NOTE
This function uses the car's camera and radar
units, which have certain general limitations.
Related information
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City Safety™ (p. 342)
Limitations of City Safety (p. 352)
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Limitations for camera and radar unit
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(p. 337)
City Safety brakes for oncoming
vehicles
City Safety can assist the driver to use emer-
gency braking for an oncoming vehicle in your
car's lane.
If an oncoming vehicle enters your car's lane and
a collision is unavoidable, City Safety can reduce
the car's speed with a view to reducing the vio-
lence of the impact.
Your car
Oncoming vehicles
For this function to work, the following criteria
must be met:
your car must be travelling at more than
•
4 km/h (3 mph)
the road section must be straight
•
DRIVER SUPPORT
your car's lane must have clear lane mark-
•
ings
your car must be positioned straight in its
•
own lane
the oncoming vehicle must be within your
•
car's lane markings
the oncoming vehicle must have its head-
•
lamps switched on
this function can only handle "front to front"
•
collisions
this function can only detect vehicles with
•
four wheels.
NOTE
This function uses the car's camera and radar
units, which have certain general limitations.
WARNING
Driver supports only warn of obstacles which
their radar unit has detected – hence a warn-
ing may not be given, or it may be given with a
certain delay.
Never wait for a warning or intervention.
•
Apply the brakes when the situation
requires.
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