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Driving systems
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Distronic Plus must never be operated or
deactivated by a passenger or from outside
the vehicle.
Distronic Plus does not replace the electric
parking brake and must not be used for park-
ing.
If you wish to leave the vehicle or park it,
deactivate Distronic Plus and secure the vehi-
cle against rolling away.
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Risk of accident and injury
Vehicles with BlueHYBRID*: make sure that
you read the "BlueHYBRID" supplement. You
may otherwise fail to detect dangers.
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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After a time, the electric parking brake
secures the vehicle and relieves the service
brake.
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Depending on the specified minimum dis-
tance, your vehicle will come to a standstill
about four metres behind the vehicle in
front. The specified minimum distance is
set using the thumbwheel on the cruise-
control lever.
Setting a speed
Press the cruise control lever to the pres-
X
sure point, up : for a higher speed or
down A for a lower speed.
Keep the cruise control lever pressed until
X
the desired speed is reached.
Release the cruise control lever.
X
The new speed is stored. Distronic Plus is
activated and adjusts the vehicle's speed
to the new speed stored.
Version: 2.11.7.7
Making adjustments in 1 km/h incre-
ments
Briefly press the cruise control lever to the
X
pressure point, up : for a higher speed or
down A for a lower speed.
The last speed stored is increased or
reduced.
Making adjustments in 10 km/h incre-
ments
Briefly press the cruise control lever
X
beyond the pressure point, up : for a
higher speed or down A for a lower speed.
The last speed stored is increased or
reduced.
Storing the current speed or calling up
the last stored speed
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Risk of accident
Only select a stored speed if you know what
that speed is and whether it is suitable for the
current situation. Otherwise, sudden acceler-
ation or braking could endanger you or others.
Briefly pull the cruise control lever towards
X
you ?.
Remove your foot from the accelerator
X
pedal.
Distronic Plus is activated. The first time it
is activated, the current speed is stored.
Otherwise, it sets the vehicle cruise speed
to the previously stored value.
Setting the specified minimum dis-
tance for Distronic Plus
You can set the specified minimum distance
for Distronic Plus by varying the time span
between one and two seconds. With this func-
tion, you can set the minimum distance that
Distronic Plus keeps to the vehicle in front,
dependent on vehicle speed. You can read
this distance in the multi-function display
(
page 251).
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* optional
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