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Adaptive
cruise
control
Stationary object ahead
The text message
Stationary object ahead
ap-
pears, when you want to activate the system
and there is a stationary vehicle or an object
immediately in front of you .
Gradient too steep
The text message
Gradient too steep
appears
when the max imum gradient for proper ACC
operation has been exceeded. Adaptive cruise
contro l is turned off . A warning tone also
sounds as a reminder.
Shift lever position!
The text message
Shift lever position!
ap-
pears when the selector lever is moved to po-
sition
N.
In this position, adapt ive cruise con-
trol is not ava ilab le .
Driver intervention
prompt
Applies to vehicles: with adaptive cruise cont rol
The driver intervention prompt calls on the
driver to toke over the situation.
Fig. 138 I nst rument cluste r: Driver inte rventi on
prompt
In certain sit uat ions , the braking power of the
adapt ive cruise control is not enough to main-
tain an adequate distance to the vehicle up
ahead. In these situations, the adaptive cruise
control calls the driver to take action.
The
driver intervention prompt
alerts you vis-
ually and audib ly to take over.
- A red vehicle is shown in the instrument
cluster display ~
fig. 138.
- The text
DISTANCE!
appears in the status
line.
- The indicator light-
in the speedome -
ter blinks red .
- A warning tone sounds.
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Tips
- Adaptive cruise control is switched off af-
ter pressing the footbrake. The speed
saved up this point can be resumed.
- To res um e the saved speed, release the
brake pedal and press the control lever
~
page 118, Turning adoptive cruise
control off temporarily.
- If you use the accelerator to go faster
than the speed of the vehicle ahead of
you, the
driver intervention prompt
will
not be accompanied by a warning s ignal.
- If the speed you previously set is exceed-
ed, the indicator light in the speedome-
ter will switch off.
MMI settings
Applies to vehicles : with adaptive cruise contro l
Individual settings for adoptive cruise control
con be selected in the MMI.
Settings for the
Driving program
can be ad-
justed individually to the particular user and
saved in the MMI. This can only be done with
the engine running .
.,. Select:
!CARI
function button>
Systems*
cont rol button >
adaptive cruise control
>
Driving program.
Or
.,. Select:
!CAR I
function button >
Car systems*
control button >
Driver assist
>
Adaptive
cruise control
>
Driving program .
Setting the driving program
In the
Driving program
menu you can adjust
the characteristics of adaptive cruise control
to your own preferences using
Dynamic ,
Standard
or
Comfort.
Saving settings
Your individual sett ing s are automatically
saved and assigned to the remote control key
being used (remote key storage) . If the key is
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