Distronic - Mercedes-Benz 2009 E-Class Operator's Manual

when the automatic transmission is in park
R
position P, reverse gear R, or neutral
position N
®
when the ESP is switched off or has
R
switched off due to a malfunction
The vehicle speed displayed on the
speedometer can briefly vary from the speed
setting on the Distronic system.
Setting the current speed
X
Accelerate or decelerate to the desired
speed.
X
Briefly lift the cruise control lever in
direction of arrow or depress in
1
direction of arrow ( Y page 166).
2
X
Remove your foot from the accelerator
pedal.
i If you do not take your foot off of the
accelerator pedal and continue to
accelerate past the set speed, the following
message will appear in the multifunction
display:
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.
Setting a higher speed
G Warning!
Keep in mind that it may take a brief
moment until the vehicle has made the
necessary adjustments.
Increase the set vehicle speed to a value
that the prevailing road conditions and legal
speed limits permit. Otherwise, sudden and
unexpected acceleration of the vehicle
could cause an accident and/or serious
injury to you and others.
You can increase the set speed in 1 mph
(Canada: 1 km/h) increments or in 5 mph
(Canada: 10 km/h) increments.
Adjustment in 5 mph (Canada: 10 km/h)
increments
X
Briefly lift the cruise control lever up in
direction of arrow ( Y page 166).
1
The new speed is set and the vehicle will
accelerate. Keep in mind that it may take a
brief moment until the vehicle has reached
the set speed.
Controls in detail
Driving systems
Fine adjustment in 1 mph (Canada:
1 km/h) increments
X
Briefly pull the cruise control lever in
Y
direction of arrow ( page 166).
4
Setting a lower speed
G Warning!
Keep in mind that it may take a brief
moment until the vehicle has made the
necessary adjustments.
Decrease the set vehicle speed to a value
that the prevailing road conditions and legal
speed limits permit. Otherwise, sudden and
unexpected deceleration of the vehicle
could cause an accident and/or serious
injury to you and others.
i When you use the cruise control lever to
decelerate, the brake system will
automatically brake the vehicle if the
engine's braking power does not brake the
vehicle sufficiently.
Z
167