Mercedes-Benz 2007 R 320 CDI, Operator'S Manual

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Controls in detail
Driving systems
1
Setting current or higher speed
Adjustment in 1 mph increments (to
the resistance point) or 5 mph
increments (past the resistance point)
(Canada: 1 km/h or 10 km/h)
2
Setting current or lower speed
Adjustment in 1 mph increments (to
the resistance point) or 5 mph
increments (past the resistance point)
(Canada: 1 km/h or 10 km/h)
3
Deactivating Distronic
4
Activating Distronic or resuming to last
set speed
Activating Distronic
You can activate Distronic when the vehi-
cle speed is between 20 mph (30 km/h)
and 110 mph (180 km/h).
When Distronic is activated the multifunc-
tion display will show a message such as
DISTRONIC 55 mph .
If Distronic has not been activated after
pressing the cruise control lever, you will
see the message
DISTRONIC Off in the
multifunction display.
In the following cases you cannot activate
Distronic:
앫
up to 2 minutes after starting the
engine
앫
when you brake
앫
when you have set the parking brake
앫
when the automatic transmission is set
to position
P , R , or N
앫
if the ESP
®
is switched off
앫
if the ESP
®
has switched off due to a
malfunction
Setting the current speed
왘
Accelerate or decelerate to the desired
speed.
왘
Briefly lift the cruise control lever in
direction of arrow
1
or depress in
direction of arrow
2
(
컄
page 276).
Distronic is activated and the current
speed is set.
왘
Remove your foot from the accelerator
pedal.
i
If you do not take your foot off of the accel-
erator pedal but continue to accelerate past the
set speed, the following message will appear in
the multifunction display:
DISTRONIC Override
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
pedal position.