2024 Mercedes DRIVING ASSISTANCE Package EXPLAINED!
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- Опубліковано 19 тра 2024
- Mercedes-Benz offer adaptive cruise control on their Driving Assistance Package and I wanted to see what it's like in 2024!
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:41 #1 - Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC
5:40 #2 - Traffic Sign Assist & Active Speed Limit Assist
7:39 #3 - Route-based Speed Adjustment
8:49 #4 - Active Steering Assist
11:02 #5 - Active Blind Spot Assist
12:52 #6 - Active Lane Keeping Assist
13:51 #7 - Active Lane Change Assist
14:17 #8 - Driving Autonomy
15:29 #9 - Active Braking Assist with cross-traffic function
16:16 #10 - Active Evasive Steering Assist
17:10 #11 - Active Emergency Stop Assist
18:32 #12 - PRE-SAFE® PLUS and Impulse Side
20:12 #13 - Motorway Test
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Nick, I can confirm the active braking does work, it saved my life on the M6 last November coming back from Scotland, I was tired and had cruse control on at 70mph and yes I got complacent and nodded off how long for I have no idea, but all i rember is that the car rapid bleeping which woke me foot on the brake but the car was like that's not enough took over and brought my C Class to a stop behind a stationary artic lorry. so for me the brand Mercedes-Benz is everything to me.... thank you for the video i learnt something new also and I thought I knew my car.... x
Glad you’re okay! Yes the safety systems in cars are so sophisticated these days!
We’re all human at the end of the day, good to hear it works! 🤓
It came on with me as well, understandably but unnecessarily: I approached a T junction on a bend to turn left, there was a car in front turning right, my MB thought I was going into the right turning car and the active breaking assist slowed me rapidly but as I steered to the left of the car in front, my MB released the brakes. It was a wonderful moment, perfectly safe but informed me that the systems really work.
Hi I have a gla 2021premium plus AMG 180 would this be on my model if so iv never used it.
Only if you have a distance button on the steering wheel, it’ll look a bit like this: moba.i.mercedes-benz.com/baix/cars/222.0_comand_2017/en_GB/page/ID_c212e8d62a45abd4354ae36578c644e8-1b2bdbb4beb1df13354ae3657040a481-en-GB.html#
Hope the link works, it’s from Google of the image of the buttons. It’ll be No 2 in the pic.
Totally agree! I was in a similar situation where an old lady cut right in front of me going at 50 MPH. She must have been driving at 25 MPH. The driver assistance system took over control from me and brought my Mercedes to a complete stop. My SUV shook like a deck of cards but everyone on board was fine. The following day I took the vehicle in for check up and everything was ok.
Active braking definitely works on my 2020 B class. Had a couple of occasions reversing out of my drive and it slammed on the brakes even though I was about 2m from the road and doing about 1mph. It just saw cars on the road and slams the brakes on. Now I make sure to slowly stop right on the edge of my drive and it’s fine.
As for the driving package I couldn’t live without it on the motorway, just adds that bit of reassurance to driving. And the stop start in traffic is a blessing, don’t have to touch the brake pedal. Great for the m25 jams.
thank you so so so much! never stop making these mercedes videos!!
Awh thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!
Well as long as Mercedes Press Office continue to allow me to film in their cars! My local dealer helps too! Just depends on what model and the topic I might need to film 🙏
Hey Nick - Congrats on the 100k subscribers!
Love the MB vids especially the detailed tech explanations on the various systems. I think many people purchase cars like this & never realise what their cars are actually capable of
Cheers m8
Thank you! And glad you enjoy the videos! 🤓
Very true! I’ve certainly learnt a few things from my own car! 🤓
Will make some more videos soon!
Great video Nick, one of the most Informative out there, great work.
Thank you! 🙏 🤓
Glad you enjoyed this one!
One of your best videos Nick. Very technical. Must have taken you all day! Needed an S-Class to demo all that tech
Awh thank you! Filming quite literally did take all day! Over 200 miles covered, over 300GB of footage, two separate cars with a min of 3 GoPros each, (filmed separately).
And then there was the edit 😅 that took a while!
When the car does the overtaking for you? I demonstrated that feature to my Mrs and to say she wasn`t best pleased is an understatement 🤣🤣
Thank you for this update Nick. For me it is perfectly timed as I am picking up my car tomorrow, not an S class though! Looking forward to trying all the features, minus the crash related ones of course. I join the other subscribers in congratulating you on the quality of your videos and appreciate the hard work you put into them.
Awh thank you! Glad you enjoy the videos!
Ooo nice! 👌🏼 what model are you going for? 👍🏼
Hi Nick, I'm getting the latest version of the EQA 250+ AMG Line Premium Plus (so doubleplusgood as George Orwell might have put it!). Comfort and safety are paramount to me hence the high spec, it does also mean I shan't be wondering later on if I should have gone for some option. This is my first electric car loaded with all these assistance and safety features so lots to discover, your channel has helped a lot with preparation so much appreciated. I found it when searching for information on the EQA.@@npoleary
Nick, you certainly weren't joking about some great new videos coming up, after your 100K milestone! This was a GREAT one. Thank you.
Awesome! Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!
Fun fact this video project was the largest to date!
3 GoPros on one car
4 GoPros again on another
Audio for me
Total project was over 300GB in size in the end 😂 I also shortened it as the original was over 30 mins 🙃
Wow! Truly appreciated by many I am sure. It must take you hours and hours to research, arrange a car, second follow-car and driver, get to site, film and refilm, edit and then render and upload. I saw the video was 25 minutes and I thought "Great! Let's go!" 😊😊😊
Haha it was a long one! I’d love to do a behind the scenes one day!
Another really informative and useful video. Thanks Nick.
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!
You must’ve read my mind as I came back to your channel hoping for exactly this today! Thank you!
