MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS 2020 Owner's Manual

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WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent despite
Ev asiveS teer ing Assis t
Ev asiv eSteer ing Assis tcann otalw aysc lear ly
identify objectsandcomplextraffic situa‐
ti on s.
In additi on,the steer ing suppor tofEvasiv e
St eer ing Assis tisg ene rallyn otsufficien tto
avo idac ollis ion.
In suc hcases Evasiv eSteer ing Assis tcan:
R givea nu nnec essar ywarning orprov ide
assis tance
R notg iveaw arning ornotp rovide assis‐
ta nce #
Alw aysp aycar eful attention tothet raf‐
fi cs ituation; donotrely onEvasiv e
St eer ing Assis talone. #
Beready tobrak ea nd take evasiv e
act ion ifnec essar y. #
Preve ntthea ssis tance byact ivel y
st eer ing innon -critical driving situa‐
tion s. #
Drivea tana ppr opr iates peed ifpedes‐
tr ians arec lose tothep atho fyour vehi‐
cle. Sy
stem limit s
Fu llsy stem perform anc eisn otavailable fora
fe ws econd safter swit ching onthei gnition or
af te rd riving off.
The system maybeimp aired orma ynotfunc tion
in thef ollo wing situations:
R Insno w,rain, fog, hea vyspr ay,ift her eis
gl ar e, indir ect sunlight oringrea tly varying
ambien tlight .
R Ifth es ensor saredir ty,f ogg edup, damag ed
or covered.
R Ifth es ensor sareimpair eddue tointerfer‐
ence from other radar sour ces, e.g.stro ng
ra dar reflect ions inpar king garage s.
R Ifal oss oftirep ressur eoraf aulty tireh as
been detected and displ aye d.
R Incom plextraffic situation swhere object s
cann otalw aysb ec lear lyidentif ied. R
Ifpedes trians orvehicles movequickl yi nto
th es ensor detection rang e.
R Ifpe destrians areh idde nbyother objects .
R Ifth et ypical outline ofap edes trian cann ot
be distinguished from theb ackg round.
R Ifap edes trian isno td etect edassuc h,e.g.
due tospecial clothing orother object s.
R Onbends withat ightradius.
% The ActiveB rake Assi stsensor sadjus tauto‐
matically whileacertain dis tance isbe ing
dr iven afte rt he vehicle hasbeen delivered.
Ac tiveB rake Assi stisuna vailable oronl y
par tiall yavailable during this teac h-in per iod. Se
tting Activ eB rake Assist Multimedia
system:
4 Vehicle 5
k Assist ance
5 Act ive Brak eAssist
Ve hicl eswithout Drivin gAssistanc ePack‐
ag e:The settings canbemade afte rs tartin gt he
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hicl eswith Drivin gAssistanc ePacka ge:
The settings canbemade whenthe ignition is
switc hedon.
The follo wing settings area vailable:
R Early
R Medium
R Late #
Select asetting .
% Your sele ction isretained when thev ehicle is
ne xt star ted.
Deactiv atingActiv eB rake Assist
% Itis recomme ndedthat youa lway sl ea ve
Ac tiveB rake Assi stact ivat ed. #
Select Off.
The distance warning func tion andthea uton‐
omous braking function ared eactiv ated.
Ve hicl eswithout Drivin gAssistanc ePack‐
ag e:When thev ehicle isne xt star ted, the
mediu msetting isau tomatical lysele cted.
Ve hicl eswith Drivin gAssistanc ePack‐
ag e:Evasi ve Steer ing Assis tisn otavailable.
When thei gnition isne xt star ted, the mediu
msetting issele cted automatical lyand
Ev asiv eSteer ing Assis tisa vailable.
% IfAc tiveB rake Assi stisdeact ivat ed, the
00D4 symbol appearsinthes tatus bar ofthe
multifu nctiondisplay. Speed
controlcruise contr ol Fu
nction ofcruise contr ol
Cr uise controlregulat esthes peed tothev alue
selec tedb ythe driver .
