park assist MERCEDES-BENZ GLA SUV 2020 User Guide

Dep
ressing the brakeand pushi ng the DIRECT
SELEC Tlever upordown disen gage sthe park-
ing lock. The transmi ssion isin neu tral005C.
At transmi ssion fluidtemp eratures below 00F84 ‡
(00F8 20 †),yo ucan onlyshi ftou tof park positio n
005D into anothertra nsmi ssion positio nwh en
the engineisrunning .
In ord erto shi ftfro mpark positio n005D directl y
into 005Eor005B:
R de pre ssthe brakepedaland
R pu sh the DIRECT SELEC Tlever upordown
pa st the first po int ofres istance
En gag ingpark position Pauto mati-
ca lly Pa
rk positio n005D isau toma tically eng aged if:
R yousw itch offthe engineusing the Sma rt-
Key and remove theSma rtKey
R yousw itch offthe engineusing the Sma rt-
Key orusing the Star t/Stop button and
op en the driver 'sdo or orfro nt-pa ssenge r
do or
R youop en the driver 'sdo or wh en the vehicle
is sta tionar yor wh en drivin gat aver ylo w
sp ee dand thetransmi ssion isin po sitio n005B
or 005E
In certa insitua tions, the automa tictransmi s-
si on shifts automa tically to tra nsmi ssion posi-
tio n005D ifthe HOLD functio nor Activ eDis -
tance AssistDISTR ONICis acti vated .Ob ser ve
the informa tionon the HOLD functio n
(Y page 166 )and onActiv eDis tance Assist
DISTR ONIC(Y page 162 ).
En gag ingrev ersege ar R !
Onl
ymov ethe automa tictransmi ssion to
005E when the vehicleis sta tionar y.
X Dep ressthe brakeand keepit pre sse d.
X Pu sh the DIRECT SELEC Tlever uppast the
fir st po int ofres istance .
The ECO start/sto pfu nctio nis not availabl e
wh en rev ers ege ar iseng aged .Fur therinfo r-
ma tionon the ECO start/sto pfu nctio n
(Y page 129 ). Shi
ftin gto neutral N G
WA
RNING
If chi ldren areleft uns uperv ised inthe vehi-
cle ,the ycou ld:
R op era tethe vehicle's equipme nt
Add itiona lly, chi ldren couldset the vehiclein
moti onif,for exa mpl e,the y:
R rel ease the parkin gbra ke
R shi ftthe automa tictransmi ssion outof
pa rk positio n005D
R sta rtthe engine
The reisaris kof an acc ident and injury.
Nev erleav echi ldren orani ma lsuna ttend ed
in the vehicle.
Wh enleav ing the vehicle, alwa ystake the
Sma rtKeywi th youand lock the vehicle. Thi s
al so appliesfor the DigitalVeh icleKey ifthe
"Di gital Veh icleKey "fu nctio nis acti vated via
Me rced esme conne ct.
X Ifthe transmi ssion isin po sitio n005B or005E:
pu sh the DIRECT SELEC Tlever upordown
to the first po int ofres istance .
X Ifthe transmi ssion isin po sitio n005D:
de pre ssthe brakepedaland push the
DIR ECT SELEC Tlever upordown tothe first
po int ofres istance .
If yo usw itch theengineoffwith the transmi s-
si on inpo sitio n005E or005B, theautoma tictrans-
mis sion shifts to005C automa tically.
With theSmartK ey:if yo uthe nop en the driv-
er' sdo or orthe front-pa ssenge rdo or or
rem ove theSma rtKeyfro mthe igniti on, the
au toma tictransmi ssion shifts to005D automa ti-
cal ly.
With theStart/ Stopbutto n:ifyo uthe nop en
the driver 'sdo or orthe front-pa ssenge rdo or,
the automa tictransmi ssion shifts to005D auto-
ma tica lly.
If yo uwa ntthe automa tictransmi ssion to
rem ain in neu tral005C, e.g.wh en havin gthe
veh iclecle ane din an automa ticcar wash with
a tow ingsystem :
X Veh
icle swi th the Start-S topbutto n:
rem ove theStar t-Stop button fromthe igni-
tio nlock.
