cruise control MERCEDES-BENZ SLC ROADSTER 2019 Owner's Manual

Important
safetyinformation ........... 75
Opening/closi ng(all).... ................... 76
Opening/closi ng(front) ................... 76
Overview .......................................... 75
Proble m(mal function) .....................7 8
Rese ttin g ........................................ .7 7
Reve rsing feat ure .............................7 5
SIRIUS services
see also Digital Operator's Man-
ual .................................................. 217
Smar tKey
Changing thebattery ....................... 69
Changing theprogramming ............ .6 7
Chec kingth ebat tery .......................6 9
Dis play mes sage ............ ................206
Doo rcentr allocking /unlo cking ....... 66
Imp orta ntsafety note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 66
Los s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 70
Mech anical key <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 68
Ope ning/ closing theroof................ 80
Ove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 66
Pos itions (igni tion lock) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 118
Pro blem (ma lfunction) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 70
Starti ngthe engi ne<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 120
SMS
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 217
Sno wcha ins<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 270
So cke ts
Ce nter conso le<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 230
Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 229
So und
Swi tching on/off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 218
Spe cial seat beltretrac tor<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 54
Spe ciali st wo rksho p<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 27
Spe ed,contro llin g
see Cruisecontrol
Spe edomete r
Digi tal<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 171
In the Instru mentcluster <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 32
Segm ents<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 167
Sel ecti ngthe displ ayuni t............... 176
Spo rthandl ingmode
Activa ting/d eactiva ting
(Me rced es-AM GSLC 43)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 62
Wa rning lamp <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 212
Stan dinglamps
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 193Swi
tching on/off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 98
Start/ stopfunc tion
see ECO start/stop function
Startin g(e ng ine) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 119
Ste ering
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 205
Ste ering wheel
Adju sting (electrica lly) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 90
Adju sting (manually) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 90
Butto nove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 33
Butto ns(on-boa rdcomp uter)......... 168
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 89
Stori ngsetti ngs(memory func-
tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 95
Ste ering wheelpaddle shifters ........ 129
Sto pwa tch(RACETIME R)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 180
Sto wag eareas <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 225
Sto wag eco mpartmen ts
Armre st(under )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 225
Ce nter conso le<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 226
Cu phol ders <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 227
Door <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 226
Eye glas ses comp artment............... 226
Gl ove box <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 225
Imp orta ntsafety informa tion ......... 225
Re ar wa ll<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 226
Stow agenet <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 226
Sto wag ene t<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 226
Summe rtire s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 269
Sun visor<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 228
Surro undlighti ng(on-b oard com-
puter) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 177
SVHC (Subs tanc esofVery High
Co ncern )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Sw itchin gair-re circul ationmode
on /o ff<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 114
Sw itchin gon medi amode
Via the device list <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 223 T
Tach ometer<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 167
Tail lamps
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 193
see Lights
Tank conte nt
Fue lga ug e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 32 In
dex
17

Storing
orcalling upaspeed G
WARNING
If you callupthe stored speedanditdiffers
from thecurrent speed,thevehicle acceler-
ates ordecelerates. Ifyou donot know the
stored speed, thevehicle couldaccelerate
or brake unexpect edly.There isarisk ofan
accident.
Pay attent iontothe road andtraffic condi-
tions before callingupthe stored speed. If
you donot know thestored speed, storethe
desired speedagain.
X Briefly pullthecruise controllever towards
you 0087.
X Remove yourfootfrom theaccelerator
pedal.
The first time cruise controlisactivated, it
stores thecurrent speedorregulates the
speed ofthe vehicle tothe previously stored
speed.
Setting aspeed G
WARNING
Keep inmind thatitmay take abrief
moment untilthevehicle hasmade thenec-
essary adjustment s.
Incr ease ordecrease thesetvehicle speed
to avalue thattheprevailing roadcondition s
and legal speed limitspermit. Otherwise,
sudden andunexpect edacceleration or
deceleration ofthe vehicle couldcause an
accident and/orserious injurytoyou and
others.
