24-GHz radar sensor system (country overview)
The 24 GHz radar sensor system requires separate approval for each country. When you are
driving in a country in which the radar sensor system is not approved, you must deactivate
the system using the on-board computer (
Y
page 249). The current country overview can be
obtained from a Mercedes-Benz Service Centre.
Vehicles with a navigation system: the radar sensor system is deactivated automatically
near radio telescope facilities.
The currently active systems are automatically deactivated:
R
DISTRONIC PLUS (
Y
page 174)
R
Blind Spot Assist (
Y
page 208)
R
Active Blind Spot Assist(
Y
page 212)
R
PRE-SAFE
®
Brake (
Y
page 45)
A display message appears in the multifunction display to tell you that the radar sensor system
is being switched off (
Y
page 272).
BAS PLUS (
Y
page 62) is then also unavailable.
If the deactivation does not occur automatically, you must deactivate the radar sensor system
using the on-board computer (
Y
page 249).
Vehicles without navigation and vehicles for Australia: you must deactivate the radar
sensor system using the on-board computer when you are near a radio telescope facility
(
Y
page 249).
Country
Radio telescope
facilities
Geographical latitude and
longitude
Distance to be
maintained
from the facility
Egypt
–
–
–
Andorra
–
–
–
Australia
Parkes
32°59'59" S,148°15'44" E
10 km
Narrabri
30°18'52" S,149°32'56" E
10 km
Canberra
35°23'54" S,148°58'40" E
3 km
Western Australia
26°37'13"S,117°30'40" E
10 km
Bahrain
–
–
–
Belgium
–
–
–
Bosnia-Herzego-
vina
–
–
–
Bulgaria
–
–
–
Denmark
–
–
–
Germany
Effelsberg
50°31'32" N, 06°53'00" E
6.5 km
380
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