MERCEDES-BENZ EQB SUV 2021 Owners Manual

F
F
unctions of ABS
unctions of ABS The Anti-loc
kBrake System (ABS) regula test he
brak epressur einc ritical driving situations:
R During braking, fori nstance, at maximum full-
stop braking or if ther eisi nsu1cient tyr etrac-
tion, thew heels ar epreve nted from locking.
R Vehicle steerability while braking is ensu red.
If ABS inter venes when braking, youw illfeel a
pulsing in theb rake pedal. The pulsating brake
pedal can be an indication of hazardous road con-
dition sand can ser veas areminder totake extra
car ew hile driving.
Syst
Syst em limits
em limits
R ABS is acti vefrom speed sofapprox. 5km/ h.
R ABS ma ybeimpaire dorm aynotfunctio nifa
malfunction ha soccur reda nd they ellow !
ABS warning lam plights up continuousl yaTer
th ev ehicleiss tarted. F
F
unction of B
unction of B AS
AS &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of an accident caused by a
malfunction in BAS(Brak eAssist System)
If BAS is malfunctioning, theb raking distance
in an emer gency braking situatio nis
increased. #
Dep ress theb rake pedal wit hfull forc ein
emer gency braking situations. ABS pre-
ve nts thew heels from locking. The Brak
eAssist System (BAS) supports your
emer gency braking situatio nwitha dditional brake
fo rc e.
If yo ud epress theb rake pedal quickl y,BAS is
activated:
R BAS automaticall yboosts theb rake pressure.
R BAS can shor tent he brakin gdistance.
R ABS pr events thew heels from locking.
The brakes will function as usual once your elease
th eb rake pedal. BASis deactivated. F
F
unctions of ESP
unctions of ESP ®
® &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of skidding if ESP ®
is
deactivated
If yo ud eactivat eESP®
,E SP ®
canno tcarry out
ve hicle stabilisation. #
ESP ®
should onl ybedeactivated in the
fo llowing situations. The Electronic
Stability Prog ram( ESP ®
)c an moni-
to ra nd impr oved riving stability and traction in
th ef ollowing situation swithin ph ysical limits:
R When pulling awayonw etor slipper ycarriage-
ways.
R When braking.
If th ev ehicled eviates from thed irection desired
by thed rive r,ESP ®
can stabilise thev ehicleby
inter vening in thef ollowing ways:
R One or mor ewheels ar ebrake d.
R The driv eoutput is adap teda ccording tothe
situation. 198
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ESP
®
is deactivated if theå ESP®
OFF warn-
ing lam plights up continuousl yinthe inst rument
cluster.
Obser vethef ollowing points when ESP ®
is deacti-
va ted:
R Driving stability will no longer be impr oved.
R The driv ewheels could spin.
R ETS/4ET Straction control is still active.
% When ESP ®
is deactivated, youa restill assis-
te dbyE SP®
when braking.
If the ÷ ESP®
wa rning lam p0ashes in the
inst rument clus ter,one or se veralw heels has
re ached its grip limit:
R Adaptthe drivin gstyle tosuit thep reva iling
ro ad and weather conditions.
R Do no tdeactivat eESP®
under an ycircums tan-
ces.
R Onlydepress thea ccelerator pedal as farasis
necessar y. It ma
ybeb esttod eactivat eESP®
in thef ollowing
situations:
R When using sno wchains.
R In deep sno w.
R On sand or grav el.
% Spinning thew heels result sinac utting
action ,whic he nhances traction.
If the ÷ ESP®
wa rning lam plights up continu-
ousl y,ESP ®
is no tavailabl eduetoam alfunction.
Obser vethef ollowing information:
R Warning and indicator lamps (/ page407)
R Displa ymessage s(/ pag e358)
ET
ET S/4ET S/4ET S(Electr
S( Electr onicTr
onic Tractio nSyst
actio nSystem)
em)
ETS/4ET Stractio ncont rolisp artofE SP®
and
makes it possible topull awayand accelerat eona
slipper ycarriag ewa y.
ETS/4ET Scan impr ovethev ehicle's traction by
inter vening in thef ollowing ways:
R The driv ewheels ar ebrake di ndividuall yifthey
spin. R
Mor edrive torque is tr ansferredtot he wheel
or wheels wit htraction.
