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vehicl
eoccupants and that of other road
users.
Further information on driving safety systems (Y page7 7). Cruise control
General notes Cruise control maintains
aconstant road
spee dfor you.Itb rakes automatically in order
to avoi dexceeding the set speed. You must
select alow gearing ood time on long and
steep downhill gradients, especially if the
vehicl eisladen or towing atrailer. By doing
so, you willm ake use of the braking effect of
the engine. This relieves the loadont he brake
system and prevents the brakes from over-
heating and wearing too quickly.
Use cruise control only if road and traffic con- ditions are appropriate for maintaining a
stead yspee dfor ap rolonged period. You can
store any road spee dabove 30 km/h.
Important safety notes If you fail to adapt yourd
riving style,cruise
control can neither reduce the risk of an acci-
dent nor overrid ethe lawsofp hysics. Cruise
control cannot take into account road,
weather or traffic conditions. Cruise control is only an aid.Y ou are responsibl efor the dis-
tance to the vehicl einfront, for vehicl espeed,
for braking in good time, and for staying in the lane.
Do not use cruise control:
R in road and traffic conditions which do not
allow you to maintai naconstant speed
(e.g. in heavy traffic or on winding roads)
R on smooth or slippery roads. Braking or
accelerating can caus ethe drive wheels to
lose traction and the vehicl ecouldt hen
skid
R when there is poor visibility, e.g. due to fog,
heavy rain or snow If there is
achange of drivers, advise the new
drive rofthe spee dstored.
Cruise control lever :
To activate or increase speed
; LIM indicator lamp
= To activate at the current speed/last
stored speed
? To activate or reduce speed
A To switch between cruise control and var-
iable SPEEDTRONIC
B To deactivate cruise control
You can operate cruise control and variable
SPEEDTRONIC with the cruise control lever.
The LIM indicator lamp on the cruise control
leve rindicates which system you have selec-
ted:
R LIMi ndicator lamp off: cruise control is
selected.
R LIMi ndicator lamp on: variable SPEED-
TRONIC is selected.
When you activate cruise control, the stored
spee diss hownint he multifunction display
for five seconds. 212
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Selecting cruise control
X
Check whether LIM indicator lamp :is off.
If it is off, cruise control is already selected. If it is not, press the cruise control lever in
the direction of arrow ;.
LIM indicator lamp :in the cruise control
lever goes out. Cruise control is selected.
Activation conditions To activate cruise control, all of the following
activation condition smust be fulfilled:
R the parking brake must be released.
R you are driving faster than 30 km/h.
R ESP ®
must be switched on, but not inter-
vening.
R the transmission must be in position D.
R the cruise control function must be selec-
ted (Y page 213).
Storing and maintaining the current
speed You can accept the current speed if you are
driving faster than 30 km/h.
X Accelerate the vehicl etothe desired
speed.
X Briefl ypress the cruis econtro llev er up :
or down ;.
X Remov eyourfoo tfromt he accelerator
pedal.
Cruise contro lisactivated .The vehicle
automaticall ymaintains the stored speed.
i Cruise contro
lmaybe unabl etomaintain
the stored spee donuphillgradients. The
stored spee disresumed when the gradient
evens out. Cruise contro lmaintains the
stored spee dondownhil lgradients by
automaticall ybraking the vehicle.
i Vehicles with manua ltransmission:
R always drive at adequate, bu tnot exces-
sive, engine speeds
R change gear in goo dtime.
R if possible, do not change down several
gear satat ime
Storin gthe curren tspeed or callin gup
the las tstored speed G
WARNING
If yo ucallupt he stored speed and it is lower
tha nthe current speed ,the vehicl edeceler-
ates. If yo udonot know the stored speed ,the
vehicl ecould decelerate unexpectedly .There
is ar iskofana ccident.
Pa ya ttentio ntothe roa dand traffi ccondi-
tions befor ecalling up the stored speed .Ifyou
do not know the stored speed ,stor ethe
desired speed again. Dr
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X
Briefly pull the cruise control lever towards
you :.
