Mercedes-Benz GLE Owner's Manual page 260

ROAD SURFACE SCAN:
Monitors the road in front of the vehicle
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using multifunction camera 1.
Is active when one of drive programs A
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(Comfort) or N (CURVE) is selected.
Detects unevenness in the road surface, e.g.
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bumps, before the vehicle drives over them.
Reduces chassis movements.
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System limitations
ROAD SURFACE SCAN can be impaired in the
following situations or can stop functioning:
If the carriageway is insufficiently lit, e.g. at
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night.
In snow, rain, fog, heavy spray, if there is
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glare, in direct sunlight or in greatly varying
light conditions.
If the windscreen in the area of multifunction
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camera 1 is dirty, misted up, damaged or
covered.
If the road surface has no optic structure or
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reflects light.
If the distance to the vehicle in front is too
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short.
If sections of the route have a very small
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radius of curvature.
During dynamic driving manoeuvres, e.g. if
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you accelerate or brake the vehicle sharply.
At speeds below 7 km/h or above
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180 km/h.
If the vehicle is at a raised level or in drive
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program C (Sport) or B (Sport Plus).
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Observe the notes on cleaning the multifunction
camera ( page 482).
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Free driving mode
& WARNING Risk of injury due to the vehi‐
cle moving up and down
When free driving mode is activated, the
vehicle bounces up and down. Body parts
could become trapped if they are between
the vehicle body and the tyres or underneath
the vehicle.
Make sure that nobody is under or in
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the immediate vicinity of the vehicle
when free driving mode is activated.
* NOTE Risk of damage due to the vehicle
moving up and down
When free driving mode is activated, the
vehicle bounces up and down. Vehicle parts
may be damaged if the underbody bottoms
out.