light MERCEDES-BENZ S CLASS 2022 Owners Manual

Ex
am ple re pr esent ation inthedr iver displa y
The displa yis hidden aboutfive seconds before
th etra ffic light sch ang eto gree n.
% Thedisp lay also goes outinthefo llo wing
cases :
R When turnin gof fbef oreth eint ersect ion
int oacr oss orside stre et
R When turning beforeth eint ersect ion
% The direct ion arrow sar edispla yeddepend‐
ing onthefo llo wing functions:
R Atur nsign alisset
R Alane isrecomme ndedduring acti ve
ro uteguidan ce If
ne ither function isact ive, there maini ng
time untilthene xt green phase forth elane
st ra ight ahead isdispla yed.
% Use ofthetraf fic light informati onser vice
re qu ires there gular transmission ofvehicle
positions anddriving directions to
Mer cedes-Ben z.The datais immediat ely
anon ymised byMer cedes-Ben zand forw ar‐
ded tothepr ov ider ofthetra ffic light infor‐
matio nser vice .The vehicle positions and
dr iving directions aredele tedaf te ra ve ry
shor ttime (afew sec ond s)and areno tper‐
man entlysave d.
If yo udo notwa nttotrans mitth eve hicle
positions anddriving directions, youha ve
th efo llo wing option s:
R Youdeac tivateth eser vice inthe
Mer cedes meportal.
R Youha ve theser vice deactiv ated atan
aut hor ized Mercedes- BenzCenter.
% This traffic light dataser vice isonl yav ailable
in cer tain cit ies and regions. The
funct ionissuppor tedunder thefo llo wing
con dition s:
R The vehicle iseq uipped withamultimedia
sy stem featur ingnavig atio nand acom mun i‐
cat ion modul ewit han act ivat ed, integrated
SIM card.
R Youha ve auser accoun tfo rth eMer cedes
me Portal.
R The vehicle hasbeen connectedwithth e
user accoun t.
R The navig atio nser vices optio nis available,
subsc ribed toand activat ed intheMer cedes
me Portal.
R The traffic light data ser vice iswit hin the
scope ofthena vig ation service.
The current vehicle position andthedir ect ion of
tra velar etransmit tedvia thecomm unication
module andaligned withth edat afrom thetraf‐
fi c light data ser vice prov ider .The prov ider gath‐
er sdat afrom traffic light swhic htransm itth eir
ch ang ingphase s.When theve hicle approaches
an intersection withne tworke dtra ffic light s,
dat ais transm itted totheve hicle. Dr
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A
se ttur nsigna lle ft or right and lane recom‐
mend ations during acti verouteguidan ceare
ta ke nint oacco untforth edispla y.
The service isforinf ormation purposes onlyand
is no tlink edtoanyot her vehicle functions, sys‐
te ms orcom ponents. Pleasenote that thedis‐
pla yeddat ais no tav ailable inall traf fic ar ea s
and maybe incor rect.
Ce rtain light signalsystems automaticall yadap t
th eir switc hingtimes tothecur rent traf fic situ a‐
tion. Thiscan lead toasudden chang ein the
cou ntdo wndispl ay.
The driver displa yis sho wnafte rsele cting the
Assi stance menu .If ano ther menu isselect ed,
th etraf fic light countdo wnisno tdi spl ayed.
Also obser vethefo llo wing informatio n:
R Selec ta speed adaptedto thetraf fic, sur‐
ro und ingsand weather condition s
R Obse rveactual traffic sign s
R Obser veapplic abletraffic ru les and regula‐
tions Obser
vetheno teson driving systems andyour
re sponsibili ty;yo uma yot her wise failto recog‐
nize dangers.
Sy stem limit s
The displa ydoes notappear inthefo llo wing sit‐
uation s,forex am ple:
R Ther eis no traf fic light data available.
R The timere maini nguntil thene xt green
phase isless than tenseco nds.
R Emerg encyvehicles orlocal publictranspor t
ar elocat edinthevicinit yof theint ersect ion.
R The datatra nsmiss ionfrom theve hicle has
been interru pte d.
