Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric Drive 2014 Operator's Manual page 171

cialist workshop. Blind Spot Assist may oth-
erwise not work properly.
Warning and indicator lamps
Blind Spot Assist is not active at speeds below
approximately 20 mph (30 km/h). Vehicles in
the monitoring range are then not indicated.
Red warning lamp/yellow indicator lamp
:
When Blind Spot Assist is activated, indicator
lamp : in the exterior mirrors lights up yel-
low at speeds of up to 20 mph (30 km/h). At
speeds above 20 mph (30 km/h), the indica-
tor lamp goes out and Blind Spot Assist is
operational.
if a vehicle is detected at speeds of approx-
imately 20 mph (30 km/h), warning lamp :
on the corresponding side lights up red. This
warning occurs when a vehicle enters the
blind spot monitoring range from behind or
from the side. When you overtake a vehicle,
the warning only occurs as long as the differ-
ence in speed is less than 7 mph (12 km/h).
The yellow indicator lamp goes out if reverse
gear is engaged. In this event, Blind Spot
Assist is no longer active.
The brightness of the warning/indicator
lamps is adjusted automatically according to
the ambient light.
Collision warning
If a vehicle is detected in the monitoring range
of Blind Spot Assist and you switch on the
corresponding turn signal, a double warning
tone sounds. Red warning lamp : flashes. If
Driving systems
the turn signal remains on, vehicles detected
are indicated by the flashing of red warning
lamp :. There are no further warning tones.
Switching on Blind Spot Assist
Make sure that Blind Spot Assist is activa-
X
ted in the on-board computer
( page 184).
Y
Turn the SmartKey to position 2 in the igni-
X
tion lock.
Warning lamps : in the exterior mirrors
light up red for approximately 1.5 seconds
and then turn yellow.
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