rk ing Assist is canceled if, among ot her
th ings, one of th e fo llowing actions is car ri ed
out: R
Yo u deactivate Pa rk ing Assist PA RKTRONIC.R
Yo u deactivate Ac tive Pa rk ing Assist.R
Yo u begin st eering.R
Yo u appl y th e parking brake. R
Yo u en ga ge transmission position ] .R
ESP ®
inter ve nes. R
Yo u open th e trunk lid.
Sy st em limitations
Objects located abo ve or below th e de te ction
ra nge of Ac tive Pa rk ing Assist are not de te cted
when th e parking space is being measured.
These are also no t ta ke n i nto account when th e
par king maneuver is calculated, e.g. ove rh anging
loads, ov erhangs or loading ra mp s of truc ks or
th e boundaries of parking spaces. In some cir‐
cums ta nces, Ac tive Pa rk ing Assist may th erefore
guide yo u into th e parking space prematurel y.
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WA RNING Risk of accident due to
objects located abo ve or below th e
de te ction ra nge of Ac tive Pa rk ing Assist
If th ere are objects abo ve or below th e
de te ction ra nge, th e fo llowing situations may
arise: R
Ac tive Pa rk ing Assist may st eer to o early. R
Ve hicles with automatic transmis‐
sion: The ve hicle may not st op in front of
th ese objects.
This could cause a collision.

Sy st em limitations
The de te ction capability of Blind Spot Assi st can
be re st ri cted in th e fo llowing situations:R
There is dirt on th e sensors or th e sensors
are obscured. R
When th ere is poor visibility, e.g. due to fo g,
heavy ra in, snow or spr ay .R
If nar row ve hicles are within th e monitoring
ra nge, e.g. bicycles.
Wa rn ings may be issued in er ro r when driving
close to crash ba rr iers or similar solid lane bor‐
ders. Wa rn ings may be inter ru pte d when driving
alongside long ve hicles, fo r ex ample truc ks , fo r a
prolonged time.
Blind Spot Assist is not operational when re ve rs e
ge ar is engaged.
Fu nction of braking applications (Active
Blind Spot Assist)
If Ac tive Blind Spot Assi st de te cts a ri sk of a side
impact in th e monitoring ra nge, a cou rs e-cor‐
re cting brake application is car ri ed out. This is
designed to help yo u av oid a collision. The course-cor re cting brake application is av aila‐
ble in th e speed ra nge between appr ox imately
20 mp h (30 km/h) and 12 5 mp h (200 km/h).
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WA RNING Risk of accident despi te
brake application of Ac tive Blind Spot
Assi st
A cou rs e-co rr ecting brake application cann ot
alw ay s pr eve nt a collision.

If a course-cor re cting brake application occu rs ,
th e re d wa rn ing lamp fl ashes in th e outside mir‐
ro r and a wa rn ing to ne sounds. In addition, a dis‐
pl ay 1 indicating th e danger of a side collision
appears in th e multifunction displa y.
In ra re cases, th e sy st em may make an inappro‐
priate brake application. This brake application
may be inter ru pte d at any time if yo u st eer
slightly in th e opposite direction or accelera te .
Sy st em limitations
Either a course-cor re cting brake application
appropria te to th e driving situation, or none at
all, may occur in th e fo llowing situations:R
Ve hicles or obs ta cles, e.g. crash ba rr iers, are
located on bo th sides of yo ur ve hicle.R
A ve hicle approaches to o closely on th e side.R
Yo u ha ve adop te d a sporty driving st yl e with
high cornering speeds. R
Yo u br ake or accelerate sign if icantl y.R
A driving sa fe ty sy st em inter ve nes, su ch as
ESP ®
or Ac tive Brake Assi st .R
ESP ®
is deacti va te d. R
A loss of tire pressure or a defective tire is
de te cted.
Ac tivating or deactivating Blind Spot Assi st
or Ac tive Blind Spot Assi st
Multimedia sy st em:

