Controls in detail
Driving systems
Activating Distronic
Setting the current speed
You can activate Distronic when the vehi-
cle speed is between 20 mph (30 km/h)
and 110 mph (180 km/h).
̈ Accelerate or decelerate to the desired
speed.
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Briefly lift the cruise control lever in
direction of arrow 1 or depress in
direction of arrow 2 (୴ page 255).
When Distronic is activated the multifunc-
tion display will show a message such as
DISTRONIC 55 mph.
Distronic is activated and the current
speed is set.
If Distronic has not been activated after
pressing the cruise control lever, you will
see the message DISTRONIC Off in the
multifunction display.
̈
Remove your foot from the accelerator
pedal.
1
2
Setting current or higher speed
Adjustment in 1 mph increments (to
the resistance point) or 5 mph
increments (past the resistance point)
(Canada: 1 km/h or 10 km/h)
Setting current or lower speed
Adjustment in 1 mph increments (to
the resistance point) or 5 mph
increments (past the resistance point)
(Canada: 1 km/h or 10 km/h)
Deactivating Distronic
i
If you do not take your foot off of the accel-
In the following cases you cannot activate
Distronic:
erator pedal and continue to accelerate past the
set speed, the following message will appear in
the multifunction display:
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up to 2 minutes after starting the
engine
DISTRONIC Override
The distance to a slower moving vehicle in front
of you will not be set. Your vehicle speed will
then be determined only by the accelerator
pedal position.
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ț
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when you brake
when you have set the parking brake
3
4
when the automatic transmission is set
Activating Distronic or resuming to last
set speed
to position P, R, or N
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if the ESP
if the ESP
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is switched off
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has switched off due to a
malfunction
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Product Specification
Categories | Mercedes-Benz M-Class Manuals, Mercedes-Benz Manuals |
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Tags | Mercedes-Benz ML320 CDI, Mercedes-Benz ML350, Mercedes-Benz ML500, Mercedes-Benz ML63 AMG, Mercedes-Benz W164 |
Model Year | 2007 |
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