If yo ua ccelerat etoo vertak e, fore xamp le,the
st or ed speed isno td ele ted. Ifyo ur emo veyour
fo ot from thea cceler ator pedal afte ro vertakin g,
cr uise control will resume speed regulation back
to thes tore ds peed.
Cr uise controliso per ated using thec orrespond‐
ing steer ing wheel buttons. Youc an stor ea ny
speed above15 mp h(20 km/h)upt ot he maxi‐
mum speed.
If yo uf ail toadap tyour driving style, cruise con‐
tr ol can neither reduce ther isk ofan acci dent
nor override thel aws ofphysics. Itcan nottak e
int oa ccount road, weather ortraf ficc ondi tions .Cr
uise contr olisonly anaid. The driver is
re sponsible fort he distance tothev ehicle in
fr ont, forv ehicle speed, forb raking ingood time
and fors taying inlane.
Mer cedes‑AM Gvehic les:Cruise control is
av ailable uptoam aximum speedof155 mph
(250 km/h).
Displa ysinthem ultif unct iondisp lay
The status ofcruise control and thes tore d
speed ares hown inthem ultifunc tiondispla y. 1
Cruise contro liss elec ted
2 Spee diss ave d,cruise control isdeactiv ated
3 Speed issave d, cruise control isactiv ated 21
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The segment sbetwe en thes tore ds peed and
th ee nd ofthes egment displaylight upin
th es peedome ter.
Sy stem limit s
Cr uise control ma ybeu nable tomaint ainthe
st or ed speed onuphill gradients. Thestor ed
speed isresumed whentheg radient evensout.
Ch ang eintoal owergear ingood timeonlong
and steep downhill gradients. Take par ticular
no te ofthis when drivin gal aden vehicle. By
doing so,youw illmak euseofthee ngine' sbrak‐
ing effect. Thisrelie vest he load ontheb rake
sy stem and preve nts theb rake sf romo verheat‐
ing and wearing tooq uickly.
Do notu se cruise contr olinthef ollo wing situa‐
tions:
R Intraf fics ituations whichrequ iref requ ent
ch ang esofspee d,e.g .inh eavy traf fic, on
wi nding roads.
R Onslippe ryroads. Accel erati ng can cause
th ed rive wheels tolose tract ion and the
ve hicle could then skid.
R Ifyo ua redrivin gw hen visibilit yisp oor . Ope
ratin gc ruisec ontrol &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent duet os tore d
speed
If yo uc allup thes tore ds peed andthis is
lo we rthan your cur rent spe ed,the vehicle
deceler ates. #
Take intoa ccount thet raffic situat ion
bef orec allin gupthe stor ed speed. Re
quirement s:
R ESP®
mus tbea ctivat ed, but notint er ve ning .
R The driven spe edisat leas t1 5m ph
(20 km/ h).
R The transmission isin position 005B. #
Toactiv atec ruise contr ol: press rock er
switc h1 up. #
Toactiv atec ruise contr ol: press rock er
switc h2 up(SET +)or down (SET -).
The current spe edisstor ed and maint ained
by thev ehicle.
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Press rock er switc h3 up(RES).
The laststore ds peed iscalled upand main‐
ta ined bythev ehicle.
If th el asts tore ds peed hasprev iousl ybeen
dele ted, thec urrently driven spe edisstor ed.
% When yous wit ch offt he vehicle, thel ast
speed stor ed isclear ed. #
Toincr ease/r educespeed:pr ess rock er
switc h2 up(SET +)or down (SET -)to the
pr essur epoint .
The stor ed speed isincr eased orreduced by
1m ph(1km /h).
or #
Pres sr ockers witc h2 up(SET +)or down
(SET -)be yond thep ressur epoint .
The stor ed speed isincr eased orreduced by
5m ph(10k m/h) .
or #
Accel eratet he vehicle tothed esir edspeed. #
Press rock er switc h2 up(SET +).
If cr uise control isactiv ated and Traf ficS ign
Assi sthas detected aspeed restriction signw ith
am aximum permiss iblespee dand this isdis‐ pla
yedi nt he instrument cluster,yo uc an choose
be tween thef ollo wing options: #
Toadop tthe detected spee d:press rock er
switc h3 up(RES).
