DRIVER SUPPORT
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WARNING
City Safety is supplementary driver sup-
port, but it cannot detect all large animals
in all situations and, for example, cannot
see:
partially obscured large animals.
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larger animals seen from the front or
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from behind.
large animals that run or move quickly.
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large animals if the background con-
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trast for the animals is poor.
small animals such as dogs and cats,
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for example.
Warnings and brake interventions could be
late or not occur at all. The driver is always
responsible that the vehicle is driven cor-
rectly and with a safety distance adapted
to the speed.
Related information
City Safety™ (p. 330)
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Limitations of City Safety (p. 339)
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The function is not available in all markets.
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City Safety in cross traffic
City Safety
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can help the driver when turn-
ing and crossing the path of another oncom-
ing vehicle at an intersection.
Sector in which City Safety can detect
oncoming crossing vehicles.
For City Safety to detect an oncoming vehicle
on a collision course, the oncoming vehicle
must first enter the sector in which City Safety
can analyse the situation.
The following further criteria must also be ful-
filled:
your car must be travelling at no less than
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4 km/h (3 mph)
your car must turn to the left in markets
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with right-hand traffic (or to the right in
left-hand traffic)
the oncoming vehicle must have its head-
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lamps switched on.
Related information
City Safety™ (p. 330)
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Limitations of City Safety (p. 339)
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