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sync
hronization ofthero lling code with
th edoor system mus tbe car ried out. #
Ifindicat orlam p4 does notlight uporflash
gr ee n: repeat thepr ocedur e. #
Release allofthebutt ons.
% The remo tecontr olforth edoor drive is no t
included inthescope ofdeliv eryof the
ga rage door opener .
Sync hronizing thero lling code
Re quirement s:
R The door system uses aro lling code.
R The vehicle mustbe within rang eof the
ga rage door ordoor drive.
R The vehicle aswellas per son sand obje cts
ar elocat edouts idethera ng eof mo vement
of thedoor . #
Press thepr ogr amming buttononthedoor
dr ive unit.
Init iateth ene xt step within appr oximat ely
30 seco nds. #
Press prev iousl ypr og rammed button1, 2
or 3 repeat edlyuntil thedoor closes.
When thedoor closes, progr amming iscom‐
ple ted.
% Please alsoread theoper ating instruction s
fo rth edoor drive.
Tr oublesh ooting when prog rammin gthe
re mo tecont rol #
Chec kif th etra nsmit terfr eq uency ofremo te
contr ol5 issu ppo rted. #
Replace thebatt eries inremo tecontr ol5.
Mercedes-Be nzrecomme ndsthat youha ve the
batt eryre placed ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rk‐
shop. #
Hold remo tecontr ol5 atvarious angles
fr om adis tance of0.4 in(1 cm) to3in
(8 cm) front oftheinside rear vie wmir ror.
Yo usho uld test eve ryposition forat lea st
25 seconds beforetrying ano ther position . #
Hold remo tecontr ol5 atthesame angles
at various distances infront oftheinside
re ar vie wmir ror.Yo usho uld test eve ryposi‐ tion
forat lea st25 seconds beforetrying
ano ther position . #
Onremo tecontr olsthat transm iton lyfora
limi tedper iod, press butt on6 onremo te
contr ol5 again bef oretransm ission ends . #
Ang letheant enn aline ofthega rage door
opener unittowa rdsth ere mo tecontr ol.
% Supportand additiona linf ormati ononpro‐
gr amm ing:
R Ontheto llfree Hom eLink®
Ho tlin eon
1- 800 -355- 3515
R OntheInt erne tat htt ps:/ /
www .homelin k.com/me rcedes
Opening orclosing thega rage doo r
Re quirement s:
R The corresponding buttonisprogr ammed to
oper ateth edoor . #
Press and hold buttons 1,2or3 until
th edoor opens orcloses. #
Ifindicat orlam p4 flashes yello wafte r
appr oximat ely20 seco nds:pr ess and hold Dr
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th
epr ev iousl ypr essed buttonagain untilth e
door opens orcloses.
Clear ingthega rage doo rope nermemo ry #
Press and hold buttons 1and 3.
Indicat orlam p4 lights upyello w. #
Ifindicat orlam p4 flashes gree n: release
butt ons 1and 3.
The entire memo ryhas been deleted. Electr
icpar king brak e Fu
nction oftheelectr icpa rking brak e(app ly‐
ing automat ically) &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tochildr enleftunat tende din the
ve hicle
If ch ildr enarelef tunsuper visedintheve hi‐
cle, they cou ld,in pa rticular :
R open doors,ther eb yendang ering other
per sons orroad user s. R
getou tand bestru ck byoncom ingtraf‐
fi c.
R ope rate vehicle equipment andbecome
tr apped, forex am ple.
In addit ion,th ech ildr encould alsosetth e
ve hicle inmo tion, forex am ple by:
R releasing thepar king brak e.
R chang ingthetra nsmiss ionposition .
R star tin gth eve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. #
Keep theve hicle SmartKey out ofreac h
of childr en. Th
eelectr icpa rking brak eis app lied ifth e
tr ansmis sionis in posi tion 005D 005D
and oneofthe
fo llo wing condit ionsisfulf illed:
R The engin eis switc hedoff. R
The seat belttongu eis no tins ertedin the
seat beltbuckleofthedr iver's seat andthe
dr iver's door isopened.
% Toprev ent application: pullthehandle ofthe
electr icpar king brak e(/ page20 7).
In thefo llo wing situations, theelectr icpa rk‐
ing brak eis also applied:
R The HOL Dfunc tion iske eping theve hicle sta‐
tio nar y.
