Dr ivi ng an d parki ng, Driving systems – Mercedes-Benz C-Coupe 2015 Owners Manual User Manual

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the bumpers, have the function of the sensors

checked at a qualified specialist workshop.

Blind Spot Assist may otherwise not work

properly.
Indicator and warning display
Active Blind Spot Assist is not active at

speeds below approximately 20 mph

(30 km/h). Vehicles in the monitoring range

are then not indicated.

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Yellow indicator lamp/red warning lamp

When Active 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

Active Blind Spot Assist is operational.
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, Active Blind

Spot Assist is no longer active.
The brightness of the indicator/warning

lamps is adjusted automatically according to

the ambient light.

Visual and acoustic collision warning
When you switch on the turn signals to

change lanes and a vehicle is detected in the

side monitoring range, you receive a visual

and acoustic collision warning. You then hear

a double warning tone and red warning

lamp : flashes. If the turn signal remains on,

detected vehicles are indicated by the flash-

ing of red warning lamp :. There are no fur-

ther warning tones.
Course-correcting brake application

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WARNING

A course-correcting brake application cannot

always prevent a collision. There is a risk of an

accident.
Always steer, brake or accelerate yourself,

especially if Active Blind Spot Assist warns

you or makes a course-correcting brake appli-

cation. Always maintain a safe distance at the

sides.

In very rare cases, the system may make an

inappropriate brake application. An inappro-

priate brake application may be interrupted at

any time if you steer slightly in the opposite

direction or accelerate.
If Active Blind Spot Assist detects a risk of a

lateral collision in the monitoring range, a

course-correcting brake application is carried

out. This is meant to assist you in avoiding a

collision.
The course-correcting brake application is

available in the speed range between 20 mph

(30 km/h) and 120 mph (200 km/h).
If a course-correcting brake application

occurs, red warning lamp : flashes in the

exterior mirror and the following is shown in

the multifunction display, for example:

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