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play. The set distance to a slower-moving
vehicle in front will then not be maintained.
You will be driving at the speed you deter-
mine by the position of the accelerator
pedal.
Activating when driving towards a sta-
tionary vehicle
X
Briefly pull the cruise control lever towards
you ;, or press it up : or down =.
DISTRONIC PLUS is activated.
X
Press the cruise control lever repeatedly
up : or down = until the desired speed
is set.
If the vehicle in front of you is stationary, you
can only activate DISTRONIC PLUS once your
vehicle is stationary as well.
i
DISTRONIC PLUS can only be activated at
under 30 km/h if a vehicle in front has been
detected. Therefore, the DISTRONIC PLUS
distance display in the instrument cluster
should be activated (
i
You can use the cruise control lever to set
the stored speed and the control on the
cruise control lever to set the specified
minimum distance (
Activating with the current speed/last
stored speed
G
WARNING
If you call up a stored speed and this is dif-
ferent from the current speed, the vehicle
accelerates or brakes. If you do not know
what the stored speed is, the vehicle may
accelerate or brake unexpectedly. There is a
risk of an accident.
Take the traffic conditions into account
before calling up the stored speed. If you do
not know what the stored speed is, store the
desired speed again.
X
Briefly pull the cruise control lever towards
you :.
X
Remove your foot from the accelerator
pedal.
DISTRONIC PLUS is activated. The first
time it is activated, the current speed is
stored. Otherwise, it sets the vehicle cruise
speed to the previously stored value.
Driving with DISTRONIC PLUS
Pulling away and driving
X
If you want to pull away with DIS-
TRONIC PLUS: remove your foot from the
brake pedal.
X
Briefly pull the cruise control lever towards
you :
or
X
Accelerate briefly.
Your vehicle pulls away and adapts its
speed to that of the vehicle in front.
i
The vehicle can also pull away when it is
facing an unidentified obstacle or is driving
on a different line from another vehicle. The
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