night vision MERCEDES-BENZ M-Class 2012 W166 Owner's Manual

Problems
withNight ViewAssist Plus Problem Possible
causes/co nsequences andM Solutions
The
picture qualityof
Night ViewAssist Plus
has deteriorated. The
windshield wipersaresmearing thewindshield.
X Repla cethe wiper blades (Ypage 119). The
windshield issmeared afterthevehicle hasbeen cleaned ina
car wash.
X Clea nthe windshield (Ypage 321). There
iswindshield chipdamage inthe camera's fieldofvision.
X Repla cethe windshield. The
windshield isfogged upon the inside.
X Defrost thewindshield (Ypage 132). The
windshield isiced up.
X De-ice thewindshield (Ypage 131). There
isdirt onthe inside ofthe windshield.
X Clea nthe inside ofthe windshield (Ypage 321). Lane
Tracking package
General notes The
Lane Tracking packageconsistsof Blind
Spot Assist (Ypage 198)andLane Keeping
Assist (Ypage 200).
Blind SpotAssist Import
antsafety notes
Blind SpotAssist usesaradar sensor system
to monitor theareas onboth sides ofyour
vehicle. Itsupports youfrom speeds of
approximately 20mph (30km/h) .A warning
displa yin the exterior mirrorsdrawsyour
attent iontovehicles detectedinthe
monitored area.Ifyou then switch onthe
corresponding turnsignal tochange lane,you
will also receive anoptical andaudible
collision warning. BlindSpotAssist uses
sensors inthe rear bumper formonitorin g
purposes. G
WARNING Blind
SpotAssist isonly anaid designed to
assist driving. Itmay failtodetect some
vehicles andisno substitute forattent ive
driving.
Blind SpotAssist cannot detectroadand
traffic condition s.Itmay failtodetect narrow
vehicles, suchasmotorc yclesorbicycles, or
may onlydetect themtoolate.
Monitoring maybeaffected bydirty sensors,
stron gspray orpoor visibili tycaused bysnow,
rain ormist, forexample. Inthis case, vehicles
are detected lateornot atall.
Always payattent iontotraffic condition sand
your surroundings. Otherwise,youmay failto
recogniz edangers intime, cause anaccident
and injure yourself andothers. i
USA
only:
This device hasbeen approved bythe FCC
as a“Vehicular RadarSyst em” .The radar
sensor isinten dedforuse inan automotive
radar system only.Removal, tampering, or198
Driving
systemsDriving and parking

Int
erior car e
Clean ingthedis pla y X
Be for ecle anin gth edisp lay,mak esure that
it is swit ched off and hascooled down .
X Clean thedisp laysurf ace usinga
co mm ercially- availab lemic rofiber cloth
and TFT/ LCD displaycleane r.
X Dr yth edisp laysurf ace usingadry
mic rofiber cloth.
! Forc leanin g,do not use anyofthe
followin g:
R alcoho l-basedthin ner orgasolin e
R abrasiv eclean ingagent s
R com merc ially-available household
clean ingagent s
These maydamage thedisplay surface. Do
not putpress ureonthe display surface
when cleaning.This could leadto
irrep arable damage tothe display.
Cleaning NightView Assist Plus !
Never cleanthecamer alens. When
clean ingthe field ofvision ofthe drivin g
syste ms,make surethatyoudonot spray
glass cleaneron the camer alens. Ifthe
camer alens isdirt y,visit aqualified
spec ialist workshop. G
WARN
ING Please
donot forg etthat your primar y
respo nsibilit yis to drive thevehic le.Ad river's
attention tothe road must alwaysbe his/he r
prima ryfocus whendriving.For yoursafety
and thesafety ofothers, stopbefore tryingto
remove windowfoggi ngorclea ning the
windo win front ofthe Night ViewAssist Plus
camera .
Bear inmind thatataspee dof just 30mph
(ap proxima tely50km/h), yourvehicle is
cover ingadistanc eof 44 feet (approximately
14 m)every second. X
Fold down thecamera coverbyrecess :. X
Use asoft cloth toclean thewindshield in
fron tof camera ;.
Cleaning theplast ictrim G
WARN
ING When
cleanin gthe steerin gwheel bossand
dashboard, donot use cock pitsprays or
cleanin gagents containin gsolvent s.Cleaning
agents containin gsolvent scause thesurface
to become porous,andasaresult, plastic
parts maybreak awayandbethro wnaround
the inter iorwhen anair bag isdeployed, which
may result insevere injuries.
! Donot affix thefollowing toplastic
surfaces:
R stic kers
R films
R scen tedoilbott lesorsimilar items
You canother wisedamage theplastic.
! Donot allow cosmet ics,insect repellent
or sunscr eentocome intocontact with the Care
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