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NGRisk ofaccid ent ifAc tiveSt eer -
ing Assist unexpect edlyst ops function ing
If th esy stem limits ofActiveSt eer ing Assist
ar ere ac hed ther eis no guar anteethat the
sy stem will remain activeor will keep theve hi-
cle inlane . #
Alwayske ep your hands onthesteer ing
wheel andobser vethetra1c carefull y. #
Alwaysst eer theve hicle paying attent ion
to tra1 cco nd itio ns . &
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NGRisk ofaccid ent ifAc tiveSt eer -
ing Assist unexpect edlyint erve nes
The detection oflane marking sand obje cts
ma ymalfu nctionand cause unexpect edsteer -
ing interve ntions . #
Steer accor dingtotra1 cco nd itio ns . AA
ct iv ct
ivat ing/ deact iv at
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ing Act iv ct
ive St e
St eer eer
ing Assist ing
Assist
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eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R ESP ®
is activ ated, but isno tint erve ning. R
ActiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI Cis acti va-
te d.
Multimedi asy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Quick Access #
Select 004FSteering Assist. FF
unction ofA unction
ofActiv ctiv
eEmer g e
Emer gency St ency
Stop Assist op
Assist If
th esy stem detects that thedr iver has not
st eer edtheve hicle fora consider ableperiod of
time orhas remo vedth eir hands from thesteer ing
wheel, display1 appear sin theInstr ument Dis-
pla y.Ifth edr iver still does notst eer theve hicle or
giv es no con/r mation tothesy stem, awa rning to
ne sou nds inadd itionto thevisual warning mes-
sag e.
If th edr iver still does notre spond tothewa rning,
th eBeginning Emergency Stopmessag eappear s
in theInstr ument Display.Ifth edr iver still does
no tre spond ,Ac tiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI C
re duces thespeed. Thevehicle isdecel erated in
st ag es toast ands till.
Depe nding on thecountr y,and atspeeds below
40 mph(6 0km /h),th ehazar dwa rning lights
switc hon automaticall y.
When theve hicle isstation ary, thefo llo wing
actions areper form ed:
R The vehicle issecur edwithth eelectr icpar k-
ing brak e.
R ActiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI Cis ended.
R The vehicle isunl ocked.
R Ifpossible, anemer gency callis pla ced tothe
Mer cedes-Be nzeme rgency callcent er.
The driver can cancel thedeceler ationatanytime
by per form ing one ofthefo llo wing actions:
R Steer ing Dr
iving andparking
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Steering Malfunction
Increased PhysicalEffort
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hepowe rst eer ing assist anceismalfunctioning . &
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If th epo we rassist anceofthesteer ing fails par tiall yor com pletely,yo uwill need touse morefo rc eto stee r. #
Ifsaf esteer ing ispossib le,drive on car efull y. #
Visit orconsu ltaqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop immed iately. Ù
Steer ingMalfunction Stop
Imme diate lySee Opera-
tor's Manua l *T
hesteer ing ismalf unct ioning.St eer ing capability issign i/can tly im pair ed. &
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GRisk ofaccident ifsteer ing capability isim pair ed
If th esteer ing does notfunction asintended, theve hicle' soper atingsaf etyis jeopar dized. #
Pullove rand stop theve hicle safelyas soon aspossibl e,paying attent ion toroad and tra1c cond itions. Do
no tcont inuedr ivi ng und eranycir cums tances . #
Cons ultaqu ali/ ed spec ialis two rkshop. 0051
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tleast onedoor isopen. #
Clos eall door s. 362362
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or #
Stop theve hicle inaccor dance withth etra1c conditions andrestar tth eve hicle. #
Ifth edispla ymessag edoes notdisappear :consult aqua li/ed specialist workshop.
Active DistanceAssistNow
Avai labl e *A
ctiveDis tance AssistDIS TRON ICisope rational again. #
Switc hon ActiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI C(/ page175).
Act ive Steering AssistCur-
rent lyUnavailable See
Operator 'sManual *A
ctiveSt eer ing Assist istemp orarily una vailable.
The ambient conditions areoutside thesy stem limits (/page179).
As soon astheambient conditions arewit hin thesy stem limits, thesy stem will become availabl eag ain. #
Drive on #
Ifnece ssary,clean thewindshield inthecamer a's/eld ofvision. #
Chec kth etir epr essur eif necessar y.
Active SteeringAssistInop -
era tive *A
ctiveSt eer ing Assist ismalfunctionin g.Ac tiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI Cremains availabl e. #
Drive on
or #
Stop theve hicle inaccor dance withth etra1c conditions andrestar tth eve hicle. #
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rently Unavai lableDue to
Mul tiple Emergency Stops *A
ctiveSt eer ing Assist istemp orarily una vailable duetomultipl eemer gency stops . #
Take ove rth esteer ing and stop inaccor dance withth etra1c conditions. #
Switc hth eve hicle o.and switc hit bac kon
Ac tiveSt eer ing Assist isavailabl eonce more.
Begi nning Emerg encyStop
*Your hands areno ton thesteer ing wheel. Anemer gency stop isbeing initiated(/ page181). #
Put your hands backon thesteer ing wheel.
Yo ucan cancel thedeceler ationatanytime byper form ing one ofthefo llo wing actions:
R Steer ing
R Braking oracceler ating
R Deactiv atingActiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI C
Ø *A
ctiveSt eer ing Assist hasreac hed thesy stem limits (/page179).
Yo uha ve notst eer edindep endentlyfo ra consider ableperiod oftime. #
Take ove rth esteer ing and drive on inaccor dance withth etra1c conditions.
Traffic SignAssist Cur-
rently Unavail ableSee
Operator's Manual *
Tra1c Sign Assis tis temp orarily una vailable.
Once thecause ofthepr oblem isno long erpresent, thesy stem will beavailabl eag ain. #
Itis possibl eto cont inuedr ivi ng incom plian cewithth etra1c regula tions . #
Ifth edispla ymessag edoes notdisappear ,st op theve hicle safelyand clean thewindshield. Displa
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