Mercedes-Benz S 320 CDI, Owner'S Manual

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Controls
Driving systems
You must apply the brakes yourself in or-
der to maintain the correct distance to the
vehicle and to avoid a collision.
i
Distronic Plus does not always clearly rec-
ognise complex road and traffic conditions. You
will then receive a false distance warning signal
or none at all.
Setting a stored speed
왘
Push the cruise control lever up
1
for
a higher speed or down
2
for a lower
speed.
왘
Press and hold the cruise control lever
until the desired speed is set.
왘
Release the cruise control lever.
The new speed is stored. Distronic Plus
is activated and adjusts the vehicle’s
speed to the new stored speed.
Adjustment in 1 km/h increments
왘
Press the cruise control lever briefly up
or down in the direction of arrow
1
or
2
.
The most recently stored speed in-
creases or decreases.
Adjustment in 10 km/h increments
왘
Push the cruise control lever beyond
the detent up
1
for a higher speed or
down
2
for a lower speed.
Selecting a stored speed
왘
Pull the cruise control lever briefly in
the direction of arrow
4
.
왘
Remove your foot from the accelerator
pedal.
Distronic Plus is activated and adjusts
the vehicle’s speed to the last speed
stored.
Distronic Plus displays in the
speedometer
1
Speed of the vehicle in front
2
Stored speed
When you activate Distronic Plus, triangle
2
indicates the stored speed.
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The speed displayed in the speedometer
may differ slightly from the speed stored with
Distronic Plus.
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Risk of accident
Pay even more attention to the traffic situa-
tion if the
l
distance warning system
lamp in the instrument cluster is lit or an in-
termittent signal sounds.
Brake or swerve to avoid the obstacle if nec-
essary.
G
Risk of accident
Only select a stored speed if you know what
that speed is and whether it is suitable for
the current situation. Otherwise, sudden ac-
celeration or braking could endanger you or
others.
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