2007 Mercedes E-Class Owner's Manual - Page 259

Controls in detail Driving systems Cruise control lever The Distronic system is operated by means of the cruise control lever. The cruise control lever is the uppermost lever on the left-hand side of the steering column. Activating Distronic You can activate Distronic if you are driving between 20 mph (30 km/h) and 110 mph (180 km/h) the ESP is activated ( page 100) If Distronic has not been activated after pressing the cruise control lever you will see the message --- in the multifunction display. In the following cases you cannot activate Distronic up to 2 minutes after starting the engine when you brake 1 Set current or higher speed 2 Set current or lower speed 3 Deactivate Distronic 4 Resume at last set speed if you have set the parking brake if the gear selector lever is in position P, R or N if the ESP® is switched off ® Setting the current speed Accelerate or decelerate to the desired speed. Briefly lift or depress the cruise control lever. The current speed is set. Remove your foot from the accelerator pedal. i If you do not take your foot off the accelerator completely, the following message will appear in the multifunction display: DISTRONIC override The distance to a slower moving vehicles in front of you will not be set. Your vehicle speed will then be determined only by the accelerator pedal position. 258