X Remove your foot from the accelerator
pedal.
The firs ttime cruise control is activated, it
store sthe current speed or regulates the
speed of the vehicle to the previously
store dspeed.
Setting aspeed X
Press the cruise control lever up :for a
higher speed or down ;for alower speed.
X Kee pthe cruise control lever presse duntil
the desire dspeed is reached.
X Releas ethe cruise control lever.
The new speed is stored.
X To adjust the se tspeed in 1km/h incre-
ments: brieflypress the cruise control
lever up :or down ;to the pressure
point.
The last store dspeed increases or decrea-
ses in 1km/h increments.
X To adjust the se tspeed in 10 km/h
increments: brieflypress the cruise con- trol lever up
:or down ;beyond the
pressure point.
The last store dspeed increases or decrea-
ses in 10 km/h increments.
i Cruise control is not deactivated if you
depress the accelerato rpedal .For exam-
ple, if yo uaccelerate briefl ytoovertake,
cruise control adjusts the vehicle's speed
to the last speed store dafteryou have fin-
ished overtaking.
Deactivatin gcruise control There are several ways to deactivate cruise
control:
X Briefly press the cruise control lever for-
wards :.
or
X Brake.
or X Briefly press the cruise control lever in the
direction of arrow =.
Variabl eSPEEDTRONIC is selected .LIM
indicator lamp ;in the cruise control lever
lights up.
Cruise control is automaticall ydeactivated if:
R yo ud epress the parking brake
R yo ua re driving at less than 30 km/h
R ESP ®
intervenes or yo udeactivate ESP ®
R on vehicle swithm anual transmission, you
shift into neutral while driving or depress
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R
on vehicles with manual transmission, you
shift to agear that is too high, and as a
result the engine speed is too low
R on vehicles with automatic transmission,
you shift to position Nwhile driving
If cruise control is deactivated, you will hear a warning tone. You will see the Cruise con‐
Cruise con‐
trol off
trol off message in the multifunction dis-
play for approximately five seconds.
i The last speed stored is cleared when you
switch off the engine. SPEEDTRONIC
Important safety notes SPEEDTRONIC brakes automatically so that
you do not exceed the set speed. Change into
al ower gear in good time on long and steep
downhill gradients. Take particular noteof
this when driving aladen vehicle. By doing so,
you will make use of the braking effect of the engine. This relieves the load on the brake
system and prevent sthe brakes from over-
heating and wearing too quickly. If you need
additional braking, depress the brake pedal
repeatedly rather than continuously.
If you fail to adapt your driving style, SPEED-
TRONIC can neither reduce the risk of an
accident nor override the laws of physics.
SPEEDTRONIC cannot take into account
road, weather or traffic conditions. SPEED-
TRONIC is only an aid. You are responsible for
the distance to the vehicle in front,f or vehicle
speed, for braking in good time, and for stay- ing in lane.
If there is achange of drivers, advise the new
driver of the speed stored.
You can set avariable or permanent limit
speed:
R variable for speed limits, e.g. in built-up
areas
R permanent for long-term speed restric-
tions, e.g. when driving with winter tyres
fitted i
The speed indicated in the speedometer
may differ slightly from the limit speed
stored.
Variable SPEEDTRONIC General notes
:
To store the current speed or ahigher
speed
; LIM indicator lamp
= To store the current speed or calling up
the last stored speed
? To store the current speed or alower
speed
A To switch between cruise control or
DISTRONIC PLUS and variable SPEED-
TRONIC
B To deactivate variable SPEEDTRONIC
With the cruise control lever, you can operate
cruise control or DISTRONIC PLUS and vari-
able SPEEDTRONIC.
The LIM indicator lamp on the cruise control
lever indicates which system you have selec- ted:
R LIM indicator lamp off: cruise control or
DISTRONIC PLUS is selected.
