Deactivating DISTRONIC PLUS
There are several ways to deactivate
DISTRONIC PLUS:
X
Briefly press the cruise control lever for-
wards
:
.
or
X
Brake, unless the vehicle is stationary.
or
X
Briefly press the cruise control lever in the
direction of arrow
=
.
Variable SPEEDTRONIC is selected. LIM indi-
cator lamp
;
in the cruise control lever lights
up.
If you deactivate DISTRONIC PLUS, the
DISTRONIC PLUS off
DISTRONIC PLUS off
message appears in the
multifunction display for approximately five sec-
onds.
i
The last speed stored remains stored until
you switch off the engine.
i
DISTRONIC PLUS is not deactivated if you
depress the accelerator pedal. If you acceler-
ate to overtake, DISTRONIC PLUS adjusts the
vehicle's speed to the last speed stored after
you have finished overtaking.
DISTRONIC PLUS is automatically deactivated
if:
R
you apply the electric parking brake or if the
vehicle is automatically secured with the elec-
tric parking brake
R
you are driving slower than 25 km/h and
there is no vehicle in front, or if the vehicle in
front is no longer detected
R
ESP
®
intervenes or you deactivate ESP
®
R
the transmission is in the P, R or N position
R
you pull the cruise control lever towards you
in order to pull away and the front-passenger
door or one of the rear doors is open
R
you activate DSR
R
you activate the Offroad Plus program (vehi-
cles with the Off-Road Engineering package)
R
the vehicle has skidded
If DISTRONIC PLUS is deactivated, you will hear
a warning tone. The
DISTRONIC
DISTRONIC PLUS
PLUS off
off
mes-
sage appears in the multifunction display for
approximately five seconds.
Displays in the instrument cluster
Displays in the speedometer
Example: DISTRONIC PLUS displays in the speed-
ometer
When DISTRONIC PLUS is activated, one or two
segments
;
in the set speed range light up.
If DISTRONIC PLUS detects a vehicle in front,
segments
;
between speed of the vehicle in
front
=
and stored speed
:
light up.
i
For design reasons, the speed displayed in
the speedometer may differ slightly from the
speed set for DISTRONIC PLUS.
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