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Keep your hands on the wheel at all times
to be ready to intervene in the steering at any
time.
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Pay attention to the indicator lamps that
may come on in the external rear view mir-
rors and on the instrument cluster, and fol-
low any instructions they may give.
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The lane departure warning could react to
any special constructions that might be pres-
ent to the sides of the vehicle, e.g. high or
irregular dividers. This may cause erroneous
warnings.
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Never use the lane departure warning on
unpaved roads. The lane departure warning
has been designed for use on paved roads.
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Always pay attention to the vehicle's sur-
roundings.
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The control lamps of the lane departure
warning may have limited functionality due
to solar radiation.
Note
If Side Assist does not work as described in
this chapter, stop using it and contact a spe-
cialised workshop.
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Assistant systems
Driving with Side Assist
Fig. 141
Control lamp of the lane
departure warning.
Fig. 142
Control lamp of the lane
departure warning.
Connecting and disconnecting
Side Assist can be switched on and off by ac-
cessing the Assistants menu in the infotain-
ment system.
Additionally it can be switched on and off by
accessing the Assistants menu on the instru-
ment cluster.
When the lane departure warning is ready to
operate, the indications in the control lamps
will turn on briefly as confirmation.
When the vehicle is restarted, the last adjust-
ment in the system will remain active.
Light indication
The control lamp provides an indication on the
corresponding side regarding the traffic situa-
tion behind the vehicle, if it is deemed to be
critical. The control lamp on the left-hand side
indicates the traffic situation to the rear left of
the vehicle, and the control lamp on the right-
hand side indicates the traffic situation to the
rear right of the vehicle .
Keep the warning lamps zone of the lane de-
parture warning free of objects, adhesives or
the likes that may interfere with your visibility.
It lights up
It turns on once briefly: the lane departure
warning is activated and ready to operate, i.e.
when activating the system.
It lights up continuously: the lane departure
warning has detected a vehicle in the blind
spot.
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