Mercedes-Benz V 200 d, Operating Instructions Manual

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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
approximately 30 km/h, warning lamp
:
lights
up red on the corresponding side. 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 11 km/h.
If you select reverse gear, Blind Spot Assist is
inactive.
The intensity of warning lamps
:
depends on
the brightness of the ambient light and is con-
trolled automatically.
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 once. The warning lamp in the corre-
sponding exterior mirror flashes. If the turn sig-
nal remains on, detected vehicles are indicated
by the flashing of the warning lamp in the exte-
rior mirror. 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 257).
X
Turn the key to position 2 in the ignition lock.
The warning lamps in the exterior mirrors light
up for approximately 1.5 seconds.
When Blind Spot Assist is activated, the display
in the assistance graphic shows grey radar
waves propagating backwards next to the vehi-
cle. Above a speed of 30 km/h, the colour of the
radar waves in the assistance graphic changes
to green
;
. Blind Spot Assist is then ready for
use.
Trailer towing
If you attach a trailer, make sure that you have
correctly established the electrical connection.
This can be accomplished by checking the trailer
lighting. Blind Spot Assist is then deactivated
and the Blind Spot Assist currently
unavailable See Owner's Manual
message
appears in the display.
Lane Keeping Assist
General notes
Lane Keeping Assist monitors the area in front of
your vehicle by means of camera
:
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.
This function is available in the range between
60 km/h and 200 km/h.
Driving systems
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Driving and parking
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