140 Driving and operatingmaximum speed. Speed limit isdisplayed in the Driver InformationCentre.Change speed limitWith speed limiter active, turn thumbwheel to RES/+ to increase or SET/-to decrease the desired maximumspeed.Exceeding the speed limitIn the event of an emergency it ispossible to exceed the speed limit bydepressing the accelerator pedalfirmly beyond the point of resistance.The limited speed will flash in theDriver Information Centre anda chime sounds during this period.Release the accelerator pedal andthe speed limiter function isreactivated once a speed lower thanthe limit speed is obtained.DeactivationPress button y: speed limiter isdeactivated and the vehicle can bedriven without speed limit.The limited speed is stored anda corresponding message appears inthe Driver Information Centre.Resume limit speedTurn thumb wheel to RES/+. Thestored speed limit will be obtained.Switching offPress button L, the speed limitindication in the Driver InformationCentre extinguishes. The storedspeed is deleted.By pressing button m to activatecruise control or adaptive cruisecontrol or by switching off the ignition,speed limiter is also deactivated andthe stored speed is deleted.Following distanceindicationThe following distance indicationdisplays the distance to a precedingmoving vehicle. The front camera inthe windscreen is used to detect thedistance of a vehicle directly ahead inthe vehicle's path. It is active atspeeds above 25 mph.When a preceding vehicle is detectedahead, the distance is indicated inseconds, displayed on a page in theDriver Information Centre 3 81. Pressthe MENU button on the turn signallever to select Vehicle InformationMenu X and turn the adjusterwheel to choose following distanceindication page.
