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Driving systems
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Pedestrian and animal recognition is deacti-
vated at temperatures above 32 †. The spot-
light function and automatic activation are
then no longer active.
Pedestrian recognition
Night View Assist Plus display in the
:
COMAND display
Standby symbol for active pedestrian rec-
;
ognition
Highlighting
=
Pedestrian recognised
?
Night View Assist Plus can recognise pedes-
trians using typical characteristics, e.g. the
body contours and posture of a person stand-
ing upright.
Pedestrian recognition is then switched on
automatically if:
Night View Assist Plus is activated
R
you are driving faster than approximately
R
10 km/h
it is dark
R
If pedestrian recognition is active, symbol ;
appears. Persons who are detected are high-
lighted by framing =. If the pedestrian rec-
ognition system has brought a pedestrian to
your attention, look through the windscreen
to evaluate the situation.
Animal recognition
Animals can be recognised in the following
situations:
darkness
R
outside built-up areas
R
below an outside temperature of 32 †
R
Night View Assist Plus can recognise larger
animals such as deer, cows or horses using
typical characteristics.
The system does not detect:
smaller animals, e.g. dogs and cats
R
animals whose silhouette is not clearly rec-
R
ognisable
When detected, animals are marked with
small coloured frame corners. In contrast to
pedestrian recognition, there is no separate
standby symbol in the multifunction display.
Activating/deactivating Night View
Assist Plus
Activation conditions
You can only activate Night View Assist if all of
the following conditions have been fulfilled:
the ignition is switched on (
R
the engine has been started
the light switch is in the à or L posi-
R
tion
reverse gear has not been engaged
R
Activating Night View Assist Plus
Press button :.
X
The Night View Assist Plus display appears
in the COMAND display.
i
The infrared headlamps only switch on in
the dark 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 stationary and cannot check whether
Night View Assist Plus is working. The infra-
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