2019 MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER tow

0044 Neut
ral
Do not shiftthe transmi ssion to
0044 while dri ving .The automa tic
tra nsmi ssion cou ldothe rwise be
da ma ged.
No powe ris tra nsmi ttedfromthe
eng inetothe drive wheels.
Re leas ing the brakepedalwi llal lo w
yo uto mov ethe vehiclefre ely, e.g .
to push itor tow it.
If ESP ®
is de acti vated orfaulty: shift
the transmi ssion topositio n0044 if
the vehicleis in da nge rof ski dding ,
e.g .on icy roads.
! Co
asting inneu tral005C may
cau sedama getothe drive train. 003A Dri
ve
The automa tictransmi ssion
cha nge sge ar automa tically. All
for wa rdgearsar eav ailabl e. Dri
ving tips
Ch ang ingge ar The
automa tictransmi ssion shifts thro ughthe
ind ividu alge arsau toma tically wh en itis in
tra nsmi ssion positio n005B. Thisau toma ticgear
shi fting behavio ris de term inedby :
R the selecte ddri ve pro gram
R the positio nof the acce lera tor pedal
R the roadspe ed
Ac celerator pedalpos ition Yo
ur sty leof dri ving influences howtheauto-
ma tic transmi ssion shifts gear:
R little thro ttle:ea rly upshi fts
R mor ethro ttle:la te upshi fts Ki
ck dow n Use
kickd ownfor maxim um accelera tion.
X Dep ressthe accelera tor pedalbe yond the
pre ssu repoint.
The automa tictransmi ssion shifts toalowe r
ge ar dependi ng on the enginespeed.
X Eas eoff the accelera tor pedalonce the
de sired speedisrea che d.
The automa tictransmi ssion shifts back up. Dri
veprog rams
Al lve hic les(e xc ept Merce des -AMG
ve hic les) Dri
veprog ramC(C omfo rt)
Driv epro gramCis cha racteri zedbythe follow-
ing :
R the vehiclepu lls aw ay mor ege ntly in
for wa rdand revers ege ars, unl ess theaccel-
era tor pedalis de pre sse dfu lly.
R low fuel cons umption resulting fromthe
au toma tictransmi ssion shifting upsoo ner.
The vehicleis dri ven inthe low eng inespee d
ra nge and thewheelsareless likel yto spin.
R the suspe nsion exh ibits comf ortable da mp-
ing setti ngs.
R the stee ring exhibits comf ortable stee ring
cha racteri stics.
R ESP ®
pro vides the optimu mcomp romise
be twe entractio nand stability. Fur ther infor-
ma tionab ou tESP ®
(Y page 66).
i Sel
ect thisdri ve pro gramfor diffi cul troa d
cond itions, e.g. snow andiceorwe troa d
su rfa ces .
Dri veprog ramS(S port)
Driv epro gramSis cha racteri zedbythe follow-
ing :
R the vehicleexh ibits spo rtydriving character-
is tics .
R the vehiclepu lls aw ay infirst gear.
R the automa tictransmi ssion shifts uplater.
The fuel cons umption possi blybe ing highe r
as ares ultof the later automa tictransmi s-
si on shiftpo ints .
R the suspe nsion exh ibits firm dampi ngset-
ting s. 13
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tomati ctrans missionDr ivi ng andparki ng

Never
leavechildren unsupervisedinthe
vehicle.
! Alway
ssecure thevehicle correctly against
rolli ngawa y.Otherwise, thevehicle orits
drivetrain couldbedama ged.
To ensure thatthevehicle issecured against
rolli ngawa yunintentionally :
R the electric parking brakemustbeappl ied.
R the transmission mustbeinposition 005D.
R the SmartKey mustberemoved fromthe
ignition lock.
R the front wheel smust beturned towards the
curb onsteep uphillor downhil lgradi ents. Switc
hingoffthe engi ne G
WARNING
The automa tictransmission switchestoneu-
tral position Nwhen youswitch offthe
engine. Thevehicle mayrollawa y.There isa
risk ofan accident.
After switching offthe engine, always switch
to parking position P.Prevent theparked
vehicle fromrollingawa yby appl ying the
parking brake.
