Mercedes-Benz GLA 180 Owner's Manual page 185

Driving systems
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If it is off, Distance Pilot DISTRONIC is already
selected.
If it is not, press the cruise control lever in the
X
direction of arrow B.
LIM indicator lamp = in the cruise control
lever goes out. Distance Pilot DISTRONIC is
selected.
Activating Distance Pilot DISTRONIC
Activation conditions
!
When Distance Pilot DISTRONIC or the
HOLD function is activated, the vehicle
brakes automatically in certain situations.
To avoid damage to the vehicle, deactivate
Distance Pilot DISTRONIC and the HOLD
function in the following or similar situations:
when towing away
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in a car wash
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To activate Distance Pilot DISTRONIC, the fol-
lowing conditions must be fulfilled:
the engine must be running. It may take up to
R
two minutes of driving before Distance Pilot
DISTRONIC is ready for use.
the electric parking brake must be released.
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ESP must be switched on, but not interven-
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ing.
Parking Pilot must not be activated.
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the transmission must be in position h.
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the driver's door must be closed when you
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shift from j to h or your seat belt must be
fastened.
the front-passenger door must be closed.
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DSR must be deactivated.
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the vehicle must not be skidding.
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Activating
Briefly pull the cruise control lever towards
X
you ?, up : or down A .
Distance Pilot DISTRONIC is activated.
Keep the cruise control lever pressed up : or
X
down A until the desired speed is set.
Remove your foot from the accelerator pedal.
X
Your vehicle adapts its speed to that of the
vehicle in front, but only up to the desired
stored speed.
i
If you do not fully release the accelerator
pedal, the Distance Pilot passive Distance Pilot passive
sage appears in the multifunction display. The
set distance to a slower-moving vehicle in
front will then not be maintained. The position
of the accelerator pedal will determine the
speed.
You can also activate Distance Pilot DISTRONIC
when stationary. The lowest speed that can be
set is 30 km/h.
Driving with Distance Pilot DISTRONIC
Activating at the current speed/last
stored speed
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WARNING
If you call up a stored speed and this is dif-
ferent from the current speed, the vehicle
accelerates or brakes. If you do not know
what the stored speed is, the vehicle may
accelerate or brake unexpectedly. There is a
risk of an accident.
Take the traffic conditions into account
before calling up the stored speed. If you do
not know what the stored speed is, store the
desired speed again.
Briefly pull the cruise control lever towards
X
you ?.
Remove your foot from the accelerator pedal.
X
The first time Distance Pilot DISTRONIC is
activated, it stores the current speed or reg-
ulates the speed of the vehicle to the previ-
ously stored speed.
Pulling away and driving
If you want to pull away with Distance
X
Pilot DISTRONIC: remove your foot from the
brake pedal.
Briefly pull the cruise control lever towards
X
you ?.
or
If Distance Pilot DISTRONIC is activated:
X
accelerate briefly.
Your vehicle pulls away and adapts its speed
to that of the vehicle in front. If no vehicle is
detected in front, your vehicle accelerates to
the set speed.
The vehicle can also pull away when it is facing
an unidentified obstacle or is driving on a differ-
ent line from another vehicle. The vehicle then
brakes automatically. Be ready to brake at all
mes-
times.