Mercedes-Benz S 350 Owner's Manual page 337

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Risk of accident
The vehicle may be braked when Distronic
Plus is activated. For this reason, deactivate
Distronic Plus if the vehicle is to be set in
motion by other means (e.g. by towing).
Distronic Plus is not available:
for up to two minutes after the engine
is started
when the engine is not running
if you depress the brakes while the ve-
hicle is in motion
if your vehicle is secured with the elec-
tric parking brake
when the automatic transmission is in
position P, R or N
when you deactivate ESP
when the bonnet is open
when the driver's door is open and the
driver has not fastened his/her seat
belt
Activating while the vehicle is in motion
Pull the cruise control lever briefly in
the direction of arrow 4 or press it up
1 or down 2.
Distronic Plus is activated.
Press and hold the cruise control lever
up 1 or down 2 until the desired
speed is set.
Remove your foot from the accelerator
pedal.
Your vehicle adapts its speed to the ve-
hicle in front, up to no more than the
stored speed.
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You can only activate Distronic Plus below
30 km/h if the vehicle travelling in front has
been detected and is shown in the multi-function
display. If you can no longer see the vehicle trav-
elling in front in the multi-function display and it
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is no longer detected, e.g. if it has changed
lanes, Distronic Plus is deactivated and you will
hear a signal.
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If you do not fully release the accelerator
pedal, the "DISTRONIC PLUS passive" message
appears in the multi-function display. The dis-
tance to a slower-moving vehicle will not then be
adjusted. You will be driving at the speed deter-
mined by the position of the accelerator pedal.
Driving systems
Activating when approaching a station-
ary vehicle
If the vehicle in front is stationary, you can
only activate Distronic Plus if your vehicle
is also stationary.
Pull the cruise control lever briefly in
the direction of arrow 4.
Distronic Plus is activated.
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It is useful to show the distance display for
Distronic Plus in the instrument cluster because
you can only activate Distronic Plus at less than
30 km/h if the vehicle in front has been detect-
ed.
Press and hold the cruise control lever
up 1 or down 2 until the desired
speed is set.
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You can set the stored speed using the
cruise control lever and the specified distance
using the thumbwheel on the cruise control lever
( page 317).
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The distance warning function will warn you
even with Distronic Plus deactivated, if you have
switched it on using the instrument cluster oper-
ating system ( page 317).
Controls
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