Animal recognition
Animals can be recognized in the following sit-
uations:
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darkness
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outside built-up areas
R
below an ambient temperature of 90 ‡
(32 †).
Night View Assist Plus can recognize larger ani-
mals such as deer, cows or horses using typical
characteristics.
The system does not detect:
R
smaller animals, e.g. dogs and cats
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animals whose silhouette is not clearly rec-
ognizable
When detected, animals are marked with small
color frame corners. In contrast to pedestrian
recognition, there is no separate readiness sym-
bol in the multifunction display.
Activating/deactivating Night View
Assist Plus
Activation conditions
You can only activate Night View Assist Plus if all
of the following conditions are met:
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the ignition is switched on (
Y
page 162) or the
engine has been started.
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the light switch is in the
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or
L
posi-
tion.
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reverse gear has not been engaged.
Activating Night View Assist Plus
X
Press button
:
.
The Night View Assist Plus display appears in
the multifunction display.
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The infrared headlamps only switch on in the
dark from speeds of approximately 6 mph
(10 km/h). This means that you do not have
the full visual range while the vehicle is sta-
tionary and cannot check whether Night View
Assist Plus is working. The infrared head-
lamps are deactivated at speeds below 3 mph
(5 km/h). The Night View image continues to
be displayed until you deactivate it by press-
ing button
:
.
Automatic activation
You can select the
Night View Assist Auto‐
matic Activation
option via the Night View
Assist menu. The pedestrian and animal search
function remains active even when the Night
View image is not displayed. In the dark, in unlit
surroundings and at speeds of more than
60 km/h, the Night View image is automatically
displayed in the multifunction display as soon as
pedestrians or animals are detected.
X
In the assistance menu, select automatic acti-
vation of Night View Assist Plus
(
Y
page 270).
Deactivating Night View Assist Plus
X
Press button
:
.
The Night View Assist Plus display disappears
from the multifunction display. Night View
Assist is deactivated.
Spotlight function
General notes
Under certain conditions, the spotlight function
uses the headlamps to flash at detected pedes-
trians.
The spotlight function is only active if:
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pedestrian recognition is active
R
the road surface is not lit
R
the driving speed is at least 40 mph
(60 km/h)
R
the "Adaptive Highbeam Assist PLUS" func-
tion is activated (
Y
page 133)
The spotlight function is not active or is active
only to a limited extent if:
R
you are driving in city traffic
R
there are pedestrians located in the area of an
oncoming vehicle or a vehicle in front
Activating the spotlight function
The pedestrian detection with spotlight function
is running the background. If the prerequisites
are met, the spotlight function uses the head-
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