Safety Assistance Systems

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No matter what you use your truck for, the most important thing is accident free-driving. The Mercedes-Benz assistance systems can help keep an eye on everything and manoeuvre your vehicle on the road in a controlled manner, especially in critical conditions. The Mercedes Benz systems in some cases exceed the standards needed by EU legislation, ensuring you and your team are in the safest possible driving environment

How to check the star rating of your vehicle.

Permits for 3, 4 and 5 star rated vehicles will be issued for a period of 10 years. Permits for 1 and 2 star rated vehicles will be issued to expire on 26 October 2024.

Vehicles with a zero star rating can get a permit if fitted with Safe System equipment. Evidence of fitment will be required and a permit will be issued to expire on 26 October 2024.

To check the rating of a new Mercedes-Benz Truck you may be considering purchasing, please speak to us today to find out more.

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Active Brake Assist 6

Active Brake Assist already fulfils the AEBS (Advanced Emergency Braking System) legislation, which will come into force in September 2028. The 270‑degree fusion technology features enhanced reality capture. This enables the system to react even faster to critical situations. As a result, greater accident prevention can be achieved for vehicles up to 90 km/h as well as for pedestrians and cyclists up to 60 km/h. The system now also clearly indicates if it is not yet fully active.​

Features at a glance

• Updates to the existing ABA 6 in order to meet the new AEBS legislation for 09/28 at an early stage
• 270° environment detection by camera technology plus additional short‑range sensors on the headlamps and to the side
• Better reaction to pedestrians and cyclists up to 60 km/h 
• Can achieve significantly higher accident prevention for moving and stationary vehicles up to 90 km/h
• Can react to moving and stationary vehicles on bends with large radii, e.g. on the motorway
• Two-level warning system: if danger is detected, a visual and acoustic warning is initially issued with simultaneous partial braking and then, if the driver fails to react, automated full braking
• Visual warning if the full system output is not yet available after 15 seconds of driving at over 10 km/h 
• Radar technology for better functionality even in low visibility conditions

Active Sideguard Assist 2

The advanced, second generation of Active Sideguard Assist can support drivers across the entire speed range when changing lanes or turning with restricted visibility. What’s more, the two-stage warning system can alert drivers to potential hazards so that they can mitigate a critical traffic situation in good time.

Features at a glance

• Monitoring on driver and front passenger sides
• Two-stage warning system when a hazard is identified (first visual information, then visual and audible warning)
• Detects and warns of hazards across the entire speed range
• Active brake intervention when turning to the right (right-hand traffic) or left (left-hand traffic) in the speed range up to 20 km/h if there is no reaction to visual and audible warnings

Front Guard Assist

Front Guard Assist can increase driving safety even before drivers set off: it monitors the traffic area in front of the vehicle and supports the driver in the speed range up to 15 km/h, e.g. when the vehicle is stationary, when moving off or at junctions. If the system detects moving objects in front of the vehicle, such as people, the warning system can help the driver react in good time with a two-stage hazard warning.

Features at a glance

• Active in driving situations up to 15 km/h
• The monitoring range covers the blind spot in front of the vehicle (up to approx. 4 m) across the full width of the vehicle
• Two-stage warning system when a hazard is detected (visual warning, then visual and audible warning)