Mercedes-Benz 2013 CLA, Owner'S Manual

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There is a risk of an accident.
If you wish to exit the vehicle, always turn off
DISTRONIC PLUS and secure the vehicle
against rolling away.
For further information on deactivating DIS-
TRONIC PLUS (
Y
page 178).
If DISTRONIC PLUS detects that the vehicle
in front is stopping, it brakes your vehicle until
it is stationary.
Once your vehicle is stationary, it remains
stationary and you do not need to depress the
brake.
i After a time, the electric parking brake
secures the vehicle and relieves the service
brake.
i Depending on the specified minimum dis-
tance, your vehicle will come to a standstill
at a sufficient distance behind the vehicle
in front. The specified minimum distance is
set using the control on the cruise control
lever.
The electric parking brake secures the vehicle
automatically if DISTRONIC PLUS is activated
and:
R
the seat belt is unfastened and the driver's
door is open
R
the engine is switched off, unless it is auto-
matically switched off by the ECO start/
stop function
R
a system fault occurs
R
the power supply is not sufficient
If a fault occurs, then the transmission may
also be shifted into position
P automatically.
Setting a speed
Keep in mind that it may take a brief moment
until the vehicle has accelerated or braked to
the set speed.
:
To store the current speed or a higher
speed
;
To store the current speed or a lower
speed
X
Press the cruise control lever up
:
for a
higher speed or down
;
for a lower speed.
X
Keep the cruise control lever pressed until
the desired speed is reached.
X
Release the cruise control lever.
The new speed is stored. DISTRONIC PLUS
is activated and adjusts the vehicle's speed
to the new speed stored.
X
To adjust the set speed in 1 km/h incre-
ments: briefly press the cruise control
lever up
:
or down
;
to the pressure
point.
The last stored speed increases or decrea-
ses in 1 km/h increments.
X
To adjust the set speed in 10 km/h
increments: press the cruise control lever
briefly up
:
or down
;
beyond the pres-
sure point.
The last stored speed increases or decrea-
ses in 10 km/h increments.
i
DISTRONIC PLUS is not deactivated if you
depress the accelerator pedal. If you accel-
erate to overtake, DISTRONIC PLUS
adjusts the vehicle's speed to the last
speed stored after you have finished over-
taking.
Driving systems
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Driving and parking
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