Night v is io n ass ist a n t
- Marking pedestrians or wild animals in red in
th e inst rument cluster and turning on the .
or . symbol c::>fig.119 .
- Sounding a warning tone .
The area regarded as critical depends on the vehi-
cle speed and steering angle. Pedest rian and wild
an imal warning aims to increase you r attention.
If the night vision assistant image is replaced by
another display such as the tr ip computer , the
red indicato r lamp . or . c::>
fig. 120 will tu rn
on when there is a pedestrian or wild animal
warn ing.
If the Head-up Display* is swit ched on a nd the
night vision assistant disp lay content is activat-
ed, the display . or . appears in the Head -up
Display*.
Marker light *
To draw the drive r's at tent ion to the pedestrian,
the head lights can flash brief ly on t he pedest rian
three times when t here is a pedes t rian warn ing .
This happens at speeds above approx imately
35 mph (60 km/h) when you a re t raveling out-
side of we ll-lit areas and when flashing the head-
lights will not create glare for a vehicle detected
in the oncoming lane . The mark er light* is con-
trolled by the high beam assist*
r:::;, page 49, High
beam assist .
The headlights do not flash on wild a nimals.
General information
Applies to: vehicles with night vision assistant
Fig. 121 Front of th e vehicl e: night vision assistant camera
The fo llow ing s ituations may affect the function
of the nigh t vis io n assis t ant system:
110
- poor visibility such as snow, rain, fog or heavy
road spray
- dirty lens on the night vision ass istant camera
Make su re the night vision assistant camera
c::>
fig . 121 is not covered by st icke rs, depos its or
any othe r obstr uctions because that can prevent
t he camera from working properly. For informa -
tion on cleaning the lens, refer to
c::> page 206 .
Pedes t ria n and wild anima l detect io n depends on
the d ifference in temper ature between the per-
son/w ild an imal and the backg round area . Pedes -
trians/wild animals may not be detected if the
difference is too smal l. Pedestr ian and wild ani-
mal mark ing and the marker light* are deactivat -
ed at temperatures above approximate ly 77 °F
(25
°() and when it is light outside. When the
night vis ion assistant image is selected in the in-
strument cluster display, the
II symbol appears
in the upper right.
A WARNING
Night vision ass istant has limits and can not
always detect pedestr ian s . Always pay close
attention to t raff ic and the area around your
vehicle eve n when night vision assistant is
switched on .
- Night vision assistant can only warn about
peop le and wild a nimals located within the
visual range of the infrared camera. The vis-
ual range corresponds to the image in the
instrument cluster disp lay.
- Night vision assistant may not detect people
or wild an imals and mark them if
- t hey are not in an upright position, fo r ex-
amp le if they a re sitting or lying down
and/or
- the silhouette in t he display is incomple t e
or inte rrupted, for exam ple bec au se a per-
so n is partially cove red by a parked vehicle
or a wild animal is pa rtially covered by tall
grass. This increases the risk of a collision.
- Never try to swerve to avoid animals if this
will put you or other drivers at risk. This
could increase the risk of a collision.
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