Mercedes-Benz SL SERIES Operator's Manual page 214

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body contours and posture of a person stand-
ing upright.
Pedestrian recognition is then switched on
automatically if:
Night View Assist Plus is activated.
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you are driving faster than approximately
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6 mph (10 km/h).
it is dark.
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If pedestrian recognition is active, symbol ;
appears. Persons who are detected are high-
lighted by framing =. If the pedestrian rec-
ognition system has brought a pedestrian to
your attention, look through the windshield to
evaluate the situation.
Animal recognition
Animals can be recognized in the following
situations:
darkness
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outside built-up areas
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below an outside temperature of 90 ‡
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(32 †)
Night View Assist Plus can recognize larger
animals such as deer, cows or horses using
typical characteristics.
The system does not detect:
smaller animals, e.g. dogs and cats
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animals whose silhouette is not clearly rec-
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ognizable
When detected, animals are marked with
small color frame corners. In contrast to
pedestrian recognition, there is no separate
standby symbol in the multifunction display.
Activating/deactivating Night View
Assist Plus
Activation conditions
You can only activate Night View Assist Plus if
all of the following conditions are met:
the ignition is switched on (
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the engine has been started.
the light switch is in the à or L posi-
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tion.
reverse gear has not been engaged.
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Activating Night View Assist Plus
Press button :.
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The Night View Assist Plus display appears
in the COMAND display.
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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.
Automatic activation
You can use COMAND to select the
View Assist Automatic Activation
option. 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 automati-
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