Changing lanes If you want to change to th eo vertakin gl ane on
multi-lan er oads ,D istance Pilot DISTRONIC sup-
port sy ou ifR
you are driving faster than 45 mph (70 km/h) R
Distance Pilot DISTRONIC is maintaining the
distanc etoav ehicle in frontR
you switch on th ea ppropriat et ur ns ignalR
Distance Pilot DISTRONIC does no tc urrently
detect ad anger of collision
If these condition sa re fulfilled, your vehicle is
accelerated. Acceleration will be interrupte di f
changin gl ane st akes to ol on gorift he distance
between your vehicle and th ev ehicle in front
become st oo small.
i When you change lanes, Distance Pilot
DISTRONIC monitors th el eft lane (on left-
hand-driv ev ehicles) or th er igh tl ane (on right-
hand-driv ev ehicles).
Stopping
G WARNING
If you leave th ev ehicle when it is only being
braked by Distance Pilot DISTRONIC, it could
roll away if: R
there is am alfunctio nint he system or in
th ev oltage supply.R
Distance Pilot DISTRONIC is switche do ff
usin gt he cruise control lever, e.g .bya vehi-
cle occupant or from outside th ev ehicleR
th ee lectrical system in th ee ngine com-
partment, th eb attery or th ef use sa re tam-
pere dw ith.R
th eb attery is disconnectedR
th ev ehicle is accelerated, e.g .bya vehicle
occupant.
Ther eisar isk of an accident.
Before leavin gt he vehicle ,a lways deactivate
Distance Pilot DISTRONIC and secure the
vehicle against rolling away.
Further informatio nond eactivatin gD istance
Pilot DISTRONIC ( Y
page 146).
If Distance Pilot DISTRONIC detect st ha tt he
vehicle in fron tiss to pping, it brakes your vehicle
until it is stationary. Once your vehicle is stationary, it remains sta-
tionar ya nd you do no tn ee dtod epress the
brake.
i Afte rat ime, th ee lectric parking brake
secures th ev ehicle and relieves th es ervice
brake.
i Dependin gont he specified minimum dis-
tance, your vehicle will com etoas ta ndstil la t
as ufficient distanc eb ehin dt he vehicle in
front. The specified minimum distanc eiss et
usin gt he control on th ec ru ise control lever.
When Distance Pilot DISTRONIC is act ivated,
t h et ra n
smission is shifte da utomatically to
position P if: R
th ed river' ss eat belt is no tf astene da nd the
driver' sd oor is open. R
th ee ngine is switched off ,u nless it is auto-
matically switched off by th eE CO start/stop
function.
The electric parking brak es ecures th ev ehicle
automatically if Distance Pilot DISTRONIC is
activated when th ev ehicle is stationar ya nd:R
as ystem malfunctio no ccurs.R
th ep ower supply is no ts ufficient.
If am alfunctio no ccurs, th et ra nsmission may
also shif ti nt op osition P automatically.
Settin gas peedKeep in min dt ha titm ay tak eab rie fm oment
until th ev ehicle has accelerate dorb raked to
th es pee ds et. X
To adjust th es et spee di n1m ph incre-
ments (1 km/h increments): briefly press
th ec ru ise control leve ru p C to th ep ressure
poin tf or ah igher speed, or down D for a
lower speed.
Every tim et he cruise control leve risp ressed
up or down ,t he last spee ds to re disi ncreased
or reduced. X
To adjust th es et spee di n5m ph incre-
ments (1 0k m/h increments): briefly press
the cruise control lever up C past the pres-
sure point for ah igher speed, or down D for
al ower speed.
Ever yt ime the cruise control lever is pressed
up or down, the last speed stored is increased
or reduced.144
Driving systems
Driving and parking
Setting as pecified minimum distanceYou can set the specified minimum distance for
Distanc eP ilot DISTRONIC by varying the time
span between one and two seconds. With this
function, you can set the minimum distance that
Distanc eP ilot DISTRONIC maintains to the vehi-
cle in front ,d ependent on the vehicle speed. You
can see this distance in the multifunction dis-
play ( Y
page 145).
