Mercedes-Benz GLC Series Operator's Manual page 185

situation is detected when driving off, a visual
and acoustic warning is given indicating that the
driver must now take control of the vehicle. The
vehicle is not accelerated any further.
Observe the notes on driving systems and your
responsibility; you may otherwise fail to recog‐
nize dangers ( page 171).
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Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC displays in
the instrument cluster
Assistance display
1 Route-based speed adaptation: type of route
event ( page 187)
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2 Vehicle in front
3 Distance indicator
4 Set specified distance
5 Active Lane Change Assist lane change dis‐
play
Permanent status display of Active Distance
Assist DISTRONIC
k (white): Active Distance Assist
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DISTRONIC selected, specified distance set
k (white vehicle, green speedometer):
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Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC active,
specified distance set and vehicle detected
k (green): Active Distance Assist
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DISTRONIC active, specified distance set and
vehicle detected
r: Route-based speed adaptation active
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( page 187).
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The stored speed is shown along with the per‐
manent status display and highlighted on the
speedometer. When Active Distance Assist
DISTRONIC is passive, the speed is grayed out.
% On highways or high-speed major roads, the
green ç vehicle symbol is displayed cycli‐
cally when the vehicle is ready to pull away.
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% If you depress the accelerator pedal beyond
the setting of the Active Distance Assist
DISTRONIC, the system is switched to pas‐
sive mode. The ç Suspended
appears in the multifunction display.
Display on the speedometer
The stored speed is highlighted on the speedom‐
eter. If the speed of the vehicle in front or the
speed adjustment is less than the stored speed
due to the route event ahead, the segments in
the speedometer light up. Deactivation of Active
Distance Assist DISTRONIC, as well as altera‐
tions to the speed due to manual or automatic
adoption of the maximum permissible speed, are
displayed in the control feedback of the multi‐
function display on a single line.
System limits
The system may be impaired or may not function
in the following situations, for example:
In snow, rain, fog, heavy spray, if there is
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glare, in direct sunlight or in greatly varying
ambient light.
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