G
Warning!
The Blind Spot Assist monitors certain areas
in the immediate vicinity of your vehicle.
Vehicles approaching and passing at speeds
that exceed the speed of your vehicle
significantly will not be detected. There will be
no warning display and no audible warning.
When driving in a very wide lane, the sensors
may not be able to cover the entire width of
the neighboring lane. Vehicles driving on the
outside of the neighboring lane may not be
detected.
It is the driver’s responsibility at all times to
be attentive to road, weather and traffic
conditions and to provide the steering,
braking and other driving inputs necessary to
retain control of the vehicle. Failure to do so
could result in recognizing dangers too late,
possibly resulting in an accident and serious
injury to yourself and others.
When driving in a very narrow lane, the
sensors may detect and display vehicles in the
second lane over. This will be the case if there
are vehicles driving on the inside edge of their
lane.
The system may issue causeless warnings in
the area of guardrails or similar structural
boundaries.
The Blind Spot Assist sensors are built into
the front and rear bumpers. Make sure that
the area of the bumpers around the sensors
is free of dirt, ice and snow. The radar sensors
must not be obstructed, for example, by
bicycle carriers or overhanging luggage.
!
In the event of a significant impact or
damage affecting the bumpers, have the
radar sensors checked by a qualified
specialist workshop such as a Mercedes-
Benz Center. Failure to do this can result in
Blind Spot Assist not functioning correctly.
Indicator and warning lamps
Exterior rear view mirror, driver’s side
X
Make sure that the radar sensors
(
Y
page 216) and Blind Spot Assist
(
Y
page 213) are switched on.
X
Switch on the ignition.
Red warning lamps
:
in the exterior rear
view mirrors come on.
X
Start the engine.
Yellow indicator lamps
:
in the exterior
rear view mirrors come on up to a speed of
20 mph (30 km/h).
Above a speed of 20 mph (30 km/h), yellow
indicator lamps
:
go out and the Blind Spot
Assist is active. If the Blind Spot Assist
detects a vehicle in its range, red warning
lamp
:
on the corresponding side of the
vehicle comes on.
When you shift the automatic transmission in
reverse gear
R, yellow indicator lamps
:
in
the exterior rear view mirrors goes out after
approximately 3 seconds. The Blind Spot
Assist is then not active.
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