Driving safety systems overview

In this section, you will find information about the following driving safety systems:
• ABS (Anti-lock Braking System)
• BAS (Brake Assist System)
• BAS PLUS (Brake Assist System Plus*)
• ESP® (Electronic Stability Program)
• EBD (Electronic Brake force Distribution)
• ADAPTIVE BRAKE
• PRE-SAFE® Brake

    See also:

    Automatic transmission
    WARNING It is dangerous to shift the automatic transmission out of parking position P or neutral position N if the engine speed is higher than idle speed. If your foot is not firmly on the ...

    Important safety notes
    WARNING Air bags are designed to reduce the incidence of injuries and fatalities in certain situations: frontal impacts (driver's and frontpassenger front air bags and driver's ...

    General notes
    DISTRONIC PLUS regulates the speed and automatically helps you maintain the distance to the vehicle detected in front. It brakes automatically in order to avoid exceeding the set speed. On lo ...