2008 Mercedes CL-Class Owner's Manual - Page 486

Controls in detail Driving systems Blind Spot Assist* Depending on production date, your vehicle may not be equipped with this feature. Blind Spot Assist uses radar sensors to monitor the area on both sides of your vehicle. It will assist you when you change lanes driving at speeds of above 20 mph (30 km/h). A warning will appear on the outside rear view mirror as soon as another vehicle is detected in the area being monitored. If you then activate the corresponding turn signals to change lanes, you will see and hear a collision warning. Blind Spot Assist operates using two sensors in the front bumper and four sensors in the rear bumper. Warning! Blind Spot Assist* ( page 485) Warning! driving inputs necessary to retain control of the vehicle. Failure to do so could result in recognizing dangers too late, possibly resulting in an accident and serious injury to yourself and others. G Blind Spot Assist cannot detect road and traffic conditions. Blind Spot Assist may not be able to detect narrow vehicles such as motorcycles or bicycles, or it may not detect them until it is too late. The monitoring function may be impaired if your sensors are dirty, subject to heavy spray, or if visibility is poor due to e.g. snow, rain, or fog. This can result in vehicles not being detected or being detected too late. It is the driver's responsibility at all times to be attentive to road, weather and traffic conditions and to provide the steering, braking and other driving inputs necessary to retain control of the vehicle. Failure to do so could result in recognizing dangers too late, possibly resulting in an accident and serious injury to yourself and others. In order for Blind Spot Assist to function, the radar sensors must be switched on and operational. When travelling in Canada in a vehicle not registered in Canada, you must switch off the radar sensor system* ( page 302). Canadian law does not permit the use of the radar sensor system* ( page 302) for vehicles from outside of Canada. When you switch off the radar sensor system*, the following functions are deactivated: BAS Plus* ( page 68) PRE-SAFE® Brake* ( page 75) G Blind Spot Assist is only a driving aid and may not detect all vehicles. It is the driver's responsibility at all times to be attentive to road, weather and traffic conditions and to provide the steering, braking and other DISTRONIC Plus* ( page 443) Park Assist ( page 467) Advanced Parking Guidance* ( page 471) 485