Aha 😜👀
Your video explained everything in perfect detail!@@npoleary
I have most of these features on my Mercedes and I can confirm that they all work perfectly, namely the safety features like the emergency auto break and lane assist, it’s really good.
The blind spot assist is such an underrated feature, it’s my favorite and one of the most useful features that you can get, I’d even say that it should be mandatory on every new car by the regulations.
Great job.
A lot of new cars do have blind spot assist now which is good!
Thanks for sharing! Glad to hear you find them useful too! I’d love all of these on my car!
Great video Nick. You missed one feature. When in active cruise control on suburban streets and with navigation active, when approaching the planned left or right suburban street that the nav wants you to take, if you indicate the car will slow sufficiently for you to take that turn, and then re-accelerate once on the other side. Another method to ensure you turn at the correct street. Australian spec eqe.
Thank you! Ah that’s good to know! Thanks for sharing! 🙏🤓
@@npoleary Im sorry if you mentioned this and I missed it, but I noticed you said u have to steer, but in my experience, activating dynamic cruise control makes you able to not touch anything at all, The brakes and gas are autonomous like you said, but also ur wheel, it keeps you dead-centre of the lane, and u just have to hold the wheel as a precaution in case something happens, but u dont have to keep steering, it auto steers for you (activating indication left or right will make the car change lane while keeping dynamic cruise control)
Hey Kanoo. 🤓
Yes Active Steering Assist does "steer for you" but I want to make it fundamentally clear to all that these are aids. Each car manufacturer will implement their own version of tech and it'll be slightly different to the next one, where they have each have different limitations. I would hate for someone to tell me that they've crashed a car because they thought it was autonomous when it very clearly is not.
Your videos are just amazing and very helpful.. thanks for the good work and leep doing it.
Thank you! 🙏 glad you enjoy them!
Finally got my benz its a older model 2017 e class but low miles at only 33k with very well kept interior and it did at least come with the parking assist tech which is fun to use. Thanks for all of the tips so many videos helped even for an older model. Keep the videos coming nick. 👍
Thank you! Ooo very nice!
Glad you enjoy the videos! 🙏
Another great video. Thanks Nick 👍🏼
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it! 🙏
Kudos to Nick! He got it completely right, what you as driver are supposed to do and what the systems can do and what they can’t. Thumbs up 👍
Thank you!
That’s exactly my point, I don’t want people thinking it can do something when it can’t. That’s what causes accidents!
That aside, this system does a lot! And it’s awesome!
Thank you for the update on DA. As usual very comprehensive. Both my Mercedes have DA2 which I love. Also tested the Active Emergency Stop, and it works very well. My dealer just sent me pics of the first CLE Coupe in our city. I am going to head down to check it out. Then he said that our 24 E450 is complete. Just waiting on a boat assignment. So exciting.
Ah no worries! Thanks for watching! 🤓👊🏼
Ooo exciting!
Hi Nick, re active brake assist. Must admit I was a little bit sceptical, so decided to try it out without risk to life or limb or more importantly to my Merc. I devised a little test. I went to a couple of local supermarkets and scrounged cardboard boxes. I then assembled a cardboard box wall in the road outside my house, fortunately I live in a small cul de sac, so little inconvenience was caused. By this time several neighbours wondering what I was up to where put in the picture. I tested up to 28mph (couldn't really go much faster because it's a small cul de sac) . Brake assist worked brilliantly, neighbours really impressed so much so that two with BMW's and one with a Range Rover tested theirs with positive results. Unfortunately a Nissan wiped the wall out and ended Day 1 of testing. Hope this helps.
Haha that’s brilliant! I would love to try something out like that, I have a few ideas for a future video in an entertaining way!
I should add that it does take a few seconds of driving for the car to calibrate its surroundings.
I remember watching another manufacturer test this out with an exec or a CEO in front of news and media….let’s just say it didn’t go very well 😅
But yes it’s a brilliant system!
Thanks Nick! Very nicely explained.
Thank you for watching! Glad you enjoyed it! 🤓
Hi Nick, great video, just received my GLA 250e with driving assistance package and works like a dream.
Thank you! Ah very nice! 👌🏼
Thx for a nice video. What it also does is to shake the driver seatbelt to warn you against a collision. I have testet it several times when going a little close to parked cars etc. 😊
Ah that’s PRESAFE prepping the car in case something does happen! Very clever though! 🤓👍🏼
Fascinating video & great tech for sure!
Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed it! 🙏🙏
Good work fella 👍
Thank you! 🙏 glad you enjoyed it!
I love my S!!! Especially the hud and the augmented reality.
Loved the detailed description of the assistances. I just found out my new 2024 C300 is on the ship on its way to Nova Scotia, Canada. Once it gets unloaded, it'll start its final journey to Ontario. It was supposed to arrive at the dealership around February 22nd. I have it fully loaded and with all the assistances. I was wondering how they would differ from the ones on my 2019 A6 Technik. You gave me the answer. Thank you Nick 😁
Oh awesome! Thank you! 🙏
Glad you enjoyed the video! And how exciting on the car! 🙏
hey Nick, thank you again for a fascinating and extremely informative video. I would feel 100% secure with you driving me anywhere …….even in Australia.
Haha thank you! 😅
Glad you enjoyed the video! 👊🏼
I love driver assistance system. They are much better than full self driving systems
I absolutely love having the driving assistance package, it's brilliant! One thing you missed off the route based speed adaption is tolls. It will also slow you down ahead of a toll. I discovered this on a drive to Wales a few years back
Ah that’s good to know! Didn’t realise it did that! Do you remember what speed it dropped to? Sadly didn’t have any tolls near me when I was filming 😅
@npoleary it wasn't much to be fair, I think it drops down to 65mph, same as if you're approaching a tail back, but it does say "toll ahead." You gotta love Mercedes, they think of everything!
Great video Nick, I’ve only recently started using the full driving assistance pack on my GLB 35, I drove halfway around the M25 without using the pedals at all. It got a bit scary when the car thought it had seen an 80mph sign near the dartford river crossing and started to accelerate! I think it may have been from a 80kph sign on the back of a foreign lorry!
