RActive Dis tance Assist DISTRONIC is acti va‐
te d.
00BBIf indicator lamp 1is off: press button 2.
Fu nction of Active Lane Change Assi st
Ac tive Steering Assist is only an aid. You are
re sponsible forth e dis tance totheve hicle in
front, forve hicle speed, for braking in good time
and forst ay ing in your lane. Before changing lanes, make sure
that the neighboring lane is
free (shoulder view).
00CE The availability of thefo llowing function is
countr y-dependent.
Ac tive Steering Assist remains active even if the
turn signal indica tor is switched on. Active Steer‐
ing Assist then assists the driver when changing
lanes byapplying steering torques toinitiate the
lane change.
Assis tance when changing lanes is pr ovided if all
th efo llowing conditions are me t:
RYou are driving on a mo torw ay or high-speed
multi-lane major road with multiple lanes in
th e direction of tr avel.
RThe neighboring lane is free and separated
bya broken lane marking.
RThe driven speed is between 50 mph
(80 km/h) and 110mp h(1 80 km/h).
RThe turn signal indicator is switched on for
longer than two seconds.
If th e sy stem is impaired, Active Lane Change
Assi stmay be canceled. If an inter ruption
occurs, display 1appears in the multifunction display along with a
warning tone pr om
ptin
g you
to take control of theve hicle.
Ste ering and contact de tection
Ac tive Steering Assist requ ires you as the driver,
to keep your hands on thesteering wheel at all
times so that you are able tointer vene at any
time tocor rect the course of theve hicle and
ke ep it in lane. The driver must expect a change
from active topassive mode or vice versa at any
time.
If yo u are not steering yourself or if you take
yo ur hands offthesteering wheel for a pro‐
longed period of time, the sy stem will, depend‐
ing on the situation, firs t alert you with a visual
Driving and parking 16
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00BBTighten the wheel bolts evenly in a diagonal
pattern in the order indicated (1 to5).
Specified tightening torq ue: 111 lb-ft
(150 Nm).
0071 WARNING Risk of accident due toincor‐
re ct tigh tening torque
Th ewheels could come loose if the wheel
bolts or wheel nuts are not tightened tothe
prescribed tightening torque.
00BBHa ve the tightening torque checked
immediately at a qualified specialist
wo rkshop af terch anging a wheel.
00BBCheck the tire pressure of the newly moun‐
te d wheel and adjust according ly.
00BBVe hicles with tire pressure loss warning
sy stem: Restart the tire pressure loss warn‐
ing sy stem (
→page 360).
00BBVe hicles with a tire pressure monitoring
sy stem: Restart the tire pressure monitoring
sy stem (
→page 359).
Make sure toobser vethefo llowing fur ther rela‐
te d subjec t:
RNotes on tire pressure (→page 354)
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