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quently enters the monitoring range directly next
to your vehicle, the warning lamp in the outside
mirror lights up red.
Status display on the instrument display
¸ Gray: the system is activated but inopera-
tive.
¸ Green: the system is activated and opera-
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 will
sound and the red warning lamp in the outside
mirror will flash. If the turn signal indicator
remains switched on, all other detected vehicles
are indicated only by the flashing of the red warn-
ing 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 traffic
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situation and maintain a safe distance at
the side of the vehicle.
& WARNING Risk of accident despite Active
Blind Spot Assist
Active Blind Spot Assist does not react to the
following:
if you overtake a vehicle too closely so that
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it is in the blind spot area
if vehicles traveling at a much faster speed
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approach and then overtake
Active Blind Spot Assist may not give warnings
or intervene in such situations.
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Always pay careful attention to the traffic
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situation and maintain a safe distance at
the side of the vehicle.
Observe the notes on driving systems and your
responsibility; you may otherwise fail to recognize
dangers (
page 187).
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Exit warning
The exit warning is an additional function of Blind
Spot Assist and can warn vehicle occupants 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 persons or road users
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
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