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If Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC has been put
into passive mode by pressing the accelerator
pedal, only speed limits which are higher than the
set speed are adopted.
The maximum permissible speed does not con-
sider the road condition and current weather and
traffic conditions. Adjust your speed accordingly
when necessary.
Observe the notes on driving systems and your
responsibility; you may otherwise fail to recognise
potential dangers (
page 312).
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System limits
The system limits of Traffic Sign Assist apply to
the detection of traffic signs (
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Speed limits below 20 km/h are not automatically
adopted by the system as the stored speed. Tem-
porary speed restrictions (e.g.for a specific time
or due to weather conditions) cannot be unequiv-
ocally detected by the system.
Adjust the speed in these situations.
& WARNING Risk of accident due to adjust-
ment of speed by the Active Speed Limit
Assistant
The speed adopted by the Active Speed Limit
Assistant may be too high or incorrect in indi-
vidual cases:
For speed limits below 20 km/h
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In wet or foggy conditions
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Ensure that the speed driven always
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complies with the traffic regulations.
Adjust the speed driven to the current
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traffic and weather conditions.
page 355).
▌Function of route-based speed adaptation
When Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC is activa-
ted, the vehicle speed will be adapted to the route
events ahead. Depending on the drive program
selected, the vehicle negotiates a route event
ahead in an energy-saving, comfortable or
dynamic manner. When the route event has been
passed, the vehicle accelerates again to the
stored speed. The set distance to the vehicle in
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front, vehicles detected ahead and speed restric-
tions ahead are taken into account.
Route-based speed adaptation can be activated in
the multimedia system (
page 338).
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The following route events are taken into account:
Bends
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Roundabouts
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T-junctions
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Turns and exits
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Traffic jams ahead (only with Live Traffic
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(
page 522))
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Also, the speed is reduced if the turn signal indi-
cator is switched on and one of the following sit-
uations is detected:
Turning off at junctions
R
Driving on slowing-down lanes
R
Driving on lanes adjacent to slowing-down
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lanes
The driver is responsible for choosing the right
speed and observing other road users. This
applies in particular to junctions, roundabouts and
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