X To
adj ust the setspeed in1mph incre-
ments (1km/h increments): brieflypress
the cruise controllever up0043 tothe pres-
sure point forahigher speed, ordown 0085
for alower speed.
Every timethecruise controllever is
pressed upordown, thelast speed stored is
increased orreduced.
X To
adj ust the setspeed in5mph incre-
ments (10km/h increments): briefly
press thecruise controllever up0043 past the pressure
pointforahigher speed, or
down 0085for alower speed.
Every timethecruise controllever is
pressed upordown, thelast speed stored is
increased orreduced.
i The
speed indicated inthe speedometer
may differ slightly fromthespeed stored.
i Cruise
controlisnot deactivated ifyou
depress theaccelerator pedal.Forexample,
if you accelerate brieflytoovertake, cruise
cont roladjusts thevehicle's speedtothe
last speed stored afteryouhave finished
overtakin g.
Deactivating cruisecontrol There
areseveral waystodeactivate cruise
cont rol:
X Briefly pressthecruise controllever for-
wards 0043.
or X Brake.
Cruise controlisautomatically deactivatedif:
R you engage theelectric parking brake
R you aredriving atless than 20mph
(30 km/h)
R ESP ®
interven esoryou deactivate ESP®
R on vehicles withmanual transmission,you
shift toagear thatistoo high, andasa
result theengine speedistoo low
R Brake Assist interven es
R you move outoftransm issionposition 005B
If cruise controlisdeactivated, youwillhear a
warning tone.Youwillsee theCruise Con‐ Cruise
Con‐
trol Off trol
Offmessage inthe multifunct iondis-
play forapproximately fiveseconds.
i When
youswitch offthe engine, thelast
speed stored iscleared. Driving
systems
143Drivingandparking Z

ate
sor dec eler ates.Ifyou donotkn ow the
st ore dspee d,theveh icle coul dacc eler ate
or brak eunex pectedly. Ther eis arisk ofan
acc iden t.
Pay attent ion totheroad andtraff iccon di-
tio ns befo recallin gup thest ore dspee d.If
you donotkn ow thest ore dspee d,store the
desir edspee dagain .
X Briefly pullthecr uise control leve rto wards
you 0085.
X Remov eyour footfr om theacc eler ator
pedal.
The first tim eAc tiveDis tan ceAssist
DI STRO NICisact ivat ed, itstore sth ecur ren t
spee dor reg ulate sth espee dof theveh icle
to theprev iously store dspee d.
Pull ingawa yand driving
X If
you want topullawa ywith Activ eDis-
ta nce Assist DISTRONIC: rem ove your foot
fr om thebrak epedal.
X Briefly pullthecr uise control leve rto wards
you 0085.
or X IfAc tiveDis tan ceAssist DISTRO NICisact i-
vat ed: acceler ate brie fly.
Your vehicle pulls away andadapt sits spee d
to that oftheveh icle infron t.Ifno veh icle is
det ectedinfron t,your vehicle acceler ates
to theset spee d.
The vehicle can also pullaway when itis fac ing
an unid entified obstacle orisdriv ingonadif-
fer ent line from another veh icle.The vehicle
th en brak esauto matically. Beready tobrak e
at all tim es.
If th ere isno veh icle infron t,Ac tiveDis tan ce
As sist DISTRO NICoper atesin thesame way
as cruise control.
If Ac tiveDis tan ceAssist DISTRO NICdetectsa
slowe r-mov ingvehicle infron t,itbrak esyour
veh icle.In this way, thedist anceyou have
selec tedis main tained.
If Ac tiveDis tan ceAssist DISTRO NICdetectsa
fast er-mov ingvehicle infron t,itinc reas esthe
driv ingspee d.Howe ver,th eveh icle ison ly
acc eler atedup tothespee dyou have store d. Select
ingthedr ive progr am
Ac tiveDis tan ceAssist DISTRO NICsuppo rts a
spor tydriv ingstyle when youhave selected
th eS or S+ driv eprog ram(Ypage 124).
