2007 MERCEDES-BENZ S600 Owner's Manual

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MERCEDES-BENZ S600 2007 W221 Owners Manual 392 Controls in detailDriving systemsStarting off
When the vehicle in front of you starts off:
Remove your foot from the brake 
pedal.

Pull DISTRONIC Plus lever briefly in di-
rection of arrow4.
or

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MERCEDES-BENZ S600 2007 W221 Owners Manual 393 Controls in detail
Driving systems
Once DISTRONIC Plus has stopped your 
vehicle and it is at a standstill, it remains 
stationary; the brake pedal does not need 
to be depressed.
Setting the curr

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MERCEDES-BENZ S600 2007 W221 Owners Manual 394 Controls in detailDriving systems
Briefly lift the DISTRONIC Plus lever 
past the resistance point in direction of 
arrow1 (
page 381).

Release the DISTRONIC Plus lever.
The vehicle speed incr

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MERCEDES-BENZ S600 2007 W221 Owners Manual 395 Controls in detail
Driving systems
Setting to last stored speed (“Resume” 
function)
Briefly pull the DISTRONIC Plus lever in 
the direction of arrow4 (
page 390).
DISTRONIC Plus is set to t

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MERCEDES-BENZ S600 2007 W221 Owners Manual 396 Controls in detailDriving systems
Setting the following distance in 
DISTRONIC Plus
You can set the specified following dis-
tance for DISTRONIC Plus by varying the 
time setting between 1.0 and 2

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MERCEDES-BENZ S600 2007 W221 Owners Manual 397 Controls in detail
Driving systems
Decreasing distance
Decreasing the distance setting causes 
DISTRONIC Plus to maintain a shorter fol-
lowing distance to the vehicle ahead.
Move distance settin

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MERCEDES-BENZ S600 2007 W221 Owners Manual 398 Controls in detailDriving systems
The most likely cause for a malfunctioning 
system is a dirty sensor (located behind 
the hood grille), especially at times of snow 
and ice or heavy rain. In suc

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MERCEDES-BENZ S600 2007 W221 Owners Manual 399 Controls in detail
Driving systems
Turns and bends
In turns or bends, DISTRONIC Plus may not 
detect a moving vehicle in front, or it may 
detect one too soon. This may cause your 
vehicle to brak