warning light MERCEDES-BENZ S CLASS 2022 User Guide

ESP
®
mod ewi llbe acti vated. Youcan selectthe
dr ive pr ogr ams using theDY NA MIC SELE CT
switc h(/ page19 4). Fu
nction ofESP ®
Cr osswind Assist ES
P®
Cr osswind Assistde tects sudde ngu stsof
side wind andhelps thedr iver tokeep theve hi‐
cle inthelane:
R ESP®
Cr osswind Assistis activ eat vehicle
speeds between appr ox.47 mp h(7 5 km/h)
and 125mp h(2 00 km/h) whendr iving
st ra ight ahead orcor ner ing slight ly.
R The vehicle isstabiliz edbymeans ofindivi d‐
ua lbr ak eapp lication onone side. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gES P®
(E lectr onicSta‐
bil ity Prog ram) Mu
ltimed iasystem:
4 © 5
ß 5
y
% ESP®
can onlybe activ ated/deact ivat ed
using quick acc ess when atleas tone other
funct ionisavailable inqu ick acc ess. ESP® can
other wise befound intheAssist ance
menu. #
Select ESP. #
Select Onor00BB Off.
ES P®
is deactiv ated ifth e00BB ESP®
OFF warn‐
ing lam plight sup con tinuousl yin theins trument
clus ter.
Obser veanyinf ormat iononwarning lam psand
displa ymess ages whic hma ybe sho wninthe
ins trumen tclus ter. Fu
nction ofEBD Elect
ronic Brea kfor ce Dis trib uti on (EBD) isch ar‐
act erize dby thefo llo wing:
R Mon itor ing and regulating thebr ak epr essur e
on there ar wheels .
R Improve ddr iving stabilit ywhen brakin g,
espe ciallyon ben ds. Fu
nction ofSTEER CONT ROL ST
EER CONTR OLassist syo uby trans mitting a
no tice ablesteer ing forc eto thesteer ing wheel in
th edir ect ion requ ired forve hicle stabiliz ation.
This steer ing recomme ndation isgiv en inthefo l‐
lo wing situat ions:
R Both right wheels orboth leftwheels areon
a we tor slip pe ry road sur face whe nyo u
br ak e
R The vehicle star ts to skid
Sy stem limit s
ST EER CONTR OLmaybe impai redor ma yno t
func tion inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R ESP®
is deact ivat ed.
R ESP®
is malfun ctionin g.
R The steer ing ismalfunct ioning.
If ES P®
is malfunct ioning,youwill beassis ted
fur ther by theelectr icpo we rst eer ing. 21
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Micr
osleep detection also doe sno tfuncti on
whe nth edr iver camer acann otdetect thedr iv‐
er's eyes, forex am ple asare sult ofthefo llo wing
fa ct or s:
R The driver's eyes areco vereddue tothe
st eer ing column position ,fo rex am ple.
R Poor ambient light.
R Some typesofeyeg lasses orsung lasses.
R The driver's lineofvision isoutside thedr iver
camer a'sfield ofvision.
Also obser veanyinf ormat ionrega rding displa y
mess ages that can bedispla yedon thedr iver
displa y.
The tiredness andalertness assessment of
AT TENTION ASSISTwit hmicr osleep detection is
re se tand restar tedwhen continuing thejour ney
in thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Ifyo uswit choffth eengine.
R Ifyo uunf astenyo ur seat beltandopen the
dr iver's door (e.g.tochang edr iver sor take a
br eak). Ac
tiv eDi stance AssistDI ST RO NIC Fu
nction ofActiv eDi stance Assist
DI ST RO NIC
Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cma intains the
se tspeed onfree-f lowing roads. Ifve hicles in
fr ont arede tected, these tdis tance isma in‐
ta ined, ifnec essar y,unt ilth eve hicle comes toa
halt. Thevehicle acceler ates orbrak es depend‐
ing onthedis tance totheve hicle infront and
th ese tspeed. Thespeed anddistance tothe
ve hicle infront arese tand save dusing the
st eer ing wheel.
Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis available in
th e15 mp h(20 km/h) to130mp h(210 km/h)
spe edrang e.