R ActivePa rking Assistis ke eping theve hicle
st atio nary.
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis bring ing
th eve hicle toast ands till.
R Inaddit ion, one ofthefo llo wing condi‐
tions mustbe fulf illed:
- The engin eis switc hedoff.
- The seat belttongu eis no tins ertedin the
seat beltbuckleofthedr iver's seat and
th edr iver's door isopened.
- Ther eis asy stem malfunct ion.
- The powe rsupp lyis insuf ficie nt. 206
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-
The vehicle isstatio naryfo ra lengt hy
per iod.
When theelectr icpar king brak eis applied, the
re d0049 (USA)or0024 (Canada) indicatorlam p
lights upinthedr iver displa y.
% The electr icpar king brak eis no taut omati‐
cally applied ifth eengine isswitc hedoffby
th eEC Ostar t/ stop funct ion.
Fu nction oftheelectr icpa rking brak e
(r eleasing automat ically)
The electr icpar king brak eis released when
th efo llo wing condit ionsarefulf illed:
R The driver's door isclosed .
R The engin eis running .
R The trans mis sion isin po sitio n005B or005E and
yo udepr esstheaccelera torpeda lor you
shif tfr om transmission position005Dto005B or
005E when onleve lgr ou nd .
R Ifth etransmission isin position 005E,the
tr unk lid mu stbe closed.
R The seat belttongu eis ins ertedint oth eseat
belt buckleofthedr iver's seat. When
theelectr icpar king brak eis released, the
re d0049 (USA)or0024 (Canada) indicatorlam p
in thedr iver displa ygoes out.
Appl ying/r eleasing theelectr icpa rking
br ak ema nuall y
Appl ying #
Push handle 1.
The red0049 (USA)or0024 (Canada) indica‐
to rlam plig hts upinthedr iver displa y.
% The electr icpar king brak eis onl ysecur ely
applied ifth ere d0049 (USA)or0024 (Can‐
ada) indicat orlam pis lit con tinuously .
Re leasing #
Swit chon theignition . #
Pull handle 1.
The red0049 (USA)or0024 (Canada) indica‐
to rlam pin thedr iver displa ygoes out.
Emer gency braking #
Press and hold handle 1.
As long astheve hicle isdriving, thePlease
Release ParkingBrak emessag eis displa yed
and there d0024 indicat orlam pflashes .
When theve hicle hasbeen brak ed toa
st ands till,th eelectr icpar king brak eis
applied. Thered0049 (USA)or0024 (Can‐
ada) indicat orlam plights upinthedr iver dis‐
pla y. Dr
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&
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
re strict ed detection perform anc eof vehi‐
cle sensor sand camer as
If th ear ea around vehicle sensor sor cam‐
er as isco vered, damag edordir ty,cer tain
dr ivin gand safetysy stems cann otfunction
cor rectly .The reisarisk ofan accident. #
Keep thear ea around vehicle sensor s
or camer asclear ofanyobs tructions
and clean. #
Have damag eto thebum per,ra diat or
gr ille orstone chipping inthear ea of
th efront and rear wind owsrepair edat
a qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Pa
rticular ly,ke ep thear eas around thesensor s
and camer asfree ofdir t,ice orslush
(/ page338). Thesensor sand camer asmus t
no tbe coveredand thede tection rang es arou nd
th em mus tbe kept free. Donotatt achadd itiona l
lice nse platebrac ket,ad vertisemen ts,sticke rs,
fo ils orfoils toprotect agains tst one chipping sin
th ede tection rang eof thesensor sand camer as. Mak
esur eth at ther ear eno ove rhang ingloads
pr otru ding intoth ede tection rang e.