Thanks for sharing! Yes it is only an assistance system so good job you’re monitoring it! 🤓 most of the time it’s pretty good!
S class the king of Mercedes ❤
The active braking has helped me so many times, especially when someone has come out on me, great video Nick thanks for sharing ps how many GoPro's do you have?
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!
I have 4 in my set up currently but they were used on 2 separate cars so I was editing 8 camera angles from the camera car and my car (the car I was using) 😅
Great Demo thanks
Glad you enjoyed it! 🤓🙏
Terrific video Nick. I will be revisiting when we get our EQA 350….still waiting.
Awh thank you! Ooo very nice! 👌🏼 What colour did you go for?
@@npoleary Well, I think it is going to be Polar White, counter-intuitively they always look clean! It is taking so long to come that, to be frank, I’d take any colour at the moment, but I (we) are excited at the prospect, albeit it has taken so long upgrades have meant the loss of the centre touch pad. Ah well, perhaps the AMG-line Premium will have “heads-up” display added. Appreciate your super videos, I will know a great deal about the features before I get it. Have you reviewed the 350 4Matic at all?
Yeah but if you’re not getting the touch pad that means you’re having the facelift! So new model with new tech and features on the multimedia system 🤓 that’s worth it!
Been on holiday for the past couple of weeks in the USA but I had filmed something with Mercedes before I left. Been editing it while I’ve been away.
It’s published for members of my channel but it’ll be publicly available soon! 🤓👍🏼
@@npoleary Thought I was a member, confess, new to UA-cam.
I've had Distronic on my last two MB cars (2014 CLS550 & 2021 E63S AMG) and both vehicles had nearly all of these features. At the moment, I have a 2024 S580 on order and can't wait for delivery in late May.
Oh wow what a collection over the years! You’ll love the S-Class they are beautiful to drive! 🙏
In 4 MB’s E and S since 2003 -> always driving Distronic.
I would definitely need a good driving assistant in any car with the steering wheel on the wrong side. 😉
On a more serious note, most of the things ( that you explain excellently btw) my 8 years old BMW can do too.
It won’t automatically adjust the driving speed to the speed limit but instead it wants you to confirm it. I’d prefer it would do that automatically (especially when the speed limit is reduced) but it’s the choice BMW has made.
The active cruise control also doesn’t adapt to the driving mode you’re in.
It can do automatic lane changes and it will keep an eye on you etc.
Final note: BMW will warn you if you change lane without using the indicator by means of vibrations through the steering wheel. I thinks that’s more pleasant and effective than beeps or lights.
Haha 😛
I know I’m in the states at the moment and everyone’s on the wrong side 😅
@@npoleary😂
Great coverage of that specific package on the 2024 S Class 580E. These days it seems like a new car is actually about twenty cars in one, the engine, drive train and all mechanics first, then the interiors, and ... the computer! Getting a feel for the driving capabilities and handling - like an "ordinary" car - is pretty easy, but learning to use the computer is not so simple. And the manuals are not the easiest to follow. Looking to buy a Mercedes, it's very helpful to know which "package" does what. I'm very happy that Mercedes puts the cruise control on the steering wheel where it's right at the driver's fingertips.
I thought the active blind spot assist was in another package. I would want that specific feature. I wasn't aware it was part of the the driving assistance package. After watching some videos about driving on the autobahn, I'm wondering that German cars do not have a warning that a Ferrari is approaching from behind at 300 kph. I guess it's just too far back down the road to look, to be accurate, but if you're doing 70 mph and a Continental (or whatever) is approaching at 140 mph ....
Ah thanks for sharing! And glad you enjoyed the video!
Blind spot assist is standard on a lot of models out there now, I have it on my car too! 🤓
sadly no driving assistance package though!
Yeah not sure on the approach from behind, I would imagine if the car knew a crash was going to happen then it would prep the car though
@@npoleary ---- I was skeptical of driver assist packages until I rode in one. The same skepticism for the remote operation via key fob, until I saw one used. I'm older than you, so these new things are not as new to you.
I purchased a USA-spec 2020 GLC 300 4Matic Coupe (AMG Line) in Nov2023 with < 11K miles on the clock. Having the DA, Parking Asst & Multimedia Pkg were required in my purchase decision.
Having just turned 60 years old, I wanted the DA particularly as a driving nanny. It works wonderfully! I've just completed a 3,500+ mile trip from Chicago, IL to Phoenix, AZ and back. They worked well for me & made me a better (safer) driver than without them.
Despite my wife's fear of them (she'd exhort me to "Drive the car yourself!"), I was impressed with how well the DA tools/features worked to aid me with the long drive. It's a shame she's (perhaps willfully) confused driver's *Assistance* aids with autonomous vehicles (such as the Waymo Jaguar taxis driving all over Phoenix).
Ah thanks for sharing! Oh yes it’s not like Waymo at all, although I would love to try it out 😅
More of an aid, so you’re always in control 👍🏼
The availability of most of these features in my b class was the reason I purchased it - so much better than my previous VW Golf, cannot imagine going to another brand anymore😍
Ah awesome! Yes there are tonnes of features in this package! 🙏
Thanks again Nick. I have a 2023 EQA350. Can you please link me to how to enable the Traffic Sign Assist and the Active Speed limit Assist. I think you did a video on enabling these via the steering wheel controls last year.
No worries!
Well as far as I’ve on Mercedes cars, if a car has it then it’s enabled by default.
But it’ll usually be located on the centre middle screen (wording used here varies a little)
But look for:
HOME
SETTINGS
ASSISTANCE
TRAFFIC SIGN ASSIST or SPEED LIMIT ASSIST
Morrisons, of course, there are other delivery options also for your daily shop take it easy aka Mr O'L! have a nice week end. and another nice one see you next week
Thank you & you! 🙏
My Jaguar has all the same features. They are truly wonderful on a long drive.