R LIM indicator lamp on: variable SPEED-
TRONIC is selected. Driving systems
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speed is set. Press the cruise control lever
up : for ahigher speed or down ;for a
lower speed.
X To adjust the set speed in 1km/h incre-
ments: briefly press the cruise control
lever up :to the pressure point for a
higher speed or down ;for alower speed.
or
X Keep the cruise control lever pressed to the
pressure point until the desired speed is
set. Press the cruise control lever up :for
ah igher speed or down ;for alower
speed.
Switching SPEEDTRONIC to passive
If you depress the accelerator pedal beyond
the pressure point (kickdown), SPEED-
TRONIC is switched to passive mode. The fol-
lowing message appears in the multifunction
display: SPEEDTRONIC passive SPEEDTRONIC passive.
You can then exceed the stored speed.
SPEEDTRONIC is activated againify ou:
R drive slower than the stored speed without
kickdown
R set anew speed or
R call up the last speed stored again
The SPEEDTRONIC passive
SPEEDTRONIC passive message in the
multifunction displayd isappears.
Deactivating variable SPEEDTRONIC
It is not possible to deactivate variable
SPEEDTRONIC by braking. There are several waystod
eactivate variable
SPEEDTRONIC:
X Briefly press the cruise control lever for-
wards :.
or X Briefly press the cruise control lever in the
direction of arrow =.
LIM indicator lamp ;in the cruise control
lever goes out. Variable SPEEDTRONIC is
deactivated.
Cruise control or DISTRONIC PLUS is selec-
ted.
i The last speed stored is cleared when you
switch off the engine.
Permanent SPEEDTRONIC You can use the on-board computer to limit
the speed permanently to
avalue between
160 km/h(e.g. for driving on winter tyres) and the maximum speed (Y page 292).
Shortly before the stored speed is reached, it appears in the multifunction display.
Permanent SPEEDTRONIC remains active,
even if variableS PEEDTRONIC is deactivated.
You cannot exceed the stored limit speed,
even if you depress the accelerator pedal
beyond the pressure point (kickdown). DISTRONIC PLUS
General notes DISTRONIC PLUS regulates the speed and
automaticallyh
elps you maintain the dis-
tance to the vehicle detected in front.V ehi-
cles are detected with the aid of the radar
sensor system. DISTRONIC PLUS brakes
automaticallysot hat the set speed is not
exceeded.
Change into alower gear in good time on long
and steep downhill gradients. Take particular note of this when driving aladen vehicle. By
doing so, you will make use of the braking
effect of the engine. This relieves the load on Driving systems
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the brake syste
mand prevents the brakes
fro mo verheating and wearing too quickly.
If DISTRONIC PLU Sdetects tha tthere is arisk
of ac ollision, yo uwillbew arned visually and
acoustically. Without your intervention,
DISTRONIC PLU Scannot prevent acollision.
An intermittent warning tone will the nsound
and the distance warning lamp will ligh tupin
the instrument cluster. Brake immediatel yto
increase the distance to the vehicl edriving in
front, or take evasive action, provide ditis
safe to do so.
For DISTRONIC PLU Stoassistyou ,the radar
senso rsystemm ustbeo perational.
DISTRONIC PLU Soperates in the range
between 0km/h and 200 km/h.
Do not us eDISTRONIC PLU Swhile driving on
roads with steep gradients.
Important safety notes G
WARNING
Hybri dvehicles :ensur ethaty ou rea dthe
"HYBRID" supplement. Yo ucould otherwise
fail to recognis edangers. G
WARNING
DISTRONIC PLU Sdoesn ot react to:
R people or animals
R stationar yobstacle sont he road, e.g .stop-
pe dorp arked vehicles
R oncoming and crossing traffic
As aresult, DISTRONIC PLU Smayneithe rgive
warnings nor intervene in such situations.
There is ariskofana ccident.
