2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLA park assist

For
this reason, inthe event ofhea vyrainor in
condi tions inwhi chhydrop laning mayoccur ,
yo umus tdri ve inthe follow ing manne r:
R low eryour spe ed
R avo idruts
R avo idsud den steer ingmove ments
R bra kecare fully
Dri vin gon floode droads !
Bea
rin mind thatvehicles trave ling infront
or inthe oppositedir ectio ncrea tewa ves.
Thi smay causethe maxi mum permiss ible
wa ter dep thto be excee ded.
Fai lure to obs erve these notes mayresultin
da mag eto the engi ne,electrica lsy stems
and transmi ssion.
If yo uhav eto drive on stretche sof roa don
whi chwater has collected ,ple ase bearin mind
that:
R in the case ofstand ingwater, thewater
lev elmay beno higher than theloweredg e
of the vehi clebod y
R youshou lddri ve no faster than walking pace Win
terdrivi ng G
WARNI
NG
If yo ushi ftdow non asli ppe ryroa dsur face
in an attemp tto increa sethe engi ne's brak-
ing effe ct,the drive whe elscou ldlos ethei r
gri p.The reisan increa seddanger ofskid -
ding andaccidents.
Do not shiftdow nfor additi onal enginebra k-
ing onasli ppe ryroa dsur face . G
DA
NGER
If the exha ustpipeis blo cked oradequ ate
ventil ation isnot possible, poi sonou sga ses
such ascarb onmonoxi de(CO) may enter
the vehi cle. Thisis the case ,e.g. ifthe vehi -
cle beco mestrapped insnow .The reisarisk
of fata linjur y.
If yo ulea vethe engi neorthe auxili ary heat-
ing runni ng,make surethe exha ustpipeand
are aaro und thevehi cleare clea rof snow .
To ensu rean adequ ate supplyoffresh air, ope
nawi ndow onthe sideof the vehi cle
that isnot facinginto thewind.
Have your vehi clewinter-pro ofedataqu alifi ed
spe cialist wor kshop atthe onset ofwinter.
Drive particu larly care fullyon slippe ryroa d
sur face s.Avoid sudden acce leration, steer ing
and braking mane uvers.Do not use cruise
control orActive DistanceAssistDISTR ONIC.
If the vehi clethrea tenstoskid orcannot be
stopp edwhe nmovi ngatlow speed:
X Shift thetransmi ssion topos ition005C.
X Try tobring the vehi cleund ercontrol using
corre ctive steering.
The outsid etempe ratureindi cator isnot
des igne dto serve asan ice-w arningdevi ce
and isthere foreunsu itable forthat purpos e.
Cha nges inthe outsid etempe ratureare dis-
pla yedafte ra shor tdel ay.
Indi cated tempe raturesjust above thefree zing
poi ntdo not guara ntee thattheroadsur face is
free ofice. The roadmay stillbe icy,esp ecia lly
in woo ded areasoron bridge s.
You shou ldpa yspe cialattenti ontoroa dcon-
diti ons whentempe raturesare around freezing
poi nt.
For more informationondriving with snow
chai ns,see (Ypage 308).
For more informationondriving with sum mer
tires ,see (Ypage 307 ).
Obs erve thenotes inthe "Winter operation"
secti on(Ypage 307 ). Off-ro
addrivi ng
Impo rtant safetynotes G
WARNI
NG
If yo udri ve on asteep inclineatan angl eor
turn whendri ving onanincli ne,the vehi cle
cou ldslipsid eways, tip and rollov er. The reis
a risk ofan acci dent.
Alw aysdri ve on asteep inclineinthe line of
fal l(stra ightup ordow n)and donot turn the
vehi cle. Dri
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X
Accel eratethe vehicleto the desired speed.
X Bri eflypre ssthe cruise contro lle ver up0043
or down 0044.
X Re move your foo tfrom theacce lera tor
pe dal.
Cr uise contro lis acti vated .The vehicleau to-
ma tica lly ma inta insthe stor edspe ed.
i Cr
uise contro lma ybe una ble to ma inta in
the stor edspe edon uphillgra dients. The
stor edspe edisres um edwhen the gradient
eve nsout.Cr uise contro lma inta insthe
stor edspe edon downh ill gra dients byauto-
ma tica lly ap plying the brakes.
