2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SL CLASS brake

The
damping istuned individually toeach
wheel anddepends on:
R your driving style,e.g.sporty
R the road surface conditions
R the selected driveprogram (Ypage 133).
Selecting theComfort orEcono my
dr ive program s In
the Comfort andEcono mydrive programs,
the driving charact eristics ofyour vehicle are
more comfor table.Select oneofthese drive
programs ifyou favor amore comfor tabledriv-
ing style. Alsoselect thesedriveprograms
when driving fastonstraight roads,e.g.on
straight stretches ofhighway.
In urban trafficand stop- start traffic,drive pro-
gram Cis recomm ended.
X Press DYNAMICSELECT button 0043repeat-
edly until theComfort orEcono mydrive
program isselected.
Selecting Sportmode The
firmer settingofthe suspension tuningin
the Sport driveprogram ensuresevenbetter
cont actwith theroad. Select thisdrive pro-
gram when employing asporty driving style,
e.g. onwinding countryroads.
X Press DYNAMICSELECT button 0043asmany
times asnecessary untiltheSport drive
program isselected.
Selecting SportPlusmode The
firmer suspension settings inthe Sport
Plus drive program ensureevenbetter contact
with theroad. Select thismode whenemploy-
ing asporty driving style,e.g.onwinding coun- try
roads or,ideally ,when driving onclosed
race circuits.
X Press DYNAMICSELECT button 0043repeat-
edly until theSport Plusdrive program is
selected.
Activating thedriving dynam icsdis-
play Using
thedriving dynamics displayinthe mul-
timedia systemdisplay,you can seethedrive
program youselected aswell asadditional
inform ationonthe vehicle's operating state.
X Switch onthe multimedia system.Further
inform ationcanbefound inthe Digital Oper-
ator's Manual.
X Press button 0043.
The driving dynamics displayappears inthe
multimedia systemdisplay.
The following informationonthe vehicle's
operating statusisdisplay edinthe driving
dynamics display:
R Drive program selected (Ypage 133)
R Acc elerator pedalposition shownin%
R Brake pedalposition shownin%
R Steer ingangle
R Damping settingselected
R G-FORCE crossdisplay inglongitudinal and
lateral acceleration (onlyavailabl ein Sport
or Sport Plusdrive programs) Driving
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X
Swi tch onthe multime diasy stem. Further
info rma tion canbefou ndinthe Digi talOpe r-
ato r'sManua l.
X Pre ssbutton 0043.
The driving dynami csdispl ayappea rsinthe
mul time diasy stem displ ay.
The followi ng info rma tion onthe vehicle's
ope ratingstatu sis displ ayed inthe driving
dy nami csdispl ay:
R Drive programsel ected (Ypage 133 )
R Accel erator ped alpos ition sho wnin%
R Brake pedalpos ition sho wnin%
R Steer ingang le
R Activi tyof the ABC spring stru ts
R Veh iclelevel displ ay(Y page 170)
R Leve lsetti ngsanimati on
R G-FO RCEcross displ aying longitu dinal and
la tera lacce lerati on(onl yava ilab lein Spo rt
or Spo rtPlu sdri ve pro grams) Ac
tive Body Control (ABC)
(Me rcedes -AM Gve hic les)
Se tting thevehic leleve l Gen
eral notes
The vehiclelevel can beset using the
DYNAM ICSELECT controller(Y page 132) or
the on-bo ardcomp uter(Y page 172 ).The set-
ting alwa yscorre sponds tothe last sel ected
functi on.
In ord erto red uce fuelconsu mptionand
imp rove thedriving dynami cs,the vehicleis
lo we red asits spe edincre ases. Inthe Spo rt
and SportPlu sdri ve pro grams itis lowe red by
up to0.5 in(13 mm),and inthe Comfort drive
pro gramby up to0.2 in(5 mm )comp aredto
the norma lveh iclelevel .As the speedis
red uce d,the vehicleis rai sed uptothe set
veh iclehei ght.
