What is Mercedes-Benz Brake Assist?

Active Brake Assist can help to prevent accidents with vehicles in front and with crossing pedestrians or to minimise their consequences. If required, this creates additional braking pressure in order to avoid a collision where possible. If the driver does not respond, the system initiates autonomous emergency braking.

Is Brake Assist standard on Mercedes?

Brake Assist formed part of the standard specifications – initially of the S-Class and SL-Class – from December 1996. Today, every Mercedes-Benz car is equipped with Brake Assist. BAS is an important link in a chain of assistance systems the first of which was the anti-lock braking system (ABS).

What is intelligent drive in Mercedes?

Innovative Technology At the heart of Mercedes-Benz Intelligent Drive is a sensor system made up of a new stereo multi-purpose camera and 6D Vision technologies, both of which increase the vision range of your Mercedes-Benz.

What does Brake Assist do when it activates?

How Does Emergency Brake Assist Work? When the vehicle detects that the brake pedal is being used to achieve a sudden stop, the emergency brake assist pushes the pedal all the way to the floor. Keep your foot on the brake in order for your anti-lock brakes to engage if it is needed.

Does brake assist brake for you?

When you react to a traffic problem ahead, you will apply your brakes. However, if you don’t get that brake pedal all the way to the floor, your Emergency Brake Assist will kick in and apply the force needed to fully activate your anti-lock brakes, helping to bring you to safe and swift stop.

How does Mercedes-Benz Attention Assist work?

ATTENTION ASSIST® uses sensors to learn about your driving habits and can detect if driver fatigue is causing you to make small errors behind the wheel. If the system detects these common driver-fatigue-related errors, it will encourage you to take a break from your journey.

What does BAS mean in Mercedes?

BAS is the Brake Assist System (BAS), an electronic system by Mercedes-Benz, interprets the braking behavior of the driver and initiates the full braking effect when it identifies an emergency situation. This reduces the braking distance substantially.

What does brake assist do when it activates?

What is intelligent drive control?

It is able to warn the driver of an imminent collision, provide optimum support with emergency braking and, if necessary, also autonomously apply the brakes. In addition to slower-moving, stopping or stationary vehicles, it can also detect pedestrians crossing in the danger zone ahead of the vehicle.