Mercedes-Benz A-Class Owner's Manual page 201

198 Driving and parking
to pedestrians, animals, bicycles or sta‐
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tionary vehicles, or unexpected obstacles
to complex traffic conditions
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to oncoming vehicles and crossing traffic
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As a result, Active Distance Assist
DISTRONIC may neither give warnings nor
intervene in such situations.
Always observe the traffic conditions
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carefully and react accordingly.
Operating Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC
Requirements:
The vehicle has been started.
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The electric parking brake is released.
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ESP is activated and is not intervening.
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The transmission is in position h.
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All doors and the bonnet are closed.
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Check of the radar sensor system has been
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successfully completed.
Parking Assist PARKTRONIC is not being
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used to park the vehicle or to exit from a
parking space.
The vehicle does not skid.
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Switching between Active Distance Assist
DISTRONIC and the limiter
Press button 1.
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Activating the variable limiter or Active Dis‐
tance Assist DISTRONIC
To activate without a stored speed: press
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rocker switch 3 up (SET+) or down (SET-),
or press rocker switch 4 up. Remove your
foot from the accelerator pedal (Active Dis‐
tance Assist DISTRONIC).
The current driven speed is stored and main‐
tained (Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC) or
limited (variable limiter) by the vehicle.
or
To activate with a stored speed: press
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rocker switch 4 up. Remove your foot from
the accelerator pedal (Active Distance Assist
DISTRONIC).
% If rocker switch 4 is pressed up twice while
driving, Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC or
the variable limiter is activated with the
speed restriction displayed in the instrument
cluster.