If th er eis damag eto abum perorthera diat or
gr ille, orafte ran impact, have thefunc tion of
th esensor sch eckedat aqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop. Have damag eor stone chipping inthe
ar ea ofthecamer ason thefront and rear win‐
do ws repair edataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
% The rear vie wcam erama ymo veinand out
aut omat icallyfo rth epur pose ofcalibr ation,
eve nth ough ther eis no camer aimag ein the
displa y. Ov
ervie wof driving systems anddriving
saf etysy stems R
ABS(Anti- lockBra king System)
(/ page21 2)
R BAS(Bra keAssis tSys tem) (/ page21 2)
R ESP ®
(E lectr oni cSta bility Program)
(/ page21 3)
R ESP ®
Cr ossw indAssis t(/ page21 4) R
EBD (El ectr onicBra keforc eDis tribution)
(/ page21 4)
R STEER CONTR OL(/ page 214)
R HOLD functio n(/ page 215)
R HillSt artAs sis t(/ page21 6)
R ATTENTION ASSIST(/ page21 6)
R Traf fic Sign Assist(/ pag e236)
R Traf fic light view(/ page 240)
R AIRMA TIC(/ page24 8)
R E-AC TIVE BODY CONTR OL(/ page250)
Dr iving Assistance package
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
(/ page 218)
R ActiveSpe edLimi tAssi st(coun try- depend‐
ent )(/ page222 )
R Route-based speedadap tatio n(co untr y-
dependen t)(/ page223)
R ActiveBr ak eAssi st(/ pag e23 1)
R ActiveSt eer ing Assis t(count ry-de pende nt)
(/ page 225) Dr
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R
ActiveEmerg encyStop Assis t(countr y-
dependen t)(/ page22 7)
R ActiveLa ne Chang eAssi st(coun try- depend‐
ent )(/ page229)
R ActiveSt op-and-Go Assist(countr y-depend‐
ent )(/ page225 )
R ActiveBli nd Spo tAssi stwit hex itwa rning
(/ page24 2)
R ActiveLa ne Keeping Assist(/ page24 6)
R PRE-S AFE®
Im pul seSide (/page58)
Pa rking Packag e
% The availabilit yof ind ividual function sis
coun try and equipme nt-de pen dent.
R Rear vie wcam era(/ page25 3)
R Surround viewcam era(/ page25 5)
R Parking AssistPA RK TRONI C(/ pag e26 0)
R ActivePa rking Assist(/ page263) Fu
nctions ofABS (Anti-loc kBr aking System) AB
Sre gulat esthebr ak epr essur ein critical driv‐
ing situation s:
R Dur ing braking, e.g.atmaximum full-stop
br aking orinsuf ficie nttiretracti on, the
wheels arepr eve nted from lock ing.
R Vehicle steer ability whilebraking isensur ed.
If ABS interve nes when braki ng, youwill feel a
pulsing inthebr ak epedal. Thepulsating brak e
pedal canbeanindicat ionofhazar dous road
con dition sand canserveas are minder totake
ex tra car ewh ile dr ivi ng.
Sy stem limit s
R ABSis act ive from speeds ofappr ox.3 mp h
(5 km/ h).
R ABSma ybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion ifa
malfunc tionhasoccurredand theye l‐
lo w 0025 ABSwa rning lam plight sup con tin‐
uousl yin theins trument clusteraf te rth e
engine isstar ted. Fu
nction ofBA S &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent caused by
a malf unctionin BA S(Br akeAssi stSys‐
te m)
If BA Sis mal functi oning,th ebr aking distance
in an eme rgency braki ng situa tionis
incr eased . #
Dep ress thebr ak epedal withfull forc e
in emer gency braki ng situa tions. ABS
pr eve nts thewheels from locking . The
Brak eAssis tSy stem (BAS )suppor tsyour
eme rgency braking situation withadditional
br ak efo rc e.
If yo udepr essthebr ak epedal quickl y, BA Sis
acti vated:
R BASau tomatical lyboos tsthebr ak epr es‐
sur e.
R BAScan shorten thebr aking distance.
R ABS preve nts thewheels from locking .
The brak es will func tion asusual onceyo u
re lease thebr ak epedal. BASis dea ctivated. 21
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Fu
nction ofESP ®
(Electr onicStabil ityPro‐
gr am) &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ®
is
dea ctivated
If yo udeac tivateES P®
,ES P®
can notcar ry
out vehicle stabiliz ation. #
ESP®
shoul don lybe deactiv ated inthe
fo llo wing situat ions. ES
P®
can mon itor and improve driving stabilit y
and tract ion inthefo llo wing situat ions,wit hin
ph ysical limit s:
R When pulling away on awe tor slip pe ry road.
R When brakin g.
If th eve hicle deviat esfrom thedir ect ion desir ed
by thedr iver ,ES P®
can stabiliz eth eve hicle by
int erve ning inthefo llo wing ways:
R One ormor ewheels arebr ak ed.