Ah awesome! 🤓
Thanks
Thank you so much! 🙏🙏🙏
Can you make a video about BMW's full driving assistant package and any self-driving package if they have any? I'm intrigued to learn what they have.
I’ll add it to the list of potential future videos! 🤓
@@npoleary I have the new 2024 highway assistant and it's full hands free up to 85...
First 3 things are part of the "Predictive (adaptive) cruise control" or similary named system for other brands for years. 4th thing is the same as the 6th thing.
very imformative
Thank you! 🙏
would the active speed limit assist be available on a glc 300 2019. Great content as always. Thanks you.
Thank you! Glad you enjoy the videos!
Ah you’ll have to check the car or ask Mercedes for that one. Specs vary and sadly I wouldn’t know specification of a car would have on here.
You can check on the multimedia system though, what multimedia system do you have in the car. Have you got a wheel to control the screen? Or is there a touchpad? And also is the screen a touchscreen? I can let you know where to look 🤓
It is available (as an option). I have a 2019 GLC 300.
We have speed limit assist on GLB, but always picked speed for trucks and etc., so we had to turn it off. Otherwise it would randomly brake.
HI Nick and thank you so much for the very detailed video.
One question: in the new C43 (W206) I am seeing online some cars that have the “car distance button” on the steering wheel which would indicate they are equipped with a Driving Assistance Package. However, when I contacted the Mercedes dealers, they are saying to me that the cars, do NOT come with driving assistance and you cannot activate it.
Is this true that MB has this preinstalled from the factory but they don’t offer this feature?
Thank you! I’ve heard that some models come through now with a button that lets you add one element of the driving assistance package for either a monthly price or yearly. One huge point with this specifically is that it’s a fraction of the cost of the driving assistance package
I plan to make a video on that soon
Hi Nick, is there an option to set how aggressive the acceleration is for ACC? For example, I'm set on 130 km/h, I approach a truck that is overtaking another truck with 90 km/h. The car slows and keeps the distance, but as soon as the truck changes lanes, my car will accelerate too aggressive back to 130. It downshifts a gear or two in the process and it feels like it gives at least 50% throttle. I would like to tone it down a bit, because if I need faster acceleration I can always use the pedal. The sudden acceleration sometimes scares the passengers which are not paying attention on the road. This happens in comfort mode which, in my opinion, should be smoother. GLC 300 (2020).
Love your videos.
Ah thank you! Glad you enjoy them!
Well I did note that you could adjust some parameters in settings of this package on this car. I would imagine it’s because it’s on the latest multimedia system but sadly I don’t recall there being any adjustment on systems some time ago though when I filmed and checked out the last one.
Hi Nick, short remark to what you've said at around 15:16 min into the video. There is a Level 3 system available in some models such as S-Class ans EQS. It only works on pre-defined motorways under certain conditions. It allows you to for example use your phone while the car is driving for you (that is actually also allowed in countries where this Level 3 system is certified). The time you have to take control back is much longer compared to a Level 2 system,
What you've seen about the parking garages is actually a Level 4 system, which doesn't require a human in the car. But I believe there's less then a handful of parking garages in the world equipped with the necessary hardware for this particular system.
An awesome thanks for sharing!
Yes all of this will be very very new, I see brands like Mercedes announcing tech like this but never seen it in action because of the regulations and laws in the UK. Hopefully it’ll change in the future or I can travel somewhere to check it out.
Nick, just got a 2020 UK spec CLA shooting brake with premium plus 2 pack. Previous user turned lots of things off. Does the centre info pad and buttons have background lighting . Same for the memory seat pad on doors, does that have lighting. How do I turn it on ?
Oh nice!
I don’t recall the touchpad having lights or the memory seats but sadly not been in a Mercedes at night for quite a while (one that has memory seats anyway).
I don’t recall there being a setting for lights like that, I’m sure you can dim selected lights up and down using the scroller wheel next to the dipped beam light switch.
Great video! How many of the packages are standard in this car?
Oh the S-Class? I believe they’re standard but check with Mercedes on the car you’re looking at as they vary round the world 🤓
@npoleary I am in Bournemouth. Interesting that Mercedes Sandbank have the CLE!
Ah I believe they shared it between local dealers.
They messaged me to say it was in on a day so I came in to film it.
Message them and they’ll get it there for you if it’s not already! 👍🏼
Hi! I noticed that you drive with the arms to extended. Don't get me wrong, try to search videos of how to adjust the driver seat.
Best wishes
Hey thanks! But sadly I have extremely long legs so have to have the seat further back than most 😅
I optioned the driving assistance pack on my 2018 E class (which I still have) and this is basically the same system, so hasn't changed much in 6 years. It all does work well most of the time, but has it's limitations. It doesn't work well on the motorway in heavy, slow moving traffic as it's a bit slow to react to constant speed changes. Also the steering assist doesn't work in rain, although the speed distance feature works fine. Lane keeping assist is a bit of an annoyance. It works by following the lines on the road. So if you are on a motorway, in roadworks for e.g. and you pass over a bit of road with a white line in the wrong place it will try to follow it and veer you into another lane or panic break. That can be a bit unnerving! It will also overreact and panic on A and B roads and suddenly try and steer the car in the wrong direction, particularly if you cut corners. I just keep that function switched off most of the time.
A great safety feature of the system is the blind spot alert. It has saved me a few times from changing lanes if I've not been concentrating and you really can't miss the alarm warning and tug on the steering wheel. Again, it has it's limitations and doesn't always pick up vehicles at an angle, for e.g. if you are entering a motorway from the slip road.
