look through the windshield. You are always
responsible for safety and must drive in
accordance with traffic conditions.
Otherwise, you could endanger yourself and
others.
The system may be impaired or unavailable
when
R
visibility is poor, e.g. due to snow, rain, fog,
or heavy spray
R
the camera area of the windshield is dirty,
fogged up or covered by a sticker for
example
R
driving through curves or on inclines or
declines
G
Warning!
The Night View Assist cannot record objects
immediately in front of or next to the vehicle.
When maneuvering, continue to look through
the windshield. Make sure no persons or
animals are in the area in which you are
maneuvering. You could otherwise injure
them.
The Night View Assist image in the
multifunction display is not impaired by the
headlamps of approaching vehicles.
As a result, you can better follow the course
of the road and detect obstacles earlier on.
i
Infrared light is invisible to the human eye
and thus does not blind. The Night View
Assist can remain switched on
permanently even with oncoming traffic
present.
The Night View Assist monitors the area in
front of your vehicle via camera
:
.
Switching on or off
You can only switch on the Night View Assist
if
R
the SmartKey in the starter switch is set to
position
2
R
it is dark
R
the exterior lamp switch is set to
c
or
L
, or if the daytime running lamp mode
is activated (
Y
page 276)
R
the automatic transmission is not in
reverse gear
R
X
Press button
:
up or down.
The Night View Assist image appears in the
multifunction display.
i
The infrared headlamps only come on
above a speed of approximately 6 mph
(10 km/h). Therefore, when you are at a
standstill, you do not have a complete view
and cannot check the function of the Night
View Assist.
Image on multifunction display
When you switch on the Night View Assist, the
dial for the speedometer changes on the
multifunction display. The speedometer dial
is shown as a bar on the lower edge of the
multifunction display. The line for main
menus is no longer available. If you would like
to change a setting using the steering wheel
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