X Apply theelectric parking brake.
X Shift thetransmission toposition 005D
(Y page 136).
X With theSmart Key:turn theSmartKey to
position 0092inthe ignition lockandremove
it.
The immobil izerisactivated.
X With KEYLESS-GO :press theKEYLESS -GO
Start/S topbutton (Ypage 126).
The engine stopsandallthe indicator lamps
in the instrument clustergoout.
If the driver's doorisclosed, thisisthe
same asSmartKey position0047.Ifthe driv-
er's door isopen, thisisthe same asSmart-
Key position 0092(Ypage 126).
The engine canbeswitched offwhil ethe vehi-
cle isin motion bypressing andholdi ngthe
Start/S topbutton forabou tthree seconds.
This function operates independently ofthe
ECO start/stop automaticengine switch-off
function. Ele
ctric parking brake
General notes G
WARNING
If children areleft unsupe rvisedinthe vehi-
cle, they could:
R open doors, thereby endangering other
persons orroad users
R get out and bestruck byoncoming traffic
R operate thevehicle's equipment
Additional ly,children couldsetthe vehicle in
motion if,for example ,they:
R relea sethe parking brake
R shift theautoma tictransmission outof
park position 005Dorshift themanual
transmission toneutral
R start theengine
There isarisk ofan accident andinjury.
When leavingthe vehicle, always take the
SmartKey withyouand lock thevehicle. This
also appliesforthe digitalvehicle keyifthe
"Digital Vehicle Key"function isactivated via
Mercedes meconnect .
Alway skeep theSmartKey outofreach of
children. Thisalso appliesforthe Digital
Vehicle Keyifthe "Digital Vehicle Key"func-
tion isactivated viaMercedes meconnect .
The function ofthe electric parking brakeis
dependent onthe on-board voltage.Ifthe on-
board voltage islow orthere isamalfu nction
in the system, itmay notbepossib leto appl y
the relea sedparking brake.
X Ifthis isthe case, onlypark thevehicle on
level ground andsecure itto prevent itroll-
ing awa y.
X Shift theautoma tictransmission toposition
005D.
It may notbepossib leto relea sean appl ied
parking brakeifthe on-board voltageislow or
there isamalfu nction inthe system. Contact a
qua lifiedspecia listworkshop.
The electric parking brakeperforms afunction
test atregul arintervals whilethe engine is
switched off.The sounds thatcanbeheard
whil ethis isoccurring arenormal. Parking
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tim
e.Thi sma yal so occu raf ter the vehicleha s
be en washe dor driven throughde ep water.
Yo uthe nha ve todepre ssthe brakepedal
mor efir ml y.Ma inta inagre aterdi sta nce from
the vehiclein fro nt.
After drivin gon awe troa dor havin gthe vehi-
cle washe d,bra kefirml ywh ile pa ying atte ntion
to the trafficcond itions .Thi swi llwa rm upthe
bra kediscs ,the reb ydry ing themmor equ ickl y
and protecti ngthe magainst corr osion.
Li mite dbrak ingperf orman ceon salt-
treate droad s If
yo udri ve on salte droa ds,a laye rof saltres i-
du ema yfor mon the brakediscs and brake
pa ds.Thi scan resultin asigni ficantl ylo nge r
bra king dista nce.
R In ord erto pre vent anysaltbu ild-u p,apply
the brakes occa siona lly wh ile pa ying atte n-
tio nto the trafficcond itions .
R Ca ref ully de pre ssthe brakepedaland the
be ginning andend ofajou rney .
R Ma inta inagre aterdi sta nce tothe vehicle
ah ead.
Se rvi cing the brak es !
The
brakefluidlevel maybe too low, if:
R ifthe red brakewarning lamp lights upin
the instrument cluste rand
R youhe ar awa rning tone while the engine
is running
Ob serve additio nal warning mes sage sin the
mu ltifu nctio ndisp lay.
The brakefluidlevel maybe too low du eto
bra kepadwe aror leaki ng bra kelines .
Hav ethe brakesyste mche cked immed i-
ate ly.Co nsu ltaqu alifi ed speci alistwo rk-
sho pto arrange this.
