Driving With Distronic Plus - Mercedes-Benz S-Class Operator's Manual

Briefly pull the cruise control lever towards
X
you :.
Remove your foot from the accelerator
X
pedal.
DISTRONIC PLUS is activated. The first
time it is activated, the current speed is
stored. Otherwise, it sets the vehicle cruise
speed to the previously stored value.

Driving with DISTRONIC PLUS

Pulling away and driving
If you want to pull away with
X
DISTRONIC PLUS: remove your foot from
the brake pedal.
Briefly pull the cruise control lever towards
X
you :.
or
Accelerate briefly.
X
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 the set speed.
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The vehicle can also pull away when it is
facing an unidentified obstacle or is driving
on a different line from another vehicle. The
vehicle then brakes automatically. There is
a risk of an accident. Be ready to brake at
all times.
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
Driving systems
vehicle. In this way, the distance you have
selected is maintained.
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.
Selecting the drive program
DISTRONIC Plus supports a sporty driving
style when you have selected the S driving
program ( page 182). Acceleration behind
Y
the vehicle in front or to the set speed is then
noticeably more dynamic. If you have
selected the E driving program, the vehicle
accelerates more gently. This setting is
recommended in stop-and-start traffic.
Changing lanes
If you change to the passing lane, DISTRONIC
PLUS supports you when:
you are driving faster than 45 mph
R
(70 km/h)
you switch on the appropriate turn signal
R
DISTRONIC PLUS does not detect a danger
R
of collision
If these conditions are fulfilled, your vehicle
is accelerated. Acceleration will be
interrupted if changing lanes takes too long
or if the distance between your vehicle and
the vehicle in front becomes too small.
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When changing lanes, DISTRONIC PLUS
monitors the left lane on left-hand drive
vehicles and the right lane on right-hand
drive vehicles.
Stopping
G
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
R
the voltage supply.
DISTRONIC PLUS has been deactivated
R
with the cruise control lever, e.g. by a
vehicle occupant or from outside the
vehicle.
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