Mercedes-Benz 2012 A Class - Manual (Page 220)

Speed Limit Assist
Displaying Speed Limit Assist
X Press the = or ; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the
Assist. menu.
X Press the 9 or : button to select
Speed Limit Assist .
X Press the a button.
Under certain conditions, detected speed
limits are shown in the multifunction dis-
play (
Y page 196).
Activating/deactivating the Speed Limit
Assist message function
X Press the = or ; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the
Assist. menu.
X Press the 9 or : button to select
Speed Limit Assist .
X Press the a button.
The multifunction display shows Speed
Limit Assist.
X Press the : button.
The current selection is displayed.
X To activate or deactivate: press a.
If the Speed Limit Assist message function
is activated, a detected speed limit is auto-
matically displayed for five seconds. Other
items in the multifunction display are not
shown during this time.
When Speed Limit Assist is operational and
the message function is activated, the
assistance graphic shows the Ä sym-
bol.
Deactivating/activating ESP ®
i Observe the "Important safety notes" sec-
tion in the description of ESP ( Y page 65).
G
WARNING
If you deactivate ESP ® , ESP ® no longer sta-
bilises the vehicle. There is an increased risk
of skidding and an accident.
Only deactivate ESP
® in the situations descri-
bed in the following.
It may be best to deactivate ESP ® in the fol-
lowing situations:
R
when using snow chains
R
in deep snow
R
on sand or gravel
Deactivating/activating ESP ® on AMG vehi-
cles ( Y page 66).
For further information about ESP ® , see
( Y page 65).
X Start the engine.
X Press the = or ; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the
Assist. menu.
X Press the 9 or : button to select
ESP .
X Press the a button.
X To activate/deactivate: press the a
button again.
ESP
® is deactivated if the å warning
lamp in the instrument cluster lights up
continuously when the engine is running.
If the ÷ warning lamp and the å warn-
ing lamp are lit continuously, ESP
® is not
available due to a malfunction.
Observe the information on warning lamps
(
Y page 260).
Observe the information on display messages
(
Y page 230).
Activating/deactivating the distance
warning function
X Press the = or ; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the
Assist. menu.
X Press the 9 or : button to select
Distance warning .
X Press the a button.
The current selection is displayed.
X To activate/deactivate: press the a
button again.
When the distance warning function is
deactivated, the æ symbol appears in
the multifunction display in the assistance
graphics display.
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On-board computer and displays