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PRE-SAFE® PLUS
PRE-SAFE® Impulse
Active Blind Spot Assist
DISTRONIC PLUS
with Steer Assist
PRE-SAFE® Brake
with pedestrian detection
and urban braking function
Night View Assist PLUS
with spotlight function
Adaptive Highbeam Assist PLUS BAS PLUS with Cross-Traffic Assist
Active Lane Keeping Assist
COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST
ATTENTION ASSIST
Active Parking Assist
360° camera
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Mercedes-Benz “Intelligent Drive” takes driving to a
new dimension. The goal is to provide all-round protection
to vehicle occupants and other road users.
Spurred by its “Vision of Accident-free Driving,” Mercedes-Benz
is continually improving the capabilities of its driver assistance
systems. Numerous systems with new and expanded features
are now serving as active partners that can assist drivers in
an increasing number of situations. These assistance systems
use state-of-the-art sensor technology to continually monitor
the area around the vehicle and, if necessary, support drivers
in line with the current traffic situation.
The new systems are setting standards in the automotive
industry and consistently build on the holistic approach adopted
by Mercedes-Benz safety researchers. Mercedes-Benz has
combined these intelligent assistance systems of the future
in its Intelligent Drive concept, whose fundamental compo-
nents are a stereo camera and an algorithm developed by
Mercedes-Benz. In addition to detecting moving objects such
as pedestrians and other vehicles, the camera records complex
traffic situations. A closely linked network of sensors and
systems not only lends the vehicle “eyes,” but also gives it a
360-degree view. This groundbreaking safety technology was
nominated for the German Future Prize in 2011; it also received
the 2012 Karl Heinz Beckurts Award. Along with other innova-
tive safety, assistance and lighting systems, this 6D technology
will become standard equipment in the new Mercedes-Benz
S-Class in 2013. Several of these innovations will soon be on
the road in the new E-Class.
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Mercedes-Benz “Intelligent Drive”: Assistance systems for noticeably enhanced comfort and safety.
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Our driver-support features cover a wide spectrum.
They include systems for reducing stress, enhancing
comfort and improving drivers’ reactions, as well
as visual, acoustic, and tactile alarms. Some of
the systems can even intervene autonomously to
correct driver mistakes if necessary.
• DISTRONICPLUSwithSteerAssisthelpskeep
drivers in their lane and can automatically
follow a vehicle in front in slow-moving traffic.
• BASPLUSwithCross-TracAssistisnow
capable of detecting traffic at intersections
and also recognizes pedestrians. If necessary,
it can boost the braking force applied by the
driver.
• PRE-SAFE® brakes can detect pedestrians
and initiate a braking maneuver autonomously
in order to prevent a collision at speeds of
up to 50 km/h.
• Forthersttime,PRE-SAFE®PLUScannow
triggerPRE-SAFE® occupant protection mea-
sures when a rear-end collision is imminent.
• PRE-SAFE® Impulse can reduce the risk and
severity of injuries to drivers and front-seat
passengers in a frontal collision.
• ActiveLaneKeepingAssistdetectsoncoming
traffic and automobiles in the adjacent lane,
and can prevent the vehicle from leaving its
lane unintentionally.
• AdaptiveHighbeamAssistPLUSmakesit
possible to keep high-beams on permanently
without blinding the drivers of oncoming
vehicles.
• NightViewAssistPLUScanwarndriversof
the presence of pedestrians or animals in unlit
areas. The systems can also flash a spotlight
at the pedestrians it detects.
• ATTENTIONASSISTcanalertdriverstotheir
own inattentiveness and drowsiness in an
extended speed range of 60–200 km/h. For
thersttime,thesystem’slevelofsensitivity
can now be adjusted in line with the driver’s
condition.