Trailer Towing - Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Operating Instructions Manual

If the lanes are narrow, vehicles driving in the
lane beyond the lane next to your vehicle may be
indicated, especially if the vehicles are not driv-
ing in the middle of their lane. This may be the
case if the vehicles are driving on the inner side
of their lane.
Due to the nature of the system:
warnings may be issued in error when driving
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close to crash barriers or similar solid lane
borders.
warnings may be interrupted when driving
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alongside particularly long vehicles, for exam-
ple lorries, for a prolonged time.
The two sensors for Blind Spot Assist are inte-
grated into the sides of the rear bumper. Make
sure that the bumper is free of dirt, ice or slush
in the vicinity of the sensors. The radar sensors
must not be covered, for example by rear-moun-
ted cycle racks or overhanging loads. Following
a severe impact or in the event of damage to the
bumper, have the function of the radar sensors
checked at a qualified specialist workshop.
Blind Spot Assist may otherwise not work prop-
erly.
Indicator and warning display
Blind Spot Assist is not active at speeds below
approximately 30 km/h. Vehicles in the moni-
toring range are then not indicated.
Yellow indicator lamp and red warning lamp
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If yellow indicator lamp : lights up:
you are driving at less than 30 km/h
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Blind Spot Assist is deactivated
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Blind Spot Assist is malfunctioning
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Blind Spot Assist is active from a speed of
30 km/h. If a vehicle is detected in the blind
spot monitoring range, red warning lamp : on
the corresponding side lights up. This warning
occurs when a vehicle enters the blind spot
monitoring range from behind or from the side.
When you overtake a vehicle, the warning only
occurs if the difference in speed is less than
22 km/h.
Yellow indicator lamp : goes out if reverse gear
is engaged. Blind Spot Assist is then deactiva-
ted.
The brightness of the indicator/warning lamps
is adjusted automatically according to the
brightness of the ambient light.
Collision warning
If a vehicle is detected in the monitoring range of
Blind Spot Assist and you switch on the corre-
sponding turn signal, a double warning tone
sounds once. Red warning lamp : flashes. If
the turn signal remains on, detected vehicles
are indicated by the flashing of red warning
lamp :. There are no further warning tones.
Activating/deactivating Blind Spot Assist
i Blind Spot Assist is activated when you
switch on the ignition.
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Turn the key to position 2 in the ignition lock.
Warning lamps : in the exterior mirrors light
up red for approximately 1.5 seconds and
then turn yellow.
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To deactivate: press the k button in the
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centre console ( page 36).
The yellow indicator lamp in exterior mirror :
first flashes and then lights up continuously.
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To activate: press the k button in the
centre console again (
The yellow indicator lamp in exterior mirror :
flashes initially. If you exceed 30 km/h while
driving, the yellow indicator lamp in exterior
mirror : goes out.

Trailer towing

If you attach a trailer, make sure that you have
correctly established the electrical connection.
This can be accomplished by checking the trailer
lighting. Blind Spot Assist is deactivated as a
result. The indicator lamp in the exterior mirrors
lights up yellow.
On vehicles with steering wheel buttons, the
Blind Spot Assist deactivated
also appears in the display.
Driving systems
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page 36).
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