Mercedes-Benz E-Class 2011 Owner's Manual page 192

Vehicles with COMAND APS/
Audio 50 APS
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The following 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 following a vehicle, DISTRONIC
PLUS is active and you:
approach or drive around a roundabout
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approach a T junction
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turn off at a motorway exit
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Even if the vehicle in front leaves the detec-
tion range, DISTRONIC PLUS temporarily
maintains the current driving speed and does
not accelerate. This is based on the current
map data in the navigation system.
Example: roundabout
The current speed is maintained:
approximately 10 seconds before the
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roundabout/T junction and approximately
1.5 seconds when driving on a roundabout.
approximately 12 seconds before reaching
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a motorway exit and approximately
4 seconds after the motorway exit.
Afterwards, the vehicle accelerates back to
the set speed you specified.
Stopping
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WARNING
Never get out of the vehicle when DISTRONIC
PLUS is activated.
DISTRONIC PLUS must also never be oper-
ated, activated or deactivated by a passenger
or from outside the vehicle.
DISTRONIC PLUS does not replace the park-
ing brake and must not be used for parking.
The DISTRONIC PLUS braking effect is can-
celled and the vehicle can start moving if:
DISTRONIC PLUS is deactivated using the
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cruise control lever.
you accelerate.
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there is a malfunction in the system or an
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interruption in the power supply, e.g. bat-
tery failure.
the electrical system in the engine com-
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partment, the battery or the fuses are tam-
pered with.
the battery is disconnected.
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If you wish to leave the vehicle or park it,
deactivate DISTRONIC PLUS and secure the
vehicle against rolling away.
If DISTRONIC PLUS detects that the vehicle
in front is stopping, it brakes your vehicle until
it is stationary.
Once your vehicle is stationary, it remains
stationary and you do not need to depress the
brake.
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Depending on the specified minimum dis-
tance, 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.
Vehicles featuring automatic transmis-
sion with a selector lever
You will see a warning message in the multi-
function display if DISTRONIC PLUS is acti-
vated and:
the driver's door is open and the driver's
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seat belt is unfastened.
the engine is switched off, unless it is auto-
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matically switched off by the ECO start/
stop function.
the bonnet is opened.
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