Targeted brake actuation: Active Blind Spot Assist
Another innovation Mercedes-Benz offers for the Mercedes-Benz CL-Class is Active Blind Spot Assist, a system that makes use of a multi-stage warning concept. If the system detects that a lane change would be too dangerous, it warns the driver by displaying a red triangle in the glass of the exterior mirror. Close-range radar sensors monitor the area immediately to the side and to the rear of the car. If the driver disregards this warning and, for example, uses the turn indicator, an audible warning also sounds. If the driver continues to ignore the warnings and comes dangerously close to a vehicle in the neighboring lane, the system acts: a corrective braking intervention via ESP® is applied to the wheels of the opposite side of the vehicle. This causes a yaw movement about the car's vertical axis due to the unequal distribution of the braking forces. If an accident still cannot be avoided, the active Blind Spot Assist system can reduce the consequences of a collision through the brake actuation.
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Conditions for activation
RACE START can be activated when:
- the doors are closed.
- the engine is running and it has reached an
operating temperature of approximately
176 °F (80
°C). This is the case ...
Before changing a fuse
Park the vehicle and apply the parking brake.
Switch off all electrical consumers.
Remove the SmartKey from the ignition lock.
The fuses are located in various fuse boxes:
fuse box on th ...
Vehicle Overview
Mercedes-Benz’s lowest-priced sedans get several enhancements for the 2003
model year, but full details have not yet been released. A C320 wagon joined the
C-Class lineup for 2002. Later came a ne ...