R Light signal systems arelocat edinacon ‐
st ru ction sitear ea orarebei ng mai ntained.
R The light signal system ismalfunct ioning.
R The subscr iption totheser vice hasexpir ed. Ac
tiv eBli nd Spo tAs sist wit hex itwa rning Fu
nction ofActiv eBli nd Spo tAs sist wit hex it
wa rning
Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAssi stuses radar sensor sto
monit orthear ea up to130ft (40 m)behind and
10 ft(3 m) next to your vehicle.
The system can detect vehicles trave ling from
speeds ofappr oximat ely8 mp h(12 km/h) and
issue awa rning ifth ey mo veintoth emonit oring
ra ng e.
St atus displa yin thedr iver's displa y
¸ Gray:th esy stem isactiv ated but inoper a‐
tiv e.
¸ Green: thesy stem isactiv ated and oper a‐
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Dr
iver displ ayintheAssist ancemenu
If ave hicle isde tected within themonit oring
ra ng e, there dwa rning lam plight sup inthecor‐
re sponding outsidemirror.In theAssis tance
menu ,th elam pin outside mirror1 alsolig hts
up red, and thelane inwhic hth eve hicle is
de tected isha tched out.
If ave hicle isde tected inthemonit oring rang e
and youswit chon thetur nsignal indicat orinthe
cor responding direction, awa rning tone sou nds
twi ce and thewa rning lam pflashes redin the
re spectiv eoutside mirror.Re dra dar waves2
ar edispla yedne xt to your vehicle intheAssis‐
ta nce grap hic. If
th etur nsignal indicat orremains on,thedis‐
pla yin theoutside mirrorflashes forall other
de tected vehicles, butnofurther wa rning tone
sou nds. Ifyo uove rtak eave hicle quickl y, no
wa rning isgiv en.
% Vehicl eswith activeambien tlig hting: if
Warni ngSupp ortisactiv ated, theAc tive
Bli nd Spo tAssi stwa rning isalso accompa‐
nied byambie ntlight ing(/ page15 8).
Ob serveth eno teson driving systems andyour
re sponsibili ty;yo uma yot her wise failto recog‐
nize dangers(/ page 210). &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent despite
Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAssi st
Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAssi stdoes notre act tothe
fo llo wing:
R ifyo uove rtak eave hicle tooclosely so
th at itis in theblind spotar ea
R ifve hicles trave ling atamuc hfa ster
speed approachand then ove rtak e
Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAssi stma yno tgiv ewa rn‐
ings orinterve ne insuch situations. #
Alw ayspa ycar eful attention tothetra f‐
fi c situ ation and maintain asaf edis‐
ta nce attheside oftheve hicle. Exit
warning
The exitwa rning isan addition alfunc tion of
Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAssi stand canwarnvehicle
occupants attem pting tolea vethest atio nary
ve hicle about approaching vehicles. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent despite exit
wa rning
The exitwa rning neit her react sto statio nary
obj ect sno rto per sons orroad user s
appr oachingyo uat agr ea tly differ ing speed.
The exitwa rning cannotwa rndriver sin these
situation s. #
Alw ayspa ypar ticular attention tothe
tr af fic situ ation whe nope ning thedoor s
and makesur eth er eis suf ficie ntcle ar‐
ance . Dr
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If
ave hicle isde tected inthemonit oring rang e,
th ere dwa rning lam plight sup inthecor re‐
sponding outsidemirror.
If ave hicle occupant pullsthedoor handle on
th eside ofthewa rning, awa rning tone sou nds
twi ce and theambient lightinginthere spectiv e
door andthewa rning lam psinthecor respond‐
ing outside mirrorflash red.
Ve hicl eswith MBUX Interior Ass istant :th e
visu alwa rning begin sas soon asthehand ofa
ve hicle occupant movesin to thear ea ofthe
door .
% Ve
hicl eswith ambien tlig hting oractiv e
ambien tlig hting: theWarning Supportof
th eambient lightingcanbeactiv ated and
deactiv ated (/ page15 8).
% The warning assis tance candiffer depending
on theeq uipment andmayva ry acc ordin gto
th ese tting.
