2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SLC Owners Manual

When
youactivat ecruise control,the stored
speed isshown inthe multifunc tiondisplay for
five secon ds.The speed isthen permanen tly
displayed inthe status indicator togetherwith
the 00B2 symbol.
In vehicles withasegment circleinthe speed-
ometer ,the segment sbetween thecurren tly
stored speedandtheend ofthe segment cir-
cle light up.
Storing, maintaining andcalling upa
speed Storing
andmaint aining aspeed
X Acc elerate thevehicle tothe desired speed.
X Briefly pressthecruise controllever up0043
or down 0085.
X Remove yourfootfrom theaccelerat or
pedal.
Cruise controlisactivat ed.The vehicle auto-
matically maintainsthe stored speed.
You canstore thecurren tspeed ifyou are
driving fasterthan20mph (30km/ h).
i Cruise
controlmay beunable tomaintain
the stored speedonuphill gradients .The
stored speedisresumed whenthegradient
evens out.Cruise controlmaintain sthe
stored speedondownhill gradients byauto-
matically applyingthebrakes.
Storing orcalling upaspeed G
WARNIN
G
If you callupthe stored speedanditdiffers
from thecurren tspeed, thevehicle acceler-
ates ordecelerates. Ifyou donot know the
stored speed, thevehicle couldaccelerat e
or brake unexpec tedly.There isar isk ofan
accident .
Pay atten tiontothe road andtrafficcondi-
tions before callingupthe stored speed. If
you donot know the stored speed, storethe
desired speedagain.
X Briefly pullthecruise controllever towards
you 0087.
X Remove yourfootfrom theaccelerat or
pedal.
The first time cruise controlisactivat ed,it
stores thecurren tspeed orregulates the speed
ofthe vehicle tothe previously stored
speed.
Setting aspeed G
WARNIN
G
Keep inmind thatitmay take abrief
momen tuntil the vehicle hasmade thenec-
essary adjustmen ts.
Inc rease ordecrease thesetvehicle speed
to av alue thattheprevailing roadcondit ions
and legal speed limitspermit. Otherwise,
sudden andunexpec tedaccelerat ionor
deceleration ofthe vehicle couldcause an
accident and/orserious injurytoyou and
others .
X To
adj ust the setspeed in1m phincre-
ments (1km/h increments): brieflypress
the cruise controllever up0043 tothe pres-
sure point forahigher speed, ordown 0085
for alower speed.
Ever ytime thecruise controllever is
pressed upordown, thelast speed stored is
incr eased orreduced.
X To
adj ust the setspeed in5m phincre-
ments (10km/h increments): briefly
press thecruise controllever up0043 past the
pressure pointforahigher speed, or
down 0085for alower speed.
Ever ytime thecruise controllever is
pressed upordown, thelast speed stored is
incr eased orreduced.
i The
speed indicated inthe speedometer
may differ slightly fromthespeed stored.
i Cruise
controlisnot deactivat edifyou
depress theaccelerat orpedal. Forexample,
if you accelerat ebriefly toovert ake,cruise
cont roladjusts thevehicle's speedtothe
last speed stored afteryouhave finished
overt aking. Driving
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Deact
ivating cruis econt rol The
reare severalways todeac tivat ecruise
co ntro l:
X Brief lypre ssthec ruise contro llev er for-
ward s0043 .
or X Brak e.
Crui secontro lisa utom atically deac tivat ed if:
R you engage thee lectric par king bra ke
R you aredrivin ga tles st han2 0m ph
(30 km/h)
R ES P®
inte rven es oryou deac tivat eE SP®
R on veh icles withm anual trans mis sion,you
shi ftto ag ear that istooh igh, and asa
res ult thee ngines peed istool ow
R Brak eA ssisti nt erve nes
R you moveout oftrans mis sionp osition 005B
If cr uise contro lisd eac tivat ed, you willhear a
warn ingt one.You willsee theCru ise Con‐ Cru
ise Con‐
tro lO ff tro
lO ffmes sageint he mult ifunction dis-
play fora ppr oximat elyfives econ ds.
