Assistance when changing lanes is provided if all
the following conditions are met:
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You are driving on a highway or high-speed
multi-lane major road with multiple lanes in
the direction of travel.
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The neighboring lane is free and separated
by a broken lane marking.
R
The driven speed is between 45 mph
(75 km/h) and 110 mph (180 km/h).
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The turn signal indicator is switched on for
longer than two seconds.
Steering and contact detection
Steering Pilot requires you as the driver, to keep
your hands on the steering wheel at all times so
that you are able to intervene at any time to cor‐
rect the course of the vehicle and keep it in lane.
The driver must expect a change from active to
passive mode or vice versa at any time.
If you are not steering yourself or if you take
your hands off the steering wheel for a pro‐
longed period of time, the system will, depend‐
ing on the situation, first alert you with a visual
warning.
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appears in the multifunction display.
If you are still not steering the vehicle yourself or
if you have not taken hold of the steering wheel,
a warning tone sounds in addition to the warning
message to remind you to take control of the
vehicle.
The warning message does not appear or disap‐
pears if one of the following conditions are met:
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The driver steers the vehicle.
R
The driver presses a steering wheel button or
operates Touch Control.
Active Emergency Stop Assist
If the driver continues to ignore the acoustic
warning, Distance Pilot DISTRONIC reduces the
speed. If the driver still does not respond, the
vehicle is decelerated in stages to a standstill.
The driver can cancel the deceleration at any
time by performing one of the following actions:
R
Steering
R
Braking or accelerating
R
Pressing a steering wheel button or operat‐
ing Touch Control
R
Activating or deactivating Steering Pilot or
Distance Pilot DISTRONIC
The driver must be ready to take control of the
vehicle at any time.
Activating Steering Pilot
Requirements
R
ESP
®
must be switched on, but not interven‐
ing.
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