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WARNING
Failure to switch off the City Safety Assist function in the above situa-
tions may result in accidents and serious injury.
● Switch off the City Safety Assist function in critical situations.
Special driving situations
Safety
Fig. 98 A: Vehicle on a
bend. B: Motorcyclist
driving ahead out of
range of the radar sensor.
Operation
The City Safety Assist function has physical limits and limits determined by
the system itself. In certain circumstances, this may produce reactions from
the City Safety Assist system that are delayed or unexpected by the driver.
For this reason, always pay due attention and if necessary, intervene.
For example, the following driving situations require special attention:
Driving through a bend
When entering or leaving a "long" bend, the vehicle may decelerate when
the radar sensor detects a vehicle travelling in the opposite lane
A. To interrupt the deceleration you can accelerate, turn the steering wheel
or press the clutch.
Narrow vehicles in front
The radar sensor will only detect narrow vehicles in front if they are in the
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sensor detection zone
cles such as motorcycles.
Other vehicles changing lanes
Vehicles changing lane in close proximity can cause the City Safety Assist
system to brake unexpectedly
can accelerate, turn the steering wheel or press the clutch.
Advice
Driver assistance systems
Fig. 99 Other vehicles
changing lanes
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B. This applies in particular to narrow vehi-
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99. To interrupt the deceleration you
Technical specifications
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