Sto ringthe curren tspe edorcal ling up
the laststo red speed G
WA
RNING
If yo ucal lup the stor edspe edand itdiffer s
from thecurrent speed,the vehicleacce ler-
ate sor decel era tes. Ifyo udo not know the
stor edspe ed,the vehiclecou ldacce lera te
or bra keune xpected ly.The reisaris kof an
acci dent.
Pa yatte ntionto the roadand trafficcond i-
tio ns before calling up the stor edspe ed.If
yo udo not know thestor edspe ed,stor ethe
de sired speedagain.
X Bri eflypu llthe cruise contro lle ver towards
yo u0085.
X Re move your foo tfrom theacce lera tor
pe dal.
The first time cruise contro lis acti vated ,it
stor esthe current speedorreg ulate sthe
spe edofthe vehicleto the previouslystor ed
spe ed.
Se ttin gaspe ed Kee
pin mind thatit ma ytake abri efmome nt
unti lthe vehicleha sacce lera ted orbra ked to
the speedset.
X To
adjust thesetspe edin5mph incre -
men ts(10km/h incre men ts):bri efly
pre ssthe cruise contro lle ver up0043 past the
pre ssu repoint for ahighe rspe ed,or
do wn 0044for alowe rspe ed.
X To
adjust thesetspe edin1mph incre -
men ts(1 km/h incre men ts):bri eflypre ss
the cruise contro lle ver up0043 tothe pres- su
re point for ahighe rspe ed,or down 0044
for alowe rspe ed.
i Cr
uise contro lis not deacti vated ifyo u
de pre ssthe acce lera tor pedal.For exampl e,
if yo uacce lera te bri eflyto ove rtake ,cru ise
contro lad jus tsthe vehicle's spe edtothe
la st spe edstor edafte ryo uha ve fini she d
ove rtaki ng.
De acti vati ngcrui secontro l The
rearesev eralwa ystodeacti vate cru ise
contro l:
X Bri eflypre ssthe cruise contro lle ver for-
wa rds 0087.
or X Bra ke.
Cr uise contro lis au toma tically de acti vated if:
R the vehicleis sec ured with the electri cpa rk-
ing brake
R youar edri ving atless tha n20 mph
(30 km/h )
R ESP ®
inte rvenes oryoude acti vate ESP ®
R youshi ftthe trans mission topositio n005C
wh ile dri ving
If cru ise contro lis de acti vated ,yo uwi llhea ra
wa rning tone. Youwi llsee theCruise Con‐ Cru
ise Con‐
tro lOff tro
lOff message inthe multifu nctio ndis-
pl ay for appro xima telyfiv esec ond s.
i Whe
nyo usw itch offthe engine,the last
spe edstor ediscle ared . Ac
tiv eDi stan ceAssist DISTRO NIC
Ge neral notes Active
Distance AssistDISTR ONICreg ulate s
the speedand automa tically hel psyouma in-
tai nthe dista nce from thevehiclede tecte din
front. Vehicles arede tecte dwi th the aid of the
ra da rsens orsystem .Active Distance Assist
DISTR ONICbra kes automa tically to avoid
exce eding the setspeedortoma inta inthe
de signa ted dista nce from thevehiclein front.
If Active Distance AssistDISTR ONICde tects
tha tther eis aris kof acol lisi on with the vehi-
cle infront, youwi llbe warned visually and
au dibly. Active Distance AssistDISTR ONIC
canno tpre vent acol lisi on withou tyo ur inte r-
venti on.Aninte rmittent warning tonewillthen 15
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sound
andthedistance warninglampwilllight
up inthe instrument cluster.Brakeimmedi-
ately inorder toincrease thedistance tothe
vehicle infront ortake evasive actionprovided
it is safe todo so.
Act ive Distance AssistDISTRONIC operatesin
the speed rangebetween 0mph (0km/h) and
120 mph (200km/h) .
Change intoalower gearingood timeonlong
and steep downhill gradients. Thisisespeciall y
important ifthe vehicle isladen. Bydoing so,
you willmake useofthe braking effectofthe
engine. Thisrelieves theload onthe brake sys-
tem andprevents thebrakes fromoverheating
and wearing tooquickly.