Ac cel erat ionbehin dth eveh icle infron tor to
th eset spee dis then noticeably more
dynam ic.Ifyou have selectedth eC or Edriv -
ing prog ram,th eveh icle acceler atesmor e
gen tly. Incit ytraff icand stop- start traff ic,
driv eprog ramCis rec omm ended.
Cha nging lanes
If you want tochang eto theove rtakin glane
on mult i-laneroads ,Ac tiveDis tan ceAssist
DI STRO NICsuppo rts you if:
R you aredrivingfast erthan 45 mph
(70 km/h)
R Ac tiveDis tan ceAssist DISTRO NICismain -
tain ingthedist anceto aveh icle infron t
R you switchon theappro priatetur nsign al
R Ac tiveDis tan ceAssist DISTRO NICdoes not
cur ren tlydet ect adang erofcol lision
If th ese condition sare fulfilled, yourvehicle is
acc eler ated.Ac cel erat ionwill beinterr upte dif
ch ang inglane stak estoolon gor ifth edis-
tan cebet ween yourvehicle and theveh icle in
fr on tbec ome sto osmall .
i When
youchang elane s,Ac tiveDis tan ce
As sist DISTRO NICmon itorstheleft lane on
left -hand- driveveh iclesor therigh tlane on
righ t-han d-driveveh icles.
St opp ing G
WAR
NING
If you leave thedriv er'sseat when theveh i-
cle ison lybein gbrak edbyActiveDis tan ce
As sist DISTRO NIC,itcoul droll away:
R ifth ere isamalf unctionin thesyst emor
in thevolt age supply
R ifAc tiveDis tan ceAssist DISTRO NICis
deac tivate dusin gth ecr uise control leve r,
for exam plebyaveh icle occupant orfrom
out side theveh icle
R ifth eelec trical systemintheeng inecom -
part men t,th ebat tery or thefuse sare
tam pere dwith Driv
ingsyst ems
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Z

R
ifthe batt eryisdisco nnect ed
R ifthe vehic leisacc elerat ed,e.g. byavehi-
cle occ upant
There isarisk ofan acc ident .
Always deactivateActiveDist anceAss ist
DI STRON ICand secur ethe vehic leagainst
rollin gaway beforeyou leave it.
Furt herinformat ionondeact ivatingAc tiveDis-
tan ceAss istDISTRON IC(Y page 149).
If Ac tiveDist anceAss istDISTRON ICdete cts
that thevehic lein fro ntissto pping ,it brak es
your vehic leunt ilit is stat ionar y.
Onc eyour vehic leisstat ionar y,itremain ssta-
tion aryand youdonot need todepres sthe
brak e.
i Af
ter atim e,the elect ricpark ingbrak e
secur esthe vehic leand reliev esthe serv ice
brak e.
i Depe
ndingon the spec ified minimum dis-
tan ce, your vehic lewill com eto astan dstill
at asuffic ientdistancebehin dthe vehic lein
fro nt.The spec ified minimum distanceis set
using thecontrol on the cruis econ trol lever .
When ActiveDist anceAss istDISTRON ICis
act ivate d,the transm ission isshift edautom ati-
cally toposit ion005Dif:
R the drive r'sseat beltisnot fastened andthe
drive r'sdoor isopen
R the engin eis switc hedoff,unless itis auto-
matic allyswitc hedoffbythe ECO start/
sto pfunc tion.
The elect ricpark ingbrak eis applied automati-
cally ifAc tiveDist anceAss istDISTRON ICis
act ive when thevehic leisstat ionar yand:
R asyst emmalfun ction occurs
R the power supply isnot suffic ient
If amalfun ction occurs, thetransm ission may
also shift toposit ion005Dautom atically.
Sett ingaspeed Keep
inmin dthat itmay takeabrief mome nt
unt ilthe vehic lehas accelerat edorbrak edto
the speed set.
X To
adjust theset speed in1mp hincre-
ment s(1 km /hincrem ents):brieflypress
the cruis econ trol lever up0043 tothe pres- sure
point forahigher speed, ordown 0044
for alower speed.
