2019 MERCEDES-BENZ CLA COUPE park assist

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There isinter ferenc eby other radarsources
R There arestron gradar reflect ions,forexam-
ple inparking garages
If Act ive Distan ceAssist DISTRONIC nolonger
detect sa vehicle infront ,Distan cePilot
DIS TRONIC mayunexpect edlyaccelerate tothe
speed stored.
This speed may:
R Be too high ifyou aredriving inaturnin glane
or an exit lane
R Be sohigh when driving inthe right- hand lane
that youovertak evehicles inthe left- hand
lane
R Be sohigh inthe left lane thatyoupass vehi-
cles driving onthe right
If there isachange ofdrivers, advisethenew
driver ofthe speed stored.
Cruise control lever 0043
Stor esthe current speedorahigher speed
0044 Stor esthe current speedoralower speed
0087 Deact ivates Active Distan ceAssist
DIS TRONIC
0085 Stor esthe current speedorcalls upthe last
stored speed
0083 Sett ingaspecified minimum distance
Activating ActiveDistance Assist
DISTRONIC Activation
conditions
! When
Active Distan ceAssist DISTRONIC or
the HOLD functionisactivated, thevehicle
brakes automatically incert ainsituations. To
avoid damage tothe vehicle, deactivate
Act ive Distan ceAssist DISTRONIC andthe
HOLD functioninthe following orsimilar sit-
uations:
R when towing thevehicle
R in the carwash
To activate Active Distan ceAssist DISTRONIC,
all the following conditionsmust befulfilled:
R the engine mustbestart ed.Itmay take upto
two minutes ofdriving beforeActiveDistan ce
Assist DISTRONIC isready foruse.
R the electric parking brakemustbereleased.
R ESP ®
must beactive, butnot inter vening.
R Act ive Parking Assistmustnotbeactivated.
R the trans mission mustbeinposition 005B.
R the driver's doormust beclosed whenyou
shift from 005Dto005B oryour seatbeltmust be
fasten ed.
R the front -passenger doormust beclosed.
R the vehicle mustnotskid.
Activating
X Briefly pullthecruise controllever towards
you 0085,up0043 ordown 0044.
Act ive Distan ceAssist DISTRONIC isactiva-
ted.
X Keep thecruise controllever pressed up0043 or
down 0044until thedesired speedisset.
X Remove yourfootfrom theaccelerator pedal.
Your vehicle adaptsitsspeed tothat ofthe
vehicle infront ,but only uptothe desired
stored speed.
i If
you donot fully release theaccelerator
pedal, theAct. Act.
Distance Distance
Assist Assist
Suspen‐ Suspen‐
ded ded
message appearsinthe multifunct ion
display .The setdistance toaslower-movin g
vehicle infront willthen notbemaintained.
You willbedriving atthe speed youdetermin e
by the position ofthe accelerator pedal.
Act. Distance AssistSuspended Act.
Distance AssistSuspendedYou can
also activate Active Distan ceAssist DISTRONIC
when station ary.Thelowest speedthatcanbe
set is20 mph (30km/ h). 154
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When
ActiveDist ance Assist DISTRONIC isacti-
vated, thetran smission isshifted automatically
to position 005Dif:
R the driver's seatbeltisnot fasten edand the
driver's doorisopen.
R the engine isswitched off,unless itis auto-
matically switchedoffbythe ECO start/stop
funct ion.
The electr icparking brakeisapplied automati-
cally ifAct ive Dist ance Assist DISTRONIC is
active whenthevehicle isstation aryand:
R asystem malfunct ionoccurs .
R the power supply isinsuffic ient.
If amalfunct ionoccurs ,the tran smission may
also shift toposition 005Dautomatically.
Setting aspeed Keep
inmind thatitmay take abrief momen t
until thevehicle hasaccelerat edorbraked to
the speed set.
X Press thecruise controllever up0043 for a
higher speedordown 0044for alower speed.
X To
adj ust the setspeed in1mph incre-
ments (1km/h increments): brieflypush
the cruise controllever up0043 ordown 0044to
the pressure point.
The laststored speedincreases ordecreases
in 1mph (1km/ h)incr ement s.
