Mercedes-Benz V-Class Operating Instructions Manual page 206

Driving systems
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LIM indicator lamp = shows you which function
you have selected:
LIM indicator lamp off: DISTRONIC PLUS is
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selected.
LIM indicator lamp lit: variable SPEED-
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TRONIC is selected.
Activating DISTRONIC PLUS
Activation conditions
To activate DISTRONIC PLUS, all of the following
activation conditions must be fulfilled:
the DISTRONIC PLUS function must be selec-
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ted ( page 203).
the parking brake must be released. The
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red ! indicator lamp in the instrument
cluster is off.
the driver's seat belt must be fastened.
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all doors and the tailgate must be closed.
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the engine must be running. It may take up to
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two minutes of driving before DISTRONIC
PLUS is ready for use.
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ESP must be switched on but not currently
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intervening.
Active Parking Assist must not be activated.
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the automatic transmission must be in posi-
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tion D.
Activating
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While the vehicle is in motion, briefly press the
cruise control lever up : or down A and
release the accelerator pedal.
DISTRONIC PLUS is activated. The current
speed is stored and appears in the speedom-
eter and briefly in the display.
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If necessary, set the speed (
the specified minimum distance
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( page 206).
Your vehicle adapts its speed to that of the
vehicle in front, but only up to the stored
speed.
If you do not fully release the accelerator
DISTRONIC PLUS inactive
pedal, the
sage appears in the display. The set distance
to a slower-moving vehicle in front will then
not be maintained. You will be driving at the
speed you determine by the position of the
accelerator pedal.
If you activate DISTRONIC PLUS while the vehi-
cle is stationary, the lowest speed you can set is
30 km/h. After pulling away, your vehicle
adapts its speed to that of a vehicle in front, but
only up to the stored speed.
Activating at the last stored speed
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If you call up a stored speed and this is dif-
ferent from the current speed, the vehicle
accelerates or brakes. If you do not know
what the stored speed is, the vehicle may
accelerate or brake unexpectedly. There is a
risk of an accident.
Take the traffic conditions into account
before calling up the stored speed. If you do
not know what the stored speed is, store the
desired speed again.
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When you pull the cruise control lever towards
you for the first time after starting the engine,
DISTRONIC PLUS adopts the current speed. If at
the time, the current speed is less than
30 km/h, DISTRONIC PLUS adopts the speed of
30 km/h.
Driving with DISTRONIC PLUS
Pulling away and driving
The vehicle can also pull away when it is facing
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page 206) and
an unidentified obstacle or is driving on a differ-
ent line from another vehicle. The vehicle then
brakes automatically. Be ready to brake at all
times.
If you brake while the vehicle is in motion,
DISTRONIC PLUS is deactivated. If you depress
the brake pedal while the vehicle is stationary,
mes-
DISTRONIC PLUS remains activated.
WARNING
Briefly pull the cruise control lever towards
you ?.
Release the accelerator pedal.
DISTRONIC PLUS is activated. Your vehicle
adapts its speed to that of the vehicle in front,
but only up to the stored speed.
The stored speed appears in the speedometer
and briefly in the display.