Mercedes-Benz CL2012 Operator's Manual page 322

Driving systems
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You can only activate Night View Assist Plus
without spotlight function if:
the SmartKey is in position 2 in the ignition
R
lock.
it is dark.
R
the light switch is in the c or L
R
position.
reverse gear has not been engaged.
R
X
To activate: press and hold button : until
the active spotlight function symbol in the
Night View Assist Plus display in the
multifunction display goes out.
If you drive faster than approximately
6 mph (10 km/h), the symbol for active
pedestrian recognition without spotlight
function appears instead.
Night View Assist Plus display
:
Pedestrian recognized
;
Framing
=
Symbol for active pedestrian recognition
?
without spotlight function
Speed display
A
You can find out more about adjusting the
brightness of the multifunction display in the
"COMAND" section (
i The infrared lamps switch on
automatically from a speed of about 6 mph
(10 km/h). This means that you do not have
the full visual range while the vehicle is
stationary and cannot check whether Night
View Assist Plus is working.
When you activate Night View Assist Plus,
speed display A in the multifunction display
Y
page 114).
changes. Speed display A is shown as a bar
at the bottom edge of the multifunction
display. This line is no longer available for
basic menus. You have to deactivate Night
View Assist Plus if you want to change a
setting using the buttons on the multifunction
steering wheel.
X
To deactivate: press button : again.
i If you want to use the spotlight function
as well, you first need to deactivate Night
View Assist Plus and then reactivate it with
the spotlight function (
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 (
I n f o r m a t i o n P r o v i d e d b y :
Y
page 318).
Y
page 260) and fold
Y page 419).
Y page 419)
Y page 417).