cycleracks or overhanging loads. Following a
severe impact or in the event of damag etothe
bumpers, have the function of the radar sensors
checke dataq ualified 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 poo rvisibility,e .g. duetof og, heavy
rain, snow or spray
Rthere are narro wvehicles, e.g. motorcycle sor
bicycles
Rthe roadh asvery wide lanes
Rthe roadh asnarro wlanes
Ryoua re not driving in the middleoft he lane
Rthere are barriers or similar lane borders
Vehicles in the monitoring rang eare then not
indicated.
Blind Spot Assist monitors the are aupto10ft
(3 m) behind your vehicle and directl ynext to
your vehicle ,asshown in the diagram.
If the lanes are narrow, vehicle sdriving in the
lane beyond the lane next to your vehicle may be
indicated ,especially if the vehicle sare not driv-
ing in the middleoft heirlan e. Thism ay be the
case if there are vehicle sdriving at the inner
edg eoft heirlan es. Due to the nature of the system:
Rwarnings may be issue
dinerrorw hend riving
clos etoc rashb arriers or similar solid lane
borders.
Rthe warning is cancele dwhend riving 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 rang eare then not indicated.
If av ehicle is detected within the blind spot
monitoring rang eatspeeds above 20 mph
(30 km/h), warning lamp :on the correspond-
ing sid elights up red .Thisw arning is always
emitted whe navehicle enters the blind spot
monitoring rang efrom behind or from the side.
Whe nyou overtake avehicle ,the warning only
occurs if the difference in speed is less than
7m ph (12 km/h).
If yo uselect the reverse gear, Blind Spot Assist
is not operational.
The brightnes softhe warning lamps is auto-
matically adapted to the brightnes softhe sur-
roundings.
Collision warning
If av ehicle is detected in the monitoring rang eof
Blind Spot Assist and yo uswitch on the corre-
sponding turn signal ,adoublew arning tone
sounds. Re dwarning lamp :flashes. If the turn
signal remains on, vehicle sdetected are indica-
ted by the flashing of red warning lamp :.
There are no further warning tones.
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Drivin gand parking
you then switch on thecorre spondin gturns ig-
nal to chang elane, you will also receiv eanopti-
cal and audibl ewarning. If ariskofl ateral colli-
sion is detected, corrective brakin gmay help
you avoid acollision .Befor eac ourse-correcting
brak eapplication ,Activ eBlind Spot Assis teval -
uates th espac eint hedirection of travel and at
th es ide soft hevehicle. 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 tisonlyana id and is no t
as ubstitut efor attentive driving.
GWARNIN G
Active Blind Spot Assis tdoes no treac tto:
Rvehicles overtake ntoo closely on th eside ,
placin gthemint heblin dspota rea
Rvehicles whic happroac hwithal argespeed
differential and overtake your vehicl e
As aresult ,Activ eBlind Spot Assis tmay nei-
ther giv ewarnings no rintervene in suchsit-
uations. There is ariskofana ccident.
Always observ ethe traffic condition scare-
fully, and maintai nasafel ateral distance.
iUS Ao nly: This device has been approve dby
th eF CC 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 dbytheFCC. Do
no ttamper with, alter, or use in any non-
approve dway.
An yu nauthorize dmodification to this device
could voi dthe user's authorit ytoo perate th e
equipment.
iCanada only: This device complies wit h
RSS-210 of Industry Canada. Operation is
subjec ttothefollowin gtwo conditions:
1. This device may no tcaus eharmful inter-
ference ,and
2. This device mus taccept any interferenc e
received, includin ginterfe rencethatm ay
caus eundesired operation of th edevice .
Removal, tam peri
ng, 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 yu nauthorize dmodification to this device
could voi dthe user's authorit ytoo perate th e
equipment.
Rada rsensor s
The Active Blind Spot Assis trada rsensor sare
integrate dintot he fron tand rear bumpers and
behind acover in th eradiato rtrim. Mak esure
that th ebumpers and th ecover in th eradiato r
grill are free of dirt, ice or slush. The rear sensor s
mus tnotbe covered, e.g. by bicycle racks or
overhangin gloads .Following asevere impact or
in th eevent of damage to th ebumpers ,havet he
function of th erada rsensor schecked ataq uali-
fie ds pecialist workshop .Activ eBlind 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 kofana ccident.
Always mak esuret hatthe re 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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