The exitwa rning isonl yav ailable whenActive
Bli nd Spo tAssi stisact ivat ed and uptoamax i‐
mum ofthre eminut esafte rth eignition has
been switchedoff.The exitwa rning isno long er av
ailable once thewa rning lam pin theoutside
mir rorflashes thre etimes.
The exitwa rning isonl yan aid and nota subs ti‐
tut efo rth eatt ent ion ofvehicle occupants. The
re sponsibili tyforopening andclosi ngthedoor s
and forlea ving theve hicle remains withth eve hi‐
cle occupants.
Sy stem limit s
Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAssi stma ybe limi tedin thefo l‐
lo wing situat ions,in par ticular :
R Ifth er eis dir ton thesensor sor thesensor s
ar eobscur ed
R Inpoor visibility ,e.g. due tofog, hea vyrain or
sno w
R Ifth er ear enar row vehicles, e.g.bicycles or
mo torbik es
R Ifth ero ad has very wide ornar row lanes
R Ifve hicles areno tdr iving inthemiddle of
th eir lane
Wa rnings maybe issued inerro rwhen driving
close tocrash barrier sor similar continuous lane
bor ders.Alw aysmak esur eth at ther eis suf fi‐ cie
ntdist anc eto theside forot her traf fic or
obs tacle s.
Wa rnings maybe interru pte dwhen driving along‐
side long vehicles, forex am ple truc ks,fo ra pr o‐
long edtime.
Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAssi stisno topera tionalwhen
re ve rsege ar iseng aged.
Ad dition ally,theex itwa rning maybe limit edin
th efo llo wing situat ions:
R When thesensor sar eco veredby adjac ent
ve hicles innar row par kingspac es
R When people approachth eve hicle
R Intheeve ntofstatio naryor slo wlymo ving
obj ect s
Fu nction ofthebr ak eap plica tionofActiv e
Bli nd Spo tAs sist
If Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAssi stdetects arisk ofaside
im pact inthemonit oring rang e, acou rse-co r‐
re cting brak eap plica tion iscar ried out. This is
designed tohelp youavo idacollis ion.
The cour se-cor recting brak eap plica tion isavaila‐
ble inthespeed rang ebe twee nap prox imat ely
20 mph(3 0km/h) and125mp h(2 00 km/h) . 24
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WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent despite
br ak eapplication ofActiveBli nd Spo t
Assi st
A cou rse-co rrect ing brak eapplication cannot
alw ayspr eve ntacol lisi on. #
Alw aysst eer ,br ak eor accelera teyour‐
self ,espe ciallyif Ac tiveBli nd Spo t
Assi stwa rnsyo uor mak esaco urse-
co rrect ing brak eapplication. #
Alw aysmaint ainasaf edis tance atthe
sides. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent despite
Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAssi st
Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAssi stdoes notre act inthe
fo llo wing situat ions:
R Ifyo uove rtak eve hicles atahigh speed.
R Ifve hicles approachand overtak eyo uat
a gr eat lydiffer ent speed.
Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAssi stma yno tgiv ewa rn‐
ings orinterve ne insuch situations. #
Alw ayspa ycar eful attention tothetra f‐
fi c situ ation and maintain asaf edis‐
ta nce attheside oftheve hicle. If
acour se-cor recting brak eap plica tion occu rs,
th ere dwa rning lam pflashes intheoutside mir‐
ro rand awa rning tone sou nds. Inadditio n,adi s‐
pl ay 1 indic atingth edang erofaside collision
appear sin thedr iver's displa y.
In rare case s,thesy stem maymak ean inappr o‐
pr iat ebr ak eapplication. Thisbrak eapplication
ma ybe interru pte dat anytime ifyo usteer
slightl yin theopposit edir ect ion oraccelera te. Sy
stem limit s
Eit her acour se-cor recting brak eap plica tion
ap propr iate to thedr iving situation ,or non eat
all, mayoccur especiall yin thefo llo wing situa‐
tion s:
R Vehicles orobs tacle s,e.g. crash barrier s,are
locat edon both sides ofyour vehicle.
