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Controls in detail
Driving systems
Activating Distronic
You can activate Distronic when the vehi-
cle speed is between 20 mph (30 km/h)
and 110 mph (180 km/h).
When Distronic is activated the multifunc-
tion display will show a message such as
DISTRONIC 55 mph
.
If Distronic has not been activated after
pressing the cruise control lever, you will
see the message
DISTRONIC Off
multifunction display.
In the following cases you cannot activate
Distronic:
up to 2 minutes after starting the
engine
when you brake
when you have set the parking brake
when the automatic transmission is set
to position P, R, or N
®
if the ESP
is switched off
®
if the ESP
has switched off due to a
malfunction
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Setting the current speed
Accelerate or decelerate to the desired
speed.
Briefly lift the cruise control lever in
direction of arrow 1 or depress in
direction of arrow 2 ( page 267).
Distronic is activated and the current
speed is set.
Remove your foot from the accelerator
in the
pedal.
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If you do not take your foot off of the accel-
erator pedal and continue to accelerate past the
set speed, the following message will appear in
the multifunction display:
DISTRONIC Override
The distance to a slower moving vehicle in front
of you will not be set. Your vehicle speed will
then be determined only by the accelerator
pedal position.
Setting a higher speed
Warning!
If you increase the set vehicle speed, keep in
mind that it may take a brief moment until
the vehicle has reached the set speed.
Increase the set vehicle speed to a value
that the prevailing road conditions and legal
speed limits permit. Otherwise, sudden and
unexpected acceleration of the vehicle
could cause an accident and/or serious in-
jury to you and others.
You can increase the set speed in two
ways.
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