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Open-air i
Youcan clo sethe side windows by pulling
th esoft top switch twice. Pull itbriefly the first
tim eand then pull and hold until the side win-
dows have reached the desired height.
You can open the side windows by press-
ing the soft top switch twice. Press it
br iefly the first time and th enpress and
hold until the side windows have reached
the desi red height.
Opening the soft topwi th the remote control
!
Make sure tha tther e is sufficient cle arance
ab ove the vehicle when ope ning the soft top
(= page 184).
6 Point the tip of the remote control at
the door handle.
6 Press and hold theΠbutton until
the soft top is fully open.
TheTop in operationmessage
appears inthe multi-function displ ay
during opening.
The
Top openmessage appears inthe
multi-function display briefly after
opening. Closi
ngthe soft top with the remote control
!
Make sure that there is sufficient clearance
above th evehicle whe nclosing the soft top
(= pag
e184).
6 Point the tip of the key at the door han-
dle.
6 Press and hold the ‹button until
the soft top isfully closed.
The
Top in operationmes sage
appears in the multi-function display
during closing.
The
Top closedmessage appears inthe
mul ti-function displ aybriefly after clos-
ing. G
Risk ofinjury Make sure that no
body can become trapped
or injured by mov ing pa rts, such asthe soft
top link age, while you are opening the soft
top. Release the Œbutton if danger
threatens. The soft top mechanism will stop
immediately. P 80.00-2054-31-Farbe.eps G
Risk of inju ry Make sure that nobody can become trapped
or
injured by moving pa rts, such as the soft
top linkage, while you are closing the soft
top. Release the ‹button ifdanger
threatens. The soft top mechanism will stop
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192 Controls in detail
Driving systemsCruise control lever
The cruise control lever is used to operat
e:
! cruise control or Distronic*
! variable Speedtronic
i Thelastspe ed store d is clea redwhen you
stop the engine.
The cruise control lever is the uppermost
lever on the left of the steering column.
The LIM indicator lamp on the cruise con-
trol lever indicates which system you have
selected:
! Cruise control, Distronic*:
LIM indicator lamp off
! variable Speedtronic:
LIM indicator lamp lit 1
To store the current speed or a higher
speed
2 To store the current speed or a lower
speed
3 To deactivate cruise control
4 To resume the last speed stored
5 To switch between cruise control,
Distronic* and Speedtronic
6 LIM indicator lamp Cr
uise control disp lay in theinstru- ment cluster
When cruise contro
lis active:
! the stored speed is shown in the multi-
function display
! the segments from the stored speed up
to the maximum speed light up in the
spee dometer
i The segme ntsin the speedometer flash (or
go out onthe CLK 500) if cruise control isdeac-
tivated, e.g.:
! ifth e vehicle is aquapla ning
! if you move the selector lever to Nwhile the
vehicl eis in motion
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198 Controls in detail
Driving systemsDistr
onic dis plays in the speedometer
1 Stored speed
i For de sign reasons, the spe eddisplayed in
the speedometer may differ slightly from the
sp eed set with Distronic. 1
Segments
If Distronic detects a vehic lein front:
! the display shows the vehicle travelling
in front
! segments inthe speedometer light up.
The segments indicate how great the
difference isbetween the speed you
have set and the speed at which the
vehicle in front is travelling. The
l distance warning lamp in the
instrument cluster lights up if the distance
to the vehicle in front is too small.
The intermittent warning signal ceases
and thel dist an ce warning lamp
goes out once you have re-established
the required distance between your
vehicle and the vehicl ein front.
i Distronic cau sesyou rveh icle to brake at a
maximum of2m/s 2
. This is appro xima tely 20%
of the maximum braki ng force of your vehicle.
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Risk of accident If
Di stronic detects a risk of collision with
the vehicl ein front:
! thel distance warning lamp in the
instrumen tcluster will light up
! an int ermittent warning signal will sound
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199
Controls in detail
Driving systems Distronic menu in
the operating system
You can read the current settings for
Distronic inthe Distronic menu. The
multi-function display shown depends on
whether Distronic is activ ated or deacti-
va ted and the distance warning function is
switched on or off.
6 Press the èorÿ button repeat-
edly until one of the following dis plays
appe ars.
