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Activating DISTRONIC PLUS
Activation conditions
To activate DISTRONIC PLUS, the following con-
ditions must be fulfilled:
the engine must be running. It may take up to
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two minutes of driving before DISTRONIC
PLUS is ready for use.
the electric parking brake must be released.
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ESP
must be switched on, but not interven-
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ing.
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 doors
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must be closed.
the Offroad Plus drive program must be deac-
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tivated (vehicles with the Off-Road Engineer-
ing package).
DSR must be deactivated.
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the vehicle must not be skidding.
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the DISTRONIC PLUS function must be selec-
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ted (
page 208).
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Activating
Briefly pull the cruise control lever towards
X
you ?, up : or down A .
DISTRONIC PLUS is activated.
Remove your foot from the accelerator pedal.
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Your vehicle adapts its speed to that of the
vehicle in front, but only up to the desired
stored speed.
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If you do not fully release the accelerator
pedal, the
DISTRONIC PLUS inactive
DISTRONIC PLUS inactive
sage appears in the multifunction display. The
set distance to a slower-moving vehicle in
front will then not be maintained. The position
of the accelerator pedal will determine the
speed.
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 A .
DISTRONIC PLUS is activated.
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.
Briefly pull the cruise control lever towards
X
you ?.
Remove your foot from the accelerator pedal.
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DISTRONIC PLUS is on and, when activated
for the first time, accepts the current speed or
it adjusts the vehicle's speed to the speed
stored.
Driving with DISTRONIC PLUS
Pulling away and driving
If you want to pull away with DISTRONIC
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PLUS: remove your foot from the brake pedal.
Briefly pull the cruise control lever towards
X
you ?.
or
Accelerate briefly.
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Your vehicle pulls away and adapts its speed
to that of the vehicle in front. If no vehicle is
detected in front, your vehicle accelerates to
mes-
the set speed.
The vehicle can also pull away when it is facing
an unidentified obstacle or is driving on a differ-
ent line from another vehicle. The vehicle then
brakes automatically.
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 vehicle. In
this way, the distance you have selected is main-
tained.
If DISTRONIC PLUS detects a faster-moving
vehicle in front, it increases the driving speed.
However, the vehicle is only accelerated up to
the speed you have stored.
Driving systems
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