i Whe
nyou swit chofft he engin e,thel ast
spe edstor ed isclear ed. Act
ive Dist ance Assi stDIST RONIC
Gen eral not es Ac
tive Distanc eAssistD ISTR ON ICreg ulat es
th es peed and automatically helpsyou main -
ta in thed ista nc ef romt heveh icle det ectedi n
fr on t.Veh icles are detectedw itht he aid ofthe
rad arsen sor system. Active Distanc eAssist
DI ST RON ICbra kesa utom atically toavo id
ex ce edin gthe set speedortomain tain the
des ignated distanc ef romt heveh icle in fron t. Chan
geinto alowe rgear ingoo dtimeo nlon g
and steep down hillgradie nts. Thi sise spec ially
imp ortant ifth ev ehicle islade n.By doin gso,
you willmak euseoftheb raking effect of the
en gin e.Thi sreliev es thel oad ontheb rake sys -
te ma ndpre ven tstheb rake sf romo verheat ing
and wear ingt oo quic kly.
If Ac tive Distanc eAssistD ISTR ON ICdet ects
th at there isar isko fac ollis ion withthe veh i-
cl ei nf ront,y ou will bewarn edvisually and
audib ly.Active Distanc eAssistD ISTR ON IC
can notp reven tac ollis ion without yourinte r-
ven tion .A nintermi ttent warn ingt onew illthen
soun dand thed ista nc ew arningl amp willlight
up inthei nstru ment clust er. Brak ei mm edi-
at ely inorder toincr ease thed ista nc ef rom
th ev ehicle in fron t,or take eva sivea ction ,pro-
vid ed itis saf etod oso.
Fo rA ctiveD istan ceAssis tD ISTR ON ICto
ass istyou when drivin g,ther adar sen sor sys-
te mm ustb eo perat ion al.
Ac tive Distanc eAssistD ISTR ON ICope rates in
th es peed ran gebet ween 0mph(0km /h) and
12 0m ph(20 0km/ h).
Do not useA ctiv eDistance AssistDISTR ONIC
on roa dswith stee pgradients .
As Activ eDistance AssistDISTR ONICtrans-
mits rada rw aves ,itc an res emb lethe rada r
de tecto rsof the responsi blea uthor ities. You
can referto the releva ntcha pterint he Opera -
tor' sM anualifq uestions area sked abou tthis.
i USA
only:Thi sd eviceh asbeen appro ved
by the FCC asa"Vehicu larR adar Sys tem" .
The rada rs ensor isinte ndedfor usei na n
au tomo tiverada rs ystem only.Re mov al,
tam perin g,or alteri ngofthe devic ew illv oid
any warrantie s,and isnot permi tted bythe
FCC .Don ottam perw ith, alter, orusei na ny
non-a pprov edway.
Any unauthorized mod ificati ontothisd evice
cou ldvoi dthe user' sa uthor itytoopera te
the equipme nt.
i Ca
nad aonly: Thi sd evicec omp lies with
RSS -210 ofIndu stry Canad a.Op era tionis
su bje ctto the followi ng two cond itions:
1. Thi sd evicem aynot causeinte rferenc e,
and
2. Thi sd evicem usta ccep ta ny inte rferenc e
rece ived,incl uding inte rferenc ethatm ay
cau seund esired opera tiono fthe devic e.
Re mov al,t am perin g,or alteri ngofthe
de vic ew illv oida nywarrantie s,and isnot 14
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permit
ted.Donot tamper with,alter, oruse
in any non-approv edway.
An yu nauthoriz edmodificat iontothis device
could voidtheuser's authorit ytoo perate
the equipment .
Impor tantsafet ynotes G
WARN
ING
Ac tive Distance Assist DISTRONIC doesnot
react to:
R people oranimals
R stat ionary objectsinthe road, e.g.stop-
ped orparked vehicles
R onc oming vehicles andcrossing traffic
As aresult, Active Distance Assist
DIS TRONIC mayneither give warning snor
int erven eins uch situation s.There isar isk
of an acciden t.
