2010 Mercedes E-Class Owner's Manual - Page 140

138 X Driving systems Briefly pull the DISTRONIC PLUS lever in direction of arrow ? (Y page 134). The DISTRONIC PLUS is activated and resumes to the last set speed or, if no speed is stored, it will set and store the current speed. X Remove your foot from the accelerator pedal. message Brake Immediately appears in the multifunction display. X Apply the brakes immediately until the message in the multifunction display disappears. or X Shift the automatic transmission into park position P. This will deactivate the DISTRONIC PLUS. Controls in detail Deactivating DISTRONIC PLUS X Depress the brake pedal (only possible if the vehicle is in motion). G Warning! or X Briefly push the DISTRONIC PLUS lever in direction of arrow = (Y page 134). The last set speed is stored for later use. The last stored speed is deleted from memory when the engine is turned off. The DISTRONIC PLUS switches off automatically when Rthe Rthe The DISTRONIC PLUS switches off and releases the brakes when the vehicle decelerates below the minimum speed of 20 mph (30 km/h) by operation of the system unless the DISTRONIC PLUS detects a vehicle directly ahead of you. At that time the driver must apply the brakes in order to reduce vehicle speed further or bring it to a stop. vehicle is secured with the parking brake vehicle speed falls below 15 mph (25 km/h) and no preceding vehicle is detected the ESC switch (Y page 62), or the ESC has switched off due to a malfunction Depressing the accelerator pedal does not deactivate the DISTRONIC PLUS. After a brief acceleration (e.g. for passing), the DISTRONIC PLUS will resume the last set speed. Rthe ESC is in operation, or switched off with Setting the following distance in DISTRONIC PLUS You can set the specified following distance for the DISTRONIC PLUS by varying the time setting between 1.0 and 2.0 seconds. Using this time setting and the current speed of your vehicle, the DISTRONIC PLUS calculates and sets the required following distance to the preceding vehicle. The set distance will be shown in the multifunction display. Ryou shift the automatic transmission into park position P, reverse gear R, or neutral position N while driving radar sensors are switched off Rthe Ryou pull the DISTRONIC PLUS lever in direction of arrow ? (Y page 134) for driving off and the passenger door is open The segments indicating the set speed in the multifunction display go out, an acoustic signal sounds, and the message DISTRONIC PLUS Off appears in the multifunction display for approximately 5 seconds. If a malfunction in the system or the power supply occurs while the DISTRONIC PLUS is activated and the vehicle is at a standstill, the G Warning! It is up to the driver to exercise discretion to select the appropriate setting given road conditions, traffic, driver's preferred driving style and applicable laws and driving recommendations for safe following distance.