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Distr onicPlu sis de activa ted autom atical ly
whe n:
! youapply theelec tricpa rkingbr ak eor
the vehicle is autom atically secured
with th eelectri cparki ngbrake
! ther e is nolong er av ehicle tr avelling in
front be low 25 km /h or th evehicl ein
front isno longe rdetec ted
! ESP ®
(= page 49) inter venesor yo ude-
ac tiv ate ESP ®
! you shift th e automatic tr ansm ission to
N ,P or R
! theve hicle rolls ba ckwa rds
If Distr onicPlus isde activated, yo uwill
he ar asignal. The "DISTRONICP LUSof f"
me ssage is displ ayed in the multi-fun ction
di splay for approx imatelyfive seco nds.
If the vehicle has been held byDistr onic
Pl us andam alfu nc tion oc curs in the sys-
te m, the "Brake im mediately" message ap-
pe arsin themulti -fun ctiond isplay.
Depress the brake pedal immediate lyso
that the vehicle do esnot rol law ay.D is-
tron icPlus isthen de activated and the
me ssage goes out. Ti
ps for driv ingw ithD istr onicPl us
Th efo llowing contains de script ions of cer-
tain ro ad andtra ffic co nd itions inwh ich
yo umust paypartic ularatte nt ion. In such
si tu ations, brakeifne cessary. Distro nic
Plu sis then de activa ted.
Cor nering , going int oand coming out of
a be nd
Di stroni cPl us can onl ydetect other ve hi-
cl es toalimit eddegre ewhen cornering.
Yo ur vehicle co uld brake unexpe ctedly. Dr
iving ona di fferen t line
Di stroni cPl us may not de tect avehi cle
tra vellin go nadif ferent line .Th edistance
to th is vehicle will be too short.
P54.70-2338-31 P54.70-2340-31216_R
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Cross traffic
Dis tron icPlu sm ay inco rrec tly evaluate a
si gnal from avehi cle cros singy ouro wn
pa th. Ifyo uac tivate Distronic Plus while
st opped attra ffic lights wi thtra ffic cross-
in g, forex am ple, you r vehicle ma yina d-
vertently pull away. Sp
eedtro nicis used toma kesure that you
do not exceed a set spee d.You can set a
variabl eor permane ntlim itspe ed:
Va riab le for speed limits, e.g. in built-
up areas
Pe rm anent for long -term speed restric-
tions, e.g. for driving on win-
ter tyres i
The sp eed displa yed in thespeedometer
may dif fer sligh tlyf rom thel im it speed stored
wi th Speedtronic. Va
riable Spee dtro nic
The cruise contro l le veris used tooperat e:
! Cru isecontrol, Di stro nic* or
Distro nicP lus*
! Variab leSp eedtro nic
Th eLIM ind icatorlamp on the cru isecon-
tro llev er indi cates which syste myoucan
sele ct:
! LIMi ndicat or la mpoff:
Cru isecontrol, Di stro nic* or
Distro nicP lus*
! LIMi ndicat or la mplit:
Variab leSp eedtro nic
Yo uca nset an ylim itspeed above
30 km/h usin g thecr uise control lever
wh en the engine isrunning.
The cruise contro l le veris the upperm ost
le ve ron the left of the steerin gwheel.
P54.70-2339-31 Speedtronic
G
Risk ofaccide nt Sp
eedtro nicis on lyan ai d design edtoassist
dr ivin g. You arere spon sible forth e ve hicle’ s
speed and for br akingin good time. 216_R
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1 To st oreth ecu rre ntspeed orahigher
sp eed
2 To st oreth ecu rre ntspeed oralo wer
sp eed
3 Todeactiv ateSp eedtron ic
4 To resume the last spee dstor ed
5 To swi tchbe twe encruise contr ol,
Distroni c*or Dis troni cPlu s* and
Sp eedtr onic
6 LIM indic ator la mp
6 To activ ate:check ifthe LI Mindi cator
la mp is lit. If it is ,yo uc an acti vate
Sp eedtr onic. If it is not,pr ess the
cr uise co ntro l le verin thed irection of
ar row 5.