! As
the ESP ®
sy ste mopera tes automa ti-
cal ly,the engineand theigniti onmu stbe
sw itch edoff (theSma rtKeymu stbe inpo si-
tio n0092 or0047 inthe igniti onlock orthe
Star t/Stop button mustbe inpo sitio n0092 or
0047) ,if:
R the parki ng bra keistes ted using abra ke
dy nam ome ter.
R the vehicleis tow edwith the frontaxl e
ra ised . Bra
king triggered automa tically by ESP ®
ma ycau sesever eda ma getothe brakesys-
tem.
All che cks and mainte nanc ewo rkon the brake
sy ste mmu stbe car riedou tat aqu alifi ed spe-
cia list wo rksh op.
Hav ebra kepads installed and brakefluid
rep laced ataqu alifi ed speci alistwo rksh op.
If the brakesyste mhasonl ybe en subje ctto
mod erateload s,yo usho uld tes tthe functio n-
al ity ofyour bra kes atreg ular inte rvals.
Info rma tionon BAS (Brake Assist)(Ypage 61)
and onBra keAssi stwith Cross -Tra fficAssi st
(Y page 61) .
Me rce des-Be nzrec omm endstha tyo uonl y
ha ve bra kepads/li ning sins talled on your veh i-
cle which have been appro ved forMerce des-
Benz vehicles orwh ich corr espo nd toan
eq uiva lent quality sta nda rd.Bra kepads/
li ning swh ich have not been appro ved for
Me rce des-Be nzveh icles orwh ich arenot ofan
eq uiva lent quality cou ldaffect your veh icle's
op era ting safety .
Me rce des-Be nzrec omm endstha tyo uonl yus e
bra kefluidtha tha sbe en speci ally ap pro ved
for your veh icleby Me rce des-Be nz,orwh ich
corr espo nds toan equiva lent quality sta nda rd.
Bra kefluidwh ich hasnot been appro ved for
Me rce des-Be nzveh icles orwh ich isnot ofan
eq uiva lent quality cou ldaffect your veh icle's
op era ting safety .
Hig h-pe rformanc eand ceramic brake
sys tem (Merc ede s-AMG vehic les) The
AMG brakesyste ms arede signe dfor
he avylo ad s.Th isma yle ad tonoi sewhen
bra king .Th iswillde pend on:
R Spe ed
R Bra king force
R Ambi entcond itions ,e.g .temp eratureand
hu midity
The wearofind ividu alcomp onents ofthe
bra kesyste m, such asthe brakepads/li ning s
or bra kediscs ,de pends onthe individu aldri v-
ing styleand opera ting cond itions .
For thisrea son ,it is im po ssi ble to sta teami le-
ag etha twi llbe valid und erallcir cum stances .
An aggre ssive drivin gsty lewillle ad tohigh
we ar.Yo ucan obtainmor einf orm ation onthis
fro maqu alifi ed speci alistwo rksh op. 15
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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 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
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As
ares ult, Active Distance Assist
DISTR ONICma ynei ther give warning snor
inte rveneinsuch situa tions. The reisaris k
of an acci dent.
Alw ayspa ycar efulatte ntionto the traffic
si tua tionand berea dytobra ke. G
WA
RNING
Dis tance keeping assista ntcanno tal wa ys
cle arly identi fyothe rroa dus ers and com-
pl ex traf ficsitua tions.
In such cas es, dista nce keeping assista nt
can:
R acce lera te or bra kethe vehicleune xpect-
ed ly
R inte rveneune xpected ly
The reisaris kof an acci dent.
Co ntinu eto drive car efully and berea dyto
bra ke, especially ifdista nce keeping assis-
tant warns you. G
WA
RNING
Active Distance AssistDISTR ONICbra kes
yo ur veh iclewi th up to50% ofthe maximu m
po ssi ble de cel era tion.Ifthi sde cel era tionis
not sufficie nt, Active Distance Assist
DISTR ONICalerts youwi th avis ualand
aco ustic warning .The reisaris kof an acci -
de nt.
Adju styour spe edinthes ecas esand main-
tai nsu fficie ntdista nce.
App lythe brakes yoursel fand /or take eva-
si ve acti on.