In0uence
In0uence of dr
of driv
ivepr
epr ogr
ograms on ESP
ams on ESP ®
®
The driv eprog rams enable ESP ®
to adap ttod if-
fe re nt we ather and road conditions as well as the
driver's prefer redd riving style. Dependin gonthe
selected driv eprogram, thea ppropriat eESP®
mode will be activated. Youc an select thed rive
prog rams using theD YNAMIC SELECT switch
(/ page168). F
F
unction of ESP
unction of ESP ®
®
Cr
Cr osswind Assist
osswind Assist ESP
®
Crosswind Assist de tects sudden gusts of
side wind and helps thed rive rtok eepthev ehicle
in thel ane:
R ESP ®
Crosswind Assist is activ eatvehicle
speeds abo veappr ox.8 0k m/h whend riving
straigh tahead or cornering slightl y.
R The vehicle is stabilised bymeans of individual
brak eapplication on one side. Drivin
gand parking
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199

A
A
ctiv
ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv atingESP
atin gESP®
®
(Electr
(Electr onicSt
onic Stability
ability
Pr
Pr ogr
ogr am)
am) Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Quick access
% ESP®
can onl ybeactivated/deactivated using
qu icka ccessw hen at least one other function
is availabl einq uicka ccess. ESP ®
can other-
wise be found in theAssistance menu. #
Select ESP. #
Select Onorå Off.
ESP ®
is deactivated if theå ESP®
OFF warn-
ing lam plights up continuousl yinthe inst rument
cluster.
Obser vethei nformation on warning lamps and
displa ymessage swhichm aybe shown in the
inst rument clus ter. F
F
unction of EBD
unction of EBD Electronic Breakforce Distribution (EBD) is
char-
acterised bythef ollowing:
R Monitoring and regulating theb rake pressure
on ther ear wheels.
R Impr oveddriving stability when braking, espe-
ciall yonb ends. F
F
unction of S
unction of S TEER C
TEER CONTR
ONTROL
OL ST
EER CONTROL assists youbyt ransmitting a
noticeable steering forc etot he steering whee lin
th ed irection requ ired forv ehicles tabilisation.
This steering recommendation is given in thef ol-
lowing situations:
R both right wheels or bo thleT wheels ar eona
we tors lipper yroad sur face when youb rake
R thev ehicles tartstos kid
Syst
Syst em limits
em limits
ST EER CONTROL ma ybeimpaired or ma ynot
function in thef ollowing situations:
R ESP ®
is deactivated. R
ESP ®
is malfunctioning.
R The steering is malfunctioning.
If ESP ®
is malfunctioning, youw ill be assisted fur-
th er by thee lectric po wersteering. HOLD function
HOLD function
HOLD function
HOLD function
The HOLD function holds
thev ehicleata stand-
still without requ iring youtod epress theb rake
pedal, e.g. while waiting in tra1c.
The HOLD function is onl yanaid. The responsibil-
ity fort he vehicle safel ystanding still remains with
th ed rive r.
Syst Syst em limits
em limits
The HOLD function is onl yintended toprov ide
assistance when driving and is no tasu1cient
means of safeguarding thev ehiclea gains trolling
awa ywhen stationa ry.
R The incline must no tbegreater than 30%. 200
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A
A
ctiv
ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv atingt
atin gthe HOL Dfunction
he HOL Dfunction &
W
W ARNING
ARNING Risk of an acciden tdue tothe
HOLD function being activ ewheny ou
lea vethev ehicle
If th ev ehicleiso nlyb rake dw itht he HOLD
function it could, in thef ollowing situations,
ro llawa y:
R Ifth er eisam alfunction in thes ystemorin
th ep owe rsuppl y.
R Ifth eH OLD function is deactivated by
depressing thea ccelerator pedal or brake
pedal, e.g. byavehicleo ccupant. #
Alwayss ecur ethe vehicle agains trolling
awa ybefor eyou lea veit. R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The vehicle is stationar y.
R The driver's doo risclosed or thes eat belt on
th ed rive r's side is fastened.
R Thev ehicleh as been star ted.
R The electric parking brak eisreleased. R
ActiveD istance Assist DISTRONI Cisdeactiva-
te d.
R The transmission is in position h,kori.
A
A ctiv
ctiv ating t
ating t he HOLD function
he HOLD function #
Depress theb rake pedal, and aTer ashort
time quickl ydepress fur ther until theë
displa yappear sinthe Inst rument Displa y. #
Release theb rake pedal.
Deactiv
Deactiv ating t
ating the HOLD function
he HOLD function #
Depress thea ccelerator pedal topull away.
or #
Depress theb rake pedal until theë display
disappear sfromt he Inst rument Displa y.
