Mercedes-Benz CLS Owner's Manual page 212

Blind Spot Assist and Active Blind Spot
Assist with exit warning
Function of Blind Spot Assist and Active
Blind Spot Assist with exit warning
Blind Spot Assist and Active Blind Spot Assist
use two lateral, rear-facing radar sensors to
monitor the area up to 40 m behind and 3 m
next to your vehicle.
If a vehicle is detected at speeds above approx‐
imately 12 km/h and this vehicle subsequently
enters the monitoring range directly next to your
vehicle, the warning lamp in the outside mirror
lights up red.
Permanent status display in the instrument clus‐
ter:
¸ (grey): system is activated but inopera‐
R
tive
¸ (green): system is activated and opera‐
R
tional
If a vehicle is detected close to your vehicle and
you switch on the turn signal indicator in the cor‐
responding direction, a double warning tone
sounds and the red warning lamp in the outside
mirror flashes. If the turn signal indicator
remains switched on, all other detected vehicles
are indicated only by the flashing of the red
warning lamp.
If you overtake a vehicle quickly, no warning is
given.
& WARNING Risk of accident despite Blind
Spot Assist
Blind Spot Assist does not react to vehicles
approaching and overtaking you at a greatly
different speed.
Blind Spot Assist cannot warn drivers in this
situation.
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.
Observe the notes on driving systems and your
responsibility; you may otherwise fail to recog‐
nise dangers ( page 178).
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Exit warning
The exit warning is an additional function of
Blind Spot Assist and can warn vehicle occu‐
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pants about approaching vehicles when leaving
the vehicle when stationary.
& 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
and make sure there is sufficient clear‐
ance.
If there is a vehicle in the monitoring range, this
is indicated in the outside mirror. If a vehicle
occupant opens the door on the side with the
warning, a warning tone sounds and the warning
lamp in the outside mirror starts to flash.
This additional function is only available when
Blind Spot Assist is active. When the exit warn‐
ing is activated, it can warn vehicle occupants
for up to three minutes after switching the igni‐