Controls in detail
Driving systems
Activating Distronic
Setting the current speed
Setting a higher speed
You can activate Distronic if:
̈ Accelerate or decelerate to the desired ̈ Briefly tip the cruise control lever in di-
speed.
rection of arrow 1 (୴ page 221) to in-
crease vehicle speed in increments of
ț
you are driving between 25 mph
km/h) and 110 mph (180 km/h)
(40
̈ Briefly lift the cruise control lever in di-
rection of arrow 1 or depress in direc-
tion of arrow 2.
5
mph (Canada: 10 km/h).
ț
the ESP is activated (୴ page 82)
The new speed is set.
If Distronic has not been activated after
pressing the cruise control lever you will
see the message --- in the multifunction
display.
Distronic is activated and the current
speed is set.
The stored speed is displayed in the
multifunction display for approximately
five seconds (୴ page 221), and one or
two segments around the stored speed
come on the speedometer
̈ Remove your foot from the accelerator
pedal.
In the following cases you cannot activate
Distronic:
i
(୴ page 219).
ț
up to two minutes after starting the en-
gine
If you do not take your foot off of the
accelerator completely, the following
message will appear in the multifunc-
tion display:
i
Depressing the accelerator pedal does
not deactivate Distronic. After brief ac-
celeration (e.g. for passing), the cruise
control resumes the last speed set.
ț
ț
ț
when you brake
if you have set the parking brake
DISTRONIC OVERRIDE
Distronic will not work to maintain the
distance to a slower moving vehicles in
front of you. Your vehicle speed will
then be determined only by the accel-
erator pedal position.
if the gear selector lever is in
position P, R, or N
ț
if the ESP is switched off
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| Categories | Mercedes-Benz Manuals, Mercedes-Benz S-Class Manuals |
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| Tags | Mercedes-Benz S430, Mercedes-Benz S500, Mercedes-Benz S55 AMG, Mercedes-Benz S600 |
| Model Year | 2005 |
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