The HOLD function is deactivated in thef ollowing
situations:
R ActiveD istance Assist DISTRONI Cisactiva-
te d.
R The transmission is shiTed toposition j.
R The vehicle is secured wit hthe electric par k-
ing brake. In
thef ollowing situations, thev ehicleish eldby
transmission position jand/or bythee lectric
parking brake:
R The seat belt is unfastened and thed rive r's
door is opened.
R The vehicle is switched o..
R Ther eisas ystemm alfunction.
R The po wersuppl yisi nsu1cient. F F
unction of t
unction of t he int
he intellig
ellig ent cr aw
ent cr awler mode
ler mode The intelligent cr
awler mode assists youw hen
pulling away,m anoeuvring and parking on uphill
or downhil linclines. When theb rake pedal is
re leased, thev ehicler olls inthed irection of the
engaged transmission position. The cr awler tor-
qu eisa daptedtot he uphill incline.
In recuperation le velhà (/ pag e165) the
intelligent cr awler mode also assists youupto
speeds of appr oximatel y20k m/h, byfollowing
th ev ehicleinf ront at appr oximatel ythe same
speed. Drivin
gand parking
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201

The intelli
gent cr awler mode is onl yanaid. The
driver is responsible form aintaining asu1cient
distance tothev ehicleinf ront.
Syst
Syst em limits
em limits
The intelli gent cr awler mode does no tautomati-
call ystopt he vehicle if thev ehicleinf ront stops.
Bring thev ehicletoa standstillusin gthe brake
pedal. F
F
unction of Hill St
unction of Hill Star
artA ssist
tA ssist Hil
lStart Assis tholds thev ehiclef oras hor ttime
when pulling awayona hill under thef ollowing
conditions:
R The transmission is in position hork.
R The electric parking brak eisreleased.
This gives youe nough time tomo veyour foot
from theb rake pedal tothea ccelerator pedal and
depress it befor ethe vehicle begins torollawa y. &
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of accident and injur ydue
to thev ehicler ollingaway
ATe rasho rttime, Hill StartA ssis tnol onger
holds thev ehicle. #
SwiT lymo veyour foot from theb rake
pedal tothea ccelerator pedal. Do not
lea vethev ehiclew hen it is bein gheld by
Hill StartA ssist. F
F
unction of A
unction of A dap
daptiv
tiveBr
eBr ak
ak eL ights
eL ights Ad
aptiv eBrake Lights warnfollowing tra1c in an
emer gency braking situatio nwitht he following
actions:
R By 0ashing theb rake lamps
R By activating theh azar dwarnin glights
If th ev ehicleisb rake ds harpl yfroms peeds abo ve
50 km/h, theb rake lamps 0ash rapidl y.This pro-
vide stra1c trav elling behind youw ithane ven
mor enoticeable warning.
If th ev ehicleist rave lling at speeds of mor ethan
70 km/h at theb eginningoft he brakeapplica-
tion, theh azar dwarnin glights switc hononcethe ve
hicle is stationar y.When youp ullawa yagain,
th eh azar dwarnin glights will switc ho.a utomati-
call yata pproximatel y10k m/h. Youc an also
switc ho.the haza rdwa rning lights using theh az-
ar dw arnin gbutton. A
A
TTENTION ASSIST
TTENTION ASSIST F
F
unction of A
unction of A TTENTION ASSIST
TTENTION ASSIST
AT TENTIO NASSIS Tassists youonl ong, mono to-
nous journe ys,e .g.onm otor ways and trunk
ro ads. If ATTENTIO NASSIS Tdetects indicator sof
fa tigue or increasing lapses in concentration on
th ep artoft he driver ,itsuggests taking abreak.
AT TENTIO NASSIS Tiso nlyana id.Itc annot
alw aysd etect fatigue or lapses in concentration in
time. The system is no tasubstitut efor aw ell-res-
te da nd attentiv edrive r.On long journe ys,take
re gula rbreak sing ood time that allo wfor ade-
qu ater ecuperation.
Yo uc an choose between tw osettings:
R St
Standar
andar d:
d:normal system sensitivity.
R Sensitiv
Sensitiv e:
e:highe rsystems ensitivity .The driver
is wa rned earlier and thea ttention le veld etec- 202
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te
dbyA TTENTIO NASSIS Tisa dapted accord-
ingl y.