Do not use Active Distance AssistDISTRONIC
on roads withsteep gradients.
For Active Distance AssistDISTRONIC to
assist youwhen driving, theradar sensor sys-
tem must beoperational.
As Act ive Distance AssistDISTRONIC trans-
mits radar waves, itcan resemble theradar
detectors ofthe responsible authorities.You
can refer tothe relevant chapterinthe Opera-
tor's Manual ifquestions areasked aboutthis.
i USA
only: Thisdevice hasbeen approved
by the FCC asa"Vehicul arRada rSystem".
The radar sensor isintended foruse inan
automotive radarsystem only.Removal,
tampering, oraltering ofthe device willvoid
any warranties, andisnot permitted bythe
FCC. Donot tamper with,alter, oruse inany
non- approved way.
Any unauthorized modificationtothis device
could voidtheuser's authority tooperate
the equip ment.
i Canada
only:Thisdevice complies with
RSS-21 0of Industry Canada.Operation is
subject tothe followi ngtwo conditions:
1. This device maynotcause interferen ce,
and
2. This device mustaccept anyinterferen ce
received, includinginterferen cethat may
cause undesired operationofthe device.
Removal, tampering, oraltering ofthe
device willvoid anywarranties, andisnot
permitted. Donot tamper with,alter, oruse
in any non- approved way.
Any unauthorized modificationtothis device
could voidtheuser's authority tooperate
the equip ment. Importa
ntsafety notes G
WARNING
Act ive Distance AssistDISTRONIC doesnot
react to:
R people oranimals
R stationary objectsinthe road, e.g.stop-
ped orparked vehicles
R oncoming vehiclesandcrossing traffic
As aresult, Active Distance Assist
DISTRONIC mayneither givewarnings nor
intervene insuch situations. Thereisarisk
of an accident.
Always paycareful attentiontothe traffic
situation andbeready tobrake. G
WARNING
Act ive Distance AssistDISTRONIC cannot
alwa ysclearly identify otherroadusers and
complex trafficsituations.
In such cases, Active Distance Assist
DISTRONIC can:
R give anunnecessary warningandthen
brake thevehicle
R neither giveawarning norintervene
R accelerate orbrake unexpectedly
There isarisk ofan accident.
Continue todrive carefully andbeready to
brake, especial lyifAct ive Distance Assist
DISTRONIC warnsyou. G
WARNING
Act ive Distance AssistDISTRONIC brakes
your vehicle withupto50% ofthe maximum
possible deceleration. Ifthis deceleration is
not sufficient, Active Distance Assist
DISTRONIC alertsyouwith avisual and
acoustic warning. Thereisarisk ofan acci-
dent.
Adjust yourspeed inthese cases andmain-
tain sufficient distance.
Apply thebrakes yourselfand/or takeeva-
sive action. Driving
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!
When
Active Distance AssistDISTRONIC
or the HOLD function isactivated, thevehi-
cle brakes automaticall yin certain situa-
tions.
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
Act ive Distance AssistDISTRONIC canneither
reduce therisk ofan accident ifyou failto
adap tyour driving style,noroverride thelaws
of physics. Active Distance AssistDISTRONIC
cannot takeintoaccount road,weather ortraf-
fic conditions. Active Distance Assist
DISTRONIC isonly anaid. You areresponsible
for the distance tothe vehicle infront ,for
vehicle speed,forbraking ingood timeandfor
staying inyour lane.
Do not use Active Distance AssistDISTRONIC:
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 In poor visibil ity,e.g. due tofog, heavy rain
or snow
Act ive Distance AssistDISTRONIC maynot
detect narrow vehicles drivinginfront ,e.g.
motorcycles, orvehicles drivinginastaggered
formation.