Ot her featur esofActiveDis tance Assist
DIS TRONI C:
R Adjus tsthedr iving style depending onthe
select eddrive pr ogr am (fuel-sa ving,comfort‐
able ordynamic) (/page19 3)
R Initia tesacceler ationtothestor ed speed if
th etur nsignal indicat orisswitc hedonto
ch ang eto theov ertaking lane R
React sto statio naryve hicles detected in
urb anspe edrang es (exc ep tbicy cles and
mo torcyc les)
R Take sone-sided overtak ing restrictions into
acco untonhighwaysor on multi-lane roads
wit hseparat ero adw ays(countr y-dependen t)
Ad diti onalfunc tionav ailab lein certain coun‐
tr ies :if Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cha s
br ak ed theve hicle toast ands till,it can automat ‐
icall yfo llo wtheve hicle infront when driving off
ag ain within 30seconds. Ifacr itical situation is
de tected inthesur round ingarea when drivin g
of f,suc has aper son intheve hicle path,avisual
and acous ticwarning isgiv en indic atingth at the
dr iver mus tno wtake contr olof theve hicle. The
ve hicle isno tacceler ated anyfur ther.
Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis ready to
pull away when thegr een ç vehicle symbol
fl ashes cyclic ally.
Obser vetheno teson driving systems andyour
re sponsibili ty;yo uma yot her wise failto recog‐
nize dangers(/ page 210). 21
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During thetransition from activ eto passiv e
st atus ,th eØ symbol issho wnas
enlar gedand flashin g.On ce thesy stem is
passiv e,theØ symbol issho wnasgray
on thedr iver displa y.
Contact detection
The driver isrequ ired tokeep their hands onthe
st eer ing wheel atall times andbeable tointer‐
ve ne atanytime tocor rect thecour seofthe
ve hicle andkeep itin lane. Thedriver mus t
ex pect ach ang efrom active to passiv emode or
vice versaat anytim e. If
th esy stem detects that thedr iver has not
st eer edtheve hicle fora consider ableper iod of time
orhas remo vedth eir hands from thesteer‐
ing wheel, anoptical warning isgiv en firs t. Dis ‐
pl ay messa ge1 appear son thedr iver displa y.
If th edr iver still does notst eer theve hicle, or
giv es no conf irmation tothesy stem, awa rning
to ne sou nds inad ditio nto thevisual warning
mess age.
If th edr iver does notre act tothis wa rning fora
consider ableper iod, anemerg encystop isiniti‐
at ed (/ page22 7).
The warning isno tissued orisstopped assoon
as thesy stem detects that thedr iver has
to uc hed thesteer ing wheel.
To uc hde tection maybe limit edorinop erati ve in
th efo llo wing situat ions:
R The driver iswe aring glov es.
R Ther eis ast eer ing wheel coveron thesteer‐
ing wheel.
If Ac tiveSt eer ing Assis tde tects that asy stem
limit hasbeen reac hed, avisual warning is
issued andawa rning tone sou nds. Obs
erve theno teson driving systems andyour
re sponsibili ty;yo uma yot her wise failto recog‐
nize dangers(/ page 210).
Sy stem limit s
Ac tiveSt eer ing Assis thas alimit edsteer ing tor‐
qu efo rlat eral gui dance. Insome cases, the
st eer ing interve ntio nis no tsu fficien tto keep the
ve hicle inthelane.
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
in thefo llo wing instances:
R The reispoor visibilit y,e.g. due tosno w,rain,
fo g, hea vyspr ay,gr ea tly varying ambien t
light orstro ng sha dows onthero ad.
R Ther eis glar e, e.g .fr om oncom ingtraffic,
di re ct sunli ght orreflect ions.
R Insuf ficie ntroad illumin ation.
R The wind shieldisdir ty,fo gg ed up, damag ed
or coveredin thevicin ityofthecamer a,e.g.
by ast icke r.
R No, orseveral,unc lear lane markingsare
pr esen tfo rone lane, orthemar king sch ang e
qu ickl y, forex am ple, inacon stru ction area
or atintersecti ons. 226
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If
th esy stem detects that thedr iver has not
st eer edtheve hicle fora consider ableper iod of
time orhas remo vedth eir hands from thesteer‐
ing wheel, visualwarning 1isissued. Ifth e
dr iver still does notst eer theve hicle, orgiv es no
conf irmation tothesy stem, awa rning tone
sou nds inad ditio nto thevisual warning mes‐
sag e.
Also obser vetheins truction son thecon tact
de tection ofActiveSt eer ing Assis t
(/ page225). Ac
tiveEmerg encyStop Assis tissues thefo llo w‐
ing warnings inorder :
R Disp lay mess age1 appear sin thedr iver's
displa y.
