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If the lanes are narrow, vehicles driving in the
lane beyond the lane next to your vehicle may
be indicated, especially if the vehicles are not
driving in the middle of their lane. This may be
the case if the vehicles are driving on the inner
side of their lane.
Due to the nature of the system:
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warnings may be issued in error when driv-
ing close to crash barriers or similar solid
lane borders.
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warnings may be interrupted when you are
driving alongside particularly long vehicles,
such as trucks, for a prolonged time.
Warning display
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Warning display
Blind Spot Assist is not active at speeds below
approximately 20 mph (30 km/h). Vehicles in
the monitoring range are then not indicated.
When Blind Spot Assist is activated, indicator
lamp : in the exterior mirrors lights up yellow
at speeds of up to 20 mph (30 km/h). At
speeds above 20 mph (30 km/h), the indicator
lamp goes out and Blind Spot Assist is opera-
tional.
If a vehicle is detected within the blind spot
monitoring range at speeds above 20 mph
(30 km/h), warning lamp : on the corre-
sponding side lights up red. This warning is
always emitted when a vehicle enters the blind
spot monitoring range from behind or from the
side. When you overtake a vehicle, the warning
only occurs if the difference in speed is less
than 7 mph (12 km/h).
The yellow indicator lamp goes out if reverse
gear is engaged. In this event, Blind Spot
Assist is no longer active.
The brightness of the indicator/warning lamps
is adjusted automatically according to the
ambient light.
Collision warning
If a vehicle is detected in the monitoring range
of Blind Spot Assist and you switch on the cor-
responding turn signal, a double warning tone
sounds. Red warning lamp : flashes. If the
turn signal remains on, vehicles detected are
indicated by the flashing of red warning
lamp :. There are no further warning tones.
Switching on Blind Spot Assist
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Make sure that Blind Spot Assist is activa-
ted in the on-board computer (Y page 198).
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Turn the SmartKey to position 2 in the igni-
tion lock.
Warning lamps : in the exterior mirrors
light up red for approximately 1.5 seconds
and then turn yellow.
Lane Keeping Assist
General notes
Lane Keeping Assist monitors the area in front
of your vehicle by means of multifunction cam-
era : which is attached behind the top of the
windshield. Lane Keeping Assist detects lane
markings on the road and can warn you before
you leave your lane unintentionally.
This function is available in the range between
40 mph and 120 mph (60 km/h and
200 km/h).
A warning may be given if a front wheel passes
over a lane marking. It will warn you by means
of intermittent vibration in the steering wheel
for up to 1.5 seconds.
Important safety notes
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WARNING
Lane Keeping Assist cannot always clearly
detect lane markings.
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Driving systems
Driving and parking
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