R Ave hicle approaches tooclosely ontheside.
R Youha ve adop tedaspor tydriving style wit h
high corner ing speeds.
R Youbr ak eor acc elerat esign ifican tly.
R Adr ivi ng safety system interve nes, e.g.ESP ®
or ActiveBr ak eAssi st.
R ESP ®
is de acti vated.
R Aloss oftirepr essur eor afa ulty tireis
de tected. Dr
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ous
lane markings oronl ycont inuous lanemark‐
ings (/page24 8).
St atus displa ysforAc tiv eLan eKe eping
Assis t
ï White:Ac tiveLa ne Keeping Assistis
deactiv ated.
ï Yello w: ther eis amalfunct ion.Please
also obser vethedispla ymessag es.
ð Gray:Ac tiveLa ne Keeping Assistis acti‐
va ted, but notoper ating.
ð Green: ActiveLa ne Keeping Assistis
activ ated and oper ating. Ifth esy stem is
oper ational ononlyone side, thelane
mar king issho wningreen onthecor re‐
sponding side.
ð Red:ActiveLa ne Keeping Assisthas gui‐
ded youbac kint oyo ur lane witha
co urse- correct ing steer ing interve ntio n.
The status displa ywill flash ifth er eis
also ahap ticwarning inthesteer ing
wheel. Thelane marking issho wninred
onl yon theside forwhi chther eis a
wa rning. Ve
hicl eswithout Drivin gAss istanc e
Pa ckag e:ifbo th lane markingsare
simult aneousl ysho wninredin thest atus
displa y,Ac tiveLa ne Keeping Assisthas
initiat edanemer gency stop
(/ page22 7).
Ac tiv eLan eCha ngeAs sist displ ayinthe
"Assis tance"menu If
th efront wheel oftheve hicle drives ove ra
de tected lane mar king, this will behighligh ted
re din theAssist ancemenu inthedr iver's dis‐
pla y. %
Vehicl eswith activeambien tlig hting: if
Warni ngSupp ortisactiv ated, theAc tive
La ne Keeping Assistwa rning isalso accom‐
panied byambie ntlight ing(/ page15 8).
Sy stem limit s
In thefo llo wing situat ions,no lane- correcting
st eer ing interve ntio noccu rsbut rath er awa rning
in thesteer ing wheel, depending onthesitua‐
tion :
R Youcle arly and activel yst eer ,br ak eor accel‐
er ate.
R Ifadr iving safetysy stem interve nes, such as
ES P®
,Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stor ActiveBli nd
Spo tAssi st.
R Youha ve adop tedaspor tydriving style wit h
high corner ing speeds orhigh ratesof accel‐
er ation.
R When ESP®
is deactiv ated.
R Ifaloss oftirepr essur eor afa ulty tirehas
been detected and displ aye d. Dr
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&
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
du eto theve hicle lowe ring
Ve hicl eswith AIRMA TICorleve lcontr ol:
when youunlo adlugg ageor lea vetheve hi‐
cle, theve hicle firs trises slightly andthen
re tur ns tothese tle ve lshor tly af te rw ards.
Yo uor anyone else inthevicinit yof the
wheel arch es ortheunderbody couldthus
bec ome trapped.
The vehicle canalso belowe redaf te rbeing
loc ked. #
When leaving theve hicle, makesur e
th at nobody isin thevicinit yof the
wheel arch es ortheunderbody . *
NO
TEDama gedue tovehicle lowe ring Pa
rts of thebody could bedamag edwhen
th eve hicle islowe red. #
Mak esur eth at ther ear eno obs tacles
suc has curbs underneathor inthe
immed iatevicin ityofthebody when the
ve hicle isbeing lowe red. Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle hasbeen star ted.
R The vehicle isno tmo ving faster than 37 mph
(60 km/ h).
R When thetrailer socketis cont acted (traile r/
bi cy cle rack ):th eve hicle isno tmo ving faster
th an 19 mp h(3 0km/h).
Mul timedi asy stem:
4 © 5
ß 5
y
Ra ising theve hicl e #
Select t.
The indica torlam plig hts upcontinuous ly.
