Mercedes-Benz E-Class Saloon Owner's Manual page 219

Operating Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC
Requirements:
The vehicle has been started.
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The electric parking brake is released.
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ESP ® is activated and is not intervening.
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The transmission is in position h.
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All doors and the bonnet are closed.
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Check of the radar sensor system has been
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successfully completed.
Parking Assist PARKTRONIC is not being
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used to park the vehicle or to exit from a
parking space.
The vehicle does not skid.
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Switching between Active Distance Assist
DISTRONIC and the limiter
Press button 1.
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Activating the variable limiter or Active Dis‐
tance Assist DISTRONIC
To activate without a stored speed: press
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rocker switch 3 up (SET+) or down (SET-),
or press rocker switch 4 up. Remove your
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foot from the accelerator pedal (Active Dis‐
tance Assist DISTRONIC).
The current driven speed is stored and main‐
tained (Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC) or
limited (variable limiter) by the vehicle.
or
To activate with a stored speed: press
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rocker switch 4 up. Remove your foot from
the accelerator pedal (Active Distance Assist
DISTRONIC).
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If rocker switch 4 is pressed up again after
activation with a stored speed, Active Dis‐
tance Assist DISTRONIC or the variable lim‐
iter is activated with the speed restriction
displayed in the instrument cluster.
Accepting the displayed speed restriction
when Distance Assist DISTRONIC or the lim‐
iter is activated
Press rocker switch 4 up (RES).
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The speed limit displayed in the instrument
cluster is adopted as the stored speed. The
vehicle adapts its speed to that of the vehicle
in front, but only up to the stored speed.