Th eLIM in dica tor lamp in the cruise
co ntrol leve rlight sup. 6
Press the cruise contro lle ve rbriefly up
or down in th edirec tion of arrow 1
or 2 .
The road sp eed is sh owninthe disp lay
an d is stored. Speedtron icrou ndsthe
speed up to thene xt highest orlowe st
mult iple of 10 km /h.
The speedo meter ra nge li ghts upfrom
the star t of the scale up to th estored
speed. Sel
ecting astored speed
6 Pullthe cruise co ntro lle ve r brief lyin
the directi onof arrow 4.
Adjust mentin1k m/ h increments
6 Pres st he cruise contr olleve rb riefly up
or down inthe dire ction of arrow 1
or 2 .
Th emo strecen tly st or ed speed in-
cr eases ordecrea ses.
Adjustment in10 km /hincrements
6 Push the cru ise control leve rbe yond
the de tent up 1 fora hi gher speed or
down 2for a lowe rspeed.
De activating variable Speed tron ic
Th ereare variou swa ysof de activating var-
iable Speedtroni c:
6 Pullthe cruise co ntro lle ve r brief lyin
the directi onof arrow 3.
Va riable Spe edtroni cis dea ctivated.
or
P5
4.25- 4581-31 G
Risk of accident If
there is a chang eofdriver s, ad vise the
ne w driver ofthe limi ts pe ed stor ed.
Only useSpeedtron ic if yo uwill noth aveto
accel eratesu dde nlyto a sp eeda bove that
stor edas the limit spee d. You could ot her-
wi se ca usean ac cide nt.
You can on lyex ce ed thes tore dlimit speed
if you switch off variable Speedtron ic,e .g.
by depr essing theac cel erator peda lbeyond
the pres su re point(ki ckdo wn ).
It is not possi ble to deactivate va riab le
Speedt ronicby br aking. 216_
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6 Push the cruise co ntro lle ve r in the di-
re ction of arrow 5.
Th eLIM indic ator la mpgoes out.
Cr uise contr olor Distr onic* is se lect-
ed.
Va riabl eSpeedtroni cis deacti vated auto-
mat ical ly if you depress the acce lerat or
pe dal beyond thepressure point (kick-
do wn )an d yo urcurre ntdriven spee ddif-
fe rs from thest ored spee d by lessthan
20 km /h.
i The last speed saved is deleted when you
sw itch offth e en gine. Per
manent Speedt ronic 1
Yo uca nuse the on-board comp ute r to per-
man ently li mit the speed to avalue of
16 0 km /hor mor e,e.g. for driving on win-
ter tyr es.
Pe rmane ntSp eedtronic rem ains activ e,
ev en if variabl eSpeedtroni cis de activated.
Yo uca nn ot even ex ceed the set limit
sp eed by depressing th eac celerator pedal
be yond the pressur epoint (kickdo wn). 6
Makesure the key is inpos ition 2in the
ig ni tion lock.
6 Press (or& tosele ct the
"Settings" menu (
=pa ge 286).
6 Press %or$ tosele ct
"SP EEDT RO NIC" .
6 Press #.
6 Press #again.
6 Press %or$ toadjust perma-
ne nt Speedt ronic in in cremen tsof
10 km /h (240km/ hto 160k m/ h).
Pe rmane ntSpeedtronic is deactiv ated
with the "Off" setting.
6 Press #again. HOL
D relieves the stra inon thed river:
! when pullin gaw ay,e specially onsteep
sl op es
! when man oeuvring on stee pslop es
! when wai ting intra ffic
Th evehicl eis kept stat iona ry without the
driver having to depress th ebrake pedal.
The braking effec tis ca ncelle dan d HOLD
deactivated wh enyou depress the ac celer-
at or pedal to pul law ay. Ge
neral activatio nco nd itions
You can activate HOLD whe n:
! the vehicle is stati onary
! the engine isrunning
! theelec tric park ing br ak eis released
! the autom atic tr ansmission is inpo si-
tion R, N orD.Th e boot lid mustbe
clo sedifthe automa tic tra nsmi ssion
is in po sition R.
