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- Side assist is not active while you are mak-
ing the adjustment.
- Your settings are automatically stored and
ass igned to the remote control key being
used.
Rear cross-traffic assist
Applies to: vehicles with rear cross-traff ic assist
Fig. 142 Example display
Fig. 143 Infotainment system: rear cross -traffic assist dis-
play
Activating rear cros s-traffic assist
The rear cross- t raffic assist is activated a utomat i-
cally if you t urn on the pa rking aid
¢ page 143 or
shift into reverse gear.
The rea r cross- t raffic assist can warn t he drive r of
a potential collis ion with approaching cross-traf-
fic when driving in reverse at speeds up to ap-
proximately 7 mph (12 km/h). Within its limits,
the system monitors the areas behind and next
to the veh icle using the radar sensors when leav-
ing a parking space
c:> page 137, fig . 141. Moving
objects that are approaching, such as cars, are
detected
c:> fig . 142.
If the system detects critical cross traffic when
backing out of a parking space, it will react as fol-
lows:
A s si s t a nce systems
- Visual indicator : a n indicator appears in the In-
fotainment system disp lay with a red arrow
symbo l. The arrow points in the d irect ion from
which the object is approaching ¢
fig. 143.
- Audible warning signal : a contin uous tone may
sound as an addit ional indicator when dr iving in
reverse.
- Automat ic brake activation : a brief activation
of the brakes may also warn you of a potent ial
collision with an approaching object.
The audib le warning signal and the automatic
bra ke activation occur only when driving in re-
verse.
A WARNING
-
- The rear cross-traffic assist is an assist sys-
tem and cannot prevent a collision by itself .
The drive r must always intervene . The d river
is always respons ible for braking at the cor-
rect t ime.
- Please note that the rear cross-traff ic assist
may activate the brakes unexpe cted ly. Se-
cure a ny cargo th at you are transpor t ing t o
redu ce t he risk of damage or injury.
- An add itiona l brake activation may be t rig-
ge red with in 10 seconds after an automatic
brake activation.
- If the re is an acoustic wa rning s ignal from
the rea r cross-traffic ass ist, t hen the pa rk-
ing sys t em may not warn you of detected
obstacles under certain circumstances.
- The view of the radar sensors may be im-
pa ired by leaves, s now, heavy sp ray or dirt.
Clean the area in front of the sensors
c:>page 137, fig. 141 .
A WARNING
-
- The rear cross -traffic assist will not provide
alerts if your vehicle is pulled too far into
the parking space so that it is hidden by ad-
jacent vehicles.
- The rear cross-traffic assist will not provide
alerts about people a nd can not warn you
about every type of approaching objects,
such as cyclists. Always monitor the t raff ic
as we ll as the vehicle's sur roundi ngs wit h d i-
re ct eye contact .
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