124 Adaptive cruise control
Stationary object ahead
The text message Stationary object ahead ap-
pears, when you want to activate the system
and there is a stationary vehicle or an object
immediately in front of you .
Gradient too steep
The text message Gradient too steep appears
when the max imum gradient for proper ACC
operation has been exceeded. Adaptive cruise
contro l is turned
off . A warning tone also
sounds as a reminder.
Shift lever position!
The text message Shift lever position! ap-
pears when the selector lever is moved to po-
sition
N. In this position, adapt ive cruise con-
trol is not ava ilab le .
Driver intervention prompt
Applies to vehicles: with adaptive cruise cont rol
The driver intervention prompt calls on the
driver to toke over the situation.
Fig. 138 I nst rument cluste r: Driver inte rventi on
prompt
In certain sit uat ions , the braking power of the
adapt ive cruise control is not enough to main-
tain an adequate distance to the vehicle up
ahead. In these situations, the adaptive cruise
control calls the driver to take action.
The
driver intervention prompt alerts you vis-
ually and audib ly to take over.
- A red vehicle is shown in the instrument
cluster display ~
fig. 138.
- The text DISTANCE! appears in the status
line.
- The indicator light- in the speedome -
ter blinks red .
- A warning tone sounds.
0) Tips
- Adaptive cruise control is switched off af-
ter pressing the footbrake. The speed
saved up this point can be resumed.
- To res um e the saved speed, release the
brake pedal and press the control lever
~ page 118, Turning adoptive cruise
control off temporarily.
- If you use the accelerator to go faster
than the speed of the vehicle ahead of
you, the
driver intervention prompt will
not be accompanied by a warning s ignal.
- If the speed you previously set is exceed-
ed, the indicator light in the speedome-
ter will switch
off.
MMI settings
Applies to vehicles : with adaptive cruise contro l
Individual settings for adoptive cruise control
con be selected in the
MMI.
Settings for the Driving program can be ad-
justed individually to the particular user and
saved in the MMI. This can only be done with
the engine running .
.,. Select:
!CARI function button> Systems*
cont rol button > adaptive cruise control >
Driving program. Or
.,. Select: !CARI function button > Car systems*
control button > Driver assist > Adaptive
cruise control
> Driving program .
Setting the driving program
In the Driving program menu you can adjust
the characteristics of adaptive cruise control
to your own preferences using
Dynamic ,
Standard
or Comfort.
Saving settings
Your individual sett ings are automatically
saved and assigned to the remote control key
being used (remote key storage) . If the key is
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