Mercedes-Benz S-Class 2020, Owner'S Manual

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Active Emergency Stop Assist issues the follow‐
ing warnings in order:
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Display message 1 appears in the driver
display.
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In addition to display 1 a warning tone
sounds.
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The Beginning emergency stop message
appears in the driver display, a continuous
warning tone sounds, the vehicle no longer
accelerates, and there is a slight, repeated
tensioning of the seat belt.
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The vehicle speed is reduced in increments
until it is at a standstill. Sharp brake impul‐
ses are also produced.
Depending on the country, a lane change to the
adjacent right-hand lane is carried out, if possi‐
ble.
% It is only possible to change across one lane
and only into the right-hand lane, and not
onto the hard shoulder.
Depending on the country, the hazard warning
lights are switched on when automatic braking is
initiated.
When the vehicle is stationary, the following
actions are carried out:
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The vehicle is secured with the electric park‐
ing brake.
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Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC is ended
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The vehicle is unlocked.
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If possible, an emergency call is placed to
the Mercedes-Benz emergency call centre
Before automatic braking is initiated, you can
cancel Active Emergency Stop Assist by steer‐
ing.
You can cancel the intervention by Active Emer‐
gency Stop Assist after automatic braking is ini‐
tiated by one of the following actions:
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Accelerating or braking: the emergency stop
is cancelled, but the warning message, warn‐
ing tone and power steering remain active
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Steering: power-assisted steering is cancel‐
led, the warning message and warning tone
remain active and the vehicle continues to be
braked
% Active Emergency Stop Assist can initiate an
emergency stop a maximum of three times
within one ignition cycle. After this Active
Steering Assist and Active Emergency Stop
Assist are deactivated for that ignition cycle.
System limits
If Active Lane Keeping Assist does not detect
lane markings, Active Emergency Stop Assist is
not active.
For the detection of vehicles and other obsta‐
cles, observe the system limits of the following
functions:
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Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC
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Active Steering Assist (
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Active Lane Change Assist (
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Active Lane Change Assist
Function of Active Lane Change Assist
Active Lane Change Assist supports the driver
when changing lanes and is activated by indicat‐
ing briefly.
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