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Adaptive
cruise
control
select information from the trip computer,
navigation system* or adaptive cruise control.
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Vehicle symbol
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Distance
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Status
@ Vehicle symbol
The vehicle symbol indicates whether the sys-
tem has detected an object traveling in front .
- Vehicle outline:
Open road, no vehicle
ahead.
- White vehicle:
A vehicle is detected ahead .
- Red vehicle :
Request for driver to assume
control.
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Distance
Using the arrows and scale, you can detect
how far it is to the vehicle in front of you.
- Open road:
No arrow appears when the ve-
hicle is on an open road and there is no vehi-
cle ahead.
- Driving in traffic:
If a vehicle is detected
ahead, the arrow moves on the scale. The
green area represents the distance set.
When approach ing slow ly, the arrow moves
from the
gray
zone to the
green
zone on the
scale .
- Driver intervention prompt :
When ap-
proaching rap idly, the arrow serves as an
early warning signal. If the d istance select-
ed is exceeded or possibly not reached, the
arrow moves into the
red
zone on the scale.
In certa in driving situations, you as the driv-
er will have to take act ion
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er intervention prompt.
@ Status
- The text
ACC: Off
appears in white letters
when adaptive cruise control is turned off.
- The text
ACC: Standby
appears in white let-
ters when the system is turned on but no
desired speed has been set .
- The text
ACC: override
appears in white let-
te rs when you exceed the desired speed by
acce lerat ing.
- The text
DI STANCE!
appears in red letters
when the interva l to a vehicle traveling
ahead is too short and you have to slow your
veh icle additionally with the foot brake.
- The text messages
DISTANCE 1
to
DIS-
TANCE 4
appear in green letters to indicate
the t ime interval you have set and adapt ive
cruise control is in management
mode.
- If the driving program "standard" is re-
placed by "comfort" or "dynam ic" using the
MMI, the above text message is supple-
mented by an appropriate prompt, e.g.
DIS-
TANCE
1 -
dyn .
System status indicator
Appli es to vehicles : wi th adapt ive cruise contro l
The text messages and symbols shown in this
area of the display are not displayed perma-
nently.
Fig. 137 System status indicator
Time intervals (such as.::::::, ____ .::::::,)
The different symbols for the time int ervals
(distance) appear if you change the settings
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Three white dots .. . appear if a setting cannot
be made with the operating lever. The follow-
ing are possible reasons
- If you pull the cont rol lever towards you to
resume speed but no requested speed was
set.
- If you push the lever up to increase (or down
to reduce) speed whe n no speed has been
set previously.
- If
you push the lever up to increase (or down
to red uce) speed and this speed is outs ide
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