Always paycareful attention tothe traffic
situation andbeready tobrake. G
WARN
ING
Ac tive Distance Assist DISTRONIC doesnot
react to:
R people oranimals
R stat ionary objectsinthe road, e.g.stop-
ped orparked vehicles (vehicles without
the Driv ingAssist ancepackage)
R stat ionary objectsinthe road, e.g.stop-
ped orparked vehicles, ifsufficien tdetec -
tion isnot possible (vehicles withtheDriv -
ing Assist ancepackage)
R onc oming vehicles andcrossing traffic
As aresult, Active Distance Assist
DIS TRONIC mayneither give warning snor
int erven eins uch situation s.There isar isk
of an acciden t.
Always paycareful attention tothe traffic
situation andbeready tobrake. G
WARN
ING
Dist ance keepin gassistan tcann otalways
clearly identifyother roadusers andcom-
plex trafficsituation s. In
such cases, distanc ekeepin gassistan t
can:
R accelerat eorbrake thevehicle unexpec t-
edly
R int erven eunexpec tedly
There isar isk ofan acciden t.
Contin uetodrive carefully andbeready to
brake, especially ifdistanc ekeepin gassis-
tant warns you. G
WARN
ING
Ac tive Distance Assist DISTRONIC brakes
your vehicle withupto50% ofthe maximum
possible decelerat ion.Ifthis decelerat ionis
not sufficien t,Ac tive Distance Assist
DIS TRONIC alertsyouwith avisual and
acoustic warning.There isar isk ofan acci-
dent .
Adj ust your speed inthese cases andmain-
tain sufficien tdistanc e.
Apply thebrakes yourself and/ortakeeva-
sive action .
! When
Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC
or the HOLD function isactiv ated, thevehi-
cle brakes automatic allyincert ainsitua-
tion s.
To avoid damage tothe vehicle, deactivate
Ac tive Distance Assist DISTRONIC andthe
HOLD function inthe following orsimilar sit-
uations:
R when towing thevehicle
R in the carwash
Ac tive Distance Assist DISTRONIC canneither
reduce therisk ofan acciden tify ou fail to
adapt yourdriving style,noroverr idethe laws
of physics. Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC
cann ottake intoa ccoun troad, weather ortraf -
fic con dition s.Ac tive Distance Assist
DIS TRONIC isonly anaid. You arerespon sible
for the distanc etot he vehicle infron t,for
vehicle speed,forbrakin ging ood time andfor
staying inyour lane. Driving
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Do
not useA ctiv eDistance AssistDISTR ONIC:
R In roa dand trafficc ond itions which donot
al lo wy outoma inta inac ons tant spee d, e.g .
in he avyt raffico ronw indi ng roa ds
R on slip pe ry roa dsurfaces .Braking oracc el-
era ting couldcau sethe drive wheelsto lose
tra ctio nand the vehiclec ouldthe nskid
R In po or vis ibility ,e .g.d ue tofog ,heavy rain
or snow
Activ eDistance AssistDISTR ONICm aynot
de tect narrow vehicles drivin ginf ront, e.g.
moto rcycles,or veh icles drivin ginas tagge red
for ma tion.
In partic ular ,the detecti onofobsta clescan be
imp aired if:
R The reisdirt on the sensorsoranythi ng else
cove ringthe sen sors
R The reissnow orheavyr ain
R The reisinte rferenc ebyothe rrad ar sou rces
R The reares trong rada rreflectio ns,forexa m-
pl ei np arkin gg arag es
If Activ eDistance AssistDISTR ONICnolon ger
de tects avehiclei nf ront, Distance Pilot
DISTR ONICm ayune xpected lyacc elera teto
the spee ds tored.