R The engine outputisadap tedaccor dingto
th esituation . When
ESP®
is deactiv ated, the00BB warning
lam plight sup con tinuousl y:
R Drivin gst abilit ywill nolongerbe improve d.
R The drive wheels couldspin.
R ETS/4 ETStra ction control isstill act ive.
% When ESP®
is deact ivat ed, youar est ill assis‐
te dby ESP ®
wh en braki ng.
Wh enthe00E5 warning lam pflashes ,on eor
se veralwheels hasreac hed itsgrip limit :
R Adaptyo ur drivin gst yle to suit thecur rent
ro ad and weather condition s.
R Donotdeac tivateES P®
.
R Onlyde pres sth eacceler ator pedal asfaras
is necessar ywhen pulling away.
Dea ctivateESP ®
in thefo llo wing situat ionsto
im prove tracti on:
R Whenusing snowch ains .
R Indeep snow .
R Onsand orgrav el. %
Spinn ingthewheels results inacutting
action, whichenhances traction.
If th e00E5 ESP®
wa rning lam plight sup con tinu‐
ousl y,ESP ®
is no tav ailable duetoamalf unction.
Obse rveth efo llo wing informatio n:
R Warning and indic ator lam ps(/ page553 )
R Disp lay mess ages (/ page495)
ET S/4ET S(Electr onicTractio nSy stem)
ET S/ 4ETS tracti oncontr olispa rtof ESP ®
and
mak esitpossible topull away and accelerat eon
a slippe ryroad.
ET S/ 4ETS can improve theve hicle's traction by
int erve ning inthefo llo wing ways:
R The drive wheels arebr ak ed individually if
th ey spin.
R Mor edr ive to rq ue istrans ferred tothewheel
or wheels withtra ction.
Inf luence ofdrive pr og rams onESP®
The drive pr og rams enabl eESP ®
to adap tto dif‐
fe re nt we ather and road con dition sas wellas
th edr iver's prefer reddr iving style. Depen dingon
th eselect eddrive pr ogr am, theappr opriate Dr
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ESP
®
mod ewi llbe acti vated. Youcan selectthe
dr ive pr ogr ams using theDY NA MIC SELE CT
switc h(/ page19 4). Fu
nction ofESP ®
Cr osswind Assist ES
P®
Cr osswind Assistde tects sudde ngu stsof
side wind andhelps thedr iver tokeep theve hi‐
cle inthelane:
R ESP®
Cr osswind Assistis activ eat vehicle
speeds between appr ox.47 mp h(7 5 km/h)
and 125mp h(2 00 km/h) whendr iving
st ra ight ahead orcor ner ing slight ly.
R The vehicle isstabiliz edbymeans ofindivi d‐
ua lbr ak eapp lication onone side. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gES P®
(E lectr onicSta‐
bil ity Prog ram) Mu
ltimed iasystem:
4 © 5
ß 5
y
% ESP®
can onlybe activ ated/deact ivat ed
using quick acc ess when atleas tone other
funct ionisavailable inqu ick acc ess. ESP® can
other wise befound intheAssist ance
menu. #
Select ESP. #
Select Onor00BB Off.
ES P®
is deactiv ated ifth e00BB ESP®
OFF warn‐
ing lam plight sup con tinuousl yin theins trument
clus ter.
Obser veanyinf ormat iononwarning lam psand
displa ymess ages whic hma ybe sho wninthe
ins trumen tclus ter. Fu
nction ofEBD Elect
ronic Brea kfor ce Dis trib uti on (EBD) isch ar‐
act erize dby thefo llo wing:
R Mon itor ing and regulating thebr ak epr essur e
on there ar wheels .
R Improve ddr iving stabilit ywhen brakin g,
espe ciallyon ben ds. Fu
nction ofSTEER CONT ROL ST
EER CONTR OLassist syo uby trans mitting a
no tice ablesteer ing forc eto thesteer ing wheel in
th edir ect ion requ ired forve hicle stabiliz ation.
This steer ing recomme ndation isgiv en inthefo l‐
lo wing situat ions:
R Both right wheels orboth leftwheels areon
a we tor slip pe ry road sur face whe nyo u
br ak e
R The vehicle star ts to skid
Sy stem limit s
ST EER CONTR OLmaybe impai redor ma yno t
func tion inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R ESP®
is deact ivat ed.
