sensor MERCEDES-BENZ SL CLASS 2020 User Guide

Ext
erio rlight ing Gener
alnot es
For reas onsof safe ty,Mer cedes-Ben zrec om-
men dsthat you drivewith thelight sswit ched
on even duringth edayti me.Insom ecoun -
tr ies, oper ationof theheadlam psvar ies due to
legal requirementsand self-impose doblig a-
tio ns. Set
tingth eext erio rlight ing
Set tingopt ions Ex
terior light ingcan beset usin g:
R thelight switch
R thecom binatio nswit ch(Ypage 110)
R theon -bo ard com pute r(Y page 202)
Light switch Oper
ation 0047
0063
Left-han dstandi nglamps
0048 0064
Right-hand standi nglamps
0049 0060
Parkinglamps ,lice nseplat eand
ins trumen tclus terlight ing
004A 0058
Automat icheadlam pmod e,con trol-
led bythelight sensor
004B 0058
Low-beam/ high-beam headlam ps
0084 005E
Rearfoglamp
0084 005E
Rearfoglamp
If you hear awarn ingtone when youleave the
veh icle,th elight smay still be swit ched on.
X Turn thelight switchto0058. The
exterio rlight ing(excep tth epark ing/
st andi nglamps )swit ches off auto maticall yif
you:
R rem ove theSm artKey from theign ition lock
R open thedriv er'sdoor while theSm artKey is
in posit ion0092intheign ition lock
Aut oma tichea dlamp mod e G
WAR
NING
When thelight switchisset to0058, the
low- beam headlam psmay notbe swit ched
on auto maticall yif th ere isfog ,sn ow or
ot her caus esofpoor visibilit ydue tothe
weat hercondition ssuc has spr ay. Ther eis a
risk ofan acc iden t.
In suc hsit uatio ns,tur nth elight switchto
0058.
The auto maticheadlam pfeat ure ison lyan aid.
The driverisres pon sible fortheveh icle'slight -
ing atall tim es.
0058 isthepref erred light switchposit ion:
R The light settingis auto maticall yselec ted
acc ording tothebrig htnes sof theambie nt
light (excep tion:poor visibilit ydue to
weat hercondition ssuc has fog ,sn ow or
spr ay).
R Wit hth eSm artKey inposit ion0047intheign i-
tio nloc k:thepark inglamps areswit ched on
or off auto maticall ydepen dingon thebrig ht-
nes sof theambie ntlight .
R Wit hth eeng inerunning:ifyou have activa-
te dth edayti merunninglamps function via
th eon -bo ard com pute r,thedayti merunning
lamps orthepark inglamps andthelow-
beam headlam psare swit ched on oroff
auto maticall ydepen dingon thebrig htnes s
of theambie ntlight .
X To
swit chon autom atic hea dlamp mod e:
tur nth elight switchto0058.
Cana daonly:
The dayti merunninglamps improvethevisi bil-
ity ofyour vehicle durin gth eday. Thedayti me
run ninglamps function isrequi redbylaw in
Canada. Itcan notth eref orebedeac tivate d.
When theeng ineisrun ningand theveh icle is
st atio nary:ifyou shiftth eauto matictrans mis-
sion from adriv ingposit iontoposit ion005Dthe
dayti merunninglamps orlow- beam head-
lamps goout after3min utes. Ext
erior lighting
109Light sand windsh ieldwiper s Z

When
theengine isrunn ing,thevehicle issta-
tionary andinbright ambient light:ifyou turn
the light switch tothe 0060 position, theday-
time runninglamps andparking lampsswitch
on.
If the engine isrunn ingand youturn thelight
switch to0058, themanual settings take prec-
edence overthedaytime runninglamps.
USA only:
The daytime runninglamps improve thevisibil-
ity ofyour vehicle duringtheday. Todo this,
the daytime runninglamps functionmust be
switched onusing theon-board computer
(Y page 202).
If the engine isrunn ingand youturn thelight
switch to0060 or0058, themanual settings
take preceden ceover thedaytime running
lamps.