X Inse rtthe Sma rtKeyinto theigniti onlock. Au
tomati ctrans mission
135Dr ivi ng andparki ng Z

R
the availabi lity of the ECO start/sto pfu nc-
tio n
R the clima tecontro l
Info rma tionab ou tconfi gurin gdri ve pro gramI
wi th the multimed iasyste mcan befou ndin
the DigitalOp era tor' sMa nua l.
i To
perma nentl yse lect the gearsin dri ve
pro gramIus ing the steering wheelpa dd le
shi fter s,select the M(ma nual)se tting for
the drive.
Off road driveprog ram
The Off-roa ddri ve pro gramischa racteri zed
by the followi ng:
R the vehicleexh ibits optim aldri vin gcha rac-
teri stics on easily neg otiableoff -roa dter-
ra in.
Dri veprog ramE(E co no my)
Dri vepro gramEis cha racteri zedbythe follow-
ing :
R comf ort-oriented enginesetting s.
R op tim alfuel cons umption resulting fromthe
au toma tictransmi ssion shiftin gup soo ner.
R the vehiclepu lls aw ay mor ege ntly in
for wa rdand revers ege ars, unl essthe accel-
era tor pedalis de pre sse dfu lly.
R the vehicleha sim pro ved drivin gsta bility,
for exa mpl eon slip pe ry roa dsu rfa ces .
R the automa tictransmi ssion shiftin gup
soo ner. Thisres ults inthe vehiclebe ing
dri ven atlowe reng inespee ds and the
wh eelsbe ing less likel yto spin.
R glid ing mod eis acti vated automa tically
wh en eng ine-inte rnalcond itions arefu lfilled
and theaccelera tor isnot depre sse d.At the
sa me timethe transmi ssion’ sclu tch opens
and thevehiclerol lsfre elyus ing itskine tic
ene rgy.As ares ultgre atdista nces canbe
comp leted withou tthe enginebrakeand
fu el cons umption red uce d.
i The availabi lity of glid ing mod ede pends on
va rio us factors ,incl uding the followi ng:
R the engineand transmi ssion temp erature
R the downh ill gra dient
R the vehiclesp ee d
R pe rfo rmi ngreg ular adaptati onfunctio ns
Wh enyoude pre ssthe brakepedal,glid ing
mod eis de acti vated ,de pendi ng on pedal
pre ssu re. Wh
enyouacti vate cru ise contr olor Activ e
Dis tance AssistDISTR ONIC,glid ing mod eis
not availabl e.
Me rce des -AMG vehic les Dri
veprog ramI(I ndi vidual )
In dri ve pro gramIthe followi ng pro pertie sof
the drive pro gramcan beselected :
R the drive (engi ne ma nag eme nt)
R the transmi ssion manag eme nt
R the susp ens ion (ve hicle swi th AMG adap tive
sp ort susp ens ion sy ste m)
R ESP ®
Info rma tionab ou tconfi gurin gdri ve pro gramI
wi th the multimed iasyste mcan befou ndin
the DigitalOp era tor' sMa nua l.
Dri veprog ramC(C omf ort)
Dri vepro gramCis cha racter izedby the follow-
ing :
R the vehiclede liver scomf ortable, eco nomi cal
ha ndl ing character istics .
R the vehiclepu lls aw ay mor ege ntly in
for wa rdand revers ege ars, unl essthe accel-
era tor pedalis de pre sse dfu lly.
R the vehicleha sim pro ved drivin gsta bility,
for exa mpl eon slip pe ry roa dsu rfa ces .
R op tim alfuel cons umption resulting fromthe
au toma tictransmi ssion shiftin gup soo ner.
Th eveh icleis dri ven inthe low eng inespee d
ra nge and thewheelsareless likel yto spin.
R glid ing mod eis availa bl e.
R the ECO start/sto pfu nctio nis availa bl e.
Dri veprog ramS(S port)
Dri vepro gramSis cha racter izedby the follow-
ing :
R the vehicleexh ibits sporty drivin gcha racter -
is tics .
R the automa tictransmi ssion shifts uplater.
Th efu el cons umption possi blybe ing highe r
as ares ultof the later automa tictransmi s-
si on shiftpo ints .
R the susp ens ion exh ibits stiffsp rin ging and
da mpi ngsetting s(ve hicle swi th AIR adaptive
sp ort susp ens ion sy ste m).
R glid ing mod eis not availa bl e.
R the ECO start/sto pfu nctio nis not availa bl e. Au
tomati ctrans mission
139Dr ivi ng andparki ng Z

Perma
nentsetting (Mercedes-AMG
vehicle s) X
To activate: shifttheselector leverto005B.