X To
adj ust the setspeed in5mph incre-
ments (10km/h increments): brieflypush
the cruise controllever up0043 ordown 0044
beyond thepressure point.
The laststored speedincreases ordecreases
in 5mph (10km/ h)incr ement s.
i Act
ive Dist ance Assist DISTRONIC isnot
deactivat edifyou depress theaccelerat or
pedal. Ifyou accelerat eto overt ake,Active
Dist ance Assist DISTRONIC adjuststhevehi-
cle's speed tothe last speed stored, afteryou
have finished overtaking.
Setting aspecified minimumdista nce You
cansetthe specified minimum distancefor
Act ive Dist ance Assist DISTRONIC byvarying
the time span between oneandtwosecon ds.
This determ inesthedistanc ethat Active Dis-
tanc eAssist DISTRONIC isto maintain fromthe
vehicle infron t,depending onthe road speed.
You canseethis distanc ein the multifunc tion
display (Ypage 157). The
specified minimum distancecan be
changed whileActive Dist ance Assist
DIS TRONIC isswitched onoroff.
i Make
surethatyoumaintain theminimum
distanc eto the vehicle infron tas required by
law. Adjust the distanc eto the vehicle infron t
if neces sary. X
To increase: turncontrol0087 indirect ion0044.
Act iveDist ance Assist DISTRONIC thenmain-
tains agreater distancebetween yourvehicle
and thevehicle infron t.
X To decrease: turncontrol0087 indirect ion0043.
Act iveDist ance Assist DISTRONIC thenmain-
tains ashort erdistanc ebetween yourvehicle
and thevehicle infron t.
Deactivating ActiveDistance Assist
DISTRONIC There
areseveral waystodeactivat eAct iveDis-
tanc eAssist DISTRONIC:
X Briefly pressthecruise controllever for-
wards 0043.
or X Brake, unless thevehicle isstation ary. 156
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X
Brie flypre ssthe cruisecontrol leverfor-
wa rds 0043.
or X Brake ,unl ess thevehi cleisstati onar y.
Whe nyo udea ctiva teActive DistanceAssist
DISTR ONIC,the Acti veDist ance Assist Acti
veDist ance Assist
Off Off
mess ageap pea rson the multifunction dis-
pl ay for approxi mate lyfive seco nds.
i The
last spe edstore drema insstore duntil
yo uswi tch offthe engi ne.Active Distance
Assi stDISTR ONICisnot deactiva tedifyo u
dep ress theacce lerator pedal.
Active DistanceAssistDISTR ONICisau toma ti-
cal lydea ctiva tedif:
R youenga gethe electric parking brakeorifthe
vehi cleisau toma tically secu redwith the elec-
tric parking brake
R ESP ®
interv enesoryoudea ctiva teESP ®
R the transm ission isin pos ition005D, 005Eor005C
R youpu llthe cruisecontrol levertowa rdsyou
in orde rto pullaw ay and thefront-pa ssenger
doo ror one ofthe reardoo rsisope n
R the vehi cleisskid ding
R youacti vate Active Parking Assist
If Active DistanceAssistDISTR ONICisdea cti-
vate dau toma tically, yo uwi llhea ra wa rning
tone. Youwillsee theActi veDist ance Acti
veDist ance
Assi stOff Assi
stOff mess ageon the multifunction dis-
pl ay for approxi mate lyfive seco nds.
Active DistanceAssistDISTR ONICisalso auto-
mati callydea ctiva tedwhe nyo uacti vate DSR.
The 00C6 DSRsymbol appea rsinthe multifunc-
tion displ ay.
Ac tive Distanc eAs sis tDI STRONI Cdis-
plays inthe instrument cluste r Di
splay sin the spee dome ter Whe
nActive DistanceAssi stDISTR ONICisacti -
vate dand there arenovehi cles detected in
front, oneortwo segments 0044inthe setspeed
rang elight up.
If Active DistanceAssistDISTR ONICdetectsa
vehi cleinfront, segments 0044from speedofthe
vehi cleinfront 0087tostore dspe ed0043 light up.
i For
design reasons, thespeeddispl ayed on
the speedo meter maydiffer slightl yfrom the
spe edset forActive DistanceAssist
DISTR ONIC.
