vehicle with a difference in speed of less than
12 km/h, a delayed warning occurs.
The yellow indicator lamp goes out if reverse
gear is engaged. Active Blind Spot Assist is not
operational.
The brightness of the indicator/warning lamps
is adjusted automatically according to the
brightness of the surroundings.
Visual and acoustic collision warning
If you switch on the turn signals to change lanes
and a vehicle is detected in the side monitoring
range, you receive a visual and acoustic collision
warning. You then hear a double warning tone
and red warning lamp
:
flashes. If the turn sig-
nal remains on, detected vehicles are indicated
by the flashing of red warning lamp
:
. There are
no further warning tones.
Course-correcting brake application
If Active Blind Spot Assist detects a risk of a side
impact in the monitoring range, a course-cor-
recting brake application is carried out. This is
designed to help you avoid a collision.
G
WARNING
A course-correcting brake application cannot
always prevent a collision. There is a risk of an
accident.
Always steer, brake or accelerate yourself,
especially if Active Blind Spot Assist warns
you or makes a course-correcting brake appli-
cation. Always maintain a safe distance at the
sides.
If a course-correcting brake application occurs,
red warning lamp
:
flashes in the exterior mir-
ror and a dual warning tone sounds. In addition,
display
;
underlining the danger of a side col-
lision appears in the multifunction display.
In very rare cases, the system may make an
inappropriate brake application. A course-cor-
recting brake application may be interrupted at
any time if you steer slightly in the opposite
direction or accelerate.
The course-correcting brake application is avail-
able in the speed range between 30 km/h and
200 km/h.
Either a course-correcting brake application
appropriate to the driving situation, or none at
all, may occur if:
R
there are vehicles or obstacles, e.g. crash
barriers, close to both sides of your vehicle
R
a vehicle approaches too closely on the side
R
you have adopted a sporty driving style with
high cornering speeds
R
you brake or accelerate significantly
R
a driving safety system intervenes, such as
ESP
®
or PRE-SAFE
®
Brake
R
ESP
®
is deactivated
R
the Offroad program is activated (vehicles
without the Off-Road Engineering package)
R
the Offroad or Offroad Plus drive program is
activated (vehicles with the Off-Road Engi-
neering package)
R
the LOW RANGE off-road gear is activated
(vehicles with the Off-Road Engineering pack-
age)
R
a loss of tyre pressure or a defective tyre is
detected
Activating Active Blind Spot Assist
X
Make sure that Active Blind Spot Assist is
activated in the on-board computer
(
Y
page 291).
X
Turn the key to position 2 in the ignition lock.
Warning lamps
:
in the exterior mirrors light
up red for approximately 1.5 seconds and
then turn yellow.
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. Active Blind Spot Assist is
then deactivated. The indicator lamps in the
exterior mirrors light up yellow and the
Active
Active
Blind Spot Assist not available when
Blind Spot Assist not available when
towing a trailer See Owner's Manual
towing a trailer See Owner's Manual
message appears in the multifunction display.
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Drivi
ng
and
parking
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