2019 MERCEDES-BENZ SLC ROADSTER ECU

To
ensure thatthevehicle issecured against
rolling awayunintention ally:
R the electric parking brakemustbeapplied.
R the trans mission mustbeinposition 005D.
R the Smart Keymust beremoved fromthe
ignition lock.
R the front wheels mustbeturned towards the
curb onsteep uphillordownhill gradients. Switching
offthe engine G
WARNIN
G
The automatic transmission switches toneu-
tral position Nwhen youswitch offthe
engine. Thevehicle mayrollaway .There isa
risk ofan accident .
Aft erswitching offthe engine, alwaysswitch
to parking position P.Prevent theparked
vehicle fromrolling awaybyapplyi ngthe
parking brake.
X Apply theelectric parking brake.
X Shift thetrans mission toposition 005D
(Y page 126).
X With theSmar tKey:turn theSmart Keyto
position 0092inthe ignition lockandremove
it.
The immobilizer isactivated.
X With KEYLESS-GO: presstheKEYLE SS-GO
Start /Stopbutton (Ypage 118).
The engine stopsandallthe indicator lamps
in the instr ument cluster goout.
If the driver's doorisclosed, thisisthe
same asSmart Keyposition 0047.Ifthe driv-
er's door isopen, thisisthe same asSmart -
Key position 0092(Ypage 118).
The engine canbeswitched offwhile thevehi-
cle isin motion bypressing andholding the
Start /Stopbutton forabout threeseconds.
This funct ionoperates independent lyof the
ECO start/stopautomatic engineswitch-off
funct ion. Elec
tric par king brake
General notes G
WARNIN
G
If children areleft unsupervised inthe vehi-
cle, they could:
R open doors, thereby endangerin gother
persons orroad users
R get out and bestruck byoncom ingtraff ic
R operate thevehicle's equipment
Addition ally,children couldsetthe vehicle in
motion if,for example, they:
R release theparking brake
R shift theautomatic transmission outof
park position 005Dorshift themanual
trans mission toneutral
R start theengine
There isarisk ofan accident andinjury.
When leaving thevehicle, alwaystake the
Smart Keywith youand lock thevehicle. This
also applies forthe digital vehicle keyifthe
"Digital Vehicle Key"functionisactivated via
Mercedes meconn ect.
Always keeptheSmart Keyoutofreach of
children. Thisalso applies forthe Digital
Vehicle Keyifthe "Digital Vehicle Key"func-
tion isactivated viaMercedes meconn ect.
The funct ionofthe electric parking brakeis
dependent onthe on-board voltage.Ifthe on-
board voltage islow orthere isamalfunct ion
in the system, itmay notbepossible toapply
the released parkingbrake.
X Ifthis isthe case, onlypark thevehicle on
level ground andsecure itto prevent itroll-
ing away .
X Shift theautomatic transmission toposition
005D.
It may notbepossible torelease anapplied
parking brakeifthe on-board voltageislow or
there isamalfunct ioninthe system. Contact a
qualified specialist workshop.
The electric parking brakeperforms afunct ion
test atregular intervalswhile theengine is
switched off.The sounds thatcanbeheard
while thisisoccurrin gare normal. Par
king
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Emis
sioncontrol G
DANG
ER
Combus tioneng inesemit poiso nous
exh aust gases suchas car bon mon oxide.
In halin gth ese exhaust gases ishaz ardo usto
healt hand canresult inpoiso ning.Ther eis a
risk offat alinj ury. Ther efore, nev erleave the
eng inerunningan enc lose dspac ewith out
adequat even tilatio n.
Cert aineng inesyst ems aredesig nedtokeep
th eleve lof poiso nous com ponentsin exh aust
fum eswith inlegal limits.
Thes esyst ems onlywork atpeak efficie ncyif
th ey are serviced exac tlyinacc ordanc ewith
th eman ufacturer'sspec ificatio ns.Always have
work ontheeng inecarried outataqualifi ed
spec ialist workshop.Mer cedes-Ben zrec om-
men dsthat you useanauth orizedMer cedes-
Ben zCent erfor this purpo se.Inpart icular ,
work relevantto safe tyor on safe ty-relat ed
syst ems must becar ried outataqualifi edspe-
ciali stwork shop.
The enginesettings must notbe chang ed
unde rany circum stanc es.Furtherm ore,all
spec ificservicework must becar ried outat
reg ular interv als and inacc ordanc ewith the
Mer cedes-Ben zser vicerequi rements.De tail s
can befoun din theMain tenan ceBoo klet. ECO
displa y
The ECO displayshow syou how economic al
your drivingstyle is.The ECO displayassis ts
you inach ievin gth emos teco nomic aldriv ing
st yle fortheselec tedset tings and prev ailing
con dition s.Your drivingstyle can significant ly
inf luen cetheveh icle'scon sump tion. 0043
Accel erat ion
0044 Coast ing
0087 Con stant
0085 Add ition alran geach ieve d Rang
e0085 isshow nunde rBon usfr. Start Bon
usfr. Start
and represen tstheaddit ionalran geach ieve d
sin ce thebegin ningof thejo urn eyasares ult
of an adapt eddriv ingstyle.
