2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SL CLASS cruise control

Opening/closing
(all)... .................... 88
Opening/closing (front).................. .8 8
Opening/closing (rear).................... 88
Overview .......................................... 87
Problem (malfunction) ..................... 90
Resetting ......................................... 89
Reversing feature............................. 87
SIRIUS services
see also Digital Operator's Man-
ual .................................................. 246
Smar tKey
Changing thebattery ....................... 77
Changing theprogramming ............ .7 5
Chec kingth ebat tery .......................7 7
Dis play mes sage ............ ................234
Doo rcentr allocking /unlo cking ....... 74
Imp orta ntsafety note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 74
Los s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 78
Mech anical key <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 76
Ope ning/ closing theroof................ 92
Ove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 74
Pos itions (igni tion lock) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 126
Pro blem (ma lfunction) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 78
Starti ngthe engi ne<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 128
SMS
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 246
Sno wcha ins<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 298
So cke ts
Front-p asseng erfoo twe ll............... 258
Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 257
Tru nk<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 258
So und
Swi tching on/off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 247
Spe cial seat beltretrac tor<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 57
Spe ciali st wo rksho p<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 28
Spe ed,contro llin g
see Cruisecontrol
Spe edomete r
Digi tal<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 196
In the Instru mentcluster <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 33
Segm ents<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 192
Sel ecti ngthe displ ayuni t............... 201
SPO RThandl ingmode
Dea ctiva ting/a ctivating
(Me rced es-AM Gveh icles) ................ 68
Wa rning lamp <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 241Stan
dinglamps
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 220
Swi tching on/off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 110
Start/ stopfunc tion
see ECO start/stop function
Startin g(e ng ine) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 127
STE ERCONTROL <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 72
Ste ering
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 233
Ste ering ass istant STEERCON-
TROL
see STEER CONTR OL
Ste ering wheel
Adju sting (electrica lly) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 103
Butto nove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 34
Butto ns(on-boa rdcomp uter)......... 193
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 103
Stori ngsetti ngs(memory func-
tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 107
Ste ering wheelpaddle shifters ........ 142
Sto pwa tch(RACETIME R)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 205
Sto wag eareas <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 252
Sto wag eco mpartmen ts
Armre st(under )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 252
Ce nter conso le<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 253
Ce nter conso le(re ar) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 253
Cu phol ders <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 255
Eye glas ses comp artment............... 253
Gl ove box <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 252
Imp orta ntsafety informa tion ......... 252
Re ar <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 254
Stow agenet <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 254
Sto wag ene t<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 254
Sto wag espac e
Umb rellahol der<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 253
Sto wag ewe llbe neath the trunk
flo or <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 255
Summe rtire s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 298
Sun visor<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 256
Surro undlighti ng(on-b oard com-
puter) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 202
Sus pen sion settin gs
Active BodyCo ntrol (ABC)
(e xcep tMer cedes-AM Gveh icles) ..170
Active BodyCo ntrol (ABC)
(Me rced es-AM Gveh icles) .............. 173 18
In
dex

cle
beco mestrapped insnow .The reisaris k
of fata linju ry.
If yo uleave theengi neorthe auxiliary hea t-
ing runni ng,make sure the exha ustpi pe and
are aaro und thevehi cleare clearofsnow .
To ensu rean adequ ate suppl yof fres hair,
ope nawi ndow onthe sideof the vehi cle
that isnot facinginto thewind.
Have your vehi clewinter-pro ofedataqu alifi ed
spe cialist wo rksho pat the onse tof winter.
Drive particu larly care fullyon slippe ryroa d
su rface s.Avoi dsu dde nacce lerati on, stee ring
and braking mane uvers.Do not usecrui se
control .
If the vehi clethrea tenstoskid orcannot be
stop pedwhenmovi ngatlow speed:
X Shif tthe transm ission topos ition 005C.