Something not mentioned here, that also comes with the package, is sensors that warn you (again quite loudly!) if you try to pull out of a blind junction and there is a car coming. It works also at the rear of the car if you are reversing out of a parking space and there is a car coming, or a pedestrian walking past that isn't picked up in the reversing camera. Most cars don't have this available on the rear of the car. Overall I'm very pleased I optioned it. It cost me £1600 at the time and has probably saved me from a serious accident a few times, and soothed many a long journey, so money well spent. Unfortunately most people never option this system (even on the S class, where unbelievably it's not standard) so finding a second hand car with this feature is virtually impossible, which is why I've kept my car for so long!
Ah thanks for sharing! Believe it or not, on S-Class now it's standard 🤓 (in the UK anyway)
But yes those systems are amazing, wish I had them on my own daily car! 🤓
👍Great reviews by the way!@@npoleary
I have a C350e, before purchase I was given a spec sheet which lists the features on each trim level. By the time you get down to C50e, it shows Driving Assistance Package included. Next to that is a string of numbers or number/letters. Is there any way of finding out what those numbers mean ?
I guess chatting with a dealer they might be able to decide what it means. I’m taking a guess that the codes probably refer to the kit of driving assistance package available for that type of car / age of car / and spec for region.
Just a thought!
Very interesting. This can be opted for in GLA too? Still going through evaluation. I take that only on ghat roads with hairpin bends and steep incline it is all left to driver. Rest car will do.
Yeah pretty much! Glad you found it interesting! It’s mainly for use on Dual Carriageways and Motorways.
Double check with Mercedes as specs vary from model to model and round the world, depends where you’re based! 🤓
My Mazda 3 does all of that, and doing them very well.
Awesome! Other manufacturers will have similar systems too, it’s not unique to just Mercedes. But Mercedes do have a lot of these systems bundled together in one package which is really great for those stressful drives on a long motorway drive!
Hello Nick. Thanks for the informative video, I recently picked up my A class premium plus package which I believe should have the drivers assistance package (it has blind spot assist, and it has distance control buttons on the steering wheel) however I couldn’t figure out how to activate active steering assist, i tried to dig into the multimedia system but not sure. Does it mean I don’t have the full package?
Thank you! Glad you’re enjoyed it!
So I purchased my car last year from my local dealer and it seems that since I’ve bought my car Mercedes have almost started to fit like a “mini driving assistance package” on some models of car now available to purchase after you take delivery.
You’ll have to check with them to be sure but I’d love to do some research on it.
The Driving Assistance Package is always around £1,700 to over £2,000 from what I’ve seen but on some models now you can pay afterwards to get the main feature of that package for a whole lot less.
I’ve seen it here on the the Mercedes me store: shop.mercedes-benz.com/en-gb/connect/pdp/active-distance-assist-distronic/553
I wish I had this on my car but it’s not compatible but that’s so cool that you can get the main feature for a whole lot less cost.
If you do subscribe to it, you’ll have to let me know how you get on!
@@npoleary Hello Nick! Thanks for the clarification. I did subscribe to the Active Distance assist DISTRONIC through the mercedes me store as an annual subscription. All it provides is Adaptive Cruise Control, unfortunately active steering is not available, you still have to purchase the full package when ordering the car. I bought mine straight from the dealer. Still a very nice car though.
Oh yeah it only provides one thing which is Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC but for most people that’s all they need. The package at factory of course has all of the other elements 🙏
I would like to know when the car is holding line assist and the sign to take over the steering wheel appears, can i only touch the steering wheel from below or do you have to grip the steering wheel correctly as it is held correctly
Just an element of touch is required I believe somewhere near the centre on the sides
On my eqe you can touch the steering wheel anywhere@@npoleary
Hi, thanks for your vidéo and explanation. I wonder if in "standing" traffic on highway the car handel itself for stop and go without intervention ( in the morning on way to work that would be appreciate when we are bumper to bumper ^^)
And one more question , for the hand détection on the wheel, is it only on the 3 and 9 position ? I often have my hand at 6 position on long travel on highway so i hope not ^^
Thx
No problem! Glad you enjoyed it
Yes it can do, some models have a thing called Stop and Go (or something similar on the naming), it can come to a stop and then resume driving moments later. This does vary so check the car or with Mercedes to see if it has it.
I believe the sensors are in and around the perforated areas on the steering wheel which is 2,3 and 4 and 8,9 and 10 so not sure about 6. I tried to keep my hands down in that area for some shots for the video but it wanted my hands in the correct position (or one of them at least anyway).
@@npoleary thanks à lot, and keep going with your videos, i watched some, and good content ;p
I have an Mercedes EQE and the driver assistance stops and starts automatically in traffic, its really nice feature especially when in a long traffic jam, i used it recently when stuck in farm protests in France for 6 hours while driving across France and didn't have to touch the pedals the entire time! No idea what the feature is called, but I bought the top spec vehicle (premium plus).
@@virtualcircuit merci beaucoup, moi ce sont les bouchons marseillais qui m'exaspèrent, je vise la classe e hybride elle devrait aussi en être capable
Can you tell me if you can order the S class with rear seats entertainment package and the 4D sound?
You’ll have to check with a dealer for specs that are available to order 🤓
It can vary round the world…
When I reviewed the S-Class sometime ago it didn’t then but not sure if it’s changed since then.
Online on the configurator doesn't say nothing about them and chauffeur package and without them is not worthing. Better you buy an E class and is the same thing. Thanks for reply 🤝@npoleary
@MihaitaMYG no worries! 🤓
How did you active the drive assist?
Cruise control buttons and distance then set speed?
Yeah that’s it, the buttons shown at the start of the video.
If you’ve already pressed those buttons, you could just press SET and it’ll start straight away 🙏
My 2019 BMW has all of those features and some more.
Yeah most German car manufacturers offer something similar! Might do a comparison one day 👀
So does a 2011 Cl600. Including night vision.
