park assist MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS 2022 User Guide

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ctiv ctiv
atin g/deactiv atin
g/deactiv atingt atin
gthe HOL Dfun ction he
HOL Dfun ction &
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofan acciden tdue tothe
HOLD functionbeing activewh en you
lea vetheve hicle
If th eve hicle isonl ybr ak ed withth eHOLD
function itcould, inthefo llo wing situations,
ro llawa y:
R Ifth er eis amalfunction inthesy stem orin
th epo we rsuppl y.
R Ifth eHOLD function isdeactiv ated by
depr essing theacceler ator pedal orbrak e
pedal, e.g.byave hicle occupan t. #
Alwayssecur eth eve hicle agains tro lling
awa ybef oreyo ulea veit. RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R The vehicle isstation ary.
R The driver's dooris clo sed ortheseat belton
th edr iver's side isfastene d.
R Theve hicle hasbeen star tedor has been
aut omaticall yswitc hedo.bytheEC Ostar t/
st op function . R
The electr icpar king brak eis released.
R ActiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI Cis dea ctiva-
te d.
R The transmission isin position 005B,005Eor005C.
A A
ctiv ctiv
ating t ating
the HOLD function he
HOLD function #
Depr essthebr ak epedal, andaTer ashor t
time quickl ydepr essfurther until the00D9
displa yappear sin theInstr ument Display. #
Release thebr ak epedal.
Deactiv Deactiv
atingt ating
the HOLD function he
HOLD function #
Depr esstheacceler ator pedal topull away.
or #
Depr essthebr ak epedal untilthe00D9 display
disappear sfrom theInstr ument Display.
The HOLD functionisdea ctivated inthefo llo wing
situations:
R ActiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI Cis acti va-
te d.
R The transmission isshiTed toposition 005D.
R The vehicle issecur edwithth eelectr icpar k-
ing brak e. In
thefo llo wing situations, theve hicle isheld by
tr ansm ission position 005Dand/or bytheelectr ic
par king brak e:
R The seat beltisunf astened andthedr iver's
door isopened.
R The vehicle isswitc hedo..
R Ther eis asy stem malf unct ion.
R The powe rsuppl yis insu1c ient. FF
unction ofHill St unction
ofHill Star ar
tAssis t t
Assis t Hil
lSt artAssis tholds theve hicle fora shor ttime
when pulling away on ahill under thefo llo wing
conditions:
R The transmiss ionisin position 005Bor005E.
R The electr icpar king brak eis released.
This gives youenough timetomo veyour foot
fr om thebr ak epedal totheacceler ator pedal and
depr essitbef oreth eve hicle beginstorollawa y. Dr
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ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofaccid ent and injur ydue
to theve hicle rolling away
ATe ra sho rttime, HillStartAssis tno longer
holds theve hicle. #
SwiTl ymo veyour foot from thebr ak e
pedal totheacceler ator pedal. Donot
lea vetheve hicle when itis bein gheld by
Hill StartAssis t. AA
TT ENTION ASSIS T TT
ENTION ASSIS T FF
unct ionofA unct
ionofATT ENTION ASSIS T TT
ENTION ASSIS T
AT TEN TIONASSIS Tas sists youon long, mono to-
nous journeys,e.g .on highw aysand trunk roads.
If AT TEN TIONASSIS Tde tects indicatorsof fatigue
or incr easing laps esinconc entration onthepar t
of thedr iver ,it sugg ests taking abr eak .
AT TEN TIONASSIS Tis onl yan aid.It ca nno t
alw aysde tect fatigue orlaps esinconc entration in
time. Thesystem isno ta substitut efo ra we ll-res-
te dand attentiv edr iver .On long journeys,ta ke
re gula rbr eak sin good timethat allo wforade-
qu atere cuper ation. Yo
ucan choose between twose ttin gs:
R S S
t t
andar andar
d: d:
nor mal system sensitiv ity.
R Sen sitiv Sen
sitiv e: e:
higher system sensitiv ity.The driver
is wa rned ear lier and theatt ention leve lde tec-
te dby ATTEN TIONASSIS Tis ada pted accor d-
ingl y.