Ev ery timethe cruis econ trol lever is
press edup ordown, thelast speed stored is
inc reased orreduc ed.
X To
adjust theset speed in5mp hincre-
ment s(10 km/hincrem ents):briefly
press thecruis econ trol lever up0043 past the
press urepoint forahigher speed, or
down 0044for alower speed.
Ev ery timethe cruis econ trol lever is
press edup ordown, thelast speed stored is
inc reased orreduc ed.
Sett ingaspecified minimumdist ance You
cansetthe spec ified minimum distance
for ActiveDist anceAss istDISTRON ICby vary-
ing the timespan betwee none andtwosec-
onds .This determin esthe distancethat Active
Dist anceAss istDISTRON ICisto maint ainfrom
the vehic lein fro nt,depen dingonthe road
speed. Youcanseethis distancein the multi-
func tion display (Ypage 149).
The spec ified minimum distancecan be
chan gedwhile ActiveDist anceAss ist
DI STRON ICisswitc hedonoroff.
Make surethatyoumaint ainasuffic ientlysafe
dist ancefro mthe vehic lein fro nt.Adj ust the
dist anceto the vehic lein fro ntifnec essary. Cruise
control lever
X To increa se:turn control 0087 towar d0044.
Ac tiveDist anceAss istDISTRON ICthe n
maint ainsagreat erdist ancebetwee nyour
vehic leand thevehic lein fro nt.
X To decr ease: turncontrol 0087 towar d0043.
Ac tiveDist anceAss istDISTRON ICthe n
maint ainsashor terdist ancebetwee nyour
vehic leand thevehic lein fro nt. 148
Driving
systemsDriving andparking

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The
lastspeed stored remains storeduntil
you switch offthe engine.
i Act
ive Distan ceAssist DISTRONIC isnot
deactivated ifyou depress theaccelerator
pedal. Ifyou accelerate toovertak e,Act ive
Distan ceAssist DISTRONIC adjuststhevehi-
cle's speed tothe last speed stored after
you have finished overtaking.
Act ive Distan ceAssist DISTRONIC isautomati-
cally deactivated if:
R you engage theelectric parking brakeorif
the vehicle isautomatically securedwiththe
electric parking brake
R ESP ®
inter venes oryou deactivate ESP®
R the trans mission isin position 005D,005Eor005C
R you pull thecruise controllever towards you
in order topull away andthefront -
passenger doorisopen
R you activate Active Parking Assist
R the vehicle isskidding
If Act ive Distan ceAssist DISTRONIC isdeacti-
vated automatically, youwillhear awarning
ton e.The Active Distance AssistOff Active
Distance AssistOff
message willappear onthe multifunct iondis-
play forapproximately fiveseconds.
Tips fordriving withActive Distance
Assist DISTRONIC General
notes
The following contains description sof cert ain
road andtrafficcondit ionsinwhich youmust
be particularly attentive.Insuch situations,
brake ifnecessary. Active Distan ceAssist
DIS TRONIC willthen bedeactivated.
Cornering, goingintoandcoming outof
a bend The
ability ofAct ive Distan ceAssist
DIS TRONIC todetect vehicles whencornering
is limited. Yourvehicle maybrake unexpect -
edly orlate.
Vehicles traveling onadiffer entline Act
ive Distan ceAssist DISTRONIC maynot
detect vehicles thatarenot driving inthe mid-
dle oftheir lane. Thedistance tothe vehicle in
front willbetoo short.
Other vehicles changing lanes Act
ive Distan ceAssist DISTRONIC hasnot
detect edthe vehicle cuttinginyet. Thedis-
tanc eto this vehicle willbetoo short.
