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Controls in detail
Driving systems
Distronic assists you when driving on
motorways or high-speed ma jor roads.
! If a slower vehicle is detected ahead,
Distronic causes your vehicle to brake
and maintain a preset distance from
the vehicle infront.
! If there is no vehicle in front, Distronic
ope rates in the same way as cruise
control* ( =page 197). Distronic*
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Risk ofinjury Do not place your foot und
erthe brake
pedal, as it coul dbecome trapped. Distronic
may apply the brakes to prevent the vehicle
fro mexceeding the setsp eed. When this
happens, Distronic depresses the brake
pedal. G
Risk of accident Distronic cannot take account
ofroad and
tra ffic conditions.
Always pay attent ion to road and traffic con-
di tions, even when Distronic is activated.
Distronic is onlyan aid desig ned to assist
you when driving. You are respon sible for
maintaining a suffi cient distanc efro mother
vehicles, for driv ing at anappropriate speed
an d for bra king in good time.
Do not activate Distronic:
! if road and traffic conditi onsdonot per-
mit a constant driving speed to be main-
tained (e.g .dense traffic or winding
ro ad s). You could otherwise causean
accident
! on slippery road surfaces. The drive
whe elsmay lose their grip when braking
or acceleratin gand the vehicle could
skid
! when visibility is bad, e.g. infog, heavy
rain or snow G
Risk of accident Deactivate Distronic:
!
when chan ging fro mthe outside lan eto
the inside lane if vehicles on the outside
la ne are travelling more slowly
! when driving in a filter lane or mot orway
exit
! when dri ving incomplex road and traffic
co nd ition s,such as throu ghmotorway
roadworks
Otherwise, Dis tronic ma intains the stored
speed.
Distronic do esnot react:
! toas tationary obstacle, e.g. in a traffic
jam, or to a vehicle which has bro ken
do wn
! toan oncoming vehic lein the same lane
Distronic causes your vehicle to brake at a
maximum of 2 m/s2
. This is approximately
20% of the maximum braking force of your
vehicle. If this deceleration isinsufficient,
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Ot
her vehicles changing lane
Distronic has stil l not detecte dthe vehicle
changing lane. The distance to the vehicle
changing lane will be too short. Narrow vehicles
Distronic has st
ill not detected the vehicle
in front on the edge of the carriagew ay
because itis narrow. The distance to the
vehicle in front will be too short. Speedtronic ensures that you do not
exce
edthe stored speed. You can set a
va riable or permanent speed limit:
Variab le forspeed limits, e.g. inbuilt-
up areas ( =page 207)
Permanent for long-term speed restr ic-
tions, e.g. for driving on win-
ter tyres ( =page 211)
i The speed indicated in the speedometer
may differ sli ghtly from th espeed limit stored.
P54.70-2215-31 P54.70-2216-31 Speedtronic
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Risk of accident Speedtronic is on
lyan ai d designed to assist
drivi ng.You are responsible for th evehicle's
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