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Selecting DISTRONIC PLUS
Cruise control lever
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 ;.
LIM indicator lamp : in the cruise control
lever goes out. DISTRONIC PLUS is selec-
ted.
Activating DISTRONIC PLUS; storing,
maintaining and calling up a speed
Important safety notes
! If DISTRONIC PLUS or the HOLD function
is activated, the vehicle brakes automati-
cally in certain situations. To prevent dam-
age to the vehicle, deactivate DISTRONIC
PLUS and the HOLD function in the follow-
ing or other similar situations:
when towing the vehicle
R
in the car wash
R
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.
your vehicle must not be secured by the
R
electric parking brake.
®
ESP
must be activated.
R
the transmission must be in position D.
R
the bonnet must be closed.
R
the driver's door must be closed when you
R
shift from P to D or your seat belt must be
fastened.
the front-passenger door must be closed.
R
the vehicle must not be skidding.
R
Activating
Cruise control lever
Briefly pull the cruise control lever towards
X
you ;, or press it up : or down = .
DISTRONIC PLUS is activated.
Keep the cruise control lever pressed up :
X
or down = until the desired speed has
been 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.
If the vehicle in front has been detected and is
shown in the multifunction display, you can
also activate DISTRONIC PLUS when driving
at speeds below 30 km/h. If the vehicle in
front is no longer detected and displayed, for
example because it has changed lanes, DIS-
TRONIC PLUS is deactivated. You will hear a
warning tone if this is the case.
i
If you do not fully release the accelerator
pedal, the
DISTRONIC PLUS inactive
DISTRONIC PLUS inactive
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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