night vision MERCEDES-BENZ GL SUV 2012 Owners Manual

Problems wit
hNight View Assist Plus Problem Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
The pictur
equality of
Night View Assis tPlus
has deteriorated. The windscreen wipers are smearin
gthe windscreen.
X Replace the wiper blades (Y page 132). The windscreen is smeared after the vehicle has been cleaned in
ac
ar wash.
X Clea nthe windscreen (Y page 369). There is windscreen chip damage in the camera's field of vision.
X
Replace the windscreen. The windscreen is misted up on the inside.
X
Demist the windscreen (Y page 145). The windscreen is iced up.
X
De-ice the windscreen (Y page 145). There is dir
tonthe insid eofthe windscreen.
X Clean the insid eofthe windscreen (Y page 369). Lan
eTracking package
General notes The Lane Tracking package consis
tsof Blind
Spot Assist (Y page 238) and Lane Keeping
Assist (Y page 240).
Blind Spot Assist Important safety notes
G
WARNING
Blind Spot Assist is only an aid designe dto
assis tdriving. It may fail to detec tsome vehi-
cles and is no substitute for attentive driving.
Blin dSpot Assist cannot detect road and traf-
fic conditions. It may fail to detect narrow
vehicles, such as motor cycles or bicycles ,or
only detec tthem too late.
Monitorin gmay be affected by dirty sensors,
stron gspray or poor visibility caused by snow,
rain or mist, for example. In this case, vehicles
are detected late or not at all. Alway
spay attention to traffic conditions and
your surroundings. Otherwise ,you may fai lto
recognise dangers in time ,cause an accident
and injure yourself and others. G
WARNING
Blind Spot Assis tisn ot active at speeds below
30 km/h. The indicator lamps in the exterior
mirror sare yello w.Vehicle sinthe monitoring
range ar ethen not indicated.
Always pay attention to traf ficc ondition sand
your surroundings. Otherwise, you may fail to
recognise dangers in time, cause an accident
and injure yourself and othe rs.
Ge nera lnotes
Blind Spot Assist uses aradar senso rsystem
to monitor the areas on both side sofyour
vehicle. It supports you from speeds of
30 km /h.Aw arning display in the exterior
mirror sdraws your attentio ntovehicles
detected in the monitored area .Ifyou then
switc hont he cor respondi ng turn signal to 238
Drivin
gsystemsDriving and parking

X
Select Open camera cover and press
W
to confirm.
Th ec over of the 360° cam erao pens.
X To clean the 360° cam era: clean camera
lens :with clean water and asoft cloth.
i If you ar etravelling faster th an30 km/h
or if the key is in po sition 0or 1in the igni-
tion lock, the cove rofthe 360° cam era
close sautomatically.
Cleaning th eexhaust pipe !
Do not clean the exh aust pipe with acidic
cleaning agents, such as sanitar yorwheel
clea ners.
Impurities combined wit hthe effect sofroad
grit and corrosiv eenvironmental factors may
cause flash rust to for monthe surface. You
can restore the original shine of the exhaust
pip ebyc leaning it regularly ,especiall yinw in-
ter and after washing.
X Clean the exhaust pipe with achrome care
produc ttested and approved by Mercedes-
Benz.
Cleaning the trailer tow hitch H
Environmental note
Dispose of oily and greasy clot hs in an envi-
ronmentally-re sponsible manner.
! Do not clea nthe ball couplin gwithahigh-
pressure cleaner. Do not use solvents.
! Observe the not eoncare provided by the
trailer manufac turer. Th
eb all coupling must be cleaned if it
becomes dirty or corroded.
X Remove rust on the ball of the ball coupling,
e.g. with awire brush.
X Remove dirt with aclean, lint-free clot hor
ab rush.
X After cleaning, lightly oi lorg rease ball cou-
pling :.
X Check that th evehicle' strailer to whitchis
workin gproperly.
i Youc an also have the maintenanc ework
on the ball coupling and the trailer tow hitch
carried out by aqualified specialist work-
shop. Interior care
Cleaning the display !
For cleaning, do not use any of the fol-
lowing:
R alcohol-based thinner or petrol
R abrasive cleaning agents
R commercially-available househol dclean-
ing agents
These may damage the display surface. Do
not put pressure on the display surface
when cleaning. This could lead to irrepara-
ble damage to the display.
X Befor ecleanin gthe display, make sur ethat
it is switc hed offand has cooled down.
X Clean the display surface using acommer-
cially available microfibre clot hand TFT/
LCD display cleaner.
X Dry the display surface using adry micro-
fibre cloth.
Cleanin gNight View Assist Plus !
Never clean the camera lens. When clean-
ing the field of vision of the driving systems,
mak esure that you do not spray glass
cleaner on the camera lens. If the camera Care
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