R Inaddi tion todispla y1 awa rning tone
sou nds.
R The BeginningEmerg encyStopmessage
appear son thedr iver displa y,acon tinuous
wa rning tone sou nds, theve hicle nolong er
acceler ates, and ther eis aslight, repeat ed
te nsi oni ng oftheseat belt.
R The vehicle speed isreduced inincr ement s
until itis at ast ands till.Sh arpbr ak eim pul‐
ses arealso produc ed.
De pen dingon thecount ry,a lane chang eto the
adjac entright-h andlane iscar ried out, ifpossi‐
ble.
% Itis onl ypossible tochang eacr oss onelane
and onlyinto theright-h andlane, andnot
ont oth ehar dshoulder .
When automatic braking isinitiat ed,ActiveDis ‐
ta nce AssistDIS TRONI Cis de acti vated. Depen d‐ing
onthecount ry,th ehazar dwa rning light sys‐
te m isswitc hedon.
When theve hicle isstatio nary,thefo llo wing
act ions arecar ried out :
R The vehicle issecur edwithth eelectr icpar k‐
ing brak e.
R The vehicle isunloc ked.
R Ifpossible, anemer gency callis place dto
th eMer cedes- Benzemergency callcent er.
Bef oreau tomatic braking isinitia ted, youcan
can celActiveEmerg encyStop Assis tby steer‐
ing.
Yo ucan canceltheint erve ntio nby ActiveEmer ‐
ge ncy Stop Assis taf te rau tomatic braking isini‐
tiat edbyone ofthefo llo wing actions :
R Accel erati ng orbraki ng: theemer gency stop
is canceled, butthewa rning mess age, wa rn‐
ing tone and powe rst eer ing remain active
R Steer ing: powe r-assis tedsteer ing iscan‐
celed, thewa rning mess ageand warning
to ne remain activeand theve hicle continues
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Monit orthelane chang e. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifLane
Ch ang eAssi stune xpectedl yst ops func‐
tionin g
If th esy stem limit ations forLane Change
Assis tha ve been reac hed, ther eis no guar‐
ant eethat thesy stem will remain active.
Lane ChangeAssis tcanno tth en assis tyo u
by appl ying steer ing torq ue. #
Alw aysmonit orthelane chang eand
ke ep your han dson thesteer ing wheel.
Obser vethetra ffic con dition sand steer
and/or brak eif neces sary. Sy
stem limit s
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
in thefo llo wing instances:
R The reispoor visibilit y,e.g. due tosno w,rain,
fo g, hea vyspr ay,gr eatl yva rying ambien t
light orstro ng sha dows onthero ad.
R Ther eis glar e, e.g .fr om oncom ingtraf fic,
di re ct sunli ght orreflect ions. R
Due toinsuf ficie ntillu mina tionofthero ad,
or ifth eex terior lighting indicatesamalfunc‐
tion.
R The windshield isdir ty,fo gg ed up, damag ed
or coveredin thevicinit yof thecamer a,e.g.
by ast icke r.
R The sensor sar edamag ed,coveredor dir ty.
R No,or several,unc lear lane markingsare
pr esen tfo rone lane, orthemar king sch ang e
qu ickl y, forex am ple, inacon stru ction area
or intersecti ons.
R The system does notde tect asu itab leroad,
fo rex am ple, intig ht cur vesor shor tly af te r
an acc ess road.
R The lane markingsarewo rnaw ay,dar kor
co veredup, e.g. bydirtor sno w.
R Ifth edis tance totheve hicle infront istoo
shor tand thus thelane markings cannotbe
de tected.
R The reareobs tacle son thelane orprojec ting
out intoth elane, suchas objec tmar kers.
R When thetir epr essur eis toolow. Als
oob ser vethesy stem limits ofActiveSt eer ing
Assis tand theinf ormation onvehicle sensor s
and camer asintheve hicle Operator's Manual.
% The ActiveLa ne Chang eAssi stsensor s
adjus taut omaticall ywhile acer tain dis tance
is be ing driven afte rth eve hicle hasbeen
deliv ered. ActiveLa ne Chang eAssi stis
una vailable oronl ypar tiall yav ailable during
th is teac h-in proce ss,and noarro ws aredis‐
pla yedne xt to theØ ActiveSt eer ing
Assis tsymbol.
