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Controls in detail
Driving systems
Deactivating DISTRONIC Plus
There are several ways to deactivate the
DISTRONIC Plus system:
Briefly tip the DISTRONIC Plus lever in
the direction of arrow 3 ( page 449).
or
Step on the brake pedal.
DISTRONIC Plus will be deactivated.
The last speed set will be stored into
memory.
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The last stored set speed is deleted when
the engine is turned off.
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DISTRONIC Plus deactivates automatically
when:
the vehicle is secured with the elec-
tronic parking brake
the vehicle speed is below 20 mph
(30 km/h) and no preceding vehicle is
detected
®
the ESP
is in operation or switched off
®
with the ESP
switch ( page 72)
you set the automatic transmission to
park position P, reverse gear R, or neu-
ral position N while driving
the radar sensors are switched off
( page 302)
the vehicle rolls backward
The segments in the multifunction display
go out, an acoustic signal sounds, and the
message "DISTRONIC PLUS Off" appears in
the multifunction display for approximately
5 seconds.
If the vehicle has been stopped by
DISTRONIC Plus and a malfunction occurs
in the system, the message "Brake Immedi-
ately" will appear on the multifunction dis-
play. Step on the brake immediately to
prevent the vehicle from rolling.
DISTRONIC Plus is then switched off and
the message disappears.
Warning!
DISTRONIC Plus switches off and releases
the brakes when the vehicle decelerates be-
low the minimum speed of 20 mph
(30 km/h) by operation of the system un-
less DISTRONIC Plus detects a vehicle di-
rectly ahead of you. At that time the driver
must apply the brakes in order to reduce ve-
hicle speed further or bring it to a stop.
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