Driving and parking, Driving systems – Mercedes-Benz C-Coupe 2015 Owners Manual User Manual

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mine by the position of the accelerator

pedal.

Pulling away

X

If the vehicle in front pulls away: remove

your foot from the brake pedal.

X

Briefly pull the cruise control lever towards

you ?.

or

X

Accelerate briefly.

Your vehicle pulls away and adapts its

speed to that of the vehicle in front.

Driving
If there is no vehicle in front, DISTRONIC

PLUS operates in the same way as cruise

control.
If DISTRONIC PLUS detects that the vehicle in

front has slowed down, it brakes your vehicle.

In this way, the distance you have selected is

maintained.
If DISTRONIC PLUS detects that the vehicle in

front is driving faster, it accelerates your vehi-

cle, but only up to the speed you have stored.
Changing lanes
If you change to the passing lane, DISTRONIC

PLUS supports you when:

R

you are driving faster than 40 mph

(60 km/h)

R

DISTRONIC PLUS is maintaining the dis-

tance to a vehicle in front

R

you switch on the appropriate turn signal

R

DISTRONIC PLUS does not detect a danger

of collision

If these conditions are fulfilled, your vehicle is

accelerated. Acceleration will be interrupted

if changing lanes takes too long or if the dis-

tance between your vehicle and the vehicle in

front becomes too small.

i

When changing lanes, DISTRONIC PLUS

monitors the left lane on left-hand drive

vehicles and the right lane on right-hand

drive vehicles.

Stopping

G

WARNING

When leaving the vehicle, even if it is braked

only by DISTRONIC PLUS, it could roll away if:

R

there is a malfunction in the system or in

the voltage supply.

R

DISTRONIC PLUS has been deactivated

with the cruise control lever, e.g. by a vehi-

cle occupant or from outside the vehicle.

R

the electrical system in the engine com-

partment, the battery or the fuses have

been tampered with.

R

the battery is disconnected.

R

the accelerator pedal has been depressed,

e.g. by a vehicle occupant.

There is a risk of an accident.
If you wish to exit the vehicle, always turn off

DISTRONIC PLUS and secure the vehicle

against rolling away.

Deactivating DISTRONIC PLUS (

Y

page 166).

If DISTRONIC PLUS detects that the vehicle in

front is stopping, it brakes your vehicle until it

is stationary.
Once your vehicle is stationary, it remains

stationary and you do not need to depress the

brake.

i

Depending on the specified minimum dis-

tance, your vehicle will come to a standstill

at a sufficient distance behind the vehicle in

front. The specified minimum distance is

set using the control on the cruise control

lever.

You will see a warning message in the multi-

function display if DISTRONIC PLUS is acti-

vated and:

R

the driver's door is open and the driver's

seat belt is unfastened.

R

the engine is switched off, unless it is auto-

matically switched off by the ECO start/

stop function.

R

the hood is opened.

Select Park (P)

Select Park (P)

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