If dr owsiness or increasin glapses in concent ra-
tion ar edetected, theATTENTION ASSIST: Take
ab reak! warning appear sinthe Inst rument Dis-
pla y.Yo uc an ackno wledg ethe messag eand take
ab reak wher enecessar y.Ifyo udon ottake a
break and ATTENTIO NASSIS Tcontinues todetect
increasing lapses in concentration ,you will be
wa rned again aTer aminimum of 15 minutes. Yo
uc an ha vethef ollowing status information for
AT TENTIO NASSIS Tdispla yedint he assistance
menu of theo n-boar dcomputer:
R The lengt hofthe journe ysince thel ast break. R
The attention le veld etermined byATTENTION
ASSIS T:
- thef uller thec ircle, theh igher thea tten-
tion le veld etermined
- asyour attention wanes, thec ircle in the
cent reofthed ispla ybecomes smaller
If AT TENTIO NASSIS Tisu nable tocalculat ethe
attention le vela nd canno tissue awarning, the
System suspended messageappears.
If aw arnin gisg iven in theI nstrument Displa y,the
multimedia system o.er stosearchforar est
area. Youc an select arest area and star tnaviga-
tion tothis rest area .Thisf unctio ncanbe acti va-
te da nd deactivated in them ultimedia system.
If AT TENTIO NASSIS Tisd eactivated, theÛ
symbol appear sinthe assistance graphic in the
Instrumen tDispl ay.A Terthe vehicle is star ted,
AT TENTIO NASSIS Tisa utomaticall yactivated. The
last selected sensitivit ylevel remains stored.
Syst
Syst em limits
em limits
AT TENTIO NASSIS Tisa ctiveint he 60 km/h to
200 km/h speed range. Pa
rticular lyin thef ollowing situations, ATTENTION
ASSIS Tonlyf unctions in arest ricted manner and
wa rnings ma ybedelayedorn otoccur:
R Ifyo uh ave been driving forl ess than appr ox-
imatel y30m inutes.
R Ifth er oad condition is poor (une venr oad sur-
fa ce or po tholes).
R Ifth er eisas trong side wind.
R Ifyo ua dop tas porty driving style (high corner-
ing speeds or high ratesofa cceleration).
R IfAc tiveS teering Assist is activated and active
(/ page213).
R Ifth et ime has been se tincor rectl y.
R Ifyo uc hang elane sand vary your speed fre-
qu entl yina ctivedriving situations.
The ATTENTIO NASSIS Tdrowsiness or alertness
assessme ntisrese ta nd restar tedw hen continu-
ing thej ourne yinthefollowing situations:
R Yous witc ho.the vehicle.
R Ifyo uu nfasten your seat belt and open the
driver's door (e.g. tochang edrive rs or take a
break). Driving and parking
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203

Se
Se
tting A
tting A TTENTIO NASSIST
TTENTIO NASSIST
Multimedi asystem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance
5 Attention Assist
Se
Se tting op
tting op tions
tions #
Select Standard ,Sensitive orOff .
Sugg
Sugg es
esting ar
ting ares
estartar ea
ea #
Select Sugges trest area . #
Activat eord eactivat ethe function.
If AT TENTIO NASSIS Tdetects fatigue or
increasing lac kofattention, it suggests arest
area in thev icinity. #
Select thes uggested rest area.
Yo ua reguided tothes elected rest area. Cr
Cr
uise contr
uise control an dlimit
ol an dlimit er
er F
F
unction of cr
unction of cr uise contr
uise controlol
Cruise control regula test he spee dtothevalue
selected bythed rive r.
If yo ua ccelerat etoovertake, fore xamp le,the
stored spee disnotdele ted. If your emo veyour fo
ot from thea ccelerator pedal aTer overtaking,
cruise cont rolw illresume speed regulation back
to thes tore ds peed.
Yo uc an stor eanyspeed abo ve20 km/h up tothe
maximum design speed or up tothes etwinter
tyr elimit. In driv eprogram ;,t he adjustable
spee dislimited to130 km/h.
Obser vethen otes on driving systems and your
re sponsibility ;you ma yotherwise failto recognise
danger s(/pag e196).
Display
Display sint
sinthe Ins
he Ins tr
trumen tDisplay
umen tDisplay
R h (gre y): cruise control is selected but not
yet activated.
R h (gre en): cruise control is active.
As tore ds peed appear salong wit hthe h dis-
pla y.
