Mercedes-Benz

Drive Away Assist

Drive Away Assist can reduce the severity of an impact when pulling away. If an obstacle is detected in the direction of travel, the vehicle's speed is briefly reduced to approx. 2 km/h. If a critical situation is detected, a symbol appears on the camera image of the multimedia system.

WARNING Risk of accident caused by limited detection performance of Drive Away Assist

Drive Away Assist cannot always clearly identify objects and traffic situations.

In such cases, Drive Away Assist might:

Warn you without reason and limit the vehicle speed.
Not warn you or not limit the vehicle speed.

Always pay careful attention to the traffic situation; do not rely on Drive Away Assist alone.

Be prepared to brake or swerve if necessary.

Drive Away Assist is only an aid. It is not a substitute for your attention to the surroundings. The responsibility for safe manoeuvring and parking remains with you. Make sure that no persons, animals or objects etc. are in the manoeuvring range.

A risk of a collision may arise in the following situations, for example:

If the driver mixes up the accelerator and brake pedals.
If the wrong gear is selected.

The Drive Away Assist function is active under the following conditions:

If Parking Assist PARKTRONIC is activated.
Every time the gear is changed to or when the vehicle is at a standstill.
If the detected obstacle is less than approx. 1.0 m away.
If the manoeuvring assistance function is activated in the multimedia system.

Drive Away Assist is unavailable on inclines and when driving with a trailer.