Low-beam headlamps G
WARNIN
G
When thelight switch isset to0058, the
low-beam headlamps maynotbeswitched
on automatically ifthere isfog, snow or
other causes ofpoor visibility duetothe
weather conditionssuch asspray. Thereisa
risk ofan accident .
In such situation s,turn thelight switch to
0058.
Even ifthe light sensor doesnotdetect thatit
is dark, theparking lampsandlow-beam head-
lamps switch onwhen theignition isswitched
on and thelight switch isset tothe 0058 posi-
tion. Thisisaparticularly usefulfunctioninthe
event ofrain andfog.
X To
switch onthe low-beam headlamps:
turn theSmart Keytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock orstart theengine.
X Turn thelight switch to0058.
The green 0058indicator lampinthe instru-
ment cluster lightsup.
Park inglamp s
! If
the batter ycharge isvery low,thepark-
ing lamps orstandin glamps areautomati-
cally switched offtoenable thenext engine
start .Always parkyourvehicle safelyandin
a well litarea, inaccordan cewith therele-
vant legal stipulations. Avoidusingthe0060
parking lampsoveraperiod ofseveral hours.
Ifpossible, switchonthe right- hand
0064 orleft- hand 0063 standin glamps.
X To switch on:turn thelight switch to0060.
The green 0060indicator lampinthe instru-
ment cluster lightsup.
Stand inglamp s
Switc hingonthe standin glamps ensures the
corr esponding sideofthe vehicle isillumina-
ted.
X To switch onthe stand inglamp s:the
Smart Keyisnot inthe ignition lockoritis in
position 0092inthe ignition lock.
X Turn thelight switch to0063 (left-hand side
of the vehicle) or0064 (right- handsideof
the vehicle). Combination
switch 0043
High-beam headlamps
0044 Turn signal, right
0087 High-beam flasher
0085 Turn signal, left
X To indicate briefly:pressthecombin ation
switch brieflytothe pressure pointinthe
direct ionofarrow 0044or0085.
The corresponding turnsignal flashes three
times.
X To indicate: pressthecombin ationswitch
beyond thepressure pointinthe direct ionof
arrow 0044or0085.
X To
switch onthe high-beam headlamps:
turn thelight switch to0058 or0058.
X Press thecombin ationswitch beyond the
pressure pointinthe direct ionofarrow 0043.
In the 0058 position, thehigh-beam head-
lamps areonly switched onwhen itis dark
and theengine isrunn ing. 110
Exterior
lightingLightsandwindshield wipers

detec
tsany other vehicles, itreact ivates the
high-beam headlamps.
The system' soptic alsensor islocated behind
the windshield neartheoverhead control
panel.
Impor tantsafet ynotes G
WARN
ING
Adaptiv eHighbeam Assistdoesnotrecog-
niz eroad users:
R who have nolights, e.g.pedestr ians
R who have poorlightin g,e.g. cyclist s
R whose lightingis block ed,e.g. byabarrier
On very rareoccasions, AdaptiveHighbeam
Assist mayfailtorecogn izeother roadusers
that have lights, ormay recogn izethem too
late. Inthis, orinsimilar situation s,the auto-
matic high-beam headlamps willnotbe
deactiv atedorwill beactiv ated regardless.
There isarisk ofan acciden t.
Always carefully observethetrafficcon di-
tion sand switch offthe high-beam head-
lamps ingood time.
Adaptiv eHighbeam Assistcannottake into
accoun troad, weather ortraf ficcon dition s.
Adaptiv eHighbeam Assistisonly anaid. You
are respon sibleforadjustin gthe vehicle's
lightin gto the prevailing light,visibility and
traf ficcon dition s.
In partic ular,thedetec tionofobstac lescan be
rest rictedifther eis:
R poor visibility, e.g.due tofog, heavy rainor
snow
R dirt onthe sensor sor the sensor sare
obscured
Switching AdaptiveHighbeam Assist
on/off X
To switch on:turn thelight switch to0058.
