It's a lane change warning system on the newer models. On Thu, Apr 16, 2020 at 12:05 PM Randy Bennell via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> Will it be something very similar to the back up sensors in the bumper > that beep faster as my truck gets closer to an object? > > RB > > On 16/04/2020 9:44 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: > > I say microwave (radar) because I used to work with automatic door > controls way, way back in the day, and there were two kinds of sensing they > used for opening and safety - infrared, which wasn’t terribly accurate and > easily fooled, and microwave, which was far better at picking out objects > in a given space and providing fairly accurate feedback on their position > and movement. > > > > This is in lieu of the big rubber mats, of course. Those things were > stupid expensive and failed with some frequency. > > > > -D > > > >> On Apr 16, 2020, at 10:40 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> > >> Theres lots of ways you could do it but as Dan suggests its probably > some kind of radar... > >> I feel like the lights to tell people when a car is next to them is > just protecting the idiots and allowing them to be lousy drivers. > >> > >> -Curt > >> > >> On Thursday, April 16, 2020, 10:16:14 AM EDT, Rick Knoble via > Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> > >> Or Dan or whoever. How does the side collision prevention feature found > on some (most?) modern cars work? Sometimes when I pass cars I can see the > amber indicator on the outside mirror light up. > >> > >> Rick > >> _______________________________________ > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
