Observe
thenotes inthe "Winter operation"
section (Ypage 295). Driving
systems Cruise
control
General notes Cruise
controlmaintains aconst antroad
speed foryou. Itbrakes automaticall yin order
to avoid exceeding thesetspeed. Onlong and
steep downhill gradients, especiallyifthe vehi-
cle isladen, youmust select alower gearin
good time. Bydoing so,you willmake useof
the braking effectofthe engine. Thisrelieves
the load onthe brake system andprevents the
brakes fromoverheating andwearing too
quickly.
Use cruise controlonly ifroad andtraffic con-
ditions makeitappropria teto maintain a
steady speedforaprolonged period.Youcan
store anyroad speed above20mph
(30 km/h ).
Importa ntsafety notes If
you failtoadap tyour driving style,cruise
cont rolcan neither reducetherisk ofan acci-
dent noroverride thelaws ofphysics. Cruise
cont rolcannot takeintoaccount theroad,
traffic andweather conditions. Cruisecontrol
is only anaid. You areresponsible forthe dis-
tance tothe vehicle infront ,for vehicle speed,
for braking ingood timeandforstaying in
lane.
Do not use cruise control:
R in road andtraffic conditions whichdonot
allow youtomaintain aconst antspeed e.g.
in heavy traffic oron winding roads
R on slippe ryroad surfaces. Brakingoraccel-
erating couldcause thedrive wheels tolose
traction andthevehicle couldthenskid
R when thereispoor visibil ity,e.g. due tofog,
heavy rainorsnow
If there isachange ofdrivers, advisethenew
driver ofthe speed stored. Cruise
control lever 0043
Tostore thecurrent speedorahigher
speed
0044 Tostore thecurrent speedorcalls upthe
last stored speed
0087 Tostore thecurrent speedoralower
speed
0085 Todeactivate cruisecontrol
When youactivate cruisecontrol,the stored
speed isshown inthe multifunction displayfor
five seconds. Thespeed isthen permanently
displa yedinthe status indicator togetherwith
the 00B2 symbol.
In vehicles withasegment circleinthe speed-
ometer, thesegments betweenthecurrently
stored speedandtheend ofthe segment cir-
cle light up.
Storing, maintaining andcallin gup a
speed Storing
andmaintaining aspeed
X Accelerate thevehicle tothe desired speed.
X Briefly pressthecruise controllever up0043
or down 0085.
X Remove yourfootfrom theaccelerator
pedal .
Cruise controlisactivated. Thevehicle auto-
matically maintains thestored speed.
You canstore thecurrent speedifyou are
driving fasterthan20mph (30km/h).
i Cruise
controlmay beunable tomaintain
the stored speedonuphil lgradients. The
stored speedisresumed whenthegradient
evens out.Cruise controlmaintains the
stored speedondownhill gradients byauto-
matically applyingthe brakes. 154
Driving
systemsDriving andparking
Acti
veDist ance AssistDIST RONIC
Gene ralnot es Ac
tive Distanc eAs sis tDI ST RONI Creg ulat es
th espee dand auto maticallyhelp syou main -
tai nth edist ancefrom theveh icledet ectedin
fr on t.Veh icles are detectedwit hth eaid ofthe
radar sensor syst em. Active Distanc eAs sis t
DI ST RONI Cbrak esauto maticallyto avoi d
ex ce edin gth eset spee dor tomain tainth e
desi gnate ddist ancefrom theveh iclein fron t.
You mustsele ctalower gearingoo dtime on
lon gand steep down hillgrad ients,espe ciallyif
th eveh icleis laden .By doin gso, you willmak e
use ofthebrak ingeffectof theen gin e.This
rel iev es theload onthebrak esyst emand pre-
ven tsthebrak esfrom overheating and wear -
ing tooquic kly.
If Ac tive Distanc eAs sis tDI ST RONI Cdet ects
th at there isaris kof aco llisi onwithth eveh i-
cle infron t,you willbewarn edvisually and
audibly. Active Distanc eAs sis tDI ST RONI C
can notpre ven ta co llisi onwithout yourinter-
ven tion .An interm itte nt warn ingtone will then
soun dand thedist ancewarn inglamp willlight
up intheins trumen tclus ter. Br ake imm edi-
ate lyin ord erto inc reas eth edist ancefrom
th eveh iclein fron t,or tak eevas iveaction,pro -
vid ed itis saf eto do so.
Fo rAc tive Distanc eAs sis tDI ST RONI Cto
assi styou when drivin g,theradar sensor sys-
te m mus tbe oper ational.
Ac tive Distanc eAs sis tDI ST RONI Coper atesin
th espee dran gebet ween 0mph (0km /h) and
12 0mph (200km /h).
Do notuse Active Distanc eAs sis tDI ST RONI C
while drivin gon road swit hsteep grad ients.
As Active Distanc eAs sis tDI ST RONI Ctrans -
mit sradar waves,itcan resemb letheradar
det ectors of theres pon sibleauth orities. You
can referto therel evan tch apt erintheOper a-
to r's Man ualifques tion sare askedabout this.
i US
Aon ly:
This devicehas been approvedby theFCC
as a"Veh icularRadar System". The radar
sen sor isint ended foruse inan auto motive
radar systemonly. Remo ving,tam pering
wit h,or alteri ng thedev icewill voidany war-
ran ties, and isno tper mittedby theFCC. Do
no ttam per with,alt er, oruse inany non-
appr ovedway. An
yunaut horized mod ification tothis dev ice
co uld voidth euser 'sauth orityto oper ate
th eequip ment.
i Canad
aon ly: This devicecompli eswit h
RSS -210 ofIndust ryCanad a.Oper ation is
subj ectto thefol lowin gtwo cond ition s:
1. This devicemay notcaus eint erf ere nce,
and
2. This devicemus tacc ept any interf ere nce
rec eived, includin gint erf ere nceth at may
caus eund esiredoper ation ofthedev ice.
Remo val,tampering,or alteri ng ofthe
dev icewill voidany warr anties, and isno t
per mitted. Do nottam per with,alt er, oruse
in any non-appr ovedway.
An yunaut horized mod ification tothis dev ice
co uld voidth euser 'sauth orityto oper ate
th eequip ment.
Imp ortant safety notes G
WAR
NING
Ac tive Distanc eAs sis tDI ST RONI Cdoes not
reac tto :
R peop leor ani mals
R stati onary objects intheroad ,e. g. stop-
ped orpark edveh icles
R on comin gveh icles and cross ing traff ic
As ares ult,Ac tive Distanc eAs sis t
DI ST RONI Cmay neither givewarn ingsno r
int erv enein suc hsit uati ons.The reisaris k
of an acc iden t.
Alw ays pay careful attention tothetraff ic
sit uati onand beread yto brak e. G
WAR
NING
Ac tive Distanc eAs sis tDI ST RONI Cdoes not
reac tto :
R peop leor ani mals
R stati onary objects intheroad ,e. g. stop-
ped orpark edveh icles (ve hicles without
th eDr ivin gAs sis tan cepac kage)
R stati onary objects intheroad ,e. g. stop-
ped orpark edveh icles, ifsuf ficien tdet ec-
ti on isno tpos sible(ve hicles withth eDr iv-
ing Assis tan cepac kage)
R on comin gveh icles and cross ing traff ic 156
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ingsystem sDriv ingand parki ng
