Mercedes-Benz S-Class 2007 User Manual
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Controls in detail
Driving systems
Once DISTRONIC Plus has stopped your
vehicle and it is at a standstill, it remains
stationary; the brake pedal does not need
to be depressed.
Setting the current speed
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Accelerate or decelerate to the desired
speed.
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Briefly lift the DISTRONIC Plus lever in
the direction of arrow
1 or depress in
the direction of arrow
2.
DISTRONIC Plus is activated and the
current speed is set.
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Remove your foot from the accelerator
pedal.
Setting a higher speed
You can increase the set speed in two stag-
es.
Adjustment in 1 mph (Canada: 1 km/h)
increments
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Briefly lift the DISTRONIC Plus lever to
the resistance point in direction of
arrow
1 (
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Release the DISTRONIC Plus lever.
The vehicle speed increases in incre-
ments of 1 mph (Canada: 1 km/h).
Adjustment in 5 mph
(Canada: 10 km/h) increments
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After a short while, your vehicle is secured in
place by the electric parking brake so that the
operating brake can be relieved of load.
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Depending on the following distance set us-
ing the distance setting switch on the DISTRON-
IC Plus lever, your vehicle will stop approx.
13.1 ft. (4 m) away from the vehicle in front of
you.
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If you do not take your foot off of the accel-
erator completely, the following message will ap-
pear in the multifunction display:
DISTRONIC PLUS passive
The distance to a slower moving vehicle in front
of you will not be set. Your vehicle speed will
then be determined only by the accelerator ped-
al position.
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The set speed value is increased in 1 mph
(Canada: 1 km/h) increments each time you lift
the DISTRONIC Plus lever to the resistance
point.
Warning!
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You can increase the vehicle speed in 5 mph
(Canada 10 km/h) increments. When using
this feature, keep in mind that it may take a
brief moment until the vehicle has reached
the set speed.
Increase the vehicle speed to a value that
the prevailing road conditions permit. Other-
wise, sudden and unexpected acceleration
of the vehicle could cause an accident
and/or serious injury to you and others.
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The set value is increased in 5 mph
(Canada: 10 km/h) increments each time you lift
the DISTRONIC Plus lever past the resistance
point.
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