Driving and parking, Driving systems – Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class 2015 User Manual

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Stopping

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WARNING

When leaving the vehicle, even if it is braked

only by DISTRONIC PLUS, it could roll away if:

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there is a malfunction in the system or in

the voltage supply.

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DISTRONIC PLUS has been deactivated

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

cle occupant or from outside the vehicle.

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the electrical system in the engine com-

partment, the battery or the fuses have

been tampered with.

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the battery is disconnected.

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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.

For further information on deactivating

DISTRONIC PLUS (

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page 187).

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.
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.
When DISTRONIC PLUS is activated, the

transmission is shifted automatically to posi-

tion P if:

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

seat belt is unfastened.

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the engine is switched off, unless it is auto-

matically switched off by the ECO start/

stop function.

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a system malfunction occurs.

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the power supply is not sufficient.

Setting a speed

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Press the cruise control lever up : for a

higher speed or down ; for a lower speed.

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To adjust the set speed in 1 mph incre-

ments (1 km/h increments): briefly

press the cruise control lever up : or

down ; to the pressure point.

Every time the cruise control lever is

pressed up : or down ;, the last speed

stored is increased or reduced.

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To adjust the set speed in 5 mph incre-

ments (10 km/h increments): briefly

press the cruise control lever up : or

down ; to the pressure point.

Every time the cruise control lever is

pressed up : or down ;, the last speed

stored is increased or reduced.

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If you accelerate to overtake, DISTRONIC

PLUS adjusts the vehicle's speed to the last

speed stored after you have finished over-

taking.

Setting the specified minimum distance

You can set the specified minimum distance

for DISTRONIC PLUS by varying the time span

between one and two seconds. With this func-

tion, you can set the minimum distance that

DISTRONIC PLUS keeps to the vehicle in

front, dependent on vehicle speed. You can

see this distance in the multifunction display

(

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page 186).

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Make sure that you maintain a sufficient

distance to the vehicle in front and comply

with the minimum distance as required by

Driving systems

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and

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