X Press button 0043.
X To deactivat e:press button 0043.
or X Ifposition D(automatic transmission) is
selected forthe transm issionindrive pro-
gram I:shift todrive program Iwith the
DYNAMI CSEL ECT controller.
Shifting gears !
Mercedes-AMG
vehicles:theautomatic
transm issiondoesnotshift upautomatically
even when theengine limiting speedforthe
current gearisreached. Whentheengine
limiting speedisreached, thefuel supply is
cut toprevent theengine fromoverrevving.
Always makesurethattheengine speed
does notreach thered area ofthe tachome-
ter. There isotherwise arisk ofengine dam-
age. X
To shift up:pull steering wheelpaddle
shifter 0044.
The automatic transmissionshiftsuptothe
next gear. All
vehicles (exceptMercedes-AMG vehi-
cles) :if the maximum enginespeedonthe
current lyengaged gearisreached andyou
cont inue toaccelerate, theautomatic trans-
mission automatically shiftsupinorder to
prevent enginedamage.
X To shift down: pullsteering wheelpaddle
shifter 0043.
The automatic transmissionshiftsdownto
the next gear.
Automatic downshifting occurswhencoast-
ing.
If the engine exceeds themaximum engine
speed whenshifting down,theautomatic
transm issionprotect sagainst enginedam-
age bynot shifting down.
Shift recommendat ion The
gearshift recommen dationsassistyouin
adopting aneconomical drivingstyle.Therec-
ommended gearisshown inthe multifunct ion
display .
X Shift torecommen dedgear 0044according to
gearshift recommen dation0043when shown
in the multifunct iondisplay .
Upshifting (Mercedes-AMG vehicles) !
In
manual mode,theautomatic transmis-
sion does notshift upautomatically even
when theengine limiting speedforthe cur-
rent gear isreached. Whentheengine limit-
ing speed isreached, thefuel supply iscut
to prevent theengine fromoverrevving.
Always makesurethattheengine speed
does notreach thered area ofthe tachome-
ter. There isotherwise arisk ofengine dam-
age. Automat
ictransmission
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Add
itiona lly, chi ldren couldset the vehiclein
moti onif,for exa mpl e,they :
R rel ease the parking brake
R shi ftthe automa tictrans mission outof
pa rk positio n005D
R sta rtthe engine
The reisaris kof an acci dent and injury.
Nev erleav echi ldren orani ma lsuna ttend ed
in the vehicle.
Whe nleav ing the vehicle, alwa ystake the
Sma rtKeywi th youand lock the vehicle. Thi s
al so appliesfor the DigitalVeh icleKey ifthe
"Di gital Veh icleKey "fu nctio nis acti vated via
Mer cedesme conne ct.
The functio nof the electri cpa rking brakeis
de pende nton the on-b oard vol tag e.Ifthe on-
bo ardvol tag eis low or ther eis ama lfunctio n
in the system ,it ma ynot bepossi ble to apply
the released parking brake.
X Ifthi sis the case,onl ypa rk the vehicleon
le vel ground andsecureit to pre vent itrol l-
ing away.
X Shi ftthe automa tictrans mission topositio n
005D.
It ma ynot bepossi ble to release an applied
pa rking brakeifthe on-b oard vol tag eis low or
ther eis ama lfunctio nin the system .Co ntact a
qu alifi ed spe cialist wo rksh op.
The electri cpa rking brakeperfor ms afu nctio n
test atreg ular inte rvalswh ile the engineis
sw itch edoff. The sounds thatcan behea rd
wh ile thi sis occu rring arenorma l.
Appl ying orreleas ingmanua lly X
To apply :pu sh handl e0043.
Whe nthe electri cpa rking brakeisap plied,
the red 0049 (USAonl y)or 0024 (Cana da
onl y)ind icator lamp lights upinthe instru-
ment cluster .
The electri cpa rking brakecan also be
ap plied wh en the Sma rtKeyis rem oved.
X To releas e:pullha ndl e0043.
The red0049 (USAonl y)or 0024 (Cana da
onl y)ind icator lamp inthe instrum entclus-
ter goe sou t.
