Safety | Active safety
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It’s just you, your passenger and a team of invisible assistants
You’re never alone in an SL. That’s because it’s fitted with a
whole host of electronic assistants that help you steer clear
of danger. The anti-lock braking system (ABS) helps you do
exactly that, even under heavy braking, while Brake Assist
(BAS) comes to your aid in emergency braking, reducing
stopping distance by ensuring maximum brake force is
applied. Then there’s the Electronic Stability Programme
By preventing the wheels from
locking under heavy braking, the
anti-lock braking system (ABS)
helps the driver to retain steering
control and avoid an accident
The Electronic Stability Programme (ESP
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helps to maintain directional stability,
especially when cornering. It detects the
onset of a slide and immediately acts to
stabilise the vehicle, applying the brakes
individually and adjusting the engine
management system as required
(ESP ). It applies the brakes to individual wheels in order to
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prevent them losing traction, helps to avoid understeer and
oversteer and stops slides before they start.
In addition, the SL comes with an electro-hydraulic brake
system. By continuously monitoring vehicle and driver
Brake Assist (BAS) helps to reduce
behaviour, it’s able to recognise potentially critical situations
and take precautionary measures when necessary – such as
increasing the pressure in the brake lines and moving the
pads closer to the discs, thereby ensuring the brakes bite as
soon as you hit the pedal. It also makes for safer mid-corner
braking, detects when the road surface is wet and dries the
brake discs if required, as well as reducing the pedal pulse
sometimes felt when ABS systems intervene.
stopping distances in emergency braking.
If insufficient pressure is applied to the
brake pedal, it applies maximum braking
force within milliseconds, bringing the car
to a standstill as rapidly as possible
The electronically controlled braking
system allows the SL’s safety systems
to intervene rapidly in potentially
dangerous situations, increasing your
active safety and comfort
| Categories | Mercedes-Benz Manuals, Mercedes-Benz SL-Class Manuals |
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| Tags | Mercedes Benz SL300, Mercedes Benz SL350, Mercedes Benz SL63 AMG, Mercedes-Benz R230, Mercedes-Benz SL500, Mercedes-Benz SL600, Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG |
| Model Year | 2011 |
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