The maximum permissible speedshownby
th et raffic sign isstor ed and thev ehicle
maint ainsthis speed. #
Todeac tivatec ruisec ontrol :pr ess rock er
switc h3 down (CNCL). #
Toswitc hoffcruise contr ol:press rock er
switc h1 down.
% Ifyo ub rake ,d eac tivateE SP®
or ifES P®
int erve nes, cruise contr olisde acti vated. Ac
tiv eD ista nce AssistD ISTR ON IC Fu
nction ofActiv eD ista nce Assist
DI ST RO NIC Ac
tiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI Cm aint ains the
se ts peed onfree-f lowing roads. Ifve hicles in
fr ont ared etect ed, thes etdis tance isma in‐
ta ined, ifnec essar y,unt ilth ev ehicle comes toa
halt. Thevehicle acceler ates orbrak es depend‐
ing onthed ista nce tothev ehicle infront and
th es etspeed. Thespeed anddistance tothe
ve hicle infront ares etand save do nthe steer ing
wheel onvehicles without theD riving Assis tance
Pa ckag e, inther ang ebetwe en 15 mp h
(20 km/ h)and 120m ph(200 km/h) and,on 21
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hicles withthe Driving Assistance Packag e, in
th er ang ebetwe en 15 mp h(20 km/h) and
13 0m ph(210 km/h) .
Ot her featur esofActiveD ista nce Assist
DIS TRONI C:
R Adjus tsthed riving styled epending onthe
select eddrivep rogram (fuel efficie nt, com‐
fo rtable ordynam ic)(/ page183)
R Vehicl eswith Drivin gAssistanc ePack‐
ag e:react stos tatio nar yvehicles detected in
urb anspe edrang es (exc ep tb icy cles and
mo torcyc les)
R Initiates acc eler ation tothes tore ds peed if
th et urns ignal indicat orisswitc hedonto
ch ang etot he ove rtakin glane
R Vehicl eswith Drivin gAssistanc ePack‐
ag e:take so ne-sided overtakin grestricti ons
int oa cco unt onhighwayso ronm ulti-lane
ro ads withs eparat eroadw ays( countr y-
dependen t)
Ve hicl eswith Activ eP arking Assista nd Driv‐
ing Assis tance Packag e:ifth ev ehicle has
been brak ed toas tands tillo nm ulti-lan e,sepa‐ ra
te roadw aysb yA ctiv eDista nce Assist
DIS TRONI C,itcan automatical lyfollo wt he vehi‐
cle infront driving offa gain wit hin 30seconds. If
ac ritical situation isde tected whe ndrivi ng off,a
vis ualand aco ustic warning isgiv en indic ating
th at thed rive rm ustn ow take contr olof thev ehi‐
cle. The vehicle isno ta cceler ated anyf urther.
Ac tiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI Ciso nly anaid.
The driver isresponsible fork eeping asafed is‐
ta nce tothev ehicle infront, forv ehicle speed
and forb raking ingood time.
Sy stem limit s
The system maybeimp aired orma ynotfunc tion
in thef ollo wing situations:
R Insno w,rain, fog, hea vyspr ay,ift her eis
gl ar e, indir ect sunlight oringreat lyvarying
ambien tlight .
R The windsh ieldinthea reao fthe camer ais
dir ty,f ogg edup, damag edorcovered.
R Ifth er adar senso rsared irty or covered.
R Inpar kingg arag es oron roads withsteep
uphill ordownhill gradients. R
Ifth er ea renar rowv ehicles infront, suchas
bicy cles ormo torcyc les.
In addition ,ons lipper yroads, braking oraccel‐
er ating cancause oneorseveralw heels tolose
tr act ion and thev ehicle couldthen skid.
Do notu se ActiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI Cin
th ese situation s. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent from acce ler‐
ati on orbraki ng byActiveD ista nce
Assi stDIS TRONI C
Ac tiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI Cm ayacc el‐
er ateo rbrake inthef ollo wing cases, for
ex am ple:
R Ifth ev ehicle pullsaway usin gActiv eDis‐
ta nce AssistDIS TRONI C.
