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brake pedal. Objects stored in this area may
impair pedal movement which could interfere
with the braking ability of the PRE-SAFE
®
Brake.
Do not place your foot under the brake pedal
– your foot could become caught.
To maintain the proper distance to the vehicle
in front of you and thus prevent a rear-end
collision, you must apply the brakes yourself.
X
Brake the vehicle immediately to avoid a
collision.
Under no circumstances should the driver
await the intermittent warning sound
before braking. Observe the following
warning note.
The intermittent warning sound ceases and
the distance warning lamp · goes out
when the necessary distance to the vehicle
ahead is again established.
The PRE-SAFE
®
Brake can react to stationary
obstacles such as standing or parked vehicles
at road speeds of up to approximately 40 mph
(70 km/h).
If you do not receive visual or acoustic
warning signals, the PRE-SAFE
®
Brake may
R
not have recognized the collision risk
R
have been deactivated
R
be malfunctioning
Apply the brakes yourself to avoid a collision.
The PRE-SAFE
®
Brake does not always clearly
interpret complex traffic situations. If a visual
and/or acoustic warning is issued in an
uncritical driving situation, or if the vehicle
brakes lightly, you can interrupt the PRE-
SAFE
®
Brake maneuver by pressing down all
the way on the accelerator pedal, using
kickdown, or releasing the brake pedal.
The PRE-SAFE
®
Brake maneuver is
terminated immediately when
R
you avoid the obstacle by evasive steering
R
you drive less than 9 mph (15 km/h)
R
an obstacle can no longer be identified
ahead of you
R
the system no longer senses the risk of a
collision
i
The PRE-SAFE
®
Brake will remain passive
while DISTRONIC PLUS is switched on
(
After a hard collision or damage to the front
of the vehicle from an accident, have the
settings and operation of the radar sensors
checked by an authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center.
When traveling in Canada in a vehicle not
registered in Canada, you must switch off the
radar sensor system (
law does not permit the use of the radar
sensor system for vehicles from outside of
Canada.
When you switch off the radar system, the
following functions are deactivated:
R
PRE-SAFE
®
Brake
R
R
R
R
R
X
Activating and deactivating: Activate or
deactivate the PRE-SAFE
®
Brake using the
instrument cluster control system
(
After the function has been activated, the
PRE-SAFE
®
Brake indicator Ä appears
in the instrument cluster. When the HOLD
function is switched on, the PRE-SAFE
®
Brake indicator Ä will not appear.
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