2009 Mercedes CL-Class Owner's Manual - Page 382

Controls in detail Driving systems i If you activate a different function on the driver's COMAND system controls while reverse parking or parallel parking, the image from the rear view camera is interrupted. To reactivate the rear view camera, take the vehicle out of reverse gear and then reengage reverse gear again. Night View Assist G Warning! The Night View Assist is only an aid to support you while driving and cannot substitute your careful attention. Do not rely on the display of the Night View Assist; instead, continue to look through the windshield. You are always responsible for safety and must drive in accordance with traffic conditions. Otherwise, you could endanger yourself and others. If it is foggy, raining or snowing, the clarity of the Night View Assist image on the multifunction display may be diminished. The Night View Assist illuminates the road with infrared light in addition to the normal headlamps. A camera at the top of the windshield measures the infrared light and shows a black-and-white image on the multifunction display. The image on the multifunction display corresponds to a road lit up by highbeam headlamps. The camera is at the top of the windshield. G Warning! The Night View Assist cannot record objects immediately in front of or next to the vehicle. When maneuvering, continue to look through the windshield. Make sure no persons or animals are in the area in which you are maneuvering. You could otherwise injure them. The Night View Assist image on the multifunction display is not impaired by the headlamps of approaching vehicles or if you cannot switch on the high beams due to oncoming traffic. As a result, you can better follow the course of the road and detect obstacles earlier on. 1 Night View Assist camera Switching on or off You can only switch on the Night View Assist if Rthe Rit SmartKey in the starter switch is set to position 2 is dark light switch is set to * or B or if the daytime driving lamps are switched on automatic transmission is not in reverse gear R Rthe i Infrared light is invisible to the human eye and can therefore remain permanently switched on without blinding oncoming traffic. Rthe 380