If th efuel levelhas dropped intoth eres erve
ran ge, theFue lLow Fue
lLow message isshow nin the
mult ifunction displ ayinstead ofran ge0085. The
00B6 warninglamp intheins trumen tclus ter
also lightsup (Ypage 213).
The ECO displaycon sistsof three sections,
with aninnerand outerarea. Thesections cor -
res pon dto thefoll owin gth ree categor ies: 0043
Acceler
ation (eval uatio nof all
acc eler ationpro ces ses) :
R theout erarea fillsupand the
inn erarea lightsup gre en: mod er-
ate acceler ation,espe ciallyat
high erspee ds
R theout erarea empt iesand the
inn erarea isgray: sportyacc eler -
atio n 0044
Coast
ing(eval uatio nof all dec eler -
atio npro ces ses) :
R theout erarea fillsupand the
inn erarea lightsup gre en: antici-
pat ory driving,ke epin gyour dis-
tan ceand early release ofthe
acc eler ator.The vehicle can
coas twith outuse ofthebrak es.
R theout erarea empt iesand the
inn erarea isgray: frequen theav y
brak ing 0087
Const
ant(continuo usevaluat ion
ove rth eent irejourn ey):
R theout erarea fillsupand the
inn erarea lightsup gre en: con-
st ant spee dand avoid anceof
unn ecessar yacc eler ationand
dec eler ation
R theout erarea empt iesand the
inn erarea isgray: fluctuat ionsin
spee d The
three innerareas displaythecur ren tdriv -
ing style and light upgre enasares ult ofapar-
tic ularly economic aldriv ingstyle. Depen ding
on thedriv ingsituatio n,up totwo areas may
light upsimul taneously.
At thebegin ningof thejo urn ey, theth ree
out erareas areempt yand fillup asares ult of 138
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Dri
vin gsys tems Cr
uis econt rol
Gen eral not es Crui
secontro lmain tainsa co nstant road
spe edforyou. Itbra kesaut omatically inorder
to avo idexce edin gth eset speed. Onlongand
st eep down hillgradie nts, esp ecially ifth eveh i-
cl e is lade n,you mus tsel ecta lowe rgear in
goo dtime. Bydoin gso, you willmak euse of
th ebra king effect of theen gin e.Thi srel iev es
th eload onthebra kesys tem and preven tsthe
bra kesfrom overh eating and wear ing to o
quic kly.
Use cruise contro lon lyifro ad and traff icco n-
dit ion smak eit appr opriateto main tain a
st eady speedfora pro longed period. You can
st or eany road spe edabov e20 mph
(30 km/h).
Im por tant safet ynot es If
you failtoadapt yourdrivin gst yle, cruise
co ntro lcan neither reduce theris kof an acc i-
den tno rov err ide thelaws ofphys ics. Crui se
co ntro lcan notta ke into acc oun tth ero ad,
tr aff icand weat hercond ition s.Crui secontro l
is on lyan aid. You arerespon sibleforth edis -
ta nc eto theveh icle in fron t,forveh icle spe ed,
fo rbra king ingoo dtime and forst ayin gin
lan e.
Do notuse cruise contro l:
R in road and traff icco nd ition swhic hdo not
allow youtomain tain aco nstant spe ede.g.
in heav ytraff icor on win dingro ads
R on slip peryro ad sur faces. Brak ing or acc el-
era ting could causethedri ve whee lsto los e
tr act ion and theveh icle co uld then skid
R when there ispoo rvis ibil ity, e.g. due tofog,
heav yrain orsnow
If th ere isach ang eof dri ver s,adv isethene w
dri ver ofthespe edstor ed. Cr
uis econt rollever 0043
Tostor eth ecur ren tspe edorahig her
spe ed
0044 Tostor eth ecur ren tspe edorcal lsup the
last stor ed spe ed
0087 Tostor eth ecur ren tspe edoralowe r
spe ed
0085 Todeac tivat ecr uise contro l
Whe nyou activat ecr uise contro l,th est or ed
spe edissho wninthemult ifunction display for
fiv esec onds. The speedisthen per man ently
dis playe din thest at us indic ator toget her with
th e00B2 symbol.
In veh icles withaseg men tci rc le in thespe ed-
om eter, theseg men tsbet ween thecur ren tly
st or ed spe edand theen dof theseg men tci r-
cl e ligh tup.
St oring, maintain ing andcal ling upa
sp eed St
oring andma intain ing asp eed
X Ac celer ateth eveh icle to thedes iredspe ed.
X Brief lypre ssthecr uise contro llev erup 0043
or down 0085.
X Rem oveyour foot from theacc eler ator
peda l.
Crui secontro lis act ivat ed. The vehicle aut o-
mat ically main tainsth est or ed spe ed.
You canstor eth ecur ren tspe edifyou are
dri vin gfas terth an 20 mph (30km/h).
i Crui
secontro lmay beuna bletomain tain
th est or ed spe edon uphi llgr adie nts. The
st or ed spe edisres ume dwhen thegr adie nt
eve nsout .Crui secontro lmain tainsth e
st or ed spe edon down hillgradie ntsby aut o-
mat ically apply ing th ebra kes. 142
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ving systemsDr ivi ng andparki ng

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
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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 - 146
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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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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
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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.
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