! Whe
nActive Distance AssistDISTR ONIC
or the HOLD functio nis acti vated ,the vehi-
cle brakes automa tically in certa insitua -
tio ns.
To avoid da ma getothe vehicle, de acti vate
Active Distance AssistDISTR ONICand the
HOLD functio nin the followi ng orsimil arsit-
ua tio ns:
R wh en tow ingthe vehicle
R in the carwash
Active Distance AssistDISTR ONICcan neither
red uce theriskof an acci dent ifyo ufai lto ad
aptyo ur driving style,nor override the laws
of phy sics. Active Distance AssistDISTR ONIC
canno ttake intoacco untroad,we ath eror traf -
fic cond itions. Active Distance Assist
DISTR ONICis onl yan aid. Yo uar eres ponsi ble
for the dista nce tothe vehiclein front, for
veh iclespe ed,for braking ingoo dtime andfor
sta ying inyour lane.
Do not useActive Distance AssistDISTR ONIC:
R In roa dand trafficcond itions which donot
al lo w yo uto ma inta inaconsta ntspe ed,e.g .
in hea vytraf ficoron windi ng roa ds
R on slip pe ry roa dsu rfa ces .Bra king oracce l-
era ting couldcau sethe drive wheelsto lose
trac tionand thevehiclecou ldthen skid
R In po or vis ibility ,e.g .du eto fog ,hea vyrain
or snow
Active Distance AssistDISTR ONICma ynot
de tect narrow vehicles driving infront, e.g.
moto rcycles,or veh icles driving inasta gge red
form ation.
In particu lar, the detecti onofobsta clescan be
imp aired if:
R The reisdirt on the sens orsorany thing else
cove ringthesens ors
R The reissnow orhea vyrain
R The reisinte rference byothe rra da rsou rces
R The rearestro ngrada rref lectio ns,forexa m-
pl e in pa rking garages
If Active Distance AssistDISTR ONICno longe r
de tects aveh iclein front, Distance Pilot
DISTR ONICma yune xpected lyacce lera te to
the speedstor ed.
Thi sspe edmay:
R Be too high ifyo uar edri ving inaturn ing
la ne oran exitla ne
R Be sohigh when driving inthe right-ha nd
la ne tha tyo uove rtake vehicles inthe left-
ha nd lane
R Be sohigh inthe left lane tha tyo upa ss
veh icles driving onthe right
If ther eis acha nge ofdri ver s,ad vis ethe new
dri ver ofthe speedstor ed. Dri
ving sys tems
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Cru
isecont rollever Cruis
econ trol leve r
0043 Tostore thecur ren tspee dor ahigh er
spee d
0044 Toset aspec ifiedmin imum distance
0087 Tostore thecur ren tspee dor call upthe
last store dspee d
0085 Tostore thecur ren tspee dor alower
spee d
0083 Todeac tivate ActiveDis tan ceAssist
DI ST RONI C
Activ ating Activ eDist ance Assist
DIST RONICand stori ng, maintaini ng
and callin gup aspe ed Imp
ortant safety notes
! When
ActiveDis tan ceAssist DIST RONI C
or theHO LD function isact ivat ed, theveh i-
cle brak esauto maticall yin cer tain situa-
tio ns.
To avoid damag eto theveh icle,deac tivate
Ac tiveDis tan ceAssist DIST RONI Cand the
HO LD function inthefoll owin gor sim ilar sit-
uatio ns:
R when towing theveh icle
R in thecar wash
To act ivat eAc tiveDis tan ceAssist DIST RONI C,
th efoll owin gcon dition smust befulf illed:
R theen gin emust bestart ed. Itmay takeup
to two minutesof driv ingbefore ActiveDis -
tan ceAssist DIST RONI Cis read yfor use.
R theelec tric park ingbrak emust berele ased.
R ES P®
must beact ive, butnotint erv ening .
R Ac tivePark ingAssist must notbe act ivat ed.
R thetrans mis sion must beinposi tion005B. R
thedriv er'sdoor must beclosed when you
shif tfr om 005Dto005B oryour seatbeltmust
be fast ened.
R thefron t-pass enger door must beclosed.
R theveh icle must notsk id.
