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if the gear selector lever is in
position P, R, or N
®
if ESP
is switched off
if the hood is open
if the driver's door is open and the driv-
er has not fastened his or her seat belt
if the radar sensors are switched off
( page 256).
Switching on while driving
Tap DISTRONIC Plus lever up 1 or
down 2 until desired speed is set.
DISTRONIC Plus is switched on.
or
Pull DISTRONIC Plus lever briefly in di-
rection of arrow 4 to call up speed
last set ( page 395).
DISTRONIC Plus is switched on.
Take your foot off the accelerator ped-
al.
Your vehicle adapts its speed to the ve-
hicle ahead, observing the set speed as
a maximum value.
i
Under 20 mph (30 km/h), you can only
switch on DISTRONIC Plus if the vehicle ahead of
you has been detected and is shown on the mul-
tifunction display. If you no longer see the vehi-
cle in front of you on the multifunction display
and if it is no longer detected because it has
changed lanes, for example, DISTRONIC Plus
switches off and you will hear a signal.
i
If you do not completely lift your foot off the
accelerator pedal, the message"DISTRONIC
PLUS passive" appears on the multifunction dis-
play. The distance to a slower-driving vehicle will
not be set. You will drive at the speed you dictate
by pressing the accelerator pedal.
Switching on when approaching a sta-
tionary vehicle
If the vehicle in front of you is stationary,
you can only switch on DISTRONIC Plus if
your vehicle is also at a standstill.
Controls in detail
Driving systems
Tap DISTRONIC Plus lever up 1 or
down 2 until desired speed is set.
DISTRONIC Plus is switched on.
or
Pull DISTRONIC Plus lever briefly in di-
rection of arrow 4 to call up speed
last set ( page 395).
DISTRONIC Plus is switched on.
i
It is helpful to switch on the DISTRONIC Plus
display in the instrument cluster since you can
only switch on DISTRONIC Plus under a speed of
20 mph (30 km/h) when a vehicle has been de-
tected in front of you.
i
You can adjust the set speed using the
DISTRONIC Plus lever and the target distance
using the distance setting switch on the
DISTRONIC Plus lever ( page 396).
i
The distance warning function will still issue
warnings even when DISTRONIC Plus is switched
off if you have activated it on using the instru-
ment cluster control system ( page 252).
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