In particular, thedetection ofobstacles canbe
impaired if:
R There isdirt onthe sensors oranything else
covering thesensors
R There issnow orheavy rain
R There isinterferenc eby other radarsources
R There arestrong radarreflections, forexam-
ple inparking garages
If Act ive Distance AssistDISTRONIC nolonger
detects avehicle infront ,Distance Pilot
DISTRONIC mayunexpectedly accelerateto
the speed stored. This
speed may:
R Be too high ifyou aredriving inaturning
lane oran exit lane
R Be sohigh when driving inthe right-hand
lane thatyouovertake vehiclesinthe left-
hand lane
R Be sohigh inthe left lane thatyoupass
vehicles drivingonthe right
If there isachange ofdrivers, advisethenew
driver ofthe speed stored.
Cruise control lever 0043
Tostore thecurrent speedorahigher
speed
0044 Tostore thecurrent speedoralower
speed
0087 Todeactivate Active Distance Assist
DISTRONIC
0085 Tostore thecurrent speedorcalls upthe
last stored speed
0083 Toset aspecified minimum distance
Activating ActiveDistance Assist
DISTRONIC Activation
conditions
! When
Active Distance AssistDISTRONIC
or the HOLD function isactivated, thevehi-
cle brakes automaticall yin certain situa-
tions.
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 160
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To
activate Active Distan ceAssist DISTRONIC,
all the following conditionsmust befulfilled:
R the engine mustbestart ed.Itmay take up
to two minutes ofdriving beforeActive Dis-
tanc eAssist 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 DSR must bedeactivated.
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. Distance AssistSus‐ Act.
Distance AssistSus‐
pended pended
message appearsinthe multifunc-
tion display .The setdistance toaslower-
moving vehicleinfront willthen notbe
maintained. Youwillbedriving atthe speed
you determin eby the position ofthe accel-
erator pedal.
Act. Distance AssistSuspended Act.
Distance AssistSuspendedYou can
also activate Active Distan ceAssist
DIS TRONIC whenstation ary.Thelowest speed
that canbeset is20 mph (30km/ h).
Dri vin gwit hAct ive Dist ance Assi st
DIST RONIC Act
ivating atthecur rent speed orlas t
st or ed speed G
WAR
NING
If you callup thest or ed spe edand itdif fers
fr om thecur ren tspe ed, theveh icle acc eler -
at es ordec eler ates. Ifyou donotkn ow the st
or ed spe ed, theveh icle co uld acceler ate
or bra keune xpec tedly. Thereisaris kof an
acc iden t.
Pay atte nt ion tothero ad and traff icco nd i-
ti on sbef orecal lingup thest or ed spe ed. If
you donotkn ow thest or ed spe ed, stor eth e
des iredspe edagain .
X Brief lypull thecr uise contro llev ertoward s
you 0085.
X Rem oveyour foot from theacc eler ator
peda l.
The first time Active Distanc eAs sis t
DI ST RON ICisact ivat ed, itstor es thecur ren t
spe edorreg ulat esthespe edoftheveh icle
to thepre viously stor ed spe ed.
Pu llin gawa yan ddr ivin g
X If
you wantto pullawa ywit hAct ive Dis-
ta nce Assi stDIST RONIC: rem oveyour foot
fr om thebra kepeda l.
X Brief lypull thecr uise contro llev ertoward s
you 0085.
or X If
Act ive Dist ance Assi stDIST RONICis
act ivated: acc eler atebri efly.
Your vehicle pulls away andadapt sits spe ed
to that oftheveh icle in fron t.Ifno veh icle is
det ectedin fron t,your vehicle acc eler ates
to theset speed.
The vehicle can also pullaway when itis fac ing
an uniden tifie dobs tacle or isdri vin gon adif -
fe ren tlin efrom another veh icle. The vehicle
th en bra kesaut omatically. Berea dytobra ke
at all times .
If th ere isno veh icle in fron t,Ac tive Distanc e
As sis tDI ST RON ICope rates inthesam eway
as cruise contro l.
If Ac tive Distanc eAs sis tDI ST RON ICdet ects a
slo wer -moving veh icle in fron t,itbra kesyour
veh icle. Inthis way, thedis tanc eyou have
sel ectedis main tained.