If dr ow sine ssorincr easin glapses inconce ntra-
tion arede tected, theATTENTION ASSIST:Take
a Break! warning appear sin theInstr ument Dis-
pla y.Yo ucan ackno wledg eth emessag eand take
a br eak ifnece ssary.Ifyo udo notta ke abr eak
and ATTEN TIONASSIS Tcont inues todetect
incr easing lapsesinconcen tration ,yo uwill be
wa rned again aTer aminimum of15 minut es. Yo
ucan have thefo llo wing status information for
AT TEN TIONASSIS Tdis pla yedin theassist ance
menu oftheon-boar dcom puter:
R The lengt hof thejour neysince thelast break .
R The attention leve lde term ined byATTEN TION
ASSIS T:
- The fullerth ecir cle, thehigher theatt en-
tion leve lde term ined
- Asyour att ention wanes, thecir cle inthe
cent erofthedispla ybecomes smaller
If AT TEN TIONASSIS Tis unab leto calculat eth e
att ent ion leve land canno tissue awa rning, the
Sys tem Suspend edmessag eappear s.
If awa rning isgiv en intheInstr ument Display,the
multimed iasystem o.er sto sear chfora re st
ar ea .Yo ucan select are st area andstar tna vig a-
ti on tothis rest area .Th isfun ction ca nbe activa -
te dand deactiv ated inthemultimedia system.
If AT TEN TIONASSIS Tis dea ctivated, theÛ
symbol appearsin theassist ancegraphic inthe
Ins trumen tDispl ay.AT ertheve hicle isstar ted,
AT TEN TIONASSIS Tis aut oma tically ac tivated. The
last select edsens itivityle ve lre mains stor ed. 176176
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stem limits em
limits
AT TEN TIONASSIS Tis ac tivein the37 mph
(60 km/h )to 124 mph(200 km/h) speedrang e.
Pa rticular lyin thefo llo wing situations, ATTEN TION
ASSIS Tonl yfuncti onsinare str icte dmanner and
wa rnings maybe dela yedor notoccur :
R Ifyo uha ve been driving forless than appr ox-
imat ely30 minut es.
R Ifth ero ad cond ition ispoor (unevenro ad sur-
fa ce orpotholes).
R Ifth er eis astr ong side wind.
R Ifyo uadop ta spor tydriving style(high corner-
ing speeds orhigh ratesof acceler ation).
R IfAc tiveSt eer ing Assist isactiv ated and activ e
(/ page186).
R Ifth etime hasbeen setincor rectl y.
R Ifyo uch ang elane sand vary your speed fre-
qu entl yin activ edr iving situations.
The ATTEN TIONASSIS Tdr ow sine ssoraler tness
assessmen tis rese tand restar tedwhen continu -
ing thejour neyin thefo llo wing situations:
R Youswitc ho. theve hicle. R
Ifyo uunf asten your seat beltandopen the
dr iver's door (e.g.tochang edr iver sor take a
br eak).
Se Se
ttin gA ttin
gATTENTION ASSIST TTENTION
ASSIST
Multimedi asy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance
5 Attent ionAssist
Se Se
ttin gop ttin
gop tions tions
#
Select Standard, SensitiveorOff.
Sug g Sug
ges est
ing ar ting
ares est
ar t
ar ea ea
#
Select SuggestRest Area. #
Activateor dea ctivateth efunction .
If AT TEN TIONASSIS Tde tects fatigue or
incr easing lackof att ention, itsugg ests are st
ar ea inthevicinity . #
Select thesugg ested rest area .
Yo uar eguided totheselect edrest area . Spe
edcontr Spe
edcontrol cr ol
cruise contr ui
se control ol
FF
unc tion ofcr unc
tion ofcruise contr ui
se control ol
Cr uise control regula testh espeed totheva lue
select edbythedr iver .
If yo uacceler ateto ove rtak e, forex am ple, the
st or ed spee dis no tde lete d. Ifyo ure mo veyour
fo ot from theacceler ator pedal aTerovertaking ,
cr uise controlwill resume speed regula tion back
to thestor ed speed.
