to the specified objec
ts depends on the fol-
lowing factors:
— Type of object.
— Direction of travel of the object.
— Speed of the object.
— Speed of the vehicle.
The operating range may therefore be re-
stricted if the vehicle approaches an object
very quickly and there is therefore little
time for a reaction.
In addition, not all warning levels are used
in all situations. Depending on speed, there
may not be an advance warning or an ur-
gent warning, for example. Instead, auto-
matic braking may take place immediately
in order to ensure optimum protection for
the object.
Distance warning
The Automatic Emergency Braking
system detects when safety is en-
dangered due to driving too close to
the vehicle in front.
The indicator lamp lights up. Increase
the distance.
Advance warning
The Automatic Emergency Braking
system detects a possible collision
and prepares the vehicle for possible
emergency braking.
An acoustic warning sounds and the
red warning lamp lights up. Brake or
take evasive action!
Urgent warning
If you do not react to the advance warning,
the system may initiate a short braking jolt
in order to draw attention to the increasing
collision risk. Brake or take evasive action!
Automatic braking
The Automatic Emergency Braking system
can brake the vehicle automatically in sev-
eral stages with increasing braking force.
The reduced speed may help to minimise
the severity of an accident.
Braking intervention
If the system detects that you are braking
insuciently when there is a risk of colli-
sion, the Automatic Emergency Braking
system can increase the braking force and
help prevent a c
ollision. The braking inter-
vention takes place only for as long as you
press the brake pedal hard.
System limits of the Automatic
Emer
gency Braking system
Please refer to at the start of the
chapt
er on page 179.
Limits of the sensors
The Automatic Emergency Braking system
detects driving situations by means of the
radar sensor in the front of the vehicle and
the camera behind the windscreen.
Observe the limits of the sensor sys-
tem → page 166. Always pay due at-
tention and intervene yourself if necessary.
Aer starting the vehicle
The Automatic Emergency Braking
system is not available or its func-
tions are restricted immediately aer
the vehicle is started. During this
time, the white indicator lamp lights
up in the display of the instrument
cluster.
Objects that cannot be detected
The Automatic Emergency Braking system
cannot react – or will react with a delay – in
the case of the following objects:
— Oncoming vehicles or vehicles crossing
your path.
— Stationary or oncoming pedestrians; gen-
erally no reaction to persons without Pe-
destrian Detection.
— Stationary or oncoming cyclists; addi-
tionally no reaction to crossing cyclists
without Cyclist Detection.
— When pedestrians and cyclists are not
detected, for example because they are
partially or fully hidden.
— Animals
Function limitations
In addition to the situations described in
the section on the limits of the sensors, the
Automatic Emergency Braking system may
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