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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
mo tion by othe rme ans (e.g .byto wing). 216_R
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Ac tivatin gwh ile the vehicle is in motion
6 Pullthe cruise control le verbr iefly in
the dire ction of arrow 4or pr ess it
up 1 ordown 2.
Di stroni cPl us isactivated.
6 Press an dhold the cruise contro l le ver
up 1 ordown 2untilthe desired
sp ee dis se t.
6 Remov e yourfoot from the acc elerator
pedal.
Yo ur vehicle adaptsits spee d to the ve-
hicle in front, up to no moretha nthe
st or ed speed.
i Youcan only activat eDis tronic Plu sbelow
30 km /hifth ev ehicle travelling in front has
bee ndet ected and isshown in the mul ti-func tion
display. If you can no longer see the ve hicle trav-
elling infront in themulti-fun ctiond isplay and it
is no longer det ected, e.g .if it hasc hanged
lanes, Distron icPlus is deac tiva ted and you will
he ar a sign al.
i Ifyo u do notful lyrelease the ac celerator
pedal, the"D ISTRO NICP LUS passiv e"message
appears in the mul ti-func tion display. Th edis-
ta nce toasl ower -moving veh iclewill no tthe n be
adj usted. You wil lbedriving at thes peed det er-
mined by the posi tion of the accelerator pedal. Act
ivat ing wh enappr oach inga statio n-
ary ve hicle
If the vehicle in front is st ationa ry,y ou can
only activ ate Distr onicPlus if your ve hicle
is also st ationa ry.
6 Pullthe cruise co ntro l le ver briefly in
the dire ction of arrow 4.
Di stroni cPl us is activated.
i Itis useful to show thedista nce display for
Dis tron icPlus in theinstrum entcl uster bec ause
you can on lyact ivat eDi stronic Plus at less than
30 km /hifth eve hicl ein front hasb een det ect-
ed.
6 Pres sa nd holdthe crui secontr ollever
up 1 or down 2until the desired
speed is set.
i Youcanse t th est ored speed using the
cruise control le ver and the specifi eddist ance
us ing th ethumb wheel onthec ruisecont rol le ver
( = page 304). Pulling
away
6 If the vehic lein front pullsawa y:re-
move your foot from the br akepe dal.
6 Pullthe cruise co ntro lle ve r brief lyin
the directi onof arrow 4.
or
6 Briefly depre ssthe ac celera tor pedal.
Yo ur vehicle pulls away and adaptsits
speed to th evehicle in front. G
Risk of accident Th
e br ake peda lis depressed when Dist ron-
ic Plus brak es.Th emov emen tof the pedals
must not be impa ired inanywa y:
! Do not place any obj ects in th e footwell.
! Makesure thatfloormats an dcarp etare
firmly se cured.
! Donot place you r footunder neatht he
br ak e peda l,ot herw ise it co uld become
trap ped.
Yo ucou ldotherw isecause an accide ntand
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Drivi ng
If there is novehicle in front, Distroni c Pl us
op era tesin the same wayas cruise control
(= page 290).
If Di stronic Plus detec tsthat theveh icle in
fr ont is mo vingmoreslowl y,itwi llca use
yo ur ve hicle to br akean d thu sma inta in the
pr eset dista ncefrom theve hicl ein fr ont.
If Di stronic Plus detec tsthat theveh icle in
fr ont is mo vingmorequickly ,it wi llca use
yo ur vehicle to accelerate up tono mo re
th an the stor ed sp eed. Stopping
If DistronicPlus detects th atthe vehicl ein
fr ont has st opped, itwil lca use your veh icle
to brake andco me to a halt.
On ce yo urvehicl eis stat iona ry, itwi ll re-
ma inso without you ha ving to depress the
brake ped al.
i Your vehiclew ill be secur edwith th e elec tric
park ing br ak eaf te ra sh ort time to relieve the
load on the service brake.
i Depending on the specified minimum dis-
ta nc e se tusi ng theth um bwheel on thecruise
co ntrol lev er, your vehiclew illco me toah alt
wit hin a distance of approximately 4 mfro mthe
vehi cle in fron t. G
Risk of accide nt Depressi
ngthebr ak e peda ldea ctivat es Dis-
tr oni cPl us ,u nles st he vehicle is stat ionary.
Di stro nicP lus will then no longer caus e your
vehi cle to brak e.You are re spon sibl e at all
ti me sfo ryou rvehicle ’s distance fr om other
vehi cles ,the spee dof your veh icle an dfo r
br ak ing in go odtime. G
Risk ofaccide nt Th
eD istronic Plus bra king effect iscan-
cell edandth e ve hicle cou ldrol laway if:
! Distro nicP lusis de activated with the
cru ise cont rolle ver
! you accelerate
! thes yst em orthepow ersupply is dis-
ru pted , e.g. due tobatter y fa ilure
! theelectric alsyst em in the engine com-
partment orthefuses have been tam-
pe redwith
! thebatter y is disc on nected G
Risk of acc ident Ne
ver getout of the vehiclew hen Di stro nic
Pl us is ac tivate d.
Distronic Plus mus t neverbe ope ratedo rde-
activate d byapa ssenger or from outsi dethe
vehi cle.
Di stro nicPlus does not repla cethe elec tric
pa rkingb rak ean d must not be used for
pa rking.
If you wish to leav ethe vehi cle fo ra short
ti me or pa rk it, deactiva te Dist ronicP lusan d
us ethe elec tricpa rkingbr ake to securethe
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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.
P54.25
-5017-31 G
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.