Yo ucan stor ean yspeed above15 mph
(20 km/h )up tothemaximum designspeed.
Obser vetheno teson drivi ng systems andyour
re sponsi bility;yo uma yot her wise failto recogn ize
dang ers(/ page170) .
Mer Mer
cedes‑ cedes‑
AMGv AM
Gvehicles: ehicles:
Cruise controlis availa-
ble uptoamaximum speedof155 mph
(250 km/h ).
Displa y Displa
ys in t s
in the Ins he
Inst r tr
ument Display ument
Display
R h (gra y): cruise control issele cted but not
yet activ ated.
R h (gre en): cruise contr olisactiv e. Dr
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her featur esofActiveDist ance Assist
DIS TRONI C:
R Adjusts thedr iving styledepending onthe
select eddrive pr og ram (fuel- savin g,comf orta-
ble ordynamic)
R Initiat esacceler ationtothestor ed speed ifth e
tur nsigna lindica toris switc hedontochang e
to theove rtaking lane
R V V
ehicle swit ehicle
swit hDr h
Dr iving Assis t ivi
ng Assis tance P ance
Pac k ac
kag ag
e: e:
- Reacts tostat iona ry vehicles detected in
urban speed rang es (exc ep tbicy cles and
mo torc yc les)
- Take sone -side dove rtaking restr iction s
int oac co unt onhigh wa ys oron multi-l ane
ro ads withsepar atero adw ays(coun try-
dependent )
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withDr h
Dr iving Assist iving
Assist anceP ance
Pac k ac
kag ag
eand e
and
P P
ar ar
king P king
Pac k ac
kag ag
e: e:
ifth eve hicle hasbeen brak ed to
a st ands tillon mult i-lane, separ atero adw aysby
Ac tiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI C,itcan auto-
mati callyfollo wtheve hicle infront when drivi ng
o. again within 30secon ds.Ifacr itical situ ation
is de tected when drivi ng o., avisual andacous tic
wa rning isgiv en indicating that thedr iver must no
wtake cont rolof theve hicle. Thevehicle isno t
acceler ated anyfu rther .
Obser vetheno teson drivi ng systems andyour
re sponsi bility;yo uma yot her wise failto recogn ize
dang ers(/ page170 ).
A A
ctiv ctiv
eDis t e
Dis tance Assis ance
AssistDIS t
DIS TR TR
ONIC display ONIC
displays in t s
in the he
Ins Ins
tr tr
umen tDispla y umen
tDispla y Assis
tance graphic
1 Route-based speedadaptation: typeofroute
ev ent (/ page184)
2 Vehicle infront
3 Distance indic ator 4
Setspe ci/ed dist ance
5 ActiveLane ChangeAssi stlane chang edis-
pla y
P P
er er
mane ntst mane
ntstatus displa atus
display of A y
of Activ ctiv
eDis t e
Dis tance ance
Assis Assis
tDIS t
DIS TR TR
ONIC ONIC
R k (white):ActiveDist ance Assist
DIS TRONI Csele cted, spec i/eddist ance set
R k (whit eve hicle, greenspeedome ter):
Ac tiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI Cacti ve,
speci/ed distance setand vehicle detected
R k (gre en): ActiveDist ance Assist
DIS TRONI Cacti ve,speci/ed distance setand
ve hicle detected
R r: Route-based speedadaptation active
( / pag e184).
The stor ed speed issho wnalong withth eper ma-
nent status displa yand highlight edon thespeed-
ome ter. When ActiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI C
is pas sive,thespeed isgraye dout.
% Onhighw aysor high- speed major roads, the
gr een ç vehicle symbol isdispl ayed cycli-
call ywhen theve hicle isready topull away. 180180
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Ifyo udepr esstheacceler ator pedal beyond
th ese tting oftheAc tiveDist ance Assist
DIS TRONI C,thesy stem isswitc hedtopassiv e
mode. Theç Suspendedmessag e
appear sin theInstr ument Display.
