cycle racks or overhanging loads. Following a
severe impact or in the event of damage to the
bumpers, have the function of the radar sensors
checked at a qualified specialist workshop.
Blind Spot Assist may no longer work properly.
Monitoring area
In particular, the detection of obstacles can be
impaired if:
Rthere is dirt on the sensors or anything else
covering the sensors
Rthere is poor visibility, e.g. due to fog, heavy
rain, snow or spray
Rthere are narrow vehicles, e.g. motorcycles or
bicycles
Rthe road has very wide lanes
Rthe road has narrow lanes
Ryou are not driving in the middle of the lane
Rthere are barriers or similar lane borders
Vehicles in the monitoring range are then not
indicated.
Blind Spot Assist monitors the area up to 10 ft
(3 m) behind your vehicle and directly next to
your vehicle, as shown in the diagram.
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 driv-
ing in the middle of their lane. This may be the
case if there are vehicles driving at the inner
edge of their lanes. Due to the nature of the system:
Rwarnings may be issued in error when driving
close to crash barriers or similar solid lane
borders.
Rthe warning is canceled when driving for an
extended period next to long vehicles, such as
trucks.
Warning display
:Warning display
Blind Spot Assist is not active at speeds below
approximately 20 mph (30 km/h). Vehicles in
the monitoring range are then not indicated.
If a vehicle is detected within the blind spot
monitoring range at speeds above 20 mph
(30 km/h), warning lamp :on the correspond-
ing side lights up red. This warning is always
emitted 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
7 mph (12 km/h).
If you select the reverse gear, Blind Spot Assist is not operational.
The brightness of the warning lamps is auto-
matically adapted to the brightness of the sur-
roundings.
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. Red warning lamp :flashes. If the turn
signal remains on, vehicles detected are indica-
ted by the flashing of red warning lamp :.
There are no further warning tones.
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you then switch on thecorrespondin gtur nsig-
nal to chang elane, you will also receiv ean opti-
cal and audibl ewarning. If aris kof lateral colli-
sion is detected, corrective brakin gmay help
you avoid acollision .Befor e acourse-correcting
brak eapplication ,Active Blind Spot Assis teval -
uates th espac ein th edirection of travel and at
th eside sof th evehicle. Fo rthis, Active Blind
Spot Assis tuses th eforward-facing rada rsen -
sors.
Active Blind Spot Assis tsupport syou from a
speed of approximately 20 mph (30 km/h).
Important safety notes
Active Blind Spot Assis tis only an aid and is no t
a substitut efor attentive driving.
GWARNIN G
Active Blind Spot Assis tdoes no treac tto :
Rvehicles overtake nto oclosely on th eside ,
placin gthem in th eblin dspo tarea
Rvehicles whic happroac hwit h a larg espeed
differential and overtake your vehicl e
As aresult ,Active Blind Spot Assis tmay nei-
ther giv ewarnings no rinterven ein suc hsit -
uations. There is aris kof an accident.
Always observ eth etraffic condition scare-
fully, and maintai n asafelateral distance.
iUS Aonly: This device has been approve dby
th eFCC as a"Vehicular Radar System". The
rada rsensor is intended for use in an auto-
motive rada rsystem only. Removal, tamper -
ing, or altering of th edevice will voi dany war-
ranties, and is no tpermitte dby th eFCC. Do
no ttamper with, alter, or use in any non-
approve dway.
An yunauthorize dmodification to this device
could voi dth euser's authorit yto operate th e
equipment.
iCanada only: This device complies wit h
RSS-210 of Industry Canada. Operation is
subjec tto th efollowin gtw oconditions:
1. This device may no tcaus eharmful inter-
ference ,and
2. This device mus taccept any interferenc e
received, includin ginterferenc ethat may
caus eundesir ed o
peration of th
edevice .
Removal, tampering, or altering of th edevice
will voi dany warranties, and is no tpermitted. Do no
ttamper with, alter, or use in any non-
approve dway.
An yunauthorize dmodification to this device
could voi dth euser's authorit yto operate th e
equipment.
Rada rsensor s
The Active Blind Spot Assis trada rsensor sare
integrate dinto th efron tand rear bumpers and
behind acover in th eradiato rtrim. Mak esur e
that th ebumpers and th ecover in th eradiato r
grill are free of dirt, ice or slush. The rear sensor s
mus tno tbe covered, e.g. by bicycle racks or
overhangin gloads .Following asevere impact or
in th eevent of damage to th ebumpers ,hav eth e
function of th erada rsensor schecke dat aquali-
fie dspecialist workshop .Active Blind Spot
Assis tmay otherwise no longer wor kproperly.
Monitoring area
GWARNIN G
Active Blind Spot Assis tdoes no tdetec tall
traffic situation sand roa dusers. There is a
ris kof an accident.
Always mak esur ethat there is sufficien tdis-
tance on th eside for other traffic or obstacles.
Active Blind Spot Assis tmonitors th earea up to
10 ft (3. 0m) behind your vehicl eand directl y
next to your vehicle, as shown in th ediagram.
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