Mercedes-Benz G-Class Owner's Manual page 187

Switching on while stationary
This function may be useful if you want to
keep up with the traffic flow, e.g. at the end
of a tailback.
You can only activate DISTRONIC PLUS if:
the vehicle in front and
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your vehicle are stationary
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Briefly pull the cruise control lever towards
you ?, or press it up : or down A.
DISTRONIC PLUS is selected.
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DISTRONIC PLUS can be activated at a
standstill and at speeds below 30 km/h
only if a vehicle in front has been detected.
Therefore, the DISTRONIC PLUS distance
display in the instrument cluster should be
activated ( Y page 220).
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Keep the cruise control lever pressed
up : or down A until the desired speed
is set.
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You can use the cruise control lever to set
the stored speed and the control on the
cruise control lever to set the specified
minimum distance (
Activating at the current speed/last
stored speed
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WARNING
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.
X
Briefly pull the cruise control lever towards
you ?.
X
Remove your foot from the accelerator
pedal.
DISTRONIC PLUS is activated. The first
time it is activated, the current speed is
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stored. Otherwise, it sets the vehicle cruise
speed to the previously stored value.
Driving with DISTRONIC PLUS
Pulling away and driving
X
If the vehicle in front pulls away: remove
your foot from the brake pedal.
X
Briefly pull the cruise control lever towards
you ?, or press it up : or down A.
or
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Accelerate briefly.
Your vehicle pulls away and adapts its
speed to that of the vehicle in front.
If there is no vehicle in front, DISTRONIC
PLUS operates in the same way as cruise
control.
If DISTRONIC PLUS detects that the vehicle
in front has slowed down, it brakes your vehi-
cle. In this way, the distance you have selec-
ted is maintained.
If DISTRONIC PLUS detects that the vehicle
in front is driving faster, it accelerates your
vehicle, but only up to the speed you have
stored.
If you depress the brake, DISTRONIC PLUS is
deactivated unless your vehicle is stationary.
Changing lanes
If you change to the overtaking lane, DIS-
TRONIC PLUS supports you if:
you are driving faster than 60 km/h.
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DISTRONIC PLUS is maintaining the dis-
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tance to a vehicle in front.
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