Mercedes-Benz CL2012 Operator's Manual page 320

Driving systems
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i Animals are not recognized by pedestrian
recognition.
Night View Assist Plus is able to recognize
pedestrians by typical characteristics, e.g. a
silhouette in the shape of a person.
Pedestrian recognition is then switched on
automatically if:
Night View Assist Plus is activated.
R
you are driving faster than 6 mph
R
(10 km/h).
the surroundings are dark, e.g. when
R
driving outside built-up areas without
street lighting.
If pedestrian recognition is enabled, the
active pedestrian recognition symbol
Y
( page 319) appears in the multifunction
display. If a pedestrian is now recognized,
they are framed and thereby highlighted. If
the pedestrian recognition system has
brought a pedestrian to your attention, look
through the windshield to evaluate the
situation. The actual distance to objects and
pedestrians cannot be gauged accurately by
looking at a screen.
It may be the case that objects are highlighted
as well as pedestrians.
Spotlight function
Pedestrian recognition with spotlight
function is activated automatically if:
Night View Assist Plus with spotlight
R
function is activated.
you are driving faster than 28 mph
R
(45 km/h).
the surroundings are dark, e.g. when
R
driving outside built-up areas without
street lighting.
Only one pedestrian or one object can be
illuminated with the spotlight at any one time.
The spotlight function will not function if:
pedestrians or objects cannot be
R
recognized due to fast cornering.
pedestrians or objects are on the driver's
R
side of the vehicle.
If you switch to symmetrical low beam
( Y page 244), pedestrians or objects on the
front-passenger side of the vehicle will not
be recognized instead.
It may be the case that pedestrians and other
objects are inadvertently illuminated.
Activating/deactivating Night View
Assist Plus with spotlight function
You can only activate Night View Assist Plus
with spotlight function if:
the SmartKey is in position 2 in the ignition
R
lock.
it is dark.
R
the "Adaptive Highbeam Assist" function is
R
activated via the on-board computer
( Y page 344).
the light switch is in position c.
R
the combination switch is pushed forward
R
beyond the point of resistance.
reverse gear has not been engaged.
R
X
To activate: activate Adaptive Highbeam
Assist ( Y page 248).
X
Press button :.
The Night View Assist Plus with spotlight
function display appears in the
multifunction display.
I n f o r m a t i o n P r o v i d e d b y :