Selecting Activ eLan eCha ngeAs sist
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Assist ance
5 Drivin g #
Select thefunc tion. Ac
tiv eBr ak eAs sist Fu
nction ofActiv eBr ak eAs sist
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stconsi stsof thefo llo wing
func tions:
R Distance warning func tion Dr
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R
Autonomo usbraki ng func tion
R Situ ation-d epend ent braki ng assist anc e
R Evasiv eSt eer ing Assis t(count ry-spe cific)
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stcan helpyo uto minimize the
ri sk ofacollision withve hicles, cyclis tsor
pedes trians ortoreduce theef fects ofsuch a
coll ision.
If Ac tiveBr ak eAssi sthas detected arisk ofcolli‐
sion, awa rning tone sou nds and theL dis‐
tan cewarning lam plight sup. In
theAssist ancemenu, aninsuf ficie ntdist anc e
1 totheve hicle infront isdispla yedin red. If
yo ufur ther reduce thedis tance, theve hicle in fr
ont isalso highlight edinred. When thesy stem
de tects arisk ofcollision, redra dar waves2
appear infront oftheve hicle.
Ve hicl eswith PRE-S AFE®
:depe nding onthe
cou ntry,an addit ionalhap ticwarning occursin
th efo rm ofslight, repeat edtensi oni ng ofthe
seat belt.
% Vehicl eswith activeambien tlig hting: if
Warni ngSupp ortisactiv ated, theAc tive
Br ak eAssi stwa rning isalso accompanied by
ambie ntlight ing(/ page15 8).
If yo udo notre act tothewa rning, autono mous
br akin gcan beinit iated incritic alsituat ions.
In par ticular lycritical situ ations, ActiveBr ak e
Assi stcan also initia te aut onomo usbrakin g
dir ect ly.In this case, thewa rning lam pand warn‐
ing tone occu rsi mu ltane ously with thebr aking
application.
If yo uappl yth ebr ak eyo urself inacr itical situa‐
tio nor appl yth ebr ak edur ing autonomous brak‐
ing, situation -dependen tbr aking assistance
occu rs.The brak epr ess ureincr eases uptomax‐
imum full-sto pbr aking ifnec essar y. If
aut onomous braking orsitua tion-dependent
br aking assistanc ehas occurred, pop up1
appear sin thedr iver displa yand then aut omati‐
cally goes outafte ra shor ttime.
If th eaut onomous braking function orthesitua‐
tion -dependen tbr aking assistance istrig ge red,
additional preve ntiv emea suresfo roccupa nt
pr otect ion (PRE-S AFE®
)ma yalso beinitiat ed. 232
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&
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent caused by
limit eddetection perform anc eof Active
Br ak eAssi st
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stcanno tal wa ys cle arly
ident ifyobje ctsand complextraf fic situ a‐
tions .
In such case s,Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stmight :
R Giveawa rning orbrak ewit hout reason
R Notgiv eawa rning ornotbr ak e
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stisonl yan aid. Thedriver
is responsible formaint ainingasuf ficie ntly
saf edist anc eto theve hicle infront, vehicle
speed andforbr aking ingood time. #
Alw ayspa ycar eful attention tothetra f‐
fi c situ ation; donotre ly on ActiveBr ak e
Assi stalon e. #
Beprepar edtobrak eor sw erve ifnec ‐
essar y. %
IfAc tiveBr ak eAssi stisdeact ivat ed, 00D4
appear sin thedr iver displa y.
If th esy stem isuna vailable orthefunc tions
ar ere strict ed, 00C7 appea rs. Als
oob ser vethesy stem limits ofActiveBr ak e
Assi st.
The indiv idua lsub func tions areav ailab lein
th efo llo wing speed rang es:
The distance warning func tion issues awa rning
in thefo llo wing situat ions:
R From appr oximat ely4 mp h(7 km/h), ifyo ur
ve hicle iscritically closetoave hicle, cyclis t
or pedes trian, youwill hear anintermit tent
wa rning tone and theL distance warning
lam plight sup inthedr iver displa y.
Ve hicl eswith PRE-S AFE®
:depe nding on
th ecount ry,an addition alhap ticwarning
occ ursin thefo rm ofslight, repeat edten‐
si oni ng oftheseat belt.
If possible, brak eimmediat elyormaneuv erto
avo idtheobs tacle . Di
stance warning funct ion
The distance warning func tion canassis tyo uby
means ofan intermitt entwarning tone and a
wa rning lam p:
R Atspeeds uptoappr oximat ely15 5mp h
(250 km/h)when approaching vehicles
ahead.
