Mercedes-Benz CL-Class 2013 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 323)

Pedestrian recognition
G WARNING
Pedestrian recognition may be impaired or
inoperative if:
R pedestrians are partially or entirely
obscured by objects, e.g. parked vehicles.
R the silhouette of the pedestrian in the Night
View Assist Plus display is incomplete or
interrupted, e.g. by powerful light
reflections.
R pedestrians do not contrast with the
surroundings.
R pedestrians are not standing upright, for
example, if they are sitting, crouching or
lying down.
i Animals are not recognized by pedestrian
recognition.
Night View Assist Plus is able to recognize
pedestrians by typical characteristics, e.g. a
silhouette in the shape of a person.
Pedestrian recognition is then switched on
automatically if:
R Night View Assist Plus is activated.
R you are driving faster than 6 mph
(10 km/h).
R the surroundings are dark, e.g. when
driving outside built-up areas without
street lighting.
If pedestrian recognition is active, the symbol
for active pedestrian recognition
(
Y
page 323) appears in the multifunction
display. If a pedestrian is now recognized,
they are framed and thereby highlighted. If
the pedestrian recognition system has
brought a pedestrian to your attention, look
through the windshield to evaluate the
situation. The actual distance to objects and
pedestrians cant be gauged accurately by
looking at a screen.
It may be the case that objects are highlighted
as well as pedestrians.
Spotlight function
Pedestrian recognition with spotlight
function is activated automatically if:
R Night View Assist Plus with spotlight
function is activated.
R you are driving faster than 28 mph
(45 km/h).
R the surroundings are dark, e.g. when
driving outside built-up areas without
street lighting.
Only one person or object can be illuminated
by the spotlight at any one time.
The spotlight function will not function if:
R pedestrians or objects cant be recognized
due to fast cornering.
R pedestrians or objects are on the driver's
side of the vehicle.
Conversely, if you switch to symmetrical
low beams (
Y
page 248), pedestrians or
objects located on the passenger side of
the vehicle will not be detected.
It may be the case that pedestrians and other
objects are inadvertently illuminated.
Activating/deactivating Night View
Assist Plus with spotlight function
You can only activate Night View Assist Plus
with spotlight function if:
R the SmartKey is in position 2 in the ignition
lock.
R it is dark.
R the "Adaptive Highbeam Assist" function is
activated via the on-board computer
(
Y
page 348).
R the light switch is in position c.
R the combination switch is pushed forward
beyond the point of resistance.
R reverse gear has not been engaged.
Driving systems
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