Hi Nick, I just ordered my first Mercedes. A new facelift Vito. I chose not to get distronic, because I thought there is no possibility to set it off and use normal old fashion cruise control. Am I right? Ore is there a possibility to get it off? I like ur video’s and can’t wait to use everything on the Vito. Gr. Patrick
As I understand it, DISTronic is primarily the automatic following DISTance feature for cruise control. If you engage cruise while in any degree of traffic, it will manage the following distance to the vehicle in front of you. I have it, and it is a very nice feature to have and use because you can set the cruise and not have to manually tweak it for slower traffic.
Hey yes that’s right if you have it, it’ll always have adaptive cruise you won’t be able to select normal cruise control. You can however select a limiter if you like and drive that way.
Glad you enjoy the videos! 🤓
Hey Nick, just a thought. With the various MB models having different levels of technology installed are you able to do a table or s/sheet indicating which models the various technologies have trickled down to?
i.e. I’m guessing that the S Class you tested has the full driving assistance package, but when you go down through the range to the E Class, C Class, CLE, etc are you also able to spec the full package on these models or is it restricted to certain parts of each of the tech packages that you explain?
Cheers Steve
Hey thanks Steve! Sadly that’ll be a battle that I’ll never win 😅
I’ve thought on the side of a few extra things I could do just like this actually.
The only issue is that specs vary so much :(
If one was produced like that, it could change throughout the year of Mercedes model changes and spec adjustments and as Mercedes have 30+ different models, I sadly don’t have access to all of them at the same time to even make something like that.
Plus it’ll be different in every country round the world too :(
Best thing to do is have a look at the brochures and the Driving Assistance Package page (usually halfway through) will tell you what works on that car.
New Cars:
www.mercedes-benz.co.uk/passengercars/ebrochure-download.html
Archived Brochures: drive.google.com/drive/folders/1qrnfhW6dkIpv0X0yXTUHgur3LEFrW2mU?usp=share_link
Thank Nick - I didn’t think there was so much variation. It must be a nightmare for the department that takes orders from different countries around the world to make sure they get individual cars spec’d correctly & according to the regulations in each country 🫣
Yeah it must be!
I wish that I could be more specific on my channel but believe it or not some Mercedes out there (in some other countries) still don’t even have Sat nav or Bluetooth…it’s crazy how much it varies.
So apologies I kind of have to keep it generalised to appeal to as many as possible 👍🏼
But I’ll try my best! 😅
I was driving my 2019 C300 home from purchasing it. Suddenly, my car started to veer to the right. I scared the crap out of me. What startled me more was when a car flew past a quarter of the way into my lane. The car had sensed it coming and pulled out of the way. The part that bothered me was that if it notified me it was doing it, I didn’t recognize it. I hope they’ve done something about that. I don’t know maybe there isn’t time…
Could either have been Active Blind Spot Assist or Steering Assist. There may possibly have been a notification on the screen for a brief moment although I’m sure you probably weren’t looking down when that happened though
On a previous car i had adaptive cruise control. This would actually slow you down and bring the car to a stop at traffic lights etc where a car was stopped. Does the Mercedes work this way. And thank you for this video.
Yes but this is next level.
I think that it can as long as its under 30 seconds. Then it will disengage.
Yes but this package has loads of other things that support it too. It should resume if conditions are suitable like on a motorway 🙏
2 eyes and a brain with common sense is my assistance package when driving.
We’ve just bought a 2024 a class, are we able to purchase the driving assistance through the Mercedes me app?
I’ve heard some rumours that some new models allow you to do this! Annoying as I bought my car late last year 😅
Tis the way!
There’s a button like a distance button on the steering wheel apparently it can do it. And you can also view this in the Mercedes me store
Where do you find the e-brochure for the new S-Class...? And, on a lighter note, why do you always wear all black...? :)
This link here: www.mercedes-benz.co.uk/passengercars/ebrochure-download.html
And I don’t always, but black is just easier. Don’t have to think about it much 😅
I've got most of these in my mazda 😅
Yeah other manufacturers will have similar systems too! It’s not unique to just Mercedes 👍🏼
Can vouch for the performance and usefulness of that emergency braking system. Was driving around Frankfurt, crossing a seemingly clear, pedestrian crossing. A punk on an e-scooter crossed, at speed as I was entering the crossing. I had not seen him at all when the car snatched the brakes on and just about stood on its nose. Car saved that kid's life. He probably would have been mashed. This was a reminder of how dangerous crossings are. even at 25kph. The scooter was going almost 20kph. It's just not possible to see that, even as you set off from standstill. Crosswalks should be on foot, at walking pace. anything else is going to get someone mashed. Also, the Germans are super afraid of scooters and bicycles as their riders seem to not give way to cars at all. Riding out from footpaths, across streets without looking. On another test drive, of an EV, the supervisor was basically out the window, every time we did a short turn (right turn, europe), to make sure there were no small wheels, coming to get us!! He had been broadsided by a cyclist on another occasion. These safety packages, when used respectfully, are really saving lives and money.
Wow what an interesting story! Thanks for sharing! 🤓
Always good to have an extra set of eyes looking ahead, wish my car had this amazing system too!
Can you customize the classic instrument dials ie put something in the middle of the dial.
Yeah you can do! I did make a “customise your instrument cluster” video some time ago but would like to make another again somewhen!
they use to have where you could customize the left and right dials, but for some weird reason they stopped it
Yeah that’s right! I covered that on my comparison video between the previous generation MBUX and the newer one. I believe they just wanted to simplify it for the end user.
Perhaps you can confirm if the 2024 Mercedes fixes an Active Lane Keeping "problem" I have with my 2020 US spec S-450. Specifically, my car cannot detect hands on wheel unless I physically jiggle the wheel at regular intervals to avoid the hands-off warning. Having to constantly jiggle the wheel even if I have hands on the wheel is quite annoying. Did Mercedes come up with a better hand detection scheme for 2024?
The steering wheel is different now, I believe it uses sensors on the 9 o’clock and 3 o’clock position.
