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6 Toactivate: checkwheth erLIM indic a-
tor lamp 6isoff. If it is,yo uca nacti-
vate Distr onic. If it is not, press the
cruise contr olleve rin the dire cti on of
ar row 5.
Th eLIM indic ator la mpin the cruise
co ntro l le veris no long er lit. Yo ucan
ac tiv ate Distroni c.
6 Accel eratet he vehicl eto th edesir ed
spee d.
6 Press thecruise control leve rbr iefly up
or down inthedire ction of arro w 1
or 2 .
6 Remo veyour foot from th eacc elerator
pe dal.
Th eve hicl emai ntains thest or ed speed
un til the di stan ce from the vehicle tra v-
elli ng infront decreases to less than
th esp eci fied minimum dist ance.
Di stron icis not availab le:
! forup to two minutes after the eng ine
is st arted
! whe nbr aki ng
! ifyo ur vehicl e is se cured with the elec-
tric parking brake !
whe nthe autom atic tra nsmi ssio n is in
po sition P,R or N
! whe nyo u de activate ESP®
i Ifyo u do not fully release the ac celerator
pedal, the"D ISTRO NICpassiv e"message ap-
pear sin themu lti-fu nc tion display. The dist ance
to aslower-moving vehicle wi llno tth en be ad-
ju sted. You wil lbedriving at thes peed deter-
mined by the posi tion of thea ccelerat or pedal.Setting
thesp ecified minim um dis- ta
nc efor Distronic
Yo u can set the specified minimu mdis-
tanc efo r Di stro nic byvary ing the time
span be tween1.0 and 2.0se co nd s. This
tim espa ndet ermi ne sthe dist an ce that
Di stro nicis to maintain fr omtheve hic le
in front, depen ding on your speed. If you
sele ct the distance disp lay usin gthe on-
boa rdcomp uter (
=page 284),yo uwi ll be
ab le to see the dist ance in the multi-fu nc-
tio ndisplay.
6 To in crea se the specified min imum
distanc e:turn thum bwheel 3inthe
dire ction of arrow 2.
6 Toredu ce the specifie dmi nim um
dista nce:turn thum bwheel 3inthe
dire ction of arrow 1. G
Risk ofaccide nt Th
ebr ak epeda lis depr essed when Dist ron-
ic brak es. The movemen tof the peda lsmust
not be impaire din an ywa y.
! Donot place any objec tsin the footwell.
! Mak esurethat floo rmats and car petare
fi rm lysecure d.
! Donot plac eyou rfo ot unde rneath the
br ak ep edal,ot he rwis eitcou ldbecome
trap ped.
You couldothe rwise ca usean ac cidentand
injure you rselfan do thers.
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i Makesure tha tyo uadh ere to the mini mum
distanc erequire dbylaw from theve hicle in
fron t.Adju st the distan cefrom theve hiclein
fron tif ne cessary.
i Distroni cdoes not alwa ysclearl yrecognise
co mp lex road and traffic conditions. You will
th en rec eive afa lse distanc ewarning signal or
none at all. Setting
ast ored speed
6 Push the cruise co ntro l le verup 1 for
a high er spee dor down 2foral ower
sp ee d.
6 Press an dhold the cruise contro l le ver
un til th edesire d speed is set.
6 Release thecr uise contro lle ve r.
The new spee dis stor ed .Di stro nic
is ac tivated andad justs the vehi cle’s
sp eed to the new stored spe ed. Adj
ustment in1km /hincreme nts
6 Press the cruise contro lle ve rbriefly up
or down in th edirec tion of arrow 1
or 2 .
The mostrece ntly stor ed spee din-
cr ea sesor decreases. Adj
ustment in10 km /hincr eme nts
6 Push the cruise control lever be yond
the detent up 1fora higher speed or
down 2fora lower spe ed. Sele
cting a stor ed speed 6
Pullthe cruise co ntro lle ve r brief lyin
the directi onof arrow 4.
6 Remov e yourfoot from the acce lera tor
pedal.
Distronic is activa ted anda djust sthe
vehicle’s speed to the last spe ed
sto red. Di
stro nic di splay sin thesp eedometer
1 Speedof theve hicle in front
2 Storedspeed
Wh en yo uac tiv ate Distroni c,triangle 2in-
dicates the stored spee d. G
Risk of acc ident Pa
yeve nmo reattentio nto thetraf fic situ a-
ti on ifthe l distance warning system
lamp in the instr ument clu ster ligh ts up or
an intermit tent warn ing tone sou nds.