Di splay whenAc tive Distanc eAs sis t
DI STRONI Cis deac tivate d
In the Assi stance menu(Ypage 186) ofthe on-
boa rdcompu ter,youcan select the assista nce
di spl ay. 0043
Veh iclein front, ifdete cted
0044 Dista nceindicator ,curre ntdistance tothe
vehi cleinfront
0087 Speci fiedmini mum distance tothe vehi cle
in front; adjusta ble
0085 You rvehi cle
X Sele ctthe Assi stanceGrap hic Assi
stanceGrap hicfuncti on
usi ng the on-bo ardcompu ter(Ypage 187 ).
Di splay whenAc tive Distanc eAs sis t
DI STRONI Cis acti vated
You willini tia lly see thestore dspe edfor approx-
ima tely fiveseco ndswhenyo uacti vate Active
Dista nceAssistDISTR ONIC. Dri
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0043
Vehicle infront, ifdetected
0044 Specified minimum distancetothe vehicle
in front; adjustabl e
0087 Your vehicle
0085 Active Distance AssistDISTRONIC active
(text onlyappea rswhen thecruise control
lever isactuated)
X Select theAssistance Graphic Assistance
Graphicfunction
using theon-board computer (Ypage 187).
Tips fordriving withActive Distanc e
Assi stDIS TRONIC General
notes
Pay particula rattention inthe follow ingtraffic
situations:
R Cornering, enteringandexiting abend: the
abil ityofAct iveDistance AssistDISTRONIC to
detect vehicles onbends islimited. Yourvehi-
cle may brake unexpectedly orlate.
R Vehicles drivinginastaggered formation:
Act ive Distance AssistDISTRONIC maynot
detect vehicles thatarenot driving inthe mid-
dle oftheir lanes. Thedistance tothe vehicle
in front willbetoo short.
R Other vehicles changing lane:ActiveDistance
Assist DISTRONIC hasnotdetected thevehi-
cle cutting inyet. Thedistance tothis vehicle
will betoo short.
R Narrow vehicles: Active Distance Assist
DISTRONIC hasnotyetdetected thevehicle
in front onthe edge ofthe road because ofits
narrow width.Thedistance tothe vehicle in
front willbetoo short.
R Obstacles andstationary vehicles:ActiveDis-
tance Assist DISTRONIC doesnotbrake for
obstacles orstationary vehicles.If,for exam-
ple, thedetected vehicleturnsacorner and
an obstacle orstationary vehicleisreveale d, Act
ive Distance AssistDISTRONIC willnot
brake forthem.
R Act ive Distance AssistDISTRONIC maymis-
takenly detectvehicles thatarecrossing your
lane. Ifyou activate Active Distance Assist
DISTRONIC underthefollow ingconditions,
the vehicle couldpullawayunintentionally:
- At traffic lightswithcrossing traffic,for
example.
- ifthere isavehicle infront, afteracrossing,
with theHOLD function activated
In such situations, brakeifnecessary. Active
Distance AssistDISTRONIC willthen bedeacti-
vated. HOLD
function
General notes The
HOLD function canassist thedriver inthe
follow ingsituations:
R when pullingawa y,especia llyon steep slopes
R when maneuvering onsteep slopes
R when waiting intraffic
The vehicle iskept stationary withoutthedriver
having todepress thebrake pedal.
The braking effectiscanceled andtheHOLD
function deactivated whenyoudepress the
accelerator pedaltopull away.
Important safetynotes G
WARNING
If the vehicle isonly braked usingtheHOLD
function, thevehicle mayrollawa yin the fol-
lowi ngsituations whenyouleave thevehicle:
R ifthere isamalfunction inthe system orin
the voltage supply
R ifthe HOLD function isdeactivated by
depressi ngthe accelerator pedalorbrake
pedal ,e.g. byavehicle occupant
R ifthe electrical systeminthe engine com-
partment, thebattery orthe fuses aretam-
pered withorthe battery isdisconnected
There isarisk ofan accident.
Alway sdeactivate theHOLD function and
secure thevehicle againstrolling awaybefore
you leave it. 158
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When
Active Distance AssistDISTRONIC or
the HOLD function isactivated, thevehicle
brakes automaticall yin certain situations.
