2019 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER ESP

Cancelin
gabrake application of Activ eB rake
Assi st
Yo uc an cancel abrak eapplicatio nofActive
Brak eAssistat an ytimeb y:
R Fullyd epressin gthe accelerator pedal or with
kickdown.
R Fullyr eleasing theb rake pedal (onl yduring
situation-dependen tbraking assis tance).
Ac tiveB rake Assi stma ycancel theb rake applica‐
tion when one of thef ollowing condition sisfulfil‐
led:
R Youm aneuver toavo idtheo bstacle.
R Thereis no longer arisk of collision.
R An obs tacle is no longer de tected in front of
yo ur vehicle.
Sy stem limitations
The sy stem ma ybeimpaired or ma ynotfunction
in thef ollowing situations:
R The sensor sareaffected bysno w,rain, fogor
heavy spr ay.
R The sensor saredirty ,fogged up, damaged or
co vered.
R The sensor sareaffected byinter fere nce from
ot her radar sources, e.g. strongradar reflec‐
tions in parking garage s.
R Ifal oss of tir epressur eorad efectivetireh as
been de tected and displa yed.
R Full sy stem per form anc eisn otavailable fora
fe ws econd safter swit ching on thei gnition or
af te rd riving off.
The sy stem ma ynotreact cor rectly in thef ollow‐
ing situations:
R In comple xtraf fics ituations, objects ma ynot
al wa ys be clear lyde tected.
R Pedestrians or vehicles mo vequickl yintot he
de tection rang eoft he sensors.
R Pedestrians ar eobscured by other objects.
R In bends wit hanarrow radius. Setting
Activ eB rake Assi st Requ
irements:
R The ignition is switched on Multimedia sy
stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance
5 Active Brake Assist
The following settings ar eavailable:
R Early
R Medium
R Late #
Select asetting.
The Medium setting is selec teda utomatically
eve rytime thee ngine is star ted.
Deactivating Activ eB rake Assi st
% It is
recommended that ActiveB rake Assi stis
alw aysl efta ctivated. #
Select Off.
The dis tance warning function and autono‐
mous brakin gfunction ar edeactivated.
% When
ActiveB rake Assi stis deactivated, the
00D4 symbol appears inthes tatus area of
th em ultifunction displa y. Cruise control
Fu
nction of cruise control
Cruise cont rola ccelerates and brakes thev ehicle
automaticall yinorder tomaintain apreviously
st ored speed.
If yo ua ccelerat etoovertake, fore xamp le,the
st ored speed is no tdele ted. If your emo veyour
fo ot from thea ccelerator pedal af tero vertaking,
cruise control will resume speed regulation back
to thes tore ds peed.
Cruise contro lisoperated using thec orrespond‐
ing steering wheel buttons. Youc an stor ea ny
ro ad speed abo ve15 mp h(20 km/h).
If yo uf ail toadap tyour driving style, cruise con‐
trol can neither reduce ther isk of an accident nor
ove rride thel aws of ph ysics. It canno ttak ei nto
account road, weather or traf ficc onditions.
Cruise control is only an aid. Youa re re sponsible
fo rt he dis tance tothev ehicle in front, forv ehicle
speed, braking in good time and fors taying in
yo ur lane.
Displa ysinthem ultifunction display
The status of cruise control and thes tore ds peed
ar es hown in them ultifunction displa y. 14 2
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Displ
ayintheI nstrument Displa y(color display)
1 Cruise cont roliss elected
2 Setspeed gr ay:s peed is stored, cruise con‐
trol is deactivated
3 Setspeed green: speed is stored, cruise con‐
trol is activated
Sy stem limitations
Cruise control ma ybeunable tomaintain the
st ored speed on uphill gradients. The stored
speed is resumed when theg radient evens out.
On long and steep downhill gradients, yous hould
ch ang edowntoa lowe rgear in good time. Take
particular no teofthis when driving aladen vehi‐
cle. By doing so, youw ill mak euse of the
engine' sbraking ef fect. Thi srelie vest he load on
th eb rake system and pr events theb rake sf rom
ove rheating and wearing tooq uickl y.
Do no tuse cruise control in thef ollowing situa‐
tions:
R In traf fics ituations whe refrequent speed
ch anges ar erequired, e.g. in heavy traf ficor
on winding roads.
R On slippe ryroads. Accele rating can cause the
driv ewheels tolose traction and thev ehicle
could then skid.
R Ifyo ua redrivin gwhen visibilit yispoor.
