2011 Mercedes CL-Class Owner's Manual - Page 324
2011 Mercedes CL-Class Manual
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322 Driving systems Information and warning display recognize dangers in time, cause an accident and injure yourself and others. Driving and parking : Yellow indicator lamp/red warning lamp When Active Blind Spot Assist is activated, indicator lamp : in the exterior mirrors lights up in yellow at speeds of up to 20 mph (30 km/h). At speeds above 20 mph (30 km/h), the indicator lamp goes out and Active Blind Spot Assist is operational. If a vehicle is detected within the monitoring range of Blind Spot Assist at speeds above 20 mph (30 km/h), warning lamp : on the corresponding side lights up in red. This warning is always emitted when a vehicle enters the blind spot monitoring range from behind or from the side. When you overtake a vehicle, the warning only occurs if the difference in speed is less than 7 mph (12 km/h). The yellow indicator lamp goes out if reverse gear is engaged. Active Blind Spot Assist is then no longer active. The brightness of the indicator/warning lamps is adjusted automatically according to the ambient light. Optical and acoustic collision warning When you switch on the appropriate turn signals to change lanes, and a vehicle is detected in the side monitoring range of Active Blind Spot Assist, you receive an optical and acoustic collision warning. You then hear a double warning tone, and red warning lamp : flashes. If the turn signal remains on, detected vehicles are indicated by the flashing of red warning lamp :. There are no further warning tones. Course-correcting brake application If Active Blind Spot Assist detects a risk of collision in the monitoring range, under certain circumstances it will brake the vehicle briefly on one side. This is designed to help you avoid a collision. This function is available in the range between 20 mph and 120 mph (30 km/h and 200 km/h). When a course-correcting brake application occurs, red warning lamp : flashes in the exterior mirror and the following message, for example, appears in the multifunction display: G Warning G Warning Active Blind Spot Assist is not active at speeds lower than 20 mph (30 km/h). The indicator lamps in the exterior mirrors are yellow. Vehicles in the monitoring range are then not indicated. Always pay attention to traffic conditions and your surroundings. Otherwise, you may fail to Active Blind Spot Assist is only an aid designed to assist driving. It is not a substitute for attentive driving. In some cases, the course-correcting brake application is not sufficient to avoid a collision. In such a case, you must steer, brake or accelerate. In very rare cases, the system may erroneously detect a danger of collision in the area of crash barriers or similar lane borders