Mercedes-Benz GLC : Driving and driving safety systems / Operating Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC
Requirements:
- The electric parking brake is released.
- ESP® is activated and is not intervening.
- The transmission is in position
.
- The driver's door is closed.
- Check of the radar sensor system has been
successfully completed.
- Parking Assist PARKTRONIC is not being
used to park the vehicle or to exit from a
parking space.
- DSR is deactivated.
- Vehicles with Off-road package: the
drive program is deactivated.

To operate Active Distance
Assist
DISTRONIC: press the rocker switches on
the steering wheel control unit up or down to
the desired position.
Activating/deactivating Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC
Press the
button.
Activating Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC
To activate without a
stored speed: press
rocker switch
up
or down
, or
select
with the left rocker
switch.
or
To activate with a
stored speed: select
with the left
rocker switch.
Remove your foot from
the accelerator pedal.
The current speed is stored and maintained
by the vehicle.
Adopting a detected speed limit
Activate Active Distance
Assist DISTRONIC.
If a traffic sign has
been detected and is displayed
in the instrument cluster: select
with the left rocker switch.
The maximum permissible speed on the traffic
sign is adopted as the stored speed. The
vehicle adapts its speed to that of the vehicle
in front, but only up to the stored speed.
The system may be impaired or may not function
in the following situations, for example:
In snow, rain, fog, heavy spray, if there is
glare, in direct sunlight or in greatly varying
ambient light...
Activate Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC
and remove your foot from the brake pedal.
Select
with the left rocker switch.
or
Depress the accelerator
pedal briefly and
firmly...
Other information:
WARNING Risk of injury or death caused
by the use of damaged child restraint
systems
Child restraint systems or their retaining systems
that have been subjected to stress in
an accident may not be able to perform their
intended protective function...
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
due to children left unattended in the
vehicle
If children are left unsupervised in the vehicle,
they could, in particular:
open doors, thereby endangering other
persons or road users.
get out and be struck by oncoming traffic...