Br ak e or swe rveto avoid any obstacles if
necessa ry. G
Risk of accident Only sele
ctast ored speed if youknow what
th at sp eedis and whether it is suitable for
the current situatio n.Otherwise, sudde nac-
cel eration or br aking could enda nger youor
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acti vatin gDi stro nic
Th ere arevariou swayso fde act ivating Di s-
troni c:
6 Pullthe cruise control le verbr iefly in
the dire ction of arrow 3.
or
6 App lytheb rakes.
or 6 Push thecr uise control lever in the di-
re ction of arrow 5.
Distroni cis deactivated. TheLIM ind i-
ca tor la mp in th ecruise co ntro lle ve ris
li t.
The las tspe ed stor ed remai nsstor ed until
yo usw itch offth e en gine.
i Donot deac tivateDistronic if youa cceler-
ate. Assoon as you release the accelerator ped-
al, Dis tron icadjusts the veh icle’sspeed tothe
last speed stored. Dis
troni cswitche sof fau tomatically when:
! you apply the electr icpa rking brake
! ESP ®
(= pa ge 49) inte rven es oryou de-
ac tivate ESP®
! you shift the autom atic tra nsmi ssio n to
N wh ile theve hicle is inmo tion
! youar edriving under25km /h
If Di stro nic sw itche sof f, yo uwillhea ra si g-
na l.The "DIST RONIC Of f"message isdis-
played inthemulti -fun ction di splayf or
ap prox imate lyfive seconds. Tips fo
rdriving with Di stronic
Th ef ollo wing conta ins descripti onsof cer-
ta in road an dtraf fic co nditio ns inwh ich
yo umu st pa ypart icular atte nt ion. Insuch
si tuations, br ake if nece ssary. Distronic is
then de activ ated.
Co rnering, goi nginto and coming ou tof
a be nd
Distronic ca nonly detec tother veh icles to
a limi ted degre ewhen cornering. Your ve-
hicle may brak eun expect edlyorlate.
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Distroni cPlus 1
co ntro ls the speed an dau-
tom atical ly mai ntains th eset dista nce
fr om vehicle stra vellin ginfron t. Distronic
Pl us func tions atspeeds ofbetwee n0 an d
20 0k m/ h.
If aslowe r-mov ing vehicl e isdetected in
front, Distr onicPlus cau sesyour vehicle to
brake and thus maint ain apre setd istan ce
fr om theve hicle infron t.
!Youm ustd eactivat ethe radar sens orsys-
tem incertain count ries and near radio as tro-
no mical installations (
=page 287).
If th ere is no vehicleinfront, Distro nicPlus
op erates in thesa me wayas cruise control
( = page 290).
i Donot use Di stronic Plus when drivingon a
steep uphill or downh ill gr adi ent. Distr
onic Plu s* 1N
ot available in all cou ntrie s. G
Risk of acc ident Distronic
Plus ison ly an aid des igne dto as-
sist dri ving. Youar er esponsibl efo ryo ur
ve hicle’ sd istance from other vehicl es,the
speed of your vehicle an d for br akingin
go od ti me.
Distronic Plus does not reac t to:
! pedest rians
! stationary obstac lesin theroad, e.g.
station aryor par kedv ehic les
! oncom ing veh icles and cross traf fic
Distronic Plus may not detect narrow vehi-
cl es travelling in fr ont,e.g. motorc yclesand
ve hicles trav elling on adi ffe rent line. Th
erefore alwayspay atte nt ionto the tr affic
conditions, ev enwhen Distronic Plus is act i-
vated. You ma yot herw ise fail to rec ognise
da ngers in ti me, cau sean accid entan di n-
ju re your selfan dot he rs. G
Risk of accident Dist
ronicPlu s cannot de tect roa dand traf fic
conditions. Deact ivat eDi stron icPlus indriv-
ing situatio nsin whic hitma inta inst he
spe edor accele rates to th esetspe edbe-
ca use ithas lo stthe vehicle trav elling in
fr on t,in particul ar:
! beforebe nds
! infilt er lan es
! when chan ging into a la newith fa sttraf-
fic
! on re routed lanes, e.g. motor waywo rks Distron
icPlus cannot take weather cond i-
tion sin to acco un t.De activate Distro nicP lus
or do not activa te it:
! on slip pery roa dsurfaces, snow or ice.
