Night vision assistant
Description
Applies to vehicles: with night vision assistant
Fig. 114 Display: night vision assistant
"Night vis ion assistant with pedestrian detec-
tion" uses an infrared camera to mon itor the
area in front of your vehicle at night . Within
the limits of the system, it can display objects
up to about 1000 feet (300 mete rs) away. The
heat image of a pedestrian detected by the
camera is shown in the instrument cluster dis-
play
¢ fig. 114. Warm areas appear light er
and cold areas appear darker.
Pedestrian detection
Applies to vehicles: with night vision assistant
Fig. 115 Display: yellow pedestrian marking
Fig. 116 Display: symbol when infra red im age is not
visibl e
Night v ision assistant 113
Night vision assistant can detect pedestrians
that are between about 50 and 300 feet (15
and 90 meters) in front of the vehicle, under
ideal conditions . If a pedestrian is detected
when it is dark outside and the vehicle head-
light s are switched on, the pedestrian is high -
lighted in yellow
~ fig. 115, ¢ page 114,
General information .
If another display such
as navigat ion replaces the imag e from the
night vision assistant , the symbo l ~,, appears
in a tab
¢ fig. 116.
(D Tips
If the night vis ion assistant image does
not appear when the system is switched
on, you can access it with the buttons on
the mu ltifunction steering wheel
¢ page 25.
Pedestrian warning
Appl ies to vehicles: wit h night vision assistant
Fig. 117 Display: pedestr ian warni ng
Fig. 118 Display: pedestrian warnin g wit h anot her dis-
play
If a pedestr ian is detected in an area in front
of the vehicle that the system considers criti-
cal, the pedestrian is highlighted in red
¢ fig . 117 and a warning tone sounds. This
area is based on the vehicle speed and