X Press thecombin ationswitch beyond the
pressure pointinthe direct ionofarrow 0043.
The 00CE indicat orlamp inthe multifun ction
display lightsupwhen itis dark andthelight
sensor activates thelow-beam headlamps.
If you aredriving atspeeds aboveapprox-
imately 16mph (25km/ h): The
headlamp rangeisset automatic ally
dependin gon the distanc ebetween the
vehicle andother roadusers.
If you aredriving atspeeds aboveapprox-
imately 19mph (30km/ h)and noother
road users havebeen detec ted:
The high-beam headlamps areswitch edon
automatic ally.The0057 indicat orlamp in
the instrument clusteralsolights up.
If you aredriving atspeeds belowapprox-
imately 16mph (25km/ h)or other road
users havebeen detec tedorthe roads are
adequately lit:
The high-beam headlamps areswitch edoff
automatic ally.The0057 indicat orlamp in
the instrument clustergoesout.The00CE
indicat orlamp inthe multifun ction display
remains lit.
X To switch off:move thecombin ation
switch backtoits norm alposition ormove
the light switch toanot herposition .
The 00CE indicat orlamp inthe multifun ction
display goesout. Interior
lighting Overview
ofinterior lighting Overhead
control panel
0043 003D Switchestheleft- hand reading lamp
on/ off
0044 004A Switchestheinterior lightin gon
0087 0033 Switchestheinterior lightin g/auto-
matic interior lightin gcon trol off
0085 003D Switchestheright -handreading lamp
on/ off
0083 Switc hestheautomatic interior lightin g
con trol on 112
Interior
lightingLightsandwindshield wipers

Int
erior ligh ting cont rol
Gener alnot es In
ord erto pre ven tth eveh icle's battery from
disc harg ing,th eint erio rligh ting fun ction sare
auto maticallydeac tivat ed aftersom etime,
unle sstheSm artKey isin pos ition 0048inthe
ign ition lock.
The color and brightne ss oftheambi entligh t-
ing are setviathemult imed iasyst em
(Y page 202).
Aut oma tic int erior ligh ting cont rol X
To swit chon: settheswit chtocenter pos i-
ti on 004B.
X To swit choff:set theswit chtothe0033
pos ition .
The interio rligh ting auto maticallyswit ches on
if you:
R unlo cktheveh icle
R open adoor
R rem ove theSm artKey from theign ition lock
The interio rligh ting isswit ched on for aset
ti me when theSm artKey isrem ovedfrom the
ign ition lock.You canactivat eth is delaye d
swit ch-off usin gth eon -board comput er
(Y page 203). Rep
lacin gbul bs
The fron tand rear lamp sof your vehicleare
equipp edwithLE Dbulbs .Do notrep lace the
bulbs yourself.Con tacta qualif iedspec ialist
wor kshop whic hhas thene cessar yspec ialist
kn owled geand tools tocar ryout thewor k
req uire d.
Bulb sand lamp sare animpo rtant aspe ctof
veh iclesaf ety. You must there foremak esur e
th at these function correc tly at all times .Hav e
th eheadl ampsetting checke dreg ularly. Win
dshiel dwiper s Swit
chingth ewind shield wiper s
on/of f
! Do
notoper atethewin dsh ield wiper s
when thewin dsh ield isdry, asthis co uld damag
eth ewiper blades.Mor eover,dust
th at has collec tedon thewin dsh ield can
sc rat ch theglass ifwipin gtak esplac ewhen
th ewin dsh ield isdry.
If it is ne cessar yto swit chon thewin dsh ield
wiper sin dry weat hercond ition s,always use
washe rfluid when operating thewin dsh ield
wiper s.
! If
th ewin dsh ield wiper sleav esme arson
th ewin dsh ield aftertheveh iclehas been
washe din an auto maticcar wash, waxor
ot her residues maybethereas onfor this.
Clean thewin dsh ield usingwashe rfluid
aft erwashi ngtheveh iclein an auto matic
car wash.