Displa Displa
yon t y
on the speedome t he
speedome ter er
The stor ed speed ishighlight edon thespeedome-
te r. Ifth espeed oftheve hicle infront orthe
speed adjustment forth ero uteev ent ahead is
less than thestor ed speed, thesegments inthe
speedo meterlight up.The Instr ument Display
sho wsthedeactiv ationofActiveDist ance Assist
DIS TRONI C,as wellas alterations tothespeed
due tomanual oraut omatic adoptionofthemaxi-
mum permissible speed.
Sy st Sy
stem limits em
limits
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunction
in thefo llo wing situations, forex am ple:
R Insno w,rain, fog, hea vyspr ay,if th er eis glar e,
in dir ect sunlight oringreatl yva rying ambient
light.
R The windshield inthear ea ofthecamer ais
dir ty,fo gg ed up, dam aged orcovered. R
Ifth era dar sensor sar edir tyor covered.
R Inpar king garage sor on roads withsteep
uphil lor downhil lgr adien ts.
R Ifth er ear enar row vehicles infront ,suc has
bicy cles ormo torc yc les.
In addition, onslipper yro ads, braking oracceler -
atin gcan cause oneorseveralwheels tolose
tr action andtheve hicle could then skid.
Do notuse ActiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI Cin
th ese situations. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident from acceler a-
tion orbraking byActiveDist ance Assist
DIS TRONI C
Ac tiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI Cma yacc el-
er ateor brak ein thefo llo wing cases ,fo r
ex am ple:
R Ifth eve hicle pullsawa yusin gAc tiveDis-
ta nce AssistDIS TRON IC.
R Ifth estor ed speed iscalled upand iscon-
sider ablyfa ster or slowe rth an thecur -
re ntl ydr iven spe ed. R
IfAc tiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI Cno
long erdetects ave hicle infront ordoes
no tre act toreleva nt obje cts. #
Alwayscar efull yobser vethetra1c con-
ditions andbeready tobrak eat all
times. #
Take intoaccount thetra1c situation
bef orecalling upthestor ed speed. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident duetoinsu1-
cient deceler ationbyActiveDist ance
Assi stDIS TRONI C
Ac tiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI Cbrak es your
ve hicle withupto50% ofthepossible deceler-
ation. Ifth is deceler ationisno tsu1cien t,
Ac tiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI Caler tsyou
wit havisu aland acous ticwarning. #
Adjust your speed andmaint ainasuit a-
ble distance from theve hicle infront . #
Brak eth eve hicle yourself and/or take
ev asiv eactio n. Dr
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NGRisk ofaccid ent ifde tection
fun ction ofActiveDist ance Assist
DIS TRONI Cis im pair ed
Ac tiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI Cdoes not
re act orhas alimi tedre actio n:
R when drivi ng on adi.er entlane orwhen
ch ang inglane s
R topedest rians, anim als,bicycles orsta-
tio nar yve hicles, orune xpect edobs tacles
R tocom plextra1c condi tions
R tooncoming vehicles andcrossin gtra1c
As are sult ,Ac tiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI C
ma yneit her givewa rnings norinterve ne in
suc hsitu atio ns. #
Alwaysobser vethetra1c conditions
car efull yand react accor dingly. OperOper
ating A ating
Activ ctiv
eDist e
Dist ance Assis ance
AssistDIS t
DIS TR TR
ONIC ONIC
R R
eq eq
uir uir
ement s: ement
s:
R The electr icpar king brak eis released.
R ESP ®
is activ ated and isno tint erve ning. R
The trans missionis in pos ition005B.
R Allthedoor sar eclosed.
R Chec kof thera dar sensor system has been
successfull ycom pleted. J
Adoptsthestor ed/de tected speed
± Deacti vatesAc tiveDist ance Assist
DIS TRONI C
1 Increases/de creas esthespeed K
Increases/decr easesthespeci/ed distance
H Activates/de activatesAc tiveDist ance
Assi stDIS TRONI C #
T T
o oper o
oper at at
eA e
Activ ctiv
eDist e
Dist ance Assis ance
Assist t
DIS DIS
TR TR
ONI C: ONI
C:press there specti vebutt onwith
onl yone /ngeror swipe onthecontr olpanel.