Each timeyoustar tthe engi newith the Smar t-
Key orthe Start/Sto pbu tton, theComfort
dri ve pro gramisacti vate d.For further informa -
tion abou tstar ting theengi ne,see
(Y page 127).
Sel ect the norma lle vel fornorma lroa dsu rfa -
ces and theraised level fordriving with snow
cha insoron particu larly poo rroa dsu rfa ces. Impo
rtant safetynotes
The vehicleis slightl ylo we red when the engi ne
is swi tched off. G
WARNI
NG
Whe nthe vehicleis bei ng lowe red ,peo ple
cou ldbeco metrap ped ifthei rlimbs are
betw eenthevehiclebod yand thewheel sor
und erne aththe vehicle. The reisaris kof
inju ry.
Ma kesure no one isund erne aththe vehicle
or inthe imm ediate vicinity ofthe wheel
arch eswhen the vehicleis bei ng lowe red .
Se tting raisedleve l X
Ma kesure that theengi neisrunni ngorthat
it ha sbee nswi tched offbythe ECO start/
stop functi on.
X Ma kesure that aspe edof75 mph
(120 km/h )is not excee ded.
X Ifsymb ol0044 0044
isno tsho wn:pre ss0059
or 0065 onthe stee ring wheel tosel ect the
Driv eAssist Driv
eAssistmenu .
X Pre ssthe 0063 or0064 button tosel ect
Vehi clelevel Vehi
clelevel.
X Pre ssthe 0076 button.
The followi ng mes sage appea rs:0043 Vehi ‐ Vehi
‐
cle levelPres s'OK' toRais e cle
levelPres s'OK' toRais e.
X Pre ssthe 0076 button.
If the engi nehasbee nswi tched offbythe
ECO start/stop function,itis now resta rted.
Symb ol0044 appea rs.The vehiclehei ght is
ad juste dto raised level . 17
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X
Make surethattheengine isrunning orthat
it has been switched offbythe ECO start/
stop funct ion.
X Ifindicator lamp0044 0044
islit: press button 0043.
Indicator lamp0044goes out.Comfortable
suspension tuningisselected.
The AMG Suspension SystemCOMFORT AMG
Suspension SystemCOMFORT
message appearsinthe multifunction dis-
play .
Activating thedriving dynamicsdis-
play inthe COMAND display Using
thedriving dynamics displayinthe mul-
timedia systemdisplay,you can seethedrive
program youselected aswell asadditional
information onthe vehicle's operating status.
X Switch onCOMAND. Furtherinformation
can befound inthe Digital Operator's Man-
ual.
The following information onthe vehicle's
operating statusisdisplay edinthe driving
dynamics display:
R Drive program selected (Ypage 132)
R Acc elerator pedalposition shownin%
R Brake pedalposition shownin%
R Steerin gangle
R Vehicle leveldisplay (Ypage 172)
R Act ivity ofthe ABC spring struts
R Level settingsanimation
R G-FORCE crosstodisplay longitudinal and
lateral acceleration (onlyavaila bleinSport,
Sport PlusandRACE driveprograms)
R Overrun modeanimation Parking
AssistPARKTRONIC
Import antsafety notes Parking
AssistPARKTRONIC isan electronic
parking aidwith ultrasound. Itmonitors the
area around yourvehicle usingsixsensors in
the front bumper andsixsensors inthe rear
bumper. ParkingAssistPARKTRONIC visually
and audiblyindicates thedistance between
your vehicle andanobject .
Parking AssistPARKTRONIC isonly anaid. Itis
not areplacement foryour attent iontoyour
immediate surroundings. Youarealwa ys
responsible forsafe maneuvering, parkingandexiting
aparking space.Makesurethatthere
are nopersons, animalsorobject sin the
maneuvering areawhen youaremaneuvering
or parking.
! When
parking, payparticular attentionto
object sabove orbelow thesensors, suchas
flower potsortrailer drawbars.
