Mercedes-Benz C-Clas 2016 Owner's Manual page 177

Driving systems
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Driving with DISTRONIC PLUS
Pulling away and driving
To pull away with DISTRONIC PLUS:
X
remove your foot from the brake pedal.
Briefly pull the cruise control lever towards
X
you ?.
or
Accelerate briefly.
X
The vehicle pulls away and adapts its speed to
that of the vehicle in front. If no vehicle is
detected in front, the vehicle accelerates to
the set speed.
The vehicle can also pull away when it is facing
an unidentified obstacle or is driving on a differ-
ent line from another vehicle. The vehicle then
brakes automatically.
If DISTRONIC PLUS does not detect a vehicle in
front, the system operates like cruise control.
If DISTRONIC PLUS detects that the vehicle in
front has slowed down, it brakes the vehicle. In
this way, the specified minimum distance you
have selected is maintained.
If DISTRONIC PLUS detects a faster-moving
vehicle in front, it accelerates the vehicle to the
set speed.
Selecting the drive program
DISTRONIC PLUS supports a sporty driving style
when you have selected the S or S+ drive pro-
gram ( page 148). Acceleration behind the
Y
vehicle in front or to the set speed is then notice-
ably more dynamic. If you have selected the C or
E drive program, the vehicle accelerates more
gently. This setting is recommended in stop-
start traffic.
Changing lanes
If you change to the overtaking lane, DISTRONIC
PLUS supports you in the following situations:
You are driving at a speed greater than
R
70 km/h
you switch on the respective turn signal
R
DISTRONIC PLUS does not detect a danger of
R
collision
If these conditions are met, your vehicle accel-
erates. Acceleration will be interrupted if chang-
ing lanes takes too long or if the distance
between your vehicle and the vehicle in front
becomes too small.
Vehicles with COMAND Online multimedia
system: when you change lanes, DISTRONIC
PLUS monitors the right lane in the case of left-
side traffic or the left lane in the case of right-
side traffic.
Vehicles with Audio 20 multimedia system:
when you change lanes, DISTRONIC PLUS mon-
itors the left lane on left-hand-drive vehicles or
the right lane on right-hand-drive vehicles.
Road and traffic conditions
The following function is available only in vehi-
cles with the Driving Assistance Plus package.
The function is not operational in all countries.
DISTRONIC PLUS uses additional information
from your navigation system so that it can adapt
to certain traffic situations.
This is the case if, while you are following a vehi-
cle, DISTRONIC PLUS is active and you:
approach or drive around a roundabout
R
approach a T-junction
R
turn off at a motorway exit
R
approach a tollgate
R
Even if the vehicle in front leaves the detection
range, DISTRONIC PLUS temporarily maintains
the current driving speed and does not acceler-
ate. This is based on the current map data in the
navigation system.
Afterwards, the vehicle accelerates back to the
speed you set.
The system takes into account the fact that
overtaking on the right is not permitted on
motorways or high-speed major roads at speeds
of more than 80 km/h. The driving speed is
adjusted to the speed of the queue of vehicles in
the adjacent lane to the left.
Prevention of overtaking on the right applies to
countries where traffic drives on the right. In
countries where traffic drives on the left, over-
taking on the left is prevented accordingly.