Mercedes-Benz E-Class Saloon Owner's Manual page 223

Driving systems
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Activating DISTRONIC PLUS
Activation conditions
To activate DISTRONIC PLUS, the following
conditions must be fulfilled:
the engine must be running. It may take up
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to two minutes of driving before
DISTRONIC PLUS is ready for use.
the parking brake must be released.
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ESP must be switched on, but not inter-
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vening.
Active Parking Assist must not be activa-
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ted.
the transmission must be in position D.
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the driver's door must be closed when you
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shift from P to D or your seat belt must be
fastened.
the front-passenger door and the rear
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doors must be closed.
the vehicle must not be skidding.
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the DISTRONIC PLUS function must be
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selected with the cruise control lever
( page 219).
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Activating
Briefly pull the cruise control lever towards
X
you ;, or press it up : or down =.
DISTRONIC PLUS is activated.
Press the cruise control lever repeatedly
X
up : or down = until the desired speed is
set.
Remove your foot from the accelerator
X
pedal.
Your vehicle adapts its speed to that of the
vehicle in front, but only up to the desired
stored speed.
If the vehicle in front of you is stationary, you
can only activate DISTRONIC PLUS once your
vehicle is stationary as well.
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If you do not fully release the accelerator
pedal, the DISTRONIC PLUS suspended DISTRONIC PLUS suspended
message appears in the multifunction dis-
play. The set distance to a slower-moving
vehicle in front will then not be maintained.
You will be driving at the speed you deter-
mine by the position of the accelerator
pedal.
You can also activate DISTRONIC PLUS when
stationary. The lowest speed that can be set is
30 km/h.
Briefly pull the cruise control lever towards
X
you ;, up : or down = .
DISTRONIC PLUS is activated.
Activating at the current speed/last
stored speed
G 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.