The outsid etempe ratureindi cator isnot
des igne dto serv eas an ice-wa rning device
and isthere foreunsu itable for that purpo se.
Ch ange sin the outsid etempe ratureare dis-
pl ay ed afte ra sho rtdel ay.
Indi cated tempe raturesjust above thefree zing
poi ntdo not guara ntee thattheroadsu rface is
free ofice .The roadmay stillbe icy,esp ecially
in wo ode dare asoron bridge s.The vehicle
cou ldskid ifyo ufai lto adaptyo ur driving
styl e.Alw aysad aptyo ur driving styleand drive
at aspe edtosuitthe prevailing weathe rcondi -
tions .
You should pa yspe cialattenti ontoroa dcon-
di tions whentempe raturesare around freezing
poi nt.
For more informa tion ondriving with snow
cha ins, see (Ypage 298).
For more informa tion ondriving with summer
tire s,see (Ypage 298 ).
Obs erve thenotes inthe "Winter operation"
secti on(Ypage 298 ). Dri
vin gsys tems Crui
secontrol
Gen eral notes Cru
isecontrol maintai nsaconsta ntroa d
spe edfor you. Itbra kes automa tically in ord er
to avo idexcee ding the setspeed. Onlong and stee
pdow nhillgra dients, especially ifthe vehi -
cle isladen, youmus tsel ect alow ergea rin
goo dtime .By doing so, youwi llmake useof
the braking effectof the engi ne.Thisrel ieves
the loadon the brakesystem andprevents the
bra kes from overheating andwearing too
qu ickl y.
Use cruisecontrol onlyifroa dand traffi ccon-
di tions make itap pro priate tomai ntai na
stea dyspe edfor apro long edper iod.You can
store anyroadspe edabove 20mph
(30 km/h ).
Impo rtant safetynotes If
yo ufai lto adaptyo ur driving style,crui se
control canneith erred uce theriskof an acci -
dent norover ridethe laws ofphy sics .Cru ise
control cannottakeintoacco unttheroad,
traffi cand weathe rcondi tions.Cru isecontrol
is only anaid. You areresp onsible for the dis-
tance tothe vehi cleinfront, forvehi clespe ed,
for braking ingoo dtime andforstay ingin
la ne.
Do not usecrui secontrol :
R in roa dand traffi ccondi tions whichdo not
al low youto mai ntai naconsta ntspe ede.g.
in hea vytraffi cor on winding roads
R on slippe ryroa dsu rface s.Braki ngoracce l-
era ting couldcau sethe drive whe elsto los e
tracti onand thevehi clecou ldthen skid
R whe nthere ispoo rvis ibility ,e.g. dueto fog,
hea vyrainor snow
If there isacha nge ofdri vers ,ad vis ethe new
dri ver ofthe speedstore d. Dri
vin gsys tems
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Cru
isecont rollever 0043
Tostore thecur ren tspee dor ahigh er
spee d
0044 Tostore thecur ren tspee dor calls upthe
last store dspee d
0087 Tostore thecur ren tspee dor alower
spee d
0085 Todeac tivate cruise control
When youactivat ecr uise control, thest ore d
spee dis sho wninthemult ifunction displ ayfor
fiv esec onds. The spee dis then perm anently
displ ayed inthest atus indicat ortoget her with
th e00B2 symbol.
In veh icleswit hasegm entcir cle inthespee d-
ome ter, thesegm ents bet ween thecur ren tly
st ore dspee dand theen dof thesegm entcir -
cle light up.
St ori ng, maintaini ngand callin gup a
spe ed St
ori ng and maintaini ngaspe ed
X Ac cel erat eth eveh icle tothedesir edspee d.
X Briefl ypres sth ecr uise control leve rup 0043
or down 0085.
X Remo veyour footfr om theacc eler ator
pedal.
Cruis econ trol isact ivat ed. The vehicle auto -
mat icall ymain tainsth est ore dspee d.
