Mercedes-Benz E-Class 2011 Owner's Manual page 196

you pull the cruise control lever towards
R
you in order to pull away, and the front-
passenger door or one of the rear doors is
open.
the vehicle has skidded.
R
If DISTRONIC PLUS is deactivated, you will
hear a warning tone. The
off message is shown in the multifunction
display for approximately five seconds.
Vehicles featuring automatic transmission
with a selector lever: if the vehicle has been
stopped by DISTRONIC PLUS and a fault
occurs in the system the
ately message appears in the multifunction
display. Depress the brake pedal immediately
so that the vehicle does not roll away. DIS-
TRONIC PLUS is then deactivated, and the
message disappears.
Tips for driving with DISTRONIC PLUS
General notes
The following contains descriptions of certain
road and traffic conditions in which you must
be particularly attentive. In such situations,
brake if necessary. DISTRONIC PLUS is then
deactivated.
Cornering, going into and coming out of a
bend
The ability of DISTRONIC PLUS to detect vehi-
cles when cornering is limited. Your vehicle
may brake unexpectedly or late.
DISTRONIC PLUS
Brake immedi‐
Vehicles travelling on a different line
DISTRONIC PLUS may not detect vehicles
travelling on a different line. The distance to
the vehicle in front will be too short.
Other vehicles changing lane
DISTRONIC PLUS has not detected the vehi-
cle cutting in yet. The distance to this vehicle
will be too short.
Narrow vehicles
DISTRONIC PLUS has not yet detected the
vehicle in front on the edge of the carriage-
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