Operating cruise cont rol&
WARNING Risk of accident du etostored
speed
If yo uc all up thes tore ds peed and this is
lo we rthan your cur rent speed ,the vehicle
decelerates. #
Take intoa ccount thet raffic situation
befor ecallin gupt hestored speed. Re
quirements:
R ESP ®
is activated, but ma ynotinter vene.
R The driving speed is at leas t15m ph
(20 km/h). #
Toactivat ecruise control: pushrocker
switch 1up. #
Remo veyour foot from thea ccelerator pedal.
The cur rent speed is then sa veda nd main‐
ta ined bythev ehicle. #
Push rocker switch 1up. #
Toincrease/reduce speed: pushrock er
switch 2up or down.
The stored speed is increased or reduced by
1m ph (1 km/h).
or #
Press rocker switch 2up or down and hold.
The stored speed is increased or reduced in
1m ph (1 km/h) increments.
or #
Push rocker switch 2beyond thep ressure
point.
The stored speed is increased or reduced by
5m ph (1 0km/h).
or #
Push rocker switch 2beyond thep ressure
point and hold.
The stored speed is increased or reduced in
5m ph (1 0km/h) increments.
or #
Accele rate thev ehicle tothed esired speed. #
Push rocker switch 2up.
If cruise cont rolisa ctivated and Traf ficS ign
Assi sthas de tected aspeed restriction sig nwith
am aximum permissible speed and this appears
in thei nstrument display: #
Toadop tthe de tected speed: pushrocker
switch 3up.
The maximum permissible speed shown by
th et raffic sign is stored and thev ehicle main‐
ta ins this speed. Driving and parking
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#
Todeactivat ecruisec ontrol: push rock er
switch 3(CNCL) down.
If cruise cont rolisd eactivated, it can be reactiva‐
te dasf ollows:
R rock er switch 2(SET+ )or(SET-) stores the
cur rent speed and thev ehicle maintains this
speed
R rock er switch 3(RES) calls up thel asts peed
st ored and thev ehicle maintains this speed
% Ifyo ub rake, deactivat eESP®
or if ESP ®
inter‐
ve nes, cruise control is deacti vated.
When yous wit ch offt he vehicle, thel ast
speed stored is cleared. Ac
tiv eD ista nce Assis tDISTR ON IC Fu
nction of Activ eD ista nce Assis tDISTRONIC
Ac tiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cmaintains the
se ts peed on free-flowing roads. If vehicles ahead
ar ed etected, thes etdis tance is maintained ,if
necessa ryuntil thev ehicle comes toah alt.The
ve hicle accelerates or brakes depending on the
dis tance tothev ehicle in front and thes etspeed.
Speed and dis tance ar esetand stored on the
st eering wheel. The speed can be se tintherange
between 15mp h(20 km/h) and 99 mph
(160 km/h) or between 15mp h(20 km/h) and
th ev ehicle's maximum speed.
Other features of ActiveD ista nce Assi st
DISTRONIC:
R Depending on thep reselected dis tance,
DISTRONIC inter venes ei ther dynamically
(shor tdista nce) or tosave fuel (long dis‐
ta nce).
R Depending on thev ehicle mass de tected, the
dynamics of theD ISTRONIC inter vention are
re duced.
R Rapid acceleration tothes tore ds peed is initi‐
ated if thet urns ignal indicator is switched on
to chang etot heovertak ing lane.
Ac tiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cisonly an aid.
The driver is responsible fort he dis tancetothe
ve hicle in front, forv ehicle speed and forb raking
in good time.
Sy stem limitations
The sy stem ma ybeimpaired or ma ynotfunction
in thef ollowing ins tances:
R The radar sensor sareaffected bysno w,rain,
fo g, heavy spr ay,g lare, direct sunlight or
greatl yvarying ambien tlight. R
The radar sensor smaymalfunction in parking
ga rage soronr oads wit hsteep uphill or
downhill gradients.
R Ifth er adar sensor saredirty or co vered.
R On icy or slipper yroads, braking or accelerat‐
ing can caus ethe driv ewheels tolose trac‐
tion and thev ehicle could then skid.
R Stationar yobject sarenotd etected if these
we renotp reviousl ydetected as moving.
R On bends, target vehicles ma ybelostorn ot
re cognized cor rectl y.As aresult, atarget
ve hicle is no tused toregulat ethe speed
whic hmaylead tounwa nted accele ration.
