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Stopping
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WARNING
When leaving the vehicle, even if it is braked
only by DISTRONIC PLUS, it could roll away if:
there is a malfunction in the system or in
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the voltage supply.
DISTRONIC PLUS has been deactivated
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with the cruise control lever, e.g. by a vehi-
cle occupant or from outside the vehicle.
the electrical system in the engine com-
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partment, the battery or the fuses have
been tampered with.
the battery is disconnected.
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the accelerator pedal has been depressed,
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e.g. by a vehicle occupant.
There is a risk of an accident.
If you wish to exit the vehicle, always turn off
DISTRONIC PLUS and secure the vehicle
against rolling away.
Further information on deactivating DISTRONIC
PLUS (
page 177).
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If DISTRONIC PLUS detects that the vehicle in
front has stopped, it will cause your vehicle to
brake to a standstill.
Once your vehicle is stationary, it remains sta-
tionary and you do not need to depress the
brake.
After a short period, the vehicle is secured by
the electric parking brake, thus relieving the
service brake.
Depending on the specified minimum distance,
your vehicle will come to a standstill at a suffi-
cient distance behind the vehicle in front. The
specified minimum distance is set using the
control on the cruise control lever.
When DISTRONIC PLUS is activated, the trans-
mission is shifted automatically to position P in
the following situations:
the driver's seat belt is not fastened and the
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driver's door is open
The engine is switched off, unless it is auto-
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matically switched off by the ECO start/stop
function
The electric parking brake secures the vehicle
automatically if DISTRONIC PLUS is activated
when the vehicle is stationary and:
a system fault occurs
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the power supply is insufficient
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If a fault occurs, the transmission may also shift
to position P automatically.
Setting a speed
Push the cruise control lever up : for a
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higher speed or down A for a lower speed.
Push and hold the cruise control lever until
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the desired speed is reached.
Release the cruise control lever.
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The new speed is stored. DISTRONIC PLUS is
activated and adjusts the vehicle's speed to
the new speed stored.
To adjust the set speed in1 km/hincre-
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ments: briefly push the cruise control lever
up : or down A to the pressure point.
The last stored speed increases or decreases
in 1 km/h increments.
To adjust the set speed in10 km/hincre-
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ments: briefly push the cruise control lever
up : or down A beyond the pressure point.
The last stored speed increases or decreases
in 10 km/h increments.
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If you accelerate to overtake, DISTRONIC
PLUS adjusts the vehicle's speed back to the
last speed stored after you have finished over-
taking.
Setting the specified minimum distance
You can set the specified minimum distance for
DISTRONIC PLUS by varying the time span
between one and two seconds. This time span
determines the distance that DISTRONIC PLUS
is to maintain from the vehicle in front, depend-
ing on the road speed. You can see this distance
on the multifunction display (
Make sure that you maintain the minimum dis-
tance to the vehicle in front as required by law.
Adjust the distance to the vehicle in front if nec-
essary.
Driving systems
page 176).
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