P54.32-3685-31 G
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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Ve hicles with Distro nic Pl us
1 Distro nicP lus activ ated
2 Own vehicle
3 Specifie dminimum distance to theve-
hicle infront
4 Vehi cle in front, if det ected Disp
lay with Distro nicPlus dea ctivat ed
6 Select the"Distance display" function
usin g the on-board compu ter
( = page 284).
If Di stroni cPl us is deactivated, you wil lsee
the follo wing displ ayin the multi-fu nc tion
disp lay.
1 Symb olforac tivated
dista ncewarning function
2 Vehi cle in front, ifde tected
3 Actua ldista nce to the vehi cle in front
4 Specif ied minim umdist an ce to th e ve-
hicle infront
5 Own vehicle Deactivati
ngDis tron icPlus
Th erea revariou swa ysofdeactivating Di s-
tronic Pl us:
6 Pullthe cruise co ntro lle ve r brief lyin
the directi onof arrow 3.
or
6 Brake, un less the vehicle is sta tiona ry.
or 6 Push the cruise co ntro lle ve rin thedi-
re ction of arrow 5.
Distroni c Plusis deactiv ated .Th eLIM
in di ca tor lamp in the cruis ec ont rol le-
ver islit.
Th e last speed st ored remai nsstor ed until
yo us witchof fthe engin e.
i Do not deactiva te Distronic Plus ifyo uac ce l-
erate. Assoon as you release thea ccelerat or
pedal, Dis tronic Plu sadj usts the vehicle’s speed
to thelas tsp ee dstor ed.
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Distr onicPlu sis de activa ted autom atical ly
whe n:
! youapply theelec tricpa rkingbr ak eor
the vehicle is autom atically secured
with th eelectri cparki ngbrake
! ther e is nolong er av ehicle tr avelling in
front be low 25 km /h or th evehicl ein
front isno longe rdetec ted
! ESP ®
(= page 49) inter venesor yo ude-
ac tiv ate ESP ®
! you shift th e automatic tr ansm ission to
N ,P or R
! theve hicle rolls ba ckwa rds
If Distr onicPlus isde activated, yo uwill
he ar asignal. The "DISTRONICP LUSof f"
me ssage is displ ayed in the multi-fun ction
di splay for approx imatelyfive seco nds.
If the vehicle has been held byDistr onic
Pl us andam alfu nc tion oc curs in the sys-
te m, the "Brake im mediately" message ap-
pe arsin themulti -fun ctiond isplay.
Depress the brake pedal immediate lyso
that the vehicle do esnot rol law ay.D is-
tron icPlus isthen de activated and the
me ssage goes out. Ti
ps for driv ingw ithD istr onicPl us
Th efo llowing contains de script ions of cer-
tain ro ad andtra ffic co nd itions inwh ich
yo umust paypartic ularatte nt ion. In such
si tu ations, brakeifne cessary. Distro nic
Plu sis then de activa ted.
Cor nering , going int oand coming out of
a be nd
Di stroni cPl us can onl ydetect other ve hi-
cl es toalimit eddegre ewhen cornering.
Yo ur vehicle co uld brake unexpe ctedly. Dr
iving ona di fferen t line
Di stroni cPl us may not de tect avehi cle
tra vellin go nadif ferent line .Th edistance
to th is vehicle will be too short.
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Ot her vehi cles chan ging lane
Distroni cPlus has still not detecte dthe ve-
hicle cutt ingin. The dist an ce to th isvehicle
cutting in wi llbe too short. Na
rrow veh icles
Dis tronic Plu sha ssti llnot detecte dthe
ve hicl ein front on the edgeoftheca rriage-
wa y because it isrelativ elyn arro w. The dis-
ta nc et ot hisvehi cle wil lbe too short. Ob
stacl esand statio nary vehic les
Di stro nicPl us does not brak efo rob stacles
or stati onary vehicl es. If the vehicl eyou
are following tur nsaco rner, forexam ple,
an dt here isan obstac leor a st ationa ry ve-
hicl ebeyon dit,Dis troni c Pl uswillno tb ring
yo ur vehicl eto a halt befo rethis obsta cle
or stationary vehicl e.
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Cross traffic
Dis tron icPlu sm ay inco rrec tly evaluate a
si gnal from avehi cle cros singy ouro wn
pa th. Ifyo uac tivate Distronic Plus while
st opped attra ffic lights wi thtra ffic cross-
in g, forex am ple, you r vehicle ma yina d-
vertently pull away. Sp
eedtro nicis used toma kesure that you
do not exceed a set spee d.You can set a
variabl eor permane ntlim itspe ed:
Va riab le for speed limits, e.g. in built-
up areas
Pe rm anent for long -term speed restric-
tions, e.g. for driving on win-
ter tyres i
The sp eed displa yed in thespeedometer
may dif fer sligh tlyf rom thel im it speed stored
wi th Speedtronic. Va
riable Spee dtro nic
The cruise contro l le veris used tooperat e:
! Cru isecontrol, Di stro nic* or
Distro nicP lus*
! Variab leSp eedtro nic
Th eLIM ind icatorlamp on the cru isecon-
tro llev er indi cates which syste myoucan
sele ct:
! LIMi ndicat or la mpoff:
Cru isecontrol, Di stro nic* or
Distro nicP lus*
! LIMi ndicat or la mplit:
Variab leSp eedtro nic
Yo uca nset an ylim itspeed above
30 km/h usin g thecr uise control lever
wh en the engine isrunning.
The cruise contro l le veris the upperm ost
le ve ron the left of the steerin gwheel.
P54.70-2339-31 Speedtronic
G
Risk ofaccide nt Sp
eedtro nicis on lyan ai d design edtoassist
dr ivin g. You arere spon sible forth e ve hicle’ s
speed and for br akingin good time. 216_R
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