The electri cpa rking brakecan onlybe
rel eased :
R ifthe Sma rtKeyis in po sitio n0047 or0048 in
the igniti onlock (Ypage 125 )or
R ifthe igniti onwassw itch edon using the
Star t/Stop button
Appl ying auto matic ally The
electri cpa rking brakeisau toma tically
ap plied wh en the trans mission isin po sitio n
005D and :
R the engineissw itch edoff or
R the driver isnot wearing asea tbe ltand the
dri ver 'sdo or isop ene d
To pre vent theelectri cpa rking brakefrom
be ing automa tically ap plied, pu llha ndl e0043.
The electri cpa rking brakeisalso applied au to-
ma tica lly if:
R Active Distance AssistDISTR ONICbri ngs
the vehicleto asta ndsti llor
R The HOLD functio nis kee ping the vehicle
sta tionar y
R Active Parking Assistiskee ping the vehicle
sta tionar y
In additio n,at leas tone ofthe followi ng cond i-
tio ns mu stbe fulfilled :
R The engineissw itch edoff
R The driver isnot wearing asea tbe ltand the
dri ver 'sdo or isop ene d
R The reisasy stem malfunctio n
R The powe rsu pp lyisins uffici ent
R The vehicleis sta tionar yfor along perio dof
time
The red0049 (USAonl y)or 0024 (Cana da
onl y)ind icator lamp inthe instrum entcluster
goe sou t. Parki
ng
147Dr ivi ng andparki ng Z

when
thetraffic situation permits.If you are
unsur e,pull over toasafe locat ionand stop
befo reoper atingth etele phon e.
Bear inmin dth at ataspeed ofonly 30mph
(appro ximately 50km/h), thevehic lecov ers a
dist anceof 44 ft(appro ximately 14m)per
sec ond .
Drive sensibly –sav efuel Obser
vethefollo wing tipstosave fuel:
R The tires should always beinflated tothe
rec omm endedtirepres sure.
R Remov eunn eces sary loads.
R Remov eroof rackswhen they are not nee-
ded.
R Warm uptheeng ineatlow enginespeeds .
R Av oid frequent accelerat ionorbrak ing.
R Have allmain tenanc ework carried outas
indic ated bytheserv iceinterv als inthe
Maint enanceBoo klet orby theserv iceinter-
val display.
Fuel consumpt ionalso increase swhen driving
in cold weath er,instop- start traffic andinhilly
ter rain .
Drink ingand driving G
WAR
NING
Dr ink ing and drivingand/ ortak ing drugs
and drivingare verydang erous combina-
tio ns.Ev en asmall amoun tof alcoh olor
drugs canaffectyour reflexe s,perc eptions
and judg men t.
The poss ibilityof aserio usoreven fatal
acc iden tis great lyinc rease dwhen youdrink
or tak edrugs anddrive.
Do not drinkor tak edrugs anddriveor allow
anyon eto driv ewho hasbeen drinkingor
tak ing drugs .
Emiss ioncontr ol G
DANGER
Combust ionengines emit poison ous
exh aust gases suchascar bon mon oxide.
In halin gth ese exhaust gases ishazar dous to
healt hand canresult inpoison ing.Ther eis a
risk offat alinj ury. Ther efore,nev erleave the eng
inerunningan enc losed spacewith out
adequat even tilat ion.
Cert aineng inesyst ems aredesign edtokee p
th elevel ofpoison ouscom ponentsin exh aust
fume swith inlegal limits.
These systems onlywork atpeak efficien cyif
th ey are serv iced exactlyinacc ordan cewith
th eman ufact urer'sspec ification s.Always have
work ontheeng inecarried outataqualified
spec ialist workshop. Mercedes- Benzrec om-
men dsthat you useanautho rized Merc edes-
Ben zCent erfor this purpos e.In part icular ,
work relevanttosafet yor on safet y-relate d
syst ems must becar ried outataqualified spe-
cialis twork shop.
The enginesettings must notbechan ged
under anycircums tances .Furt herm ore,all
spec ificserv icework must becar ried outat
regular interv als and inacc ordan cewith the
Merc edes- Benzserv icerequir ements.Det ails
can befoun din theMaint enanceBoo klet. ECO
display
The ECO display showsyouhow econom ical
your drivingstyle is.The ECO display assists
you inachie vingth emost econom icaldriving
st yle fortheselec tedsettings and prev ailing
con ditions .Your drivingstyle can significant ly
inf luenc eth evehic le'sconsumpt ion. 0043
Accele ration
0044 Coast ing
0087 Cons tant
0085 Add itional rangeachie ved
Range 0085isshown underBonusfr. Start Bonu
sfr. Start
and represen tstheaddit ional rangeachie ved
sin ce thebegin ningof thejour ney asaresult
of an adapte ddriv ingstyle.
