Mercedes-Benz Actros 2017, Operating Instructions Manual

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Warning (Active Brake Assist)
The
·
symbol appears in the red event win-
dow in the on-board computer. An intermittent
warning tone sounds.
Partial braking (Active Brake Assist)
The
·
symbol appears in the red event win-
dow in the on-board computer. An intermittent
warning tone sounds. In addition, Active Brake
Assist slows the vehicle with automatic partial
braking. Active Brake Assist brakes the vehicle
with around 50% of the vehicle's maximum brak-
ing power.
Emergency braking (Active Brake Assist)
If you do not react to the collision warnings and
partial brake application, Active Brake Assist
automatically initiates emergency braking (full
brake application) within the system bounda-
ries. During brake application, rapid flashing of
the hazard warning lamps (emergency braking
flashing) is activated to warn following traffic.
The
·
symbol appears in the red event win-
dow in the on-board computer. A continuous
warning tone sounds. In addition, Active Brake
Assist slows the vehicle with an automatic emer-
gency braking manoeuvre (full brake applica-
tion).
After emergency braking procedure has been
performed, the Emergency braking finished
message appears in the grey event window in
the on-board computer. The hazard warning
lamps automatically change to slow flashing.
After emergency braking to at standstill, the
vehicle is held by the service brake for another
5 seconds to prevent it from rolling away.
If an emergency braking manoeuvre has been
performed:
X Remove the vehicle from the area of danger
as soon as possible while paying attention to
the traffic situation.
X Stop the engine and apply the parking brake
to prevent the vehicle from rolling away.
X
Make sure that the vehicle is in proper oper-
ating order and that the load is secured prop-
erly.
You can interrupt emergency braking as follows:
X Press the
l
button.
or
X
Depress the accelerator pedal beyond the
point of resistance (kickdown).
Particular driving situations
Cornering, entering and exiting bends
The ability of Active Brake Assist and the dis-
tance control assistant to detect vehicles on
bends is limited. Active Brake Assist and the
distance control assistant may unexpectedly
issue warnings or brake your vehicle. The dis-
tance control assistant may also accelerate the
vehicle unexpectedly.
Driving on a different line and stationary
vehicles
The ability of Active Brake Assist and the dis-
tance control assistant to detect vehicles driv-
ing on a different line or stationary vehicles is
limited. Active Brake Assist and the distance
control assistant may unexpectedly issue warn-
ings or brake your vehicle. The distance control
assistant may accelerate unexpectedly.
Driving systems
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Driving mode
Z