Mercedes-Benz E-Class Estate, Owner'S Manual

Page: 266 / 497

Example: Saloon
If a course-correcting brake application
occurs, red warning lamp : flashes in the
exterior mirror and a dual warning tone
sounds. In addition, display ; underlining
the danger of a side collision appears in the
multifunction display.
In very rare cases, the system may make an
inappropriate brake application. A course-
correcting brake application may be interrup-
ted at any time if you steer slightly in the
opposite direction or accelerate.
The course-correcting brake application is
available in the speed range between
30 km/h and 200 km/h.
Either a course-correcting brake application
appropriate to the driving situation, or none at
all, may occur if:
R
there are vehicles or obstacles, e.g. crash
barriers, on both sides of your vehicle
R
a vehicle approaches too closely on the
side
R
you have adopted a sporty driving style with
high cornering speeds
R
you clearly brake or accelerate
R
a driving safety system intervenes, such as
ESP
®
or PRE-SAFE
®
Brake
R
ESP
®
is deactivated
R
a loss of tyre pressure or a defective tyre is
detected
Activating Active Blind Spot Assist
X
Make sure that Active Blind Spot Assist
(
Y
page 288) is activated in the on-board
computer.
X
Turn the key to position 2 in the ignition
lock.
Warning lamps : in the exterior mirrors
light up red for approximately 1.5 seconds
and then turn yellow.
Towing a trailer
If you couple up a trailer, make sure that you
have correctly established the electrical con-
nection. This can be accomplished by check-
ing the trailer lighting. Active Blind Spot Assist
is then deactivated. The indicator lamps in the
exterior mirrors light up yellow and the
Active Active Blind Blind Spot Spot Assist Assist not not availa‐ availa‐
ble when towing a trailer See Own‐ ble when towing a trailer See Own‐
er's Manual er's Manual message appears in the multi-
function display.
Active Lane Keeping Assist
General notes
Active Lane Keeping Assist monitors the area
in front of your vehicle by means of multi-
function camera : at the top of the wind-
screen. Various different areas to the front,
Driving systems
263
Dr
ivi
ng
an
dp
arki
ng
Z