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If there is a change of drivers, advise the new
driver of the speed stored.
Cruise control lever
:
Activates or increases speed
;
Activates or reduces speed
=
Deactivates Active Distance Assist
DISTRONIC
?
Activates at the current speed or last stored
speed
A
Sets a specified minimum distance
Activating Active Distance Assist
DISTRONIC
Activation conditions
To activate Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC,
the following conditions must be fulfilled:
R
the engine must be started. It may take up to
two minutes of driving before Active Distance
Assist DISTRONIC is ready for use.
R
the electric parking brake must be released.
R
ESP
®
must be active, but not intervening.
R
the transmission must be in position h.
R
the driver's door must be closed when you
shift from j to h or your seat belt must be
fastened.
R
the front-passenger door and rear doors must
be closed.
R
the Offroad Plus drive program must be deac-
tivated (vehicles with the Off-road Engineer-
ing Package).
R
DSR must be deactivated.
R
the vehicle must not skid.
Activating
X
Briefly pull the cruise control lever towards
you =, up : or down ?.
Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC is activa-
ted.
X
Remove your foot from the accelerator pedal.
Your vehicle adapts its speed to that of the
vehicle in front, but only up to the desired
stored speed.
i
If you do not fully release the accelerator
pedal, the Act.Act. DistanceDistance AssistAssist Suspen‐Suspen‐
dedded message will appears on the multifunc-
tion display. The set distance to a slower-
moving vehicle in front will then not be main-
tained. You will be driving at the speed you
determine by the position of the accelerator
pedal.
You can also activate Active Distance Assist
DISTRONIC when stationary. The lowest speed
that can be set is 20 mph (30 km/h).
X
Briefly pull the cruise control lever towards
you =, up : or down ? .
Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC is activa-
ted.
Activating at the current speed or last
stored speed
G
WARNING
If you call up the stored speed and it differs
from the current speed, the vehicle acceler-
ates or decelerates. If you do not know the
stored speed, the vehicle could accelerate or
brake unexpectedly. There is a risk of an acci-
dent.
Pay attention to the road and traffic condi-
tions before calling up the stored speed. If you
do not know the stored speed, store the
desired speed again.
X
Briefly pull the cruise control lever towards
you =.
X
Remove your foot from the accelerator pedal.
The first time Active Distance Assist
DISTRONIC is activated, it stores the current
speed or regulates the speed of the vehicle to
the previously stored speed.
Driving systems
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Driving and parking
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