Pedestrian And Animal Recogni Tion - Mercedes-Benz S-Class Coupe Operator's Manual

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pedestrians and animals. Observe the notes on
cleaning the infrared camera (
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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.
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 driv-
ing style to suit the prevailing road and traffic
conditions.
The system may be impaired or may not function
if:
there is poor visibility, e.g. due to snow, rain,
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fog or spray
the windshield is dirty, fogged up or covered,
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for instance by a sticker, in the vicinity of the
camera
the infrared camera in the radiator trim is
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dirty, fogged up or obscured
on bends, hilltops or downhill gradients
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at high outside temperatures
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Night View Assist Plus cannot display objects
directly in front of or beside the vehicle.
It is possible that, in addition to people and ani-
mals, other objects are also marked or highligh-
ted .
Pedestrian and animal recognition
General notes
Pedestrian or animal recognition may be
impaired or inoperative if:
pedestrians or animals are partially or entirely
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obscured by other objects, e.g. parked vehi-
cles
the silhouette of the pedestrian or of the ani-
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mal in the Night View Assist Plus display is
incomplete or interrupted, e.g. by powerful
light reflections
pedestrians or animals do not contrast with
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the surroundings
the camera system no longer recognizes
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pedestrians as persons due to special cloth-
ing or other objects
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Pedestrian and animal recognition is deactiva-
ted at temperatures above 90 ‡ (32 †). The
spotlight function and automatic delayed
switch-off are then no longer active.
Pedestrian recognition
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Night View Assist Plus can recognize pedes-
trians using typical characteristics, e.g. the body
contours and posture of a person standing
upright.
Pedestrian recognition is then switched on auto-
matically if:
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If pedestrian recognition is active, readiness
symbol ; appears. Persons who are detected
are highlighted by framing =. 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 cannot be gaged accu-
rately by looking at a screen.
Animal recognition
Animals can be recognized in the following sit-
uations:
pedestrians are not in an upright position, e.g.
sitting, squatting or lying
animals are not recognized by the system,
e.g. because of their size or shape
Night View Assist Plus display
Readiness symbol for active pedestrian rec-
ognition
Highlighting
Pedestrian recognized
Night View Assist Plus is activated.
you are driving faster than approximately
6 mph (10 km/h).
it is dark.