2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER sensor

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Remo vekey 1from your keyr ing. #
Inser tkey 1 intot he slot.
The vehicle is star teda fter ab rief time. #
Leavethek eyinser tedd uring thee ntir ejour‐
ne y. #
Ifyo up ullkey 1out of thes lot, thee ngine
continues torun. #
Have key 1checkedataq ualified specialist
wo rkshop.
If th ev ehicle doe snotstar t: #
Leavekey 1inthes lot. #
Depress theb rake pedal. #
Startt he vehicle wit hthe start/ stop button.
% Yo
uc an also swit chon thep ower suppl yor
th ei gnition wit hthe start/ stop button. Breaking-in no
tes Pr
otect thee ngine during thef irst 1,000 miles
(1,500 km) by:
R Driving at varying road and engine speeds.
R Shifting tothen extg ear up when or before
th et achome tern eedle is 00C3ofthew aytothe
re da rea.
R Avoiding stre ss on thev ehicle suc hasdriving
at full thro ttle.
R Notshifting manuall ytoalowergear to
brake.
R After1 ,000 miles (1,50 0km),gradually
increasing thee ngine speed and accelera te
th ev ehicle up tofull speed.
R Vehicles with automatic transmission: not
depressing thea ccelera torp eda lbeyo ndthe
pressur epoint (kickdown). This also applies if
thee ngine or parts of thed riv‐
et ra in ha vebeen replaced.
Also obser vethef ollowing breaking-in no tes:
R The sensor softhe ESP ®
driving saf etys ystem
adjus tautomaticall ywhile acertain dis tance
is being driven af tert he vehicle has been
delivered or af terr epairs. Full sy stem ef fec‐
tivenes sisnotreached until thee nd of this
te ach-in process.
R Newore xchanged brakepads, brak ediscs
and tires onl yprovide optimal braking and
bonding af ters eve ralh undred kilom eters.
Un tilthen, compensat efor ther educed brak‐
ing ef fect by applying greater pressur etothe
brak epedal. Driving tips
Note
sond riving &
WARNING Risk of accident du eto
object sinthe driver's foot we ll
Object sinthe driver's foot we ll ma yimp ede
pedal tr avel or bloc kadepressed pedal.
This jeopardizes theo perating and road
saf etyoft hevehicle. #
Stow all object sinthevehicle securely
so that they canno tget intot he driver's
fo ot we ll. #
Ensur efloor mats and carpets cannot
slip and pr ovide suf ficient room fort he
pedals. #
Do no tlay multiple floor mats or carpets
on topofo ne ano ther. &
WARNING Risk of accident du eto
unsuitable foot we ar
Operatio nofthe pedals ma yberestricted due
to unsuitable foot we ar suc has:
R Shoes wit hplatform soles
R Shoes wit hhigh heels
R Slippers #
When driving alw aysw ear suitable
shoes in order tobe able tooperat ethe
pedals safel y. Driving and pa
rking 111

Uns
uitable fuel can caus eengine damage. In for‐
mation abou tfuel can be found in the" Fuel" sec‐
tion (/ page277).
Information about transpor tbyrail
Tr ansportin gyour vehicle byrail ma ybes ubject
to cer tain restrictions or requires pecial meas‐
ures tobe take nins omecountrie sdue tovarying
tunnel height sand loading standards.
Yo uc an obtain information about this from any
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
Note sonb rakes &
WARNING Risk of skidding and of an
accident du etoshifting down on slippery
ro ad sur faces
If yo us hiftd ow nons lipperyroad sur faces to
inc rease thee ngine braking ef fect, thed rive
wheels ma ylose traction. #
Do no tshif td ow nons lipperyroad sur‐
fa ces toinc rease thee ngine braking
ef fect. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etothe
brak esystem overheating
If yo ul eave your foot on theb rake pedal
when driving, theb rake system ma yoverheat.
This increases theb raking dis tance and the
brak esystemm ayeve nfail. #
Neveru se theb rake pedal as afootrest. #
Do no tdepress theb rake pedal and the
accelerator pedal at thes ame time
while driving. Downhill
gradients
On long and steep downhill gradients yous hould
obse rvet he following instructions:
R Invehicles wit hanautomatic transmission,
shif tdow ntos hiftranges 2or 1in good time
so that thee ngine is running at amediu mto
high engine speed (/ page124).
% Cha
nget he shif trang eing oodt ime when
cruise control is acti vated. Obser vethed riv‐
ing tips (/ page111).
Yo ut hereb ymakeu se of theb raking ef fect of the
engine and do no thave tobrak easo ften tomain‐
tai nt he speed. This relie vest he load on the
service brak eand pr events theb rake sf romo ver‐
heating and wearing tooq uickl y. Heavy and light loads
If
th eb rake sh ave been subjected toah eavy
load, do no tstopt he vehicle immediatel y.Drive
on foras hortwhile. The brakes cool down more
qu ickl yint he air flow.
