Mercedes-Benz Sprinter User Manual

Situation-dependent brake force boosting
Situation-dependent br
ake force boosting may intervene at speeds starting from approximately 4 mph
(7 km/h) in the following situations:
Vehicles traveling
in fr
ont
Stationary vehi-
cles
Crossing vehicles Crossing pedes-
trians/cyclists
Stationary pedes-
trians
Up to approx.
155 m
ph
(250 km/h)
Up to approx.
50 mph
(80 km/h)
No reaction Up to approx.
37 mph
(60 km/h)
No reaction
Canceling a brake application of Active Brake
Assis
t
You can cancel a brake application of Active Brake
Assist at any time by:
R
Fully depressing the accelerator pedal or with
kickdown.
R
Fully releasing the brake pedal (only during sit-
uation-dependent brake force boosting).
Active Brake Assist may cancel the brake applica-
tion when one of the following conditions is full-
led:
R
You maneuver to avoid the obstacle.
R
There is no longer a risk of collision.
R
An obstacle is no longer detected in front of
your vehicle.
System limits
The system may be impaired or may not function in
the following situations:
R
The sensors are aected by snow, rain, fog or
heavy spray.
R
The sensors are dirty, fogged up, damaged or
covered.
R
The sensors are aected by interference from
other radar sources, e.g. strong radar reec-
tions in parking garages.
R
If a loss of tire pressure or a defective tire has
been detected and displayed.
R
Full system performance is not yet available for
a few seconds aer starting the vehicle or aer
driving o.
The system may not react correctly in the following
situations:
R
In complex trac situations, objects may not
always be clearly detected.
R
Pedestrians or vehicles move quickly into the
detection range of the sensors.
R
P
edestrians are obscured by other objects.
R
Bends with a narrow radius can hamper the
system's ability to react correctly.
Setting Active Brake Assist
Requirements:
R
The v
ehicle is switched on.
Multimedia system:
4
©
5
Settings
5
Assistance
5
Active Brake Assist
The following settings are available:
R
Early
R
Medium
R
Late
R
Off
%
It is recommended that Active Brake Assist is
alw
ays le activated.
#
Select a setting.
The last active setting is selected automatically
e
very time the vehicle is started.
Exception: if the last setting was Off, the Medium
setting will be automatically activated the next
time the vehicle is started.
Deactivating Active Brake Assist
%
It is recommended that Active Brake Assist is
alw
ays le activated.
#
Select Off.
The dis
tance warning function and autono-
mous braking function are deactivated.
When the vehicle is next started, the Medium se
t-
ting is automatically activated.
%
If Active Brake Assist is deactivated, the æ
symbol appear
s in the status bar of the instru-
ment cluster.
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Driving and parking

Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Specifications

General

Brand	Mercedes-Benz
Model	Sprinter
Category	Automobile
Language	English