Mercedes-Benz ACTROS 2002, Operating Instructions Manual

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If the anti-lock braking system or the
acceleration skid control (ASR) is deac-
tivated or defective:
the cruise control system will only
store speeds above 30 mph
(50 km /h)
the cruise control system will be de-
activated automatically when the
speed drops below approximately
28 mph (45 km/ h)
Additional braking with the continuous
brake is possible. The cruise control
system will remain active.
When the continuous brake is deacti-
vated, the vehicle will accelerate to the
last stored speed.
If you brake the vehicle using the con-
tinuous brake, you can also use the
service brakes. The cruise control sys-
tem will remain active.
Further information on the continuous
brake (
page 261).
The Telligent
®
distance control (ART) is a
convenience system that supplements the
controlling function of the cruise control
system (accelerating/braking control)
with a distance control function.
If the Telligent
®
distance control detects a
slower vehicle ahead, it will slow your vehi-
cle down automatically. Your vehicle will
then be driven at the same speed as that of
the vehicle ahead at a preset distance. The
speed stored in the cruise control memory
remains unaffected.
As soon as the traffic situation permits,
e.g. if the vehicle ahead changes lanes,
your vehicle will accelerate up to the
stored speed in the cruise control memory.
Telligent
®
distance control works like a
conventional cruise control system when
there is no vehicle driving in front.
Telligent
®
distance control (ART)
Risk of accident
G
Do not use ART on icy roads or in the fog, for
example.
The Telligent
®
distance control cannot auto-
matically adapt the distance to the vehicle in
front to changing road and visibility condi-
tions.
Telligent
®
distance control is merely a tool
to assist the driver.
The driver is responsible at all times for the
speed of the vehicle and for maintaining an
adequate distance to the vehicle in front.