Driving and parking, Driving systems – Mercedes-Benz E-Cabriolet 2015 User Manual
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edly accelerate the vehicle to the stored
speed.
This speed may:
R
be too high if you are driving in a filter lane
or an exit lane
R
be so high in the right lane that you pass
vehicles driving on the left (left-hand drive
countries)
R
be so high in the left lane that you pass
vehicles driving on the right (right-hand
drive countries)
If there is a change of drivers, advise the new
driver of the speed stored.
Cruise control lever
:
To store the current speed or a higher
speed
;
To store the current speed or a lower
speed
=
To deactivate DISTRONIC PLUS
?
To store the current speed or call up the
last stored speed
A
To set the specified minimum distance
Activating DISTRONIC PLUS
Activation conditions
In order to activate DISTRONIC PLUS, the fol-
lowing conditions must be fulfilled:
R
the engine must be started. It may take up
to two minutes after pulling away before
DISTRONIC PLUS is operational.
R
the parking brake must be released.
R
ESP
®
must be active, but not intervening.
R
Active Parking Assist must not be activa-
ted.
R
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 must be closed.
R
the vehicle must not skid.
Activating
X
Briefly pull the cruise control lever 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.
If the vehicle in front of you is stationary, you
can only activate DISTRONIC PLUS once your
vehicle is stationary as well.
i
If you do not fully release the accelerator
pedal, the
DISTRONIC PLUS Override
DISTRONIC PLUS Override
message appears in the multifunction dis-
play. The set distance to a slower-moving
vehicle in front will then not be maintained.
You will be driving at the speed you deter-
mine by the position of the accelerator
pedal.
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