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DRIVER SUPPORT
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City Safety in cross traffic
City Safety
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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 crossing vehicles.
For City Safety to detect an oncoming vehicle
on a collision course, the oncoming vehicle
must first enter the sector in which City Safety
can analyse the situation.
The following further criteria must also be ful-
filled:
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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.
Related information
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City Safety™ (p. 343)
•
Limitations of City Safety (p. 353)
Limitations for City Safety 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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if the oncoming vehicle is obscured by
something
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if the oncoming vehicle has headlamps
switched off
•
if the oncoming vehicle drives in an unpre-
dictable manner, for example, abruptly
changes lanes at a late stage.
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The function is not available in all markets.
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