Lane Keeping Assist - Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Operating Instructions Manual

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Lane Keeping Assist

General notes
Lane Keeping Assist monitors the area in front of
your vehicle by means of a camera at the top of
the windscreen. Lane Keeping Assist detects
lane markings on the road and warns you before
you leave your lane unintentionally.
Lane Keeping Assist camera
:
The Lane Keeping Assist camera supports you
from speeds of 60 km/h.
If Lane Keeping Assist detects lane markings,
the à indicator lamp in the instrument clus-
ter lights up green. Lane Keeping Assist is acti-
vated.
Important safety notes
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WARNING
Lane Keeping Assist cannot always clearly
identify lane markings.
In these cases, Lane Keeping Assist may:
give an unnecessary warning
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not give a warning
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There is a risk of an accident.
Always pay particular attention to the traffic
situation and keep in lane, especially if Lane
Keeping Assist alerts you.
G
WARNING
The Lane Keeping Assist warning does not
return the vehicle to the original lane. There is
a risk of an accident.
Always steer, apply the brakes or accelerate
the vehicle yourself, especially if Lane Keep-
ing Assist alerts you.
If you fail to adapt your driving style, Lane Keep-
ing Assist can neither reduce the risk of accident
nor override the laws of physics. Lane Keeping
Assist cannot take into account road, weather or
traffic conditions. Lane Keeping Assist is only an
aid. You are responsible for the distance to the
vehicle in front, for vehicle speed, braking in
good time and for staying in your lane.
Lane Keeping Assist does not keep your vehicle
in its lane.
The system may be impaired or may not function
if:
if the vehicle is incorrectly loaded
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Y
( page 235)
there is poor visibility, e.g. due to insufficient
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illumination of the road, or due to snow, rain,
fog or spray
there is glare, e.g. from oncoming traffic, the
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sun or reflection from other vehicles (e.g. if
the road surface is wet)
the windscreen is dirty, misted up, damaged
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or covered, for instance by a sticker, in the
vicinity of the camera
no, or several, unclear lane markings are pres-
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ent for one lane, e.g. in a construction area
the lane markings are worn away, dark or cov-
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ered up, e.g. by dirt or snow
the distance to the vehicle in front is too small
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and the lane markings thus cannot be detec-
ted
the lane markings change quickly, e.g. lanes
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branch off, cross one another or merge
the road is narrow and winding
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there are highly variable shade conditions on
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the road
A warning may be given if a front wheel passes
over a lane marking. In addition, a warning tone
sounds and the à indicator lamp in the
instrument cluster flashes red.
Activating/deactivating Lane Keeping
Assist
Lane Keeping Assist is automatically activated
when you start the engine.
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To deactivate: press the j button in the
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centre console ( page 36).
On vehicles without steering wheel but-
tons:
OFF
flashes briefly in the display and the Ã
indicator lamp in the instrument cluster