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120 Driving and parking
Briefly push the cruise control lever forwards
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7.
or
Brake if the vehicle is moving.
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or
Press button 6.
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The variable limiter is selected. LIM indicator
lamp
3
in the cruise control lever lights up.
Increasing or reducing the speed
Press the cruise control lever up
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5
as far as the 1st pressure point.
The stored speed is increased or reduced by
1 mph (1 km/h).
or
Press the cruise control lever up
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5
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
Turn controller
3
in direction
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the specified minimum distance and in direc‐
tion
1
to reduce the specified minimum dis‐
tance.
As in the assistance graphic menu, the multi‐
function display briefly shows the set speci‐
fied distance.
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You can find information on DISTRONIC dis‐
plays under "Active Distance Assist
DISTRONIC" (
page 120).
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Displays of Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC
Assistant display
1
or down
1
Vehicle in front, if detected
2
Distance indicator
3
Set specified distance
1
or down
You can find information on the assistance
graphic menu under "Assistance graphic"
(
page 144).
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If you set the speed, the Assistance graphic
briefly appears in the multifunction display.
Displays on the speedometer
Vehicles with steering-wheel buttons:
When Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC is acti‐
vated, one or two indicator segments light up in
the stored speed range of the speedometer.
If Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC detects a
vehicle in front, the indicator segments, located
between the speed of the vehicle in front and the
stored speed, light up.
Information on Hill Start Assist
Hill Start Assist holds the vehicle for a short time
when pulling away on a hill under the following
conditions:
2
to increase
Vehicles with automatic transmission: the
R
transmission is in position h or k.
The parking brake has been released.
R
This gives you enough time to move your foot
from the brake pedal to the accelerator pedal and
depress it before the vehicle begins to roll.
& WARNING Risk of accident and injury
due to the vehicle rolling away
After a short time, Hill Start Assist no longer
holds the vehicle.
Swiftly move your foot from the brake
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pedal to the accelerator pedal. Do not
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