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System limits
Blind Spot Assist and Active Blind Spot Assist may
be limited in the following situations, in particular:
if there is dirt on the sensors or the sensors
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are obscured
in poor visibility, e.g. due to fog, heavy rain or
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snow
if there are narrow vehicles, e.g. bicycles or
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motorbikes
if the road has very wide or narrow lanes
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if vehicles are not driving in the middle of their
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lane
Warnings may be issued in error when driving
close to crash barriers or similar continuous lane
borders. Always make sure that there is sufficient
distance to the side for other traffic or obstacles.
Warnings may be interrupted when driving along-
side long vehicles, for example lorries, for a pro-
longed time.
Blind Spot Assist and Active Blind Spot Assist are
not operational when reverse gear is engaged.
Blind Spot Assist and Active Blind Spot Assist are
not operational if transport equipment, for exam-
ple a trailer or bicycle rack, is attached to the
trailer hitch and the electrical connection has
been correctly established.
Additionally, the exit warning may be limited in the
following situations:
when the sensors are covered by adjacent
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vehicles in narrow parking spaces
when people approach the vehicle
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in the event of stationary or slowly moving
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objects
You can watch an animation on this topic via the
following link:
▌Function of the brake application of Active
Blind Spot Assist
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The brake application function is only availa-
ble for vehicles with a Driving Assistance
Package.
If Active Blind Spot Assist detects a risk of a side
impact in the monitoring range, a course-correct-
ing brake application is carried out. This is
designed to help you avoid a collision.
Driving and parking 257
The course-correcting brake application is availa-
ble in the speed range between approximately
30 km/h and approximately 200 km/h.
& WARNING Risk of accident despite brake
application of Active Blind Spot Assist
A course-correcting brake application cannot
always prevent a collision.
Always steer, brake or accelerate your-
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self, especially if Active Blind Spot Assist
warns you or makes a course-correcting
brake application.
Always maintain a safe distance at the
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sides.
& WARNING Risk of accident despite Active
Blind Spot Assist
Active Blind Spot Assist does not react in the
following situations:
If you overtake vehicles at a high speed.
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If vehicles approach and overtake you at a
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greatly different speed.
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