Mercedes-Benz B-Class Owner's Manual page 183

180 Driving and parking
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1 Event ahead, e.g. roundabout
2 Distance display for the event ahead
3 "Foot o the accelerator" prompt
Displayable previous events 1
The following events 1 can be detected and dis-
played for the route section ahead:
Vehicle in front
R
Speed limit
R
Downhill and uphill gradients
R
Junctions and roundabouts
R
Bends
R
The segments of distance display
distance to the event ahead as follows:
A few segments light up: the event ahead is
R
near.
Many segments light up: the event ahead is
R
further away.
If ECO Assist is active, the "Foot o the accelera-
tor" symbol 3 will appear on the instrument dis-
play and on the head-up display beside the trans-
mission position display.
When the vehicle nears an event, ECO Assist will
calculate the optimal speed for minimal energy
consumption based on the distance, speed and
gradient. The "Foot o the accelerator" symbol
will appear on the instrument display.
If you take your foot o the accelerator pedal in
good time, the remaining segments on the display
will successively turn green until the event shown
is reached. The drivetrain will be set for minimal
energy consumption. The vehicle will recuperate
autonomously and thus charge the battery.
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You can also manually increase or reduce the
recuperation in drive program Î. However,
ECO Assist is available only in the hÃ
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If there is no response to the "Foot o the accel-
erator" prompt 3, the segments will remain
white.
The event will be shown for a short time a er it
has been passed.
If the event involves a vehicle in front, the symbol
will be shown in green as soon as there is a
response to "Foot o the accelerator" prompt 3.
If the system does not intervene during the event
ahead, nothing will be displayed. The system will
be passive.
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