Mercedes-Benz A-Class Operator's Manual page 163

To increase/reduce speed: press rocker
#
switch 2 up/down to the pressure point.
The stored speed is increased or reduced by
1 mph (1 km/h).
or
Press rocker switch 2 beyond the pressure
#
point.
The stored speed is increased or reduced by
5 mph (10 km/h).
or
Accelerate the vehicle to the desired speed.
#
Press rocker switch 2 up.
#
If cruise control is activated and Traffic Sign
Assist has detected a speed restriction sign with
a maximum permissible speed and this is dis‐
played in the instrument cluster:
To adopt the detected speed: press rocker
#
switch 3 up.
The maximum permissible speed shown by
the traffic sign is stored and the vehicle
maintains this speed.
To deactivate cruise control:
#
press rocker switch 3 (CNCL) down.
When cruise control is deactivated:
Rocker switch 2 (SET+) or (SET-) saves the
R
currently driven speed and the vehicle main‐
tains this speed.
Rocker switch 3 (RES) calls up the speed
R
last stored and the vehicle maintains this
speed.
To deactivate cruise control: press rocker
#
switch 1 down.
%
®
If you brake, deactivate ESP or if ESP
intervenes, cruise control is deactivated.
When you switch off the vehicle, the last
speed stored is cleared.
Driving and parking 161
Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC
Function of Active Distance Assist
DISTRONIC
®
Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC maintains the
set speed on free-flowing roads. If vehicles
ahead are detected, the set distance is main‐
tained, if necessary, until the vehicle comes to a
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 on the steering
wheel on vehicles without the Driving Assistance
Package, in the range between 15 mph
(20 km/h) and 120 mph (200 km/h) and, on