If th efuel level hasdropp edintoth erese rve
ran ge, theFuel Low Fuel
Lowmess ageisshown inthe
mult ifunction display instead ofran ge0085. The
00B6 warninglamp intheins trumen tclust er
also lightsup (Ypage 239). Drivin
gtip s
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Have
brakepads insta lled and brakefluid
repl aced ataqu alifi ed spe cialist wor kshop .
If the brakesys tem hasonly beensub ject to
mode rateloads, youshou ldtest thefunctio n-
al ity ofyour bra kes atregu larinterva ls.
You canfind ades crip tion ofBrake Assist
(BAS) on(Ypage 61).
Merce des-Benz recomm endsthatyouonly
hav ebra kepads/l ining sinsta lled on your vehi -
cle whichhav ebee nap prove dfor Merce des-
Benz vehicles orwhi chcorres pondtoan
equ ivalent quality standa rd.Brake pads/
li nings whichhav enot beenap prove dfor
Merce des-Benz vehicles orwhi chare not ofan
equ ivalent quality coul daffe ctyour vehi cle's
ope ratingsafe ty.
Merce des-Benz recomm endsthatyouonly use
bra kefluidthat hasbeenspe cially ap prove d
for your vehi clebyMerce des-Benz, orwhi ch
corres pondsto an equ ivalent quality standa rd.
Brake fluidwhi chhas notbeenap prove dfor
Merce des-Benz vehicles orwhi chisnot ofan
equ ivalent quality coul daffe ctyour vehi cle's
ope ratingsafe ty.
Che cking brake linin gthic kness You
canmea surethe brea kpa d/li ning thick-
ness using atest gage.Col or-cod ing(gre enor
red) onthe test gageallow syo uto dete rmine
whe ther thebrakepad/li ning thickness isstil l
suff icient.The test gageis in the vehi cledocu -
ment wallet inthe glovebox. Front
wheel Re
ar whe el
X Bring thevehi cleand wheelsinto asui tabl e
pos itionso that youcan attach testgage
0083.
X Secur ethe vehi cleaga inst rolling away
(Y page 145 ).
X Engage park pos itionP.
X Swi tch offthe engi ne.
X Pla cetest gage0083 betw eenthewhe el's
spo kes onbra kepad/li ning 0087.
X Hold testgage0083 vertica lly on bra ke
dis c0043 and slide mea suring pin 0044onto
bra kedisc0043.
X Che ckwhi chcolo rfiel d0085 the arro won
mea suring pin 0044ispoi nting to.
Gree n:the brakepad/li ning thickness is
suff icient.
Red: thebrakepad/li ning thickness isnot
suff icient.Have thebrakepads/l ining
checked ataqu alifi ed spe cialist wor kshop .
To avo idan inaccura temea surement:
R make sureyo upos itionthe whe elssuitabl y
R do not putthe mea suring pin onareces sin
the brakedisc Dri
vin gon wetroads
Hydropl aning If
the roadsur face iswet, hydropl aning may
occur dependi ngon water level, spe edand tire
tread depth. 152
Dri
vin gtipsDri vin gand parking

For
this reason, inthe event ofhea vyrainor in
condi tions inwhi chhydrop laning mayoccur ,
yo umus tdri ve inthe follow ing manne r:
R low eryour spe ed
R avo idruts
R avo idsud den steer ingmove ments
R bra kecare fully
Dri vin gon floode droads !
Bea
rin mind thatvehicles trave ling infront
or inthe oppositedir ectio ncrea tewa ves.
Thi smay causethe maxi mum permiss ible
wa ter dep thto be excee ded.
Fai lure to obs erve these notes mayresultin
da mag eto the engi ne,electrica lsy stems
and transmi ssion.
If yo uhav eto drive on stretche sof roa don
whi chwater has collected ,ple ase bearin mind
that:
R in the case ofstand ingwater, thewater
lev elmay beno higher than theloweredg e
of the vehi clebod y
R youshou lddri ve no faster than walking pace Win
terdrivi ng G
WARNI
NG
If yo ushi ftdow non asli ppe ryroa dsur face
in an attemp tto increa sethe engi ne's brak-
ing effe ct,the drive whe elscou ldlos ethei r
gri p.The reisan increa seddanger ofskid -
ding andaccidents.