PARKTRONIC doesnotdetect suchobject s
when theyareinthe immediate vicinityof
the vehicle. Youcould damage thevehicle
or the object s.
The sensors maynotdetect snowandother
object sthat absorb ultrasonic waves.
Ultrasonic sourcessuchasan automatic car
wash, thecompressed-air brakesonatruck
or apneumatic drillcould cause
PARKTRONIC tomalfunction.
PARKTRONIC maynotfunct ioncorrect lyon
uneven terrain.
Parking AssistPARKTRONIC isactivated auto-
matically whenyou:
R switch onthe ignition
R shift thetransmission toposition 005B,005Eor
005C
R release theelectric parking brake
Parking AssistPARKTRONIC isdeactivated at
speeds above11mph (18km/h) .It is reacti-
vated atlower speeds.
Range ofthe sensors General
notes
Parking AssistPARKTRONIC doesnottake into
account obstacles located:
R below thedetection range,suchaspersons,
animals orobject s
R above thedetection range,e.g.overhanging
loads, tailsections orloading rampsof
truck s 174
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This
could cause acollision. Thereisarisk
of an accident .
If object sare located abovethedetect ion
range, stopanddeactivate Active Parking
Assist . 0043
Detec tedparking spaceonthe left
0044 Parking symbol
0087 Detec tedparking spaceonthe right
Act ive Parking Assistisswitched onautomati-
cally when driving forwards. Thesystem is
operational atspeeds ofup toapproximately
22 mph (35km/ h).Whi lein ope ration, the
sy stem indepe ndentl ylo cate sand measures
pa rking spaces onboth sides ofthe vehicle.
Active Parking Assistwillonly detectparking
spa ces:
R pa ral lelor atright ang lesto the directi onof
trav el
R pa ral lelto the directi onoftrav eland atleas t
59 in(1.5 m)wid e
R pa rallel to the directi onoftra vel and atleas t
39.5 in(1.0 m)longer thanyo ur veh icle
R at right ang lesto the directi onoftrav eland
at leas t39.5 in(1.0 m)wid ertha nyo ur veh i-
cle
Wh endrivin gat spee ds below 19 mph
(30 km/h ),yo uwi llse epa rki ng symbo l0044 as
a sta tus indicator inthe instrument cluste r.
Wh enapa rki ng space hasbe en detecte d,an
ar row towards the right or the left also
ap pe ars. By default, Activ ePa rki ng Assi stonl y
di sp lays parki ng space son the front-
pa sse nge rsi de .Pa rki ng space son the driver 's
si de aredisp laye das soo nas the turnsigna l
on the driver 'sside isacti vated .Wh enparki ng
on the driver 'sside ,thi smu strem ain acti vated
unti lyo uconfi rmthe useof Activ ePa rki ng
Assi stby pre ssing the 0076 button onthe mul-
tifu nctio nste ering wheel.The syste mautoma t-
ica lly de term ineswh eth erthe parki ng space is
pa rallel or atright ang lesto the directi onof
tra vel . A
pa rki ng space isdisp laye dwh ile yo uar e
dri vin gpa st it, and untilyo uar eap pro xim ately
50 ft(15 m)awa yfrom it.
Pa rki ng G
WA
RNI NG
Acti veParki ng Ass istonl ysu pp orts youwi th
ac tiv este ering inte rventio n.Ifyo udo not
ap plythe brakes yourse lf,the reisthe risk of
an accid ent.
Alw aysap plythe brakes yourse lfwh ile
ma neu vering and parki ng. G
WA
RNI NG
Th ePa rki ng Packa gewith rea rvi ew camer a
onl ysu pp orts youwi th activ este ering inte r-
ven tion.Ifyo udo not applythe brakes your-
se lf,the reisthe risk ofan accid ent.
Alw aysap plythe brakes yourse lfwh ile
ma neu vering and parki ng.
