Mercedes-Benz M-Class Owner's Manual page 209

Driving systems
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position "Automatic driving lights/daytime
driving lights" is located on the light switch.
You can only activate Night View Assist Plus
if:
the key is in position 2 in the ignition lock.
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it is dark.
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the light switch is set to either c,
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à or L.
reverse gear has not been engaged.
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Make sure COMAND Online is switched on.
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Press button :.
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The Night View Assist Plus display appears
in the COMAND display.
Night View Assist Plus display
:
Pedestrian recognised
;
Framing
=
Symbol for active pedestrian recognition
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You can read about how to adjust the bright-
ness of the COMAND display in the COMAND
operating instructions.
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The infrared headlamps only switch on
when the vehicle is being driven at speeds
of at least 10 km/h. This means that you
do not have the full visual range while sta-
tionary and cannot check whether Night
View Assist Plus is working.
Pedestrian recognition
G WARNING
Pedestrian recognition may be impaired or
inoperative if:
pedestrians are partially or entirely
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obscured by objects, e.g. by parked vehi-
cles.
the silhouette of the pedestrian in the Night
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View Assist Plus display is incomplete or
interrupted, e.g. by powerful light reflec-
tions.
pedestrians do not contrast with the sur-
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roundings.
pedestrians are not in an upright position,
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e.g. sitting, squatting or lying.
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Animals are not recognised by pedestrian
recognition.
Night View Assist Plus is able to recognise
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.
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you are driving faster than about 10 km/h.
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the surroundings are dark, e.g. when driv-
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ing outside built-up areas without street
lighting.
If pedestrian recognition is active, sym-
bol ? appears. If a pedestrian is now recog-
nised, they are framed = and thereby high-
lighted. If the pedestrian recognition system
has brought a pedestrian to your attention,
look through the windscreen 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.