R ESP®
is malfun ctionin g.
R The steer ing ismalfunct ioning.
If ES P®
is malfunct ioning,youwill beassis ted
fur ther by theelectr icpo we rst eer ing. 21
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Micr
osleep detection also doe sno tfuncti on
whe nth edr iver camer acann otdetect thedr iv‐
er's eyes, forex am ple asare sult ofthefo llo wing
fa ct or s:
R The driver's eyes areco vereddue tothe
st eer ing column position ,fo rex am ple.
R Poor ambient light.
R Some typesofeyeg lasses orsung lasses.
R The driver's lineofvision isoutside thedr iver
camer a'sfield ofvision.
Also obser veanyinf ormat ionrega rding displa y
mess ages that can bedispla yedon thedr iver
displa y.
The tiredness andalertness assessment of
AT TENTION ASSISTwit hmicr osleep detection is
re se tand restar tedwhen continuing thejour ney
in thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Ifyo uswit choffth eengine.
R Ifyo uunf astenyo ur seat beltandopen the
dr iver's door (e.g.tochang edr iver sor take a
br eak). Ac
tiv eDi stance AssistDI ST RO NIC Fu
nction ofActiv eDi stance Assist
DI ST RO NIC
Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cma intains the
se tspeed onfree-f lowing roads. Ifve hicles in
fr ont arede tected, these tdis tance isma in‐
ta ined, ifnec essar y,unt ilth eve hicle comes toa
halt. Thevehicle acceler ates orbrak es depend‐
ing onthedis tance totheve hicle infront and
th ese tspeed. Thespeed anddistance tothe
ve hicle infront arese tand save dusing the
st eer ing wheel.
Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis available in
th e15 mp h(20 km/h) to130mp h(210 km/h)
spe edrang e.
Ot her featur esofActiveDis tance Assist
DIS TRONI C:
R Adjus tsthedr iving style depending onthe
select eddrive pr ogr am (fuel-sa ving,comfort‐
able ordynamic) (/page19 3)
R Initia tesacceler ationtothestor ed speed if
th etur nsignal indicat orisswitc hedonto
ch ang eto theov ertaking lane R
React sto statio naryve hicles detected in
urb anspe edrang es (exc ep tbicy cles and
mo torcyc les)
R Take sone-sided overtak ing restrictions into
acco untonhighwaysor on multi-lane roads
wit hseparat ero adw ays(countr y-dependen t)
Ad diti onalfunc tionav ailab lein certain coun‐
tr ies :if Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cha s
br ak ed theve hicle toast ands till,it can automat ‐
icall yfo llo wtheve hicle infront when driving off
ag ain within 30seconds. Ifacr itical situation is
de tected inthesur round ingarea when drivin g
of f,suc has aper son intheve hicle path,avisual
and acous ticwarning isgiv en indic atingth at the
dr iver mus tno wtake contr olof theve hicle. The
ve hicle isno tacceler ated anyfur ther.
Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis ready to
pull away when thegr een ç vehicle symbol
fl ashes cyclic ally.
Obser vetheno teson driving systems andyour
re sponsibili ty;yo uma yot her wise failto recog‐
nize dangers(/ page 210). 21
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Dr
iver dis pla yin theAssist ancemenu 1
Vehicle infront
2 Distance indicator
3 Setspe cified dist anc e
Ve hicle detected infront 1ishig hlight edin
gr een. Itma yal so be inthelane tothelef tof
yo ur vehicle insituations whereit is no tper mit‐
te dto overtake on theright, forex am ple onhigh ‐
wa ys.
Pe rm anen tst atus displa y
R ç (white): ActiveDis tance Assist
DIS TRONI Csel ect ed,sp eci fied distance set R
ç (gre en): ActiveDis tance Assist
DIS TRONI Cacti ve,specif ieddistance setand
ve hicle detected
The stor ed speed issho wnunder theper manen t
st atus displa yand highlight edon thespeedome‐
te r.When ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis
pa ssi ve,th est atus displa yis gray ed out.
If th espeed oftheve hicle infront orthespeed
adjus tmentis less than thestor ed speed dueto
th ero uteeve ntahead, thesegment sin the
speedome terlig ht up.