Alway spaycarefu lattentio ntothe traffi csit-
uatio nand be ready to brake. G
WARNING
DISTRONIC PLU Scannot always clearly rec-
ognis eother roa dusers and complex traffic
conditions. In such cases
,DISTRONIC PLU Smay:
R give an unnecessary warning and then
brake the vehicle
R neithe rgiveaw arning nor intervene
R accelerate or brake unexpectedly
There is ariskofana ccident.
Continu etodrive carefull yand be prepared to
brake, particularl yifDISTRONIC PLU Swarns
you. G
WARNING
DISTRONIC PLU Sbrakes your vehicl ewithup
to 50% of the maximum possibl edeceleration.
If thi sdeceleratio nisn ot sufficient,
DISTRONIC PLU Salerts yo uwithav isual and
acoustic warning. There is ariskofana cci-
dent.
Apply the brakes yourself in these situations
and try to take evasive action.
! When DISTRONIC PLU
Sorthe HOLD
functio nisa ctivated ,the vehicl ebrakes
automaticall yincertainsituations.
To avoi ddamag etothe vehicle, deactivate
DISTRONIC PLU Sand the HOL Dfunctio nin
the following or simila rsituations:
R when towing away
R in ac ar wash
If yo ufailtoa dapt your driving style,
DISTRONIC PLU Scan neithe rreduc ethe risk
of an accident nor override the laws of phys-
ics .D ISTRONIC PLU Scannot take roa dand
weather conditions or traffi cconditions into
account. DISTRONIC PLU Siso nlyana id.Y ou
ar er esponsibl efor the distance to the vehicle
in front, for vehicl espeed, for braking in good
time, and for staying in lane.
Do not us eDISTRONIC PLUS:
R in roa dand traffi cconditions which do not
allo wyouto maintain aconstant speed, e.g.
in heav ytraffi coronw inding roads
R on smooth or slippery roads .Braking or
accelerating can cause the drive wheels to 218
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dparking

Activating DISTRONIC PLUS
Activation conditions
To activat
eDISTR ONICPLUS, th efollowing
condition smustbef ulfilled:
R thee nginem ustber unning. It may tak eup
to two minute sofdriving before
DISTRONI CPLUSisr eadyfor use.
R thep arking brak emustber eleased.
R ESP ®
mus tbes witched on ,but no tinter-
vening.
R Active Parking Assis tmustn otbe activa-
ted.
R thet ransmission mus tbeinpositionD.
R thed river' sdoor mus tbeclosed when you
shif tfrom Pto Dor your seat belt mus tbe
fastened.
R thef ront-pa ssenger door and th erear
door smustbec losed.
R thev ehicl emustn otbe skidding.
R theD ISTR ONICPLUSfunction mus tbe
selected wit hthe cruise control lever
(Y page 219).
Activating X
Briefly pull th ecruise control lever towards
you ;,orp ress it up :or down =.
DISTRONI CPLUSisa ctivated.
X Press th ecruise control lever repeatedly
up : or down =until th edesired spee dis
set.
X Remove your foo tfromt heaccelerator
pedal.
Your vehicl eadapt sits spee dtot hatoft he
vehicl einfront,but only up to th edesired
store dspeed.
If th evehicl einf rontof you is stationary, you
can only activat eDISTR ONICPLUSo ncey our
vehicl eisstationary as well.
i If you do no
tfully release th eaccelerator
pedal ,the DISTRONIC PLU Ssuspended
DISTRONIC PLU Ssuspended
message appear sinthemultifunction dis-
play. The set distanc etoaslower-moving
vehicl einfrontwill then no tbemaintained.
You will be driving at th espee dyou deter-
min ebyt heposition of th eaccelerator
pedal.
You can also activat eDISTR ONICPLUSw hen
stationary. The lowes tspee dtha tcan be set is
30 km/h.
X Briefly pull th ecruise control lever towards
you ;,up:or down =.
DISTRONI CPLUSisa ctivated.
