A
B
C
D
E
F
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The red bar
F
indicates the speed of your
vehicle.
2.
Release the accelerator pedal.
The desired speed is automatically maintained
provided that a slower vehicle is not detected
ahead.
Information
If a stationary object is detected ahead and you
press the control lever forward (position
1
), a
message that ACC cannot be activated when
parked appears on the instrument cluster.
Increasing the desired speed
e
Briefly press the control lever on the steering
wheel forward (position
1
) (increments of 1
mph (1 km/h)) or keep it pressed (increments
of 5 mph (10 km/h)).
The status display
B
shows the new desired
speed.
The red bar
F
indicates the speed of your
vehicle.
Reduce the desired speed
e
Briefly pull the control lever toward the steering
wheel (position
2
) (increments of 1 mph (1 km/
h)) or keep it pulled (increments of 5 mph (10
km/h)).
The status display
B
shows the new desired
speed.
The red bar
F
indicates the speed of your
vehicle.
Setting the desired distance
The desired distance from the vehicle in front can
be set in
5
stages. Stage
3
is recommended.
Fig. 5: Setting the desired distance
Information
When you are setting the desired distance and the
ACC display is not active, the
ACC
main menu for
adaptive cruise control is displayed temporarily on
the instrument cluster.
When you first actuate the switch
Z
, the
ACC
main
menu appears without changing the desired
distance.
Information
The distance depends on the driving speed. It re-
duces as the vehicle slows down and increases as
it speeds up.
Increasing the desired distance
e
Press the rocker switch
Z
upward.
The relevant more distant segment of the de-
sired distance indication
A
to the vehicle in
front
C
is displayed.
Reducing the desired distance
e
Briefly press the switch
Z
downward.
The relevant closer segment of the desired
distance indication
A
to the vehicle in front
C
is
displayed.
Displaying the distance from the vehicle
ahead
If a vehicle is detected ahead, the vehicle symbol
C
appears on the instrument cluster and in the status
display
B
.
The gray area
D
shows the current distance from
the vehicle in front (Fig. 4).
The smaller the distance to the vehicle in front
C
,
the larger the vehicle is shown. The greater the
distance to the vehicle in front
C
the smaller the
vehicle is shown.
Symbol
Suitable for
Distance at
75 mph (120
km/h)
Speedy driv-
ing in lines of
traffic
approx. 36
yards (33 m) (
≙
1 sec.)
Driving com-
fortably in
lines of traffic
approx. 47
yards (43 m) (
≙
approx. 1.4
sec.)
Corresponds
to "half speed-
ometer
distance"
approx. 66
yards (60 m) (
≙
approx. 1.8
sec.)
