Mercedes-Benz Metris Operator's Manual page 120

118 Driving and parking
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Increasing or r Incr easing or reducing t educing the he speci ed speci ed dist
t t he v he vehicle in fr ehicle in front ont
Turn controller 2 in direction
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the speci ed minimum distance and in direc-
tion 8 to reduce the speci ed minimum dis-
tance.
The multifunction display brie y shows the set
speci ed distance.
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Information on DISTRONIC displays
( page 118).
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Displays of A Display s of Activ ctive Dist e Distance Assis ance Assist DIS
Assist Assistance gr ance graphic aphic
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Vehicle in front, if detected
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Distance indicator
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Set speci ed distance
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Information about the assistance graphic
menu ( page 141).
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If you set the speed, the assistance graphic brie y
appears in the instrument cluster display.
Displays on t Display s on the speedomet he speedometer er
Vehicles with steering-wheel buttons:
When Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC is activa-
ted, one or two indicator segments light up in the
stored speed range of the speedometer.
distance fr ance from om 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.
Inf Infor ormation on Hill St mation on Hill Star art Assist
Hill Start Assist holds the vehicle for a short time
when pulling away on a hill under the following
conditions:
V V ehicles wit ehicles with aut
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transmission is in position h or k.
The parking brake has been released.
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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.
9 to increase
& W W ARNING
A er a short time, Hill Start Assist no longer
holds the vehicle.
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t DISTR TRONIC ONIC
HOLD function HOLD function
HOLD function HOLD function
The HOLD function holds the vehicle at a standstill
without requiring you to depress the brake pedal,
e.g. when pulling away on steep slopes or when
waiting in tra c. When you depress the accelera-
tor pedal to pull away, the braking e ect is can-
celed and the HOLD function is deactivated.
The HOLD function is only an aid. The responsibil-
ity for the vehicle safely standing still remains with
the driver.
System limits Syst em limits
The HOLD function is only intended to provide
assistance when driving and is not a su cient
means of safeguarding the vehicle against rolling
away when stationary.
The incline cannot be greater than 30%.
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A A ctiv ctivating or deactiv ating or deactivating t
R R eq equir uirements:
The vehicle is stationary and has been started.
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All the doors and the tailgate/rear-end doors
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are closed and the seatbelt is fastened.
t Assist
h automatic tr omatic transmission: ansmission: the
ARNING Risk of accident and injury due
to the vehicle rolling away
Swi ly move your foot from the brake
pedal to the accelerator pedal. Do not
leave the vehicle when it is being held by
Hill Start Assist.
ating the HOLD function he HOLD function
ements: