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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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The speed displ ayed in the speedometer
ma y dif fer sligh tly from thespeed stored with
Di stronic.
If Distr onicde tectsa ve hicle infront, the
sp eedom eter range ligh ts up betwe enthe
sp eed ofthe vehicle in front 1and st ored
sp eed 2.
The l dist an ce warning syst em lampin
the instr umen t cluster lights up if thedis-
tance to the vehi cle in front is toosm all.
Di stro nicP lusin the on-board comp
uter
Yo uca nse lect the dista ncedispl ayand
swi tch the Distr onicdist anc ewar ning on
or off inthe "Assistan ce"menu
( = page 284)of the on-board compu ter. Displa
ywi th Distro nic activat ed
6 Select the"Distanc edisp lay" func tion
usin gth eon- boardco mp uter
( = page 284).
If Di stro nicis ac tiva ted, yo uwi ll see thefo l-
lo wi ng display inthe multi-fu nc tio ndisplay.
When activating Di stroni c,yo uwi ll see the
se t speed fo rapp roximat elyfive seco nd s.
Vehi cles with Distr onic
1 Distr onicac tiv ated
2 Own vehicle
3 Specified min imum dist an ce to th eve-
hicle infront
4 Vehicle in front ,if detec ted Di
sp lay wi thDist ronic deactivated
6 Select the"Distanc edisplay" function
us ingt he on-board compu ter
( = page 284).
If Distron ic isdeacti vated, yo uwil lsee the
fo llo wing displayin the multi-fu nc tio ndis-
play.
1 Symb olforac tiv ated
dista ncewarning function
2 Vehi cle in front, if det ected
3 Actualdi st an ce to the ve hicle infront
4 Specifie dmi nimum distance to theve-
hicle infront
5 Own vehicle G
Risk of accide nt If
Di stro nicid en tifies arisk of col lision, anin-
term ittentwarnin gtone sounds in addition
to the l dist an ce warning lamp .Bra keto
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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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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
4.25-5016- 31 G
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
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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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6 Remo veyour foot from th eacc elerator
pe dal.
Di stronic Plus is activat ed and adjusts
the vehicle ’sspeed to the last speed
st or ed.
Dis troni cPlusdisp laysin the sp
eedo meter
1 Speedof the vehicle in front
2 Stored speed
Wh en you activa te Distronic Plus, triang le
2 indi cates the stored speed.
i The speed displ ayed in the speedometer
ma y dif fer sligh tly from thespeed stored with
Di stronic Plus. If
Distroni cPl us detects aveh icle in front,
the spee dometer range lig htsup betwe en
the spee dof the vehicl e in front 1and
st or ed speed 2.
The l distance warningsyst em la mpin
the instru ment clu ster lights up ifthe di s-
tanc eto th evehicle in front is too small. Dis
tron ic in theon-board co mputer
You can select thedistance disp lay and
switc hth eDistroni cPlus dista ncewarning
si gnal on or off inthe "Assistance" menu
( = page 284) of the on-board compu ter.
Di sp lay wi thDist ronic Plus activated
6 Select the"Distanc edisplay" function
us ingt he on-board compu ter
( = page 284).
If Di stroni cPl us is activated, youwi ll
see thef ollowing disp lay inthem ulti-
fu nction display. Whenactivating
Di stro nicPlus ,yo uwi ll see theset
sp ee dfo rap pro ximat elyfive seco nds.
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Risk ofaccide nt If
Di stro nicPl us iden tifies arisk ofcollis ion,
an intermittent warning ton esound sin ad di-
tion to the ldistance warning lamp.
Br ak eto avoid a collisi on.
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