If Ac tive Distanc eAs sis tDI ST RON ICdet ects a
fas ter-mo vingveh icle in fron t,itincr ease sth e
dri vin gspe ed. Howev er,theveh icle ison ly
acc eler ated up tothespe edyou havest or ed.
i Ac
tive Distanc eAs sis tDI ST RON ICisdeac -
ti vat ed when youdepr essthebra ke,ex ce pt
when theveh icle isstat ion ary. Dri
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tingthedrive progra m
Act ive Distanc eAssist DISTRONIC supportsa
sporty driving stylewhen youselect theS+
drive program (Ypage 138)orthe manual
drive program (Ypage 140). Acceleration
behind thevehicle infront ortothe setspeed
is then noticeably moredynamic. Ifyou have
selected theE(Mercedes-AMG vehicles:C)
drive program, thevehicle accelerates more
gently. Thissettin gis recommen dedinstop-
and-start traffic.
Changing lanes
If you want tochange tothe overtakin glane
on multi-lane roads,Active Distanc eAssist
DISTRONIC supportsyouif:
R you aredriving fasterthan45mph
(70 km/h)
R Act ive Distanc eAssist DISTRONIC ismain-
taining thedistance toavehicle infront
R you switch onthe appropriate turnsignal
R Act ive Distanc eAssist DISTRONIC doesnot
current lydetect adanger ofcollision
If these condition sare fulfilled, yourvehicle is
accelerated. Acceleration willbeinterrupt edif
changing lanestakes toolong orifthe dis-
tance between yourvehicle andthevehicle in
front becomes toosmall.
Stopping If Act ive Distanc eAssist DISTRONIC detects
that thevehicle infront isstopping, itbrakes
your vehicle untilitis stationary.
Once yourvehicle isstationary, itremains sta-
tionary andyoudonot need todepress the
brake.
i Aft
eratime, theelectric parking brake
secures thevehicle andrelieves theservice
brake.
i Depending
onthe specified minimum dis-
tance, yourvehicle willcome toastandst ill
at asufficient distancebehindthevehicle in
front .The specified minimum distanceisset
using thecont rolonthe cruise controllever. When
Active Distanc eAssist DISTRONIC is
activated, thetransm issionisshifted automati-
cally toposition 005Dif:
R the driver's seatbeltisnot fastened andthe
driver's doorisopen.
R the engine isswitched off,unless itis auto-
matically switchedoffbythe ECO start/
stop funct ion.
The electric parking brakeisapplie dautomati-
cally ifAct ive Distanc eAssist DISTRONIC is
active whenthevehicle isstationary and:
R asystem malfunction occurs.
R the power supply isinsufficient .
If amalfunction occurs,thetransm issionmay
also shift toposition 005Dautomatically.
Setting aspeed Keep
inmind thatitmay take abrief moment
until thevehicle hasaccelerated orbraked 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 ordecrea-
ses in1mph (1km/h) incremen ts.
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 ordecrea-
ses in5mph (10km/h) incremen ts.
i Act
ive Distanc eAssist DISTRONIC isnot
deactivated ifyou depress theaccelerator
pedal. Ifyou accelerate toovertake, Active
Distanc eAssist DISTRONIC adjuststhevehi-
cle's speed tothe last speed stored, after
you have finished overtakin g.
Setting aspecified minimum distance You
cansetthe specified minimum distance
for Active Distanc eAssist DISTRONIC byvary-
ing the time span between oneandtwosec-
onds. Thisdetermines thedistance thatActive
Distanc eAssist DISTRONIC isto maintain from
the vehicle infront ,depending onthe road
speed. Youcanseethis distance inthe multi-
funct iondisplay (Ypage 164). 162
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The
specified minimum distancecanbe
changed whileActive Distan ceAssist
DIS TRONIC isswitched onoroff.
i Make
surethatyoumaintain theminimum
distance tothe vehicle infront asrequired
by law. Adjust thedistance tothe vehicle in
front ifnecessary. X
To increase: turncontrol0087 indirec-
tion 0044.
Act ive Distan ceAssist DISTRONIC then
maintains agreater distance between your
vehicle andthevehicle infront .
X To decrease: turncontrol0087 indirec-
tion 0043.
Act ive Distan ceAssist DISTRONIC then
maintains ashorter distance between your
vehicle andthevehicle infront .
