Lane Keeping Assist monitors the area in
front of your vehicle by means of a camera at
the top of the windscreen.
:
Lane Keeping Assist camera
In order that you are warned only when nec-
essary and in good time if you cross the lane
marking, the system recognises certain con-
ditions and warns you accordingly.
The warning occurs earlier if:
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you cut a corner on the outside.
R
the road has very wide lanes, e.g. a motor-
way.
R
the system recognises solid lane markings,
as crossing these often results in a critical
situation, e.g. in the case of hard shoulders
or crash barriers.
The warning occurs later if:
R
the road has narrow lanes.
R
you cut a corner on the inside.
No warning occurs if:
R
you actively steer, brake or depress the
accelerator pedal, e.g. when changing lane,
overtaking, accelerating or leaving the
motorway.
R
you cut the corner on a sharp bend.
R
you drive around a very sharp bend.
R
you switch on the turn signals. In this event
the warnings are suppressed for a certain
period of time.
R
a driving safety system intervenes, such as
ABS, BAS or ESP
®
.
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Risk of accident
Lane Keeping Assist does not keep your vehi-
cle in its lane. It is only an aid and may detect
the lane markings on the road incorrectly or
not at all.
The system may be impaired or may not func-
tion if:
R
there is poor visibility, e.g. due to snow,
rain, fog or spray.
R
there is glare, e.g. from the sun or from
oncoming traffic.
R
the windscreen is dirty, misted up or cov-
ered, for instance by a sticker, in the vicinity
of the camera.
R
there are no lane markings.
R
the lane markings are worn away, dark or
covered up, e.g. by dirt or snow.
R
the distance to the vehicle in front is too
short.
R
there are ambiguous lane markings on the
road, e.g. near roadworks.
R
there are short-term changes to the mark-
ings, e.g. filter lanes or motorway exits.
R
the road is narrow and winding.
Lane Keeping Assist cannot detect road and
traffic conditions. It is not a substitute for
attentive driving.
Always pay attention to traffic conditions and
your surroundings. Otherwise, you may fail to
recognise dangers in time, cause an accident
and injure yourself and others.
Activating Lane Keeping Assist
Example: vehicles with automatic transmission
with a selector lever*
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Driving systems
Controls
* optional
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