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164 Driving and parking
halt. The vehicle accelerates or brakes depend‐
ing on the distance to the vehicle in front and
the set speed. The speed and distance to the
vehicle in front are set and saved using the
steering wheel.
Available speed range:
Vehicles without Driving Assistance Pack‐
R
age: 15 mph (20 km/h) - 120 mph
(200 km/h)
Vehicles with Driving Assistance Pack‐
R
age: 15 mph (20 km/h) - 130 mph
(210 km/h)
Other features of Active Distance Assist
DISTRONIC:
Adjusts the driving style depending on the
R
selected drive program (fuel efficient, com‐
fortable or dynamic)
Initiates acceleration to the stored speed if
R
the turn signal indicator is switched on to
change to the overtaking lane
Vehicles with Driving Assistance Pack‐
R
age:
Reacts to stationary vehicles detected in
-
urban speed ranges (except bicycles and
motorcycles)
Takes one-sided overtaking restrictions
-
into account on highways or on multi-lane
roads with separate roadways (country-
dependent)
Vehicles with Driving Assistance Package
and Parking Assist PARKTRONIC: if the vehicle
has been braked to a standstill on multi-lane,
separate roadways by Active Distance Assist
DISTRONIC, it can automatically follow the vehi‐
cle in front, driving off again within 30 seconds.
If a critical situation is detected when driving off,
a visual and acoustic warning is given indicating
that the driver must now take control of the vehi‐
cle. The vehicle is not accelerated any further.
Observe the notes on driving systems and your
responsibility; you may otherwise fail to recog‐
nize dangers (
page 153).
/
Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC displays in
the instrument cluster
Assistance graphic
1
Route-based speed adaptation: type of route
event (
page 168)
/
2
Vehicle in front
3
Distance indicator
4
Set specified distance
5
Own vehicle
Permanent status display of Active Distance
Assist DISTRONIC
k (white): Active Distance Assist
R
DISTRONIC selected, specified distance set
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