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Adjustment in 5 mph (Canada: 10 km/h)
increments
X
Briefly press the DISTRONIC Plus lever
down past the resistance point in direction
of arrow 2 (Y page 355).
X
Release the DISTRONIC Plus lever.
The vehicle set speed decreases in
increments of 5 mph (Canada: 10 km/h)
each time you press the DISTRONIC Plus
lever down past the resistance point.
The new speed is set and the vehicle will
decelerate. Keep in mind that it may take a
brief moment until the vehicle has reached
the set speed.
Setting stored speed (Resume function)
G
Warning!
The set speed stored in memory should
only be set again if prevailing road
conditions and legal speed limits permit.
Possible acceleration or deceleration
differences arising from returning to the
preset speed could cause an accident and/
or serious injury to you and others.
X
Briefly pull the DISTRONIC Plus lever in
direction of arrow 4 (Y page 355).
The DISTRONIC Plus is activated and
resumes to the last set speed or, if no
speed is stored, it will set and store the
current speed.
X
Remove your foot from the accelerator
pedal.
Deactivating DISTRONIC Plus
X
Depress the brake pedal.
or
X
Briefly push the DISTRONIC Plus lever in
direction of arrow 3 (Y page 355).
The last set speed is stored for later use.
The last stored speed is deleted from memory
when the engine is turned off.
The DISTRONIC Plus switches off
automatically when
R
the vehicle is secured with the electronic
parking brake
R
the vehicle speed falls below 20 mph
(30 km/h) and no preceding vehicle is
detected
R
the ESP
®
is in operation, or switched off
with the ESP
®
switch (Y page 70), or the
ESP
®
has switched off due to a malfunction
R
you shift the automatic transmission into
park position P, reverse gear R, or neutral
position N while driving
R
the radar sensors are switched off
(Y page 247)
R
the vehicle rolls backward
The marker for the set speed on the
speedometer dial go out, an acoustic signal
sounds, and the message DISTRONIC PLUS
Off appears in the multifunction display for
approximately 5 seconds.
If the vehicle has been stopped by the
DISTRONIC Plus and a malfunction occurs in
the DISTRONIC Plus system, the message
Brake Immediately will appear in the
multifunction display. Step on the brake
pedal immediately to prevent the vehicle from
rolling. The DISTRONIC Plus is then switched
off and the message disappears.
G
Warning!
The DISTRONIC Plus 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 unless the DISTRONIC Plus detects
a vehicle directly ahead of you. At that time
the driver must apply the brakes in order to
Controls in detail
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