A A
ctiv ctiv
ating/deactiv ating/deactiv
atingA ating
Activ ctiv
eDist e
Dist ance Assist ance
Assist
DIS DIS
TR TR
ONIC ONIC
#
Press H.
A A
ctiv ctiv
ating A ating
Activ ctiv
eDist e
Dist ance Assis ance
Assist DIS t
DIS TR TR
ONIC ONIC
#
T T
o activ o
activ at at
ewit e
wit hout ast hout
astor or
ed speed: ed
speed: oncontr ol
panel 1press M ontheupper section or
N onthelowe rsection orJ. Remo ve
yo ur foot from theacceler ator pedal.
or #
T T
o activ o
activ at at
ewit e
wit hast h
astor or
ed speed: ed
speed: press J.
Re mo veyour foot from theacceler ator pedal.
The current spe edisstor ed and maintaine dby
th eve hicle. 182182
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easin gor r easin
gor reduc ingt educ
ingthe speed he
speed #
Toincr ease thestor ed speed: swipeupwards
fr om thebo ttom ofcontr olpanel 1.
R The stor ed speed isincr eased by1mp h
(1 km/h ). #
Todecr ease thestor ed speed: swipedown-
wa rdsfrom theto pof contr olpanel 1.
R The stor ed speed isdecr eased by1mp h
(1 km/h ).
or #
Brie0y press M ontheupper section or
N onthelowe rsection ofcontr olpanel
1.
The stor ed speed isincr eased orreduced by
5 mp h(1 0km /h).
or #
Acceler ateth eve hicle tothedesir edspeed. #
Press M ontheupper section ofcontr ol
panel 1.
A A
dop dop
ting t ting
the limit speed sho he
limit speed shownint wn
inthe ins he
inst r tr
ument ument
clust clust
er er
#
ActivateAc tiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI C. #
Press J.
The limit speeddisp laye din theinst rument
clust erisadop tedas thestor ed speed. The
ve hicle adaptsits speed tothat of theve hicle
in front ,but onlyup tothestor ed speed.
Pulling awa Pulli
ngawa ywit y
wit hA h
Acti v cti
ve Dist e
Dist ance Assist an
ce Assist
DI S DI
STR TR
ON IC ON
IC #
ActivateAc tiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI C
and remo veyour foot from thebr ak epedal. #
Press J.
or #
Depr esstheacceler ator pedal brie0y and
/r ml y.
The functi onsofActiveDist ance Assist
DIS TRONI Ccontinue tobe car ried out.
R R
educing orincr educing
orincr easing t easing
the he
speci/ed speci/ed
dist dist
ance ance
fr fr
om t om
the v he
vehicle infr ehicle
infront ont
#
Press K.
The h displayappear s.The speci/ed dis-
ta nce isreduced byone leve l.
If th elowe stleve lis alr eady select ed,the
select ionjumps tothehighest leve l. Deactiv Deactiv
atingA ating
Activ ctiv
eDist e
Dist ance Assis ance
Assist DIS t
DIS TR TR
ONIC ONIC
&
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofan accident dueto
Ac tiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI Cbeing
acti vewhen youlea vethedr iver's seat
If yo ulea vethedr iver's seat while theve hicle
is bein gbr ak ed byActiveDist ance Assist
DIS TRONI Conl y,theve hicle canrollaw ay. #
Alwaysdeacti vate Ac tiveDist ance Assist
DIS TRONI Cand secureth eve hicle to
pr ev ent itfrom rolling awaybef oreyo u
lea vethedr iver's seat. #
Press ±.
% Ifyo ubr ak e, deactiv ateESP ®
or ifESP ®
int er-
ve nes, ActiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI Cis
dea ctivated.
F F
unctio nof A unctio
nof Activ ctiv
eSpeed LimitAssist e
Speed LimitAssist
If ach ang ein thespeed limitof12 mph
(20 km/h )or mor eis de tected and automatic
adop tionofspeed limitsis activ ated, thene w
speed limitisaut omaticall yadop tedas thestor ed
speed (/page196). Dr
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The
driven spe edisadju sted when theve hicle is
le ve lwit hth etra1c signatthelat est. Inthecase
of signs indicating entryint oan urban area, the
speed isadap tedaccor dingtothespeed permit-
te dwit hin theurban area. The speed limitdispla y
in theInstr ument Displayis alw aysupdat edwhen
th eve hicle isleve lwit hth etra1c sign.
