Mercedes-Benz 2010 E-Class Coupe Operator's Manual page 140

Driving systems
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X
Briefly pull the DISTRONIC PLUS lever in
direction of arrow ? (
The DISTRONIC PLUS is activated and
resumes to the last set speed or, if no
speed is stored, it will set and store the
current speed.
X
Remove your foot from the accelerator
pedal.
Deactivating DISTRONIC PLUS
X
Depress the brake pedal (only possible if
the vehicle is in motion).
or
X
Briefly push the DISTRONIC PLUS lever in
direction of arrow = (
The last set speed is stored for later use.
The last stored speed is deleted from memory
when the engine is turned off.
The DISTRONIC PLUS switches off
automatically when
the vehicle is secured with the parking
R
brake
the vehicle speed falls below 15 mph
R
(25 km/h) and no preceding vehicle is
detected
the ESC is in operation, or switched off with
R
the ESC switch (
switched off due to a malfunction
you shift the automatic transmission into
R
park position P, reverse gear R, or neutral
position N while driving
the radar sensors are switched off
R
you pull the DISTRONIC PLUS lever in
R
direction of arrow ? (
driving off and the passenger door is open
The segments indicating the set speed in the
multifunction display go out, an acoustic
signal sounds, and the message DISTRONIC
PLUS Off appears in the multifunction
display for approximately 5 seconds.
If a malfunction in the system or the power
supply occurs while the DISTRONIC PLUS is
activated and the vehicle is at a standstill, the
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message Brake Immediately appears in the
multifunction display.
X
Apply the brakes immediately until the
message in the multifunction display
disappears.
or
X
Shift the automatic transmission into park
position P.
This will deactivate the DISTRONIC PLUS.
G
Warning!
The DISTRONIC PLUS switches off and
releases the brakes when the vehicle
decelerates below the minimum speed of
20 mph (30 km/h) by operation of the system
unless the DISTRONIC PLUS detects a vehicle
directly ahead of you. At that time the driver
must apply the brakes in order to reduce
vehicle speed further or bring it to a stop.
Depressing the accelerator pedal does not
deactivate the DISTRONIC PLUS. After a brief
acceleration (e.g. for passing), the
DISTRONIC PLUS will resume the last set
speed.
Setting the following distance in
DISTRONIC PLUS
You can set the specified following distance
for the DISTRONIC PLUS by varying the time
setting between 1.0 and 2.0 seconds. Using
this time setting and the current speed of
your vehicle, the DISTRONIC PLUS calculates
and sets the required following distance to
the preceding vehicle.
The set distance will be shown in the
multifunction display.
G
Warning!
It is up to the driver to exercise discretion to
select the appropriate setting given road
conditions, traffic, driver's preferred driving
style and applicable laws and driving
recommendations for safe following distance.