Mercedes-Benz E-Class 2011 Owner's Manual page 190

To store the current speed or a higher
:
speed
To set the specified minimum distance
;
LIM indicator lamp
=
To store the current speed or call up the
?
last stored speed
To store the current speed or a lower
A
speed
To switch between DISTRONIC PLUS and
B
variable SPEEDTRONIC
To deactivate DISTRONIC PLUS
C
Selecting DISTRONIC PLUS
Check whether LIM indicator lamp = is off.
X
If it is off, DISTRONIC PLUS is already selec-
ted.
If it is not, press the cruise control lever in
the direction of arrow B.
LIM indicator lamp = in the cruise control
lever goes out. DISTRONIC PLUS is selec-
ted.
Activating DISTRONIC PLUS, storing
and maintaining the current speed
Important safety notes
G
WARNING
The vehicle can 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. in a car wash or
by towing).
To activate DISTRONIC PLUS, the following
conditions must be fulfilled:
the engine must be running. It may take up
R
to two minutes of driving before DIS-
TRONIC PLUS is ready for use.
the parking brake must be released.
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ESP must be switched on, but not inter-
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vening.
the transmission must be in position D.
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the bonnet must be closed.
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the driver's door must be closed when you
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shift from P to D or your seat belt must be
fastened.
the front-passenger door and the rear
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doors must be closed.
the vehicle must not be skidding.
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Activating while driving
When driving at speeds below 30 km/h, you
can only activate DISTRONIC PLUS if the vehi-
cle in front has been detected and is shown
in the multifunction display. If the vehicle in
front is no longer detected and displayed,
DISTRONIC PLUS switches off and you will
hear a tone.
Briefly pull the cruise control lever towards
X
you ? or press it up : or down A.
DISTRONIC PLUS is selected.
Keep the cruise control lever pressed
X
up : or down A until the desired speed
is set.
Remove your foot from the accelerator
X
pedal.
Your vehicle adapts its speed to that of the
vehicle in front, but only up to the desired
stored speed.
i
If you do not fully release the accelerator
pedal, the DISTRONIC PLUS suspended
message appears in the multifunction dis-
play. The set distance to a slower-moving
vehicle in front will then not be maintained.
You will be driving at the speed you deter-
mine by the position of the accelerator
pedal.
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