! In
te rm itte nt wipin gwit hrain sensor:due
to opt ical influen cesand thewin dsh ield
bec omi ngdirt yin dry weat hercond ition s,
th ewin dsh ield wiper smay beact ivat ed
ina dve rten tly. This could then damag eth e
win dsh ield wiper bladesor scrat ch thewin d-
shie ld.
Fo rth is reas on,you should always switch
off thewin dsh ield wiper sin dry weat her. Comb
ination swit ch
0047 003F Windshield wiper off
0048 0062 Inte rm itte nt wipe, low(rain sensor
set tolow sensitivit y)
0049 0063 Inte rm itte nt wipe, high(rain sensor
set tohigh sensitivit y)
004A 00AA Continuo uswipe, slow
004B 00A9 Continuo uswipe, fast
0084 00D3 Single wipe/ 00D4Wipes thewin d-
shie ldusin gwashe rfluid
If th ewiper bladesare worn,thewin dsh ield
will nolonger bewiped properly.This could
pre ven tyou from observing thetraff icco nd i-
ti on s. Wind
shield wiper s
113Light sand winds hieldwiper s Z

pressure
pointforahigher speed, or
down 0085for alower speed.
Ever ytime thecruise control lever is
pressed upordown, thelast speed storedis
incr eased orreduced.
i The
speed indicat edinthe speedomet er
may differ slightly fromthespeed stored.
i Cruise
control isnot deactiv atedifyou
depress theaccelerat orpedal. Forexample,
if you accelerat ebriefly toovert ake,cruise
con trol adjusts thevehicle's speedtothe
last speed storedafter youhave finished
overt aking.
Deactivat ingcruise control There
areseveral waystodeactiv atecruise
con trol:
X Brief lypress thecruise control lever for-
wards 0043.
or X Brak e.
Cruise control isautomatic allydeactiv atedif:
R you engage theelect ricparkin gbrake
R you aredriving atless than 20mph
(30 km/ h)
R ES P®
int erven esoryou deactiv ateESP®
R Brak eAssist interven es
R you move outoftran smission position005B
If cruise control isdeactiv ated,youwillhear a
warning tone.You willsee theCruise Con‐ Cruise
Con‐
trol Off trol
Offmessage inthe multifun ction dis-
play forapproximat elyfive secon ds.
i When
youswitch offthe engin e,the last
speed storediscleared. Active
Distance AssistDISTRON IC
General notes Ac
tive Distance Assist DISTRONIC regulates
the speed andautomatic allyhelps youmain-
tain thedistanc efrom thevehicle detectedin
fron t.Vehicles aredetec tedwith theaidofthe
radar sensor system. Active Distance Assist
DIS TRONIC brakesautomatic allytoavoid
exc eeding thesetspeed ortomaint ainthe
designat eddistanc efrom thevehicle infron t.
You must select alower gearingood timeon
long andsteep downhill gradients,especially if
the vehicle isladen. Bydoing so,you willmake
use ofthe brakin geffec tof the engin e.This
relieves theload onthe brake system andpre-
vent sthe brakes fromoverheat ingand wear-
ing too quickly.
If Ac tive Distance Assist DISTRONIC detects
that thereis arisk ofacollision withthevehi-
cle infron t,you willbewarned visuallyand
audibly. Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC
cann otpreven ta collision withoutyourinter-
vent ion. Anintermit tentwarning tonewill then
sound andthedistanc ewarning lampwilllight
up inthe instrument cluster.Brak eimmedi-
ately inorder toincr ease thedistanc efrom
the vehicle infron t,or take evasive action,pro-
vided itis safe todo so.
For Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC to
assist youwhen driving ,the radar sensor sys-
tem must beoperation al.
Ac tive Distance Assist DISTRONIC operates in
the speed rangebetween 0mph (0km/ h)and
120 mph (200 km/h).
Do not useActiv eDis tance AssistDISTR ONIC
wh ile dri vin gon roa dswith stee pgra dients .
