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Driving systems
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WARNING
DISTRONIC must never be operated,
activated or deactivated by a passenger or
from outside the vehicle.
You can activate DISTRONIC in the following
circumstances:
if the engine has been started and you have
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been driving for up to two minutes
while driving, except if you brake
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the parking brake is released
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if ESP
is activated
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if the transmission is in position D
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Activating while driving
Briefly pull the cruise control lever towards
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you ? or press it up : or down ; to the
pressure point.
DISTRONIC is activated.
Press the cruise control lever repeatedly
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up : or down ; until the desired speed
is set.
Remove your foot from the accelerator
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pedal.
Your vehicle adapts its speed to that of the
vehicle in front, but only up to the desired
stored speed.
You can also activate DISTRONIC when
driving at speeds below 20 mph (30 km/h)
but only if the vehicle in front has been
detected and is shown in the multifunction
display. If the vehicle in front is no longer
detected and displayed, DISTRONIC switches
off and you will hear a tone.
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You can use the cruise control lever to set
the stored speed and the control on the
cruise control lever to set the specified
minimum distance (
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If you do not fully release the accelerator
pedal, the
DISTRONIC Override
appears in the multifunction display. The
set distance to a slower-moving vehicle in
front will then not be maintained. You will
be driving at the speed you determine by
the position of the accelerator pedal.
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message
Driving
If there is no vehicle in front, DISTRONIC
operates in the same way as cruise control.
If DISTRONIC detects that the vehicle in front
has slowed down, it brakes your vehicle. In
this way, the distance you have selected is
maintained.
If DISTRONIC detects that the vehicle in front
is driving faster, it accelerates your vehicle,
but only up to the stored speed.
Stopping
If DISTRONIC detects that the vehicle in front
is stopping, it brakes your vehicle until it is
stationary.
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Depending on the specified minimum
distance, your vehicle will come to a
standstill at a sufficient distance behind the
vehicle in front. The specified minimum
distance is set using the control on the
cruise control lever.
DISTRONIC is deactivated automatically
when stopping:
on flat stretches of road or on downhill
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gradients when the vehicle is stationary
while the vehicle is still moving on uphill
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gradients, to prevent the vehicle from
unexpectedly rolling back when
DISTRONIC is deactivated
If DISTRONIC is deactivated, you will hear a
warning tone.
To prevent the vehicle from rolling away,
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depress the brake pedal or engage the
parking brake.
Setting a speed
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WARNING
Keep in mind that it may take a brief moment
until the vehicle has made the necessary
adjustments.
Increase or decrease the set vehicle speed to
a value that the prevailing road conditions and
legal speed limits permit. Otherwise, sudden
and unexpected acceleration or deceleration
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