Driver information
– If the transmission of data is deactivated in the
privacy settings
Traffic light information
Description
Applies to: vehicles with traffic light information
– If the licence has expired
In these cases, it may not be possible to select
the menu item and it may be greyed out
WARNING
– Always direct your full attention to the road
and surroundings and the distance to other
vehicles, even when you are using the traffic
light information. It is always the driver's re-
sponsibility to assess the traffic situation
and take appropriate care.
Fig. 123 Instrument cluster: Traffic light information dis-
play
– It is essential that you adjust your speed to
suit the weather, road, terrain and traffic
conditions. Never allow the information dis-
played to lead you to disregard traffic regu-
lations or take risks.
The traffic light information function tells you
the speed at which you need to travel to reach
the next traffic light on green 1 , or how long
you will be waiting at the next light if it is still red
2 . The traffic light information is shown in the
instrument cluster and head-up display* as soon
as traffic light data is available. A grey traffic
light symbol 3 may be displayed if the vehicle is
in an area with traffic light information but no
traffic light signal is being received.
– Whether or not you use the traffic light in-
formation, it is vital to check the road speed
with the speedometer and to stay within the
maximum speed limit.
– The traffic light information system does
not adjust the speed of your vehicle to the
recommended speed in the display.
– Please note the safety precautions and sys-
tem limitations of the supporting systems,
sensors and cameras ðpage 171 to
ðpage 174.
General information
The traffic light information function is subject to
certain inherent restrictions and may be partially
or completely unavailable in the following situa-
tions:
Note
– At the time of publication, the traffic light
information function is available only in a
small number of selected towns and cities.
– The availability of the traffic light informa-
tion is limited.
– If the maximum speed limit is exceeded
– If the speed falls below a certain threshold
– If the next traffic light is less than 30 metres
away
– If the anticipated waiting time at a red light is
less than four seconds
– The functions depend on how up-to-date
the navigation data* and traffic sign recog-
nition* data are.
– If no traffic light data are available
– If emergency or public transport vehicles over-
ride the regular traffic light cycle
– If traffic lights are under construction or are be-
ing serviced
– If incorrect values are supplied by the cam-
era-based traffic sign recognition* or if the
map material on the navigation system* is
out of date, the data in the display may be
implausible or incorrect, or the data may
not be shown at all.
– In the event of warnings from the camera-
based traffic sign recognition*
– If the camera-based traffic sign recognition*
malfunctions or is unavailable
– Some traffic lights can react to different
traffic situations. In this case, the traffic
– If the data connection is interrupted
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