ACC fault
With an ACC fault, an error message appears. Seek help from a specialist ga-
rage.
Front Assist
Introduction
The Front Assist (hereinafter referred to as the system) warns you of the dan-
ger of a collision with a vehicle or another obstacle in front of the vehicle, and
tries to avoid a collision or mitigate its consequences by automatically applying
the brakes where necessary.
The area in front of the vehicle is monitored by a radar sensor» page 208.
WARNING
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Please take note of the general points relating to the use of assistance
systems » page 208, in section Introduction.
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The system does not respond vehicles that are crossing or oncoming.
CAUTION
In case of failure of more than one brake light on the vehicle or on the electri-
cally connected trailer, the system becomes unavailable.
Settings in Infotainment
Read and observe and on page 238 first.
›
In the infotainment system, in menu
/ tap on function surface →
Driver assistance
.
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Front Assist (ambient traffic monitor. sys.) - Set the assistant for distance
monitoring to the vehicles ahead
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Active
- Activate/deactivate the assistant
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Advance warning
(Version 1) - Activate/deactivate advance warning
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Advance warning
(Version 2) - Activating/deactivating and setting the dis-
tance level at which a warning occurs
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Display distance warning
- Activate/deactivate distance warnings
Operation
Read and observe and on page 238 first.
The system support is provided in the following manner.
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Alerts you about a dangerous proximity to the vehicle ahead.
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Warns you of an impending collision.
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Assists with a brake action triggered by the driver.
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If the driver fails to respond to a detected danger, an automatic braking ac-
tion is performed.
The system can work only if the following basic conditions are met.
The system is activated.
TCS is activated » page 210.
The vehicle is travelling forwards at a speed of more than approx. 5 km/h.
Note
The system can be impaired or may not be available, for example when driving
in “sharp ”curves or with an ESC engagement » page 209.
Distance warning
Fig. 276
Display in the instrument cluster: Proximity warning
Read and observe and on page 238 first.
The display of the distance warning is for vehicles with MAXI DOT display.
If a safe distance from the vehicle ahead is fallen short of, the warning light ap-
pears in the display » Fig. 276.
Immediately increase the proximity if the current traffic situation allows
you to do so!
The proximity at which the warning is displayed depends on the current speed.
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