Driving and parking, Driving systems – Mercedes-Benz E-Cab 2014 Owners Manual User Manual
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front, for vehicle speed, for braking in good
time and for staying in your lane.
Do not use DISTRONIC PLUS:
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in road and traffic conditions which do not
allow you to maintain a constant speed e.g.
in heavy traffic or on winding roads
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on slippery road surfaces. Braking or
accelerating could cause the drive wheels
to lose traction and the vehicle could then
skid
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when there is poor visibility, e.g. due to fog,
heavy rain or snow
DISTRONIC PLUS may not detect narrow
vehicles driving in front, e.g. motorcycles, or
vehicles driving on a different line.
In particular, the detection of obstacles can
be impaired if:
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dirt on the sensors or anything else
covering the sensors
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snow or heavy rain
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interference by other radar sources
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strong radar reflections, for example, in
parking garages
If DISTRONIC PLUS no longer detects a
vehicle in front, DISTRONIC PLUS may
unexpectedly accelerate the vehicle to the
stored speed.
This speed may:
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be too high if you are driving in a filter lane
or an exit lane
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be so high in the right lane that you pass
vehicles driving on the left (left-hand drive
countries)
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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
following conditions must be fulfilled:
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the engine must be started. It may take up
to two minutes after pulling away before
DISTRONIC PLUS is operational.
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the parking brake must be released.
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ESP
®
must be active, but not intervening.
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Active Parking Assist must not be
activated.
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the transmission must be in position D.
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the driver's door must be closed when you
shift from P to D or your seat belt must be
fastened.
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the front-passenger door must be closed.
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the vehicle must not skid.
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