Mercedes-Benz S-Class 2020 Owner's Manual page 266

¸ Green: the system is activated and opera‐
tional.
Driver display in the Assistance menu
If a vehicle is detected within the monitoring
range, the red warning lamp lights up in the cor‐
responding outside mirror. In the Assistance
menu, the lamp in outside mirror
up red, and the lane in which the vehicle is
detected is hatched out.
If a vehicle is detected in the monitoring range
and you switch on the turn signal indicator in the
corresponding direction, a warning tone sounds
twice and the warning lamp flashes red in the
respective outside mirror. Red radar waves
are displayed next to your vehicle in the assis‐
tance graphic.
If the turn signal indicator remains on, the dis‐
play in the outside mirror flashes for all other
detected vehicles, but no further warning tone
sounds. If you overtake a vehicle quickly, no
warning is given.
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Warning assistance
Blind Spot Assist warning is also accompa‐
nied by ambient lighting (
Observe the notes on driving systems and your
responsibility; you may otherwise fail to recog‐
nise dangers (
& WARNING Risk of accident despite
1 also lights
Active Blind Spot Assist
Active Blind Spot Assist does not react to the
following:
if you overtake a vehicle too closely so
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that it is in the blind spot area
2
is activated, the Active
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if vehicles travelling at a much faster
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speed approach and then overtake
Active Blind Spot Assist may not give warn‐
ings or intervene in such situations.
Always pay careful attention to the traf‐
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fic situation and maintain a safe dis‐
tance at the side of the vehicle.
Exit warning
The exit warning is an additional function of
Active Blind Spot Assist and can warn vehicle
occupants attempting to leave the stationary
vehicle about approaching vehicles.
& WARNING Risk of accident despite exit
warning
The exit warning neither reacts to stationary
objects nor to vehicles approaching you at a
greatly differing speed.
The exit warning cannot warn drivers in these
situations.
Always pay particular attention to the
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traffic situation when opening the doors