Di str onicdeactiv ated
When Distronic is deactivated, you will see
the standard Distronic display in the multi-
function display. 1
Vehicle in front, if detected
2 Actual dist ance to the vehicle in front
3 Specified distance to the vehicle in
front
4 Own vehic le
5 Symbol for distance warning function
switched on
Di stronic activated
When Distronic is activated, the stored
speed will be shown in the multi-function
display for approximately five seconds.
When Distronic is activated, you will see
the following display inthe multi-function
display: 1
Distronic activated Cruise
control le ver
The cruise control lever is used to operate:
! cruise control or Distronic*
! variable Speedtronic
The cruise control lever is the uppermost
lever on the left of the steering wheel.
The LIM indicator lamp on the cruise con-
trol lever indicates which system you have
selected:
! Cruise control, Distronic*:
LIM indicator lamp off
! variable Speedtronic
LIM indicator lamp lit
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201
Controls in detail
Driving systems Storing the current speed
6
Accelerate /decelerate the vehicle to
the desired speed.
6 Briefly press the cruise co ntrol lever up
or down.
6 Release the acce lerator pedal com-
pletely.
Distronic is activated and the current
sp ee d is stored.
i If you do not fully rel ease the accelerator
pedal, the messageDistronic passive
appearsinthe multi -function display.
The distan ceto a slower vehicle in front is then
not set. You are then travelling at the speed
determined by depressing the accelerator pedal. Se
tting a higher speed
1 To set a higher speed
6 Press and hold the cruise co ntrol
le ver in the direction of arrow 1until
the desi red speed has been reached.
6 Release the cruise control le ver.
The new speed is stored.
i Distronic isnot deactivated if you depress
th e accelerator pedal. If you accelerat ebriefly to
ov ertake, Distronic adjusts the vehicle's speed
to the last spe edstored after youhave finish ed
ov erta king. Setting a lower speed
1 Toset a lower speed
6 Pres s and hold the cruise control
leve rin the direction of arrow 1until
th ede sired speed has been reached.
6 Release the cruise con trol lever.
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6 Press the cruise control lever briefly in
the direction of arrow 1.
6 Release the accelerator pedal.
Distronic is activated and adjusts the
vehicle's speed to the last speed
stored. Deactivating Distronic
1 To deactivate Distronic
2 To de activat eDi stronic, to select
Speedtronic There are
various ways of deactiv ating
Distronic:
6 Press the cruise control lever briefly in
the direction of arrow 1.
Distronic isdeactivated. The last
stored speed remains stored.
or
6 Apply the brakes.
Distronic isdeactivated. The last
stored speed remains stored.
or 6 Press the cruise control lever briefly in
the direction of arrow 2.
Di stronic isdea ctivat ed .V ariabl e
Speedtronic isselected. The LIM indi-
cator lamp in the cruise contro llever is
li t. i
TheDistronic offmessage appears in
the sp eedometer in the multi-functio ndisplay for
abou tfive seconds.
The last speed stored is cleared when you restart
the engine.
Distronic is not dea ctivat edifyou depress the
accelerator pedal. If you accelerate briefly to
overtake, Distronic adjusts the vehic le's spe ed
to the last speed stored after you have finished
overtaking.
Di stronic is automatically dea ctivated if:
! you apply the parking brake
! you are driving at a speed of less than
30 km /h
! ESP ( =pa ge 69) cut sin or you deacti-
vate ESP
! you move the selector lev er toNwh ile
driving ( =pa ge 139).
A signal will sound. The
Distronic off
message appears inthe mul ti-function dis-
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204 Controls in detail
Driving systems
Setting the specified distance forDistr
onic
You can set the speci fied distance for
Distronic by varying the time span
between 1.0 and 2.0 seconds. This time
span specifies the distance to be main-
tained from the veh icle in front by Dis-
tronic in rel ation to your vehicle's speed.
You can see the distance inthe multi-func-
tion display or speedometer disp lay.
1 Toswitch the distance warning func-
tion on /off
2 Toset the speci fied distance Increasing the specified distance
If you increase the specified distance,
Distronic maintains a greater distance
from the vehicle in front.
6 Turn thumbwheel 2towards ¯.
Decreasing the specified distance
If you decrease the specified distance,
Distronic maintains a shorter distance
from the vehicle in front.
