Driving and parking, Driving systems – Mercedes-Benz CL-Class 2012 User Manual
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Animals are not recognized by pedestrian
recognition.
Night View Assist Plus is able to recognize
pedestrians by typical characteristics, e.g. a
silhouette in the shape of a person.
Pedestrian recognition is then switched on
automatically if:
R
Night View Assist Plus is activated.
R
you are driving faster than 6 mph
(10 km/h).
R
the surroundings are dark, e.g. when
driving outside built-up areas without
street lighting.
If pedestrian recognition is enabled, the
active pedestrian recognition symbol
(
page 319) appears in the multifunction
display. If a pedestrian is now recognized,
they are framed and thereby highlighted. If
the pedestrian recognition system has
brought a pedestrian to your attention, look
through the windshield to evaluate the
situation. The actual distance to objects and
pedestrians cannot be gauged accurately by
looking at a screen.
It may be the case that objects are highlighted
as well as pedestrians.
Spotlight function
Pedestrian recognition with spotlight
function is activated automatically if:
R
Night View Assist Plus with spotlight
function is activated.
R
you are driving faster than 28 mph
(45 km/h).
R
the surroundings are dark, e.g. when
driving outside built-up areas without
street lighting.
Only one pedestrian or one object can be
illuminated with the spotlight at any one time.
The spotlight function will not function if:
R
pedestrians or objects cannot be
recognized due to fast cornering.
R
pedestrians or objects are on the driver's
side of the vehicle.
If you switch to symmetrical low beam
(
page 244), pedestrians or objects on the
front-passenger side of the vehicle will not
be recognized instead.
It may be the case that pedestrians and other
objects are inadvertently illuminated.
Activating/deactivating Night View
Assist Plus with spotlight function
You can only activate Night View Assist Plus
with spotlight function if:
R
the SmartKey is in position
2 in the ignition
lock.
R
it is dark.
R
the "Adaptive Highbeam Assist" function is
activated via the on-board computer
(
R
the light switch is in position c.
R
the combination switch is pushed forward
beyond the point of resistance.
R
reverse gear has not been engaged.
X
To activate: activate Adaptive Highbeam
X
Press button :.
The Night View Assist Plus with spotlight
function display appears in the
multifunction display.
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