X Stop thevehiclewh en the parki ng space
sy mbo lsho wsthe desired parki ng spacein
the instrumen tclu ste r.
X Shi ftthe transmi ssion topositio n005E.
Th eSta rtParkingAss ist?Yes :OK Sta
rtParkingAss ist?Yes :OK
No: No:
0038 message appe arsin the multifu nc-
tio ndisp lay.
X To canc elthe proc edure:pressthe 0038
bu tton onthe multifu ncti onsteering wheel
or pullaw ay.
or X To
park using Activ ePark ingAs sist:
pre ssthe 0076 button onthe multifu ncti on
ste ering wheel.
Th ePar kingAss ist Active Acceler‐ Par
kingAss ist Active Acceler‐
ate andBrakeObserveSur roundings ate
andBrakeObserveSur roundings
mes sage appe arsin the multifu ncti ondis-
pl ay .
X Let goofthe multifu ncti onsteering wheel.
X Ba ck up the vehicle, be ing readytobra keat
al ltim es.Wh enbackin gup ,dri ve atasp ee d
be low ap pro xim ately6mph (10km/h ).Oth - Dr
ivi ng system s
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erwise,
Active Parkin gAssist willbecan-
celed.
X Stop assoon asParkin gAssist PARKTRONIC
sounds thecontinuous warning tone,ifnot
before.
Maneuverin gmay berequired intight park-
ing spaces.
The Parking AssistActiveSelectD Parking
AssistActiveSelectD
Observe Surroundings Observe
Surroundingsmessage appearsin
the multifunc tiondisplay.
X Shift thetran smission toposition 005Bwhile
the vehicle isstat ionary.
Act ive Parkin gAssist immediately steersin
the other direction.
The Parking AssistActiveAcceler‐ Parking
AssistActiveAcceler‐
ate andBrake Observe Surroundings ate
andBrake Observe Surroundings
message appearsinthe multifunc tiondis-
play.
i You
willachieve thebest results bywaiting
for the steerin gprocedure tocomplet e
before pulling away.
X Drive forwards andbeready tobrake atall
times.
X Stop assoon asParkin gAssist PARKTRONIC
sounds thecontinuous warning tone,ifnot
before.
The Parking AssistActiveSelectR Parking
AssistActiveSelectR
Observe Surroundings Observe
Surroundingsmessage appearsin
the multifunc tiondisplay.
As soon asthe parking procedure iscomplet e,
the Active Parking AssistFinished Active
Parking AssistFinishedmes-
sage appears onthe multifunc tiondisplay and
you hear aton e.The vehicle isnow parked.
Act ive Parkin gAssist nolonger supports you
with steerin ginter ventions. When Active Park-
ing Assist isfinished, youmust steer again
yourself. ParkingAssist PARKTRONIC isstill
available.
Parkin gtips:
R The way your vehicle isposition edinthe
parking spaceafterparking isdependent on
various factors. These include theposition
and shape ofthe vehicles parkedinfron t
and behind itand theconditions ofthe loca-
tion .It may bethe case thatActive Parkin g
Assist guides youtoofarinto aparking
space, ornot farenough intoit.Insome
cases, itmay alsolead youacross oront o the
curb. Ifneces sary,cancelthe parking
procedure withActive Parkin gAssist .
R You canalso preselect transmission position
005B. The vehicle redirect sand does notdrive
as far into theparking space.Should the
tran smission changetakeplace tooearly,
the parking procedure iscanc eled. Asensi-
ble parking position cannolonger beach-
ieved fromthisposition .
Exiting apar king space In
order thatActive Parkin gAssist cansupport
you when exitingthe parking space:
R the border ofthe parking spacemustbe
high enough atthe fron tand therear. A
curb istoo small, forexample.
R the border ofthe parking spacemustnotbe
too wide. Yourvehicle canbemaneuvered
into aposition atamaximum of45° tothe
start ingposition inthe parking space.