Yo u are wa rn ed by vibration pulses in th e st eer‐
ing wheel in th e fo llowing circums ta nces:R
Ac tive Lane Ke eping Assist de te cts lane
markings. R
A front wheel passes ov er th e lane markings.
Whe th er a wa rn ing is issued and when th is
occurs also depends on th e selected sensitivity
setting (s ta nda rd or adaptive).
If yo u fa il to adapt yo ur drivin g st yl e, Ac tive Lane
Ke eping Assist can neither re duce th e ri sk of an
accident nor ove rr ide th e la ws of ph ys ics. It can‐
not ta ke into account ro ad, we ather or traf fi c
conditions. Ac tive Lane Ke eping Assist is only an
aid. Yo u are re sponsible fo r th e dis ta nce to th e
ve hicle in front, fo r ve hicle speed, fo r braking in
good time and fo r st ay ing in lane.
Ve hicles with Lane Tr acking pac ka ge : If th e
lane markings are solid lines and yo u do not
re act to th e wa rn ing, a lane-cor re cting brake
application can bring th e ve hicle back into th e
original lane.
Ve hicles with Driving Assistance pac ka ge or
Driving Assistance Plus pa ck age: If yo u do not re act to th e wa rn ing, a lane-cor re cting brake
application can bring th e ve hicle back into th e
original lane. In th e case of a broken lane mark‐
ing being de te cted, a brake application will only
be made if a ve hicle has been de te cte d in th e
adj
acent lane. Oncoming ve hicles, ove rt aking
ve hicles and ve hicles in adjacent lanes can be
de te cted.
The brake application is av ailable in th e speed
ra nge between 40 mp h (60 km/h) and 12 0 mp h
(200 km/h).
If a lane-cor re cting brake application occu rs , dis‐
play 1 appears in th e multifunction displa y. Sy st em limitations
No lane-cor re cting brake application occu rs in
th e fo llowing situations: R
Yo u clear ly and actively st eer, brake or accel‐
erate. R
Yo u ha ve switched on th e turn signal indica‐
to r. R
A driving sa fe ty sy st em inter ve nes, su ch as
ESP ®
, Ac tive Brake Assi st or Ac tive Blind
Spot Assi st . R
Yo u ha ve adop te d a sporty driving st yl e with
high cornering speeds or high ra te s of accel‐
eration. R
ESP ®
is deactivated. R
If a loss of tire pressure or a defective tire
has been de te cted and displ ay ed.
The sy st em may be impaired or may not function
in th e fo llowing situations: R
There is poor visibilit y, e.g. due to insuf fi cient
illumination of th e ro ad, high ly va ri able shade
conditions, or due to ra in, sno w, fo g or heavy
spr ay . Driving and pa rk ing 24 1

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There is gl are, e.g. from oncoming traf fi c, th e
sun or re fl ections.R
There is dirt on th e windshield in th e vicinity
of th e multifunction camera or th e camera is
fo gged up, damaged or obscured.R
No or se ve ra l, unclear lane markings are
present fo r one lane, e.g. in a construction
area. R
The lane markings are wo rn , dark or co ve re d.R
The dis ta nce to th e ve hicle in front is to o
small and th e lane markings th us cannot be
de te cted.R
The lane markings ch ange qu ickl y, e.g. lanes
branch off, cross one ano th er or mer ge .R
The ro ad is ve ry nar row and winding.
Ve hicles with Driving Assistance pac ka ge or
Driving Assistance Plus pa ck age: Ac tive Lane
Ke eping Assist uses ra dar sensors to monitor
se ve ra l areas around th e ve hicle. If th e ra dar
sensors in th e re ar bumper are dirty or co ve re d
with sn ow , th e sy st em may be impaired or may
not function. If an obs ta cle in th e lane in which yo u are drivin g has been de te cted, no lane-cor‐
re cting brake application occu rs .
Ac tivating Ac tive Lane Ke eping Assist
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WA RNING Risk of accident despi te
Ac tive Lane Ke eping Assist wa rn ing
A lane-cor re cting brake application cannot
al wa ys bring th e ve hicle back into th e origi‐
nal lane.

Information on th e emer ge ncy call sy st em
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WA RNING Risk of accident and inju ry
despite pressing th e SOS button
Even if yo u pr ess th e SOS button in an emer‐
ge ncy, re maining in th e ve hicle may be dan‐
ge ro us fo r th e fo llowing re asons:R
yo u see smo ke inside or outside of th e
ve hicle, e.g. if th ere is a fi re af te r an acci‐
dent R
th e ve hicle is on a dangerous section of
ro ad R
th e ve hicle is not visible or cannot easily
be seen by ot her ro ad users, particular ly
when dark or in poor visibility conditions