Activating at th ecurren tspeed/last
store dspeed G
WARNING
If you call up astoreds pee dand this is dif-
feren tfromt hecurren tspeed, th evehicle
accelerate sorbrakes. If you do no tknow
what th estoreds pee dis, th evehicl emay
accelerate or brak eunexpectedly. There is a
ris kofana ccident.
Tak ethe traffic condition sintoa ccount
before calling up th estoreds peed. If you do
no tk noww hat th estoreds pee dis, store the
desired spee dagain. 220
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X
Briefly pull the cruise control lever towards
you :.
X Remove your foot from the accelerator
pedal.
DISTRONIC PLUS is activated. The first
time it is activated, the current speed is
stored. Otherwise, it sets the vehicle cruise speed to the previously store dvalue.
Drivin gwithD ISTRONI CPLUS Pulling away and driving
X
If you wan ttopull away with
DISTRONI CPLUS: remove your foot from
the brake pedal.
X Briefly pull the cruise control lever towards
you :.
or
X Accelerate briefly.
You rvehicle pull sawaya nd adapts its
speed to that of the vehicle in front.
If no vehicle is detected in front, your vehi-
cle accelerate stothe set speed. i
The vehicle can also pull away whe
nitis
facing an unidentifie dobstacl eorisd riving
on adifferent line from another vehicle .The
vehicle then brakes automatically. There is
ar iskofana ccident. Be ready to brake at all
times.
If there is no vehicle in front, DISTRONIC
PLUS operate sinthe same wa yascruise
control.
If DISTRONIC PLUS detects that the vehicle in front ha sslowe ddown, it brakes your vehicle.
In this way, the distance yo uhaves elected is
maintained.
If DISTRONIC PLUS detects afaster-moving
vehicle in front, it increases the driving speed.
However, the vehicle is only accelerate dupto
the speed yo uhaves tored.
Selecting the drive program
DISTRONIC PLUS supports asporty driving
styl ewheny ou have selected the Sor M(AMG
vehicles: S,S+ orM)d riving program
(Y page 194). Acceleration behind the vehicle
in front or to the set speed is then noticeably
more dynamic. If yo uhaves elected the Eor E
+ (AMG vehicles: C)driving program, the vehi-
cle accelerate smore gently. Thi ssetting is
recommende dinstop-and-start traffic.
Selecting the drive program
DISTRONIC PLUS supports asporty driving
styl ewheny ou have selected the Sor M(AMG
vehicles: S,S+ orM)d riving program
(Y page 194). Acceleration behind the vehicle
in front or to the set speed is then noticeably
more dynamic. If yo uhaves elected the Eor E
+ (AMG vehicles: C)driving program, the vehi-
cle accelerate smore gently. Thi ssetting is
recommende dinstop-and-start traffic.
Changing lanes
If yo uchange to the overtaking lane,
DISTRONIC PLUS supports yo uif:
R yo ua re driving faster than 70 km/h
R DISTRONIC PLUS is maintaining the dis-
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R
you hav eswitched on th ecorre sponding
tur ns ignal
R DISTRONIC PLU Sdoesn otdetec tadanger
of collision
If these condition sare met ,your vehicl eis
accelerated. Acceleration will be interrupted
if changin glanes take stoo longorift hedis-
tanc ebetween your vehicl eand th evehicl ein
fron tbecome stoo small.
i Whe
nyou chang elanes, DISTRONIC
PLU Smonitor sthe leftlan e( on left-hand-
drive vehicles) or th eright lan e(on right-
hand-drive vehicles).
Vehicles wit hCOMAND Online Example: roundabout
i
The following function is no
toperational
in all countries.
DISTRONIC PLU Suses additional information
from your navigation system so that it can
adapt to certain traffic situations. This is the
cas eif, while following avehicle, DISTRONIC
PLU Sisa ctive and you:
R approac hordrive around aroundabout
R approac haT-junction
R tur no ffat am otorway exit
Even if th evehicl einf rontleaves th edetec-
tion range, DISTRONIC PLU Stem porarily
maintain sthe curren tdrivin gspeed and does
no ta ccelerate. This is base donthecurrent
map dat ainthenavigation system.