You canstore thecur ren tspee difyou are
driv ingfast erthan 20 mph (30km/h).
i Cruis
econ trol may beunab leto main tain
th est ore dspee don uphill gradients.The
st ore dspee dis res umed whenthegrad ient
eve nsout .Cruis econ trol main tainsth e
st ore dspee don down hillgrad ientsby auto -
mat icall yapplyin gth ebrak es. St
ori ng orcalli ngup aspe ed G
WAR
NING
If you callupthest ore dspee dand itdiff ers
fr om thecur ren tspee d,theveh icle acceler -
ate sor dec eler ates.Ifyou donotkn ow the
st ore dspee d,theveh icle coul dacc eler ate
or brak eune xpectedly. Thereis aris kof an
acc iden t.
Pay attentio nto theroad andtraff iccon di-
tio ns bef ore calli ngup thest ore dspee d.If
you donotkn ow thest ore dspee d,store the
desir edspee dagain .
X Briefl ypull thecr uise control leve rto wards
you 0087.
X Remo veyour footfr om theacc eler ator
pedal.
The first tim ecr uise control isact ivat ed, it
st ore sth ecur ren tspee dor reg ulate sth e
spee dof theveh icle totheprev iously store d
spee d.
Set tingaspe ed G
WAR
NING
Keep inmin dth at itmay takeabrie f
mom entunt ilth eveh icle has made thene c-
ess ary adjust men ts.
In cr ease ordec reas eth eset vehicle spee d
to avalue that theprev ailingroad condition s
and legal speedlimit sperm it.Other wise,
sudde nand unexpected acc eler ationor
dec eler ationof theveh icle coul dcaus ean
acc iden tand /or serious injury toyou and
ot her s.
X To
adjust theset speedin1mp hincr e-
men ts(1 km /h incr emen ts):brie flypres s
th ecr uise control leve rup 0043 tothepres -
sure pointfor ahigh erspee d,or down 0085
for alower speed.
Ev ery timeth ecr uise control leve ris
pres sedupordown ,th elast spee dstore dis
inc reas edorreduc ed.
X To
adjust theset speedin5mp hincr e-
men ts(10 km/h incr emen ts):brie fly
pres sth ecr uise control leve rup 0043 past the 156
Driv
ingsyst emsDriv ingand parking

pressure
pointforahigher speed, or
down 0085for alower speed.
Ever ytime thecruise control lever is
pressed upordown, thelast speed storedis
incr eased orreduced.
i The
speed indicat edinthe speedomet er
may differ slightly fromthespeed stored.
i Cruise
control isnot deactiv atedifyou
depress theaccelerat orpedal. Forexample,
if you accelerat ebriefly toovert ake,cruise
con trol adjusts thevehicle's speedtothe
last speed storedafter youhave finished
overt aking.
Deactivat ingcruise control There
areseveral waystodeactiv atecruise
con trol:
X Brief lypress thecruise control lever for-
wards 0043.
or X Brak e.
Cruise control isautomatic allydeactiv atedif:
R you engage theelect ricparkin gbrake
R you aredriving atless than 20mph
(30 km/ h)
R ES P®
int erven esoryou deactiv ateESP®
R Brak eAssist interven es
R you move outoftran smission position005B
If cruise control isdeactiv ated,youwillhear a
warning tone.You willsee theCruise Con‐ Cruise
Con‐
trol Off trol
Offmessage inthe multifun ction dis-
play forapproximat elyfive secon ds.
i When
youswitch offthe engin e,the last
speed storediscleared. Active
Distance AssistDISTRON IC
General notes Ac
tive Distance Assist DISTRONIC regulates
the speed andautomatic allyhelps youmain-
tain thedistanc efrom thevehicle detectedin
fron t.Vehicles aredetec tedwith theaidofthe
radar sensor system. Active Distance Assist
DIS TRONIC brakesautomatic allytoavoid
exc eeding thesetspeed ortomaint ainthe
designat eddistanc efrom thevehicle infron t.
