AKSwift

Hello all,

I read a few articles from Europe to say that ALC is being offered there for many vehicles as part of Adaptive Cruise. Driving made smarter? We test Mercedes' latest automatic lane change tech | CAR Magazine "It's been available for a while in the US and Canada", apparently. Didn't know that. I am pretty sure my GLS has all the hardware needed for this - does anyone know whether there are plans to make it available on the X167 in the US? I understand that this kind of tech is not everyone's cup of tea and so on and so on, but I use my adaptive cruise everywhere and use auto lane change where possible, so this would be a nice addition.

Thanks!

EWL5

I have a MY23 GLS450 w/the Driver Assistance Package and use Lane Change sometimes. I believe you have to drive over 45 mph for it to be "safe" to operate.

Now that I see you have a MY24 GLS, I think DAP became standard! Give it a try!

AKSwift

I use the "lane change on indicator" regularly. What this is talking about is not having to tip the indicator. It will change lanes autonomously if it comes up to a slower car...

EWL5

Active Lane Change
1) Make sure cruise control is turned on and active
2) Make sure all lane line indications turn green
3) Your speed needs to be above 45 mph
4) Let go of the wheel. When it's safe, the car will automatically go into the indicated lane!

At no point should you press the brake because that always disables cruise control!

superswiss

I do not see Automatic Lane Change being offered in the USA on said models, so not sure what this article is talking about. Only Active Lane Change is offered, which is the one that requires you to activate the turn signal. I checked the new C Class, S Class and EQS. They only list Active Lane Change and no mention of Automatic Lange Change as far as I can see. It might be bundled with the Drive Pilot, which is the new Level 3 autonomous driving for stop&go traffic, but that's only legal in Nevada and California for now. The first photo in the article shows the steering wheel with the additional Drive Pilot switches in the upper part of the steering wheel, so that makes me think this needs the Drive Pilot hardware. It includes lidar and a bunch of other sensors that are not standard equipment.

EWL5

Yeah, I was talking about Active and not Automatic. Sorry for the confusion!

AKSwift

Thanks both.

I did originally read this in a German article that, however, translated roughly into the same as the wording in that British one, so it might have come from the same (incorrect) press release.

Only one comment - my Active Lane Change only works above 50mph. All the local (4-lane) connector roads are 45mph, so I never get to use it there. Not that that's really necessary...

EWL5

Active Lane Change is more of a gimmick and a "look what I can do" feature! However, it does prepare us for the day when Automatic Lane Change comes to the car since we already know the car can change lanes safely even now!

Scott Schmidt

I just ordered a new EQE SUV which I believe does the automatic lane change. My 2022 GLS 450 does indeed have the active lane change assist which requires one to indicate to initiate the action. Just like the parallel parking assistant, it does take some time to build confidence in these features, but once you cautiously get used to them they work great. I've never seen them fail in any way.

AKSwift

I'm curious about what hardware is required to make it work. Presumably if Active Lane Change is enabled, then Automatic Lane Change might still only be an OTA upgrade (as described in the articles I've read on this). It would be somewhat unlike MB to give that little nugget out for free, though...

Scott Schmidt

Good question. I've had the same question about the new Digital Light setup. My GLS 450 appears to have all the right hardware, but MB doesn't offer the software upgrade to enable it (yet). About all you can do is inquire at a dealer or checkout one of the guys online who do MB coding.