Mercedes-Benz E-Class: Fogged up or dirty windshield - Night View Assist Plus - Driving systems - Driving and parking - Mercedes-Benz E-Class Owners ManualMercedes-Benz E-Class: Fogged up or dirty windshield

If the windshield in front of the camera is fogged up or dirty on the inside or outside, the Night View Assist Plus display is affected.

WARNING
Please do not forget that your primary responsibility is to drive the vehicle. A driver's attention to the road must always be his/her primary focus when driving. For your safety and the safety of others, stop before trying to remove window fogging or cleaning the windshield in front of the Night View Assist Plus camera.

Bear in mind that at a speed of just 30 mph (approximately 50 km/h), your vehicle is covering a distance of 44 feet (approximately 14 m) every second.

► To defrost: check the automatic air conditioning settings  and fold down the camera cover.

•► To defrost the inside of the windshield: fold down the camera cover and clean the windshield

    Pedestrian recognition
    WARNING Pedestrian recognition may be impaired or inoperative if:  - pedestrians are partially or entirely obscured by objects, e.g. parked vehicles.  - the silhouette of the pede ...

    Problems with Night View Assist Plus
    Problem Possible causes/consequences and - Solutions The picture quality of Night View Assist Plus has deteriorated. The windshield wipers are smearing the windshield. ...

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    Making adjustments in 1 mph (Canada:

    1 km/h) increments
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    Air Vents
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