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172 Driving and parking
Setting Active Brake Assist
Multimedia system:
Vehicle
k Assistance
,
.
Brake Assist
Vehicles without Driving Assistance pack‐
age: the settings can be made after starting the
vehicle.
Vehicles with Driving Assistance package:
the settings can be made when the ignition is
switched on.
The following settings are available:
Early
R
Medium
R
Late
R
Select a setting.
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Your selection is retained when the vehicle is
next started.
Deactivating Active Brake Assist
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It is recommended that you always leave
Active Brake Assist activated.
Select Off.
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The distance warning function and the auton‐
omous braking function are deactivated.
Active
.
Vehicles without Driving Assistance Pack‐
age: when the vehicle is next started, the
medium setting is automatically selected.
Vehicles with Driving Assistance Pack‐
age: Evasive Steering Assist is not available.
When the ignition is next started, the middle
setting is selected automatically and Evasive
Steering Assist is available.
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When Active Brake Assist is deactivated, the
æ symbol appears in the assistance
graphic in the multifunction display.
Adaptive Brake Lights function
Adaptive Brake Lights warn following traffic in an
emergency braking situation:
By flashing brake lamps
R
By activating the hazard warning lights
R
If the vehicle is braked sharply from speeds
above 50 km/h, the brake lamps flash rapidly.
This provides traffic travelling behind you with an
even more noticeable warning.
If the vehicle is travelling at speeds of more than
70 km/h at the beginning of the brake applica‐
tion, the hazard warning lights switch on once
the vehicle is stationary. When pulling away
again, the hazard warning lights switch off auto‐
matically at approximately 10 km/h. You can
also switch off the hazard warning lights using
the hazard warning button.
Cruise control and limiter
Function of cruise control
Cruise control accelerates and brakes the vehi‐
cle automatically in order to maintain a previ‐
ously stored speed.
If you accelerate to overtake, for example, the
stored speed is not deleted. If you remove your
foot from the accelerator pedal after overtaking,
cruise control will resume speed regulation back
to the stored speed.
Cruise control is operated using the correspond‐
ing steering wheel buttons. You can store any
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