If th er eis no speed restr iction onanunlimited
str etch ofroad (e.g .on afree wa y), there com-
mende dspeed isaut omatical lyadop tedas the
st or ed spee d. Thesy stem uses thespeed stor ed
on anunlimit edstretch ofroad asthere commen -
ded speed. Ifyo udo notalt er thestor ed speed on
an unlimit edstretch ofroad, there commen ded
speed is80 mph(1 30 km/h).
If Ac tiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI Chas been put
int opas sivemode bypressing theacceler ator
pedal, onlyspeed limitswhichar ehigher than the
se tspeed areadop ted.
Obser vetheno teson drivi ng systems andyour
re sponsi bility;yo uma yot her wise failto recogn ize
dang ers(/ page170) . Sy
st Sy
stem limit s em
limit s
The system limit sof Tra1c Sign Assis tappl yto
th ede tection oftra1c signs(/ page195) .
Spe edlimit sbelo w12 mph(2 0km /h)ar eno t
au tomaticall yadop tedby thesy stem asthestor ed
speed. Temp oraryspeed restr iction s(e .g. fora
cer tain time ordue towe ather cond itions) cannot
be proper lyde tected bythesy stem. Themaxi-
mum permissible speedapplying toave hicle with
a trailer isno tde tected bythesy stem.
Ad just thespeed inthese situations. &
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GRisk ofaccident duetoActive
Speed LimitAssistada pting theve hicle' s
speed
The speed adoptedby ActiveSpeed Limit
Assi stma ybe toohigh orincor rect insome
indi vidu alcases, suchas:
R atspeed limitsbelo w12 mph(20 km/h)
R inwe tcondi tions orinfog
R when towing atrailer #
Ensur eth at thedr iven speed complies
wit htra1c regula tions . #
Adjust thedr iving speed tosuit current
tr a1c andweather cond itions. FF
unct ionofr unct
ionofrout out
e-based speed adapt e-b
ased speed adaptatio n atio
n
When ActiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI Cis acti va-
te d, theve hicle speed willbeadap tedaccor dingly
to thero uteev ents ahead. Depending onthedr ive
pr og ram select ed,theve hicle negotiat es aro ute
ev ent ahead inan economical, comfortable or
dynamic manner.When thero uteev ent has been
passed, theve hicle acceler ates again tothe
st or ed spee d. These tdi st an ce totheve hicle in
fr ont ,ve hicles detected ahead andspeed restr ic-
ti on sah eadar eta ke nint oac cou nt.
Yo ucan activ ateand deactiv atero ute-based
speed adaptation inthemultimedia system
(/ page185).
The follo wing routeeve nts are take nint oac cou nt:
R Cur ves
R T-int ersections, roundabouts andtollplazas
R Turnsand exits 184184
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Tra1c jams ahead (onlywit hLiv eTra1c Infor-
matio n)
% When theto llst ation isreac hed, ActiveDis-
ta nce AssistDIS TRON ICado ptsth espeed as
th estor ed speed.
Also, thespeed isreduced ifth etur nsignal indi-
cat ortochang elane sis switc hedonand one of
th efo llo wing situations isde tected:
R Turning o.atintersections
R Driving onslowing-do wnlanes
R Driving onlanes adjacent toslo wing -down
lane s
The driver isresponsi bleforch oosing theright
spe edand observing other road user s.This
appli esinpar ticu lartointersections, roundabouts
and tra1c lights, asroute-based speedadaptation
does notbr ak eth eve hicle toast ands till.
When routeguidance isactiv e,the/r st speed
adjustmen tis car ried out automaticall y.Ifth etur n
signal indicat orisswitc hedon,theselect edrout e
is con/ rmed and further speed adjustmen tis acti-
va ted. Speed
adaptation iscanc eled inthefo llo wing
cases :
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bef oreth ero uteev ent.
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br ak epedal during thepr ocess.
