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Driving If all speed markers flash twice, there Displays in the info display are already 6 desired speeds memo- rised. Delete at least one of them.< Deleting a desired speed Select the desired speed 5 which you wish to delete. Press button 4 for approx. 3 seconds. The desired speed is deleted. Active Cruise Control* The principle Active Cruise Control enables you to select a speed which the car will then maintain automatically, assuming your progress is not obstructed. Subject to reasonable limits, the system automatically adjusts the speed of your car if you come up behind a slower vehicle in front. You can adjust the distance which 1 Display for memorised desired speed the system maintains between your own 2 Display for vehicle detected. car and the vehicle in front in four stages. Lights up when there is a vehicle in front For safety reasons, this distance depends 3 Selected distance from vehicle in front on the speeds in question. To maintain 4 Digital speed display. sufficient distance, the system automati- Is displayed briefly if you select your cally closes down the throttle, applies the desired speed, see page 72. brakes if necessary, and speeds up again if the vehicle in front accelerates. As soon as 1, 2 and 3 are displayed when the the road ahead becomes clear, it acceler- system is activated.< ates to your desired speed again. The system is activated. Active Cruise Control is no substitute The display appears as soon as for the driver's individual responsi- the system is activated and no bility to keep a safe distance from other preceding vehicle is detected. vehicles. You should decide on the basis of the road, Vehicle detected. The display traffic and visibility conditions whether and lights up when there is a vehicle how to use the system. in front. Only use the system in traffic that is flowing at a steady speed; do not use it on roads with tight bends, on slippery surfaces, in The system instructs you to heavy rain or in fog. intervene by braking and, if Check your road speed and stopping necessary, taking evasive distance, to avoid committing a traffic action. The display flashes. offence or running the risk of causing an Active Cruise Control is unable accident.< to restore the distance between your car and the vehicle in front automatically. For further details, see page 74. 70

Automatic intervention of ABS differences in speed between your car and Overview or DSC, or you apply the a preceding vehicle, e. g. if you approach a parking brake while on the heavy goods vehicle at high speed or if move. Active Cruise Control will another vehicle turns out into your lane.< only intervene by applying the brakes. For further details, see page 74. Activating the system Operating Active Cruise Control Controls Driving hints Navigation You can activate the system from a speed Entertainment of 20 mph. Press the lever forward or pull it 1 Activating the system: back. You can now use the system. Memorising and increasing the desired The current speed is simultaneously speed memorised as the desired speed and 2 Activating the system: briefly displayed in the speedometer, see Memorising and reducing the desired arrow. speed The ideal operating conditions are main Communication 3 Interrupting the system roads, dual carriageways and motorways 4 With the system interrupted: where you are able to drive at speeds of Briefly press the button to call up the between approx. 50 and 90 mph. Always memorised speed observe the speed limit for the road on which you are driving. 4 With the system activated: Increase the desired speed by 1 mph each If the system cannot be activated, the time the button is pressed display ACC --- mph appears briefly in the speedometer. The system may have 5 Selected distance from vehicle in front. been interrupted automatically, see Inter- Mobility You can choose between four distance rupting the system, or there may be a levels. For further details, see page 72. malfunction. Adjust your desired speed in line with Calling up Check Control messages, see the traffic conditions, and always page 79.< remain ready to apply the brakes. The system is unable to compensate for high Reference 71

Driving De-activating the system > When you engage transmission position Whenever the ignition is switched off, the N (neutral) of the automatic transmission system is de-activated and the desired > If you switch off the Dynamic Stability speed stored in the memory is deleted. Control (DSC) > If you operate the parking brake while 1 Memorising and increasing the the car is moving desired speed > If the system reduces the car's speed to Press the lever forwards: below 20 mph in view of the traffic condi- Your momentary road speed is adopted as tions. your desired speed, and memorised. The The system is shut down automati- speedometer displays this speed. cally if the car's speed is regulated If the lever is pressed forwards a further down to less than 20 mph. A gong sounds time, the desired speed is increased to the and a message appears in the Check nearest 5-mile step. Control. The driver's active intervention is Each subsequent time the lever is pressed required.< forward, the desired speed increases by 5 mph up to a maximum of 110 mph. Background lighting Press the lever forwards and hold it You can switch off the background lighting pressed: of the speedometer and revolution counter The desired speed runs up in increments of when the system is interrupted if no other 5 mph until you release the lever. The functions are displayed, e. g. the advance speed that is then shown is memorised and warning field in the revolution counter, see will be achieved on a clear road. page 76, or route guidance for the naviga- tion system. 2 Memorising and reducing the desired speed To do this, press the lever up or down for approx. 1 second. Pull the lever back: Your momentary road speed is rounded down to the nearest five miles, displayed 4 Recalling the memorised desired and memorised. speed Each subsequent time the lever is pulled Press button 4: back, the desired speed decreases by The displays appear in the speedometer. 5 mph down to a minimum of 20 mph. Pull the lever back and hold it pulled: 4 Fine adjustment of desired speed The desired speed is reduced by the With the system active, each time button 4 system in increments of 5 mph until you is pressed briefly, the desired speed is release the lever. The speed that is then increased by 1 mph. shown is memorised and will be achieved on a clear road. 5 Selecting distance 3 Interrupting the system When the system is active, press the lever up or down. The displays in the speedom- eter go out. You can use the system again when required. In addition, you interrupt the system auto- matically: > When braking 72

