Animal recognition Animals can be recognize d in th e followin g sit -
uations: R
darkness R
outside built-up areas R
below an ambient temperature of 90 ‡
(32 †).
Nigh t View Assist Plus can recognize larger ani-
mals suc h as deer , cows or horses usin g typical
characteristics.
The system does no t detect :R
smaller animals, e.g. dogs and cat sR
animals whos e silhouette is no t clearly rec -
ognizable
When detected, animals are marke d wit h smal l
color frame corners . In contrast to pedestrian
recognition , there is no separate readiness sym-
bol in th e multifunction display.
Activating/deactivating Night View
Assist Plus
Activation conditions You can only activat e Nigh t View Assist Plus if all
of th e followin g condition s are met :R
th e ignition is switched on ( Y
page 162) or th e
engin e has been started.R
th e ligh t switch is in th e X or X posi -
tion. R
revers e gear has no t been engaged .
Activating Night View Assist Plus
X
Press butto n C .
The Nigh t View Assist Plus display appear s in
th e multifunction display.
i The infrared headlamps only switch on in th e
dark from speeds of approximately 6 mph
(10 km/h). This mean s that you do no t have th e full visual range while th e vehicl e is sta-
tionar y and canno t check whether Nigh t View
Assist Plus is working . The infrared head-
lamps are deactivate d at speeds below 3 mph
(5 km/h). The Nigh t View imag e continue s to
be displayed until you deactivate it by press-
ing butto n C .
Automatic activation You can select th e Night Vie w Assist Auto‐
matic Activatio n option via th e Nigh t View
Assist menu. The pedestrian and animal search
function remains active eve n when th e Nigh t
View imag e is no t displayed. In th e dark , in unli t
surroundings and at speeds of mor e than
60 km/h, th e Nigh t View imag e is automatically
displayed in th e multifunction display as soo n as
pedestrian s or animals are detected. X
In th e assistanc e menu, select automatic acti-
vation of Nigh t View Assist Plus
( Y
page 270).
Deactivating Night View Assist Plus X
Press butto n C .
The Nigh t View Assist Plus display disappear s
from th e multifunction display. Nigh t View
Assist is deactivated.
Spotlight function
General notes Under certai n conditions, th e spotligh t function
uses th e headlamps to flas h at detected pedes-
trians .
The spotligh t function is only active if: R
pedestrian recognition is active R
th e road surface is no t litR
th e driving spee d is at least 40 mph
(60 km/ h) R
the "Adaptive Highbeam Assist PLUS" func-
tion is activated ( Y
page 133)
The spotlight function is not active or is active
only to a limited extent if: R
you are driving in city traffic R
there are pedestrians located in the area of an
oncoming vehicle or a vehicle in front
Activating the spotlight function
The pedestrian detection with spotlight function
is running the background. If the prerequisites
are met, the spotlight function uses the head-232
Driving system s
Dr ivi ng an d parking