Activ ating
X Briefl ypull thecr uise control leve rto wards
you 0085,up0043 ordown 0044.
Ac tiveDis tan ceAssist DIST RONI Cis act iva-
te d.
X To
adjust theset speedin1mp hincr e-
men ts(1 km /hincr emen ts):brie flypres s
th ecr uise control leve rup 0043 tothepres -
sure pointfor ahigh erspee d,or down 0044to
th epres sure pointfor alower speed.
Ev ery timeth ecr uise control leve ris
pres sedupordown ,th elast spee dstore dis
inc reas edorreduc ed.
or X To
adjust theset speedin5mp hincr e-
men ts(10 km/hincr emen ts):brie fly
pres sth ecr uise control leve rup 0043 past the
pres sure pointfor ahigh erspee d,or
down 0044past thepres sure pointfor alower
spee d.
Ev ery timeth ecr uise control leve ris
pres sedupordown ,th elast spee dstore dis
inc reas edorreduc ed.
X Remo veyour footfr om theacc eler ator
pedal.
Your vehicle adapt sits spee dto that ofthe
veh icle infron t,but onlyup tothedesir ed
st ore dspee d.
i If
you donotfully release theacc eler ator
pedal, theAct ive DistanceAssist pas‐ Act
ive DistanceAssist pas‐
siv e siv
emes sage appear sin themult ifunction
displ ay.The setdistanceto aslowe r-mov ing
veh icle infron twill then notbe main tained.
You willbedriv ingatthespee dyou deter-
min eby theposi tionof theacc eler ator
pedal.
You canalso activat eAc tiveDis tan ceAssist
DI ST RONI Cwhen statio nary.The lowes tspee d
th at can beset is20 mph (30km/ h).
Acti vatin gat thecur ren tsp eed/l ast
st ore dsp eed G
WAR
NING
If you callupthest ore dspee dand itdiff ers
fr om thecur ren tspee d,theveh icleacc eler - 158
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cie
ntdistance behindthe vehi cleinfront. The
spe cified mini mum distance isset using the
control onthe cruisecontrol lever.
The electri cpa rking brakesecu resthe vehi cle
au toma tically if Active DistanceAssist
DISTR ONICisacti vate dand :
R the driver' sdoo ris ope nand thedriver' s
sea tbel tis unfa stened
R the engi neisswi tched off,unless itis au to-
mati callyswi tched offbythe ECO start/
stop functi on
R asy stem malfuncti onoccu rs
R the pow ersuppl yis not suffici ent
If amal functi oninthe electri cpa rking brake
occu rs,then thetransm ission may also be
shi fted intoposition 005D automa tically.
Se tting aspe ed Kee
pin mind thatitmay take abri efmome nt
unti lthe vehi clehasacce lerate dor bra ked to
the speedset.
X To
adjust thesetspe edin1mph incre-
ments (1km/h incremen ts):brieflypre ss
the cruisecontrol lever up0043 tothe pres-
su re poi ntfor ahig her speed, ordow n0044
for alow erspe ed.
Every timethecruisecontrol lever is
pre sse dup ordow n,the last spe edstore dis
incre asedor red uce d.
X To
adjust thesetspe edin5mph incre-
ments (10km/h incremen ts):briefly
pre ssthe cruisecontrol lever up0043 past the
pre ssu repoi ntfor ahig her speed, or
dow n0044 for alow erspe ed.
Every timethecruisecontrol lever is
pre sse dup ordow n,the last spe edstore dis
incre asedor red uce d.
Se tting aspe cifie dmini mum distan ce You
cansetthe specified mini mum distance
for Active DistanceAssistDISTR ONICbyvary -
ing the time spanbetw eenone andtwosec-
onds .Thi sdete rmine sthe distance thatActive
Dista nceAssistDISTR ONICisto mai ntai nfrom
the vehi cleinfront, dependi ngon the road
spe ed. You canseethis distance inthe multi-
functi ondispl ay(Y page 160 ).
The specified mini mum distance canbe
cha nged whileActive DistanceAssist
DISTR ONICisswi tched onoroff. Ma
kesure that youmai ntai nasu ffici ently safe
di stance fromthevehi cleinfront. Adjustthe
di stance tothe vehi cleinfront ifneces sary. Cru
isecontrol lever
X To inc reas e:turn control 0087towa rd0044.