You must select alower gearingood timeon
long andsteep downhill gradients,especially if
the vehicle isladen. Bydoing so,you willmake
use ofthe brakin geffec tof the engin e.This
relieves theload onthe brake system andpre-
vent sthe brakes fromoverheat ingand wear-
ing too quickly.
If Ac tive Distance Assist DISTRONIC detects
that thereis arisk ofacollision withthevehi-
cle infron t,you willbewarned visuallyand
audibly. Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC
cann otpreven ta collision withoutyourinter-
vent ion. Anintermit tentwarning tonewill then
sound andthedistanc ewarning lampwilllight
up inthe instrument cluster.Brak eimmedi-
ately inorder toincr ease thedistanc efrom
the vehicle infron t,or take evasive action,pro-
vided itis safe todo so.
For Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC to
assist youwhen driving ,the radar sensor sys-
tem must beoperation al.
Ac tive Distance Assist DISTRONIC operates in
the speed rangebetween 0mph (0km/ h)and
120 mph (200 km/h).
Do not useActiv eDis tance AssistDISTR ONIC
wh ile dri vin gon roa dswith stee pgra dients .
As Activ eDis tance AssistDISTR ONICtra ns-
mits rada rwa ves ,it can resemb lethe rada r
de tecto rsof the responsi ble au thor ities. You
can referto the releva ntcha pterin the Opera -
tor' sMa nua lif qu esti ons areas ked abou tthi s.
i USA
only:
Thi sde vic eha sbe en appro ved bythe FCC
as a"V eh icu larRa darSys tem" .The rada r
sen sor isinte ndedfor usein an automo tive
ra da rsy stem only.Re mov ing,tam perin g
wi th, oralteri ngthe devic ewi llvoi dany war-
ra ntie s,and isnot permi tted bythe FCC .Do
not tamperwi th, alter, orusein any non-
ap pro ved way. Dr
ivi ng system s
157Drivi ng andparki ng Z

adapt
yourdrivingstyle, norove rride thelaws
of physic s.Ac tiveDis tan ceAssist DISTRO NIC
can nottak eint oacc oun troad, weatherortraf-
fic con dition s.Ac tiveDis tan ceAssist
DI STRO NICison lyan aid. You arerespon sible
for thedist anceto theveh icle infron t,for
veh icle spee d,for brak ingingood timeand for
st aying inyour lane.
Do notuse ActiveDis tan ceAssist DISTRO NIC:
R In road andtraff iccon dition swhic hdo not
allow youtomain tainacon stant spee d,e.g .
in heav ytraff icor on wind ingroads
R on slippe ryroad surfaces .Br akin gor acc el-
erat ingcoul dcaus eth edriv ewheels tolose
tr act ion and theveh icle coul dth en skid
R In poor visibilit y,e.g .due tofog ,heav yrain
or snow
Ac tiveDis tan ceAssist DISTRO NICmay not
det ect narrow vehiclesdriv inginfron t,e.g .
mot orcycles ,or veh iclesdriv inginast agger ed
for mat ion.
In part icular ,th edet ection ofobst aclescan be
impair edif:
R Ther eis dirt onthesen sorsor anyt hingelse
cov erin gth esen sors
R Ther eis sn ow orheav yrain
R Ther eis int erf eren cebyother radar sources
R Ther eare stron gradar reflec tions,for exam -
ple inpark inggarag es
If Ac tiveDis tan ceAssist DISTRO NICnolonger
det ectsa veh icle infron t,Dis tan cePilot
DI STRO NICmay unexpectedly acceler ate to
th espee dstore d.