R amaneuverin gdistanc eof at least 3.3ft
(1.0 m)must beavailable.
Act ive Parkin gAssist canonly assist youwith
exitin gaparking spaceifyou have parked the
vehicle parallel tothe direct ionoftravel using
Act ive Parkin gAssist .
X Start the engine.
X Release theelectr icparking brake.
X Switc hon the turn signal inthe direct ion
you willdrive outofthe parking space.
X Shift thetran smission toposition 005Bor005E.
The Start Parking Assist?Yes:OK Start
Parking Assist?Yes:OK
No: No:0038
messageappearsinthe multifunc -
tion display.
X To cancel theprocedure: pressthe0038
button onthe multifunc tionsteerin gwheel
or pull away.
or
X To
exit apar king space usingActive
Park ingAssist: pressthe0076 button on
the multifunc tionsteerin gwheel.
The Parking AssistActiveAcceler‐ Parking
AssistActiveAcceler‐
ate andBrake Observe Surroundings ate
andBrake Observe Surroundings
message appearsinthe multifunc tiondis-
play.
X Let goofthe multifunc tionsteerin gwheel.
X Pull away, beingready tobrake atall times.
Do not exceed amaximum speedofapprox-
imately 6mph (10km/ h)when exitinga
parking space.Otherwise, Active Parkin g
Assist willbecanc eled. 180
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X
Dep endingonthe mes sage oras req uired ,
shi ftthe transmi ssion topositio n005B or005E
wh en the vehicleis sta tionar y.
Activ ePa rkin gAssi stimm ediatel ystee rsin
the othe rdi recti on.The ParkingAss ist Par
kingAss ist
Act ive Accelerateand Brake Act
ive Accelerateand Brake
Obs erveSur roundings Obs
erveSur roundings message appe ars
in the multifu nctio ndisp lay.
i Yo
uwi llach ieve the best res ults by waiting
for the stee ringpro ced ureto comp lete
be for epu lling away.
If yo uba ck up after acti vatio n,the stee ring
wh eelis mov edtothe stra ight-a head posi-
tio n.
X Driv efor wa rds and revers eas pro mpte dby
the Parkin gAssi stPAR KTRONICwa rning
di sp lays ,sev eraltime sif nece ssary.
Once youha ve exited theparkin gsp ace com-
pl ete ly,the stee ringwh eelis mov edtothe
stra ight-a head positio n.Yo uhe ar atone and
the Active ParkingAss ist Finished Act
ive ParkingAss ist Finishedmes -
sa ge appe arson the multifu nctio ndisp lay. Yo u
wi llthe nha ve tostee rand mergeinto traffic
on your ow n.Parkin gAssi stPAR KTRONICis
sti llav ailabl e. Yo ucan take overthe stee ring
be for ethe vehicleha sexi ted theparkin g
sp ace comp letel y.Thi sis us efu l,for exa mpl e
wh en youreco gnizetha tit is alrea dypossi ble
to pullou tof the parkin gsp ace .
Ca ncelin gAc tiv eParki ngAssist Yo
ucan canc elActiv ePa rkin gAssi stat any
time .
X Stop themov eme ntofthe multifu nctio n
stee ringwh eelor stee ryo ursel f.
Activ ePa rkin gAssi stwillbe canc eled at
once .The Active ParkingAss ist Can‐ Act
ive ParkingAss ist Can‐
cel ed cel
edmes sage appe arsin the multifu nctio n
di sp lay.
or X Pre ssthe "Parking AssistPAR KTRONIC"but-
ton onthe cente rcons ole (Y page 176) .
Pa rkin gAssi stPAR KTRONICis sw itch edoff
and Activ ePa rkin gAssi stisimm ediatel y
canc eled .The Active ParkingAss ist Act
ive ParkingAss ist
Can celed Can
celedmes sage appe arsin the multi-
fu nctio ndisp lay. Activ
ePa rkin gAssi stiscanc eled automa tically
if:
R pa rkin gus ing Activ ePa rkin gAssi stisno
lo nge rpo ssi ble
R youar edri vin gfa ster than6 mph (10km/h )
R awh eelsp ins ,ESP ®
inte rvenes orfails. The
00E5 ESP®
wa rning lamp lights upinthe
ins trument cluster .
