Mercedes-Benz A-Class Operator's Manual page 171

& W W ARNING
ARNING Risk of an accident due to
Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC being
active 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 Assist
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DISTRONIC and secure the vehicle to
prevent it from rolling away before you
leave the driver's seat.
Select O with the le rocker switch.
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If you brake, deactivate ESP ® or if ESP
venes, Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC is
deactivated.
Incr Increasing or decr easing or decreasing t easing the speed he speed
1 mph (1 km/h): press rocker switch
#
M or down N to the pressure point.
or
5 mph (10 km/h): press rocker switch
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M or down N beyond the pressure
point.
or
Accelerate the vehicle to the desired speed
#
and press rocker switch
Changing the he speci ed Changing t speci ed dist distance t
fr front ont
T T o r o reduce t educe the he speci ed speci ed dist
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right rocker switch up (Ñ).
T T o incr o increase t ease the he speci ed speci ed dist
#
right rocker switch down (Ò).
F F unction of A unction of Activ ctive Speed Limit Assist e Speed Limit Assist
If a change in the speed limit of 12 mph
(20 km/h) or more is detected and automatic
adoption of speed limits is activated, the new
® inter-
speed limit is automatically adopted as the stored
speed ( page 181).
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The driven speed is adjusted when the vehicle is
level with the tra c sign at the latest. In the case
1 up
of signs indicating entry into an urban area, the
speed is adapted according to the speed permit-
ted within the urban area. The speed limit display
in the Instrument Display is always updated when
1 up
the vehicle is level with the tra c sign.
If there is no speed restriction on an unlimited
stretch of road (e.g. on a freeway), the recom-
mended speed is automatically adopted as the
1 up M.
stored speed. The system uses the speed stored
ance to t o the v he vehicle in ehicle in
on an unlimited stretch of road as the recommen-
ded speed. If you do not alter the stored speed on
distance: ance: press the
an unlimited stretch of road, the recommended
speed is 80 mph (130 km/h).
distance: ance: press the
If Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC has been put
into passive mode by pressing the accelerator
pedal, only speed limits which are higher than the
set speed are adopted.
Observe the notes on driving systems and your
responsibility; you may otherwise fail to recognize
dangers (
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Syst System limits em limits
The system limits of Tra c Sign Assist apply to
the detection of tra c signs (
Speed limits below 12 mph (20 km/h) are not
automatically adopted by the system as the stored
speed. Temporary speed restrictions (e.g. for a
certain time or due to weather conditions) cannot
be properly detected by the system. The maxi-
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page 155).
page 180).
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