Thi sspeed may:
R Be too high ifyo ua redrivin ginat urning
la ne oran exitlan e
R Be sohigh when drivin gint he right-ha nd
la ne tha tyou ove rtake veh icles inthe left-
ha nd lane
R Be sohigh inthe left lane tha tyou pass
veh icles drivin go nthe right
If the reisac hange ofdri ver s,ad vis ethe new
dri ver ofthe spee ds tored. Cru
isec ontro llev er Cr
uise contr ollever
0043 Tostor ethe cur rent spee do rah ighe r
sp ee d
0044 Toset aspecifie dm inimu md ista nce
0087 Tostor ethe cur rent spee do rcallu pt he
la st stor edspee d
0085 Tostor ethe cur rent spee do ral ower
sp ee d
0083 Todeacti vate Activ eDistance Assist
DISTR ONIC
Ac tiv atin gActiveD istan ceAssist
DI STRO NICand storing,main taining
and callin gu pas peed Impo
rtant safety notes
! Wh
enActiv eDistance AssistDISTR ONIC
or the HOLD functio nisa ctivated ,the veh i-
cle brakes automa ticallyi nc erta insitua -
tio ns.
To avoidd amaget ot he veh icle, de acti vate
Activ eDistance AssistDISTR ONICandthe
HOLD functio nint he followi ng orsimil arsit-
ua tio ns:
R wh en tow ingthe vehicle
R in the carwash
To acti vate Activ eDistance AssistDISTR ONIC,
the followi ng cond itions mustbe fulfilled :
R the enginemustbe started .Itm aytake up
to two minutesofdrivin gb efor eA ctiv eDis-
tance AssistDISTR ONICisready for use.
R the electri cparkin gb rake mu stbe released .
R ESP ®
mu stbe acti ve,butn ot inte rvening .
R Activ eParkin gA ssistmu stnot beacti vated .
R the transmi ssion mu stbe inpo sitio n005B. 14
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R
the driver 'sdo or mu stbe closedw heny ou
shi ftfro m005D to005B oryour seat beltmu st
be faste ned .
R the front-pa ssenge rdoorm ustb ec lose d.
R the vehiclem ustn ot ski d.
Ac tiv atin g
X Bri eflyp ullt he cru isec ontro llev er tow ards
yo u0085,u p0043 ordown 0044.
Activ eDistance AssistDISTR ONICisa ctiva-
ted .
X To
adjus tthe sets peed in1m phincre -
men ts(1 km/ hincremen ts):bri eflyp ress
the cruisec ontro llev er up 0043 tothe pres-
su re point for ahighe rs peed, ordown 0044to
the pressu repoint for alow erspee d.
Ever ytimet he cru isec ontro llev er is
pre sse dupo rdow n,the last spee ds tored is
incr easedo rred uce d.
or X To
adjus tthe sets peed in5m phincre -
men ts(10k m/ hincremen ts):bri efly
pre ssthe cruisec ontro llev er up 0043 past the
pre ssu repoint for ahighe rs peed, or
do wn 0044past the pressu repoint for alow er
sp ee d.
Ever ytimet he cru isec ontro llev er is
pre sse dupo rdow n,the last spee ds tored is
incr easedo rred uce d.
X Re mov eyourfoo tfromt heacc elera tor
pe dal.
Yo ur veh iclea daptsi ts spee dt othato fthe
veh iclei nf ront, buto nlyu ptothe desired
stor edspee d.
i If
yo ud on otfullyr elea se the accelera tor
pe dal,the Active DistanceAssist pas‐ Act
ive DistanceAssist pas‐
siv e siv
emes sage appe arsi nt he mu ltifu nctio n
di sp lay. The setd ista nce toas lowe r-m oving
veh iclei nf ront willthe nnotbe mainta ined.
Yo uw illb ed rivin ga tthe spee dy ou deter-
mi ne bythe positio no fthe acc elera tor
pe dal.
Yo uc an also acti vate Activ eDistance Assist
DISTR ONICwhens tatio nar y.The lowe stspee d
tha tcan be setis2 0m ph(30 km/h ).
Ac tiv atin gatthe curren tspeed/ last
sto red speed G
WA
RNING
If yo uc allu pt he stor edspee da nd itdiffe rs
fro mt hecur rent spee d, the vehiclea cceler- ate
sordecelera tes.Ify ou do not know the
stor edspee d, the vehiclec ouldacc elera te
or bra keune xpected ly.T her eisar isko fan
acc ident.