R Atspeeds uptoappr oximat ely75 mph
(1 20 km/ h)when approaching crossin gve hi‐
cles, pedes trians andcyclis ts.
R Atspeeds uptoappr oximat ely62 mph
(1 00 km/ h)when approaching statio nary
ve hicles.
R Atspeeds uptoappr oximat ely50 mph
(80 km/ h)when approaching cyclis tsahead.
R Atspeeds uptoappr oximat ely43 mph
(70 km/ h)when approaching statio nary
pedes trians andcyclis ts. Dr
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R
Autonomo usbraki ng applica tionin orde rto
re duce these verity of an acc ident
Ev asi veSte ering Assis t &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent despite Eva‐
si ve Steer ing Assis t
Ev asiv eSt eer ing Assis tcann otalw aysre cog‐
nize objectsorcom plex traf fic situ ations
cle arly.
Mor eover,th esteer ing suppor tpr ov ided by
Ev asive St eer ing Assis tis no tsuf ficie ntto
avo idacollis ion. #
Alw ayspa ycar eful attention tothetra f‐
fi c situ ation; donotre ly on Evasiv e
St eer ing Assis talone. #
Beprepar edtobrak eor sw erve ifnec ‐
essar y. #
End thesuppor tby act ivel yst eer ing in
non -critical situation s. #
Drive at an appr opriatespeed ifth er e
ar epedes trians close tothepat hof
yo ur vehicle. Ev
asiv eSt eer ing Assis thas thefo llo wing charac‐
te rist ics:
R Detection ofped estria ns, cycli stsand vehi‐
cles.
R Assis tance thro ugh powe r-assis tedsteer ing if
it de tects asw erving mane uver.
R Activati on byan abr uptst eer ing movement
dur ing asw erving maneu ver.
R Assi stanc edur ing swervin gand stra ight enin g
of theve hicle.
R React ion from aspee dof appr oximat ely
13 mp h(20 km/h) uptoaspee dof appr ox‐
imat ely68 mph(110 km/h) .
The steer ing suppor tof Evasiv eSt eer ing Assis t
can becanc eled atanytime bycou nter steer ing.
Sy stem limit s
Fu llsy stem perform anc eis no tav ailable fora
fe w sec ond saf te rswitc hingontheignition or
af te rdr iving off.
If th esy stem isuna vailable orthefunc tionsar e
re strict ed, the00C7 warning lam pappear sin the
dr iver's displa y. The
system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc ‐
tion ,par ticular lyin thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Insno w,rain, fog, hea vyspr ay,if th er eis
gl ar e, indir ect sunlight oringreat lyvarying
ambien tlight .
R Ifth esensor sar edir ty,fo gg ed up, damag ed
or covered(/ page21 0).
R Ifth esensor sar eim pair eddue tointerfer‐
ence from other radar sour ces, e.g.stro ng
ra dar reflect ions inpar king garage s.
R Ifaloss oftirepr essur eor afa ulty tirehas
been detected and displ ayed.
R Incom plextraf fic situ ations whereobject s
cann otalw aysbe clear lyidentif ied.
R Ifpedes trians, cyclis tsor vehicles move
qu ickl yint oth esensor detection rang e.
R Ifro ad user sar ehidde nby other object sor
ar elocat edclose toother object s.
R Ifth etypical outline ofapedes trian orcyclis t
cann otbe distinguished from thebac k‐
gr ound. Dr
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R
Ifapedes trian orcyclis tis no tde tected as
su ch ,e.g. due tospecial clothing orother
object s.
R Ifth edr iver's seat beltisno tfa stened.
R Oncurveswit hatight radius.
% The ActiveBr ak eAssi stsensor sadjus taut o‐
matically whileacer tain dis tance isbe ing
dr iven afte rth eve hicle hasbeen delivered.
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stisuna vailable oronl y
par tiall yav ailable during thete ac h-in proc‐
ess.
Se tting Activ eBr ak eAs sist
Re quirement s:
R The ignit ionisswitc hedon.
Multime diasystem:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Assist ance
5 Avoid collision 5
Act ive Brak eAssist #
Select thedesir edsetting.
The setting isretained when theengine is
ne xt star ted. Deactiv
atingActiv eBr ak eAs sist
% Itis recomme ndedthat youalw ayslea ve
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stact ivat ed. #
Select Off.
