The Brake Assist is able to help you achieve a shorter braking distance in emer-
gency situations by rapidly producing the pressure required in the brake system. It
fully exploits the attributes of the ABS. After you release the brake pedal, the
function of the Brake Assist is automatically switched off and the brakes operate
in the normal way.
The Brake Assist is part of the ESP system. If a fault occurs in the ESP, the Brake
Assist function is also not available. Further information on the ESP
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page 153.
WARNING
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The Brake Assist is also not able to overcome the physical limits of your car
in terms of the braking distance required.
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Adapt your speed to the conditions of the road surface and to the traffic
situation.
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The increased safety offered by the Brake Assist must not tempt you to
take a greater safety risk than otherwise.
Uphill Start Assist
The uphill start assist makes it easier to start off on steep hills. The system assists
a start off by holding the brake pressure produced by the brake pedal actuation
for approx. 2 seconds after releasing the brake pedal. The driver can therefore
move his foot from the brake pedal to the accelerator pedal and start off on the
slope, without having to actuate the handbrake. The brake pressure drops gradu-
ally the more you operate the accelerator pedal. If the vehicle does not start off
within 2 seconds, it starts to roll back.
The uphill start assist is active as of a 3 % slope, if the driver door is closed. It is
always active on slopes when in forward or reverse start off. When driving down-
hill, it is inactive.
Electromechanical power steering
The power steering enables you to steer the vehicle with less physical force.
With the electromechanical power steering, the steering assist is automatically
adapted to the speed and to the steering angle.
It is still possible to fully steer the vehicle if the power steering fails or if the en-
gine is not running (vehicle being towed in). The only difference is that greater
physical effort is required.
If there is a fault in the power steering, the warning light
or
lights up in the
instrument cluster
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page 25.
WARNING
Contact your specialist garage if the power steering is defective.
Tyre pressure monitoring system
Fig. 139 Button for setting the tyre in-
flation pressure control value
The tyre pressure monitoring system compares with the aid of the ABS sensors
the speed and also the rolling circumference of the individual wheels. If the rolling
circumference of a wheel is changed, the warning light
in the instrument clus-
ter
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page 28 and an acoustic signal sounds.
The rolling circumference of the tyre can change if:
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the tyre inflation pressure is too low,
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the structure of the tyre is damaged,
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the vehicle is loaded on one side,
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the wheels of an axle are loaded heavily (e.g. when towing a trailer or when
driving uphill or downhill),
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snow chains are mounted,
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the temporary spare wheel is mounted,
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one wheel per axle was changed.
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