Distronic Plus; Setting A Speed; Deactivating Cruise Control - Mercedes-Benz C-Class Operator's Manual

speed of the vehicle to the previously
stored speed.

Setting a speed

Keep in mind that it may take a brief moment
until the vehicle has accelerated or braked to
the speed set.
Press the cruise control lever up : for a
X
higher speed or down ; for a lower speed.
To adjust the set speed in 1 mph incre-
X
ments (1 km/h increments): briefly
press the cruise control lever up : or
down ; to the pressure point.
Every time the cruise control lever is
pressed up : or down ; the last speed
stored is increased or reduced.
To adjust the set speed in 5 mph incre-
X
ments (10 km/h increments): briefly
press the cruise control lever up : or
down ; to the pressure point.
Every time the cruise control lever is
pressed up : or down ; the last speed
stored is increased or reduced.
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Cruise control is not deactivated if you
depress the accelerator pedal. If you accel-
erate to overtake, cruise control adjusts
the vehicle's speed to the last speed stored
after you have finished overtaking.
Driving systems

Deactivating cruise control

There are several ways to deactivate cruise
control:
Briefly press the cruise control lever for-
X
wards :.
or
Brake.
X
Cruise control is automatically deactivated if:
you engage the electric parking brake
R
you are driving at less than 20 mph
R
(30 km/h)
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ESP intervenes or you deactivate ESP
R
you shift the transmission to position N
R
while driving
If cruise control is deactivated, you will hear a
warning tone. You will see the
trol Off trol Off message in the multifunction dis-
play for approximately five seconds.
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When you switch off the engine, the last
speed stored is cleared.

DISTRONIC PLUS

General notes
DISTRONIC PLUS regulates the speed and
automatically helps you maintain the dis-
tance to the vehicle detected in front. Vehi-
cles are detected with the aid of the radar
sensor system. DISTRONIC PLUS brakes
automatically so that the set speed is not
exceeded.
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Cruise Con‐ Cruise Con‐
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