Pa ya ttentio ntot he roa dand trafficc ond i-
tio ns befor ec alling up the stor edspee d. If
yo ud on otknow thestor edspee d, stor ethe
de sired spee da gain.
X Bri eflyp ullt he cru isec ontr ollever towards
yo u0085.
X Re mov eyourfoo tfromt heacc elera tor
pe dal.
Th ef irst tim eA ctiv eDistance Assist
DISTR ONICisa ctivated ,its tor es the current
sp ee do rreg ulate sthe spee do fthe veh icle
to the previouslystor edspee d.
Pul ling awayand driving
X If
yo uw anttop ulla wa yw ithA ctiveD is-
tanc eAssistD ISTRO NIC:rem ove your foo t
fro mt hebra kepedal.
X Bri eflyp ullt he cru isec ontr ollever towards
yo u0085.
or X IfActiv eDistance AssistDISTR ONICisa cti-
va ted :accelera tebri efly.
Yo ur veh iclep ulls aw ay and adapts its spee d
to tha tofthe veh iclei nf ront. Ifno veh iclei s
de tecte dinf ront, your veh iclea ccelera tes
to the sets peed.
The vehiclec an also pullaw ay when itis facing
an unidentif iedo bstacle orisdri vin go nad if-
fer ent line froma nothe rvehicle. The vehicle
the nbrakes automa tically. Be rea dytobra ke
at allt im es.
If the reisno veh iclei nf ront, Activ eDistance
Assi stDISTR ONICoperates inthe same way
as cru isec ontro l.
If Activ eDistance AssistDISTR ONICdetects a
sl ow er-m oving veh iclei nf ront, itbra kes your
veh icle. In thi sw ay,the dista nce youh ave
se lected isma inta ined.
If Activ eDistance AssistDISTR ONICdetects a
fa ste r-mo vingv ehiclei nf ront, itincr easest he
dri vin gs peed. How ever,the vehiclei so nly
acc elera ted uptothe spee dy ou have stor ed. Dr
ivi ng system s
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Selec
tingthedrive progra m
Act ive Distanc eAssist DISTRONIC supportsa
sporty driving stylewhen youhave selected
the Sor S+ drive program (Ypage 124).
Acc eleration behindthevehicle infront orto
the setspeed isthen noticeably more
dynamic. Ifyou have selected theCor Edriv-
ing program, thevehicle accelerates more
gently. Incity traffic andstop-st arttraffic,
drive program Cis recommen ded.
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 toav ehicle infront
R you switch onthe appropriate turnsignal
R Act ive Distanc eAssist DISTRONIC doesnot
current lydetect adanger ofcollision
If these condition sarefulfilled, 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 G
WARNING
If you leave thedriver's seatwhen thevehi-
cle isonly being braked byAct ive Distanc e
Assist DISTRONIC, itcould rollaway :
R ifthere isam alfunction inthe system or
in the voltage supply
R ifAct ive Distanc eAssist DISTRONIC is
deactivated usingthecruise controllever,
for example byavehicle occupant orfrom
outside thevehicle
R ifthe electrical systeminthe engine com-
partment ,the battery orthe fuses are
tampered with R
ifthe battery isdisconnec ted
R ifthe vehicle isaccelerated, e.g.byavehi-
cle occupant
There isar isk ofan accident.
Always deactivate Active Distanc eAssist
DISTRONIC andsecure thevehicle against
rolling awaybefore youleave it.
Further information ondeactivating Active Dis-
tance Assist DISTRONIC (Ypage 150).
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 toas tandst ill
at as ufficient distance behindthevehicle 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 as ystem malfunction occurs
R the power supply isnot sufficient
If am alfunction occurs,thetransm issionmay
also shift toposition 005Dautomatically.
Setting aspeed Keep
inmind thatitmay take abrief moment
until thevehicle hasaccelerated orbraked to
the speed set.