Do not shiftdow nfor additi onal enginebra k-
ing onasli ppe ryroa dsur face . G
DA
NGER
If the exha ustpipeis blo cked oradequ ate
ventil ation isnot possible, poi sonou sga ses
such ascarb onmonoxi de(CO) may enter
the vehi cle. Thisis the case ,e.g. ifthe vehi -
cle beco mestrapped insnow .The reisarisk
of fata linjur y.
If yo ulea vethe engi neorthe auxili ary heat-
ing runni ng,make surethe exha ustpipeand
are aaro und thevehi cleare clea rof snow .
To ensu rean adequ ate supplyoffresh air, ope
nawi ndow onthe sideof the vehi cle
that isnot facinginto thewind.
Have your vehi clewinter-pro ofedataqu alifi ed
spe cialist wor kshop atthe onset ofwinter.
Drive particu larly care fullyon slippe ryroa d
sur face s.Avoid sudden acce leration, steer ing
and braking mane uvers.Do not use cruise
control orActive DistanceAssistDISTR ONIC.
If the vehi clethrea tenstoskid orcannot be
stopp edwhe nmovi ngatlow speed:
X Shift thetransmi ssion topos ition005C.
X Try tobring the vehi cleund ercontrol using
corre ctive steering.
The outsid etempe ratureindi cator isnot
des igne dto serve asan ice-w arningdevi ce
and isthere foreunsu itable forthat purpos e.
Cha nges inthe outsid etempe ratureare dis-
pla yedafte ra shor tdel ay.
Indi cated tempe raturesjust above thefree zing
poi ntdo not guara ntee thattheroadsur face is
free ofice. The roadmay stillbe icy,esp ecia lly
in woo ded areasoron bridge s.
You shou ldpa yspe cialattenti ontoroa dcon-
diti ons whentempe raturesare around freezing
poi nt.
For more informationondriving with snow
chai ns,see (Ypage 308).
For more informationondriving with sum mer
tires ,see (Ypage 307 ).
Obs erve thenotes inthe "Winter operation"
secti on(Ypage 307 ). Off-ro
addrivi ng
Impo rtant safetynotes G
WARNI
NG
If yo udri ve on asteep inclineatan angl eor
turn whendri ving onanincli ne,the vehi cle
cou ldslipsid eways, tip and rollov er. The reis
a risk ofan acci dent.
Alw aysdri ve on asteep inclineinthe line of
fal l(stra ightup ordow n)and donot turn the
vehi cle. Dri
vin gtips
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X
Accel eratethe vehicleto the desired speed.
X Bri eflypre ssthe cruise contro lle ver up0043
or down 0044.
X Re move your foo tfrom theacce lera tor
pe dal.
Cr uise contro lis acti vated .The vehicleau to-
ma tica lly ma inta insthe stor edspe ed.
i Cr
uise contro lma ybe una ble to ma inta in
the stor edspe edon uphillgra dients. The
stor edspe edisres um edwhen the gradient
eve nsout.Cr uise contro lma inta insthe
stor edspe edon downh ill gra dients byauto-
ma tica lly ap plying the brakes.
Sto ringthe curren tspe edorcal ling up
the laststo red speed G
WA
RNING
If yo ucal lup the stor edspe edand itdiffer s
from thecurrent speed,the vehicleacce ler-
ate sor decel era tes. Ifyo udo not know the
stor edspe ed,the vehiclecou ldacce lera te
or bra keune xpected ly.The reisaris kof an
acci dent.
Pa yatte ntionto the roadand trafficcond i-
tio ns before calling up the stor edspe ed.If
yo udo not know thestor edspe ed,stor ethe
de sired speedagain.
X Bri eflypu llthe cruise contro lle ver towards
yo u0085.
X Re move your foo tfrom theacce lera tor
pe dal.
The first time cruise contro lis acti vated ,it
stor esthe current speedorreg ulate sthe
spe edofthe vehicleto the previouslystor ed
spe ed.
Se ttin gaspe ed Kee
pin mind thatit ma ytake abri efmome nt
unti lthe vehicleha sacce lera ted orbra ked to
the speedset.
