Mercedes-Benz S-Class 2020 Owner's Manual page 244

ically follow the vehicle in front when driving off
again within 30 seconds. If a critical situation is
detected in the surrounding area when driving
off, such as a person in the vehicle path, 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.
Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC is ready to
pull away when the green ç vehicle symbol
flashes cyclically.
Observe the notes on driving systems and your
responsibility; you may otherwise fail to recog‐
nise dangers ( page 230).
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Driver display in the Assistance
1 Vehicle in front
2 Distance indicator
3
Set specified distance
Vehicle detected in front 1 is highlighted in
green. It may also be in the lane to the left of
your vehicle in situations where it is not permit‐
ted to overtake on the right, for example on
motorways.
Permanent status display
ç (white): Active Distance Assist
R
DISTRONIC selected, specified distance set
menu
ç (green): Active Distance Assist
R
DISTRONIC active, specified distance set and
vehicle detected
The stored speed is shown under the permanent
status display and highlighted on the speedome‐
ter. When Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC is
passive, the status display is greyed out.
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.
When the set specified distance is increased or
decreased, the Ò display briefly appears
under the vehicle in the permanent status dis‐
play.
% On motorways or high-speed major roads,
the green ç vehicle symbol is displayed
cyclically when the vehicle is ready to pull
away.
% 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
appears on the driver display.
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suspended message