Mercedes-Benz EQS 2021 Owner's Manual page 245

242 Driving and parking
is given indicating that the driver must now take
control of the vehicle. The vehicle is not acceler‐
ated any further.
Observe the notes on driving systems and your
responsibility; you may otherwise fail to recog‐
nise dangers ( page 227).
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Display in the driver's display in the
tance menu
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
Assis-
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 suspended
appears in the driver's display.
System limits
The system may be impaired or may not function
in the following situations, for example:
In snow, rain, fog, heavy spray, if there is
R
glare, in direct sunlight or in greatly varying
light conditions.
The windscreen in the area of the camera is
R
dirty, misted up, damaged or covered.
If the radar sensors are dirty or covered.
R
In multi-storey car parks or on roads with
R
steep uphill or downhill gradients.
If there are narrow vehicles in front, such as
R
bicycles or motorcycles.
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