Mercedes-Benz E-Class 2010 Owner's Manual page 165

Driving systems
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must also apply the brakes yourself if this
braking power is not sufficient.
If DISTRONIC PLUS detects a risk of collision
with a vehicle in front, an intermittent warning
tone sounds. In addition, the · distance
warning lamp in the instrument cluster lights
up. Brake to avoid a collision.
Cruise control lever
With the cruise control lever you can operate
DISTRONIC PLUS and variable SPEED-
TRONIC.
The LIM indicator lamp on the cruise control
lever indicates which system you have selec-
ted:
LIM indicator lamp off: DISTRONIC PLUS
R
is selected
LIM indicator lamp on: variable SPEED-
R
TRONIC is selected.
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.
Switching on DISTRONIC PLUS, storing
and maintaining the current speed
G
Risk of accident
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).
You can activate DISTRONIC PLUS in the fol-
lowing circumstances:
if the engine has been started and you have
R
been driving for up to two minutes
if the parking brake is not applied
R
®
if ESP is activated
R
if the transmission is in position D
R
if the bonnet is closed
R
if the driver's door is closed and you shift
R
from P to D or your seat belt is fastened
if the front-passenger door is closed
R
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 not shown in the multifunction display
and is no longer being detected, because it
has changed lanes, for example, DISTRONIC
PLUS is deactivated and a tone sounds.