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Always pay attention to the vehicle's sur-
roundings.
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The control lamps of the lane departure
warning may have limited functionality due
to solar radiation.
Note
If Side Assist does not work as described in
this chapter, stop using it and contact a spe-
cialised workshop.
Driving with Side Assist
Fig.148 Control lamp of the lane
departure warning.
Fig.149 Control lamp of the lane
departure warning.
Connecting and disconnecting
Side Assist can be switched on and o by ac-
cessing the Assistants menu in the infotain-
ment system.
Additionally it can be switched on and o by
accessing the Assistants menu on the instru-
ment cluster.
When the lane departure warning is ready to
operate, the indications in the control lamps
will turn on briey as conrmation.
When the vehicle is restarted, the last adjust-
ment in the system will remain active.
Light indication
The control lamp provides an indication on the
corresponding side regarding the traic situa-
tion behind the vehicle, if it is deemed to be
critical. The control lamp on the left-hand side
indicates the traic situation to the rear left of
the vehicle, and the control lamp on the right-
hand side indicates the traic situation to the
rear right of the vehicle .
Keep the warning lamps zone of the lane de-
parture warning free of objects, adhesives or
the likes that may interfere with your visibility.
It lights up
It turns on once briey: the lane departure
warning is activated and ready to operate, i.e.
when activating the system.
It lights up continuously: the lane departure
warning has detected a vehicle in the blind
spot.
Flashes
A vehicle has been detected in the adjacent
lane and the turn signal has been engaged in
the direction of the detected vehicle.
For vehicles that are also equipped with Lane
Assist ›››page215, a warning to switch lanes
will also appear even though the turn signal
has not been engaged (Lane Assist “Plus”).
The control lamps light up when the ignition is
switched on and should turn o after approxi-
mately 2 seconds. This is the time taken for the
function check.