Do no tuse ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cin
th ese situations. &
WARNING Risk of accident from acceler‐
ation or braking byActiveD ista nce Assi st
DISTRONIC
Ac tiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cmayaccel‐
erat eorb rake inthef ollowing cases, for
ex ample:
R Ifth ev ehicle pulls away usin gActiv eDis‐
ta nce Assi stDISTRONIC.
R Ifth es tore ds peed is called up and is con‐
siderably faster or slo werthan thec ur‐
re ntly driven speed.
R IfAc tiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cno
longer de tects avehicle in front or does
no treact toreleva nt objects. #
Alwaysc arefully obser vethet raffic con‐
ditions an dbereadytobrak eata ll
times. #
Take intoa ccount thet raffic situation
befor ecallin gupt hestored speed. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoinsuf‐
fi cient deceleration byActiveD ista nce
Assi stDISTRONIC
Ac tiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cbrakes
yo ur vehicle wit hupto5 0% ofthem aximum
possible deceleration. If this deceleration is
no ts ufficient, ActiveD ista nce Assi st
DISTRONI Calertsy ou wit havisualand
acoustic warning. #
Inthese cases, adjus tyour speed and
ke ep asufficient dis tance. #
Brak ethe vehicle yourself and/or take
ev asiv eaction. 14 4
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&
WARNING Risk of accident if de tection
function of ActiveD istan ce Assi st
DISTRONI Cisimpaired
Ac tiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cdoesn ot
re act or has alimited reaction:
R when drivin gonadiffe re nt lane or when
ch anging lanes
R topedestrians, animals, bicycles or sta‐
tionar yvehicles, or unexpected obs tacles
R tocomple xtraffic conditions
R tooncomin gvehicles and crossing traf fic
As aresult, ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
ma yneith er giv ewarning snor inter vene in
su ch situations. #
Alwayso bser vethet raffic conditions
carefull yand react according ly. Ac
tiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cmaynotd etect
nar row vehicles driving in front, e.g. mo torcyc les
and vehicles driving on adiffe re nt line.
Ope ratin gA ctive Distance Assis tDISTRONIC
Re quirements:
R The vehicle has been star ted.
R The parking brak ehas been released.
R ESP ®
is activated and is no tinter vening.
R The transmissio nisinposition005B.
R The driver' sand thef ront-passenger door are
closed.
R The seat occupanc yrecognition on thed riv‐
er's seat has de tected that thed rive rh as fas‐
te ned thes eat belt.
R The checkoft heradar sensor sy stem has
been successfully comple ted. Ac
tivatin gActive Distance Assis tDISTR ON IC #
Press button 1. #
Toactivat ewithout astore ds peed: press
rock er switch 3up (SET+ )ordown(SET-).
The cur rent speed is then sa veda nd main‐
ta ined bythev ehicle.
or #
Toactivat ewithastore ds peed: press
rock er switch 4up (RES).
% If
rock er switch 4is pressed up twice,
Ac tiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cisactiva‐
te dw itht he speed restriction displa yedin
th ei nstrument clus ter.
Ac ceptin gthe displa yeds pee dlim it whe nDis‐
tance Assis tDISTRONIC is acti vated #
Press rocker switch 4up (RES).
The speed limit displa yedint he instrument
clus terisa doptedast hestored speed. The
ve hicle adapts its speed tothat of thev ehicle
in front, but only up tothes tore ds peed.
Pulling away again with Activ eD ista nce
Assis tDISTRONIC #
Remo veyour foot from theb rake pedal. #
Press rocker switch 4up (RES).
or #
Depress thea ccelerator pedal briefly with
fo rc e.
The functions of ActiveD istan ce Assi st
DISTRONI Ccontinue tobe car ried out. Driving and parking
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Deactivating
Activ eD ista nce Assist
DISTRO NIC &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoActive
Dis tance Assi stDISTRONI Cstillb eing
activated when youl eave thed rive r's
seat
If yo ul eave thed rive r's seat while thev ehicle
is being braked byActiveD ista nce Assi st
DISTRONI Conly,the vehicle can rollaw ay. #
Alwaysd eactivat eActiv eDista nce
Assi stDISTRONI Cand secur ethe vehi‐
cle topreve nt it from rolling away before
yo ul eave thed rive r's seat. #
Press rocker switch 4down (CNCL). #
Depress theb rake pedal.
Increasing or reducing the speed #
Push rocker switch 3up (SET+ )ordown
(SET-).
The stored speed is increased or reduced by
1m ph (1 km/h).
or #
Press and hold rocker switch 3up (SET+)/
down (SET-).