This spee dmay:
R Be toohigh ifyou aredrivinginatur nin g
lane oran exitlane
R Be sohigh when drivingintherigh t-han d
lane that you overtake vehiclesin theleft -
han dlane
R Be sohigh intheleft lane that you pass
veh iclesdriv ingontherigh t
If th ere isach ang eof driv ers,advis eth enew
driv erofthespee dstore d. Cru
isecontr ollever Cruise
control leve r
0043 Tostore thecur ren tspee dor ahigh er
spee d
0044 Toset aspec ified minimum 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 STRO NIC
Activ ating Activ eDist ance Assist
DISTR ONICand storin g,ma intaini ng
and callin gup aspeed Imp
ortant safety notes
! When
ActiveDis tan ceAssist DISTRO NIC
or theHOL Dfun ction isact ivat ed, theveh i-
cle brak esauto matically incer tain situa-
tio ns.
To avoid damage totheveh icle,deac tivate
Ac tiveDis tan ceAssist DISTRO NICandthe
HOL Dfun ction inthefoll owin gor simi larsit-
uatio ns:
R when towing theveh icle
R in thecar wash
To act ivat eAc tiveDis tan ceAssist DISTRO NIC,
th efoll owin gcon dition smust befulf illed:
R theeng inemust bestart ed. Itmay takeup
to two minutesof driv ingbefo reActiveDis -
tan ceAssist DISTRO NICisready foruse.
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 miss ionmust beinposit ion005B. Driv
ingsyst ems
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Selec
tingthedrive progra m
All vehicles (exceptAMG vehicles ):Act ive
Distanc eAssist DISTRONIC supportsasporty
driving stylewhen youhave selected theSor
S+ drive program (Ypage 133). Acceleration
behind thevehicle infront ortothe setspeed
is then noticeably moredynamic. Ifyou have
selected theCor Edriving program, thevehi-
cle accelerates moregently. Thissettin gis
recommen dedinstop-and- starttraffic.
AMG vehicles :Act ive Distanc eAssist
DISTRONIC supportsasporty driving style
when youhave selected theSor S+ orMdrive
program (Ypage 132). Acceleration behind
the vehicle infront ortothe setspeed isthen
notic eably moredynamic. Whenyouselect the
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.
i When
youchange lanes,Active Distanc e
Assist DISTRONIC monitorsthe left lane on
left-hand- drivevehicles orthe right laneon
right-han d-drivevehicles.
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. Afteratime, theelectric parking brake
secures thevehicle andrelieves theservice
brake.
Depending onthe specified minimum distance,
your vehicle willcome toastandst illat asuffi- cient
distance behindthevehicle infront .The
specified minimum distanceisset using the
cont rolonthe cruise controllever.
The electric parking brakesecures thevehicle
automatically ifAct ive Distanc eAssist
DISTRONIC isactivated and:
R the driver's doorisopen andthedriver's
seat beltisunfastened
R the engine isswitched off,unless itis auto-
matically switchedoffbythe ECO start/
stop funct ion
R asystem malfunction occurs
R the power supply isnot sufficient
If amalfunction inthe electric parking brake
occurs, thenthetransm issionmayalsobe
shifted intoposition 005Dautomatically.
Setting aspeed Keep
inmind thatitmay take abrief moment
until thevehicle hasaccelerated orbraked to
the speed set.
X To
adj ust the setspeed in1mph incre-
ments (1km/h increments): brieflypress
the cruise controllever up0043 tothe pres-
sure point forahigher speed, ordown 0044
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 0044for alower speed.
Every timethecruise controllever is
pressed upordown, thelast speed stored is
increased orreduced.
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 162).
The specified minimum distancecanbe
changed whileActive Distanc eAssist
DISTRONIC isswitched onoroff. Driving
systems
161Drivingandparking Z

Make
surethatyoumaintain asufficiently safe
distance fromthevehicle infront .Adjust the
distance tothe vehicle infront ifnecessary. Cruise
controllever
X To increase: turncontrol0087 toward 0044.