X To
adjust thesetspe edin5mph incre -
men ts(10km/h incre men ts):bri efly
pre ssthe cruise contro lle ver up0043 past the
pre ssu repoint for ahighe rspe ed,or
do wn 0044for alowe rspe ed.
X To
adjust thesetspe edin1mph incre -
men ts(1 km/h incre men ts):bri eflypre ss
the cruise contro lle ver up0043 tothe pres- su
re point for ahighe rspe ed,or down 0044
for alowe rspe ed.
i Cr
uise contro lis not deacti vated ifyo u
de pre ssthe acce lera tor pedal.For exampl e,
if yo uacce lera te bri eflyto ove rtake ,cru ise
contro lad jus tsthe vehicle's spe edtothe
la st spe edstor edafte ryo uha ve fini she d
ove rtaki ng.
De acti vati ngcrui secontro l The
rearesev eralwa ystodeacti vate cru ise
contro l:
X Bri eflypre ssthe cruise contro lle ver for-
wa rds 0087.
or X Bra ke.
Cr uise contro lis au toma tically de acti vated if:
R the vehicleis sec ured with the electri cpa rk-
ing brake
R youar edri ving atless tha n20 mph
(30 km/h )
R ESP ®
inte rvenes oryoude acti vate ESP ®
R youshi ftthe trans mission topositio n005C
wh ile dri ving
If cru ise contro lis de acti vated ,yo uwi llhea ra
wa rning tone. Youwi llsee theCruise Con‐ Cru
ise Con‐
tro lOff tro
lOff message inthe multifu nctio ndis-
pl ay for appro xima telyfiv esec ond s.
i Whe
nyo usw itch offthe engine,the last
spe edstor ediscle ared . Ac
tiv eDi stan ceAssist DISTRO NIC
Ge neral notes Active
Distance AssistDISTR ONICreg ulate s
the speedand automa tically hel psyouma in-
tai nthe dista nce from thevehiclede tecte din
front. Vehicles arede tecte dwi th the aid of the
ra da rsens orsystem .Active Distance Assist
DISTR ONICbra kes automa tically to avoid
exce eding the setspeedortoma inta inthe
de signa ted dista nce from thevehiclein front.
If Active Distance AssistDISTR ONICde tects
tha tther eis aris kof acol lisi on with the vehi-
cle infront, youwi llbe warned visually and
au dibly. Active Distance AssistDISTR ONIC
canno tpre vent acol lisi on withou tyo ur inte r-
venti on.Aninte rmittent warning tonewillthen 15
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sound
andthedistance warninglampwilllight
up inthe instrument cluster.Brakeimmedi-
ately inorder toincrease thedistance tothe
vehicle infront ortake evasive actionprovided
it is safe todo so.
Act ive Distance AssistDISTRONIC operatesin
the speed rangebetween 0mph (0km/h) and
120 mph (200km/h) .
Change intoalower gearingood timeonlong
and steep downhill gradients. Thisisespeciall y
important ifthe vehicle isladen. Bydoing so,
you willmake useofthe braking effectofthe
engine. Thisrelieves theload onthe brake sys-
tem andprevents thebrakes fromoverheating
and wearing tooquickly.
Do not use Active Distance AssistDISTRONIC
on roads withsteep gradients.
For Active Distance AssistDISTRONIC to
assist youwhen driving, theradar sensor sys-
tem must beoperational.
As Act ive Distance AssistDISTRONIC trans-
mits radar waves, itcan resemble theradar
detectors ofthe responsible authorities.You
can refer tothe relevant chapterinthe Opera-
tor's Manual ifquestions areasked aboutthis.
i USA
only: Thisdevice hasbeen approved
by the FCC asa"Vehicul arRada rSystem".
The radar sensor isintended foruse inan
automotive radarsystem only.Removal,
tampering, oraltering ofthe device willvoid
any warranties, andisnot permitted bythe
FCC. Donot tamper with,alter, oruse inany
non- approved way.
Any unauthorized modificationtothis device
could voidtheuser's authority tooperate
the equip ment.
i Canada
only:Thisdevice complies with
RSS-21 0of Industry Canada.Operation is
subject tothe followi ngtwo conditions:
1. This device maynotcause interferen ce,
and
2. This device mustaccept anyinterferen ce
received, includinginterferen cethat may
cause undesired operationofthe device.
Removal, tampering, oraltering ofthe
device willvoid anywarranties, andisnot
permitted. Donot tamper with,alter, oruse
in any non- approved way.
