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DRIVER SUPPORT
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Limitations of City Safety (p. 346)
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Messages for City Safety (p. 348)
City Safety in cross traffic
City Safety can help the driver when turning and
crossing the path of another oncoming vehicle at
an intersection.
Sector in which City Safety can detect oncoming cross-
ing vehicles.
For City Safety to detect an oncoming vehicle on
a collision course, the oncoming vehicle must first
enter the sector (1) in which City Safety can ana-
lyse the situation.
The following further criteria must also be fulfil-
led:
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your car must be travelling at no less than
4 km/h (3 mph)
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your car must turn to the left in markets with
right-hand traffic (or to the right in left-hand
traffic)
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the oncoming vehicle must have its head-
lamps switched on.
WARNING
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The "City Safety in crossing traffic" func-
tion is supplementary driver support
intended to improve driving safety – it
cannot handle all situations in all traffic,
weather and road conditions.
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Warnings and brake interventions due to
a collision risk with an oncoming vehicle
often come very late.
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Never wait for a collision warning or for
City Safety to intervene.
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City Safety is not a substitute for the driv-
er's attention and judgement. The driver
is always responsible for ensuring the car
is driven in a safe manner, at the appro-
priate speed, with an appropriate distance
to other vehicles, and in accordance with
current traffic rules and regulations.
Limitations in cross traffic
In some cases City Safety may have difficulty
helping the driver deal with collision risks due to
oncoming cross traffic. Examples are:
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stability control ESC intervenes in the event
of slippery driving conditions
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if the oncoming vehicle is detected too late
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