Mercedes-Benz 2012 B Class - Manual (Page 164)

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the transmission must be in position D.
R
the driver's door must be closed when you
shift from
P to D or your seat belt must be
fastened.
R
the front-passenger door and rear doors
must be closed.
R
the vehicle must not skid.
Activating
To activate while driving: when driving at
speeds below 14 mph (20 km/h), you can
only activate DISTRONIC PLUS if the vehicle
in front has been detected and is shown in the
multifunction display. If the vehicle in front is
no longer detected and displayed,
DISTRONIC PLUS switches off and a tone
sounds.
X Briefly pull the cruise control level towards
you ?, or press it up : or down ;.
DISTRONIC PLUS is selected.
X Press the cruise control lever repeatedly
up : or down ; until the desired speed
is set.
X Remove your foot from the accelerator
pedal.
Your vehicle adapts its speed to that of the
vehicle in front, but only up to the desired
stored speed.
i If you do not fully release the accelerator
pedal, the DISTRONIC PLUS Passive
message appears in the multifunction
display. The set distance to a slower-
moving vehicle in front will then not be
maintained. You will be driving at the speed
you determine by the position of the
accelerator pedal.
To activate when driving towards a
stationary vehicle: if the vehicle in front is
stationary, you can only activate DISTRONIC
PLUS if your vehicle is also stationary.
X Briefly pull the cruise control level towards
you ?, or press it up : or down ;.
DISTRONIC PLUS is selected.
i DISTRONIC PLUS can only be activated at
under 14 mph (20 km/h) if a vehicle in front
has been detected. It is therefore helpful to
have the DISTRONIC PLUS distance display
activated in the multifunction display
(
Y page 194).
X Press the cruise control lever repeatedly
up : or down ; until the desired speed
is set.
i You can use the cruise control lever to set
the stored speed and the control on the
cruise control lever to set the specified
minimum distance (
Y page 165).
DISTRONIC PLUS displays in the speedometer
When DISTRONIC PLUS is activated, one or
two segments ; in the set speed range light
up.
i For design reasons, the speed displayed
in the speedometer may differ slightly from
the speed set for DISTRONIC PLUS.
If DISTRONIC PLUS detects a vehicle in front,
segments ; between speed of the vehicle in
front : and stored speed = light up.
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