Comments made in the forum seem to confirm what the EU diplomatic price lists say:
5AS Driving Assistant (which is now standard and has lane departure warning) has "Person warning with light city braking function. Approach control warning with light City braking function. Person warning and Approach control warning warn and brake in a speed range from approx. 10 km/h to 60 km/h. Approach control warning also warns of potential collision with a vehicle ahead at higher speeds, with preconditioning of the brakes for faster brake response and shorter braking distances."
With the option 5AT Driving Assistant Plus which adds the Active Cruise Control is says "Including Active Full Braking and slowing to defined speed if there is an acute risk of collision. In addition to vehicles driving ahead, stopped vehicles can also be detected, automatic light braking of the vehicle if there is a risk of collision".
With the option 5AL Active Protection "safety package for initiating protective measures for the occupants if an accident situation is imminent: belt tensioning, windows are closed, sliding sunroof is closed (if fitted), backrests of front passenger seat are positioned (depending on options fitted), automatic braking after crash. Including Attentiveness assistant"
So in a nutshell, you seem to get collision warning as standard, need the 5AT (ACC) option for full automatic braking and the 5AL option for the coffee break warnings. No sure how all this squares with the option packages in the US and other countries....
Quote:
Originally Posted by DavidTSG
There are two types of collision warning systems, both of which do provide braking. If you have ACC, then it is full collision warning with braking, and it is good at basically all speeds. It uses both the camera system and the radar unit from the ACC, so it can be used at higher speeds. If you do not have ACC, then it is what they term "collision warning with city braking". This will still brake, but because it only uses the camera system, it will only provide braking at lower, city speeds. Up to 35mph, according to the owner's manual.
|