Table of Contents
Advertisement
224 Driving and parking
countersteering slightly and returning the vehicle
to its own lane.
For an Automatic Lane Change, the following con-
ditions must be met:
The conditions for activating Active Lane
R
Change Assist are fulfilled.
Automatic Lane Change is activated in the
R
multimedia system.
You are driving on a freeway in a country
R
where the function is available.
The road you are currently driving on allows
R
lane changes (e.g. there are no tight bends).
The vehicle speed is between approximately
R
40 mph (65 km/h) and 85 mph (140 km/h).
Active Lane Change Assist can initiate an auto-
matic lane change in various situations, including
the following:
The set desired speed of Active Distance
R
Assist DISTRONIC cannot be reached due to a
slower vehicle in front.
There is little traffic and the set desired speed
R
of Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC can also
be reached in a slower lane.
A lane change is necessary to follow the set
R
route in the navigation system or the road you
are currently driving on. The lane change may
take place before the request to do so
appears in the navigation system.
The system detects that the lane you are driv-
R
ing in will end soon.
You are in the lane furthest to the right.
R
In particular, Active Lane Change Assist will not
execute Automatic Lane Change in the following
situations:
If the vehicle is already in a lane that it should
R
use to follow the set route in the navigation
system.
On some route sections, no lane change will
R
be made to the lanes furthest to the right.
The system detects that the neighboring lane
R
will end soon.
If Automatic Lane Change has been canceled
R
by the driver, no lane change in that direction
will be initiated for a certain time.
If the driver has initiated a lane change in one
R
direction or has changed lanes manually, no
lane change in the opposite direction will be
initiated for a certain time.
The same abort conditions apply to Automatic
Lane Change as to driver-initiated lane changes
with Active Lane Change Assist.
In addition, Automatic Lane Change can be can-
celed in the following circumstances in particular:
The system detects a road work site marked
R
off by traffic cones in the vehicle's own lane or
in the neighboring lane during the lane
change.
The system detects that the reason for the
R
lane change no longer exists.
Indicator on the driver's display
When Automatic Lane Change is turned on, the
Automatic Lane Change On
message will appear.
When Automatic Lane Change is available, the
A indicator will appear in green instead of the
± indicator. If Automatic Lane Change is avail-
able but not all conditions to activate the function
are currently met, the A symbols will be shown in
grey. If the system deems it advisable to change
lanes and needs to adjust the traveled speed to
Advertisement
Table of Contents
