Mercedes-Benz GLS Owner's Manual page 245

242 Driving and parking
DISTRONIC, it can automatically follow the vehi‐
cle in front when driving off again within 30 sec‐
onds. If a critical situation is detected when driv‐
ing off, a visual and acoustic warning is given
indicating that the driver must now take control
of the vehicle. The vehicle is not accelerated any
further.
Observe the notes on driving systems and your
responsibility; you may otherwise fail to recog‐
nise dangers ( page 229).
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Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC displays in
the Instrument Display
Assistant display
1 Route-based speed adaptation: type of route
event ( page 246)
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2 Vehicle in front
3 Distance indicator
4 Set specified distance
5 Active Lane Change Assist lane change dis‐
play
Permanent status display of Active Distance
Assist DISTRONIC
k (white): Active Distance Assist
R
DISTRONIC selected, specified distance set
k (white vehicle, green speedometer):
R
Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC active,
specified distance set and vehicle detected
k (green): Active Distance Assist
R
DISTRONIC active, specified distance set and
vehicle detected
r: Route-based speed adaptation active
R
( page 246).
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The stored speed is shown along with the per‐
manent status display and highlighted on the
speedometer. When Active Distance Assist
DISTRONIC is passive, the speed is greyed out.
% On motorways or high-speed major roads,
the green ç vehicle symbol is displayed
cyclically when the vehicle is ready to pull
away.