Mercedes-Benz M-Class Owner's Manual page 177

Driving systems
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Release the cruise control lever.
X
The new speed is stored.
Making adjustments in 1 km/h incre-
X
ments: briefly press the cruise control
lever to the pressure point.
The last stored speed increases or decrea-
ses in 1 km/h increments.
Making adjustments in 10 km/h incre-
X
ments: briefly press the cruise control
lever beyond the pressure point.
The last stored speed increases or decrea-
ses in 10 km/h increments.
Deactivating variable SPEEDTRONIC
G WARNING
It is not possible to deactivate variable Speed-
tronic by braking.
There are several ways to deactivate variable
SPEEDTRONIC:
Briefly press the cruise control lever for-
X
wards B.
or
Briefly press the cruise control lever in the
X
direction of arrow A.
LIM indicator lamp ; in the cruise control
lever goes out. Variable SPEEDTRONIC is
deactivated.
Cruise control or DISTRONIC PLUS is selec-
ted.
Variable SPEEDTRONIC is automatically
deactivated if:
you depress the accelerator pedal beyond
R
the pressure point (kickdown), but only if
your current speed does not differ by more
than 20 km/h from the stored speed. You
will hear a warning tone if this is the case.
you activate DSR.
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you activate off-road program 2 (vehicles
R
with the ON&OFFROAD package).
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When you switch off the engine, the last
speed stored is cleared.
Permanent SPEEDTRONIC
You can use the on-board computer to limit
the speed permanently to a value between
160 km/h (e.g. for driving on winter tyres)
and the maximum speed (
Shortly before the stored speed is reached, it
appears in the multifunction display.
Permanent SPEEDTRONIC remains active,
even if variable SPEEDTRONIC is deactivated.
You cannot exceed the stored limit speed,
even if you depress the accelerator pedal
beyond the pressure point (kickdown).
DISTRONIC PLUS
Important safety notes
G
WARNING
Do not change down for additional engine
braking on a slippery road surface. This could
cause the drive wheels to lose their grip and
the vehicle could skid.
G
WARNING
DISTRONIC PLUS is only an aid designed to
assist driving. The driver remains fully respon-
sible for the vehicle's distance from other
vehicles, the vehicle's speed and for braking
in good time.
DISTRONIC PLUS does not react in particular
to:
pedestrians
R
stationary obstacles on the road, e.g. stop-
R
ped or parked vehicles
oncoming and crossing traffic
R
DISTRONIC PLUS may not detect narrow vehi-
cles driving in front, e.g. motorcycles, or vehi-
cles driving on a different line. Therefore,
always pay attention to traffic conditions even
when DISTRONIC PLUS is activated. Other-
wise, you may fail to recognise dangers in
time, cause an accident and injure yourself
and others.
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