Braking news... Hendrik and Roger agree on something... Loren? Rick Sent from my iPhone.
On May 12, 2012, at 9:02 PM, "Hendrik & Fay" <heni...@ozemail.com.au> wrote: > I think the system measures the speed at which the accelerator pedal is > released and the time between the foot leaving the accelerator and touching > the brakes. > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brake_assist > http://4x4abc.com/4WD101/BAS_how.html > However it also senses the speed at which the brake pedal is pushed because > if you are using cruise control the foot is not on the go fast pedal. > Also it has to be considered that you may see the deer too late, or your > reactions are not what they used to be and having the car provide extra > stopping power might be the difference between a near miss and a bad accident. > Another factor is that some ladies do not have the same strength in their > legs as men and will not be able to push as hard on the stop pedal. > Basically I can't see how this is a bad system. Yes I can understand that if > some stoner sits up your backside and has spongy brakes in his kombi, he will > more than likely bash into the back of you but that is likely to happen BAS > or not. > And having unsecured things in a car cabin is a silly thing to do but we all > do em, also I generally place them in the front footwell or on the rear seat. > > Hendrik > who has to do his BAS > > On 13/05/12 10:25, relng...@aol.com wrote: >>> ....One more reason to own an old Benz. If I stab the brakes to just >>> miss a >>> deer running in front of me I surely don't want the car to decide that I >>> need to brake more. Too bad folks just can't take the time to learn to >>> drive well instead of depending on the car to make up for their >>> shortcomings... >>> >> Piffle. Brake assist measures the speed of the brake application and >> decides if it's a panic stop and if so applies full braking. The instant the >> driver backs off the brakes revert to normal. MB did some kind of study and >> determined that few drivers apply the brakes hard enough in a panic >> situation. >> >> I am on my second BAS car and have felt it in action plenty of times. There >> are no down sides to it and my C300 will outbrake any of my former MBs. >> >> RLE > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
