Driving and operating 205Select the relevant setting in Settings,I Vehicle in the Colour-Info-Display.Colour-Info-Display 3 117.Vehicle personalisation 3 121.The system is deactivated if thevehicle is towing a trailer.Deactivation is indicated by amessage in the Driver InformationCentre.NoticeAfter production, the systemrequires a calibration. For optimalperformance, drive as soon aspossible on a straight highway roadwith roadside objects, e.g. guardrailsand barriers for some distance.FaultOccasional missed alerts can occurunder normal circumstances or insharp curves. The system cantemporarily alert of objects in the blindspot at specific weather conditions(rain, hail etc). Driving on a wet roador in the transitions from a dry area toa wet area can cause the system tolight up, as water splash can beinterpreted as an object. Otherwisethe system may light up due toguardrails, signs, trees, shrubs orother immobile objects. This is normaloperation and the system does notneed to be serviced.Lane change alert may not operatewhen the left or right corners of therear bumper are covered with mud,dirt, snow, ice or slush. Cleaninginstructions 3 270.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.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,e.g. below the bumper orunderneath the vehicle, are notdisplayed.Do not reverse the vehicle by onlylooking at the Info-Display andcheck the surrounding areabehind and around the vehiclebefore reversing.ActivationRear view camera is automaticallyactivated when reverse gear isengaged.
