Adaptive cruise control -
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@ Display in the instrument cluster
In d isp lay area @ information from t he navigation system * and the
tr ip computer is displayed in add it ion to informa t ion about adaptive
cruise contro l.
You can sele ct among the differe nt info rm at io n by repeated brief
taps on the
I RESET! button on the winds hield wiper lever => page 25,
"Operat ion".
© Status indicator
The info rmation in a rea © is no t disp layed per manently. Infor mat ion
is d isplayed o nly if you set or change the speed setting, change the
time int erva l, when messages a re d isplayed or if the ada pt ive cru ise
cont rol is turned off for safety reasons. •
Appli es to vehicles: with adapt ive cruise control
Speedometer and indicator light display
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Desired speed
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Fig. 1 14 Instru ment
cluste r: Indicator light
The desired speed set by the driver is displayed by a red LED in the LED
disp lay in the spee d ometer.
If the desi red speed was set be twee n two lines on t he speedo mete r
using the
[ SET J button, the two closest light diodes will come on
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page 120 , fig. 113.
Controls and equip -
ment
Safety first
The system allows only speeds from 20 to 95 mph (30 to 150 km/ h)
t o be set . This spee d range is faint ly illum inat ed in t he spee dome t er
(LED lights) .
Indicator lights (symbols)
• © Open road: The indicator light shows t hat adaptive cruise
cont rol is active a nd t ha t no objec t is ahe ad of t he vehi cle. A sto red
speed req uested is maintained.
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Driving in traffic : The indica t or ligh t indicates t hat an objec t
has been detected traveling in front . Your speed is adjusted according
t o t he spee d of t he vehicle in front. The ad a pt ive cruise con t rol accel-
erates and bra kes au t omatically wit hin the system's operat io n
parame t ers.
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Driver intervention prompt : The red flashing warning light
me an s
Request for driver to assume control. You as t he d river must
slow t he vehicle with the foot brake . The symbo l tells you that the
adaptive cruise contro l is not able to slow the vehicle d own enough to
keep a enough distance t o the vehicle in front of you. An war ning tone
will also so un d when the symbol ap pears. For more informat ion
abou t the driver intervent ion prompt=>
page 124 .
W Tips
• If you use t he accele rator t o go fa st er than t he speed of th e object
ahead of you, the
driver intervention prompt will not be accompa -
nied by a war nin g signal.
• If the speed you previously set is exceeded, the indicator light in
t he speedometer will swit ch off . •
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