As Activ eDis tance AssistDISTR ONICtra ns-
mits rada rwa ves ,it can resemb lethe rada r
de tecto rsof the responsi ble au thor ities. You
can referto the releva ntcha pterin the Opera -
tor' sMa nua lif qu esti ons areas ked abou tthi s.
i USA
only:
Thi sde vic eha sbe en appro ved bythe FCC
as a"V eh icu larRa darSys tem" .The rada r
sen sor isinte ndedfor usein an automo tive
ra da rsy stem only.Re mov ing,tam perin g
wi th, oralteri ngthe devic ewi llvoi dany war-
ra ntie s,and isnot permi tted bythe FCC .Do
not tamperwi th, alter, orusein any non-
ap pro ved way. Dr
ivi ng system s
157Drivi ng andparki ng Z

X
Make surethattheengine isrunning orthat
it has been switched offbythe ECO start/
stop funct ion.
X Ifindicator lamp0044 0044
islit: press button 0043.
Indicator lamp0044goes out.Comfortable
suspension tuningisselected.
The AMG Suspension SystemCOMFORT AMG
Suspension SystemCOMFORT
message appearsinthe multifunction dis-
play .
Activating thedriving dynamicsdis-
play inthe COMAND display Using
thedriving dynamics displayinthe mul-
timedia systemdisplay,you can seethedrive
program youselected aswell asadditional
information onthe vehicle's operating status.
X Switch onCOMAND. Furtherinformation
can befound inthe Digital Operator's Man-
ual.
The following information onthe vehicle's
operating statusisdisplay edinthe driving
dynamics display:
R Drive program selected (Ypage 132)
R Acc elerator pedalposition shownin%
R Brake pedalposition shownin%
R Steerin gangle
R Vehicle leveldisplay (Ypage 172)
R Act ivity ofthe ABC spring struts
R Level settingsanimation
R G-FORCE crosstodisplay longitudinal and
lateral acceleration (onlyavaila bleinSport,
Sport PlusandRACE driveprograms)
R Overrun modeanimation Parking
AssistPARKTRONIC
Import antsafety notes Parking
AssistPARKTRONIC isan electronic
parking aidwith ultrasound. Itmonitors the
area around yourvehicle usingsixsensors in
the front bumper andsixsensors inthe rear
bumper. ParkingAssistPARKTRONIC visually
and audiblyindicates thedistance between
your vehicle andanobject .
Parking AssistPARKTRONIC isonly anaid. Itis
not areplacement foryour attent iontoyour
immediate surroundings. Youarealwa ys
responsible forsafe maneuvering, parkingandexiting
aparking space.Makesurethatthere
are nopersons, animalsorobject sin the
maneuvering areawhen youaremaneuvering
or parking.
! When
parking, payparticular attentionto
object sabove orbelow thesensors, suchas
flower potsortrailer drawbars.
PARKTRONIC doesnotdetect suchobject s
when theyareinthe immediate vicinityof
the vehicle. Youcould damage thevehicle
or the object s.
The sensors maynotdetect snowandother
object sthat absorb ultrasonic waves.
Ultrasonic sourcessuchasan automatic car
wash, thecompressed-air brakesonatruck
or apneumatic drillcould cause
PARKTRONIC tomalfunction.
PARKTRONIC maynotfunct ioncorrect lyon
uneven terrain.
Parking AssistPARKTRONIC isactivated auto-
matically whenyou:
R switch onthe ignition
R shift thetransmission toposition 005B,005Eor
005C
R release theelectric parking brake
Parking AssistPARKTRONIC isdeactivated at
speeds above11mph (18km/h) .It is reacti-
vated atlower speeds.
Range ofthe sensors General
notes
Parking AssistPARKTRONIC doesnottake into
account obstacles located:
R below thedetection range,suchaspersons,
animals orobject s
R above thedetection range,e.g.overhanging
loads, tailsections orloading rampsof
truck s 174
Driving
systemsDriving andparking

0043
Senso rsinthe front bumpe r,left-ha ndside
(e xamp le)
The sens orsmus tbe free from dirt, ice or
slu sh. The ycan othe rwisenot functi oncor-
rectl y.Clea nthe sens orsregularl y,taki ngcare
not toscra tchordamag ethem (Ypage 278 ).