The stored speed is increased or reduced in
1m ph (1 km/h) increments.
or #
Push rocker switch 3beyond thep ressure
point.
The stored speed is increased or reduced by
5m ph (1 0km/h).
or #
Push rocker switch 3beyond thep ressure
point and hold.
The stored speed is increased or reduced in
5m ph (1 0km/h) increments.
Increasing or reducing the specifie ddistance
from the vehicl einf ront #
Toincrease thes pecified distance: press
rock er switch 2down ( ).
#
Toreduce the specifie ddistance: press
rock er switch 2up ( ). Information on Hill
StartA ssist Hill
StartA ssisth olds thev ehicle foras horttime
when pulling away on ahill under thef ollowing
conditions:
R Vehicles with automatic transmission: the
transmission is in position 005Bor005E.
R The pa rking brak ehas been released.
This gives youe nough tim etomoveyour foot
from theb rake pedal tothea ccelerator pedal and
depress it befor ethe vehicle begins toroll. &
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
du etot hevehicle rolling away
Af teras horttime, Hill StartA ssistnol onger
holds thev ehicle and it can rollaw ay. #
Therefore, swiftl ymove your foot from
th eb rake pedal tothea ccelerator
pedal. Ne vera ttem pttolea vethev ehi‐
cle if it is being held byHill StartA ssist. HOLD function
HOLD function
Re
quirements:
R The seat occupancy recognition on thed riv‐
er's seat has de tected that thed rive rh as fas‐
te ned thes eat belt.
The HOLD function holds thev ehicle at astand‐
st ill without requ iring youtod epress theb rake
pedal, e.g. when pulling away on steep slopes.
When youd epress thea ccelera torp eda ltop ull
aw ay,the braking ef fect is canceled and the
HOLD functio nisdeactivated.
Sy stem limitations
R The incline mus tnotbe grea tert han 30%. Park
ing Assis tPARKTRONIC Fu
nction of Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC
Pa rking Assis tPARKTRONIC is an electroni cpark‐
ing assi stanc esystemw ithu ltrasound. It moni‐
to rs thea reaa round your vehicle using six sen‐
sor sont he front bumper and six sensor sonthe
re ar bumper .Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC indi‐
ca tesv isuall yand audibl ythe dis tance between
yo ur vehicle and an object.
Pa rking Assis tPARKTRONIC is only an aid. It is
no tas ubstitut efor your attention tothes ur‐
ro undings. The responsibility fors afem aneu ver‐ 14 6
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Re
ar vie wcamera Fu
nction of ther ear vie wcamera If
yo uh ave activated thef unction in them ultime‐
dia sy stem, thei mag efromr ear vie wcamera 1
appear sinthe multimedia sy stem when reve rse
ge ar is selec ted. Dynamic guide lines sho wthe
pat hthe vehicle will take wit hthe steering wheel
in its cur rent position. Thi shelps youtoo rient
yo urself and toavo id obs tacles whe nbackin gu p.
The imag efromr ear vie wcamera 1appear sin
th em ultimedia sy stem when thef ollowing condi‐
tions ar efulfilled:
R The ignition is switched on.
R Reverseg ear has no tbeen engaged.
R The rear-en ddoor sareopened.
This mean sthat thea reab ehind thev ehicle can
be monitored.
When ther ear-end door sareclosed, thei mage
from ther ear vie wcamer aiss witched of fafter
appr oximatel yten seconds.
The rear vie wcamer aiso nlyana id. It is no ta
substitut efor your attention tothes urroundings.
The responsibility fors afem aneu vering and pa rk‐
ing remains wit hyou. Mak esuret hat ther ea reno
persons, animals or object setc., in them aneu‐
ve ring area whil emaneuvering and pa rking.
The rear vie wcamer amaysho wad isto rted view
of obs tacles ,sho wt hem incor rectly or no tatall.
The rear vie wcamer acanno tdispla yall objects
whic harevery nea rtooru nderther ear bumper.
It will no twarny ou of acollision, peopl eor
objects.
Yo uc an selec tfromt hefollowing vie ws:
R Norma lview R
Wide-angle view
R Trailer view
The area behin dthe vehicle is displa yedasam ir‐
ro rimage, as in thei nside rearvie wmirro r.
Sy stem limitations
The rear vie wcamer awill no tfunction or will only
partiall yfunction in thef ollowing situations:
R Ther eish eavyrain, sno worfog.
R The ambient light is poor ,e.g. at night.
