Mercedes-Benz 2003 S 430 Operator's Manual page 204

Controls in detail
Driving systems
Activating Distronic
You can activate Distronic if:
you are driving between 25 mph
(40 km/h) and 110 mph (180 km/h)
the ESP is activated ( page 78)
If Distronic has not been activated after
pressing the cruise control lever you will
see the message in the multifunction
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display.
In the following cases you cannot activate
Distronic:
up to two minutes after starting the en-
gine
when you brake
if you have set the parking brake
if the gear selector lever is in
position P, R, or N
if the ESP is switched off
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Setting the current speed
Accelerate or decelerate to the desired
speed.
Briefly lift or depress the cruise control
lever.
Distronic is activated and the current
speed is set.
Remove your foot from the accelerator
pedal.
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If you do not take your foot off of the
accelerator completely, the following
message will appear in the multifunc-
tion display:
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DISTRONIC OVERRIDE
Distronic will not work to maintain the
distance to a slower moving vehicle in
front of you. Your vehicle speed will
then be determined only by the accel-
erator pedal position.
Setting a higher speed
Briefly tip the cruise control lever in the
direction of arrow 1 ( page 203) to in-
crease vehicle speed in increments of
5 mph (Canada: 10 km/h)
The new speed is set.
The stored speed is displayed in the multi-
function display for approximately five sec-
onds ( page 203), and one or two
segments around the stored speed light up
on the speedometer ( page 201).
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Depressing the accelerator pedal does
not deactivate Distronic. After brief ac-
celeration (e.g. for passing), the cruise
control will resume the last speed set.