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Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC is activa-
ted.
Multimedia system:
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Settings
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Quick access
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Select a Act. Steer. Asst .
FFunction of A unction of Activ ctive Emerg e Emergency St ency Stop Assist op Assist
If the system detects that the driver has not
steered the vehicle for a considerable period of
time or has removed their hands from the steering
wheel, display 1 appears in the Instrument Dis-
play. If the driver still does not steer the vehicle,
or gives no con rmation to the system, a warning
tone sounds in addition to the visual warning mes-
sage.
If the driver still does not respond to the warning,
the Beginning emergency stop message appears
in the Instrument Display. If the driver still does
not respond, Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC
reduces the speed. The vehicle is decelerated in
stages to a standstill.
Depending on the country, at speeds below
60 km/h the hazard warning lights switch on
automatically.
When the vehicle is stationary, the following
actions are carried out:
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The vehicle is secured with the electric park-
ing brake.
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Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC is ended.
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The vehicle is unlocked.
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If possible, an emergency call is placed to the
Mercedes-Benz emergency call centre.
The driver can cancel the deceleration at any time
by performing one of the following actions:
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Steering
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Braking or accelerating
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Deactivating Active Distance Assist
DISTRONIC
AActiv ctive Br e Brak ake Assist e Assist
FFunction of A unction of Activ ctive Br e Brak ake Assist e Assist
Active Brake Assist consists of the following func-
tions:
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Distance warning function
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Autonomous braking function
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Situation-dependent braking assistance
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VVehicles wit ehicles with Dr h Driving Assist iving Assistance P ance Pack ackag age: e: Eva-
sive Steering Assist and cornering function
Active Brake Assist can help you to minimise the
risk of a collision with vehicles, cyclists or pedes-
trians or to reduce the e ects of such a collision.
If Active Brake Assist has detected a risk of colli-
sion, a warning tone sounds and the L dis-
tance warning lamp lights up in the instrument
cluster.
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