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Con
trols
On-board computer
Th eon-board com puteris ac tivate das
so on asyou turn th ekey to position 2in
the ignition lock. You can use the on-board
computer to look up info rm ation relating to
yo ur vehicle and to make adjust me nts.
1 Line forba sic me nus
2 Text fiel don themult i-funct ion disp lay Se
ttings, functions ,sub menus anda ny
faul tswh ich occurar edi sp layed in the text
fiel d.
Yo uca nco ntrol th emulti-f un ctiond isplay
an d the settings inthe on-board com puter
with th ebuttons on the multi-fun ction
st ee ring wh eel.
Severalfunctions are grouped the matica lly
in the menus.In the "Setting s"me nu, for
ex ampl e,yo uwi llfind functions for making
se tting sfo ryo ur vehicle. You ca nuse a
fu nction to ca llup in form ation or to chan ge
settings for your vehicle.
You can think of th eorder of the basic
menus as a loop: On-bo
ard computer G
Risk of accide nt Only
use the on -board comp uter when road
an dtraf fic co nditio nspermit .Yo uwo uldot h-
er wise be distract edfrom thetraf fic condi-
tions around you and cou ldcause an
acc iden t. Mu
lti-f un ction di sp lay P5
4.32 -3384-31 Multi-
function stee ring wheel
P46.10-2755-31 1 Multi-
func tio ndisplay 2 s
Acceptsa cal l*
t Endsa ca ll*
æ Increases thevol ume
ç Decrea ses the volu me
o Mute 3 !
Switcheson voi ce contro l* 4 L
Back/switches off voice
con trol* 5 $
Scrolls up
% Scrollsdown
& Moves right
( Moves le ft
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Driving systems
Yo ur vehicle’ sdri ving syste ms ar e de-
scribed on thefo llowi ngpage s:
! Cruise cont rol,Dis tron ic*, Dis tron ic
Pl us *a nd Speedtroni c,with wh ich you
can control your vehicle’s speed
! HOL D,wh ich ma kesst op ping and pull-
ing away easier, particularly on st eep
uphill gradie nts
! ABC, which ca nbe used tocontrol your
ve hic le’s suspen sion
! Parktro nic, wh ich assist syou wi th
parki ngand man oeuvring
! Park As sist*,wh ich assist syo uwi th
parki ngand man oeuvring
! Parking Guidanc e*
! Rever sing came ra*
! Night View Assist*
The ABS, BAS ,BAS PLUS*, ESP®
,EB V,
ADAPT IVE BRAKE, di stan ce warning *and
PRE -SAFE ®
Br ak e dri ving safety syste ms
ar e described in the "S afet y" (
=page 46)
se ction. Cru
isecontrol regu late st he vehicl e’s
speed fo ryou.
Use cruise contro l ifroad and tr affic cond i-
tions makeitap propriate to mainta in a
ste adysp eed for a prolonged period. You
can store any road spee dabove 30km /h. Driving systems Cruis
eco ntr ol G
Risk of accident Cr
uise con trol cannot take acco untof road
an dtraf fic conditions. Alwa yspay attention
to traf fic con ditions even wh encru isec on-
tr ol isac tiva ted. Cr uise con trol isonly anaid
designe dto ass istdri ving. Youar eresponsi-
bl e for the vehicle’ ss peed andf or brak ingin
go od ti me. G
Risk of accident Do not
usecr uise con trol:
! inroad andtraf fic condition swhic h
do not allowyoutomainta inaco nstant
speed (e.g. heavytraf ficorwind ing
ro ad s). You could ot herw isecaus ean
accid ent. !
on sl ipper yroads. Th edrive wheels
co uld lose trac tion when br aking or ma-
no euvring and the vehi clec ouldskid
! when there ispo or visi bility ,e.g. due to
fog, heav yrain or sn ow G
Risk of accident Th
e br akep edalisdepressed when cruise
co ntro l bra kes.The movemen tof thep edals
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
in jure yourself andothers. 216_R
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Driving sys tems
Cruis eco ntrol is automatically deacti vated
if:
! youap ply the electric parking brake
! youar edr ivi ng under 30 km /h
! ESP ®
(= page 49) inter venesor yo ude-
ac tiv ate ESP ®
! you shift th e automatic tr ansm ission to
N wh ile theve hicle isin mo tion
A warni ngtone .The "Cruise control off"
me ssage isdispl ayed in th emu lti-fu nc-
tion di splayf or approx imate lyfive se c-
ond s.
i The last speed stored is cleared when you
sw itch offth e en gine.
Distr onic1
co ntro ls thesp eed andau to-
mat ically mainta insthe set di stancefrom
ve hicles tra vellin gin front .
Distr onicfunc tion s at spee ds between
30 and200 km /h.
If aslower-mo ving ve hicle is detec tedin
front, Distr oniccauses your vehi cle to
brake andma intain apreset dist anc efrom
the vehicle in front. Dis
tron ic* 1N
otavail ab leinall coun trie s. G
Risk ofaccide nt Dis
tronic isonly an aid design ed to as sist
dr iving. Youar eresponsibl efor yo ur vehi-
cl e’ s distanc efrom other vehicle s, the
speed ofyour vehicle and for br akingin
go od time.
