2009 Mercedes CL-Class Owner's Manual - Page 384
2009 Mercedes CL-Class Manual
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Controls in detail Driving systems G Warning! Please do not forget that your primary responsibility is to drive the vehicle. A driver's attention to the road must always be his/her primary focus when driving. For your safety and the safety of others, stop before trying to remove window fogging or cleaning the window in front of the Night View Assist camera. Bear in mind that at a speed of just 30 mph (approximately 50 km/h), your vehicle is covering a distance of 44 feet (approximately 14 m) every second. X Blind Spot Assist The 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 in the exterior 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. The Blind Spot Assist operates using two sensors in the front bumper and four sensors in the rear bumper. Blind Spot Assist cannot detect road, traffic and weather conditions. 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 the Blind Spot Assist to function, the radar sensors must be switched on and operational. When traveling in Canada in a vehicle not registered in Canada, you must switch off the radar sensor system (Y page 247). Canadian law does not permit the use of the radar sensor system for vehicles from outside of Canada. When you switch off the radar sensor system, the following functions are deactivated: RBlind Spot Assist RBAS Removing condensation: Check settings of the climate control and change them, if necessary (Y page 385). X Swing the camera cover downward (Y page 466). X Cleaning inside of windshield: Use a soft, non-scratching cloth (Y page 466). G Warning! The Blind Spot Assist is only a driving aid and may not detect all vehicles. The 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. Plus (Y page 66) Brake (Y page 72) Plus (Y page 350) RPRE-SAFE® RDISTRONIC RPark Assist (Y page 369) Parking Guidance (Y page 373) RAdvanced 382