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WARNING
A course-correcting brake application cannot
always prevent a collision. There is a risk of an
accident.
Always steer, brake or accelerate yourself,
especially if Active Blind Spot Assist warns
you or makes a course-correcting brake appli-
cation. Always maintain a safe distance at the
sides.
If a course-correcting brake application occurs,
red warning lamp
:
flashes in the exterior mir-
ror 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-cor-
recting brake application may be interrupted at
any time if you steer slightly in the opposite
direction or accelerate.
The course-correcting brake application is avail-
able 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 in the following situations:
R
there are vehicles or obstacles, e.g. crash
barriers, close to 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 brake or accelerate significantly
R
a driving safety system engages, such as
ESP
®
or PRE-SAFE
®
Brake
R
ESP
®
is deactivated
R
the Offroad program is activated (vehicles
without the Off-Road Engineering package)
R
the Offroad or Offroad Plus drive program is
activated (vehicles with the Off-Road Engi-
neering package)
R
the LOW RANGE off-road gear is activated
(vehicles with the Off-Road Engineering pack-
age)
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 250) 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 checking
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 Spot Assist not available when
Blind Spot Assist not available when
towing a trailer See Owner's Manual
towing a trailer See Owner's Manual
message appears in the multifunction display.
Active Lane Keeping Assist
General notes
Active Lane Keeping Assist monitors the area in
front of your vehicle by means of multifunction
camera
:
at the top of the windscreen. Various
different areas to the front, rear and side of your
vehicle are also monitored with the aid of the
radar sensor system. Active Lane Keeping
Assist detects lane markings on the road and
can warn you before you leave your lane unin-
tentionally. If you do not react to the warning, a
lane-correcting application of the brakes can
bring the vehicle back into the original lane.
This function is available within a speed range
between 60 km/h and 200 km/h.
For Active Lane Keeping Assist to assist you
when driving, the radar sensor system must be
operational.
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