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118 Driving and parking
Activating Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC
To activate with the current speed: briefly
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press the cruise control lever briefly up
down
4
and take your foot off the accelera‐
tor pedal.
The current speed is stored and appears in
the speedometer and briefly in the multifunc‐
tion display.
or
To activate with the stored speed: pull the
#
cruise control lever briefly in direction
take your foot off the accelerator pedal.
The speed appears in the speedometer and
briefly in the multifunction display.
If you do not fully release the accelerator pedal,
the
Active Distance Assist Suspended
appears on the multifunction display. The dis‐
tance to a slower-moving vehicle in front will then
not be set. The position of the accelerator pedal
will determine the speed.
When you pull the cruise control lever towards
you for the first time after starting the vehicle,
Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC adopts the
current speed. If the current speed is less than
20 mph (30 km/h), Active Distance Assist
DISTRONIC adopts the speed of 20 mph
(30 km/h).
Pulling away again with Active Distance
Assist DISTRONIC
Remove your foot from the brake pedal.
#
Briefly pull the cruise control lever in direction
#
3.
or
Depress the accelerator pedal briefly with
#
force.
The functions of Active Distance Assist
DISTRONIC continue to be carried out.
Deactivating Active Distance Assist
DISTRONIC
& WARNING 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 DISTRONIC and secure the vehi‐
cle to prevent it from rolling away before
you leave the driver's seat.
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or
Briefly push the cruise control lever forwards
#
5.
or
Brake if the vehicle is moving.
#
Increasing or reducing the speed
Press the cruise control lever up
#
4
as far as the 1st pressure point.
3
and
The stored speed is increased or reduced by
1 mph (1 km/h).
or
Press the cruise control lever up
#
message
4
beyond the 1st pressure point.
The stored speed is increased or reduced by
5 mph (10 km/h).
Increasing or reducing the specified distance
from the vehicle in front
1
or down
1
or down
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