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Indicator and warning display
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Yellow indicator lamp/red warning lamp
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Assist is no longer active.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
(Y page 175) is activated in the on-board
computer.
X
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 with camera :, which is
mounted at the top of the windshield. Lane
Keeping Assist detects lane markings on the
road and warns you before you leave your lane
unintentionally.
If you select kmkm on the on-board computer in
the Display Unit Speed-/OdometerDisplay Unit Speed-/Odometer func-
tion (Y page 176), Lane Keeping Assist is
active starting at a speed of 60 km/h. If the
milesmiles display unit is selected, the assistance
range begins at 40 mph.
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.
In such cases, Lane Keeping Assist can:
R
give an unnecessary warning
R
not give a warning
There is a risk of an accident.
Driving systems
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Driving and parking
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