Driving systems
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Activating DISTRONIC, storing and
maintaining the current speed
i If you do not fully release the accelerator
pedal, theDISTRONIC Override message
appears in the multifunction display. The
set distance to a slower-moving vehicle in
front will then not be maintained. You will
be driving at the speed you determine by
the position of the accelerator pedal.
G Warning!
The vehicle can be braked when DISTRONIC
is activated. For this reason, deactivate
DISTRONIC if the vehicle is to be set in motion
by other means (e.g. in a car wash or by
towing).
Driving
If there is no vehicle in front, DISTRONIC
operates in the same way as cruise control.
If a slower-moving vehicle is detected in front,
You can activate DISTRONIC in the following
circumstances:
Rif the engine has been started and you have DISTRONIC causes your vehicle to brake and
been driving for up to two minutes
Rwhile driving, except if you brake
Rif the parking brake is not applied
Rif ESP® is activated
maintain the preset distance to the vehicle in
front.
If DISTRONIC detects a faster-moving vehicle
in front, it increases the driving speed, but
only up to the desired speed you have stored.
Rif the transmission is in position D
G Warning!
Activating while driving
When driving at speeds below 20 mph
If you depress the brake pedal, DISTRONIC is
deactivated. DISTRONIC will then no longer
brake your vehicle. In such cases, control the
distance from vehicles traveling in front with
the brake alone. You could otherwise cause
an accident and thereby injure yourself and
others. The driver remains fully responsible
for the vehicle's distance from other vehicles,
the speed being driven and for braking in good
time.
(30
km/h), you can only activate DISTRONIC
PLUS if the vehicle in front has been detected
and is shown in the multifunction display. If
the vehicle in front is not shown in the
multifunction display and is no longer being
detected, because it has changed lanes, for
example, DISTRONIC is deactivated and you
hear a warning tone.
X Briefly pull the cruise control lever towards
you? or press it up: or down; to the
pressure point.
Stopping
G Warning!
DISTRONIC is activated.
DISTRONIC must never be operated,
activated or deactivated by a passenger or
from outside the vehicle.
X Keep the cruise control lever pressed
up: or down; until the desired speed
is set.
If DISTRONIC detects that the vehicle in front
is stopping, it brakes your vehicle until it is
stationary.
X Remove your foot from the accelerator
pedal.
Your vehicle adapts its speed to that of the
vehicle in front, but only up to the desired
stored speed.
i Depending on the specified minimum
distance, your vehicle will come to a
standstill at a sufficient distance behind the
vehicle in front. The specified minimum
distance is set using the thumbwheel on
the cruise-control lever.
i You can use the cruise control lever to set
the stored speed and the thumbwheel on
the cruise control lever to set the specified
minimum distance (Y page 177).
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| Model Year | 2011 |
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