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stem limits em
limits
Ro ute-based speedadaptation does notta ke right
of wa yre gula tions intoac cou nt.The driver is
re sponsi bleforcom plying withro ad tra1c regula -
tions anddriving atasuit ablespe ed.
The speedada ptatio nmade bythesy stem may
no talw aysbe suit able, particu larlyin thefo llo wing
situations:
R The road's coursenotclear lyvisi ble
R Road nar rowing
R Varying maximum permissible speedsinindi-
vidual lanes, forex am ple attollplazas
R Wetro ad sur faces, snowor ice
In these situations thedr iver must interve ne
ac cor dingl y. &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofaccid ent inspi teof
ro ute-based speedadaptation
Ro ute-based speedadaptation canmalfunc-
tion orbe temp orarily una vailable inthefo l-
lo wing situations:
R Ifth edr iver does notfo llo wthecalculat ed
ro ute
R Ifmap datais no tup-t o-dat eor availabl e
R Intheev ent ofroadw orks
R Inbad weather orroad cond itions
R Ifth eacceler ator pedal isdepr essed
R Intheev ent ofelectr onicall ydispla yed
speed limitations #
Adaptth espeed tothetra1c situation. SeSe
tting r tting
rout out
e-based speedadapt e-based
speedadaptation ation
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uir uir
ements: ements:
R ActiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI Cis acti va-
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ediasystem:
4 © 5
Set tings 5
Ass istan ce
5 Route- based Speed #
Activateor deac tivateth efunction .
When thefunction isactiv e,theve hicle speed
is adju sted depen dingon thero uteev ents
ahead.
% Further informatio non therout e-based speed
adap tation (/page184) .
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a1c a1c
JamAssis t Jam
Assis t
Ac tiveTra1c JamAssis thelps youwhen intra1c
jams onmulti-lane roads withsepar atero adw ays
by aut omati callypull ing awa ywit hin 60secon ds
and withmode rate stee ring maneuv ers. Itor ients
itse lfusi ng theve hicle infront and lane marking s.
Ac tiveTra1c JamAssis taut omati callymain tains a
saf edist ance from theve hicle infront and vehi-
cles cuttingin.
Ac tiveTra1c JamAssis tre qu ires you, as the
dr iver ,to keep your hands onthesteer ing wheel
at all times sothat youar eable tointerve ne at
an ytime tocor rect thecour seoftheve hicle and
ke ep itin lane. Obser vetheno teson drivi ng sys- te
ms and your responsi bility;yo uma yot her wise
fa ilto recogn izedang ers(/ page170).
Ac tiveTra1c JamAssis tactiv ates aut omati callyas
soon asallofthere qu irements areme t:The ¬
st atus displa yappear sin theinst rument cluster
when thefunction isactiv e.
Re quirements:
R Youar ein atra1c jamonafree wa yor hig h-
spee dma jorro ad.
R ActiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI Cis acti vated
and activ e(/ page182) .
R ActiveBr ak eAssi stisavailabl e(/ page190) .
R ActiveSt eer ing Assist isactiv ated and activ e
(/ page188).
R ActiveTra1c JamAssis tis activ ated
(/ page186).
R Youar etrav eling nofaster than 35 mph
(60 km/h ).
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stem limits em
limits
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DIS TRONI Cand ActiveSt eer ing Assist applyto
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Assist
Ac tiveSt eer ing Assist isonl yav ailabl eup toa
speed of130 mph (210 km/h) .The system helps
yo uto stay inthecent erofthelane bymeans of
moder atesteer ing interve ntions .Dep ending on
th espeed driven, ActiveSt eer ing Assist usesthe
ve hicles ahead andlane marking sas are fere nce.
% Dep ending onthecountr y,in thelowe rspeed
ra ng eAc tiveSt eer ing Assist canusethesur -
ro unding tra1c asare fere nce. Ifnece ssary,
Ac tiveSt eer ing Assist canthen also prov ide
assist ancewhen driving awayfrom thecent er
of thelane, forex am ple, toform are scue
lane .
If th ede tection oflane marking sand vehicles
ahead isim pair ed,ActiveSt eer ing Assist switches 186186
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