Any unauthorized modificationtothis device
could voidtheuser's authority tooperate
the equip ment. Importa
ntsafety notes G
WARNING
Act ive Distance AssistDISTRONIC doesnot
react to:
R people oranimals
R stationary objectsinthe road, e.g.stop-
ped orparked vehicles
R oncoming vehiclesandcrossing traffic
As aresult, Active Distance Assist
DISTRONIC mayneither givewarnings nor
intervene insuch situations. Thereisarisk
of an accident.
Always paycareful attentiontothe traffic
situation andbeready tobrake. G
WARNING
Act ive Distance AssistDISTRONIC cannot
alwa ysclearly identify otherroadusers and
complex trafficsituations.
In such cases, Active Distance Assist
DISTRONIC can:
R give anunnecessary warningandthen
brake thevehicle
R neither giveawarning norintervene
R accelerate orbrake unexpectedly
There isarisk ofan accident.
Continue todrive carefully andbeready to
brake, especial lyifAct ive Distance Assist
DISTRONIC warnsyou. G
WARNING
Act ive Distance AssistDISTRONIC brakes
your vehicle withupto50% ofthe maximum
possible deceleration. Ifthis deceleration is
not sufficient, Active Distance Assist
DISTRONIC alertsyouwith avisual and
acoustic warning. Thereisarisk ofan acci-
dent.
Adjust yourspeed inthese cases andmain-
tain sufficient distance.
Apply thebrakes yourselfand/or takeeva-
sive action. Driving
systems
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!
When
Active Distance AssistDISTRONIC
or the HOLD function isactivated, thevehi-
cle brakes automaticall yin certain situa-
tions.
To avoid damage tothe vehicle, deactivate
Act ive Distance AssistDISTRONIC andthe
HOLD function inthe followi ngorsimila rsit-
uations:
R when towing thevehicle
R in the carwash
Act ive Distance AssistDISTRONIC canneither
reduce therisk ofan accident ifyou failto
adap tyour driving style,noroverride thelaws
of physics. Active Distance AssistDISTRONIC
cannot takeintoaccount road,weather ortraf-
fic conditions. Active Distance Assist
DISTRONIC isonly anaid. You areresponsible
for the distance tothe vehicle infront ,for
vehicle speed,forbraking ingood timeandfor
staying inyour lane.
Do not use Active Distance AssistDISTRONIC:
R In road andtraffic conditions whichdonot
allow youtomaintain aconst antspeed, e.g.
in heavy traffic oron winding roads
R On slippe ryroad surfaces. Brakingoraccel-
erating couldcause thedrive wheels tolose
traction andthevehicle couldthenskid
R In poor visibil ity,e.g. due tofog, heavy rain
or snow
Act ive Distance AssistDISTRONIC maynot
detect narrow vehicles drivinginfront ,e.g.
motorcycles, orvehicles drivinginastaggered
formation.
In particular, thedetection ofobstacles canbe
impaired if:
R There isdirt onthe sensors oranything else
covering thesensors
R There issnow orheavy rain
R There isinterferenc eby other radarsources
R There arestrong radarreflections, forexam-
ple inparking garages
If Act ive Distance AssistDISTRONIC nolonger
detects avehicle infront ,Distance Pilot
DISTRONIC mayunexpectedly accelerateto
the speed stored. This
speed may:
R Be too high ifyou aredriving inaturning
lane oran exit lane
R Be sohigh when driving inthe right-hand
lane thatyouovertake vehiclesinthe left-
hand lane
R Be sohigh inthe left lane thatyoupass
vehicles drivingonthe right
If there isachange ofdrivers, advisethenew
driver ofthe speed stored.
Cruise control lever 0043
Tostore thecurrent speedorahigher
speed
0044 Tostore thecurrent speedoralower
speed
0087 Todeactivate Active Distance Assist
DISTRONIC
0085 Tostore thecurrent speedorcalls upthe
last stored speed
0083 Toset aspecified minimum distance
Activating ActiveDistance Assist
DISTRONIC Activation
conditions
! When
Active Distance AssistDISTRONIC
or the HOLD function isactivated, thevehi-
cle brakes automaticall yin certain situa-
tions.
To avoid damage tothe vehicle, deactivate
Act ive Distance AssistDISTRONIC andthe
HOLD function inthe followi ngorsimila rsit-
uations:
R when towing thevehicle
R in the carwash 160
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