When these tspecif ieddistance isincr eased or
de crea sed ,th eÒ displa ybr ief lyappear s
unde rth eve hicle intheper manen tst atus dis‐
pla y.
% Onhighw aysor high-speed major roads, the
gr een ç vehicle symbol isdispla yedcy cli‐
cally when theve hicle isready topull away.
% Ifyo udepr esstheacceler ator pedal beyond
th ese tting oftheAc tiveDis tance Assist
DIS TRONI C,thesy stem isswitc hedtopas‐
siv emode. Theç Suspen dedmessag e
appear son thedr iver displa y. Sy
stem limit s
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
in thefo llo wing situat ions,fo rex am ple:
R Insnow ,ra in, fog, hea vyspr ay,if th er eis
gl ar e, indir ect sunlight oringrea tly varying
ambien tlight .
R The windsh ieldinthear ea ofthecamer ais
dir ty,fo gg ed up, damag edorcovered.
R Ifth era dar sensor sar edir tyor covered.
R Inpar kingga rage sor on roads withsteep
uphill ordownhill gradients.
R Ifth er ear enar row vehicles infront, suchas
bicy cles ormo torcyc les.
In addition ,on slipper yro ads, brakin gor acc el‐
er atin gcan caus eon eor severalwheels tolose
tr act ion and theve hicle could then skid.
Do notuse ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cin
th ese situation s. Dr
iving andparking 21
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Obser
vetheno teson driving systems andyour
re sponsibili ty;yo uma yot her wise failto recog‐
nize dangers(/ page 210).
Sy stem limit s
The system limits ofTraf fic Sign Assistappl yto
th ede tection oftraf fic sig ns (/ page 236) .
Speed limitsbel ow 12mp h(20 km/h) areno t
aut omaticall yadop tedby thesy stem asthe
st or ed speed. Temp oraryspeed restrictions (e.g.
fo ra cer tain tim eor due towe ather condition s)
can notbe proper lyde tected bythesy stem. The
maximum permissible speedapplying toave hi‐
cle withatrailer isno tde tected bythesy stem.
Ad jus tth espeed inthese situation s. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto Active
Spe edLimi tAssi stadap tingth eve hicle's
speed
The speed adoptedby ActiveSpe edLimi t
Assi stma ybe toohigh orincor rect insome
indi vidualcase s,su ch as:
R atspee dlimit sbelo w12 mp h(20 km/h) R
inwe tcond itions orinfog
R when towing atrailer #
Ensur eth at thedr iven speed complies
wit htraf fic re gulations. #
Adjus tth edr iving speed tosuit current
tr af fic and weather condition s. Fu
nction ofrout e-base dspee dadap tation
When ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis acti ‐
va ted, theve hicle speed willbeadap tedaccor d‐
ing lyto thero uteev ent sahead. Dependingon
th edr ive pr og ram sele cted, theve hicle negoti‐
at es aro uteeve ntaheadin afue l-saving, com ‐
fo rtable ordynam icman ner.When thero ute
eve nthasbe en passe d,theve hicle acceler ates
ag ain tothestor ed speed. Thesetdis tance to
th eve hicle infront, vehicles detected aheadand
spe edrestrictions aheadar eta ke nint oacco unt.
Ro ute-based speedadap tatio ncan beacti vated
in themultimedia system (/ page22 4).
The follo wing routeeve nts areta ke nint o
acco unt:
R Curves R
Round about s
R T-int ersect ions
R Turnsand exits
R Traf fic jams ahead(only with Liv eTr af fic )
Also ,th espeed isreduced ifth etur nsignal indi‐
cat orisswitc hedonand one ofthefo llo wing sit‐
uation sis de tected:
R Turning offat intersect ions
R Drivin gon slowing- down lanes
R Drivin gon lanes adjacenttoslo wing-do wn
lanes
The driver isresponsible forch oosing theright
speed andobser vingother road user s.This
applies inpar ticular tointersect ions,ro und ‐
about sand traffic lights, asroute-based speed
adap tatio ndo es notbr ak eth eve hicle toast and‐
st ill.
If acor responding routeeve ntisde tected whi le
ro uteguidan ceisact ive, thefirs tsp ee dad jus t‐
ment iscar ried out automatic ally.If th etur nsig‐
nal indicat orisswitc hedon,theselect edrouteis Dr
ivin gand parking223