Mercedes-Benz S-Class Operator's Manual page 269

Pedestrian and animal recognition
General notes
Pedestrian or animal recognition may be
impaired or inoperative if:
pedestrians or animals are partially or
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entirely obscured by other objects, e.g.
parked vehicles
the silhouette of the pedestrian or of the
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animal in the Night View Assist Plus display
is incomplete or interrupted, e.g. by pow-
erful light reflections
pedestrians or animals do not contrast with
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the surroundings
the camera system no longer recognizes
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pedestrians as persons due to special
clothing or other objects
pedestrians are not in an upright position,
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e.g. sitting, squatting or lying
animals are not recognized by the system,
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e.g. because of their size or shape
The pedestrian and animal recognition is
deactivated at temperatures above 90 ‡
(32 †). The spotlight function and automatic
delayed switch-off are then no longer active.
Pedestrian recognition
Night View Assist Plus display
:
Readiness symbol for active pedestrian
;
recognition
Highlighting
=
Pedestrian recognized
?
Night View Assist Plus can recognize pedes-
trians using typical characteristics, e.g. the
Driving systems
body contours and posture of a person stand-
ing upright.
Pedestrian recognition is then switched on
automatically if:
Night View Assist Plus is activated.
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you are driving faster than approximately
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6 mph (10 km/h).
it is dark.
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If pedestrian recognition is active, readiness
symbol ; appears. Persons who are detec-
ted are highlighted by framing =. If the
pedestrian recognition system has brought a
pedestrian to your attention, look through the
windshield to evaluate the situation. The
actual distance to objects and pedestrians
cannot be gaged accurately by looking at a
screen.
Animal recognition
Animals can be recognized in the following
situations:
darkness
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outside built-up areas
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below an outside temperature of 90 ‡
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(32 †)
Night View Assist Plus can recognize larger
animals such as deer, cows or horses using
typical characteristics.
The system does not detect:
smaller animals, e.g. dogs and cats
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animals whose silhouette is not clearly rec-
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ognizable.
When detected, animals are marked with
small color frame corners. In contrast to
pedestrian recognition, there is no separate
readiness symbol in the multifunction dis-
play.
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