The distance warning func tion,th eaut ono‐
mous braking function andtheEv asiv eSt eer‐
ing Assis tar edeactiv ated.
When theengine isne xt star ted, themedium
se tting isaut omaticall yselect ed.
% IfAc tiveBr ak eAssi stisdeact ivat ed, the
00D4 symbol appearsinthest atus barofthe
multifu nctiondisplay. Tr
af fic Sign Assis t Fu
nction ofTraf fic Sign Assis t
Tr af fic Sign Assistdetects traf fic sig ns with the
multifu nctioncameraand comparesthis wit h
inf ormatio nin thedigit alna vig ation map.It
assis tsyouby displa yingdetected spe edlimits
and overtakin gre strictions onthedr iver displa y
and ontheHead-up Display.The system can
issue awa rning when youexc eed themaximum
per missible speed. In
some countries, thesy stem can prov ide you
wit hfur ther func tionsand canwarnyouwhen
yo uar eappr oachingpedes trian cross ingsor
when youar eabout todrive pas tst op signs or
re dlights unintentionall y.
The camer aalso detects and analyzes traf fic
signs withare striction indicated byan addit ional
sign (e.g.when wet).
Tr af fic Sign Assistonl yvisualizes selectedsigns
on thedr iver displa y.Ac tua ltr af fic sig ns and
spe edlimits have prior ity ove rtr af fic sig ns and
spe edlimits shownonthedr iver displa y.
Als oob ser 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(/ page 210). 23
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pur
pose, information from thedigit alroad map
of thena vig ation system isused. Depen dingon
th ecur rent situa tionand theassumed route, the
displa ymessag eis sho wnupto380 yds(350 m)
in adv ance. TheAssista ncemenu canalso dis‐
pla ya dyna micvisualizatio nof thespeed limits
ahead.
If Traf fic Sign Assistcanno tde term ine thecur‐
re ntly applica ble ma ximu mperm issible speed
(e.g. duetomissi ngsigns), thefo llo wing displa y
appear son thedr iver displa y: Tr
af fic Sign Assistisno tav ailable inall coun ‐
tr ies. Ifth eve hicle isin acountr ywher eTr af fic
Sig nAssi stisno tsuppor ted, this isdispla yed
continu ously .
% Also observe theinf ormation ondispla ymes‐
sag esinTraf fic Sign Assist(/ pag e495 ). Wa
rning when thema xim um permis sible
speed isexc eeded
The system can warnyouif yo uunin tentio nally
exc eed themaximum permissible speed.Todo
th is, youcan spec ifyinthemultimedia system
by howmuc hth emaximum permissible speed
can beexc eeded beforeawa rning isissued. You
can setth ewa rning tovisu alonly (the traf fic
sign flashes thre etimes onthedr iver displa y)or
visual andacous tic,including awa rning tone.
Ad diti onalfunc tions ofTraf fic Sign Assis t
(count ry-spec ific )
Wa rning forno -en try sign s:Traf fic Sign Assist
can warnyouif yo udr ive th ewr ong waydo wn a
sec tion ofroad, forex am ple onfree wa yacc ess
ro ads orone-w aystre ets.
Wa rning atpedes trian crossings: Ifyo u
appr oachpedes trian cross ings,prov ided that
pedes trians arein thedang erzon eor aremo ving
to wa rdsit, Traf fic Sign Assistcan warnyouup to
a spee dof appr oximat ely44 mph(70 km/h).
Wa rning atstop signs: Traf fic Sign Assistcan
wa rnyouup toaspee dof appr oximat ely44 mph
(70 km/ h)ifyo uar eabout todrive pas ta st op sign
unint ention ally.Fo rth is to be possible, the
signs mustbe clear ,fo rex am ple ifth esy stem
de tects mor eth an onestop sign, orast op sign
can beconf irmed using thedigit alna vig ation
map. Nowarning can beissued ifse veraldif fer‐
ent signs arede tected.
Wa rning atredlights: Traf fic Sign Assistcan
wa rnyouup toaspee dof appr oximat ely44 mph
(70 km/ h)ifyo uar eabout todrive th ro ugh are d
light unintentio nally.
The follo wing condition smus tbe fulf illed:
R Severaltr af fic lights have been detected.
R Alltraf fic lights detected arere d.
R Atleas tone ofthere dtraf fic lights detected
is on thefront passeng erside beside the
ve hicle's ownlane.
R The traf fic lights arein thefo llo wing
seq uenc e(fr om topto bottom): red, yello w,
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