! thebo nnet isclo sed
! your seat belt is fast ened or, if yo uare
driving faster th an3 km /h,the driver ’s
door isno longe ropen 1N
otavail ab leinall coun trie s. P54.32-3380-31 HOLD
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i Theve hicle lev elsetting is also stored aft er
th e engine is res tarted. Su
spens ion tuning
Adju stthesusp ension tuning using the
prog ram select or button (S/C /M )
( = page 268).
Th esuspension prop erties inallthree dri ve
program s(S /C /M )also depend on:
! your driving style
! thero ad -sur face co nditio ns
! the load
Parktronic is an electronicparking aid with
ultr asoni cse nsor san da ssists youwh en
parkin g by:
! giving youa disp layof the dist an ce be-
twe enyour vehicl ean da n ob stac le
! emitting awarning tone when yo uap-
proach an obs tacle Drive progr
am Sus
pensiontun ing C
Com fort Co
mfortable
(s tandard setting) S
Sport or
M Manual Spor
ty
fo r dynam icdri ving Par
ktro nicsyst em* G
Risk of accident Pa
rktroni cis on ly an ai dan dma y no tde tect
all obst acles. Itdo es not relieveyou ofthe
re sp onsibil ity to pay attention.
Yo uar ealways responsible for saf ety and
mus tcont inue topayat tentio nto your im-
med iatesurroundings when parking and
mano euvring. Otherwise, youcould en da n-
ger yoursel fan dot he rs. G
Risk of inju ry Make su
rethat no pe rsons or animals are
in the ma noeuvring ra nge. Ot herwis e,they
co uld be injur ed. 216_R
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/activa ting
1 Toswitch Parktroni con or off
2 Indic ator la mp
6 Press button 1.
Pa rktroni cis deacti vated if ind icat or
lamp 2islit.
!Youm ustdeac tivatetheradar sens or sys-
te m in certain count riesand near radio ast ro-
nomic alins talla tions (
=pag e287).
Par k As sist is an electro nic park ing aid
with radar sens orsan d assists you wh en
parki ngby: !
giving youadi splay ofthe di stan ce be-
twe en yo urvehicl ean dan obs tacle
! giving youa wa rning tone whenyouap-
proach anobs tacle
Pa rk Ass isti sau tom atically activa ted
when th een gine isrunning and yous hift
the autom atic tr ansmission selector lever
to D, R orN.
Pa rk Ass isti sde activated atspee dsex-
ceed ing 18 km /h.Pa rk Assist is reac tiva t-
ed at lowe rsp eeds.
Park Assist is also deact ivat ed when you
shi ftthe autom atic tr ansm ission to Por
swit ch off theen gine.
Wh enthe tra nsmi ssioni sin po sition N,
Pa rkAss isti sdeactivated when you se cure
the vehicle usingthe electri cparki ng
brake.
Park Assist detectsth ear ea around your
ve hicle using four sensor s inthef ront
bu mp erand two sensor sinthe rear bu mp-
er.
P5
4.65-3230-31 Pa
rk Assist * G
Risk ofaccide nt Pa
rkAs sis tis only an ai dand ma y no tde tect
all obstacl es.Pa rk Assist may not be abl eto
de tect an object cor rectly ne ar corn ers or
ve ry sm ooth su rfac es.Pa rk Assist does not
reli eve youo fthe res ponsibilit yto pa yatten-
tion.
Yo uare always responsib lefor safety and
mu st continu eto pay attentio nto your im-
medi atesu rroundi ngswh en pa rking an d
ma noe uvring .O therwi se ,yo ucou lden da n-
ger yoursel fan dot hers. G
Risk ofinju ry Make su
re thatno pe rsons or ani mals are
in the manoe uvring rang e. Ot herw ise, they
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Pa rking Guidan ce is anelectro nicparki ng
ai d with aradar sensor system. It meas-
ures theroad spa ceon both sides of your
veh icle by me ansof th eradar sensor sys-
tem. An appropriate parking spaceis indi-
ca ted and ste ering instructi onsgiven to
park in this space. !