% The segments extending from thec urrent
stored speed tothee nd of thes cale, or tothe
se tw inter tyr elimit, light up in thes peedome-
te r. Syst Syst
em limits em limits
Cruis econtrol ma ybeunabletom aintain the
stored spee donuphillgradients. The stored
speed is resumed when theg radien tevens out.
Increase recuperation in good time on long and
steep downhill gradients. Take particular no teof
th is when driving aladen vehicle. By doin gso,you
will mak euse of thee lectric mo tor's braking
e.ect tocharge theh igh-voltag ebatter y.This
re lie vest he load on theb rake system and pre-
ve nts theb rake sf romo verheating and wearing
to oq uickl y.
Do no tuse cruise control in thef ollowing situa-
tions:
R in tra1c situation swhichrequir efrequ ent
ch anges of speed, e.g .inheavy tra1c, on
winding roads
R on slipper yroads. Acceleratin gcan cause the
driv ewheels tolose traction and thev ehicle
coul dthen skid.
R when visibility is poor 204
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gand parking

F
F
unction of t
unction of t he limit
he limiter
er
The limiter restricts thes peed of thev ehicle. To
re duce thes peed tothes etspeed, thel imiter
applies theb rake sa utomaticall y.
Yo uc an limit thes peed as follo ws:
R V
V ar
ar iable:
iable: foras hort-ter mspeed restriction,
e.g. in built-u pareas
R P
Per
er manen t:
manen t:foral onger-ter mspeed restric-
tion ,e.g.inw inte rt yrem ode
Yo uc an stor eanyspeed abo ve20 km/h up tothe
maximum design speed or up tothes etwinter
tyr elimit. Youc an also per form setting swhile the
ve hicle is stationar yifthe vehicle has been star-
te d.
Obser vethen otes on driving systems and your
re sponsibility ;you ma yotherwise failto recognise
danger s(/pag e196).
Display
Display sint
sinthe Ins
he Ins tr
trumen tDisplay
umen tDisplay
R È (gre y): variable limi teriss elected but not
yet activated.
R È (0ashes grey ):va riable limi terist empo-
rari lypassive.
R È (gre en): variable limi terisa ctivated. As
tore ds peed appear salong wit hthe È dis-
pla y.The segments in thes peedome terl ight up,
up tothec urrentl ys tore ds peed.
If yo ud epress thea ccelerator pedal be yond the
pressur epoint (kickdown), thev ariable limi ter
switches topassiv emode. The Limiter passive
messag eappear sinthe Inst rument Displa yand
the È display0ashes.
The variable limi terisr eacti vatedint hefollowing
situations:
R Ifth ev ehicles peed drops belo wthe stored
speed.
R Ifth es tore ds peed is called up.
R Ifyo us tore an ew speed.
Oper
Oper ating cr
ating cr uise contr
uise contr ol or t
ol or the v
he var
ariable limit
iable limit er
er &
W
W ARNING
ARNING Risk of accident due tostored
speed
If yo uc all up thes tore ds peed and this is
lo we rthan your cur rent speed, thev ehicle
decelerates. #
Take intoa ccount thet ra1c situation
befor ecalling up thes tore ds peed. R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
Cruise control R Cruise control is selected.
R ESP ®
must be activated, but no tinter vening.
R The vehicle speed is at leas t20k m/h.
R The transmission is in position h.
Va riable limi ter
R The variable limi teriss elected. Driving and parking
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#
T Too per
oo per at atecr
ecr uise contr
uise contr ol or t
ol or the v
he var
ariable lim-
iable lim-
it
it er:
er: press ther ockers witc hont he steering
whee lcontrol unit up or down tothed esired
position.
Switc
Switc hing be
hing be tw
tw een cr
een cr uise contr
uise contr ol and t
ol and the v
he var
aria-
ia-
ble limit
ble limit er
er #
T
Tos elect cr
os elect cr uise contr
uise contr ol:
ol:select hwiththe
ri ght rock er switch. #
T
T os elect t
os elect t he v
he var
ariable limit
iable limit er:
er:select Èwith
th er ight rock er switch.
% Vehicles wit hActiv eDistance Assist
DISTRONIC: thev ariable limi teriss elected by
ad i.erent but ton( /pag e209).
A
A ctiv
ctiv ating cr
ating cr uisec ontr
uis ec ontrol or t ol or t he v
he var
ariable limit
iable limit er
er #
Press rock er switch 1upM or down
N.
The cur rent vehicle speed is stored and the
ve hicle main tains this speed (cruise control) or
does no texceed it (variable limiter).
or #
Select Jwiththe leT rock er switch.