Rang e Front
sensors Ce
nter Appr
ox.40in(appr ox.
100 cm) Co
rners Appr
ox.24in(appr ox.
60 cm) Re
ar sens ors Ce
nter Appr
ox.48in(appr ox.
120 cm) Co
rners Appr
ox.32in(appr ox.
80 cm) Mini
mum distance Ce
nter Appr
ox.8in (appr ox.
20 cm) Co
rners Appr
ox.6in (appr ox.
15 cm) If
there isan obs tacl ewi thin thisrang e,the
rel eva ntwa rning displ ayslight upand awa rn-
ing tone sounds. Ifthe distance fallsbel ow the
mini mum ,the distance maynolonger be
sho wn.
Warni ngdisplays Wa
rning displ ayfor the front area
0043 Segm entsonthe left-ha ndsideof the vehi-
cle
0044 Segm entsonthe right-ha ndsideof the
veh icle
0087 Ope rationa lrea diness segments
The warning displ ayssho wthe distance
betw eenthesens orsand theobstacl e.The
wa rning displ ayfor the front areais locate don
the dashb oard above thecenter airvents. The
wa rning displ ayfor the rearare ais locate don
the cove rbeh indthe seatsinthe rear
pa sse nger comp artme nt.
The warning displ ayfor each sideof the vehi-
cle isdivid ed into fiveyellow and tworedseg-
ments. Ifye llow ope rationa lrea diness seg-
ments 0087light up,Pa rking AssistPAR KTRONIC
is ope rationa l. Dri
vin gsys tems
175Dri ving and parking Z

Problems
withParking AssistPARKTRONIC Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions Only
thered segments
in the Parking Assist
PARKTRONIC warning
display sare lit.You also
hear awarning tonefor
approximately twosec-
onds.
Parking Assist
PARKTRONIC isdeacti-
vated afterapprox-
imately fiveseconds
and theindicator lamp
in the Parking Assist
PARKTRONIC button
lights up. Parking
AssistPARKTRONIC hasmalfunction edand hasbeen deac-
tivated.
X Ifproblems persist,haveParking AssistPARKTRONIC checkedat
a quali fiedspecialist workshop. Only
thered segments
in the Parking Assist
PARKTRONIC warning
display sare lit.Parking
Assist PARKTRONIC is
deactivated after
approximately fivesec-
onds. The
Parking AssistPARKTRONIC sensorsaredirty orthere isinter-
ferenc e.
X Clean theParking AssistPARKTRONIC sensors(Ypage 278).
X Switch theignition backon. The
problem maybecaused byan extern alsource ofradio orultra-
sound waves.
X Check tosee ifParking AssistPARKTRONIC worksatadifferent
location. Active
Parking Assist
General notes Act
ive Parking Assistisan electron icparking
aid with ultrasound. Itmeasures theroad on
both sides ofthe vehicle. Aparking symbol
indicates asuitable parkingspace.Active
steering intervention canassist youduring
parking andwhen exiting aparking space.You
can also stilluse Parking AssistPARKTRONIC
(Y page 174).
Import antsafety notes Act
ive Parking Assistismerely anaid. Itis not
a replacement foryour atten tiontoyour imme-
diate surroundings. Youarealwa ysresponsi-
ble forsafe maneuvering, parkingandexiting a
parking space.Makesurethatnopersons, ani-
mals orobject sare inthe path ofyour vehicle.
When Parking AssistPARKTRONIC isdeactiva-
ted, Active Parking Assistisalso unavaila ble. G
WARNING
While parking orpulli ngout ofaparking
space, thevehicle swingsoutand candrive
onto areas ofthe oncomin glane. Thiscould
cause youtocollide withother roadusers or
object s.There isarisk ofan accident.
Pay atten tiontoother roadusers orobject s.