Youm ustd eactivat ethe radar sens orsys-
tem incertain count ries and near radio as tro-
nomical installations. Furt herinf orm ation can be
found in the index under "Radar sen sor system –
swi tchingon /o ff".
Use Parki ng Guidanc efo r parki ngspa ces
wh ich are:
! parallel to the dire ction of tra vel
! onstraight roads ,i.e. not on corners
! onthesa me leve l as thero ad ,i.e. not
on pa veme nts ,fo rin sta nce. Flat kerbs
ma yno tb eidentified byParking Guid-
an ce. Pa
rkin gGu idan ce G
Risk of accident Pa
rking Guidance is onl yan ai dan dma yin-
di cat eparking spaces which ar einap prop ri-
at e, e. g. where parking is forb idde n,infront
of driv eways, on unsuitabl esurfaces etc.
Pa rking Guidance disp lays the parking
sp ace sym bolicall yinthe instr umentclust er
as it was whe nth epa rking sp acewa sin itia l-
ly me asured when the vehi cle dr ove past it.
Su bsequen tch an ges to the parki ngspac e
ar enot ta kenin to acco un t,e. g. ifthe vehicle
pa rking in front ofor behind it chang es its
pos itionor obstacl esare moved into the
par king space .Mo ving ob jects arenot dis-
pl ay ed, e. g. pedest rian sor passing veh icles.
Pa rking Guidance does not relieve you of
yo ur responsibil ity to pay attention. Yo uma y
ca usean ac cide nt or injure yourself or oth-
er s if you rely purely onParking Guidance.
Yo uar ea lway sre sponsi ble fo r saf etyan d
mu stpayatte ntion to yo urimme diatesur-
ro und ings when parkinga nd manoeuvr ing. G
Risk of inju ry Make su
rethat no pe rsons or animals are
in the ma noeuvring ra nge. Ot herwis e,they
co uld be injur ed. 216_R
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6 Stop the vehicl e as lo ngasthe desired
parki ngspace isind icat ed by th eblue
parki ngspac esy mb ol in th e instru ment
cluster.
6 Engage reverse ge ar.
The following message appe ars in the
mu lti-fu nc tio ndisplay: "Che ck entire
surroundings. Confirm with OK." .6
Confir mwith # on the mu lti-fu nc-
tion steering whe el.
Th einst rume ntclus ter disp lay sw itch-
es to Parki ngGuidan ce.
Steering instructions
1 Redlines show the current steering
whe elang le
2 Yellow line s sh owthere qu ired st eering
wh eel ang le
6 Turn the steerin gwh eelwh ile th evehi-
cle is st ationa ry untilth ered line s1
correspond to the yellow lines 2.
The lines turn gree n. Ifth epark ing
spac eisdisplayed in the inst rume nt
clus ter,awhit ebr ac ke tappear sat the
en dof the gre enlines with an ar row for
the target position. Dr
iving into apa rki ng space
1 Gree nlin es when the steerin gwheel
ang leisco rre ct
6 Maintain the steerin gwh eelang leand
re ve rse carefully.
6 Stop assoon asthe warni ngtone
so un ds.
Th eve hicle hasreached thepo sition
when you nee dto coun terstee r. G
Risk of acc ident Pa
rking Guid ance is onlyan ai dan dmi ght
not detect all obstacl es.P arking Guid ance
might notbeable to detect ob ject sprope rly
at corn ers or on smooth surface s.Pa rking
Gu ida nce does notrelieve youo fyou rre-
sponsibility to pay att ention.
Yo uare always responsib lefor safety and
must payat tentio nto your immed iatesu r-
ro un dings when parkingan d ma noeuvr ing.
Ot he rwis e,you co uld enda nger your selfan d
others. 216_R
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