Driving with Distance Pilot DISTRONIC
Pulling away and driving
X
If you want to pull away with Distance
Pilot DISTRONIC: remove your foot from the
brake pedal.
X
Briefly pull the cruise control lever towards
you
?
.
or
X
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.
The vehicle can also pull away when it is facing
an unidentified obstacle or is driving on a differ-
ent line from another vehicle. The vehicle then
brakes automatically.
If there is no vehicle in front, Distance Pilot
DISTRONIC operates in the same way as cruise
control.
If Distance Pilot DISTRONIC detects a slower-
moving vehicle in front, it brakes your vehicle. In
this way, the distance you have selected is main-
tained.
If Distance Pilot DISTRONIC detects a faster-
moving vehicle in front, it increases the driving
speed. However, the vehicle is only accelerated
up to the speed you have stored.
Selecting the drive program
Distance Pilot DISTRONIC supports a sporty
driving style if you have selected the Sport or
Sport Plus drive program (
Y
page 159). Accel-
eration behind the vehicle in front or to the set
speed is then noticeably more dynamic. If you
have selected the Comfort drive program, the
vehicle accelerates more gently. This setting is
recommended in stop-start traffic.
Changing lanes
If you change to the overtaking lane, Distance
Pilot DISTRONIC supports you if:
R
you are driving faster than 70 km/h
R
you switch on the respective turn signal
R
Distance Pilot DISTRONIC does not currently
detect a danger of collision
If these conditions are met, your vehicle accel-
erates. Acceleration will be interrupted if chang-
ing lanes takes too long or if the distance
between your vehicle and the vehicle in front
becomes too small.
i
Vehicles with multimedia system: when
you change lanes, Distance Pilot DISTRONIC
monitors the right lane (on left-side traffic) or
the left lane (on right-side traffic).
Vehicles with COMAND Online
i
The following function is available only in
vehicles with the Driving Assistance Plus
package.
The function is not operational in all coun-
tries.
Distance Pilot DISTRONIC uses additional infor-
mation from your navigation system so that it
can adapt to certain traffic situations. This is the
case while following a vehicle and Distance Pilot
DISTRONIC is activated and you:
R
approach or drive around a roundabout
R
approach a T-junction
R
turn off at a motorway exit
R
approach a tollgate
Even if the vehicle in front leaves the detection
range, Distance Pilot DISTRONIC temporarily
maintains the current driving speed and does
not accelerate. This is based on the current map
data in the navigation system.
Afterwards, the vehicle accelerates back to the
set speed you specified.
The system takes into account the fact that
overtaking on the right is not permitted on
motorways or high-speed major roads at speeds
of more than 80 km/h. The driving speed is
adjusted to the speed of the queue of vehicles in
the adjacent lane to the left.
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Prevention of overtaking on the right applies
to countries where traffic drives on the right.
In countries where traffic drives on the left,
overtaking on the left is prevented accord-
ingly.
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