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
Deactivating theHOLD function (Ypage 159).
Activation conditions You
canactivate theHOLD function if:
R the vehicle isstationary
R the engine isrunning orifit has been auto-
matically switchedoffbythe ECO start/st op
function
R the driver's doorisclosed oryour seatbeltis
fastened
R the electric parking brakeisreleased
R Act ive Distance AssistDISTRONIC isdeacti-
vated
R the transmission isin position 005B,005Eor005C
on vehicles withautomatic transmission
Activating theHOLD function X
Make surethattheactivation conditions are
met.
X Depress thebrake pedal.
X Quickly depress thebrake pedalfurther
until 0043appea rsinthe multifunction display.
The HOLD function isactivated. Youcan
release thebrake pedal.
i If
depressing thebrake pedalthefirst time
does notactivate theHOLD function, wait
briefly andthen tryagai n. Deac
tivating theHOLD function The
HOLD function isdeactivated automaticall y
if:
R you accelerate. Onvehicles withautomatic
transmission: onlywhen thetransmission isin
position 005Bor005E.
R the transmission isin position 005Donvehicles
with automatic transmission.
R you depress thebrake pedalagainwith acer-
tain amount ofpressure until0043disapp ears
from themultifunction display.
R you activate Active Distance Assist
DISTRONIC.
R you secure thevehicle usingtheelectric park-
ing brake.
i After
atime, theelectric parking brake
secures thevehicle andrelieves theservice
brake.
When theHOLD function isactivated, thetrans-
mission isautomaticall yshifted toposition 005D
if:
R the driver's seatbeltisnot fastened andthe
driver's doorisopen
R the engine isswitched off,unless itis auto-
matically switchedoffbythe ECO start/st op
function
The electric parking brakesecures thevehicle
automaticall yif the HOLD function isactivated
when thevehicle isstationary and:
R asystem malfunction occurs
R the power supplyis insufficient Star
t-off Assis t(exc eptMercedes-
AMG vehicl es)
Importa ntsafety notes G
WARNING
If you usestart-of fassist, individu alwheels
may start tospin andthevehicle mayskid. If
ESP ®
is deactivated, thereisagreater danger
of skidding andhaving anaccident. Makesure
that nopersons orobstacles areinthe vicinity
of the vehicle.
Start- offassist enables optimum acceleration
from astandstill. Forthis, asuitabl yhigh-grip Driving
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road
surfa ceisrequ iredandthevehicl eand tires
must beingood working order.
Do not activate start-off assiston pub licroad s.
Observe thesafety notesondrivi ngsafety sys-
tems (Ypag e61).
Be sure toread thesafety notesandinformatio n
on ESP ®
(Y pag e64).
Ac tivating start-off assist X
Deactivate ESP®
(Y pag e187) .
X Turn thesteering wheelto the straigh t-ahead
posi tion.
X Firmly depressthe brake pedalwith yourleft
foot andkeep itdepre ssed.
X Shift thetransmissi ontoposi tion 005B.
X Use theDYNAMIC SELECTbuttontosele ct
the Sdrive progra m(Y pag e129) .
X Quickly depressthe accele ratorpedalfull y.
X Take yourfoot offthe brake, butkeep the
accele ratorpedaldepre ssed.
The vehicl epul lsawa yat maximu maccele r-
ation.
i Activate
ESP®
as soon asthe accele ration
process hasended. ESP®
wil lotherwi senot
be ableto stabi lizethevehicl eif the vehicl e
starts toskid orawhee lstarts tospin.
Ca nceling start-off assist
X Remo veyou rfoot from theaccele ratorpedal.
X Rea ctivate ESP®
. RACE
START (Mercedes-AMG vehi-
cle s)
Important safetynotes i
RACE
START mustnotbeused onnormal
road s.RACE START mustonlybeactivated
and used ondedi cated roadcircui ts,outsi de
of pub licroad use.
i RACE
START isonly available in
Mercede s‑AMGvehicles. G
WARNING
If you useRACE START, individualtires may
start tospin andthevehicl ecould skid.