Th ew heelsma ylose their grip when the
dr iver brak es or accelerate sth e ve hicle.
The vehi cle co uld go intoask id.
! when the sensorsare dirty or there is
poo rvisib ilit y,e.g. due tofog, rain or
snow. The proximity control may be im-
pa ired
Al wa yspay attention to thetraf ficc ondi-
tion s,even when Distro nicPlus isac tivated.
You ma y otherw ise fail to re cogn ise dange rs
in ti me, causean accid entan dinjure you r-
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Ac tivatin gwh ile the vehicle is in motion
6 Pullthe cruise control le verbr iefly in
the dire ction of arrow 4or pr ess it
up 1 ordown 2.
Di stroni cPl us isactivated.
6 Press an dhold the cruise contro l le ver
up 1 ordown 2untilthe desired
sp ee dis se t.
6 Remov e yourfoot from the acc elerator
pedal.
Yo ur vehicle adaptsits spee d to the ve-
hicle in front, up to no moretha nthe
st or ed speed.
i Youcan only activat eDis tronic Plu sbelow
30 km /hifth ev ehicle travelling in front has
bee ndet ected and isshown in the mul ti-func tion
display. If you can no longer see the ve hicle trav-
elling infront in themulti-fun ctiond isplay and it
is no longer det ected, e.g .if it hasc hanged
lanes, Distron icPlus is deac tiva ted and you will
he ar a sign al.
i Ifyo u do notful lyrelease the ac celerator
pedal, the"D ISTRO NICP LUS passiv e"message
appears in the mul ti-func tion display. Th edis-
ta nce toasl ower -moving veh iclewill no tthe n be
adj usted. You wil lbedriving at thes peed det er-
mined by the posi tion of the accelerator pedal. Act
ivat ing wh enappr oach inga statio n-
ary ve hicle
If the vehicle in front is st ationa ry,y ou can
only activ ate Distr onicPlus if your ve hicle
is also st ationa ry.
6 Pullthe cruise co ntro l le ver briefly in
the dire ction of arrow 4.
Di stroni cPl us is activated.
i Itis useful to show thedista nce display for
Dis tron icPlus in theinstrum entcl uster bec ause
you can on lyact ivat eDi stronic Plus at less than
30 km /hifth eve hicl ein front hasb een det ect-
ed.
6 Pres sa nd holdthe crui secontr ollever
up 1 or down 2until the desired
speed is set.
i Youcanse t th est ored speed using the
cruise control le ver and the specifi eddist ance
us ing th ethumb wheel onthec ruisecont rol le ver
( = page 304). Pulling
away
6 If the vehic lein front pullsawa y:re-
move your foot from the br akepe dal.
6 Pullthe cruise co ntro lle ve r brief lyin
the directi onof arrow 4.
or
6 Briefly depre ssthe ac celera tor pedal.
Yo ur vehicle pulls away and adaptsits
speed to th evehicle in front. G
Risk of accident Th
e br ake peda lis depressed when Dist ron-
ic Plus brak es.Th emov emen tof the pedals
must not be impa ired inanywa y:
! Do not place any obj ects in th e footwell.
! Makesure thatfloormats an dcarp etare
firmly se cured.
! Donot place you r footunder neatht he
br ak e peda l,ot herw ise it co uld become
trap ped.
Yo ucou ldotherw isecause an accide ntand
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Drivi ng
If there is novehicle in front, Distroni c Pl us
op era tesin the same wayas cruise control
(= page 290).
If Di stronic Plus detec tsthat theveh icle in
fr ont is mo vingmoreslowl y,itwi llca use
yo ur ve hicle to br akean d thu sma inta in the
pr eset dista ncefrom theve hicl ein fr ont.
If Di stronic Plus detec tsthat theveh icle in
fr ont is mo vingmorequickly ,it wi llca use
yo ur vehicle to accelerate up tono mo re
th an the stor ed sp eed. Stopping
If DistronicPlus detects th atthe vehicl ein
fr ont has st opped, itwil lca use your veh icle
to brake andco me to a halt.