6 Turn thumbwheel 2tow ards ® . Distance warning function
Thi
sfunction warns you when the distance
to the vehicle in front istoo small, even
when Di stronic is deactivated:
! The l distance warning lamp in the
instrument cluster lights up.
! You may hear an intermittent signal. You must brake yourself to maintain the
correct distance from the vehicle in front
and
toavoid crashing.
i Distronic does not always clearly recognise
compl ex road and traffic situations . You will then
receive an incorrect dis tanc ew arning signal or
none at all.
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Risk of accident Pa
y careful att ention to th etraffic situation
if:
! thel distance warning lamp in the
instrument cluster li ghts up
! and/ oran intermittent signal sounds
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Swi tching on the dis tance warning
function
6 Press button 1(=page 204).
The ind icator lamp in the button lights
up. You will see a loudspeaker symbol
in the multi-function display.
Swit ching off the distance warning
function
6 Press button 1(=page 204).
Indicator lamp 1in the button goes
out. You will not see a loud speaker
symbol in the mul ti-function display. Tips for driving with Distronic
The following contains descriptions of cer-
tain road and traffic conditions in which
you must pay particular attention. In such
situations, brake if necess ary. Distronic is
then dea ctivated. Cornering, going into
and coming out of
a bend
When going into a bend, Distronic may not
detect vehicles travelling in front or it may
detect them too early. The vehicle may
brake sudden lyor brake late. Drivi
ngon a different line
Distronic may not detect a vehicle travel-
ling on a different line. The distance to the
vehicle in front will be too short.
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or
6 Press the cruise control lever briefly in
the direction of arrow 2.
The current speed is stored.
All models exce ptCLK 500:
Speedtronic rounds the speed down to
the next multiple of 10 km /h.
The stored speed is shown in the mul ti-
function display. The segments in the
speedometer from the start of the scale up
to the stored speed light up.
i Allmo dels except CLK 500 and vehicles
with Distronic*
Sp eedtron ic maybe unabl etoprevent thespeed
limit fro mbeing exceeded on downhill gradients.
If th is happens:
! a signal sounds
! you will see theLIMIT exceeded!message
in the multi-function display
You should then brake yourself if necessary. Resuming a stored speed
1 To resume a stored speed
6 Press the cruise control lever briefly in
the direction of arrow 1.
If the vehicle is travel ling at a maximum
of 30 km /habove the stored speed
li mi t,Sp eedtro nicadjusts the vehicle's
speed to the last speed stored. Adjustment in 10 km
/hincrements
1 Toadjust: 10 km /hfaster
2 To adjust: 10 km /hslower
Higher speed 6 Pressthe crui secontro l le ver briefly in
the direction of arrow 1.
or
6 Press and hold the cruise control
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6 Press the cruise control lever briefly in
the direction of arrow 2.
Variable Speedtronic is deactivated.
The LIM indicator lamp goes out.
Cruise control or Distronic* is
selected.
Variab leSpeedtronic is deactivated auto-
matically:
! if yo udep ress the acceler ator pedal
beyond the pressure point (kickdown)
! and, atthe sam etime, your current
driv ing sp eed differs from the stored
speed by no more than 20 km /h Permanent Speedtronic
1
You can use the operating system to limit
the speed permanently to a value between
160 km /h(e.g. for driving on winter tyres)
an d the maximum speed.
If you wish to use Speedtronic to set a
speed limit for dr iving with winter tyres,
you must:
! deactivat ethe key-dependent pro-
gram ming (
=page 130)
or ! set the same speed limit for all keys
1O nly applies to the Fede ral Republic ofGe rmany It
is only possible to set or clear permanent
Speedtronic when the vehicle is stat ionary.
Permanent Speedtronic rema ins activ ated,
even if var iable Speedtronic is deactivated.
The stored speed is shown in the multi-
function displa yshortly before this speed
is reached.
You can not exceed the stored speed limit,
even if you depress the accelerator pedal
beyond the pressure point (kickdown).
Setting permanent Speedtronic
6 Make sure that the ignition is switched
on.
6 Press the èorÿ button repeat-
edly until you see theSettingsmenu in
the multi-function display
(
= page 116). G
Risk of accident It is not possible to deactivate Variable
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