Nar row vehicles 150
Driving
systemsDriving andparking

0063
0064 Press
andhold:
R In the Audio Audio
menu: selects apre-
set listorastation listinthe
desired frequency range,selects
an audio trackorvideo scene
using rapidscrolling
R In the Tel Tel
(Telephone) menu:
starts rapidscrolling ifthe phone
book isopen 0076 R
Confirms theselection ordisplay
message
R In the Tel Tel
(Telephone) menu:
switches tothe telephone book
and starts dialingthe selected
number 0038 Press
briefly:
R Back
R Switches offvoice-operated con-
trol fornavigation orthe Voice
Control System
R Hides display messages orcalls
up the last Trip Trip
menu function
used
R Exit sthe telephone book/redial
memory 0038 Press
andhold:
R Call sup the standard displayin
the Trip Trip
menu Right
control panel 0076 R
Rejects orends acall
R Exit sthe telephone book/redial
memory 0061 R
Makes oraccepts acall
R Switches tothe redial memory 0081
0082 R
Adjusts thevolume 0063 R
Mute 0059 R
Switches onvoice-operated con-
trol fornavigation orthe Voice
Control System You
canfind further information onvoice-oper-
ated controlfor navigation inthe manufactur- er's
operating instructionsinvehicles withan
Audio 20multimedia system.
Vehicles withtheCOMAND multimedia sys-
tem: youcan find further information onthe
Voice Control System inthe separate operat-
ing instruct ions. Multifunction
display 0043
Drive program (Ypage 125)
0044 Transmission position(Ypage 125)
0087 Text field
0085 Menu bar
0083 Time
0084 Outside temperature orspeed
(Y page 176)
Set thetime using themultimedia system;see
the Digital Operator's Manual.
X To display menubar0085:press the0059
or 0065 button onthe steering wheel.
If you donot press thebuttons anylonger,
menu bar0085isfaded outafter afew sec-
onds.
Text field 0087shows theselected menuor
submenu anddisplay messages.
Possible displaysinthe multifu nctiondis-
play:
R 0097Gearshift recommen dation,whenshifting
manually (Ypage 131)
R 005D Parking Guidance(Ypage 156)
R CRUISE CRUISE
Cruisecontrol(Ypage 142) Displays
andoperat ion
169On-board computerand displays Z

X
Press 0064or0063 toset Off Off,
Standard Standard
or
Adaptive Adaptive.
X Press the0076 button tosave thesetting.
When LaneKeeping Assistisactivat ed,the
multifunc tiondisplay showsthelane mark-
ings asbright linesinthe assistanc e
graphic.
Further informationonLane Keeping Assist
(Y page 165). Service
menu
Dependin gon the equipment installedinthe
vehicle, youhave thefollowing optionsinthe
Serv. Serv.
menu:
R Calli ngup display messages (Ypage 182)
R Restartin gthe tire pressure losswarning
system (Ypage 274)
R Checking thetire pressure electronically
(Y page 274)
R Calli ngup the service duedate
(Y page 245) Settings
menu
Introdu ction Dependin
gon the equipment installedinthe
vehicle, inthe Sett. Sett.
menuyouhave thefol-
lowing options:
R Changing theinstr ument cluster settings
(Y page 176)
R Changing thelight settings (Ypage 176)
R Changing thevehicle settings (Ypage 178)
R Changing theconv enienc esett ings
(Y page 178)
R Restoring thefactor ysett ings (Ypage 179)
Instru mentcluster Selecting
thedista nceunit
The Display UnitSpeed-/Odo meter: Display
UnitSpeed-/Odo meter:func-
tion allows youtochoose whether certaindis-
plays appear inkilometer sor miles inthe mul-
tifunc tiondisplay.
X Press the0059 or0065 button onthe steer-
ing wheel toselect theSett. Sett.
menu.
X Press the0064 or0063 button toselect the
Instrument Cluster Instrument
Clustersubmenu. X
Press 0076toconf irm.
X Press the0064 or0063 button toselect the
Display UnitSpeed-/Odo meter: Display
UnitSpeed-/Odo meter:func-
tion.
The curren tsett ingkm km
ormiles miles
appears.
X Press the0076 button tosave thesetting.
