Mercedes-Benz C-Class Wagon Owner's Manual page 228

Messages in the driver display
1 Permissible speed
2 Permissible speed when there is a restriction
3
Additional sign with restriction
The system can show up to two traffic signs in
the driver display simultaneously. The system
always prioritises displaying speed limits. Up to
one traffic sign with a maximum permissible
speed can be shown in the head-up display. If
two speed signs are shown in the driver display,
for example, when speed limits are detected, the
value of left-hand speed limit 1
to the limiter, cruise control or Active Distance
Assist DISTRONIC for adoption and is shown in
the head-up display.
Examples of traffic signs which can be displayed
Traffic Sign Assist can detect and display follow‐
ing traffic signs 1:
speed limits
R
end of the speed limit
R
overtaking restrictions
R
play streets
R
signs showing the start or end of motorways
R
is transmitted
signs showing the start or end of dual carria‐
R
geways
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Traffic Sign Assist can detect following addi‐
tional signs 3 and, if necessary, analyse the
relevance of the restrictions using other vehicle
sensors:
when wet
R
slippery road surfaces
R
in fog
R
temporary restrictions
R
exits
R
restrictions for car/trailer combinations
R
Traffic Sign Assist also uses data from the digital
street map in the navigation system. When you
leave or enter a municipality or change roads, on
a motorway exit or slip road for example, or after
you turn at a junction, the display in the driver
display can thus be updated without a traffic
sign having been detected.
In addition, the system can display speed limits
ahead on the driver display and the head-up dis‐
play. The driver display can also show the dis‐
tance to an upcoming lower limit speed. For this
purpose, information from the digital road map
of the navigation system is used. Depending on