Active DistanceAssistDISTR ONICthen
mai ntai nsagrea terdistance betweenyour
vehi cleand thevehi cleinfront.
X To dec reas e:turn control 0087towa rd0043.
Active DistanceAssistDISTR ONICthen
mai ntai nsasho rter distance betweenyour
vehi cleand thevehi cleinfront.
Ac tive Distanc eAs sis tDI STRONI Cdis-
plays inthe instrumen tcl uste r Di
spla ysinthe speedo mete r Whe
nActive DistanceAssistDISTR ONICis
acti vate d,one ormore segments 0044inthe set
spe edrang elight up.
If Active DistanceAssistDISTR ONICdetectsa
vehi cleinfront, segments 0044from speedof
the vehi cleinfront 0087tostore dspe ed0043 light
up .
i For
design reasons, thespeeddispl ayed
on the speedo meter maydiffer slightl yfrom 160
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the
spee dse tfor Activ eDis tance Assist
DISTR ONIC.
Di spl aywh en Activ eDi stan ceAssist
DI STRO NICisdea ctivate d 0043
Veh iclein fro nt, ifde tecte d
0044 Distance indicator, current dista nce tothe
veh iclein fro nt
0087 Spe cified mi nim um dista nce tothe vehicle
in fro nt; adjus tab le
0085 Your veh icle
X Sel ect the AssistanceGra phic Ass
istanceGra phicfu nctio n
us ing the on-b oard comp uter(Y page 198 ).
Di spl aywh en Activ eDi stan ceAssist
DI STRO NICisac tiv ate d 0043
Veh iclein fro nt, ifde tecte d
0044 Spe cified mi nim um dista nce tothe vehicle
in fro nt; adjus tab le
0087 Your veh icle
0085 Activ eDis tance AssistDISTR ONIC
X Sel ect the AssistanceGra phic Ass
istanceGra phicfu nctio n
us ing the on-b oard comp uter(Y page 198 ).
Yo uwi llini tia lly se ethe stor edspee dfor
ap pro xim atelyfiv ese cond swh en youacti vate
Activ eDis tance AssistDISTR ONIC. De
activ atin gAc tiv eDi stan ceAssist
DI STRO NIC Cr
uise contr ollever
Th ere arese ver alwa ystodeacti vate Activ e
Dis tance AssistDISTR ONIC:
X Bri eflypre ssthe cruise contr ollever for-
wa rds 0043.
or X Bra ke, unlessthe vehicleis sta tionar y.
Wh enyoude acti vate Activ eDis tance Assist
DISTR ONIC,the Active DistanceAssist Act
ive DistanceAssist
Off Off
message appe arson the multifu nctio ndis-
pl ay for appro xim atelyfiv ese cond s.
i Th
elast spee dstor edrem ains stor edunti l
yo usw itch offthe engine.
i Activ
eDis tance AssistDISTR ONICis not
de acti vated ifyo ude pre ssthe accelera tor
pe dal.If yo uacc elera teto ove rtake, Activ e
Dis tance AssistDISTR ONICad jus tsthe vehi-
cle 'ssp ee dto the last spee dstor edafter
yo uha ve finishe dove rtaking .
Activ eDis tance AssistDISTR ONICis au toma ti-
cal lyde acti vated if:
R youeng agethe electr icpa rki ng bra keorif
the vehicleis au toma tically se cur edwith the
el ectr icpa rki ng bra ke
R ESP ®
inte rvenes oryoude acti vate ESP ®
R the transmi ssion isin po sitio n005D, 005Eor005C
R youpu llthe cruise contr ollever towards you
in ord erto pullaw ay and thefront-
pa sse nge rdo or isop en
R youacti vate Activ ePa rki ng Assi st
R the vehicleis ski dding
If Activ eDis tance AssistDISTR ONICis de acti -
va ted automa tically, yo uwi llhe ar awa rning
tone .Th eAct ive DistanceAssist Off Act
ive DistanceAssist Off Dr
ivi ng system s
161Drivi ng andparki ng Z