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Controls in detail
Driving systems
Deactivating Distronic
There are several ways to deactivate the
Distronic system:
̈ Briefly tip the cruise control lever in di-
rection of arrow 3 (
୴ page 254).
or
̈ Step on the brake pedal.
Distronic will be deactivated. The last
speed set will be stored into memory.
Distronic deactivates automatically when
ț you set the parking brake
ț you drive slower than 20 mph
(30 km/h)
ț the ESP
®
is active (୴ page 100) or you
deactivate the ESP
®
ț you move the gear selector lever into
position N
A signal will sound. The
DISTRONIC off
message appears in the multifunction
display for approximately 5 seconds.
Setting the following distance in
Distronic
You can set the specified following dis-
tance for Distronic by varying the time set-
ting between 1.0 and 2.0 seconds. Using
this time setting and the current speed of
your vehicle, Distronic calculates and sets
the required following distance to the vehi-
cle ahead. The set distance will be shown
in the multifunction display.
The thumbwheel for making the time set-
ting is located on the lower section of the
center console.
i
The following message will appear in the
multifunction display for approximately
5seconds:
DISTRONIC off
The last stored speed is deleted when you turn
off the engine.
Warning! G
Distronic switches off and releases the
brakes when the vehicle decelerates below
the minimum speed of 20 mph (30 km/h)
by operation of the system. At that time the
driver must apply the brakes in order to re-
duce vehicle speed further or bring it to a
stop.
Warning! G
It is up to the driver to exercise discretion to
select the appropriate setting given road
conditions, traffic, driver’s preferred driving
style and applicable laws and driving recom-
mendations for safe following distance.