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Controls in detail
Driving systems
Activating Distronic
You can activate Distronic if:
you are driving between 20 mph
(30 km/h) and 110 mph (180 km/h)
the ESP is activated ( page 81)
If Distronic has not been activated after
pressing the cruise control lever you will
see the message
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in the multifunction
display.
In the following cases you cannot activate
Distronic:
up to two minutes after starting the
engine
when you brake
if you have set the parking brake
if the gear selector lever is in
position P, R or N
if the ESP is switched off
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Setting the current speed
Accelerate or decelerate to the desired
speed.
Briefly lift or depress the cruise control
lever.
Distronic is activated and the current
speed is set.
Remove your foot from the accelerator
pedal.
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If you do not take your foot off the
accelerator completely, the following
message will appear in the multifunc-
tion display:
Distronic override
.
The distance to a slower moving vehi-
cles in front of you will not be set. Your
vehicle speed will then be determined
only by the accelerator pedal position.
Setting a higher speed
Briefly tip the cruise control lever in the
direction of arrow 1 ( page 219) to
increase vehicle speed in increments
of 5 mph (Canada: 10 km/h).
The new speed is set.
The stored speed is displayed in the
multifunction display for approximately
five seconds ( page 219), and one or
two segments around the stored speed
come on, on the speedometer
( page 217).
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Depressing the accelerator pedal does
not deactivate Distronic. After brief
acceleration (e.g. for passing), the
cruise control will resume the last
speed set.
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