Requirements - Mercedes-Benz E-Class Operator's Manual

If Distance Pilot DISTRONIC is deactiva‐
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ted with the cruise control lever, e.g. by a
vehicle occupant or from outside the
vehicle.
If the electrics in the engine compart‐
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ment, the battery or the fuses are tam‐
pered with.
If the battery is disconnected.
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If the vehicle is accelerated, e.g. by a
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vehicle occupant.
Always deactivate Distance Pilot
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DISTRONIC and secure the vehicle to
prevent it from rolling away before you
leave the driver's seat.
& WARNING Risk of accident due to
unknown stored speed
If you call up the stored speed and this is
lower than your current speed, the vehicle
decelerates.
If you do not know the stored speed, the
vehicle could decelerate unexpectedly.
Take into account the traffic situation
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before calling up the stored speed.
If the stored speed is not known, store
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the desired speed again.
& WARNING Risk of accident due to unex‐
pected acceleration by Distance Pilot
DISTRONIC
If Distance Pilot DISTRONIC no longer
detects a vehicle in front, it may unexpect‐
edly accelerate to the speed stored.
This speed may be too high for a filter
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lane or a slip road.
If driving in the right lane, this speed may
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be so high that you pass vehicles driving
on the left (in countries where traffic
drives on the right).
If driving in the left lane, this speed may
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be so high that you pass vehicles driving
on the right (in countries where traffic
drives on the left).
Driving and parking 163
Always carefully observe the traffic condi‐
tions and be ready to brake at all times.
& WARNING Risk of accident due to Dis‐
tance Pilot DISTRONIC pulling away auto‐
matically
If Distance Pilot DISTRONIC performs an
automatic driving-off procedure, the vehicle
may accelerate unexpectedly.
Where necessary, brake the vehicle yourself
and take evasive action.

Requirements

The vehicle's engine or must be switched on.
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The electric parking brake must be released.
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Parking Pilot is not being used to park the
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vehicle or to exit from a parking space.
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ESP must be switched on, but not interven‐
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ing.
The transmission must be in position D.
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The driver's door, front passenger door and
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the rear doors must be closed.