The vehicle israised tooff-r oad leve l+1 .
Yo ur sele ction issave d. The off-r oad leve l+1 set
re mains stor ed eve naf te rth eignition hasbeen
switc hedoff.
The vehicle islowe redag ain inthefo llo wing sit‐
uation s:
R When drivin gfa ster than 50 mph(80 km/h).
R When driving brief lybe tween 37mph
(60 km/ h)and 50mph(80 km/h). R
Aftersele cting adif fere nt drive pr ogr am
us ing theDY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h.
In this case, theve hicle isadjus tedto the
height oftheactiv edr ive pr ogr am.
R When thetra iler socketis cont acted (traile r/
bi cy cle rack ):th eve hicle ismo ving faster
th an 19 mp h(30 km/h).
Lo we ring theve hicl e #
Select t.
The indica torlam pgoes out.
The vehicle isadjus tedto theheight ofthe
act ive dr ive pr ogram.
% IntheSpor tdr ive pr ogr am, onlyth enor mal
ve hicle leve lis possible whenthetra iler
soc ketis cont acted(traile r/b icycle rack ). E-
AC TIVE BODY CONT ROL Fu
nction ofE-AC TIVE BODY CONT ROL
E- AC TIVE BODY CONTR OLisan electr ohydr aulic
suspe nsion system withva riable dampingfo r
im prov ed driving comfort.The all-round leve l
contr olsystem ensur esthebes tpossible sus‐ 250
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Fu
nction ofRO AD SUR FACE SCAN
% This function isno tav ailable inall coun tries.
The ROAD SUR FACE SCAN function mon itor sth e
ro ad infron tof your vehicle using amultifunc‐
tion camer a(/ page21 0). ROAD SUR FACE
SC AN detects une venness inthero ad sur face,
e.g. bump s,bef oreth eve hicle drives ove rth em.
Chassis movements arere duced anddriving
comf ortis incr eased.
RO AD SUR FACE SCAN isaut omat icallyact ivat ed
if th efo llo wing condition sar eme t:
R Drive pr og ram ; isno tsele cted.
R Noraised vehicle leve lis set.
R Youar edr ivin gat aspee dbe tween 4mp h
(7 km/ h)and 112mp h(1 80 km/h) .
Sy stem limit s
RO AD SUR FACE SCAN can beimpair edinthe
fo llo wing situat ionsorcan stop funct ioning:
R Ifth ero ad isins ufficie ntlylit, e.g. atnigh t.
R Insno w,rain, fog, hea vyspr ay,if th er eis
gl ar e, indir ect sunlight oringrea tly varying
ambien tlight . R
Ifth ewindshield inthear ea ofmultifunc tion
camer ais dir ty,fo gg ed up, damag edorcov‐
er ed.
R Ifth ero ad sur face hasno optic stru ctur eor
re flect slight.
R Ifyo uar edr ivin gto oclose totheve hicle in
fr ont.
R Ifsections ofthero uteha ve ave ry small
ra dius ofcur vatur e.
R Dur ing abrupt driving maneuv er,e.g. heavy
br aking orsudden acceleration.
Obser vetheno teson cleaning themultifunc tion
camer a(/ page338).
Se tting theve hicl eleve l &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent because
ve hicle leve lis toohigh
Dr iving charact eristic sma ybe impair ed.
The vehicle candrift outw ards, forex am ple,
when steer ing orcor ner ing. #
Choose ave hicle leve lwhic his suit ed
to thedr iving style and thero ad sur face
condi tions. &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment from vehi‐
cle lowe ring
Whe nlowe ring theve hicle, people could
become trapped ifth eir limbs arebe tween
th eve hicle body andthetir es orunder neath
th eve hicle. #
Mak esur eno one isunder neathth e
ve hicle orintheimmediat evicin ityof
th ewheel arch es when theve hicle is
being lowe red. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
du eto theve hicle lowe ring
Ve hicl eswith AIRMA TICorleve lcontr ol:
when youunlo adlugg ageor lea vetheve hi‐
cle, theve hicle firs trises slightly andthen
re tur ns tothese tle ve lshor tly af te rw ards. 252
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The
rear vie wcam erawill notfun ction orwill
on lypa rtiall yfunc tion inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R Youar edr ivin gfo rw ards ataspee dgr ea ter
th an appr oximat ely10 mph(1 6 km/h).
