Mercedes-Benz S-Class 2008 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 433)

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Controls in detail
Driving systems
Starting off
When the vehicle in front of you starts off:
̈ Remove your foot from the brake
pedal.
̈ Pull DISTRONIC Plus lever briefly in di-
rection of arrow
4.
or
̈ Briefly step on the accelerator pedal.
Your vehicle starts off and adapts its speed
to the vehicle in front of you.
Driving
If no vehicle is driving ahead of you,
DISTRONIC Plus functions like the cruise
control (
୴ page 419).
When DISTRONIC Plus detects that the ve-
hicle in front of you is driving more slowly,
it brakes the vehicle in order to keep the
distance specified by you.
When DISTRONIC Plus detects that the ve-
hicle in front of you is driving faster, the ve-
hicle accelerates up to the set speed.
Stopping i If DISTRONIC Plus is switched off,
PRE-SAFE ® Brake* ( ୴ page 76) will warn of an
impending collision if this function has been ac-
tivated with the instrument cluster control sys-
tem (
୴ page 279).
Warning!
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When you step on the brake pedal, you
switch off DISTRONIC Plus except when the
vehicle is at a standstill. DISTRONIC Plus will
no longer brake your vehicle. You are always
responsible for maintaining a distance from
other vehicles, observing road speeds and
braking well in advance.
Warning!
G
DISTRONIC Plus’s braking effect is canceled
and the vehicle can start to roll if
ț DISTRONIC Plus is switched off using
the DISTRONIC Plus lever
ț you accelerate
ț the system or the power supply is mal-
functioning, e.g. due to battery failure
ț the electrical components in the engine
compartment or the fuses have been
manipulated
ț the battery is disconnected
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