When you draw closer to a vehicle in front, the adaptive cruise control matches your speed to that vehicle by applying the brakes, and then maintains a constant distance (which you can adjust in the settings). If the vehicle in front accelerates, the adaptive cruise control will also accelerate up to the target speed you have specified.

The higher the speed, the higher the distance ►. We recommend using the distance 3 setting. You will then be following the general recommendations of automobile clubs, traffic authorities, etc.

The actual distance maintained by the adaptive cruise control may be longer or shorter, depending on the traffic situation and the driving style of the driver in front.

If you change the gap, the new setting will be shown briefly on the instrument cluster display, e.g. for distance 3. This only happens when the Driver assist display is not visible in the instrument cluster fig. ►.

Distance 1: This setting is equivalent to a distance of approximately 28 metres at a speed of 100 km/h (time-based distance of approximately 1 second).

Distance 2: This setting is equivalent to a distance of approximately 36 metres at a speed of 100 km/h (time-based distance of approximately 1.3 seconds).

Distance 3: This setting is equivalent to a distance of approximately 50 metres at a speed of 100 km/h (time-based distance of approximately 1.8 seconds).

Distance 4: This setting is equivalent to a distance of approximately 67 metres at a speed of 100 km/h (time-based distance of approximately 2.4 seconds).

Distance 5: This setting is equivalent to a distance of approximately 100 metres at a speed of 100 km/h (time-based distance of approximately 3.6 seconds).