Mercedes-Benz E-Class Wagon, Operator'S Manual, Page: 184 / 510

#
Reduce 5 or increase 6 the specified dis‐
tance from the vehicle in front.
Pulling away with Active Distance Assist
DISTRONIC
Requirement: a speed must have been previ‐
ously stored.
#
Remove your foot from the brake pedal.
#
Briefly pull the cruise control lever towards
you 2 .
or
#
Accelerate briefly.
Your vehicle pulls away and adapts its speed
to that of the vehicle in front. If no vehicle is
detected in front, your vehicle accelerates to
the set speed.
Adopting the speed limit as the stored speed
Requirements:
R
Active Speed Limit Assist is activated in the
multimedia system (
→
page 209).
R
Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC is activa‐
ted.
R
The system detects a traffic sign indicating a
speed limit.
#
Briefly pull the cruise control lever towards
you 2 .
The displayed speed limit is adopted as the
stored speed. Your vehicle adapts its speed
to that of the vehicle in front, but only up to
the stored speed. If Active Speed Limit Assist
is activated, any detected changes in the
speed limit are adopted by the system.
Collision warning
If Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC is unable to
sufficiently decelerate the vehicle in order to
prevent it from approaching the vehicle in front,
you will be warned visually and acoustically. An
intermittent warning tone will then sound and
the distance warning lamp will light up in the
instrument cluster.
#
Brake immediately in order to increase the
distance from the vehicle in front.
or
#
Take evasive action provided it is safe to do
so.
Active Steering Assist
Function of Active Steering Assist
Active Steering Assist is only available for
vehicles with the Driving Assistance Pack‐
age.
R
Active Steering Assist is operational at
speeds up to 130 mph (210 km/h) and helps
182 Driving and parking