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  • Estate
  • 04/2017 - 11/2017
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Operating Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC
WARNING Risk of accident if the detection function of Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC is impaired
Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC does not react:

  • To people or animals.

  • To stationary obstacles on the road, e.g. stopped or parked vehicles (vehicles without the Driving Assistance Package).

  • To stationary obstacles on the road, e.g. stopped or parked vehicles, if conditions are not sufficient to enable detection (vehicles with the Driving Assistance Package).

  • To oncoming vehicles and crossing traffic.

Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC can neither give warnings nor intervene in such situations.

Always carefully observe the traffic conditions and be ready to brake at all times.
WARNING Risk of accident due to limited detectability of road users and traffic situations

Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC cannot always clearly identify other road users and complex traffic situations.

In these conditions, Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC may:

  • Give an unnecessary warning and then brake the vehicle.

  • Neither give a warning nor intervene.

  • Accelerate or brake unexpectedly.

Continue driving with care and be ready to brake, particularly if Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC warns you.
WARNING Risk of accident from acceleration or braking by Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC
Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC may accelerate or brake in the following cases, for example:

  • If the vehicle pulls away using Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC.

  • If the stored speed is called up and is considerably faster or slower than the currently driven speed.

  • If Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC no longer detects a vehicle in front or does not react to relevant objects.

Always carefully observe the traffic conditions and be ready to brake at all times.
Take into account the traffic situation before calling up the stored speed.
WARNING Risk of accident due to insufficient deceleration by Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC

Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC brakes your vehicle with up to 50 % of the maximum possible deceleration. If this deceleration is not sufficient, Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC alerts you with a visual and acoustic warning.

In these cases, adjust your speed and keep a sufficient distance.
Brake the vehicle yourself and/or take evasive action.
WARNING Risk of accident due to Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC still being activated when you leave the driver's seat

If you leave the driver's seat while the vehicle is being braked by Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC only, the vehicle can roll away.

Always deactivate Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC and secure the vehicle to prevent it from rolling away before you leave the driver's seat.
Requirements:

  • The vehicle has been started.

  • The electric parking brake is released.

  • Active Parking Assist is not being used to park the vehicle or to exit from a parking space.

  • ESP® is activated, but is not intervening.

  • The transmission is in position .

  • The driver's door, front passenger door and the rear doors are closed.

  • The engine bonnet is closed.

If the LIM indicator lamp is lit: select Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC .
Remove your foot from the accelerator pedal.
To store current speed .

Your vehicle adapts its speed to that of the vehicle in front, but only up to the stored speed.

or
Call up stored speed .
Deactivate Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC .
To increase or reduce the speed.
To reduce or increase the specified distance from the vehicle in front.
Pulling away with Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC

Requirement

A speed has been previously stored.

Remove your foot from the brake pedal.
Briefly pull the cruise control lever towards you .
or
Accelerate briefly.

Your vehicle pulls away and adapts its speed to that of the vehicle in front. If no vehicle is detected in front, your vehicle accelerates to the set speed.

Collision warning

If Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC is unable to sufficiently decelerate the vehicle in order to prevent it from approaching the vehicle in front, you will be warned visually and acoustically. An intermittent warning tone will then sound and the distance warning lamp will light up in the instrument cluster.

Brake immediately in order to increase the distance from the vehicle in front.
or
Take evasive action provided it is safe to do so.
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