Warning display
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Warning display
Blind Spot Assist is not active at speeds below
approximately 30 km/h. Vehicles in the moni-
toring range are then not indicated.
If a vehicle is detected within the monitoring
range of Blind Spot Assist at speeds above
30 km/h, warning lamp
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on the correspond-
ing side lights up red. This warning lamp always
lights up 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.
If you select the reverse gear, Blind Spot Assist
is not operational.
The brightness of the warning lamps is auto-
matically adapted to the brightness of the sur-
roundings.
Collision warning
If a vehicle is detected in the monitoring range of
Blind Spot Assist and you switch on the corre-
sponding turn signal, a double warning tone
sounds. Red warning lamp
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flashes. If the turn
signal remains on, detected vehicles are indica-
ted by the flashing of red warning lamp
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.
There are no further warning tones.
Activating Blind Spot Assist
X
Make sure that Blind Spot Assist is activated
in the on-board computer (
Y
page 245).
X
Turn the key to position 2 in the ignition lock.
Warning lamps
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in the exterior mirrors light
up red until the engine is started.
Display in the assistance graphic
When Blind Spot Assist is activated, grey radar
waves propagating backwards appear next to
the vehicle in the assistance display in the mul-
tifunction display. Above a speed of 30 km/h,
the colour of the radar waves in the assistance
display changes to green
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. Blind Spot Assist is
then ready for use.
Towing a trailer
If you couple up a trailer, make sure that you
have correctly established the electrical con-
nection. This can be accomplished by checking
the trailer lighting. Blind Spot Assist is then
deactivated. The
Blind Spot Assist not
Blind Spot Assist not
available when towing a trailer See
available when towing a trailer See
Owner's Manual
Owner's Manual
message appears in the mul-
tifunction display.
Lane Keeping Assist
General notes
Lane Keeping Assist monitors the area in front of
your vehicle by means of multifunction cam-
era
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attached at the top of the windscreen.
Lane Keeping Assist detects lane markings on
the road and can warn you before you leave your
lane unintentionally.
Driving systems
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Driving
and
parking
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