R The trunk lidisopen.
R The weather condition sar epoor ,e.g .hea vy
ra in, sno w,fog, stor m or spr ay.
R The ambient lightcondit ionsarepoor ,e.g. at
night oriflight isshining intoth ecamer a.
R The camer alens isobs truct ed, dirtyor fog‐
ge dup. Obser vetheno teson cleaning the
re ar vie wcam era(/ page33 8).
R The cam eraor rear ofyour vehicle isdam‐
ag ed. Inthis case, have thecamer aand its
position andsetting checkedat aqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop.
R The detection rang eis limit edbyaddit ional
ve hicle attachments atthere ar,suc has a
lice nseplat ebr ac ketor bicy cle rack .
Als oob ser vetheinf ormation onvehicle sensor s
and camer as(/ page21 0).
% Donotuse there ar vie wcam erain these
types ofsituation s.Yo uco uld other wise injur
eot her sor collide withobject swhen
par king theve hicle.
% The cont rast of thedispla yma ybe impair ed
by direct sunlight orby other light sources,
e.g. when driving outofaga rage .In this
case, paypar ticular attent ion.
% Have thedispla yre pair edorreplaced if,for
ex am ple, pixelerro rs consi derablyrestrict its
us e. 360
°came ra Fu
nction ofthesur round viewcamer a
The surround viewcam erais asy stem that con ‐
sis tsof four cam eras whic hco verth eimmediat e
sur round ingsof theve hicle. Thecamer asassis t
yo uwhen youar epar king,forex am ple, orat
ex its withre duced visibility .
The surround viewcam erainc ludes thefo llo wing
cameras andevaluat estheir imag es:
R Rear vie wcam era
R Front camer a
R Twoside camer asintheoutside mirrors The
camer asareonl yan aid and maysho wadis‐
to rted viewof obs tacle s,sho wthem incor rectly
or notsho wthem atall. The yar eno ta subs ti‐
tut efo ryo ur att entio nto thesur round ings.The
re sponsibili tyforsaf emaneu vering and parking
re mains withyo u. Mak esur eth at ther ear eno
per sons, animals orobjec tsetc., inthemaneu‐
ve ring area while ma neu vering and parking. Dr
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Display ofParking AssistPA RK TRONI C
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2 Guide lines
In the3D autovie w, thevir tual camer amo vesto
th est andar dper spec tive, facing forw ardfrom
th ere ar abo vethero of. The viewch ang esaut o‐
mat icall ywhen approachingobs tacle s.
If yo uto uc hth eto uc hsc reen, thevie wch ang es
to 3D viewwit hfree rotatio n.Youcan turn,tilt
and zoom thevie ws bytouc h. Wi
de-an glevie w 1
Displayof Parking AssistPA RK TRONI C
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2 Toswitc hbe tween standar dand wide- angle
vie w
Sy stem limit s
If th esy stem isno tre ady foroper ation, theSys-
tem Inoper ativemessag eappear son thecent ral
displa y. The
surround viewcam erawill notfun ction or
will onlypa rtiall yfunc tion inthefo llo wing situa‐
tion s:
R Youar edr ivin gfo rw ards ataspee dgr ea ter
th an appr oximat ely10 mph(1 6 km/h).
R The door sar eopen.
R Anoutside mirroris no tcom pletely folded
out.
R The trunk lidisopen .
R The weather condition sar epoor ,e.g .hea vy
ra in, sno w,fog, stor m or spr ay.
R The ambient lightcondit ionsarepoor ,e.g. at
night oriflight isshining intoth ecamer a.
R The camer alens isobs truct ed, dirtyor fog‐
ge dup.
R Ifcamera sor vehicle component sin whic h
th ecamer asareins talled aredamag ed.In
th is eve nt,have thecamer as,their position s
and their setting checkedat aqu alif ied spe‐
cialis two rkshop. 258
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