R The area is lit byfluorescent light (the displ ay
ma yflicke r).
R Ifth er eisas uddenchang eint emperature,
e.g. when driving int oaheated garage in win‐
te r.
R The ambient temp eratur eisveryh igh.
R The camer alens is obstructed, dirty or fogged
up. Obser vethen otes on cleaning ther ear
vie wc amer a(/pag e274).
R Thec amer aorrear of your vehicle is dam‐
aged. In this event,h avethec amera ,its posi‐
tion and its setting checkedataq ualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop.
The field of vision and other functions of ther ear
vie wc amer amaybe restricted du etoadditional
accesso ries on ther ear of thev ehicle (e.g. a
loading tailgate).
% The displa
ycontras tmaybe impaired due to
incident sunligh torother light sources. In
th is case, pa yparticular attention.
% Ha
ve thed ispla yrepaired or replaced if, for
ex ample, pixel er rors considerably restrict its
use.
% Objects that ar enotat ground le vela ppear
fur ther aw ay than they actuall yare.T his
includes, fore xamp le:
R The bumper of avehicle par kedb ehind.
R The dr awbar of atrailer.
R The ball nec kofatrailer coupling.
R The rear end of atruck.
R Slanted posts.
Only us ethe guide lines of thec amera image
fo ro rientation. Do no ttrave lfur ther than the
lo west horizontal guide line when approach‐
ing objects. Youm ayotherwise damag eyour
ve hicle and/or theo bject. 14 8
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The imag
efromt he 360° Camer aappear sauto‐
maticall yinthe multimedia sy stem when thef ol‐
lowing condition sarefulfilled:
R The ignition is switched on.
R The rear-en ddoor sareopened.
This mean sthat thea reab ehind thev ehicle can
be monitored.
When ther ear-end door sareclosed, thei mage
from ther ear vie wcamer aiss witched of fafter
appr oximatel yten seconds.
See then otes on cleaning the3 60° Camera
(/ page274).
Selecting aviewf or th e360°C ame ra
Re quirements:
R The Auto. Rear View Cam. is activated inthe
multimedia sy stem (/ page152). #
Engag ereve rseg ear. #
Select thed esired vie winthe multimedia sys‐
te m.
Ac tivating/deactivatin gautomati coperation
of the rear vie wcamera
The rear vie wcamer aiso nlyana id. It is no ta
substitut efor youp aying attention tothes ur‐
ro undings. Youa realw aysr esponsibl efor safe
maneuvering, parking in and exitin gfromap ark‐
ing space. Mak esuret hat no persons, animals or
objects etc. ar eint he pat hofyourvehicle. Pay
attention toyour sur rounding sand be ready to
brak eata ll times.
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance
5 Camera &Parking #
Activat eord eacti vate Auto .RearV iewC am..
Ac tivating/deactivatin gmaneuverin gassis‐
tance
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance
5 Camera &Parking #
Activat eord eacti vate Maneuvering Assist..
% When maneuvering assis tance is acti vated,
th ef ollowing function sareactive:
R Driv eAwayA ssist ( / pag e156)
R Rear Cross Traf ficA lert(/ page 156) AT
TENTION ASSI ST Fu
nction of ATTENTION ASSI ST
AT TENTION ASSIS Tcan assis tyou on long,
mono tonou sjou rney s, e.g. on free ways and
ex pressw ays. If ATTENTION ASSIS Tdetects ind i‐
cator soffatigue or increase dlap sesinc oncen‐
tration on thep artoft he driver ,itsuggests taking
ab reak.
AT TENTION ASSIS Tisonlyana id. It cannot
alw aysd etect dr owsiness or increased lapses in
concentration in good time. The sy stem is no ta
substitut efor aw ell-res teda nd attentiv edrive r.
On long journe ys,tak er egular and timel ybreaks
th at allo wyoutorest properly.
Yo uc an choose between tw osettings:
R Standard: normal sy stem sensitivity
R Sensitive: higher system sensitivity .The
driver is warned earlier and thea ttention le vel
de tected bythes ystem (Attention Le vel) is
adap teda ccordingly.
