Mercedes-Benz S 350 Owner's Manual page 333

Display with Distronic deactivated
Select the "Distance display" function
using the instrument cluster operating
system ( page 245).
If Distronic is deactivated, you will see the
following display in the multi-function dis-
play.
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1 Symbol for activated
distance warning function
2 Vehicle in front, if detected
3 Actual distance to the vehicle in front
4 Specified minimum distance to the ve-
hicle in front
5 Own vehicle
Deactivating Distronic
There are various ways of deactivating
Distronic:
Pull the cruise control lever briefly in
the direction of arrow 3.
or
Apply the brakes.
or
Push the cruise control lever in the di-
rection of arrow 5.
Distronic is deactivated. The LIM indi-
cator lamp in the cruise control lever is
lit.
The last speed stored remains stored until
you switch off the engine.
i
Do not deactivate Distronic if you acceler-
ate. As soon as you release the accelerator ped-
al, Distronic adjusts the vehicle's speed to the
last speed stored.
Driving systems
Distronic switches off automatically when:
you apply the electric parking brake
ESP ® ( page 55) intervenes or you de-
activate ESP ®
you shift the automatic transmission to
N while the vehicle is in motion
you are driving under 25 km/h
If Distronic switches off, you will hear a sig-
nal. The "DISTRONIC Off" message is dis-
played in the multi-function display for
approximately five seconds.
Controls
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