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104
Night
v i si on assis tan t
Pedestrian warning
Applies to vehicles: with night vision assistant
Fig. 109 Display: pedestrian warning
Fig. 110 Display: pedestrian warning with another dis-
pl ay
If a pedestrian is detected in an area in front
of t he vehicle that the system considers criti-
cal, the pedestrian is high lighted in red
Q
fig . 109 and a warning tone sounds. This
area is based on the vehicle speed and steer -
ing angle. The pedestrian warning prompts
you to pay even closer attention to the area in
front of the vehicle and to watch out for pe-
destrians.
If another display such as the on-baord com-
puter replaces the image from the night vision
assistant, the indicator light turns red when
there is a pedestrian warning .
q fig . 110.
The pedestrian warning .
appears in the
Head-up Display* .
(D
Tips
The pedestrian marking and warning tone
can be adjusted in the MMI !:!) page
105.
General information
Applies to vehicles: with night vision assistant
Fig. 111 Front of t he vehicle: night vision assistant
camera
The following situat ions may affect the func-
t ion of the night vision assistant system:
- poor visibility such as snow, rain, fog or
heavy road spray
- dirty lens on the night vis ion assistant cam-
era
Make sure the night vision assistant camera
q fig . 111 is not covered by stickers, deposits
or any other obstructions because that can
prevent the camera from working properly.
For information on cleaning the lens, refer to
Q page
209.
Pedestrian detection depends on the differ -
ence in temperature between the person and
the background. Pedestr ians may not be de-
tected if the temperature diffe rence is t oo
small . The pedestrian highl ighting feature is
deactivated at tempe ratures above 77 °F
(25 °C) and when it is light outside.
A
WARNING
Night vision assistant has limits and can-
not always detect pedestr ians. Always pay
close attention to traffic and the area
around your vehicle even when night vision
assistant is switched on .
- Night vision assistant can only warn
about people located within the visual
range of the infrared camera. The visual
range corresponds to the image in the in-
strument cluster display .
- Night vision assistant may not detect
-
people and highlight them if
.,.
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