Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class 2015 - Manual (Page 175)

Cruise control lever
: To activate or increase speed
; To activate or reduce speed
= Deactivating DISTRONIC PLUS
? To activate at the current speed/last
stored speed
A Setting the specified minimum distance
Activating DISTRONIC PLUS
Activation conditions
To activate DISTRONIC PLUS, all of the fol-
lowing activation conditions must be fulfilled:
R the engine must be started. It may take up
to two minutes after pulling away before
DISTRONIC PLUS is operational.
R
the electric parking brake must be
released.
R ESP ® must be active, but not intervening.
R Active Parking Assist must not be activa-
ted.
R the transmission must be in position D.
R
the driver's door must be closed when you
shift from P to D or your seat belt must be
fastened.
R the front-passenger door and rear doors
must be closed.
Arming
X
Briefly pull the cruise control lever towards
you ?, up : or down A.
DISTRONIC PLUS is selected.
X Keep the cruise control lever pressed up :
or down A until the desired speed is set.
X
Remove your foot from the accelerator
pedal.
Your vehicle adapts its speed to that of the
vehicle in front, but only up to the desired
stored speed.
i If you do not fully release the accelerator
pedal, the DISTRONIC DISTRONIC PLUS PLUS Passive Passive mes-
sage appears in the multifunction display.
The set distance to a slower-moving vehicle
in front will then not be maintained. You will
be driving at the speed you determine by
the position of the accelerator pedal.
You can also activate DISTRONIC PLUS when
stationary. The lowest speed that can be set is
30 km/h.
Driving with DISTRONIC PLUS
Pulling away and driving
The vehicle can also pull away when it is
facing an unidentified obstacle or is driving on
a different line from another vehicle. The vehi-
cle then brakes automatically. Be ready to
brake at all times.
If you depress the brake, DISTRONIC PLUS is
deactivated unless your vehicle is stationary.
X
If you want to pull away with
DISTRONIC PLUS: remove your foot from
the brake pedal.
X
Briefly pull the cruise control lever
(
Y
page 173) towards you ?.
or
X
Accelerate briefly.
Your vehicle pulls away and adapts its
speed to that of the vehicle in front.
If no vehicle is detected in front, your vehi-
cle accelerates to the set speed.
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