Mercedes-Benz CL-Class 2008 Owners Manual User Manual

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Controls in detail

Driving systems

Night View Assist*

Night View Assist illuminates the road with
infrared light in addition to the normal
headlamps.

A camera at the top of the windshield mea-
sures the infrared light and shows a
black-and-white image on the multifunc-
tion display.

The image on the multifunction display cor-
responds to a road lit up by high-beam
headlamps.

The Night View Assist image on the multi-
function display is not impaired

by the headlamps of approaching vehi-
cles

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.

If you activate a different function on the

driver’s COMAND controls while reverse parking
or parallel parking, the image from the Rear View
Camera is interrupted.

To reactivate the Rear View Camera, take the ve-
hicle out of reverse gear and then re-engage re-
verse gear again.

Warning!

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 al-

ways responsible for safety and must drive

in accordance with traffic conditions. Other-

wise, you could endanger yourself and oth-

ers.

If it is foggy, raining or snowing, the clarity of

the Night View Assist image on the multi-

function display may be diminished.

Warning!

Night View Assist cannot record objects im-

mediately in front of or next to the vehicle.

When maneuvering, continue to look

through the windshield. Make sure no per-

sons or animals are in the area in which you

are maneuvering. You could otherwise in-

jure them.

Infrared light is invisible to the human eye

and can therefore remain permanently switched
on without blinding oncoming traffic.