Mercedes-Benz Metris Operator's Manual page 118

116 Driving and parking
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down 4 and take your foot o the accelerator
pedal.
The current speed is stored and appears in the
speedometer and brie y in the instrument clus-
ter display.
or
T T o activ o activat ate wit e with t h the st he stor ored speed: ed speed: pull the
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cruise control lever brie y in direction
take your foot o the accelerator pedal.
The speed appears in the speedometer and
brie y in the instrument cluster display.
If you do not fully release the accelerator pedal,
the Active Distance Assist Suspended
appears on the instrument cluster 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 in direction
3 for the rst time a er starting the vehicle,
Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC adopts the cur-
rent 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 ag Pulling awa y again wit ain with A h Activ ctive Dist
DISTR TRONIC DIS ONIC
Remove your foot from the brake pedal.
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Brie y pull the cruise control lever in direction
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3.
or
Depress the accelerator pedal brie y with
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force.
The functions of Active Distance Assist
DISTRONIC continue to be carried out.
Deactivating A Deactiv ating Activ ctive Dist e Distance Assis ance Assist DIS
& 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.
Brie y push the cruise control lever forwards
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5.
or
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Increasing or r Incr
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or
3 and
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message
Incr Increasing or r
t t he v he vehicle in fr
e Distance Assist ance Assist
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Brake if the vehicle is moving.
easing or reducing t educing the speed he speed
Press the cruise control lever up
4 as far as the rst pressure point.
The stored speed is increased or reduced by
1 mph (1 km/h).
Press the cruise control lever up
4 beyond the rst pressure point.
The stored speed is increased or reduced by
5 mph (10 km/h).
easing or reducing t educing the he speci ed speci ed dist
ehicle in front ont
Turn controller 2 in direction
the speci ed minimum distance and in direc-
tion 6 to reduce the speci ed minimum dis-
tance.
ating Activ ctive Dist e Distance Assis ance Assist DIS
ements:
The vehicle has been started. It may take up to
two minutes of driving before Active Distance
Assist DISTRONIC is ready for use.
The parking brake has been released.
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ESP is activated and is not intervening.
Active Parking Assist is not active.
The transmission is in position h.
The doors and tailgate/rear-end doors are
closed.
The driver's seat belt is fastened.
1 or down
1 or down
distance fr ance from om
7 to increase
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