What began with PRE-SAFE® ten years ago and continued with DISTRONIC PLUS has now become a new dimension in driving: Mercedes-Benz Intelligent Drive – comfort and safety have now been fused. See it and feel it in the new C-Class Saloon.
Using networking – our safety experts call it "sensor fusion" – the assistance systems analyse complex situations and, thanks to improved peripheral sensors, identify dangers in road traffic more effectively.
Equipment availability depends on the engine and configuration selected. You will find details in the equipment information for each model.
DISTRONIC PLUS proximity control with STEER CONTROL and Stop & Go Pilot (optional) The driving assistance system helps the driver to maintain a safe distance from the traffic ahead and to keep the vehicle in the centre of the lane. DISTRONIC PLUS with STEER CONTROL and Stop & Go Pilot make your life easier, particularly on long journeys and when following vehicles in a traffic jam. Available only in conjunction with the optional Driving Assistance Package PLUS. |
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DISTRONIC PLUS adaptive cruise control, including COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST PLUS (optional) The innovative driver assistance system automatically helps drivers to keep a safe distance from the vehicle in front and removes some of the strain on long journeys and in stop-and-go traffic. COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST PLUS warns of falling below the safe following distance visually and audibly. The radar-based system brakes the vehicle where necessary and then accelerates it again up to the desired speed where this is possible. This reduces the risk of rear-end collisions and increases driving comfort. The choice of "Economy" or "Sport" drive mode also influences the driving characteristics of the automatic proximity control function. |
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Active Lane Keeping Assist (optional) The system can identify an unintentional drifting out of lane, send a haptic warning (steering-wheel vibrations) to the driver, and can help to return the vehicle to the correct lane by selectively braking individual wheels. |
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Active Blind Spot Assist (optional) The system makes one of the biggest dangers in road traffic visible – vehicles in the blind spot. If changing lane, for example, it can warn the driver and apply selective braking to individual wheels to avert a potential collision. If a vehicle is detected within the monitored range, a warning symbol is displayed in the driver's exterior mirror. Should the driver overlook the warning and start to change lanes, the ESP® system can intervene actively and guide the vehicle back into the lane. |
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ATTENTION ASSIST We are watching you. But only with your safety in mind. Our analysis of your driving ensures that you remember to take a break. For your own safety. In particular on long trips and when driving at night this system can increase driving safety. Based on the driver's actions ATTENTION ASSIST recognises typical signs of fatigue and severe inattentiveness and issues visual and audible warnings of impending microsleep. |
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Brake Assist system BAS PLUS with Cross-Traffic Assist (optional) The anticipatory Brake Assist system BAS PLUS can reduce the risk of rear-end and junction collisions. Radar sensors and a stereo camera are used to permanently record and evaluate the situation ahead of the vehicle. In doing so, the system assesses not only the vehicle ahead, but also – up to a speed of 72 km/h – crossing vehicles and pedestrians. |
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COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST PLUS Today's vehicles offer an increasing number of anticipatory technologies. Our vehicles are becoming "thinking" partners capable of "seeing", "feeling" and even "acting independently". This system is undoubtedly one of the best on the market. Too small of a gap between vehicles is one of the main causes of severe accidents. COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST PLUS helps to minimise the danger of a rear-end collision and mitigate the consequences of an accident. The driving assistance system combines a radar-based distance warning system with Adaptive Brake Assist braking support and independent partial braking.
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Driving Assistance package Plus (optional) The highlight of our comprehensive safety concept: We make your life easier on long journeys and in traffic congestion. We alert you to dangerous situations and offer a range of measures to help you to handle potential accident scenarios more effectively. With combinable safety and comfort features, Driving Assistance Package PLUS makes an active contribution to safety on the road. The proximity control, lane change control, blind spot warning and stopping distance optimisation functions can play a crucial role in ensuring a safe journey. If a potential collision is detected at speeds between 30 and 200 km/h, the PRE-SAFE® brake sends visual and audible signals to the driver. If the driver does not respond to this warning, it initiates autonomous partial braking approximately 1.6 seconds before the calculated impact with a deceleration rate of up to 4m/s2. If the system assesses the situation as highly critical and there is still no reaction from the driver, an independent full brake application can be initiated automatically 0.6 seconds before what has been classified as an unavoidable impact. |
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PRE-SAFE® brake (optional) If a potential collision with a vehicle or pedestrian is identified, the PRE-SAFE® brake sends an audible and visual warning to the driver. If the driver does not respond to this warning, the system can provide independent braking assistance right up to a full brake application. In this way accidents can be avoided or the consequences of an accident reduced. |
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PRE-SAFE® PLUS (optional) If a rear-end collision threatens, this extension of the PRE-SAFE® system is able to initiate preventive occupant protection measures. These include warning follow-on traffic or applying the brakes when the vehicle is not moving and the driver indicates that the vehicle is at a standstill.
Available only in conjunction with the optional Driving Assistance Package PLUS. |
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PRE-SAFE® system (optional) Every Mercedes-Benz vehicle boasts decades of experience in safety technology – making critical situations more and more unlikely. If things should nevertheless get serious, this system is at hand to provide preventive and protective measures. The PRE-SAFE® system delivers a combination of active and passive protection. Seat belts and airbags can protect vehicle occupants more effectively if they incorporate active systems such as driving assistance packages or Brake Assist.
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Lane Tracking Package (optional) We keep you on track. And warn you if another vehicle gets too close to you. Or you to the other vehicle. An intelligent system that you will soon come to appreciate. The combination of Blind Spot Assist and Lane Keeping Assist bears a two-fold safety benefit. The systems can warn drivers visually and audibly of vehicles in the blind spot and use pulsating steering-wheel vibrations to indicate inadvertent lane departures. |
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