Mercedes-Benz S-Class 2008 Owners Manual User Manual
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Controls in detail
Driving systems
When DISTRONIC Plus detects that the ve-
hicle in front of you is stopping, the vehicle
brakes until it also stops.
Once DISTRONIC Plus has stopped your
vehicle and it is at a standstill, it remains
stationary; the brake pedal does not need
to be depressed.
Setting the current speed
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Accelerate or decelerate to the desired
speed.
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Briefly lift the DISTRONIC Plus lever in
the direction of arrow
1 or depress in
the direction of arrow
2.
DISTRONIC Plus is activated and the
current speed is set.
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Remove your foot from the accelerator
pedal.
Setting a higher speed
You can increase the set speed in two stag-
es.
Adjustment in 1 mph increments
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Briefly lift the DISTRONIC Plus lever to
the resistance point in direction of
arrow
1 (
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Release the DISTRONIC Plus lever.
The vehicle speed increases in incre-
ments of 1 mph.
Warning!
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Never get out of the vehicle while
DISTRONIC Plus is switched on!
DISTRONIC Plus must never be operated or
switched off by passengers or from outside
the vehicle.
DISTRONIC Plus is not a substitute for the
electronic parking brake and may not be
used for parking.
When you get out of the vehicle or switch off
the engine, deactivate DISTRONIC Plus and
secure the vehicle from rolling away by en-
gaging the electronic parking brake.
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After a short while, your vehicle is secured in
place by the electronic parking brake so that the
operating brake can be relieved of load.
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Depending on the following distance set us-
ing the distance setting switch on the
DISTRONIC Plus lever, your vehicle will stop ap-
proximately 13.1 ft away from the vehicle in
front of you.
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If you do not take your foot off of the accel-
erator completely, the following message
“DISTRONIC PLUS override” will appear in the
multifunction display.
The distance to a slower moving vehicle in front
of you will not be set. Your vehicle speed will
then be determined only by the accelerator ped-
al position.
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The set speed value is increased in 1 mph in-
crements each time you lift the DISTRONIC Plus
lever to the resistance point.