211 Controls in detail
Driving systems
Activating Distronic
You can activate Distronic if:
you are driving between 25 mph
(40 km/h) and 110 mph (180 km/h)
the ESP is activated (
page 79)
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 en-
gine
when you brake
if you have set the parking brake
if the gear selector lever is in
positionP, R, or N
if the ESP is switched offSetting 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.Setting a higher speed
Briefly tip the cruise control lever in the
direction of arrow1 (
page 210) 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 multi-
function display for approximately five sec-
onds (
page 210), and one or two
segments around the stored speed come
on on the speedometer (
page 208).
iIf you do not take your foot off of the
accelerator completely, the following
message will appear in the multifunc-
tion display: DISTRONIC OVERRIDE
.
Distronic will not work to maintain the
distance to a slower moving vehicles in
front of you. Your vehicle speed will
then be determined only by the accel-
erator pedal position.
iDepressing the accelerator pedal does
not deactivate Distronic. After brief ac-
celeration (e.g. for passing), the cruise
control will resume the last speed set.
