freightliner Sprinter - Page 153

Acceptingthe displayedspeedlimit whenDis‐
tance AssistDISTRONIC is activated
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Press rocker switch 4 up (RES).
The speed limit displayedinthe instrument
clusterisadoptedasthe stored speed. The
vehicle adapts its speed to that of thevehicle
in front, but only up to thestoredspeed.
Pulling away again with ActiveDistance
AssistDISTRONIC
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Remove your foot from thebrake pedal.
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Press rocker switch 4 up (RES).
or
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Depress theaccelerator pedal briefly with
force.
The functions of ActiveDistance Assist
DISTRONICcontinue to be carried out.
Deactivating ActiveDistance Assist
DISTRONIC
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WARNING Risk of accident duetoActive
Distance Assist DISTRONICstillbeing
activated when youleave thedriver's
seat
If youleave thedriver's seat while thevehicle
is being braked by ActiveDistance Assist
DISTRONIConly,the vehicle can roll away.
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AlwaysdeactivateActiveDistance
Assist DISTRONICand securethe vehi‐
cle to prevent it from rolling away before
youleave thedriver's seat.
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Press rocker switch 4 down (CNCL).
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Depress thebrake pedal.
Increasing or reducing the speed
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Push rocker switch 3 up (SET+)ordown
(SET-).
The stored speed is increased or reduced by
1mph (1 km/h).
or
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Press and hold rocker switch 3 up (SET+)/
down (SET-).
The stored speed is increased or reduced in
1mph (1 km/h) increments.
or
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Push rocker switch 3 beyond thepressure
point.
The stored speed is increased or reduced by
5mph (10km/h).
or
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Push rocker switch 3 beyond thepressure
point and hold.
The stored speed is increased or reduced in
5mph (10km/h) increments.
Increasing or reducing the specifieddistance
from the vehicleinfront
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To increase thespecified distance: press
rocker switch 2 down (Ò).
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To reduce the specifieddistance: press
rocker switch 2 up (Ñ).
Information on Hill StartAssist
Hill StartAssistholds thevehicle forashorttime
when pulling away on ahill under thefollowing
conditions:
R
Vehicles with automatic transmission: the
transmission is in position h or k.
R
The parking brakehas been released.
This gives youenough timetomove your foot
from thebrake pedal to theaccelerator pedal and
depress it beforethe vehicle begins to roll.
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WARNING Risk of accident and injury
duetothe vehicle rolling away
Afterashorttime, Hill StartAssistnolonger
holds thevehicle and it can roll away.
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Therefore, swiftlymove your foot from
thebrake pedal to theaccelerator
pedal. Neverattempt to leave thevehi‐
cle if it is being held by Hill StartAssist.
HOLD function
HOLD function
Requirements:
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The seat occupancy recognition on thedriv‐
er's seat has detected that thedriverhas fas‐
tened theseat belt.
The HOLD function holds thevehicle at astand‐
still without requiring youtodepress thebrake
pedal, e.g. when pulling away on steep slopes or
when waitingintraffic. Whenyou depress the
accelerator pedal to pull away,the braking effect
is canceled and theHOLD function is deactiva‐
ted.
The HOLD function is onlyanaid. The responsibil‐
ity forthe vehicle safelystanding still remains
withthe driver.
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