Mercedes-Benz CLS Owner's Manual page 194

onds. If a critical situation is detected when driv‐
ing 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‐
nise dangers ( page 178).
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Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC displays in
the instrument cluster
Assistant display
1 Route-based speed adaptation: type of route
event ( page 195)
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2 Vehicle in front
3 Distance indicator
4 Set specified distance
Permanent status display of Active Distance
Assist DISTRONIC
k (white): Active Distance Assist
R
DISTRONIC selected, specified distance set
Driving and parking 191
k (white vehicle, green speedometer):
R
Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC active,
specified distance set and vehicle detected
k (green): Active Distance Assist
R
DISTRONIC active, specified distance set and
vehicle detected
r: Route-based speed adaptation active
R
( page 195).
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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 greyed out.
% 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 suspended
appears in the multifunction display.
message