Driving and operating 209Side blind spot alert is active fromspeeds of 6 mph up to 87 mph.Driving faster than 87 mphdeactivates the system, indicated bylow lighting warning symbols B inboth exterior mirrors. Reducing thespeed again will extinguish thewarning symbols. If a vehicle is thendetected in the blind zone, thewarning symbols B will illuminate asnormal on the relevant side.When the vehicle is started, bothexterior mirror displays will brieflycome on to indicate that the system isoperating.The system can be activated ordeactivated in the menu Settings inthe Info-Display, vehiclepersonalisation 3 132.Deactivation is indicated by amessage in the Driver InformationCentre.Detection zonesThe system sensor covers a zone ofapprox. three metres on both sides ofthe vehicle. This zone starts at eachexterior mirror and extends rearwardsby approx. three metres. The heightof the zone is approx. between0.5 metres and two metres off theground.The system is deactivated if thevehicle is towing a trailer.Side blind spot alert is designed toignore stationary objects such asguardrails, posts, curbs, walls andbeams. Parked vehicles or oncomingvehicles are not detected.FaultOccasional missed alerts can occurunder normal circumstances.Side blind spot alert does not operatewhen the left or right corners of therear bumper are covered with mud,dirt, snow, ice or slush. Cleaninginstructions 3 285.In the event of a fault in the system orif the system does not work due totemporary conditions, a message isdisplayed in the Driver InformationCentre. Seek the assistance of aworkshop in case of a permanentfault.Rear view cameraThe rear view camera assists thedriver when reversing by displaying aview of the area behind the vehicle.The view of the camera is displayedin the Colour-Info-Display.9 WarningThe rear view camera does notreplace driver vision. Note thatobjects that are outside thecamera's field of view and theadvanced parking assist sensors,