If th eb rake sh ave been used onl ymoderately,
yo us houl doccasionall ytesttheir ef fectiveness.
To do this, brak emoref irml yfromah igherspeed
whil epaying attention tothet raffic conditions.
Th eb rake sw illg ripb ette rasar esult.
We troad sur faces
If yo uh ave been driving foral ong time in heavy
ra in without braking, ther em aybe adelayed
re sponse when youf irst apply theb rake s. This
ma yalso occur af terd riving thro ugh acarwa sh
or deep water.Yo um ustd epress theb rake pedal
mor efirml y.Maintai nagreater di stanc etot he
ve hicle in front.
While paying attention tothet raffic conditions,
yo us houl dbrake thev ehicle firm lyafte rd riving
on aw etroad sur face or thro ugh acarwa sh. This
heats theb rake discs so that they drym ore
qu ickl y,whic hprotects them agains tcorrosion.
Limited braking ef fect on salt-trea tedr oads:
R Alayer of salt on theb rake discs or brake‐
pads can increase braking dis tances consid‐
erably ,orbraking ma yhappen on only one
side
R Maintai nanespecially larg esafed ista nce to
th ev ehicle in front
To remo vethel ayer of salt:
R Appl ythe brakes from time totime ,paying
attention totraf ficc onditions
R Carefully depress theb rake pedal at thee nd
of ajourne yand af tert he star tofan ewjour‐
ney
Checking theb rake pa dt hickness
In addition tomonitoring using theb rake pad wear
sensor ,regular lymonitor and checka ll of the
brakepads byper form ing avisual inspection to
look forp ad material wear.
If yo ua reunabl etoc heckthe brakepad wear on
th ei nside of thew heels, remo vethew heels if
yo up ossess ther equired skills, or visit aqualified
specialis tworks hop.
If th eb rake pad material thickness is less than
0. 12 in (3 mm), ha vetheb rake pads checkeda nd
re placed at aqualified specialis tworks hop, if
necessar y.
Do no tsolely rely on theb rake pad wear sensor. 11 4
Driving and pa rking

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Method 2: interrupt thep owe rsupply byacti‐
va ting standb ymode (/ page145). #
Method 3: disconnect all batteries. In this
case, please con tact aq ualified specialist
wo rkshop.
% Charg
ethe star terb atter yevery 6m onths,
eve nifith asbeen disconnected or in
st andb ymode.
The charge leve loft hestar terb atter ymustbe
ch eckede very four we eksifnom easures are
ta ke ntom aintain theb atter ycharge. #
Voltag eoft hestar terb atter ybelow
12 .2 V: charge thes tarter batter ytopreve nt
deep discha rged amage.
% Yo
uc an obtain fur ther information at aquali‐
fi ed specialis tworks hop. St
andb ymode Ac
tivating/deactivatin gstandb ymode
Re quirements:
R The engin eisswitched off.
When youa ctivat estandb ymode ,the energy loss
is minimized if thev ehicle is par kedf or an exten‐
de dp eriod.
St andb ymode has thef ollowing characteristics:
R The star terb atter yisp rotected.
R The maximum non-operational time is shown
inthem edia displa y.
R The connection toonline services is inter rup‐
te d.
R The ATA (anti-thef talarms ystem) is no tavail‐
able.
R The interior motio nsensor and tow- aw ay
alar mfunction sarenota vailable.
If th ef ollowing condition saremet, standb ymode
can be activated or deactivated usin gthe multi‐
media sy stem:
R The engine is switched off.
R The ignition is switched on.
If th ed ispla yedn on-operational time of thev ehi‐
cle is exceeded, ther ec ould be aloss of comfort
and thes tarter batter ycan no longer be guara n‐
te ed toreliably star tt he engine. The
star terb atter ymustfirst be charge dint he
fo llowing situations:
R The non-operational tim eofthevehicle is to
be extended.
R The messa gethat theb atter ycharg eisn ot
suf ficient fors tandb ymode appear sinthe
media displa y.
% St
andb ymode is automaticall ydeactivated
when thei gnition is switched on.
On-boar dcomputer:
4 Settings 5
Vehicle
5 Ruhezustand (Stan dby) #
Toactivate/deactivate: selectYesorNo.
% If
th eo ptions ar egraye do ut, then theb attery
ch arge is no tsufficient fors tandb ymode. Driving and driving saf
etys ystems Note
on driving sy stems and your responsibil‐
ity Yo
ur vehicle is equipped wit hdriving sy stems
whic hassis tyou in driving, parking and maneu‐
ve ring thev ehicle. The driving sy stems ar eaids
and do no trelie veyouofy ourresponsibility.