Di stro nicdo es not react to:
! pedest rians
! stationary obstacl esin th eroad, e.g.
station aryor par kedveh icles
! oncomi ng veh iclesan dcr oss traffic
Dis tronic may no tde tect nar rowvehicles
trav elling in fr ont,e.g. motorc yclesan dvehi-
cl es travelling on a parallel butof fset
co urs e.The refore ,a lway spa ya tten tion to
the traf ficc ondition s,even when Distro nicis
activat ed.You may otherwise fail to recog-
nise dangersin ti me,ca us e an accid entand
injure yo ursel fan do thers. G
Risk of acc ident Di
stro nic ca nnot detect road an dtraf fic co n-
di tion s.De activate Distro nicin driving situ a-
ti ons in wh ich it ma intain sthe speed or
ac ce lerates to these tsp ee db ecau se ithas
lost thev ehic le travelling infront, in particu-
lar:
! befor ebe nds
! infilt er lan es
! when chan gin ginto a la newith fast traf-
fic
! on rerouted lanes ,e. g. mo torw ay works
Distronic canno ttake weathe rconditions
into acco un t.De activate Distro nicor do not
activate it:
! on slippery road surface s,snow or ice.
Th ewheels ma ylo se theirgri pwhen the
dr iver brak es oraccelerate sthe vehicle.
Th ev ehicle co uld be gin to skid.
! when the sensors aredi rtyor visibi lity is
poor, e.g. du eto fog, rain or sn ow. The
di st an ce con trol ma y be impa ired. 216_
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If there is novehicle in front ,Distro nicop-
erat es in thesa me wayas cruise contro l
(= page 290). Cruis
eco ntr ollever
Th e cr uise contr olleve ris used to operate
Distroni can d vari able Spe edtroni c.
Th eLIM indi cator lamp on the cruise con-
trol lever indi cates whic hsyste myouca n
select:
! LIM indic ator la mpoff:
Distronic
! LIM indic ator la mplit:
Va riab le Speedtr onic Th
ec ruise control lever istheu ppermost
le ve ron the left ofthe steeri ng wheel.
1 Tostor eth e cur rent spee dor a hi gher
speed
2 Tostor eth e cur rent spee dor alower
speed
3 Toswitch offDi stro nic
4 Toactiv ate Distroni cor to ca ll upthe
la st spee dstor ed
5 Toswitch betwe enDistro nic and
Speedtro nic
6 LIM indi ca tor lamp
7 Toset th especified min imum distan ce Al
wa yspaya tten tion to traf fic co nditio ns
even when Distro nici sa ctivat ed. Youmay
ot herw ise fail to recognise dangers intime,
ca us ean ac cidentand injure yo urself and
others. G
Risk of acc ident Dist
ronic br akes your veh icle , dependi ng on
it s sp ee d, at a maximum of2m /s2
. Th is
cor responds to approxi mately 20% ofyour
vehi cle’ smaximum bra king power. You
mu stalso apply the br akes your selfif this
br ak ing power is not su ffic ient to av oid a
co llis ion. P5
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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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Driving sys tems Crui
secontro lle ver
Th ecr uise control lev er is used toopera te
Distr onicPlus and variabl eSpeedtroni c.
Th e LIM indi cator la mpon the cruis econ-
tr ol leve r in dica teswh ich syste myouc an
select:
! LIM indi cator lamp off:
Distr onicPlus
! LIM indi cator lamp lit:
Va riabl eSp eedtron ic The cr
uise contr ollev eristhe upperm ost
le ve ron theleft ofthe st eering wheel.
1 Tostore the current speed orahigh er
sp eed
2 Tostore the current speed oralo we r
sp eed
3 Toswitch off Distro nicP lus
4 Toactiv ateD istron icPlus orto call up
th el astspeed stored
5 Toswitc hbetween Distronic Plus and
Spee dtronic
6 LIM indic ator la mp
7 Toset the spe cified minim um dista nce Di
stroni cPl us is notavaila bl e:
! when th eengine isnot running
! for up to two minutes after th eengine
is st arted
! if you depress th ebrakes wh iletheve-
hicle isin mo tion
! if yo urvehicle is secu redwi th the elec-
tri cpark ing br ake
! when th eautom atic tr ansm ission is in
pos itio n P, Ror N
! when you de activa te ESP ®
! when the bo nnet isop en
! when the driver ’sdo or isop en an dthe
dr iver has not faste nedhis/ herseat
belt G
Risk of accide nt Di
stro nic Plus br akes yo urvehicle, depend-
in go nits spe ed, at a maximu mof 4m /s2
.
Th isco rres ponds to approx im ately 40% of
yo ur vehicle’ sm axim um brak ing power. You
mu st also apply th ebrake syo urself ifthis
br ak ing power is notsuff icient toavoi da
co llis ion. P5
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Risk of acc ident Th
e ve hicle ma ybe br aked when Distro nic
Plus is ac tivated.Fo r this reas on,deactivate
Distronic Plus ifth e ve hicle is to besetin
mo tion by othe rme ans (e.g .byto wing). 216_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
in jure yourself andothers. 216_R
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Driving sys tems
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
ve hicle against rolling awa y. 216_R
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