The specified minimum distance can be
changed while Distanc eP ilot DISTRONIC is
switched on or off.
Make sure that you maintain as ufficiently safe
distance from the vehicle in front .A djust the
distance to the vehicle in front if necessary.
Cruise control lever X
To increase: turn control
Service menu Depending on the equipment installed in the
vehicle, you have the following options in the
Serv. menu:R
Calling up display messages ( Y
page 178)R
Restarting the tire pressure loss warning sys-
tem ( Y
page 262)R
Checking the tire pressure electronically
( Y
page 262)R
Calling up the service due date
( Y
page 235)
Settings menu
Introduction Depending on the equipment installed in the
vehicle, in the Sett. menu you have the follow-
ing options: R
Changing the instrumen tc luster settings
( Y
page 172)R
Changing the light settings ( Y
page 172)R
Changing the vehicle settings ( Y
page 173)R
Changing the convenience settings
( Y
page 174)R
Restoring the factory settings ( Y
page 175)
Instrument cluster
Selecting the distance unit The Display Unit Speed-/Odometer: func-
tion allow sy ou to choose whether certain dis-
play sa ppear in kilometers or miles in the mul-
tifunction display. X
Press the Y or e button on the steering
wheel to select the Sett. menu.X
Press the d or c button to select the
Instrument Cluster submenu.X
Press v to confirm.X
Press the d or c button to select the
Display Unit Speed-/Odometer function.
The current setting km or miles appears.X
Press the v button to save the setting.
The selected unit of measurement for distance
applie st o:R
the digital speedometer in the Trip menuR
the odometer and trip odometer R
the trip computer R
the current consumption and the range R
navigation instructions in the Navi menuR
cruise control R
Distanc eP ilot DISTRONIC R
ASSYST PLUS service interval display
Selecting permanent display The Permanent Display: function allow sy ou
to choose whether the multifunction display
always shows the outside temperature or the
speed.
The speed display is inverse to the speedome-
ter. X
Press the Y or e button on the steering
wheel to select the Sett. menu.X
Press the d or c button to select the
Instrument Cluster submenu.X
Press v to confirm. X
Press the d or c button to select the
Permanent Display: function.
The current setting, Outside Temperature
or Speedometer [km/h] or Speedometer
[mph] ,a ppears. X
To change the setting: press v again.
Lights
Setting the daytime running lights This function is not available in Canada. X
Press the Y or e button on the steering
wheel to select the Sett. menu.X
Press the d or c button to select the
Light submenu. X
Press v to confirm. X
Press the d or c button to select the
Daytime Running Lights function.
If the Daytime Running Lights function has
been switched on, the cone of light and the
Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and P Solutions
Distance Pilot Inop‐
erativ e Distanc eP ilo tD ISTR ONI Cisf aulty.
Aw arning tone also sounds. X
Visit aq ualified specialist workshop .
Distance Pilot Pas ‐
siv e You hav ed epressed th ea ccelerato rp edal .D istance Pilo tD ISTR ONI C
is no longer controllin gt he speed of th ev ehicle.X
Remove your foo tf ro mt he accelerato rp edal .
Distance Pilot -- -
mph Ac ondition for activating Distance Pilot DISTRONIC has not been met. X
Check the activation conditions for Distance Pilot DISTRONIC
( Y
page 140).
Cruise Control Off Cruise control has been deactivated.
If aw arning tone also sounds, cruise control has deactivated auto-
matically ( Y
page 138).
Cruise Control --
-m ph Cruise control cannot be activated, since not all of the activation con-
ditions have been met. X
Check the activation conditions for cruise control ( Y
page 138).
Cruise Control Inop‐
erative Cruise control is faulty.
Aw arning tone also sounds. X
Visit aq ualified specialist workshop. Display messages 195
On-board computer and displays Z
