Mercedes-Benz GLA 180 Owner's Manual page 213

Driving systems
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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 boun-
daries
warnings may be interrupted when you are
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driving alongside particularly long vehicles,
such as lorries, for a prolonged time
Warning display
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.
If Blind Spot Assist is activated, indicator
lamp : in the exterior mirrors lights up yellow
up to a speed of 30 km/h. At speeds above
30 km/h, the indicator lamp goes out and Blind
Spot Assist is operational.
If a vehicle is detected within the monitoring
range of Blind Spot Assist at speeds above
30 km/h, warning lamp : on the correspond-
ing side lights up red. This warning always
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
12 km/h.
The yellow indicator lamp goes out if reverse
gear is engaged. Blind Spot Assist is then deac-
tivated.
The brightness of the indicator/warning lamps
is adjusted automatically according to the ambi-
ent light.
Collision warning
If a vehicle is detected in the blind spot moni-
toring range and you switch on the correspond-
ing turn signal, a double warning tone sounds.
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 Blind Spot Assist
Make sure that Blind Spot Assist is activated
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in the on-board computer (
Turn the key to position 2 in the ignition
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lock.
Warning lamps : in the exterior mirrors light
up red for approximately 1.5 seconds and
then turn yellow.
Towing a trailer
If you couple up a trailer, make sure that you
have correctly established the electrical con-
nection. This can be accomplished by checking
the trailer lighting. Blind Spot Assist is then
deactivated. The indicator lamps in the exterior
mirrors light up yellow and the
Assist not available when towing a Assist not available when towing a
trailer See Owner's Manual trailer See Owner's Manual
appears in the multifunction display.
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You can deactivate the indicator lamps in
the exterior mirrors.
To do so, you will need to deactivate Blind
Spot Assist if:
the key is in position 2 in the ignition lock
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the engine is not running
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the electrical connection to the trailer has
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been established
Lane Keeping Assist
General notes
Lane Keeping Assist monitors the area in front of
your vehicle by means of multifunction cam-
era : attached at the top of the windscreen.
Lane Keeping Assist detects lane markings on
page 227).
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