Night vision assist
Display in the instrument cluster/head-up
display*
If there are pedestrians or wild animals in an
area in front of your vehicle that is classified as
critical, the system will direct your attention to
this :
- Pedestrians or wild animals are highlighted in
red and the corresponding symbol . or .
turns on
¢fig. 111 .
- There is a lso a tone.
The area class ified as crit ical is based on the vehi-
cle speed and the steering wheel angle . Pedes-
trian and wild animal warning encourages you to
pay more attention.
If the night vision assist image is replaced by an-
other display (such as the on-board computer),
the red indicator light . or . will appear if
there is a pedestrian or wild animal warning
¢ fig. 112 .
If the head-up display* is switched on and the
night vision assist content is activated, • or .
will appear in the head-up display*.
Marking light*
To direct the driver's at tention to a pedest rian,
the head lights can flash on the pedestrian three
times in a row when there is a pedestrian warn-
ing .
This happens at speeds above approx imately
35 mph (60 km/h) when you are traveling out-
side of well-lit areas and when flashing the head-
lights will not create glare for a vehicle detected
in the oncoming lane . The marker light* is con-
trolled by the high beam assist*
c;, page 45, High
beam assist.
The marking light is not used for wild animals.
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General information
Applies to vehicles: with night vision assist
Fig. 113 Front of the vehicle: night vision camera
The following situations may affect the function
of the night vision assist system:
- Poor visibility such as snow, rain, fog or heavy
spray
- Dirty lens on the night vision assist camera
Make sure the night vision assist camera
¢ fig. 113 is not covered by sticke rs, deposits or
any other obstructions because that can affect
the camera function. For information on clean-
ing, refer to
c;, page 203.
Pedestrian and wild anima l detect ion depends on
the difference in temperature between the per-
son/wild animal and the background area . Pedes-
trians/wild animals may not be detected if the
difference is too small. Pedestrian and wild ani-
mal marking and the marker light* are deactivat-
ed at temperatures above approximately 77 °F
(25 °() and when it is light outside . When the
night vision assistant image is selected in the in-
strument cluster display, the
II symbo l appears
in the upper right.
.&_ WARNING
Pay attention to traffic and the area around
your vehicle when night vision assist is switch-
ed on . As the driver, you are always responsi-
ble for assessing the traffic situat ion.
- Night vision assist can only warn about peo-
ple and wild animals located within the visu-
al range of the infrared camera. The visual
range corresponds to the image in the in-
strument cluster display .
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