X To
adj ust the setspeed in1m phincre-
ments (1km/h increments): brieflypress
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sure
point forahigher speed, ordown 0044
for alower speed.
Every timethecruise controllever is
pressed upordown, thelast speed stored is
increased orreduced.
X To
adju stthe setspeed in5m phincre-
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 aspecifie dminimum distance You
cansetthe specified minimum distance
for Active Distance AssistDISTRONIC byvary-
ing the time span between oneandtwosec-
onds. Thisdetermines thedistance thatActive
Distance AssistDISTRONIC isto maintain from
the vehicle infront ,depending onthe road
speed. Youcanseethis distance inthe multi-
function display(Ypage 149).
The specified minimum distancecanbe
changed whileActive Distance Assist
DISTRONIC isswitched onoroff.
Make surethatyoumaintain asufficiently safe
distance fromthevehicle infront .Adjust the
distance tothe vehicle infront ifnecessary. Cruise
controllever
X To increase: turncontrol0087 toward 0044.
Act ive Distance AssistDISTRONIC then
maintains agreater distance between your
vehicle andthevehicle infront .
X To decrease: turncontrol0087 toward 0043.
Act ive Distance AssistDISTRONIC then
maintains ashorter distance between your
vehicle andthevehicle infront . Active
Distance AssistDISTRONIC dis-
plays inthe instrum entcluster Displays
inthe speedometer When
Active Distance AssistDISTRONIC is
activated, oneormore segments 0044inthe set
speed rangelightup.
If Act ive Distance AssistDISTRONIC detectsa
vehicle infront ,segments 0044from speed of
the vehicle infront 0087tostored speed0043light
up.
i For
design reasons, thespeed displayed
on the speedometer maydiffer slightly from
the speed setforActive Distance Assist
DISTRONIC.
Display whenActive Distance Assist
DISTRONIC isdeactivated 0043
Vehicle infront ,ifd etected
0044 Distance indicator, 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 176). Driving
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Disp
laywhen ActiveDist anceAssis t
DIST RONIC isact ivated 0043
Veh iclei nf ront,ifd etec ted
0044 Specified min imum distancetot he veh icle
in fron t;adj ust able
0087 Your vehicle
0085 Active Distanc eAssistD ISTR ON IC
X Se lec tthe Ass ist anceG raphi c Ass
istanceG raphi cfun ction
usin gthe on-boar dcom put er(Y page 176).
You willinitially seethes toreds peed for
appr oximat elyfives econ ds when youactivat e
Ac tive Distanc eAssistD ISTR ON IC.
Deact ivating Acti veDist anceAssis t
DIST RONIC Cruis
econtro llev er
The reare severalways todeac tivat eA ctive
Di stanc eAssistD ISTR ON IC:
X Brief lypre ssthec ruise control leverfor-
ward s0043.
or X Brake ,unless thev ehiclei ss tation ary.
Whe nyou deac tivat eA ctiveD istan ceAssis t
DI ST RON IC,theAct ive DistanceAssist Act
ive DistanceAssist
Off Off
message appearsonthem ultifun ction dis-
play fora ppr oximat elyfives econ ds. i
The
lastspeedstore drem ainsstoredu ntil
you switchofft he engin e.
i Ac
tive Distanc eAssistD ISTR ON ICisno t
deac tivat ed ifyou depr essthea cceler ator
peda l.If you acceler ate toove rtake ,Active
Di stanc eAssistD ISTR ON ICadj ust sthe veh i-
cle 'sspe edtothel ast speedstore dafter
you havefinish ed ove rtaki ng.
Ac tive Distanc eAssistD ISTR ON ICisaut oma ti-
cal lydeac tivat ed if:
R you engage thee lectric park ingb rak eorif
th ev ehiclei sa utoma tical lysec ured withthe
elec tric park ingb rak e
R ES P®
inte rven es oryou deac tivat eE SP®
R thet rans mis sionisinp osition 005D, 005Eor005C
R you pull thec ruise control levertoward syou
in ord erto pull away andthef ront-
pass enger dooriso pen
R you activat eActiveP arking Assis t
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