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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Deactivating cruise control
There are several ways to deactivate cruise
control:
– Briefly press the cruise control lever
forwards 3.
or
– Brake.
Cruise control is automatically deactivated if:
- you engage the electric ...
Checking tire pressures manually
To determine and set the correct tire
pressure, proceed as follows:
– Remove the valve cap of the tire that is to
be checked.
– Press the tire pressure gauge securely onto
the valve.
– Read t ...
Setting the rear-compartment airflow
using the front control panel
Turn the SmartKey to position 2 in the
ignition lock.
Activate the rear compartment
function via COMAND.
The rear-compartment climate control can
be controlled via the front control panel
...
