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Old Aug 14, 2017 | 05:53 AM
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Question Question about the progressive screen

when you switch on the adaptive cruise control it will show 2 triangles;
the blue one shows the set speed and white the actual speed.

but there's also a red line (see pic) that moves and i can't figure out what it's for.

It SEEMS to have something to do with the distance between
you and the car in front, but not sure...???

Anyone?
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Old Aug 14, 2017 | 10:26 AM
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That's the radar detected speed of the car in front of you - hence it's variability
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That's the radar detected speed of the car in front of you - hence it's variability
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Originally Posted by Egonvdv
when you switch on the adaptive cruise control it will show 2 triangles;
the blue one shows the set speed and white the actual speed.

but there's also a red line (see pic) that moves and i can't figure out what it's for.

It SEEMS to have something to do with the distance between
you and the car in front, but not sure...???

Anyone?
That's Distronic, indicating the separation distance set. The car will automatically brake/accelerate to maintain this distance between you and any vehicle in front of you.

The circled area indicates the speed of the vehicle in front of you.
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