Mercedes-Benz 2013 CLA, Owner'S Manual

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Important safety notes
i Observe the "Important safety notes" sec-
tion (
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page 64).
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WARNING
If BAS is malfunctioning, the braking distance
in an emergency braking situation is
increased. There is a risk of accident.
In an emergency braking situation, depress
the brake pedal with full force. ABS prevents
the wheels from locking.
Braking
X
Keep the brake pedal depressed firmly until
the emergency braking situation is over.
ABS prevents the wheels from locking.
The brakes will function as usual once you
release the brake pedal. BAS is deactivated.
COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST
General notes
COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST consists of
the adaptive Brake Assist and the distance
warning signal, which are described in the
following.
Distance warning function
Important safety notes
i Observe the "Important safety notes" sec-
tion for driving safety systems
(
Y
page 64).
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WARNING
The distance warning function does not react:
R
to people or animals
R
to oncoming vehicles
R
to crossing traffic
R
when cornering
Thus, the distance warning function cannot
provide a warning in all critical situations.
There is a risk of an accident.
Always pay careful attention to the traffic sit-
uation and be ready to brake.
The distance warning function cannot always
clearly identify objects and complex traffic
situations.
In such cases, the distance warning function
may:
R
give an unnecessary warning
R
not give a warning
Always pay careful attention to the traffic sit-
uation; do not rely on the distance warning
function alone.
Function
X
To activate/deactivate: activate or deac-
tivate the distance warning function in the
on-board computer (
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page 218).
If the distance warning function is not activa-
ted, the
æ
symbol appears in the assis-
tance graphics display.
The distance warning function can help you
to minimise the risk of a front-end collision
with a vehicle ahead or reduce the effects of
such a collision. If the distance warning func-
tion detects that there is a risk of a collision,
you will be warned visually and acoustically.
Without your intervention, the distance warn-
ing function cannot prevent a collision.
The distance warning function issues a warn-
ing at speeds:
R
of around 30 km/h or more, if, over several
seconds, the distance maintained to the
vehicle travelling in front is insufficient. The
·
distance warning lamp then lights up
in the instrument cluster.
R
of around 7 km/h or higher, if you very
quickly approach a vehicle in front. An
intermittent warning tone will then sound,
and the
·
distance warning lamp will
light up in the instrument cluster.
Driving safety systems
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Safety
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