Alw aysp ayattention tothet raffic and inter vene
if necessa ry.Bea wareofthel imitations rega rd‐
ing thes afeu se of these sy stems. Information about sensors
Cer
tain driving and driving saf etys ystems use
sensors 1tomonitor thea reainf ront of, behind
or next tothev ehicle (depending on thev ehicle's
equipment). Driving and parking
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Depending on
thev ehicle's equipment, ther adar
sensor sareintegrated behind theb umpers
and/or behind ther adiator grill. Keep these parts
free of dirt, ice and slush (/ page224). The sen‐
sor sm ustn otbe co vered, fore xamp leby bicycle
ra ck s, overhanging loads or sticke rs.A fter ac olli‐
sion, ha vethef unction of ther adar sensors
ch eckedataq ualified specialis tworks hop as
damag e(both visible or non-visible) ma yhave
occur redtot he bumper or radiator trim. Fu
nction of driving sy stems and driving
saf etys ystems In
this section, youw illfind information abou tthe
fo llowing driving sy stems and driving saf etys ys‐
te ms:
R ABS ( Anti-lock braking system)
(/ page146)
R ASR (acceleration skid control) (/ page147)
R BAS(Brake Assist System) (/ page146)
R ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Program)
(/ page147)
R EBD ( Electronic Brakeforce Distribution)
(/ page148)
R ActiveB rake Assi st (/ pag e149)
R Cruise control (/ page151 )
R ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
(/ page 152)
R Hill star ta ssis t(/pag e155)
R HOLD function (/ page155)
R Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC (/ page 156)
R Rear vie wcamer a(/pag e157)
R Surround vie wcamera (/ page159)
R ATTENTION ASSIS T(/ pag e162)
R Blind Spo tAssis t(/pag e163)
R ActiveL aneK eeping Assis t(/pag e166) Fu
nctions of ABS (Anti-loc kBraking Sy stem) Obser
vethei mp ortant sa fety guideline sfor the
driving saf etys ystem. ABS cont
rols theb rake pressur eincritical situa‐
tions:
R The wheels ar epreve nted from lo cking when
braking, e.g. during maximum full-s topb rak‐
ing or when ther eisi nsufficient tir etraction
R The steerability of thev ehicle in term sof
ph ysical possibilities is ensured when braking
R ABSisa ctivefroms peeds of appr ox.3m ph
(5 km/h). On aslipper yroad sur face, ABS
inter venes evenify ou onl ybrake gently.
Sy stem limits
If th er eisam alfunction and they ellow 0025 ABS
wa rning lam plight supc ontinuousl yinthe instru‐
ment displa yafter startin gthe engine, ABS may
be impaired or inoperative.
If ABS inter venes, youw illfeel ap ulsing in the
brak epedal. The pulsating brak epedal ma ybean
indication of hazardous road condition sand func‐
tions as areminder totake extrac arew hile driv‐
ing.
If ABS in terv enes: keep theb rake pedal firm ly
depressed until theb raking situation has passed.
To car ryout maximum full-s topb raking:
dep ress theb rake pedal wit hfull forc e. Fu
nction of BAS(Brak eAssis tSystem) &
WARNING Risk of an accident caused by
am alfunctio ninBAS (Brak eAssistSys‐
te m)
If BA Sism alfunctioning ,the braking dis tance
in an emergency braking situation is
increased. #
Depress theb rake pedal wit hfull force
in emer gency braking situations. ABS
pr eve nts thew heels from locking. BA
Ss uppo rtsy ou wit hadditional braking forc ein
an emer gency braking situation.
If yo ud epress theb rake pedal quickl y,BA Sis
acti vated:
R BASa utom atically boosts theb raking forc eof
th eb rakes
R BASc an sho rten theb raking dis tance
R ABS pr eventst he wheels from locking
When your elease theb rake pedal, theb rakes
function as usual again. BASisd eactivated. 14 6
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Au
tonomous braking function
The autonomous braking function ma yinter vene at speeds starting from appr oxima tely 4m ph
(7 km/h )inthefollowing situations: Ve
hicles tr avel‐
ing in front St
ationar yvehi‐
cles Crossing
vehi‐
cles Crossing pedes‐
trians/cycli
stsSt
ationary
pedestrians
Up toappr ox.
15 5m ph
(250 km/h) Up
toappr ox.
12 4m ph
(200 km/h) No
reaction Uptoappr ox.
37 mph
(60 km/h) No
reaction Situation-dependent braking assistance
Situation-dependent braking assistance ma yinter vene at speeds starting from appr oxima tely
4m ph (7 km/h) in the following situations: Ve
hicles tr avel‐
ing in front St
ationar yvehi‐
cles Crossing
vehi‐
cles Crossing pedes‐
trians/cycli
stsSt
ationary
pedestrians
Up toappr ox.
