Mercedes-Benz GLK 300 4MATIC 2012, Owner'S Manual

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To activate DISTRONIC PLUS, the following
conditions must be fulfilled:
R
the engine must be running. It may take up
to two minutes of driving before DIS-
TRONIC PLUS is ready for use.
R
the parking brake must be released.
R ESP
®
must be switched on, but not inter-
vening.
R
the transmission must be in position D.
R
the bonnet must be closed.
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 the rear
doors must be closed.
R
the vehicle must not be skidding.
Activating while driving
When driving at speeds below 30 km/h, you
can only activate DISTRONIC PLUS if the vehi-
cle in front has been detected and is shown
in the multifunction display. If the vehicle in
front is no longer detected and displayed,
DISTRONIC PLUS switches off and you will
hear a tone.
X
Briefly pull the cruise control lever towards
you ? , or press it 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.
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If you do not fully release the accelerator
pedal, the DISTRONIC PLUS suspended DISTRONIC PLUS suspended
message appears in the multifunction dis-
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
If the vehicle in front of you is stationary, you
can only activate DISTRONIC PLUS once your
vehicle is stationary as well.
X
Briefly pull the cruise control lever towards
you ? , or press it up : or down A .
DISTRONIC PLUS is selected.
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 (
Y
page 236).
X
Keep the cruise control lever pressed
up : or down A until the desired speed
is set.
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 (
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page 183).
Pulling away
X
If the vehicle in front pulls away: 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.
Driving
If there is no vehicle in front, DISTRONIC
PLUS operates in the same way as cruise
control.
If DISTRONIC PLUS detects that the vehicle
in front has slowed down, it brakes your vehi-
cle. In this way, the distance you have selec-
ted is maintained.
If DISTRONIC PLUS detects that the vehicle
in front is driving faster, it accelerates your
vehicle, but only up to the speed you have
stored.
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Driving systems
Driv
ing
and
parking