The availability of the proactive occupant protection system depends on country-specific legal regulations and the vehicle equipment.
The proactive occupant protection system will not be available, or will only be available to a limited extent, in the following situations:
—Malfunction of the ESC, reversible belt tensioners or airbag control unit .
—TCS deactivated or ESC restricted .
—Automatic Emergency Braking (Front Assist) is restricted or has a system fault.
—Reverse gear is engaged.
—In the case of reflective objects, e.g. crash barriers, tunnel entrances, heavy rain or icing-up.
—In the case of animals or objects that are difficult to detect.
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