Deactivating ActiveDistance Assist
DISTRONIC There
areseveral waystodeactivate Active
Distan ceAssist DISTRONIC:
X Briefly pressthecruise controllever for-
wards 0043.
or X Brake, unless thevehicle isstation ary. X
Briefly pressthecruise controllever for-
wards 0043.
or X Brake, unless thevehicle isstation ary.
When youdeactivate Active Distan ceAssist
DIS TRONIC, theActive Distance Assist Active
Distance Assist
Off Off
message appearsonthe multifunct iondis-
play forapproximately fiveseconds.
i The
lastspeed stored remains storeduntil
you switch offthe engine. Active Distan ce
Assist DISTRONIC isnot deactivated ifyou
depress theaccelerator pedal.
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 doororone ofthe rear doors is
open
R the vehicle isskidding
R you activate Active Parking Assist
If Act ive Distan ceAssist DISTRONIC isdeacti-
vated automatically, youwillhear awarning
ton e.You willsee theActive Distance Active
Distance
Assist Off Assist
Offmessage onthe multifunct iondis-
play forapproximately fiveseconds.
Act ive Distan ceAssist DISTRONIC isalso auto-
matically deactivated whenyouactivate DSR.
The 00C6 DSRsymbol appears inthe multi-
funct iondisplay . Driving
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veDist ance AssistDIST RONIC dis-
pla ysintheinst rumen tclus ter Disp
laysin thesp eedo meter When
Active Distanc eAs sis tDI ST RONI Cis
act ivat edand there arenoveh icles det ectedin
fr on t,on eor two segmen ts0044 intheset
spee dran geligh tup.
If Ac tive Distanc eAs sis tDI ST RONI Cdet ects a
veh iclein fron t,seg men ts0044 from spee dof
th eveh iclein fron t0087 tostore dspee d0043 ligh t
up.
i Fo
rdesi gnreas ons,thespee ddisp layed
on thespee dometer may differ slig htly from
th espee dset forActive Distanc eAs sis t
DI ST RONI C.
Disp laywhen ActiveDist ance Assist
DIST RONIC isdea ctivated
In theAs sis tan cemen u(Y page 196)ofthe
on -board comput er,you can selecttheassi s-
tan cedisp lay. 0043
Veh iclein fron t,ifdet ected
0044 Distanc eind icat or,curren tdist anceto the
veh iclein fron t
0087 Specifie dmin imum distanceto theveh icle
in fron t;adj ust able
0085 Your vehicle X
Se lec tth eAss istanceGra phic Ass
istanceGra phicfun ction
usin gth eon -board comput er(Y page 197).
Disp laywhen ActiveDist ance Assist
DIST RONIC isact ivated
You willinitially see thest ore dspee dfor
appr oximat elyfivesec onds when youactivat e
Ac tive Distanc eAs sis tDI ST RONI C. 0043
Veh iclein fron t,ifdet ected
0044 Specifie dmin imum distanceto theveh icle
in fron t;adj ust able
0087 Your vehicle
0085 Active Distanc eAs sis tDI ST RONI Cact ive
(t ex ton lyappear swhen thecr uise control
lev erisact uate d)
X Se lec tth eAss istanceGra phic Ass
istanceGra phicfun ction
usin gth eon -board comput er(Y page 197).
Ti ps for drivin gwith ActiveDist ance
Assis tDIST RONIC Gene
ralnot es
Pay particularatt ention inthefol lowin gtraff ic
sit uati ons:
R Corn ering,en terin gand exiting aben d:the
abilit yof Active Distanc eAs sis tDI ST RONI C
to det ectveh icles on ben dsislimi ted. Your
veh iclemay brakeune xpec tedly orlate.
R Veh icles drivin gin ast agge redformat ion:
Ac tive Distanc eAs sis tDI ST RONI Cmay not
det ectveh icles that are notdri vin gin the
midd leof their lanes. The distanceto the
veh iclein fron twill betoosho rt.
R Ot her vehicles chang inglane:Ac tive Dis-
tan ceAssis tDI ST RONI Chas notdet ected
th eveh iclecut ting inyet .The distanceto
th is veh iclewill betoosho rt.
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DI ST RONI Chas notyet detectedth eveh icle 164
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ingsystem sDriv ingand parki ng