A wa rning tone sounds .The parkin gsy mbo l
di sa pp ears and theActive Parking Act
ive Parking
Ass ist Canceled Ass
ist Canceledmes sage appe arsin the
mu ltifu nctio ndisp lay.
Wh enActiv ePa rkin gAssi stiscanc eled ,yo u
mu stalwa ysstee rag ain yo ursel f. Rea
rvi ew camera
Ge neral notes Re
ar vie wcam era0043isan optica lpa rkin gand
ma neu vering aid. Itsho wsthe area behind
yo ur veh iclewi th guide lines inthe multimed ia
sy stem .
The area behind the vehicleis disp laye das a
mir ror ima ge,as inthe rearvie wmir ror.
i The
text showninthe multimed iasystem
di sp layde pends onthe langu agesetti ng.
The followi ng areexa mpl esofrea rvie w
cam eradisp lays inthe multimed iasystem .
Impo rtant safety notes The
rearvie wcam eraisonl yan aid. Itis not a
rep laceme ntfor your atte ntionto your imm edi-
ate surro und ings.Yo uar ealwa ysres ponsi ble
for safe ma neu vering and parkin g.Ma kesure
tha tthe reareno perso ns, anima lsor objects
in the maneu vering area when youar ema neu -
ver ing orparkin g. Dr
ivi ng system s
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Eith
erno bra king applica tion,or acou rse-cor-
recti ngbra keapplica tionad apted tothe driv-
ing situa tionoccu rsif:
R the reareveh icles orobsta cles,e.g .cra sh
ba rriers ,lo cate don both side sof your veh i-
cle .
R aveh icleap pro ach esyoutoo closelyat the
si de .
R youha ve adop ted asp orty drivin gsty lewith
hi gh corne ringsp ee ds.
R youcle arly bra keoracc elera te.
R adri vin gsa fety system intervenes ,e.g .
ESP ®
or PR E-SAFE ®
Bra ke.
R ESP ®
is sw itch edoff.
R aloss oftire pressu reor ade fecti vetire is
de tecte d.
Sw itchin gon Activ eBli nd Spo tAs sist X
Ma kesure tha tActiv eBli nd Spo tAssi stis
acti vated (Ypage 201 ).
X Tu rn the Sma rtKeyto positio n0048 inthe igni-
tio nlock.
Wa rning lamps 0043inthe exte riormir rors
li ght upred forappro xim ately1.5 second s
and thentur nye llow . Ac
tiv eLan eKe epi ng Assist Ge
neral notes Activ
eLa ne Kee ping Assi stmoni torsthearea
in fro ntofyour veh icleby mea nsofmu ltifu nc-
tio ncam era0043atthe top ofthe winds hield.
Va rio us area sto the front, rearand side of
yo ur veh iclear ealso moni toredwi th the aid of
the rada rsen sor system .Activ eLa ne Kee ping
Assi stdetects lane ma rkin gson the roadand
can warnyoube for eyo uleav eyo ur lane unin-
tenti onally. Ifyo udo not reactto the warning,
a lane-co rrecting applica tionof the brakes can
bri ng the vehicleba ck into theoriginal lane.
Thi sfu nctio nis availa bl e in asp ee dra nge
be twe en40 mph and120 mph (60km/h and
200 km/h ).
For Activ eLa ne Kee ping Assi stto assist you
wh en drivin g,the rada rsen sor system mustbe
op era tional .