Dependi ngon the sele cted ESP®
mode, there
is an increase drisk ofskiddi ngand havingan accide
nt.Make surethatnopersons, animals
or obstacl esare withi nrange ofthe vehicl e.
RACE START enablesoptima laccele rationfrom
a standing start.Forthis, asui tably high-gri p
road surfa ceisrequ iredandthevehicl eand tires
must beingood working order.
i Observe
thesafety notesondrivi ngsafety
systems (Ypag e61).
Be sure toread thesafety notesandinforma-
tion onESP ®
(Y pag e64) .
Co nditio nsfor activatio n You
canactivate RACESTART if:
R the doors, hoodandthetrunk lidare closed .
R the engine isrunning andthetransmissi on,
all -wheel driveclutch andtheengine areat
opera tingtempera ture.
R the steering wheelis in the straigh t-ahead
posi tion.
R the vehicl eis stationary andthebrake pedalis
depre ssed(leftfoot).
R the transmissi onisin posi tion 005B.
R drive progra mS, S+ orRACE issele cted
(Y pag e130)
Ac tivating RACESTART X
Depress thebrake pedalwith yourleft foot
and keep itdepre ssed.
X Pul land hold both steering wheelpad dleshift-
ers.
X The RACE START Confirm: PaddleUP RACE
START Confirm: PaddleUP
Cancel: PaddleDOWN Cancel:
PaddleDOWNmessa geapp ears in
the multi function display.
X Rel ease bothsteering wheelpad dleshifters.
i If
the activati onconditions arenolonger ful-
fill ed, RACE START iscanceled .The RACE RACE
START NotPossible SeeOperator 's START
NotPossible SeeOperator 's
Manual Manual
messageapp ears inthe multi function
disp lay.
X To canc el:pullthe left steering wheelpad dle
shifter (Ypag e137).
or X To con firm: pullthe right steering wheelpad -
dle shifter (Ypag e137) .
The RACE RACE
START START
Availabl e Availabl
eDepress Depress
gas gas
pedal pedal
messageapp ears inthe multi function
disp lay. 160
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cle
with allwhe elsin ful lcontact with the
grou nd.
4MATIC ,toge ther with ESP ®
,imp rove sthe trac-
tion ofyour vehi clewhe never adri ve whe el
spi ns dueto insu fficient grip.
If yo ufai lto ad ap tyo ur dri ving style,4MATIC can
neith erred uce theriskof acci dent norover ride
the laws ofphy sics .4MATIC cannottake
acco untofroa d,we athe rand traffi ccondi tions.
4MATIC isonly anaid. You areresp onsible for
the distance tothe vehi cleinfront, forvehi cle
spe ed,forbra king ingoo dtime andforstay ingin
yo ur lane.
If adri ve whe elspi ns dueto insu fficient grip:
R Only depress theacce lerato rped alas far as
neces sarywhe npu lling away.
R Accele rateless whe ndri ving .
i In
wintry driving condi tions,the maxi mum
effe ctof 4MATIC canonly beach ieved ifyo u
us ewi nter tires(M+S tires),with sno wcha ins
if nece ssary. DY
NAM ICBOD YCO NTROL
Ge neral notes DYN
AMIC BODY CONTR OLoffers impro ved
dri vin gcomf ortand conti nuouslycontro lsthe
cal ibra tio nof the dampe rs.The dampi ngcha r-
acte ristics adap tto the current opera ting and
dri vin gsitua tion.
The dampi ngistune dind ividu ally to each wheel
and depends on:
R your drivin gsty le,e.g .sp orty
R the roadsu rfa ce cond itions
R the drive pro gramselected
The drive pro gramcan besetus ing the
DYN AMIC SELEC Tbu tton (Ypage 129) .
Se lecti ng Comfo rtmode In
the Comfo rtdri ve pro gram,the drivin gcha r-
acte ristics ofyour veh iclear emor ecomf orta-
bl e. The refore ,se lect thi sdri ve pro gramifyo u
pre fer amor ecomf ortable dri vin gsty le.Als o
se lect the Comfo rtdri ve pro gramwh en drivin g
fa st on stra ight roa ds,e.g .on stra ight stre tche s
of highw ay. X
Pre ssDYN AMIC SELEC Tbu tton (Ypage 129 )
as ma nytim esasnece ssaryunti lthe Com-
fo rt dri ve pro gramisse lected .