The last stored speed is called up and the
ve hicle main tains this speed (cruise control) or
does no texceed it (variable limiter).
If th el ast stored speed has pr eviousl ybeen
dele ted, thec urrent vehicle speed is stored.
% When yous witc ho.the vehicle, thel ast
speed stored is dele ted.
When youa ctivat ecruise control or Active
Distance Assist DISTRONIC, thel ast speed
stored fort he variable limi terisd eleted. Incr Incr
easing/decr
easing/decr easing t
easing the st
he stor
ored speed
ed speed #
1km/h: press roc kers witch 1upM or
down Ntothep ressur epoint, or press and
hold (increments of 1km/h).
or #
10 km/h: press rock er switch 1upM or
down Nbeyond thep ressur epoint, or
press and hold (increments of 10 km/h).
or #
Accelerat ethe vehicle tothed esired speed
and press rock er switch 1upM.
A
A dop
dop ting adet
ting adetect
ect ed speed
ed speed #
Activat ecruise control or thev ariable limi ter. #
Ifat ra1c sign has been de tected and is dis-
pla yedint he inst rument clus ter: select J
wit hthe leT rock er switch.
The maximum permissible speed shown bythe
tra1 csigniss tore da nd thev ehiclem aintains
or does no texceed this speed.
Deactiv
Deactiv ating cr
ating cr uise contr
uise contr ol or t
ol or the v
he var
ariable limit
iable limit er
er #
Select Owiththe leT rock er switch. 206
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%
Ifyo ub rake ,d eactivat eESP®
or if ESP ®
inter-
ve nes, cruis econt rolisd eactivated. The varia-
ble limi terisn otdeactivated.
Inf
Inf or
ormation on t
mation on t he per
he per manent limit
manent limit er
er
If th ev ehicles hould ne vere xceed aspeci/c
speed (e.g. ford riving in winter tyr emode), you
can se tthis spee dwitht he permanent limi ter.
Yo udot hisbylimiting thes peed between
160 km/h and 240 km/h in them ultimedia sys-
te m( /pag e207).
If yo ul imit thes peed toav alue abo vethev ehi-
cle' sm aximum speed whic hcan be driven or
maximum desig nspeed, thep ermanent limiter
has no e.ect.
Shortl ybefor ethe se tspeed is reached, it
appear sinthe Inst rument Displa y.When youc on-
/r mt he message, displa ymessages no longer
appear until yous witc ho.the vehicle. The speed
will onl ybedisplaye dagain once thev ehicleh as
been restar tedorift he setspeed is changed.
The permanent limi terd oes no tswitc htop assive
mode even during kickdown and thed rive ns peed
re mains belo wthe se tspeed. Se
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5 Winter tyres limit #
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Ac tiveD istance Assist DISTRONI Cmaintains the
se ts peed on free-0owing roads. If vehicles in
front ar edetected, thes etdistance is maintained,
if necessar y,until thev ehiclec omestoah alt. The
ve hicle accelerates or brakes dependin gonthe
distance tothev ehicleinf ront and thes etspeed.
The speed (from 20 km/h) and thed istance to
th ev ehicleinf ront ar esetand sa vedont he steer-
ing wheel.
The adjustable se tspeed can vary due tothef ol-
lowing factors:
R Driv eprogram selected ;(/page167)
R Stored limit speed (e.g. winter tyr elimit)
(/ page207) Other
features of ActiveD istance Assist
DISTRONIC:
R Adjusts thed riving style depending on the
selected driv eprogram (energy-saving, com-
fo rtable or dynamic) (/ page167)
R Initiates acceleratio ntothe stored spee difthe
tur ns igna lindica toriss witched on tochange
to theo vertaking lane
R V
Vehicle swit
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hDr iving Assist
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age:
e:
- Reacts tostationa ryvehicles de tected in
urban speed ranges (e xcep tb icycles and
mo torc yc les)
- Take so ne-sided overtaking restrictions
int oa ccou nt on mo torw aysoronm ulti-
lane roads wit hseparat ecarriag ewa ys
(countr y-dependent)
V
V ehicles wit
ehicles wit hDr
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e: ifth ev ehicleh as been braked to
as tandstil lonm ulti-lane, separat ecarriag ew ays
by ActiveD istance Assist DISTRONIC, it can auto-
matical lyfollo wt he vehicle in front when driving
o. again within 30 seconds. If acritical situation
is de tected when driving o., avisual and acoustic Driving and parking
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207