Monitoring range of the sensors
G
WARNING
Blind Spot Assist monitors certain area sinthe
immediate vicinity of yourv ehicle. Vehicles
that approach and drive past at high speeds
are not detected. There is no display and no
warning.
If the lanes are very wide, it may not be pos-
sible to monitor the complet ewidth of the
neighbourin glane. For this reason, vehicles in
the nextl ane may no tbedetected, especially
if they are driving in astaggered formation in
differen tlanes .This may be the case if vehi-
cles are driving at the edge of their lane that
is furthest away from your vehicle.
Always pay attention to traffic conditions and
your surroundings. Otherwise, you may fail to
recognise dangers in time, cause an accident
and injure yourself and others. Blind Spot Assist monitors the area up to
3.0 mbehind your vehicle and directly nextto
your vehicle, as shown in th ediagram.
If th elanes are narrow ,vehicles drivin ginthe
lan ebeyond th elan en exttoy our vehicl emay
be indicated, especially if th evehicles are not
drivin ginthemiddle of their lane. This may
be th ecaseift here are vehicles at th eedge
of their lan enearest your vehicle. Due to th
enature of th esystem:
R warnings may be issued in error when driv-
ingc lose to crash barrier sorsimilar solid
lane borders.
R warnings may be interrupted when driving
alongside long vehicles, for example lor-
ries, for aprolonged time.
The two radar sensors for Blin dSpot Assist
are integrated int othe sides of the rear
bumper .Make sure that th ebumpe risfree of
dirt, ice or slush in the vicinity of the sensors.
The sensors must not be covered, for exam-
ple by cycle racks or overhanging loads. Fol-
lowing asevere impact or in the event of dam-
age to the bumpers, have the function of the
sensors checked at aqualified specialist
workshop. Blind Spot Assist may otherwise
not work properly.
Indicator and warning display G
WARNING
Blind Spot Assist is not active at speeds below
30 km/h. The indicator lamps in the exterior
mirrors are yellow. Vehicles in the monitoring
range are then not indicated.
Always pay attention to traffic conditions and
your surroundings. Otherwise, you may fail to
recognise dangers in time, cause an accident
and injure yourselfa nd others. :
Yellow indicator lamp/red warning lamp
If Blind Spo tAssist is switched on, indicator
lamp :in the exterior mirrors lights up yel-
low up to aspeed of 30 km/h. At speeds
above 30 km/h, the indicator lamp goes out
and Blind Spot Assist is operational. 198
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Activ
eBlind Spo tAssist monitors the area up
to 3.0 mbehind your vehicle and directly next
to your vehicle, as shown in the diagram. For
this purpose, Active Blind Spot Assist uses
radar sensors in the rear bumper.
If the lanes are narrow, vehicles driving in the
lane beyond the lane next to your vehicle may
be indicated, especially if the vehicles are not
driving in the middle of their lane. This may
be the case if there are vehicles at the inner
edge of your lane.
Due to the nature of the system:
R warnings may be issued in error when driv-
ing close to crash barriers or similars olid
lane borders.
R warnings may be interrupted when driving
alongside long vehicles, for example lor-
ries, for aprolonged time.
The Active Blind Spot Assist radar sensors are
integrated into the front and rear bumpers
and behind acover in the radiator grille. Make
sure that the bumpers and the cover in the
radiator grille are free of dirt, ice or slush. The
rear sensors must not be covered, e.g. by
bicycle racks or overhanging loads. Following
as evere impact or in the event of damage to
the bumpers, have the function of the radar
sensors checked at aqualified specialist
workshop. Active Blind Spot Assist may oth-
erwise no longer work properly. Indicator and warning display G
WARNING
Active Blind Spot Assist is not active at speeds
below 30 km/h. The indicator lamps in the
exterior mirrors are yellow .Vehicles in the
monitoring range are then not indicated.
Always pay attention to traffic conditions and
your surroundings. Otherwise, you may fail to
recognise dangers in time and cause an acci-
dent and injure yourself and others. :
Yellow indicator lamp/red warning lamp
If Active Blind Spot Assist is switched on,
indicator lamps :in the exterior mirror slight
up yellow up to aspeed of 30 km/h. At
speeds above 30 km/h, the indicator lamp
goes out and Active Blind Spot Assist is
operational.
If av ehicle is detected within the monitoring
range of Blind Spot Assist at speeds above
30 km/h, warning lamp :on the corre-
spondin gside lights up red. This warning
alway soccurs when avehicle enters the blind
spot monitoring range from behind or from
the side. When you overtake avehicle, the
warning only occurs if the difference in speed
is less than 12 km/h.
The yellow indicator lamp goes out if reverse
gear is engaged. Active Blind Spot Assist is
then no longer active.
The brightness of the indicator/warning
lamps is adjusted automatically according to
the ambient light. 202
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