Mercedes-Benz SL SERIES Operator's Manual page 216

Driving systems
214
Problems with Night View Assist Plus
Problem
The picture quality of
Night View Assist Plus
has deteriorated.
The pedestrian and ani-
mal recognition is not
available.
Active Driving Assistance package
General notes
The Active Driving Assistance package con-
sists of DISTRONIC PLUS (
Blind Spot Assist (
Lane Keeping Assist (
Active Blind Spot Assist
General notes
Active Blind Spot Assist uses a radar sensor
system to monitor the side areas of your vehi-
cle which are behind the driver. A warning
display in the exterior mirrors draws your
attention to vehicles detected in the moni-
tored area. If you then switch on the corre-
sponding turn signal to change lanes, you will
also receive an optical and audible collision
warning. If a risk of lateral collision is detec-
ted, corrective braking may help you avoid a
Possible causes/consequences and M Solutions
The windshield is fogged up on the inside.
Fold down camera cover (
X
Defrost the windshield (
X
The windshield is iced up.
De-ice the windshield (
X
The windshield wipers are smearing the windshield.
Replace the wiper blades (
X
The windshield is smeared after the vehicle has been cleaned in a
car wash.
Clean the windshield (
X
There is windshield chip damage in the camera's field of vision.
Replace the windshield.
X
The infrared camera in the radiator grill is dirty.
Use a soft cloth and water to clean the infrared camera.
X
page 182), Active
Y
page 214) and Active
Y
page 217).
Y
page 547).
Y
page 144).
Y
page 143).
Y
page 131).
Y
page 545).
Y
collision. To support the course-correcting
brake application, Active Blind Spot Assist
also uses the forward-facing radar sensor sys-
tem.
Active Blind Spot Assist supports you from a
speed of approximately 20 mph (30 km/h).
For Active Blind Spot Assist to assist you
when driving, the radar sensor system must
be operational.
Important safety notes
Active Blind Spot Assist is only an aid. It may
fail to detect some vehicles and is no substi-
tute for attentive driving.
G WARNING
Active Blind Spot Assist does not react to:
vehicles overtaken too closely on the side,
R
placing them in the blind spot area
vehicles which approach with a large speed
R
differential and overtake your vehicle