I believe it was something to do with a United Nations Regulation (UN R-79) that changed where and how these sensors needed to be. A simple touch or holding the wheel should be enough now 🤓
@@npoleary Thanks, I may try a test drive of the updated S-class. The capacitive touch buttons may be a deal killer though. I really like the switchgear on my current car.
Has the A35 premium plus 2024 have this Driving assistant package
You’ll have to check the car! Really sorry I wouldn’t know individual specs, Mercedes of course have eBrochures, their configurators or chat to a dealer and they can help too!
I’m sure it would but you’ll have to check with Mercedes themselves.
Hi. I own GLC 200 in India. Past few days I am not getting alerts on geofence for entry and exit of vehicle. I am getting this message “The position display has been deactivated in the vehicle.
Please activate this function to view your vehicle on the position display again.” ? I spoke to the dealer. They said they will check with Mercedes and revert. What could be the reason ?
Ah that would happen if the position location is turned off in the car.
Not sure if it’s the same elsewhere round the world but if I remember it’s under
HOME
SETTINGS
SYSTEM
WIFI & INTERNET
Then look for something along the lines of vehicle location. Just remember this can be switched off by the driver!
Well this model is missing plenty of stuff in the UK like driving assistance level 3, rear wheel steering what is very helpful for this car as is more hard to control,comparing with w222,4d sound system, rear massage seats on model s580e and other,piano black trims and more option what define luxury in a S class.
Yes specs do vary round the world! I remember when I reviewed the S-Class at launch it didn’t have rear wheel steering or 4D surround sound! Hopefully it will on a facelift or something!
Every Mercedes, even going back to 2000, have tech in them that make the car seem like it is alive. If the blinker or headlight goes out, it will tell you. If the coolant is low, it will tell you. If the hood or bonnet is not firmly closed, it will tell you. If the brakes are too low, it will tell you. It will tell you not to forget your car keys. It will tell you to turn your lights on when it is dark. It will tell you when to change your brakes. It will tell you to step on the brakes when the car is not in park. There is so much tech in every Merc, even in the smallest ones.
Very true! 👍🏼
@@npoleary sometimes, you do not even know the tech is there in your car all along and then after many years, it shows up. It can be startling. This is why i view every Mercedes as living things.
Hi nick, does this work in the e class?
Possibly, you can get the Driving Assistance Package in almost every car of Mercedes but you’ll need to check on their configurator or their brochures.
Or chat with them directly and they can let you know the full scope of what it can do on the car you’re looking at.
Apologies it varies so much between models, year of make and from country to country too.
Thank you
My BMW had an emergency break and it saved my life avoiding a close accident by auto brake it was so great that I didn't get into a big accident, thank you BMW
Ah yes a lot of car manufacturers have safety systems like this these days. I’ve read a few in the comments section of this video alone where people have shared their stories.
Always good to have an extra set of eyes looking ahead just in case.
its a bit disappointing to see these systems so aggressively regulated, my 2018 e-class will change lanes and let you remove your hands from the steering wheel for quite a length of time. It gives an initially visual warning on the dash and then after another while, it will give another warning and start beeping, getting more aggressive if I don't touch the wheel until finally, it slows me to a stop and grasses me in to the Mercedes sos system (I haven't took it this far by the way).
Also, there is a system you missed I believe and that is cross-traffic assist where it will stop you pulling out of a T junction if there's something coming that you haven't seen but the car has, I've never seen it in action myself but I have had the emergency stop activate, it was unnecessary as I was in control but better safe than sorry I suppose.
I understand, Mercedes are working on a new "drive pilot" system which will be level 3 automation on the steering and pedals, allowing you to remove your hands for a very long time providing it doesn't get regulated into oblivion.
I understand for regulations and sadly it’ll be no different to air traffic control in years to come. If we have automated cars rolling around everywhere with the option for manual control those manual controls will be so restricted!
Regulations are good for a number of things, each manufacturer will implement their own way of tech into a car, one will have certain limitations to another which for an owner, you might not know how far the system will go before it gives up.
So I completely understand the need for laws and regs but they do get in the way of cars and them being fun though! 😅
I wonder how this compares to latest Tesla assistant system (they call it FSD).
Video suggestion for a Tesla video in the same format? Thinking about it though, I know some states in USA have FSD but it’s not available everywhere in the world
I have all of these and they work the same on my SL63 2022 just my hud is not that interactive and does not show colors, also my gle53 2024 doesnt show these colors! I think its s class unique
Ah yes the HUD on S-Class (currently) is huge. It has a massive cutout on the dashboard for it, it’s like twice the size of traditional head up displays.
The reason for this is because of this clever tech shown at the start of this video: ua-cam.com/video/TNOqQrVfxqw/v-deo.htmlsi=pBJL_nHylRr5ONnA
We need a night vision assist video
That would be cool! I’ve heard of that before but I don’t believe Mercedes have it in the UK on any of their cars
@@npoleary Ahh, got it. Keep up the good work.
Thank you! 🙏
How much to add this is it an option or does it come with it
In the US it is around 1700-1950 add on. I would not have both either of my cars, if it had not included.
It varies from car to car so chat to Mercedes to be sure on the model you’re looking at. It l’s roughly £1.7k up to around £2k I believe. Some models it’s standard
The new C Class class is going to have this tec?
It should do! But double check the brochure or with Mercedes for exact specifics on the car you’re looking at 👍🏼
Level 5 Autonomous driving would only be "safe" if all cars are set to that permanently. Fluent lane changes, no more traffic jams, etc
Distronic did in in late 90s I believe
Nothing new in this package?
All of the other things are new and improved! That would be very disappointing if nothing had changed since then 😅
All of the systems I’d imagine are more capable and more responsive than before.
Hi Nick, What happens if you become unconscious and sos comes on? Since you obviously cant reply will they know your location?
Yes so I did try to replicate that but I needed to be on a road with white lines and/or a car in front so wasn’t easy for me to do on a public road without a car coming up behind me.
