Driving with Blind Spot Assist
Please refer to at the start of the
chapt
er on page 180.
Switching on and o
You can view the activation status of Blind
Spot Assist on the instrument cluster dis-
play and in the Infotainment system. You
can also switch Blind Spot Assist on and o
there.
On the instrument cluster display:
1. Press the
button.
2.
Switch Blind Spot Assist on or o.
In the Infotainment system:
1. Open the Assist systems menu.
2. Switch Blind Spot Assist on or o in the
corresponding submenu.
Fig. 120 In the exterior mirror housings: visu-
al displa
ys of Blind Spot Assist.
When Blind Spot Assist is switched on, the
yellow indicator lamp
in the exterior mir-
ror lights up onc
e briefly → Fig. 120.
How the system works
When switched on, Blind Spot Assist is ac-
tive from speeds of around 15 km/h
(around 9 mph). Blind Spot Assist is deac-
tivated at a vehicle speed below 10 km/h
(6 mph).
The yellow indicator lamp
in the exterior
mirror lights up in the following situa
tions:
— If the vehicle is being overtaken.
— When overtaking another vehicle with
a speed dierence of up to approximate-
ly 15 km/h (around 9 mph). No display
will be shown if the takeover manoeuvre
is much fa
ster.
The yellow indicator lamp
fla
shes if the
system detects a potentially critical situa-
tion when you activate the turn signal in the
direction of the detected vehicle.
The quicker the vehicle approaches, the
earlier it causes the display on the exterior
mirror to light up.
Blind Spot Assist “Plus”
If the vehicle is equipped with the Lane-
Keeping System and the system is switch-
ed on, it performs a corrective steering in-
tervention to warn you when changing
lanes during a potentially critical situation
(information level/warning level). The
steering intervention also occurs when you
operate the turn signal for the correspond-
ing direction. If you override the steering in-
tervention, the steering wheel vibrates to
give an additional warning. For this, steer-
ing wheel vibration must be activated in the
Assist systems menu in the Infotainment
system.
Automatic deactivation
Blind Spot Assist will switch o automati-
cally if the radar sensors are permanently
covered. This can, for example, be caused
by a layer of ice or snow in front of the radar
sensor.
A corresponding text message is shown on
the instrument cluster display.
If you use the factory-fitted towing bracket
and have set up the necessary electrical
connection, Blind Spot Assist switches o
automatically. Aer you have disconnected
the electrical connection, Blind Spot Assist
is switched back on automatically. If the
towing bracket is not factory-fitted, you
must manually switch o Blind Spot Assist
and then switch it back on again.
Brightness
The brightness of the visual display will au-
tomatically adapt to the light levels.
Depending on the equipment, you can ad-
just the basic brightness of the display in
the Assist systems menu in the Infotain-
Blind Spot Assist
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