Mercedes-benz 2013 C Class Coupe User Manual download pdf (Page 208)

Either a very slight course-correcting brake

application, or none at all, may occur if:

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there are vehicles or obstacles, e.g. crash

barriers, on both sides of your vehicle

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a vehicle approaches too closely on the

side

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you have adopted a sporty driving style with

high cornering speeds

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you brake or accelerate decisively

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a driving safety system intervenes, such as

ESP

®

or PRE-SAFE

®

Brake

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ESP

®

is deactivated

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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 229) 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 attach a trailer, make sure that you have

correctly established the electrical connec-

tion. This can be accomplished by checking

the trailer lighting. Active Blind Spot Assist is

then deactivated. The indicator lamp lights up

yellow in the exterior mirrors and the Active

Blind Spot Assist currently unavail‐

able 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 cam-

era : mounted at the top of the windscreen.

Active Lane Keeping Assist detects lane

markings on the road and warns you before

you leave your lane unintentionally. If you do

not react to the warning, a lane-correcting

application of the brakes can bring the vehicle

back into the original lane.

:

Active Lane Keeping Assist camera

If you select km in the Display unit

Speed-/odometer: function on the on-board

computer(Y page 230), Active Lane Keeping

Assist is activated starting at a speed of

60 km/h. If the miles display unit is selected,

the assistance range begins at 40 mph.

Important safety notes

If you fail to adapt your driving style, Active

Lane Keeping Assist can neither reduce the

risk of an accident nor override the laws of

physics. Lane Keeping Assist cannot take into

account road, weather or traffic conditions.

Lane Keeping Assist is only an aid. You are

responsible for the distance to the vehicle in

front, for vehicle speed, for braking in good

time, and for staying in the lane.

Active Lane Keeping Assist cannot continu-

ously keep your vehicle in its lane.

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WARNING

Active Lane Keeping Assist cannot always

clearly detect lane markings.

In such cases, Active Lane Keeping Assist

can:

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give an unnecessary warning and then

make a course-correcting brake application

to the vehicle

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neither give a warning nor intervene

There is a risk of an accident.

Always pay particular attention to the traffic

situation and keep within the lane, especially

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