Driving and parking, Driving systems – Mercedes-Benz CL-Class 2014 Owners Manual User Manual

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Due to the nature of the system:

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warnings may be issued in error when

driving close to crash barriers or similar

solid lane borders.

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the warning is canceled when driving for an

extended period next to long vehicles, such

as trucks.

Two Active Blind Spot Assist radar sensors

are integrated into the front and rear bumpers

respectively. An additional radar sensor is

located behind the cover in the radiator grill.

Make sure that the sensors and areas around

them are free of dirt, ice or slush. The rear

sensors must not be covered, for example by

cycle racks or overhanging cargo. Following

a severe impact or in the event of damage to

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

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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

corresponding 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Spot Assist is no longer active.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.

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WARNING

Active Blind Spot Assist is not active at speeds

below 20 mph (30km/h). The indicator lamps

in the exterior mirrors are yellow. Vehicles in

the monitoring range are then not indicated.
Always pay attention to traffic conditions and

your surroundings. Otherwise, you may fail to

recognize dangers in time, cause an accident

and injure yourself and others.

Visual and acoustic collision warning
If a vehicle is detected in the side monitoring

range and you switch on the respective turn

signals, you will receive a collision warning.

You will hear a double warning tone and red

warning lamp : flashes. If the turn signal

remains on, detected vehicles are indicated

by the flashing of red warning lamp :. There

are no further warning tones.
Course-correcting brake application
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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