Impo rtant safety notes
If yo ufa ilto adaptyo ur drivin gsty le,Activ e
La ne Kee ping Assi stcan neithe rred uce the
ris kof acc ident nor override the laws ofphys-
ics .Activ eLa ne Kee ping Assi stcanno ttake
into account roa d,we ath eror tra fficcond i-
tio ns. Activ eLa ne Kee ping Assi stisonl yan
ai d. Yo uar eres ponsi ble for the dista nce tothe
veh iclein fro nt, for veh iclesp ee d, for braking
in go od time andforstaying inyour lane.
Activ eLa ne Kee ping Assi stcanno tconti nu-
ou sly kee pyo ur veh iclein its lane. G
WA
RNING
Activ eLa ne Kee ping Assi stcanno tal wa ys
cle arly de tect lane ma rkin gs. Dr
ivi ng system s
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In
such cases, ActiveLaneKeepi ngAssist
can:
R give anunnecessary warningandthen
make a<00460052005800550056004800100046005200550055004800460057004C0051
004A[ brakeapplica-
tion
R neither giveawarning norintervene
There isarisk ofan accident.
Alway spay particul arattention tothe traffic
situa tionandkeep within thelane, espe-
ciall yif Active LaneKeepi ngAssist alerts
you .Terminate theintervention inanon-crit-
ical driving situation.
The system maybeimpa iredormay notfunc-
tion if:
R there ispoor visibility,e.g. due toinsuffi-
cient illuminatio nof the road, ordue to
snow, rain,fogorheavy spray
R there isglare ,e.g. from oncoming traffic,
the sun orreflection fromother vehicle s
(e.g. ifthe road surface iswet)
R the windshi eldisdirty, fogged up,dama ged
or covered, forinstance byasticker, inthe
vicinity ofthe camera
R there arenolane markings, orseveral
unclea rlane markings arepresent, e.g.
arou ndconstruction sites
R the lane markings areworn away,dark or
covered up,e.g. bydirt orsnow
R the distance tothe vehicle infront istoo
short andthus thelane markings cannotbe
detected
R the lane markings changequickly, e.g.lanes
branch off,cross oneanother ormerge
R the road isnarrow andwindi ng
R there arehighl yvaria bleshade conditions
on the roadw ay
R no vehicle isdetected inthe adjacent lane
and there arebroken lanemarkings
Warning vibration inthe steering wheel
A warning maybegiven ifafront wheel passes
over alane marking. Youwillthen bewarned
by means ofavibratio nthrough thesteering
wheel lasting forupto1.5 seconds .
In order thatyouarewarned onlywhen neces-
sary andingood timeifyou cross thelane
marking, thesystem detects certaincondi-
tions andwarns youaccordingly . The
warning vibrationoccurs earlierif:
R you appro achtheouter lanemarking ona
bend
R the road hasvery widelanes, e.g.afreewa y
R the system detects solidlanemarkings
The warning vibrationoccurs laterif:
R the road hasnarrow lanes
R you cutthe corner onabend
Lane-c orrecting brakeapplication G
WARNING
A lane-correcting brakeapplication cannot
alw ays bring thevehicle backintotheorigi-
nal lane. There isarisk ofan accident.
Alway ssteer, brakeoraccelera teyou rself,
especia llyifActive LaneKeepi ngAssist
warns youormakes alane-correcting brake
appl ication. G
WARNING
Active LaneKeepi ngAssist onlydetects traf-
fic conditions orroad users toalimi ted
extent. Invery rarecases, thesystem may
make aninapp ropria tebrake application,
e.g. after intentionally drivingoverasolid
lane marking. Thereisarisk ofan accident.
An inapp ropria tebrake application maybe
interrupted atany time ifyou steer slightly
in the opposi tedirection. Alwaysmake sure
that there issufficie ntdistance onthe side
for other traffic orobstacle s.
In rare cases, ActiveLaneKeepi ngAssist
could detect broken linemarkings orspecia l
structures onthe road surface assolid lane
markings. Aninapp ropria tebrake application
can beinterrupted atany time, forexample if
you steer slightlyinthe opposi tedirection. 190
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