Stop thevehicle ifnecessary orcancel the
Act ive Parking Assistparking procedure. G
WARNING
While parking orpulli ngout ofaparking
space, thevehicle swingsoutand candrive
onto areas ofthe oncomin glane. Thiscould
cause youtocollide withother roadusers or
object s.There isarisk ofan accident.
Pay atten tiontoother roadusers orobject s.
Stop thevehicle ifnecessary orcancel the Driving
systems
177Drivingandparking
Z

The
following informationisdisplay ed:
R the length ofthe journey sincethelast
break.
R the atten tionlevel determin edbyATTEN -
TION ASSIST, display edinabar display in
five levels fromhightolow.
R ifATTE NTION ASSISTisunable tocalculate
the atten tionlevel andcann otoutput a
warning, theSystem suspended System
suspended message
appears. Thebardisplay thenchanges the
display ,e.g. ifyou aredriving ataspeed
below 37mph (60km/ h)or above 125mph
(2 00 km/ h).
Acti vating ATT ENT ION ASSIS T X
Ac tivat eAT TENTI ON ASSIST usin gth eon -
boar dco mput er(Y page 200).
The systemdeterm inesth eatt ention levelof
th edri ver depe nding ontheset ting sele c-
te d:
St and ardselect ed:thesen sitivit ywit hwhic h
th esyst emdeterm inesth eatt ention levelis
set tonorm al.
Sens itive select ed:thesen sitivit yis set
high er.The attention leveldet ectedby ATTEN-
TIO NAS SIST isadapt edacc ordinglyand the
dri ver iswarn edearl ier.
When ATTENTI ON ASSIST isdeac tivat ed, the
00AD symboland OFFappear inthemult ifunc-
ti on disp layintheassi stanc edisp laywhen the
en gin eis run ning.
When ATTENTI ON ASSIST has been deactiva-
te d, itis auto maticallyreac tivat ed afterthe
en gin ehas been stoppe d.The sensitivit y
sele cted correspo ndsto thelast selection acti-
vat ed (stand ard/ sensitive ).
Wa rning inthemu ltifu nct ion displa y If
fat igue orinc reas inglapse sin concen trati on
are detected, awarn ingappear sin themult i-
fun ction disp lay:Attention Assist:Tak e Att
ention Assist:Tak e
a bre ak! a
bre ak!
In addit iontothemes sage showninthemult i-
fun ction disp lay,you willthen hear awarn ing
to ne .
X Ifne cessar y,tak eabre ak.
X Con firm themes sage bypre ssing the0076
but tonon thest eer ing whee l.
On longjo urn eys, takereg ular breaks ingoo d
ti me toallow yourselftores t.Ifyou donot tak
eabre ak, you willbewarn edagain after
15 min utesat theearl iest.The precond ition
for this isthat ATTENTI ON ASSIST still det ects
typ ical indicat ors offat igue orinc reas inglap-
ses inconcen trati on.
Veh icles withCOMA ND:ifawarn ingis
iss ued inthemult ifunction disp lay,aser vice
st ati on sear chisper formed inCOMA ND.You
can selectaser vicest ati on and navigat ionto
th is ser vicest ati on will then begi n.This func-
ti on can beact ivat edand deac tivat ed in
COMA ND. Acti
veDri ving Assis tance packa ge
Gene ralnot es The
Active Drivin gAs sis tan cepac kageco n-
sis tsof Active Distanc eAs sis tDI ST RONI C
(Y page 157), Active Steer ing Assis t,Ac tive
Bli nd Spot Assis t(Y page 186)and Active
Lan eKee pingAs sis t(Y page 189).
Acti veBlind Spot Assis t Gene
ralnot es
Ac tive Blind Spot Assis tmon itors theareas on
eit her side oftheveh icleth at are notdir ectly
vis ible tothedri ver withtwo lateral ,rear -
fac ing radar sensors.Awarn inglamp lightsup
in theex terio rmir rorsand draw syour atten-
ti on toveh icles det ectedin themon itore d
area. Ifyou then swit chon theco rrespo nding
tur nsign alto chang elan e,you willalso
rec eivean opt ical and audible warning.If aris k
of lateral collisi onisdet ected, correc tive brak -
ing may help youavoidaco llisi on.Be for ea
co urs e-co rrec ting brak eapplic ation,Ac tive
Bli nd Spot Assis teval uate sth espac ein the
dir ection oftravel andattheside sof theveh i-
cle .Fo rth is, Active Blind Spot Assis tuses the
for ward -facin gradar sensors.
