Information and warning display
:
Yellow indicator lamp/red warning lamp
When you turn the key to position 2 in the
ignition lock, warning lamps
:
in the exterior
mirrors light up red.
If Blind Spot Assist is switched on and the
engine is running, indicator lamps
:
in the
exterior mirrors light up yellow up to a speed
of 30 km/h. At speeds above 30 km/h, the
indicator lamp goes out and Blind Spot Assist
is operational.
If a vehicle is detected within the monitoring
range of Blind Spot Assist at speeds above
30 km/h, warning lamp
:
on the corre-
sponding side lights up red. This warning is
always issued when a vehicle enters the blind
spot monitoring range from behind or from
the side. When you overtake a vehicle, the
warning only occurs if the difference in speed
is less than 12 km/h.
The yellow indicator lamp goes out after
reverse gear is engaged. In this event, Blind-
Spot Assist is no longer active.
The brightness of the indicator/warning
lamps is adjusted automatically according to
the ambient light.
G
Risk of accident
Blind Spot Assist is not active at speeds below
30 km/h, and the indicator lamps in the exte-
rior mirrors are yellow. Vehicles in the moni-
toring range are then not indicated.
Always pay attention to traffic conditions and
your surroundings. Otherwise, you may fail to
recognise dangers in time, could cause an
accident and injure yourself and others.
Collision warning
If a vehicle is detected in the monitoring range
of Blind Spot Assist and you switch on the turn
signal, a double warning tone sounds. Red
warning lamp
:
flashes. If the turn signal
remains on, detected vehicles are indicated
by the flashing of red warning lamp
:
. There
are no further warning tones.
Switching on Blind Spot Assist
X
Make sure that the radar sensor system
(
Y
page 243) and Blind Spot Assist
(
Y
page 241) are activated in the on-board
computer.
X
Turn the key to position 2 in the ignition
lock.
Red warning lamps
:
in the exterior mir-
rors are lit.
X
Start the engine.
Warning lamps
:
in the exterior mirrors
now light up yellow.
Trailer towing*
Blind Spot Assist is deactivated when you
connect the trailer to your vehicle electrically.
The
Blind Spot Assist currently
unavailable See Owner's Manual
mes-
sage appears in the multi-function display.
Lane Keeping Assist*
If you select
km/h
on the on-board computer
in the
Display unit Speed-/odometer:
function (
Y
page 242), Lane Keeping Assist is
activated from speeds of 60 km/h. If the
mph
display unit is selected, the assistance
range begins at between 35 and 40 mph. If
Lane Keeping Assist detects lane markings on
the road, it warns you before before you leave
your lane unintentionally. Usually the warning
is given when a front wheel passes over a lane
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* optional
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