You can choose between four distance Distance 3 Overview levels. When you switch on the system > Knurled wheel turned upwards: for the first time after starting To increase the distance the engine, this distance is always preset. > Knurled wheel turned downwards: To reduce the distance Distance 4 The selected distance is displayed in the speedometer. Controls Distance 1 Select the distance category in line with the traffic and weather condi- tions. The driver is responsible for selecting Driving hints the correct distance.< Distance 2 When to use it Please study the instructions for Active Cruise Control carefully before using it. Read and observe the following notes closely, so that you will be able to use the system safely and to maximum benefit. Navigation Braking – by the system and by the driver The system is capable of braking the car as The system will not brake the car if you Entertainment Communication you approach a slower-moving vehicle or if approach a stationary obstruction on your the car is travelling downhill. It will also side of the road, e.g. a vehicle standing at brake the car if you reduce the desired red traffic lights or the end of a tailback. It speed abruptly. It is nevertheless your likewise does not respond to oncoming responsibility as the driver to keep reas- vehicles. sessing the traffic situation and to apply the brakes yourself if necessary. Situations may arise in which the driver's active intervention is essential. The range Mobility of the sensor and the system's capacity for braking the car automatically are limited. The system will bring the car's speed down to approx. 20 mph, below which the car must be actively braked by the driver. Reference 73

Driving Bends in the road Vehicles pulling out If the desired speed selected is excessive If a vehicle pulls out in front of you, e.g. for a bend, the system will reduce the after overtaking, the system will not identify speed while the car is taking the bend. the vehicle until it has moved entirely into However, it is unable to anticipate how the same lane as your car. sharp a bend in the road is. It is therefore If another vehicle suddenly pulls over the driver's responsibility to select an in front of you, the system may not be appropriate speed before entering a bend. able to re-establish the selected distance Due to the sensor's restricted range, the of its own accord. There is a risk of a situation may arise where a preceding bumper-to-bumper collision. The system vehicle may not be detected on a bend in instructs the driver to intervene by applying the road, or detected very late. the brakes and, if necessary, taking evasive action, by the flashing display in the speed- ometer.< Braking sensation As a result of the system's automatic appli- cation of the brakes, the sensation produced when the car is braked differs somewhat from the feeling if the driver were to apply the brakes in the same situa- tion. Unaccustomed noises when the car is When your car is approaching a bend, in braked automatically are normal. view of its curvature the system may respond temporarily to vehicles in the other Displays to alert you lane. If your car decelerates in such a situ- The display in the speedometer ation, the accelerator can be used briefly to flashes to alert you to situations counteract this effect. When the acceler- in which the system has identi- ator is released again, the system will fied that the driver needs to resume control of the car's speed. intervene by applying the brakes. This display does not relieve you of the responsibility to adapt your desired speed and driving style to the traffic condi- tions. The display appears in the speedometer if ABS or DSC intervene automatically or you apply the parking brake while the car is being driven on Active 74

Cruise Control. The system will only inter- Overview vene by applying the brakes. In such situations, the system can also be interrupted by pressing the accelerator. You can resume use of the system as desired, as soon as the road conditions and the traffic situation permit. Controls The driver retains control The driver's actions always take prece- dence. If the driver operates the acceler- ator while Active Cruise Control is in use, the automatic braking function is tempo- Driving hints rarily interrupted. When the accelerator is released, the desired speed is re-estab- lished or the selected distance from the vehicle in front maintained. Do not leave your foot on the acceler- ator pedal, otherwise the system will be overridden when it needs to reduce the car's speed, and it will not be possible for Navigation the system to apply the brakes. Make sure that the accelerator pedal is not being pressed permanently by floor mats or other objects.< Entertainment Malfunctions If a malfunction occurs, a message appears in the Check Control. Also observe the supplementary information provided in the control centre. Heavy rain, dirt, snow and ice may impair Communication the system's ability to detect preceding vehicles. If necessary, clean the radar sensor at the front of the car, beneath the bumper. Take particular care when removing snow and ice. Mobility Reference 75


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