Act ive Distanc eAssist DISTRONIC then
maintains agreater distance between your
vehicle andthevehicle infront .
X To decrease: turncontrol0087 toward 0043.
Act ive Distanc eAssist DISTRONIC then
maintains ashorter distance between your
vehicle andthevehicle infront .
Active Distance AssistDISTRONIC dis-
plays inthe instrum entcluster Displays
inthe speedometer When
Active Distanc eAssist DISTRONIC is
activated, oneormore segments 0044inthe set
speed rangelightup.
If Act ive Distanc eAssist DISTRONIC detectsa
vehicle infront ,segments 0044from speed of
the vehicle infront 0087tostored speed0043light
up.
i For
design reasons, thespeed display ed
on the speedometer maydiffer slightly from the
speed setforActive Distanc eAssist
DISTRONIC.
Display whenActive Distance Assist
DISTRONIC isdeactivated 0043
Vehicle infront ,if detected
0044 Distanc eindicator, currentdistance tothe
vehicle infront
0087 Specified minimum distancetothe vehicle
in front ;adjustable
0085 Your vehicle
X Select theAssistance Graphic Assistance
Graphicfunction
using theon-board computer (Ypage 200).
Display whenActive Distance Assist
DISTRONIC isactivated 0043
Vehicle infront ,if detected
0044 Specified minimum distancetothe vehicle
in front ;adjustable
0087 Your vehicle
0085 Active Distanc eAssist DISTRONIC
X Select theAssistance Graphic Assistance
Graphicfunction
using theon-board computer (Ypage 200).
You willinitially seethestored speedfor
approximately fiveseconds whenyouactivate
Act ive Distanc eAssist DISTRONIC. 162
Driving
systemsDriving andparking

0063
0064 Press
andhold:
R In the Audio Audio
menu: selects apre-
set listorastation listinthe
desired frequency range,selects
an audio trackorvideo scene
using rapidscrolling
R In the Tel Tel
(Telephone) menu:
starts rapidscrolling ifthe phone
book isopen 0076 R
Confirms theselection ordisplay
message
R In the Tel Tel
(Telephone) menu:
switches tothe telephone book
and starts dialingthe selected
number 0038 Press
briefly:
R Back
R Switches offthe Voice Control
System
R Hides display messages orcalls
up the last Trip Trip
menu function
used
R Exit sthe telephone book/redial
memory 0038 Press
andhold:
R Call sup the standard displayin
the Trip Trip
menu Right
control panel 0076 R
Rejects orends acall
R Exit sthe telephone book/redial
memory 0061 R
Makes oraccepts acall
R Switches tothe redial memory 0081
0082 R
Adjusts thevolume 0063 R
Mute 0059 R
Switches onthe Voice Control
System Further
information onthe Voice Control Sys-
tem isavaila bleinthe separate operating
instruct ions. Multifunction
display 0043
Drive program (Ypage 136)
0044 Transmission position(Ypage 136)
0087 Text field
0085 Menu bar
0083 Time
0084 Outside temperature orspeed
(Y page 201)
Set thetime using themultimedia system;see
the Digital Operator's Manual.
X To display menubar0085:press the0059
or 0065 button onthe steering wheel.
If you donot press thebuttons anylonger,
menu bar0085isfaded outafter afew sec-
onds.
Text field 0087shows theselected menuor
submenu anddisplay messages.
Possible displaysinthe multifu nctiondis-
play:
R 0097Gearshift recommen dation,whenshifting
manually (Ypage 144)
R 005D Active Parking Assist(Ypage 177)
R CRUISE CRUISE
Cruisecontrol(Ypage 155)
R 00CE Adaptive Highbeam Assist
(Y page 112)
R 00D6 ECOstart/ stopfunct ion(Ypage 129)
R 00D9 HOLD function(Ypage 166)
R 004F Active Steerin gAssist (Ypage 157) 194
Displays
andoperat ionOn-board computerand displays