If fatigue or increased lapse sinconcentration are
de tected, theATTENTION ASSIST: Take aBreak!
wa rning appear sinthe Instrument Displa y.Yo u
can acknowledge them essag eand take ab reak if
necessar y.Ifyo udon ottake ab reak and ATTEN‐
TION ASSIS Tcontinues todetect increased lap‐
ses in concentration, youw ill be warned again
af te ram inimu mof15m inutes. Instrument Displa
y(color display)
Yo uc an ha vethef ollowing status information for
AT TENTION ASSIS Tdispla yedint he Assis tance
menu of theo n-boar dcomputer:
R The journe ylengt hsince thel astb reak
R The attention le veld etermined byATTENTION
ASSIS T:
- The fuller thec ircle is, theh igher the
de tected attentio nleve lis
- The circle in thec enter of thed isplay
em pties from theo utside in wardsas
attentiveness decreases 15 2
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#
Select Warning Threshold. #
Setas peed. Blind Spo
tAssist Fu
nction of Blind Spo tAssis twith exitwa rn‐
ing
Blind Spo tAssis tuses tw olateral, rear-facing
ra dar sensor stomonitor thea read irectl ynextto
and on thes ide behind thev ehicle.
% US
Ao nly:
This device has been appr ovedbyt he FCC as
a" Vehicular Radar Sy stem". The radar sensor
is intended foru se in an automotiv eradar
sy stem onl y.Re mo val,ta mp ering, or altering
of thed evice will void an ywarranties, and is
no tp ermit tedbyt he FCC. Do no ttamper
with, alter or use in an ynon-appr ovedw ay.
An yu nauthorize dmodificatio ntothis device
could void theu ser ’sauthority tooperat ethe
equipment. &
WARNING Risk of accident despit eBlind
Spo tAssist
Blind Spo tAssis treacts neither tostationary
object snortovehicles approaching and over‐
ta king youatag reatly di fferent speed.
As aresult, Blind Spo tAssis tcanno twarn
driver sinthese situations. #
Alwaysp aycareful attention tothet raf‐
fi cs ituation and maintai nasafed is‐
ta nce at thes ide of thev ehicle. Blind Spo
tAssis tiso nlyana id. It ma yfail to
de tect some vehicles and is no substitut efor
attentiv edriving. Alw ayse nsur ethat ther eiss uf‐
fi cient dis tance tothes ide foro ther road users
and obs tacles.
If av ehicle is de tected ab oves peeds of appr ox‐
imatel y7.5mp h(12 km/h) and this vehicle sub‐
sequentl yenter sthe monitoring rang ed irec tly
next toyour vehicle, thew arning lam pinthe out‐
side mir rorlights up red.
% When
atrailer is connected, ther adar sen‐
sor's field of vision ma ybeimpaired, thereby
making limited monitoring possible. Alw ays
pa yc areful attention tothet raffic situation
and maintain asafed ista nce at thes ide of
th ev ehicle.
If av ehicle is de tected clos etoyourvehicle in the
lateral monitoring rang ea nd yous wit ch on the
tur ns igna lindica torint he cor responding direc‐
tion, awarning tone sounds. The redw arning lam
pint he outside mir rorf lashes. If thet urns ig‐
nal indicator remains switched on, all other
de tected vehicles ar eindicated only bythef lash‐
ing of ther ed warning lamp.
If yo uo vertak eav ehicle quickl y,no warning is
given.
Exit warning
The exitwa rning is an additional function of Blind
Spo tAssis tand warnsv ehicle occupants when
leaving thev ehicle about an yapproaching vehi‐
cles. &
WARNING Risk of accident despit eexit
wa rning
The exitwa rning react sneith er tostationary
object snortovehicles approaching youata
great lydif fere nt speed.
As aresult, thee xit warning canno twarnd riv‐
er sint hese situations. #
Alwaysp ayparticular attention tothe
traf fics ituation whe nopening thed oors
and mak esuret her eiss ufficient clear‐
ance. %
An
exitwa rning is no tissued fors liding doors
and rear-en ddoors.
Overview When thev ehicle is
st ationar y,an object
is de tected from
behind in them onitor‐
ing range. Displa
yinoutsid em ir‐
ror
When thev ehicle is
st ationar y,ad oor on
th er ele vant sid eof
th ev ehicle is opened.
An object whic his
close to yourvehicle
is de tected in the
monitoring range. Vi
sual and audible
wa rning %
This additional function is onl
yavailable when
Blin dSpotA ssistisa ctivated and up to a
maximu mofthree minutes af tert he ignition
has been switched off. The end of thea vaila‐
bilit yoft heexitwa rning function is indicated
by aseries of flashes in theo utside mir ror.
The exitwa rning function is onl yanaid and is no
substitut efor thea ttentiveness of thev ehicle
occupants. Responsibility alw aysl ies wit hthe Driving and parking
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