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182 Driving and parking
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Permanent status display on the instrument clus-
ter:
¸ (gray): system is activated but not
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operational
¸ (green): system is activated and opera-
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tional
If a vehicle is detected close to your vehicle and
you switch on the turn signal indicator in the cor-
responding direction, a double warning tone will
sound and the red warning lamp in the outside
mirror will ash. If the turn signal indicator
remains switched on, all other detected vehicles
will be indicated only by the ashing of the red
warning lamp.
If you overtake a vehicle quickly, no warning is
given.
& W W ARNING
ARNING Risk of accident despite Active
Blind Spot Assist
Active Blind Spot Assist does not react to the
following:
if you overtake a vehicle too closely so that
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it is in the blind spot area
if vehicles traveling at a much faster speed
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approach and then overtake
Active Blind Spot Assist may not give warnings
or intervene in such situations.
Always pay careful attention to the tra c
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situation and maintain a safe distance at
the side of the vehicle.
Observe the notes on driving systems and your
responsibility; you may otherwise fail to recognize
dangers (
page 155).
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Exit war arning
ning
The exit warning is an additional function of Blind
Spot Assist and can warn vehicle occupants about
approaching vehicles when leaving a stationary
vehicle.
& W W ARNING
ARNING Risk of accident despite exit
warning
The exit warning neither reacts to stationary
objects nor to persons or road users
approaching you at a greatly di ering speed.
The exit warning cannot warn drivers in these
situations.
Always pay particular attention to the
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tra c situation when opening the doors
and make sure there is su cient clear-
ance.
If there is a vehicle in the monitoring range, this
will be indicated in the outside mirror. If a vehicle
occupant opens the door on the side with the
warning, a warning tone will sound and the warn-
ing lamp in the outside mirror will start to ash.
This additional function is only available when
Blind Spot Assist is active. When the exit warning
is activated, it can warn vehicle occupants for up
to three minutes a er the vehicle is switched o .
The exit warning is no longer available once the
warning lamp in the outside mirror ashes three
times.
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