The selected unitofmeasurement fordistanc e
applies to:
R the digital speedometer inthe Trip Trip
menu
R the odometer andtripodometer
R the trip computer
R the curren tcons umption andtherange
R navigation instruction sin the Navi Navi
menu
R cruise control
R DIS TRONIC
R ASS YST PLUS
Selecting permanent display
The Permanent Display: Permanent
Display:functionallows you
to choose whether themultifunc tiondisplay
alway sshows theoutside temperat ureorthe
speed.
The speed display isinverse tothe speedome-
ter.
X Press the0059 or0065 button onthe steer-
ing wheel toselect theSett. Sett.
menu.
X Press the0064 or0063 button toselect the
Instrument Cluster Instrument
Clustersubmenu.
X Press 0076toconf irm.
X Press the0064 or0063 button toselect the
Permanent Display: Permanent
Display:function.
The curren tsett ing, Outside Temperatur e Outside
Temperatur e
or Speedomete r[km/h] Speedomete
r[km/h] orSpeedomete r Speedomete
r
[mph] [mph],
appears.
X To change thesetting: press0076again.
Lights Setting
thedayt imerunning lamps
This funct ionisnot availabl ein Canada.
X Press the0059 or0065 button onthe steer-
ing wheel toselect theSett. Sett.
menu.
X Press the0064 or0063 button toselect the
Light Light
submenu.
X Press 0076toconf irm.
X Press the0064 or0063 button toselect the
Daytime Running Lights Daytime
Running Lightsfunction.
If the Daytime RunningLights Daytime
RunningLightsfunction
has been switched on,the cone oflight and 176
Menus
andsubmenusOn-board computerand display s

Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions Act
ive Distance Act
ive Distance
Ass ist Currently Ass
ist Currently
Una vailableSee Una
vailableSee
Ope rator'sMan ual Ope
rator'sMan ual Ac
tive Distanc eAs sis tDI ST RONI Cis tempo rarily ino per ative.
Pos siblecaus esare:
R theradar sensor syst emistempo rarily ino per ative, e.g. due to
elec tromag netic radi ation emi tted bynearby TVorradi ostati ons
or other sour cesof elec tromag netic radi ation
R thesyst emisout side theoper ating tempe rature range
R theon -boar dvol tag eis toolow
A warn ingtone also soun ds.
Whe nth ecaus esstate dabov eno longer apply, thedisp laymes sage
disap pears.
Ac tive Distanc eAs sis tDI ST RONI Cis oper ationalagain .
If th edisp laymes sage does notdisap pear:
X Pull overand stop theveh iclesaf ely assoo nas pos sible,payin g
att ention toroa dand traff icco nd ition s.
X Se cur eth eveh icleagain strol lingaway (Ypage 134).
X Rest arttheen gin e. Act
ive Distance Act
ive Distance
Ass ist Inoperative Ass
ist Inoperative Ac
tive Distanc eAs sis tDI ST RONI Cis fault y.
A warn ingtone also soun ds.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . Act
.Dis tance Act
.Dis tance
Ass ist Suspended Ass
ist Suspended You
havedepr essedtheacc eler atorpedal .Ac tive Distanc eAs sis t
DI ST RONI Cis no longer control lingth espe edoftheveh icle.
X Remo veyour footfr om theacc eler atorpedal . Dis
tanceAssist -- Distance
Assist--
- mph -
mph A
condition foractivating Active Distance AssistDISTRONIC hasnot
been met.
X Check theactivation conditions forActive Distance Assist
DISTRONIC (Ypage 144). Cruise
Control Off Cruise
Control Off Cruise
controlhas been deactivated.
If awarning tonealsosounds, cruisecontrolhas deactivated auto-
matically (Ypage 142). Cruise
Control -- Cruise
Control --
- mph -
mph Cruise
controlcannot beactivated, sincenotallofthe activation
conditions havebeen met.
X Check theactivation conditions forcruise control(Ypage 142). Cruise
Control Cruise
Control
Inoperative Inoperative Cruise
controlismalfunctioning.
A warning tonealsosounds.
X Visit aqual ified speciali stworkshop. 200
Dis
play messagesOn-board comp uter anddisplays