Mercedes-Benz M-Class Owner's Manual page 179

Driving systems
176
Cruise control lever
To activate or increase speed
:
To set the specified minimum distance
;
LIM indicator lamp
=
To activate at the current speed/last
?
stored speed
To activate or reduce speed
A
To switch between DISTRONIC PLUS and
B
variable SPEEDTRONIC
To deactivate DISTRONIC PLUS
C
With the cruise control lever, you can operate
DISTRONIC PLUS and variable SPEED-
TRONIC.
To switch between variable SPEED-
X
TRONIC and DISTRONIC PLUS: press the
cruise control lever in the direction of arrow
B.
LIM indicator lamp = on the cruise control
lever indicates which function you have selec-
ted:
LIM indicator lamp = off: DISTRONIC
R
PLUS is selected.
LIM indicator lamp = on: variable
R
SPEEDTRONIC is selected.
Activating DISTRONIC PLUS
Activation conditions
To activate DISTRONIC PLUS, the following
conditions must be fulfilled:
for vehicles not equipped with a navigation
R
system, the Becker
®
MAP PILOT must be
connected. See the separate Audio 20
operating instructions.
the engine must be running. It may take up
R
to two minutes of driving before DIS-
TRONIC PLUS is ready for use.
the electric parking brake must be
R
released.
®
R ESP must be switched on, but not inter-
vening.
the transmission must be in position D.
R
the driver's door must be closed when you
R
shift from P to D or your seat belt must be
fastened.
the front-passenger door and the rear
R
doors must be closed.
Off-road program 2 must be deactivated
R
(vehicles with the ON&OFFROAD package).
DSR must be deactivated.
R
the vehicle must not be skidding.
R
the DISTRONIC PLUS function must be
R
selected ( page 176).
Y
Activating while driving
When driving at speeds below 30 km/h, you
can only activate DISTRONIC PLUS if the vehi-
cle in front has been detected and is shown
in the multifunction display. If the vehicle in
front is no longer detected and displayed,
DISTRONIC PLUS switches off and you will
hear a tone.
Briefly pull the cruise control lever towards
X
you ? or press it up : or down A.
DISTRONIC PLUS is selected.
Keep the cruise control lever pressed
X
up : or down A 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.
i
If you do not fully release the accelerator
pedal, the DISTRONIC PLUS inactive
message appears in the multifunction dis-