Mercedes-Benz A-Class Operator's Manual page 166

164 Driving and parking
To activate Active Distance Assist
#
DISTRONIC: press rocker switch
+) or down (SET-), or press rocker switch
up. Remove your foot from the accelerator
pedal.
The current speed is stored and maintained
by the vehicle.
or
To activate Active Distance Assist
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DISTRONIC with a stored speed: press
rocker switch 4 up. Remove your foot from
the accelerator pedal.
% If rocker switch 4 is pressed up twice while
driving, Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC is
activated with the speed restriction dis‐
played in the instrument cluster.
To accept the displayed speed restriction
#
when Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC
is active: press rocker switch 4
The speed limit displayed in the instrument
cluster is adopted as the stored speed. The
vehicle adapts its speed to that of the vehicle
in front, but only up to the stored speed.
To pull away with Distance Assist
#
3 up (SET DISTRONIC activated: remove your foot
4 from the brake pedal.
Press rocker switch
#
or
Depress the accelerator pedal briefly and dis‐
#
tinctly.
The functions of Active Distance Assist
DISTRONIC continue to be carried out.
& WARNING Risk of accident due to Active
Distance Assist DISTRONIC still being
activated when you leave the driver's
seat
If you leave the driver's seat while the vehicle
is being braked by Active Distance Assist
DISTRONIC only, the vehicle can roll away.
Always deactivate Active Distance
#
(RES) up.
Assist DISTRONIC and secure the vehi‐
cle to prevent it from rolling away
before you leave the driver's seat.
To deactivate Active Distance Assist
#
DISTRONIC: press rocker switch
down.
4 (RES) up. To increase/reduce speed: press rocker
#
switch
The stored speed is increased or reduced by
1 mph (1 km/h).
or
Press and hold rocker switch
#
the pressure point.
The stored speed is increased or reduced in
increments of 1 mph (1 km/h).
or
Press rocker switch
#
point.
The stored speed is increased or reduced by
5 mph (10 km/h).
or
Press rocker switch
#
point and hold.
The stored speed is increased or reduced in
increments of 5 mph (10 km/h).
4 (CNCL)
3 up/down to the pressure point.
3 up/down to
3 beyond the pressure
3 beyond the pressure