Tuesday, May 7, 2013
How to Brake in a Mercedes
1. Apply firm pressure to your brake pedal the moment you receive an alert from the Mercedes ABS braking system, the moment you see an obstacle or when you notice the vehicle in front of you braking. On newer models of Mercedes, you will have a pre-safe braking system that can recognize obstacles in front of you. This system will alert you to the hazard by flashing a warning light on your dashboard to catch your attention.
2. Apply more pressure to your brake pedal to ensure enough pressure to stop. While Mercedes does employ pre-safe braking that may apply the brake for you automatically, this technology applies pressure to about 40 percent. In an emergency, you may need a lot more pressure than that to stop in time. In addition, pre-safe braking on your Mercedes will only intervene and apply automatic pressure if you are traveling less than 43 miles per hour (mph) and will recognize obstacles only up to speeds of 124 mph. If you are traveling faster than 43 mph but less than 124 mph, you will get the alert, but the system will not brake automatically.
3. Keep your foot on the pedal and continue applying pressure until your Mercedes stops. Do not take your foot off the pedal until the path ahead of you is clear. With the Mercedes ABS system, the brakes on your Mercedes will seem to push back at you, and you might feel some pulsating. This is normal and means your brakes are working.
4. Steer your vehicle if you need to while keeping your foot on the brake pedal until you come to a complete stop. With the Mercedes ABS braking system, you can steer while applying the brakes.
