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under braking or acceleration. The vehi-
cle could start to skid.
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if the sensors are dirty or there is poor
visibility, e.g. due to snow, rain or fog.
Distance control may be impaired.
Always pay attention to traffic conditions
even when Distronic is activated. Other-
wise, you may fail to recognise danger in
time, could cause an accident and injure
yourself and others.
If there is no vehicle in front, Distronic oper-
ates in the same way as cruise control. Dis-
tronic functions in the 30 km/h to
180 km/h range.
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Risk of accident
Distronic brakes your vehicle at a maximum
of 2 m/s
2
, depending on its speed. This
corresponds to approximately 20% of your
vehicle's maximum braking power. You
must also apply the brakes yourself if this
braking power is not sufficient.
If Distronic detects a risk of collision with a
vehicle in front, an intermittent warning
tone sounds. In addition, the
l
distance
warning lamp in the instrument cluster
lights up. Brake to avoid a collision.
Cruise control lever
You can operate Distronic and variable
Speedtronic with the cruise control lever.
The LIM indicator lamp on the cruise control
lever indicates which system you have selec-
ted:
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LIM indicator lamp off:
Distronic is selected.
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LIM indicator lamp lit:
Variable Speedtronic is selected.
1
To store the current speed or a higher
speed
2
To adjust the set distance
3
LIM indicator lamp
4
To store the current speed or call up the
last stored speed
5
To store the current speed or a lower
speed
6
To switch between Distronic and variable
Speedtronic
7
To deactivate Distronic
Selecting Distronic
X
Check whether LIM indicator lamp
3
is off.
If it is off, Distronic is already selected.
If it is not, press the cruise control lever in
the direction of arrow
6
.
LIM indicator lamp
3
in the cruise control
lever goes off. Distronic is selected.
Switching on Distronic, storing and
maintaining the current speed
If Distronic is not activated after the cruise
control lever is pressed, you will see the mes-
sage
DISTRONIC - - - km/h
in the multi-
function display.
You cannot activate Distronic in the following
circumstances:
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for two minutes after the engine is started
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if you are driving slower than 30 km/h or
faster than 180 km/h
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when braking
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