On ce yo urvehicl eis stat iona ry, itwi ll re-
ma inso without you ha ving to depress the
brake ped al.
i Your vehiclew ill be secur edwith th e elec tric
park ing br ak eaf te ra sh ort time to relieve the
load on the service brake.
i Depending on the specified minimum dis-
ta nc e se tusi ng theth um bwheel on thecruise
co ntrol lev er, your vehiclew illco me toah alt
wit hin a distance of approximately 4 mfro mthe
vehi cle in fron t. G
Risk of accide nt Depressi
ngthebr ak e peda ldea ctivat es Dis-
tr oni cPl us ,u nles st he vehicle is stat ionary.
Di stro nicP lus will then no longer caus e your
vehi cle to brak e.You are re spon sibl e at all
ti me sfo ryou rvehicle ’s distance fr om other
vehi cles ,the spee dof your veh icle an dfo r
br ak ing in go odtime. G
Risk ofaccide nt Th
eD istronic Plus bra king effect iscan-
cell edandth e ve hicle cou ldrol laway if:
! Distro nicP lusis de activated with the
cru ise cont rolle ver
! you accelerate
! thes yst em orthepow ersupply is dis-
ru pted , e.g. due tobatter y fa ilure
! theelectric alsyst em in the engine com-
partment orthefuses have been tam-
pe redwith
! thebatter y is disc on nected G
Risk of acc ident Ne
ver getout of the vehiclew hen Di stro nic
Pl us is ac tivate d.
Distronic Plus mus t neverbe ope ratedo rde-
activate d byapa ssenger or from outsi dethe
vehi cle.
Di stro nicPlus does not repla cethe elec tric
pa rkingb rak ean d must not be used for
pa rking.
If you wish to leav ethe vehi cle fo ra short
ti me or pa rk it, deactiva te Dist ronicP lusan d
us ethe elec tricpa rkingbr ake to securethe
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Setting the specified minim umdis- ta
nc efor Distro nicP lus
Yo u can set the specif ied mi nimu mdis-
tanc efo rDi stronic Pl usby vary ing the time
span be tween1.0 and 2.0se co nd s. This
tim espa ndeter minesthe dist an ce that
Di stro nicPlus is toma intain fr omtheve hi-
cl e in front, dependin g onyour speed. You
can see this dist anc ein the mu lti-fun ction
displ ay.
6 To in crea se the specified min imum
distanc e:turn th umbwheel 3inthe
dire ction of arrow
2.
6 Toredu ce thesp ecifie dmi nim um
dista nce:turn th umbwheel 3inthe
dire ction of arrow
1. i
Makesure that youadh ere to th emi nimu m
distanc erequired by law from the veh icle in
front .Adapt your distanc efrom thev ehicle in
fron tif ne cessary.
i Distroni cPl us does not always clearl yrec-
ognise complex road andtraf fic conditions. You
will then re ceive a false distanc ewarning signal
or non eatall. Se
ttin g a st ored speed
6 Push the cruise contro l le verup 1 for
ah ighe rspee d or down 2foral ower
speed.
6 Pres sa nd holdthe crui secontr ollever
unt ilthe desired speed is set. 6
Release the cruis eco ntro l le ver.
Th ene ws peed isstor ed .Di stro nicP lus
is ac tiv ated andad justs th evehicl e’s
speed to th enew stored speed. Adj
ustm entin 1 km/hincrements
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. Adj
ustm entin 10 km /hincr ements
6 Push the cru ise control leve rbe yond
the de tent up 1 fora hi gher speed or
down 2for a lowe rspeed. Selec
ting ast ored speed
6 Pullthe cruise co ntro lle ve r brief lyin
the directi onof arrow 4.
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Risk of accident Pa
y even moreatte ntion to the traffi csitua-
ti on if the l distanc ewa rning lamp inthe
in stru ment cl uster goes on or an int ermit-
tent warning to ne sounds.
Br ak eo rswe rveto avoi dan yob stac lesif
necessary. G
Risk of accident Only sele
ctast ored speed if youknow what
that spee dis an dwhether it is suitable for
the current situati on.Otherwise, su ddenac-
cele rationorbrak ing cou ld endanger youor
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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.
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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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