So if you become unconscious, the car will first ask you to put your hands on the wheel, then it’ll beep at you, starting flashing then it’ll start taking over.
First it’ll start to reduce speed, put hazards on at the same time and bring the car to a stop. It’ll notify the SOS team (same as the red button at the top). This tells them where you are, how many people are in the car, the direction of travel, what system called the SOS and the type of car you have 🤓
@@npoleary WOW. Thanks buddy!
I turned the Traffic Sign Assist and Route Based Speed Assist off on my 2022 GLC 300. I found them both annoying.
Yes they can be turned off if you find it interfering with the drive too much. Just stick with the classic adaptive cruise! 🤓
My GLC has all the features you reviewed in your video that your S model has. There certain is a learning curve with this advanced tech, your videos are a great help!
Awh thank you! Glad you enjoy them! I’ll keep em coming!
I drive this Merc and it’s the first thing I do once I have started the ignition, turn this bloody dangerous ‘ package ‘ off ! The danger in my opinion is the active brake assist.. everything demonstrated here is true and correct but you might ask what happens if your overtaken and then the driver changes lane pulling in front of you and as many drivers tend to they pull in front of you much too close for comfort and watch what happens then . It can also become somewhat dangerous and very annoying when driving in city traffic. The braking is far too sensitive and extreme! 😤
So I purposely didn’t demonstrate any of these features in the city especially Active Distance Assist Distronic as it is not designed to be used there or not suitable.
There are loads of safety functions of this package that will extend to city or town driving like blind spot assist or active brake assist or even lane keeping assist above certain speeds.
But Active Distance Assist Distronic should really only be used on dual carriageways or motorways where I showcased on the video. The system will not be fast enough to react in for example London in the central part with people weaving in and out scrambling to get metres ahead of you.
I like your videos, Nick. I wish other car brands would be represented by people like you. And they could get explained the high beam assist 😂. That not every car has it 😂.
Regarding this driver assistance package , the UK dealers don't install these systems as standard. That's a shame because when you check any used car in the EU after about 2018 has most of these assistance features are standard. Even KIA, SKODA, or RENAULT. I have Audi A8, and I don't have that. In my previous car - C350e - I didn't have that. So shame 🤦♂️
Very good video, as always from you
Thank you! Glad you enjoy them!
Well I do cover other brands too, just depends if I can get my hands on a car! 😅
To date I’ve done videos on Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Volkswagen, Tesla & Ohme (EV car Chargers)
Always open to suggestions! I’m hoping in the future I could do some comparison videos! 👀
So S500 has all the stuff my passat from 2017 has? Lane assist, sign assist, blindspot assist, brake assist and acc?
I didn't know that mercedes is so far behind everybody else.
Behind? Lane Keeping Assist and Blind Spot Assist are standard on quite a lot of models that Mercedes have now.
They do however in the UK have adaptive cruise as an option which is this package (coupled with other features too)
@npoleary I would expect more from s class in 2024 than vw passerati had to offer in 2017.
Edit: I'm not trolling, just disappointed. In 2024 it has led strip, diffrent design and big tablet. So it's in general like everybody else. But it's S class!
Probably mercedes is not an icon anymore. Quiet inside, maybe. But technologically advanced? Nope.
You’re forgetting a super luxurious ride 🤓
Honestly nothing beats it, it’s by far the smoothest car I’ve ever driven.
But Mercedes do have more tech from what I’ve seen in their press releases, they’re just not allowed to bring it out due to regulations etc
Trust me, it’ll be a video one day I’m sure, they always take away the fun!
@npoleary oh yes, the ride is fabulous. But than Citroën had it also around 40 years ago. I hope you are right, they have something in house. Because if not, than shame on them.
I think Distronic has been available since 2000
Most likely has been around for a while! It’s got loads of supporting functions now though that make it even better! 🙏
How well does it keep you lane centered? Mercedes was always bad at this in the past
Yeah pretty good! The steering assist helps with the lane assist too so they both work together.
Please if you want put Greek subtitles.
One basis function missing in Mercedes-Benz even Skoda and VW basic cars provides.
Example: If you are driving at 100 KMH and after 100 or 200 meters if speed limit reducing to 80 KMH then MB doesn’t reduces speed well in advance , it’s reduces post crossing Speed Limit 80 sign .
Where as other cars do reduce speed well in advance so that at speed sign 80 , you are already 80 KMH.
This works on based on GPS data and MB doesn’t do this . I hate it
It’s just the differences between different manufacturers out there. They’re never all going to be the same 😅 that would be boring!
As you can see in the video it does reduce the speed prior to the sign, however I appreciate this is a new feature and it didn’t always do that. When I covered it before a few years ago I noticed that it didn’t.
@@npoleary yeah but that is something basic feature . If Skoda , VW , BMW can do this but then why not MB . It’s just software upgrade.
It’s not just software for this package though
It has more advanced cameras and radars on the front and rear of the car. Also buttons on the steering wheel with touch haptic sensors so in theory a completely different steering wheel. I’m sure there’s more and there’s software too!
@@npoleary I also have basic Skoda with normal cruise control not even adaptive cruise control and that car can reduce the speed well before reaching speed limit symbol even though cruise control is not active . Hard to believe? I would suggest to drive Skoda or BMW and then you will see the difference immediately.
the only drawback of this system is that it can only be set up to 200 km/h 😉. I often drive on German highways. The second disadvantage is that when you approach a group of cars at high speed, it will have time to brake, but if the last one in the group changes lanes at the last moment, the system may not be able to do so in time 😀. But it's really great and smooth. It also works well when you are approaching vehicles and the radar detects the vehicle in front of you and slows down, just turn on the flasher and it will smoothly overtake it, removing it from the radar.
Yes that’s right, it does a slightly delay so won’t today in 2024 react as fast as human. But give it time and I bet it will with future models!
Yeah exactly! 👍🏼
Mercedes is way more Superior than Tesla 💪😎🎸