Mercedes-Benz S-Class 2011 Operator's Manual page 354

Driving systems
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Problems with Night View Assist Plus
Problem
The picture quality of
Night View Assist Plus
has deteriorated.
Driving Assistance package
General information
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The Driving Assistance package is only
available on vehicles with HYBRID.
The Driving Assistance package consists of
DISTRONIC PLUS (
Assist ( Y page 352) and Lane Keeping Assist
( Y page 354).
Blind Spot Assist
Important safety guidelines
Blind Spot Assist uses a radar sensor system
to monitor the areas on both sides of your
vehicle. Blind Spot Assist provides assistance
at speeds higher than 20 mph (30 km/h). A
warning display in the exterior mirrors draws
your attention to vehicles in the monitored
area. If you then indicate a turn towards that
side before changing lanes, you will also
receive visual and audible collision warnings.
Possible causes/consequences and M Solutions
The windshield wipers are smearing the windshield.
X
Replace the wiper blades (
The windshield is smeared after the vehicle has been cleaned in a
car wash.
X
Clean the windshield (
There is windshield chip damage in the camera's field of vision.
X
Replace the windshield.
The windshield is fogged up on the inside.
X
Defrost the windshield (
The windshield is iced up.
X
De-ice the windshield (
There is dirt on the inside of the windshield.
X
Clean the inside of the windshield (
Y page 325), Blind Spot
Y page 281).
Y page 455).
Y page 293).
Y page 292).
Y page 455).
For this purpose, Blind Spot Assist uses
sensors in the rear bumper.
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Warning
Blind Spot Assist is only an aid designed to
assist driving. It may fail to detect some
vehicles and is no substitute for attentive
driving.
Blind Spot Assist cannot detect road and
traffic conditions. It may fail to detect narrow
vehicles, such as motorcycles or bicycles, or
may only detect them too late.
Monitoring may be affected by dirty sensors,
strong spray or poor visibility caused by snow,
rain or mist, for example. In this case, vehicles
are detected late or not at all.
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.
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