R Ifth es tore ds peed iscalled upand is
considera blyfaster or slo werthan the
cur rently driven spe ed.
R IfAc tiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI Cno
lo ng er detects avehicle infront ordoes
no treact toreleva nt objects. Dr
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Alw aysc arefully observethet raffic co n‐
diti onsa nd beready tobrak ea tall
times. #
Take intoa ccount thet raffic situat ion
bef orec allin gupthe stor ed speed. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent duet oinsuf ‐
fi cie ntdece lera tio nb yActiv eDista nce
Assi stDIS TRONI C
Ac tiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI Cbrake s
yo ur vehicle withu pto5 0% ofthem aximum
possible deceleration.Ifth is decele ratio nis
no ts ufficien t,Ac tiveD ista nce Assist
DIS TRONI Calertsy ou withav isual and
aco ustic warning. #
Inthese cases, adjustyour speed and
ke ep asufficie ntdist anc e. #
Brak ethe vehicle yourself and/or take
ev asiv eaction . &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifde tection
functi onofActiveD istan ceAssi st
DIS TRONI Cisimpai red
Ac tiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI Cdoesn ot
re act orhas alimit edreact ion:
R when drivin gonad iffe re nt lane orwh en
ch ang inglane s
R topedes trians, animals, bicycles orsta‐
tio nar yvehicles, orune xpect edobs tacle s
R tocom plex traf ficc ondi tions
R tooncom ingvehicles andcrossing traf fic
As aresult, ActiveD ista nce Assist
DIS TRONI Cm aynei ther giv ew arning snor
int erve ne insuch situations. #
Alw ayso bser vethet raffic con dition s
car efull yand react accordin gly. Oper
ating Activ eD ista nce AssistD ISTR ONIC
Re quirement s:
R The vehicle hasbeen star ted.
R The elect ricp arkin gb rake isreleased.
R ESP®
is act ivat ed and isno tint er ve ning . R
The trans mis sion isin po sitio n005B.
R The driver' sd oorisc losed .
R Checko fthe radar sensor system has been
success fullycom pleted.
R Parking AssistP ARK TRON ICisno tb ein g
used topar kthe vehicle ortoexitfrom a
par kingspace.
R The vehicle does nots kid. 21
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ivat ing Activ eD ista nce Assist
DI ST RO NIC : #
Press button 1.
Ac tiv atin gActive Distance AssistD ISTR ONIC #
Toactiv atew ithout astore ds peed :pr ess
ro ck er switc h3 up(SET +)or down (SET -), or
press rock er switc h4 up(RES). Remo ve
yo ur foot from thea cceler ator pedal.
The current spe edisstor ed and maint ained
by thev ehicle.
or #
Toactiv atew ithas tore ds peed :pr ess
ro ck er switc h4 up(RES). Remo veyour foot
fr om thea cceler ator pedal.
% Bypressing rock er switc h4 upagain, the
speed limitation showninthei nstrument
clus terw illb ea dopte dbyActiv eDista nce
Assi stDIS TRONI Corvariable limiter. #
Toacc eptthe display ed speed restriction
when Activ eD ista nce AssistD ISTR ON IC
is ac tiv e:press rock er switc h4 up(RES).
The speed limitdispla yedi nt he instrument
clus teri sa dopte dasthe stor ed speed. The
ve hicle adaptsits speed tothat ofthev ehicle
in front, butonlyuptot he stor ed speed. Ac
cep tingthe display ed speed restriction
when Distance AssistDISTR ON ICisact iva‐
te d #
Press rock er switc h4 up(RES).
The speed limitdispla yedi nt he instrument
clus teri sa dopte dasthe stor ed speed. The
ve hicle adaptsits speed tothat ofthev ehicle
in front, butonlyuptot he stor ed speed.
Pulling away wit hA ctive Distance Assist
DI ST RO NIC #
Remo veyour foot from theb rake pedal and
activ ateA ctiv eDista nce AssistDIS TRONI C. #
Press rock er switc h4 up(RES).
or #
Depr essthea cceler ator pedal brief lyand
fi rm ly.
