Masterbuyer

I wonder if the MY14 ML will have this new system MB introduced in the MY14 E-class?


BAS PLUS Vehicle Safety and Accident Avoidance

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=4tpI0S6XWvY

jellies

stay tuned for BAS-PLUS-AIR-FRUIT a new system to modulate the braking of the driver should something fall from the air in front of the car, or if fruit falls from a truck onto the road.

I'm getting sick of the QUANTITY of CAPITALISED pseudo SAFETY-ASSIST type SYSTEMS mercedes keep banging on about and giving to their marketing departments so the guy with a deep voice and subtle germanic accent can narrate fancy advertising videos.

JC on a stick! just call it MB safety nanny V1, V2, V3, V4 .. and put out a sheaf of release notes with each car. Because that is what it is.

27T

Looks interesting. I like these safety systems.

27T

Why so angry?

Anyway, I like the nomenclature. It makes sense, it's short and is recognizable. And there's nothing pseudo about them.

jellies

I didn't have a coffee.

But it does annoy me, the nomenclature is annoying: the steady drip of new acronyms that accompany what are basically just incremental improvements to one overall system.

They won't keep them all (the individual names), there are too many now. By the time the system reaches anything like the capabilities it needs to match (say) the google self driving car abilities - there would be hundreds.

red308

I have been doing some consulting work with the MB technology group over the past 5 years. They really take seriously their work with the safety/security/telematics area.

The belief in the marketing community is that they have to have some headline tagline to reach their customers. They know this appears to be tacky to many but, apparently, the taglines make a difference in some segments of car buyers.

Wolfgang

Torie shows "Mercedes Intelligent Drive", which is all the stuff combined.

fabbrisd1

Makes me miss Barcelona on a clear sunny Spring day !

Masterbuyer

At least from this MB Tech Center websiteBAS PLUS Vehicle Safety and Accident Avoidance is available on the M-class:

http://techcenter.mercedes-benz.com/...detail-section

Is it showing up yet in the order banks? Or the dealer order guides?

DrFox1969

Australian models have BAS PlUS as standard on ML350 and above as part of the Driving Assistance Package PLUS.

Driving Assistance package PLUS (23P)
(233,237,238,U18)
Includes DISTRONIC PLUS, PRE-SAFE® Brake, Brake Assist BAS PLUS, Active Blind Spot Assist &
Active Lane Keeping Assist
Only in conjunction with Mirror package (P49) at additional cost
ML 250 BT
ML 350 BT
ML 350 BE
ML 500
ML 63 AMG

OPT
STD
STD
STD
STD

gplank

Thanks for sharing! That seems to be a new package for MY14. I wonder what else is new. I wish someone could upload the dealer order guide (they one the dealer would print out from their screen).

DrFox1969

Unless the system you are referring to is different, the package i quoted has been available on Australian models since launch here in 2012.

gplank

Are you sure it include BAS PLUS? I believe that part of the package is new for this year.

340z

The 2012 and 2013 ML's have BAS Plus, and it works with the Collision Prevention Assist and Drivers Assist (Distronic) systems.

The 2014 E's further advanced that technology by adding additional radars that operate at lower speeds and can detect traffic coming from the side, including pedestrians. This is called Bas Plus with Cross-Traffic Assist (is able to detect cross traffic and also pedestrians, and if necessary boost the braking power applied by the driver accordingly) On the E's, the collection of all of the 'Assists' is all referred to as "Mercedes Intelligent Drive".

Here is a link with a nice set of visuals and more detail.

http://techcenter.mercedes-benz.com/...st/detail.html

The site is only showing it on the "E" right now, but that is one of the few 2014 models that have been released, so we'll have to wait for more detailed information from Mercedes (or one of the more connected members of the forum) to tell us whether the full "Mercedes Intelligent Drive" is going to be available on the 2014 ML's.

I'm curious, too, as my dad is ordering a 2014 ML, and I'd really like him to have the "Mercedes Intelligent Drive", if it is going to be an option for 2014.

DrFox1969

I've attached the Australian model spec brochure from March 2013 but it was the same in the 2012 brochure. Page 3 and 7 describes the Driving Assistance package PLUS which includes BAS PLUS.

Also attached are the relevant pages from the Operators Manual describing the system.

Unless there is a different BAS PLUS (BAS PLUS +!!!!??) then this appears to be the same.