Mercedes-Benz S-Class - Manual (Page 224)

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Controls in detail
Driving systems
Activating Distronic
You can activate Distronic if:
ț you are driving between 25 mph
(40 km/h) and 110 mph (180 km/h)
ț the ESP is activated ( ୴ page 82)
If Distronic has not been activated after
pressing the cruise control lever you will
see the message
--- in the multifunction
display.
In the following cases you cannot activate
Distronic:
ț up to two minutes after starting the en-
gine
ț when you brake
ț if you have set the parking brake
ț if the gear selector lever is in
position P, R, or N
ț if the ESP is switched off
Setting the current speed
̈ Accelerate or decelerate to the desired
speed.
̈ Briefly lift the cruise control lever in di-
rection of arrow 1 or depress in direc-
tion of arrow 2.
Distronic is activated and the current
speed is set.
̈ Remove your foot from the accelerator
pedal.
Setting a higher speed
̈ Briefly tip the cruise control lever in di-
rection of arrow 1 (
୴ page 221) to in-
crease vehicle speed in increments of
5 mph (Canada: 10 km/h).
The new speed is set.
The stored speed is displayed in the
multifunction display for approximately
five seconds (
୴ page 221), and one or
two segments around the stored speed
come on the speedometer
(
୴ page 219). i
If you do not take your foot off of the
accelerator completely, the following
message will appear in the multifunc-
tion display:
DISTRONIC OVERRIDE
Distronic will not work to maintain the
distance to a slower moving vehicles in
front of you. Your vehicle speed will
then be determined only by the accel-
erator pedal position.
i
Depressing the accelerator pedal does
not deactivate Distronic. After brief ac-
celeration (e.g. for passing), the cruise
control resumes the last speed set.