The funct ionsofActiveD ista nce Assist
DIS TRONI Cconti nue tobe car ried out. Dr
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Deact
ivat ing Activ eD ista nce Assist
DI ST RO NIC &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent duet oA ctiv e
Dis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cstillb eing
act ivat ed when youl eave thed rive r's
seat
If yo ul eave thed rive r's seat while thev ehicle
is being brak ed byActiveD istan ceAssi st
DIS TRONI Conly,the vehicle canrollaw ay. #
Alw aysd eactiv ateA ctiv eDista nce
Assi stDIS TRONI Candsec uret he vehi‐
cle topreve ntitfrom rolling away
bef orey ou leavethed rive r's seat. #
Press rock er switc h4 down (CNCL).
% Ifyo ub rake ,d eac tivateE SP®
or ifES P®
int erve nes, ActiveD ista nce Assist
DIS TRONI Cisd eacti vated.
Incr easing orreduci ngthe speed #
Press rock er switc h3 up(SET +)or down
(SET -)to thep ressur epoint .
The stor ed speed isincr eased orreduced by
1m ph(1km /h). or #
Pres sr ockers witc h3 up(SET +)or down
(SET -)to thep ressur epoint andhold.
The stor ed speed isincr eased orreduced in
incr ement sof1m ph(1km/h).
or #
Press rock er switc h3 up(SET +)or down
(SET -)be yond thep ressur epoint .
The stor ed speed isincr eased orreduced by
5m ph(10k m/h) .
or #
Press rock er switc h3 up(SET +)or down
(SET -)and hold beyond thep ressur epoint .
The stor ed speed isincr eased orreduced in
incr ement sof5m ph(10k m/h).
Re duci ngorinc reasin gthe spe cified dis‐
tan cefrom thev ehic lein front #
Press rock er switc h2 upordown. Fu
nction ofActiv eS peed Limit Assist %
The follo wing function iscoun try- dependen t
and onlyavailable incon junction withthe
Dr iving Assista nc eP ackage . If
ac hang eint he speed limitisde tected and
au tomatic adoptionofspeed limitsisactiv ated,
th en ew speed isaut omaticall yadop teda sthe
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The
driven speed isadjus tedw hen thev ehicle is
le ve lw itht he traf fics igna tthe latest.In the
case ofsig ns indi cati ngentr yintoa nu rban area ,
th es peed isadap teda ccor ding tothes peed
per mitt edwithin theu rban area. The speed limit
displa yint he Instrument Displayisa lway su pda ‐
te dw hen thev ehicle isleve lw itht he traffic sign .
If th er ei sn ospeed restriction onanunlimited
st re tcho froad (e.g. onafreewa y),ther ecom ‐
men dedspeed isaut omati callyadop teda sthe
st or ed speed. Thesystem uses thes peed stor ed
on anunlimit edstre tcho froad asther ecom ‐
men dedspeed. Ifyo ud on otalter thes tore d
speed onanunlimit edstre tcho froad, ther ec‐
omm ended speedis80 mph(130k m/h) .
If Ac tiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI Chasbeen
pu tint op assive mode bypressing thea cceler a‐
to rp eda l,onl yspeed limitswhi chareh igher
th an thes etspeed area dop ted.
Ac tiveS peed Limi tA ssistisonl yana id. The
dr iver isresponsible fork eeping asafed ista nce
fr om thev ehicle infront, forv ehicle speed and
fo rb raking ingood time. Themaximu mpermissi ‐
ble spee dalsod epe nds onfact or ss ucha sthe
ro ad sur face and traf ficc ondi tions . Sy
stem limit s
Te mp orarys peed restrictions (e.g.for ac ertain
tim eordue towe ather condition s)can notb e
pr oper lyde tected bythes ystem. Themaximum
per missible speedapplying toav ehicle witha
tr ailer isno td etect edbythes ystem. Inthese sit‐
uations youm usta djus ty our speed yourself . &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent duet oA ctiv e
Speed LimitAssistadap tingt he vehicle's
speed
The speed adoptedb yActiv eSpeed Limi t
Assi stma ybetoo high orincor rect insome
indi vidualcase s,su ch as:
R Inthew etor infog
R When towing atrailer #
Ensur ethat thed rive ns peed complies
wit htraffic regulations. #
Adjus tthe driving speed tosuit current
tr af fica nd weather condition s. Fu
nction ofrout e-base dspee dadap tatio n %
The follo wing function iscoun try- dependen t
and onlyavailable incon junction withthe
Dr iving Assista nc eP acka ge .
When ActiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI Cisa cti‐
va ted, thev ehicle speed willbeadjus teda ccor d‐
ing lyto ther out eeventsa head. Depen dingon
th ed rive prog rams elected, thev ehicle negoti‐
at es arout eevent aheadi naf uel-saving, com ‐
fo rtable ordynam icman ner.W hen ther out e
eve nthasb eenp asse d, thev ehicle accelerat es
ag ain tothes tore ds peed. Thesetd ista nce to
th ev ehicle infront, vehicles detected aheada nd
spe edrestrictions aheada retake ni ntoa cco unt.
Ro ute-based speedadap tatio nc an be conf ig‐
ur ed inthem ultimedia system (/ page218).
Th ef ollo wing routee vents aret aken into
acco unt:
R Bend s
R T-int ersect ions,tra ffic circ lesa nd tollst a‐
tio ns
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When thet oll statio nisr eac hed, ActiveD is‐
ta nce AssistDIS TRONI Cadoptst he speed as
th es tore ds peed.
Also, thes peed isreduced ifth et urns ignal indi‐
cat ortochang elane siss wit ched on and one of
th ef ollo wing situations isde tected:
R Turning offa tint er sect ions
R Drivin gonslowing- down lanes
R Drivin gonlanes adjac enttoslo wing-do wn
lanes
The driver isresponsible forc hoosing ther ight
speed andobser vingother road user s.This
applies inpar ticular tointersect ions,traf ficc ir‐
cle sand traf ficl ights, asroute-based speed
adap tatio nd oesn otbrak et he vehicle toas tand‐
st ill.
When routeg uidan ceisact ive, thef irst spee d
ad jus tment iscar ried out automaticall y.Ifth e
tur ns igna lind ica toriss witc hed on,thes elect ed
ro utei sc onfirm ed and further speed adjustment
is activ ated. Speed
adjustmentisc anc eled inthef ollo wing
cases:
R Ifth et urns ignal indicat orisswitc hedoff
bef oret he routee vent.
R Ifth ed rive rd epr esses thea cceler ator or
br ak ep edal during thep rocess.
Sy stem limit s
Ro ute-based speedadap tatio nd oesn ottake
ri ght ofwa yregulations intoa ccount .The driver
is responsible forc om plying withroad traffic
re gulations anddriving atas uitable speed.
In dif ficul tcondi tions ,for exam ple unc lear roads,
lane narrowing, wetroad surfaces, snoworice ,
or whe ndrivi ng with atrailer ,the speed adjust‐
ment made bythes ystemm aynota lway sb e
suit able. Inthese situation sthe driver mus t
int erve ne acco rding ly. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent inspi teof
ro ute-based speedadjus tm ent
Ro ute-based speedadjus tm entm ightm al‐
fun ction orbe temp orarilyu navailable inthe
fo llo wing situat ions: R
Ifth ed rive rd oes notfollo wthe calcula‐
te dr out e
R Ifmap dataisn otup todat eoravailable
R Inroad con stru ction area s
R Inbadw eather orroad con dition s
R Ifth ea ccelera torp eda lisd epr essed
R Inthee vent ofelectr onicallydispla yed
speed limitations #
Adjus tthe speed tothet raffic situation . Se
ttin gr out e-based speedadj ustme nt Re
quirement s:
R ActiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI Cisa ctiva‐
te d.
Multimedia system:
4 Vehicle 5
k Assist ance
5 Speed Adjustmen t #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thef unc tion . 21
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