Afterwards, th evehicl eaccelerates bac kto
th es peed you set. The system take
sintoa ccoun tthe factthat
overtaking on th eright is no tpermitte don
motorways or high-speed major roads at
speeds abov e80km/h. The drivin gspeed is
adjusted to th espeed of th equeue of vehicles
in th eadjacent lan etotheleft.
i Prevention of overtaking on th
eright
applies to countrie swheretraffic drives on
th er ight .Inc ountrie swheretraffic drives
on th eleft, overtaking on th eleftisp reven-
te da ccordingly.
Stopping G
WARNING
Whe nleavin gthe vehicle, eve nifitisbraked
only by DISTRONIC PLUS, it could roll away if:
R there is amalfunction in th esystem or in
th ev oltag esupply.
R DISTRONIC PLU Shas been deactivated
wit hthe cruise contro llever, e.g. by avehi-
cle occupant or from outside th evehicle.
R thee lectrica lsystem in th eenginec om-
partment, th ebattery or th efuses have
been tampered with.
R theb attery is disconnected.
R thea ccelerator peda lhas been depressed,
e.g. by avehicl eoccupant.
There is ariskofana ccident.
If you wish to exit th evehicle, always tur noff
DISTRONIC PLU Sand secure th evehicle
against rollin gaway.
Fo rfurther information on deactivating
DISTRONIC PLU S(Ypage 224).
If DISTRONIC PLU Sdetects that th evehicl ein
fron tiss topping ,itbrakes your vehicl euntil it
is stationary.
Once your vehicl eisstationary, it remains
stationary and you do no tneedtod epress the
brake.
Dependin gonthespecified minimum dis-
tance, your vehicl ewill come to astandstill at
as ufficien tdistanc ebehin dthe vehicl ein
front. The specified minimum distanc eisset
usin gthe contro lont he cruise contro llever. 222
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There are several ways to deactivate
DISTRONIC PLUS:
X Briefly press the cruise control lever for-
wards :.
or
X Brake, unless the vehicle is stationary.
or X Briefly press the cruise control lever in the
direction of arrow =.
Variable SPEEDTRONIC is selected. LIM
indicator lamp ;in the cruise control lever
lights up.
When you deactivate DISTRONIC PLUS, you
will see the DISTRONIC
DISTRONIC PLUS PLUSoff
offmessage in
the multifunction display for approximately
five seconds.
i The last speed stored remains stored until
you switch off the engine.
i DISTRONIC PLUS is not deactivated if you
depress the accelerator pedal.
DISTRONIC PLUS is automatically deactiva-
ted if: R you apply the parking brake
R ESP ®
intervenes or you deactivate ESP ®
R the transmission is in the P,Ror Nposition
R you pull the cruise control lever towards
you in order to pull away and the front-
passenger door or one of the rear doors is
open
R the vehicle is skidding
R you activat eActive Parking Assist
If DISTRONIC PLUS is deactivated, you will
hear awarning tone. You will see the
DISTRONIC PLUS off DISTRONIC PLUS off message in the multi-
function display for approximately five sec-
onds. Tips for driving with DISTRONIC PLUS General notes
Pay particular attention in the following traffic
situations:
R cornering, entering and exitin gabend
R vehicles which are not driving in the middle
of their lane
R other vehicles changin glane
R narrow vehicles
R obstructions and stationary vehicles
R crossin gvehicles
In such situations, brake if necessary.
DISTRONIC PLUS is then deactivated.
Cornering, entering and exiting abend The ability of DISTRONIC PLUS to detect vehi-
cles when cornering is limited. Your vehicle
may brake unexpectedly or late.
Vehicles which are not driving in the mid- dle of their lane DISTRONIC PLUS may not detect vehicles
which are not driving in the middle of their Driving systems
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