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ervie wof driving systems anddriving
saf etysy stems In
this sect ion, youwill find informa tionab ou t
th efo llo wing drivin gsy stems anddriving safety
sy stems:
R ABS (Anti-loc kBra king System)
(/ page13 9)
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
(/ page 147)
R AMG adaptive spor tsuspen sionsystem
(/ page15 7)
R ActiveBr ak eAssi st(/ pag e14 2)
R Lane Keeping Assist(/ page16 7)
R ATTENTION ASSIST(/ page16 3)
R BAS(Bra keAssis tSys tem) (/ page13 9)
R Hill StartAs sis t(/ page15 1)
R EBD (Ele ctronic Brakefor ce Dis tribution)
(/ page14 2)
R ESP ®
(Electr onicStability Program)
(/ page14 0)
R HOLD function (/page15 1) R
Parking AssistPA RK TRONI C(/ page15 8)
R Front and rear vie wcam era(/ page16 1)
R RACE STAR T(/ page 152)
R Cruis econtr ol(/ page 145)
R Blind SpotAssis t(/ page16 6)
R Traf fic Sign Assist(/ pag e16 4) Fu
nction ofABS The
Anti-loc kBr ak eSy stem (ABS )re gulat esthe
br ak epr essur ein critical driving situation s:
R Dur ing braking, e.g.atfull brak eapplication
or insuf ficie nttiretracti on, thewheels are
pr eve nted from lock ing.
R Vehicle steer ability whilebraking isensur ed.
If ABS interve nes when braki ng, youwill feel a
pulsing inthebr ak epedal. Thepulsating brak e
pedal canbeanindicat ionofhazar dous road
con dition sand canserveas are minder totake
ex tra care while dr ivi ng. Sy
stem limit s
R ABSis act ive from speeds ofappr ox.5 mp h
(8 km/ h).
R ABSma ybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion ifa
malfunc tionhasoccurredand theye l‐
lo w 0025 ABSwa rning lam plight sup con tin‐
uousl yin theins trument clusteraf te rth e
engine isstar ted. Fu
nction ofBA S(Br akeAssis tSy stem) &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent caused by
a malf unctionin BA S(Br akeAssi stSys‐
te m)
If BA Sis mal functi oning,th ebr aking distance
in an eme rgency braking situation is
incr eased. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal withfull forc e
in emer gency braki ng situa tions. ABS
pr eve nts thewheels from locking . BA
Ssu ppo rts yo ur eme rgency braking situation
wit hadditional brak efo rc e. Dr
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