Ac tive Blind Spot Assis tsupp ortsyou from a
spee dof appr oximat ely20mph (30km/h).
Imp ortant safety notes
Ac tive Blind Spot Assis tis on lyan aid and is
no ta subs titut efor attentive drivin g. 186
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ingsystem sDriv ingand parki ng

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WARNING
Active BlindSpotAssist doesnotreact to:
R vehicl esovertaken tooclosel yon the side ,
pla cing them inthe blind spot area
R vehicl eswhi chapp roach withalarg e
spee ddiffer ential andovertake yourvehi-
cle
As aresu lt,Active BlindSpotAssist maynei-
ther givewarnings norintervene insuch sit-
ua tions. There isarisk ofan accide nt.
Alwa ysobse rvethe traffic conditions care-
full y,and maintai nasafe latera ldista nce.
i USA
only:This devicehas been approved
by the FCC asa"Veh icularRadar System" .
The rada rsensor isintended foruse inan
au tomotive radarsystem only.Remo val,
tamperi ng,oralteri ngofthe devi cewillvoid
any warranties, andisnot permi ttedbythe
FCC. Donot tamper with,alter, oruse inany
non-approve dway .
Any unau thorized modification tothis device
coul dvoid theuser 'sau thority toopera te
the equipme nt.
i Ca
nada only:This devicecompli eswith
RSS-210 ofIndustry Canada .Opera tionis
sub ject tothe followi ngtwo conditions:
1. This devicemay notcaus einterference,
and
2. This devicemust accept anyinterference
receive d,includ inginterference thatmay
caus eundes iredopera tionofthe devi ce.
Remo val,tamperi ng,oralteri ngofthe
devi cewillvoid anywarranties, andisnot
permi tted.Donot tamper with,alter, oruse
in any non-approve dway .
Any unau thorized modification tothis device
coul dvoid theuser 'sau thority toopera te
the equipme nt.
Radar sensors
The rada rsensors forActive BlindSpotAssist
are integrated inthe rear bump erand inthe
radi ator trim. Make surethatthebump ersand
radi ator trim arefree from dirt,iceand slush.
The rear sensors mustnotbecovered ,for
exampl eby cycle racks oroverha ngingcargo.
Follo wing asevere impactor inthe event of
dama getothe bump ers,have thefunction of
the rada rsensors checked ataqua lified spe- cial
istworksho p.Active BlindSpotAssist may
otherwi seno longer workprope rly.
Moni toring area G
WARNING
Active BlindSpotAssist doesnotdetect all
traffic situations androad users.There isa
risk ofan accide nt.
Alwa ysmake surethatthere issuffi cient
dista nceonthe side forother traffic or
obstacl es. Active
BlindSpotAssist monitors thearea up
to 10 ft(3.0 m)behi ndyou rvehicl eand
dire ctly next toyou rvehicl e,as show nin the
dia gram.
The detection ofobstacl escan beimpa iredin
the case of:
R there isdirt onthe sensors oranythi ngelse
covering thesensors
R poor visibility, e.g. due torain, snow or
spra y
Vehi cles inthe monitoring rangearethen not
indica ted.
Active BlindSpotAssist maynotdetect narrow
vehicl es,such asmotorcycle sor bicy cles, or
may onlydetect themtoolate.
If the lanes arenarrow ,vehicl esdrivi nginthe
lane beyond thelane next toyou rvehicl emay
be indica ted,espe ciallyifthe vehicl esare not
drivi nginthe midd leof their lane. Thismay be
the case ifthere arevehicl esdrivi ngatthe
inner edgeoftheir lanes . Drivi
ngsystems
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