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142 Driving and parking
On slippery roads. Accelerating can cause the
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drive wheels to lose traction and the vehicle
could then skid.
If you are driving when visibility is poor.
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Operating cruise control
& WARNING Risk of accident due to stored
speed
If you call up the stored speed and this is
lower than your current speed, the vehicle
decelerates.
Take into account the traffic situation
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before calling up the stored speed.
Requirements:
Cruise control:
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ESP
is activated, but may not intervene.
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The driving speed is at least 15 mph
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(20 km/h).
To activate cruise control: push rocker
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switch
1
up.
Remove your foot from the accelerator pedal.
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The current speed is then saved and main‐
tained by the vehicle.
Push rocker switch
1
up.
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To increase/reduce speed: push rocker
#
switch
2
up or down.
The stored speed is increased or reduced by
1 mph (1 km/h).
or
Press rocker switch
2
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The stored speed is increased or reduced in
1 mph (1 km/h) increments.
or
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or
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or
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If cruise control is activated and Traffic Sign
Assist has detected a speed restriction sign with
a maximum permissible speed and this appears
in the Instrument Display:
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If cruise control is deactivated, it can be reactiva‐
ted as follows:
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Setting the speed limitation for winter tires
On-board computer
Tires Limit
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Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC
Function of Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC
Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC maintains the
set speed on free-flowing roads. If vehicles ahead
are detected, the set distance is maintained, if
up or down and hold.
necessary until the vehicle comes to a halt. The
vehicle accelerates or brakes depending on the
distance to the vehicle in front and the set speed.
Speed and distance are set and stored on the
Push rocker switch
2
beyond the pressure
point.
The stored speed is increased or reduced by
5 mph (10 km/h).
Push rocker switch
2
beyond the pressure
point and hold.
The stored speed is increased or reduced in
5 mph (10 km/h) increments.
Accelerate the vehicle to the desired speed.
Push rocker switch
2
up.
To adopt the detected speed: push rocker
switch
3
up.
The maximum permissible speed shown by
the traffic sign is stored and the vehicle main‐
tains this speed.
To deactivate cruise control: push rocker
switch
3
(CNCL) down.
rocker switch
2
(SET+) or (SET-) stores the
current speed and the vehicle maintains this
speed
rocker switch
3
(RES) calls up the last speed
stored and the vehicle maintains this speed
If you brake, deactivate ESP
venes, cruise control is deactivated.
When you switch off the vehicle, the last
speed stored is cleared.
Settings
Fahrzeug
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Select a speed or deactivate the function.
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or if ESP
inter‐
(Vehicle)
Winter
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