Switching target vehicles with speed-controlling functions
At certain speeds, models with automatic transmissions and the driver support system Pilot Assist* can switch target vehicles.
Switching target vehicles
When Pilot Assist is actively following another vehicle at speeds under 30 km/h (20 mph) and switches target vehicles – from a moving vehicle to a stationary vehicle – Pilot Assist will brake for the stationary vehicle.
Warning
When Pilot Assist is following another vehicle at speeds over approx. 30 km/h (20 mph) and changes target vehicle – from a moving vehicle to a stationary one – Pilot Assist will ignore the stationary vehicle and instead accelerate to the stored speed.
- The driver must then intervene and apply the brakes.
Automatic standby mode when switching targets
Pilot Assist disengages and goes into standby mode if:
- your vehicle's speed goes below 5 km/h (3 mph) and Pilot Assist cannot determine if the target object is a stationary vehicle or another object, e.g. a speed bump.
- your vehicle's speed goes under 5 km/h (3 mph) and the vehicle ahead turns so that Pilot Assist no longer has a vehicle to follow.