Mercedes-Benz 2011 E-Class Sedan Operator's Manual page 206

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pedestrians cannot be gauged accurately by
looking at a screen.
It may be the case that objects are highlighted
as well as pedestrians.
G
Warning!
The pedestrian detection may be impaired or
unavailable when
pedestrians are obstructed fully or in part
R
by other objects such as parking vehicles
the silhouette in the Night View Assist Plus
R
image is displayed incomplete or
interrupted, e.g. by significant light
reflection
a pedestrian's silhouette is not rich enough
R
in contrast compared to the background
pedestrians are not in erected position but,
R
for example, sit, crouch down, or lie
i Animals are not recognized by pedestrian
recognition.
Fogged up or dirty windshield
If the windshield in front of the camera is
fogged up or dirty on the inside or outside, the
Night View Assist Plus display is affected.
G
Warning!
Please do not forget that your primary
responsibility is to drive the vehicle. A driver's
attention to the road must always be his/her
primary focus when driving. For your safety
and the safety of others, stop before trying to
remove window fogging or cleaning the
windshield in front of the Night View Assist
Plus camera.
Bear in mind that at a speed of just 30 mph
(approximately 50 km/h), your vehicle is
covering a distance of 44 feet
(approximately 14 m) every second.
X
To defrost: check the automatic air
conditioning settings (
down the camera cover (
X
To defrost the inside of the windshield:
fold down the camera cover (
and clean the windshield (
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Y page 318).
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