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Drive at a speed greater than 15 km/h.
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Select the distance control assistant.
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Briefly press the Ñ button.
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The distance control assistant is activated
and the current speed is set.
or
Briefly press the q button.
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The distance control assistant is activated
and the last stored speed is set.
The on-board computer shows the É sym‐
bol and the set speed in white.
Release the accelerator pedal.
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The vehicle adapts its speed to that of the
vehicle in front, but only up to the desired and
set speed.
Activating when the vehicle is stationary
When the vehicle is stationary you can only acti‐
vate the distance control assistant if a vehicle in
front has been detected.
Apply the electronic parking brake or apply
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the service brake.
Select the distance control assistant.
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Briefly press the q button.
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The distance control assistant is activated
and the last stored speed is set.
The on-board computer shows the É sym‐
bol and the set speed in white.
Release the electronic parking brake or the
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service brake. The distance control assistant
prevents the vehicle from rolling away.
The electronic parking brake is automatically
applied if you take any of the following actions at
a standstill:
switch off the engine
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switch the ignition off
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Pulling away and stopping the vehicle
Pulling away
The distance control assistant's starting-off func‐
tion provides support when driving in traffic jams.
Your vehicle pulls away automatically after a
standstill within two seconds if the vehicle in
front drives on.
In order for the vehicle to pull away automatically,
the following conditions must be fulfilled:
the vehicle in front of you must drive on or
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already be more than 10 m away
the forward gear is engaged
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the continuous brake is deactivated
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the electronic parking brake and the service
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brake are released
To pull away, briefly depress the accelerator
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pedal.
or
Press the q button.
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The vehicle pulls away and adapts its speed
to that of the vehicle in front, but only up to
the desired and set speed.
To pull away on vehicles with a fluid coupling, you
must depress the accelerator pedal permanently
in order to complete the driving-off procedure.
Stopping
& WARNING Risk of accident due to the
distance control assistant still being
active when you leave the driver's seat
If you leave the driver's seat when the vehicle
is being braked only by the distance control
assistant, it could roll away in the following
situations:
if there is a malfunction in the system or
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in the power supply.
if the distance control assistant is deacti‐
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vated, e.g. by a vehicle occupant or from
outside of the vehicle.
if the accelerator pedal is depressed, e.g.
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by a vehicle occupant.
if the q button is pressed, e.g. by a
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vehicle occupant.
Before leaving the driver's seat, always
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deactivate the distance control assis‐
tant and secure the vehicle against roll‐
ing away.
If the distance control assistant detects that the
vehicle in front has stopped, it will brake your
vehicle to a standstill. Depending on the specified
distance set, your vehicle will come to a standstill
at a sufficient distance behind the vehicle in
front.
Increasing/reducing the speed
You can only change the speed setting while driv‐
ing.
To adjust in 0.5 km/h increments: press
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the q or Ñ button repeatedly until the
desired speed is shown in the on-board com‐
puter.
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