Mercedes-Benz S-Coupe 2015 - Manual (Page 217)

Switching Night View Assist on/off
Activation conditions
You can only activate Night View Assist Plus if
all of the following conditions are met:
R
the ignition is switched on (
Y
page 147) or
the engine has been started.
R the light switch is in the à or L posi-
tion.
R
reverse gear has not been engaged.
Activating Night View Assist Plus
X
Press button :.
The Night View Assist Plus display appears
in the multifunction display.
i The infrared headlamps only switch on in
the dark from speeds of approximately
6 mph (10 km/h). This means that you do
not have the full visual range while the vehi-
cle is stationary and cannot check whether
Night View Assist Plus is working. The infra-
red headlamps are deactivated at speeds
below 3 mph (5 km/h). The Night View
image continues to be displayed until you
deactivate it by pressing button :.
Automatic activation
You can select the
Night View Assist Night View Assist
Automatic Automatic Activation Activation option via the Night
View Assist menu. The pedestrian and animal
search function remains active even when the
Night View image is not displayed. In the dark,
in unlit surroundings and at speeds of more
than 60 km/h, the Night View image is auto-
matically displayed in the multifunction dis-
play as soon as pedestrians or animals are
detected.
X
In the assistance menu, select automatic
delayed switch-off of Night View Assist Plus
(
Y
page 240).
Deactivating Night View Assist Plus
X Press button :.
The Night View Assist Plus display disap-
pears from the multifunction display. Night
View Assist is deactivated.
Spotlight function
General notes
Under certain conditions, the spotlight func-
tion uses the headlamps to flash at detected
pedestrians.
The spotlight function is only active if:
R pedestrian recognition is active
R the road surface is not lit
R
the driving speed is at least 40 mph
(60 km/h)
R the "Adaptive Highbeam Assist PLUS" func-
tion is activated (
Y
page 124)
The spotlight function is not active or is active
only to a limited extent if:
R
you are driving in city traffic
R there are pedestrians located in the area of
an oncoming vehicle or a vehicle in front
Activating the spotlight function
The pedestrian detection with spotlight func-
tion is running the background. If the prereq-
uisites are met, the spotlight function uses
the headlamps to flash four short pulses at a
pedestrian detected on or near to the road
surface.
X
In the light menu, select the spotlight func-
tion of Night View Assist (
Y
page 243).
The spotlight function does not flash at ani-
mals.
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