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Traffic Sign Assist can detect and display the fol-
lowing traffic signs 1:
speed limits
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end of speed limit
R
no overtaking zones
R
play streets
R
depending on the country: signs showing the
R
start or end of motorways and dual carriage-
ways
Traffic Sign Assist can detect the following addi-
tional signs
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and, if necessary, analyse the rele-
vance of the restrictions using other vehicle sen-
sors:
in wet conditions
R
slippery road surfaces
R
in fog
R
temporary restrictions
R
exits
R
restrictions for vehicle/trailer combinations
R
Traffic Sign Assist also uses data from the digital
street map on the navigation system. When you
leave or enter a municipality or change roads, on
a motorway exit or slip road forexample, or after
you turn at a junction, the display on the driver
display can thus be updated without a traffic sign
having been detected.
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Regularly update the digital road map of the
navigation system to ensure optimum func-
tioning of Traffic Sign Assist (
Depending on vehicle equipment and country, the
system can also display speed restrictions ahead
on the driver display and head-up display. The
driver display can also show the distance to an
upcoming lower limit speed. Information from the
digital road map of the navigation system is used
for this purpose. The
Assistance
display a dynamic visualisation of the speed limits
ahead.
If Traffic Sign Assist cannot determine the cur-
rently applicable maximum permissible speed
(e.g. due to a lack of signage), the following dis-
play appears in the driver display:
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Traffic Sign Assist is not available in all countries.
This is displayed continuously if the vehicle is in a
country where Traffic Sign Assist is not supported.
If Traffic Sign Assist is temporarily or permanently
unavailable due to a technical fault or soiling of
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the windscreen, the Traffic Sign Assist warning
lamp ê appears on the driver display.
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Please also note the information on the dis-
play messages for Traffic Sign Assist
(
page 690).
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Warning when the maximum permissible speed is
exceeded
menu can also
The system can warn you if you unintentionally
exceed the maximum permissible speed. Depend-
ing on the country, you can set how much the
maximum permissible speed may be exceeded on
the multimedia system before a warning is issued.
You can switch off the warning, or select in the
settings whether the warning should be issued
optically, with the traffic sign flashing in the driver
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