Se lecti ng Spo rtmode The
firmer setting ofthe susp ens ion tuni ngin
the Spo rtdri ve pro gramens ures eve nbe tter
conta ctwith the road.Sel ect thisdri ve pro gram
wh en emp loying asp orty drivin gsty le,e.g .on
wi ndi ng cou ntry roads.
X Pre ssDYN AMIC SELEC Tbu tton (Ypage 129 )
as ma nytim esasnece ssaryunti lthe Spo rt
dri ve pro gramisse lected . Parki
ngAssist PA RKTR ONIC
Impo rtant safety notes Pa
rki ng Assi stPAR KTRONICis an electro nic
pa rki ng aidwi th ultra sou nd. Itmoni torsthearea
ar ou nd your veh icleus ing six se nso rsinthe
fro ntbumpe rand six se nso rsinthe rear
bu mpe r.Pa rki ng Assi stPAR KTRONICvis ually
and audiblyind icates the dista nce betwe enyour
veh icleand anobject.
Pa rki ng Assi stPAR KTRONICis onl yan aid. Itis
not arep lacem entforyour atte ntionto your
im med iate surro und ings.Yo uar ealwa ys
res ponsi ble for safe ma neu vering,pa rki ng and
exi ting apa rki ng space .Ma kesure tha tthe re
ar eno perso ns, anima lsor ob jects inthe maneu -
ver ing area when youar ema neu vering orpark-
ing .
! Wh
enparki ng, paypa rtic ular atte ntionto
ob jects above orbelow the senso rs,such as
flo we rpo tsor tra iler dra wbars. Pa rki ng Assi st
PAR KTRONICdo es not detect such objects
wh en the yar ein the immed iate vic inity of the
veh icle. Yo ucou ldda ma gethe vehicleor the
ob jects .
The senso rsma ynot detect snowand othe r
ob jects thatab sor bultra son icwa ves .
Ul tra son icsou rces such asan automa ticcar
wa sh, the comp ressed-a irbra kes ofatru ckor
a pne umaticdri llcou ldcau seParki ng Assi st
PAR KTRONICto ma lfunctio n.
Pa rki ng Assi stPAR KTRONICma ynot functio n
corr ectlyon une ven terrain. 16
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Parking
AssistPARKTRONIC isactivat edauto-
matically whenyou:
R switch onthe ignition
R shift thetran smission toposition 005B,005Eor
005C
Parking AssistPARKTRONIC isdeactivated at
speeds above11mph (18km/ h).It is rea ctiva -
ted atlowe rspe eds.
Rang eof the senso rs Gen
eral notes
Pa rking AssistPAR KTRONIC doesnot take into
acco untobstacl eslocate d:
R bel ow the dete ction range,such asper sons ,
ani mal sor obje cts
R ab ove thedete ction range,e.g. overhanging
lo ad s,tai lsecti onsorload ing ram psoftrucks 0043
Senso rsinthe front bumpe r,left-ha ndside
(e xamp le)
The sens orsmus tbe free from dirt, ice orslu sh.
The ycan othe rwisenot functi oncorre ctly.Cl ea n
the sens orsregularl y,taki ngcare nottoscra tch
or damag ethem (Ypage 269 ). Rang
e 0043
Detecti onrang eof front sensors
0044 Detecti onrang eof rea rsens ors
Front sensors Ce
nter Appr
ox.40in(app rox.
100 cm) Co
rners Appr
ox.24in(app rox.
60 cm) Re
ar sens ors Ce
nter Appr
ox.48in(app rox.
120 cm) Co
rners Appr
ox.32in(app rox.
80 cm) Mini
mum distance Ce
nter Appr
ox.8in (app rox. 20cm) Co
rners Appr
ox.6in (app rox. 15cm) If
an obs tacl eis dete cted within thisrang e,the
rel eva ntwa rning displ ayslight upand awa rning
tone sounds. Ifthe distance fallsbel ow the min-
imu m,the distance maynolonger besho wn. Dri
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