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Vehicles with Active Distance Assist
DISTRONIC: the variable limiter is selected by
a different button (
/
page 161).
Activating cruise control or the variable lim‐
iter
#
Push rocker switch
2
up (SET+) or down
(SET-).
#
Remove your foot from the accelerator pedal.
The current speed is stored and the vehicle
maintains this speed (cruise control) or does
not exceed it (variable speed limiter).
Increasing/decreasing speed
#
Push rocker switch
2
up/down.
The stored speed is increased or reduced by
1 km/h.
or
#
Press rocker switch
2
up or down and hold.
The stored speed is increased or reduced in
1 km/h increments.
or
#
Push rocker switch
2
up or down beyond the
pressure point.
The stored speed is increased or reduced by
10 km/h.
or
#
Press rocker switch
2
up or down beyond
the pressure point and hold.
The stored speed is increased or reduced in
10 km/h increments.
or
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Accelerate the vehicle to the desired speed.
#
Push rocker switch
2
up (SET+) or down
(SET-).
#
Remove your foot from the accelerator pedal.
The current speed is stored and the vehicle
maintains this speed (cruise control) or does
not exceed it (variable speed limiter).
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Vehicles with manual transmission: if the
engine speed is very low, cruise control or
the limiter is deactivated. When the engine
speed approaches maximum engine speed,
the transmission is in neutral or the clutch
pedal is depressed for longer than six sec‐
onds, cruise control is deactivated.
Adopting the detected speed
If cruise control/the variable limiter is activated
and Traffic Sign Assist has detected a speed
restriction sign, and this maximum permissible
speed is displayed in the instrument display:
#
Push rocker switch
3
up.
The maximum permissible speed shown by
the traffic sign is stored and the vehicle main‐
tains or does not exceed this speed.
Deactivating cruise control or the variable
limiter
#
Press rocker switch
3
(CNCL) down.
When cruise control or the variable limiter is
deactivated:
R
rocker switch
2
(SET+) or (SET-) stores the
current speed and the vehicle maintains this
speed.
R
rocker switch
3
(RES) calls up the last speed
stored and the vehicle maintains this speed.
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If you brake, deactivate ESP
®
or if ESP
®
inter‐
venes, cruise control is deactivated. The vari‐
able limiter is not deactivated.
When you switch off the vehicle, the last
speed stored is cleared.
Information on the permanent limiter
If the vehicle should never exceed a specific
speed (e.g. for driving in winter tyre mode), you
can set this speed with the permanent limiter.
You do this by limiting the speed to a value
between 120 km/h and 180 km/h in the multi‐
media system (
/
page 159).
Shortly before the set speed is reached, it
appears in the multifunction display. When you
confirm the message with
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, display mes‐
sages no longer appear until you switch off the
vehicle. The speed will only be displayed again
once the vehicle has been restarted.
The permanent limiter does not switch to passive
mode even during kickdown and the driven speed
remains below the set speed.
Setting the speed limitation for winter tyres
Multimedia system:
4
©
5
Settings
5
Fahrzeug
(Vehicle)
5
Winter tyres limit
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Select a speed or deactivate the function.
Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC
Function of Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC
Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC maintains the
set speed on free-flowing roads. If vehicles ahead
are detected, the set distance is maintained, if
necessary until the vehicle comes to a halt. The
vehicle accelerates or brakes depending on the
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