Lane Keeping Assist - Mercedes-Benz SLK Operator's Manual

Indicator and warning display
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WARNING
Blind Spot Assist is not active at speeds below
approximately 20 mph (30 km/h). The
indicator lamps in the exterior mirrors are
yellow. Vehicles in the monitoring range are
then not indicated.
Always pay attention to traffic conditions and
your surroundings. Otherwise, you may fail to
recognize dangers in time, cause an accident
and injure yourself and others.
Yellow indicator lamp/red warning lamp
:
When Blind Spot Assist is activated, indicator
lamp : lights up yellow in the exterior
mirrors up to a vehicle speed of 20 mph
(30 km/h). From a speed of 20 mph
(30 km/h) the indicator lamp goes out and
Blind Spot Assist is operational.
If a vehicle is detected in the monitoring range
of Blind Spot Assist from a speed of approx.
20 mph (30 km/h), warning lamp : lights up
red on the corresponding side. This warning
is always emitted when a vehicle enters the
blind spot monitoring range from behind or
from the side. If you overtake a vehicle, a
warning will only be given if the difference in
speed is less than 7 mph (12 km/h).
The yellow indicator lamp goes out if reverse
gear is engaged. In this event, Blind Spot
Assist is no longer active.
The brightness of the indicator/warning
lamps is adjusted automatically according to
the ambient light.
Driving systems
Collision warning
If a vehicle is detected in the monitoring range
of Blind Spot Assist and you switch on the
corresponding turn signal, a double warning
tone sounds. Red warning lamp : flashes. If
the turn signal remains on, vehicles detected
are indicated by the flashing of red warning
lamp :. There are no further warning tones.
Switching on Blind Spot Assist
Make sure that the radar sensor system
X
( page 206) and Blind Spot Assist
Y
( page 202) are activated in the on-board
Y
computer.
Turn the SmartKey to position 2 in the
X
ignition lock.
Warning lamps : in the exterior mirrors
light up red for approx. 1.5 seconds and
then yellow.

Lane Keeping Assist

Important safety notes
G WARNING
Lane Keeping Assist does not keep your
vehicle in its lane. It is only an aid and may
detect the lane markings on the road
incorrectly or not at all.
The system may be impaired or may not
function if:
there is poor visibility, e.g. due to
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insufficient illumination of the road, or due
to snow, rain, fog or spray.
there is glare, e.g. from oncoming traffic,
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the sun, or reflection from other vehicles.
the windshield is dirty, fogged up or
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covered, for instance by a sticker, in the
vicinity of the camera.
several or no lane markings for a single lane
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are present.
the lane markings are worn away, dark or
R
covered up, e.g. by dirt or snow.
the distance to the vehicle in front is too
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small and the lane markings thus cannot be
detected.
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