15 5m ph
(250 km/h) Up
toappr ox.
50 mph
(80 km/h) No
reaction Uptoappr ox.
37 mph
(60 km/h) No
reaction Canceling
abrake 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 limits
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 eoraf aulty tir ehas
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
R Off 15 0
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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
greatly varying 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. &
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 ewarnings nor 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-passen gerd oor are
closed.
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.
R The checkoft heradar sensor sy stem has
been successfully comple ted. Driving and parking
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Deactivating th
eHOLD function
The HOLD function is deactivated in thef ollowing
situations: #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
depress thea ccelerator pedal when thea uto‐
matic transmission is in position 005Bor005E. #
Depress theb rake pedal again wit hsufficient
pressur euntil the 00D9 displa yinthe multi‐
function displa ygoes out. #
Activat eActiv eDista nce Assi stDISTRONIC.
% Ve
hicles with automatic transmission: the
automatic transmissio nofyourvehicle shifts
to 005D afte rs ome time. This relie vest he load
on thes ervice brake.
When theH OLD function is activated, thea uto‐
matic transmission automaticall yshifts to005D in
th ef ollowing situations:
R The driver lea vest he driver's seat.
R The driver's door is opened.
R The engine is switched of fwithout theE CO
st art/ stop function. Pa
rking Assis tPARKTRONIC Fu
nction of Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC
Pa rking Assis tPARKTRONIC is an electroni cpark‐
ing assis tance sy stem wit hultrasound. 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‐
ing and parking remains wit hyou. Mak esuret hat
th er ea reno persons, animals or object sinthe
maneuvering area while maneuvering and parking
in/exiting parking spaces.
In thes tandar dsetting ,ani ntermit tent wa rning
to ne sounds from adista nc eofa pproximately
1. 3ft( 0.4 m) toan obs tacle. Acontinuou stone
sounds from adista nc eofa pproximately 1.0ft
(0.3 m). Youc an se tthe warning tone in them ul‐
timedia sy stem so that it will soun dearlier at a
grea terd ista nce of appr oximately 3.3 ft(1 m)
(/ page156).
Pa rking Assis tPARKTRONIC displa yinthe
mu ltimedia sy stem
If th eP arking Assis tPARKTRONIC displ ayinthe
multimedia sy stem is no tactiv eand an obs tacle is de
tected in thep athoft hevehicle, apop-up
windo wforParking Assis tPARKTRONIC appears
in them ultimedia sy stem at speeds up toappr ox‐
imatel y6mph (10km/h).
Sy stem limitations
Pa rking Assis tPARKTRONIC does no tnecessarily
ta ke intoa ccount thef ollowing obs tacles:
R Obs tacles bel ow thedetection range, e.g. per‐
sons ,animal soro bjects.
R Obs tacles ab ovethed etection range, e.g.
ove rhanging loads, overhangs or loading
ra mp soft ruck s.
The sensor smustbef reeofd irt, ice and slush.
Otherwise, they ma ynotfunction cor rectl y.Clean
th es ensor sregular ly,t aking ca renottos cratch
or damag ethem.
Ve hicles with traile rhitch: Parking Assist
PA RKTRONI Cisdeactivated fort he rear zone
when youe stablish an electrical connection
between your vehicle and atrailer.
Deactivating/activating Parking Assist
PA RKTRONIC
* NO
TERisk of an accident from objects at
close range Pa
rking Assis tPARKTRONIC ma ynotdetect
cer taino bjects at close range. #
Whe nparkin gorm aneuvering thev ehi‐
cle, pa yparticular attention toany
object swhicha reabo veor belo wthe
sensors, e.g. flowe rpotsord rawbars.
The vehicle or other objects could oth‐
erwise be damaged. Multimedia sy
stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Quick Access #
Select PARKTRONIC On .
The function is activated or deactivated
depending on thep reviou ssetting.
% Pa
rking Assis tPARKTRONIC is au tomatical ly
activated when startin gthe vehicle.
Setting thew arnin gtones of Parking Assist
PA RKTRONIC
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Settings 5
Assistance
5 Camera &Parking 5
Set Warning Tones
Ad justin gthe volume of thew arnin gtones #
Select Warnin gTone Volume. 15 6
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The
ATTENTION ASSIS Tdrows iness or alertness
assessment is dele teda nd restar tedw hen con‐
tinuin gthe journe yinthefollowing situations:
R Ifyo us wit ch offt he engine
R Youu nfas teny our seat belt and open thed riv‐
er's door (e.g. chang edrive rs or tak eabreak)
Setting ATTENTION ASSI ST
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance
5 Attention Assist
Setting options #
Select Standard, SensitiveorOff. 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's authority 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. Drivin
gand parking 16 3