Driving and parking, Driving systems – Mercedes-Benz GL-Class 2013 Owners Manual User Manual

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ATTENTION ASSIST is reset when you

continue your journey and starts assessing

your tiredness again if:

R

you switch off the engine.

R

you take off your seat belt and open the

driver's door, e.g. for a change of drivers or

to take a break.

Night View Assist Plus

Important safety notes

Night View Assist Plus is only an aid and is not

a substitute for attentive driving. Do not rely

on the Night View Assist Plus display. You are

responsible for the distance to the vehicle in

front, for vehicle speed and for braking in

good time. Drive carefully and always adapt

your driving style to suit the prevailing road

and traffic conditions.
The system may be impaired or may not

function if:

R

there is poor visibility, e.g. due to snow,

rain, fog or spray

R

the windshield is dirty, fogged up or

covered, for instance by a sticker, in the

vicinity of the camera

R

on bends, on uphill gradients or downhill

gradients

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 adequately

from the background

R

pedestrians are not in an upright position,

e.g. sitting, squatting or lying

General notes

In addition to the illumination provided by the

normal headlamps, Night View Assist Plus

uses infrared light to illuminate the road.

Night View Assist Plus camera : picks up

the infrared light and displays a monochrome

image in COMAND. The image displayed in

COMAND corresponds to a road lit up by high-

beam headlamps. This enables you to see the

road's course and any obstacles in good time.

If pedestrian recognition is activated,

pedestrians recognized by the system are

highlighted in the Night View Assist Plus

display.
Light from the headlamps of oncoming

vehicles does not affect the Night View Assist

Plus display in the multifunction display. This

is also the case if you cannot switch on the

high-beam headlamps due to oncoming

traffic.

i

Infrared light is not visible to the human

eye and therefore does not glare. Night

View Assist Plus can therefore remain

switched on even if there is oncoming

traffic.

Activating Night View Assist Plus

Activation conditions
You can only activate Night View Assist Plus

if:

R

the SmartKey is in position 2 in the ignition

lock.

R

it is dark.

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