2010 Mercedes R-Class Owner's Manual - Page 152

251_AKB; 4; 52, en-US d2ureepe, 2009-03-23T09:22:52+01:00 - Seite 150 Version: 2.11.8.1 150 Driving systems Setting stored speed (Resume function) The set speed stored in memory should only be set again if prevailing road conditions and legal speed limits permit. Possible acceleration or deceleration differences arising from returning to the preset speed could cause an accident and/or serious injury to you and others. X Rthe G Warning! ESP® has switched off due to a malfunction shift the automatic transmission into neutral position N while driving Ryou Controls in detail The cruise control speed segments in the speedometer dial goes out and an acoustic warning will sound. Observe additional messages in the multifunction display that may appear. Briefly pull the cruise control lever in direction of arrow ? (Y page 148). If no speed is stored, the current speed is set and stored. X Remove your foot from the accelerator pedal. Deactivating Distronic X G Warning! Distronic 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. At that time the driver must apply the brakes in order to reduce vehicle speed further or bring it to a stop. Depressing the accelerator pedal does not deactivate the Distronic. After a brief acceleration (e.g. for passing), the Distronic will resume the last set speed. Depress the brake pedal. or Briefly push the cruise control lever in direction of arrow = (Y page 148). The cruise control speed segments in the speedometer dial will go out and the following message appears briefly in the multifunction display: DISTRONIC Off 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 switches off automatically when you depress the brake pedal or you engage the parking brake. In this case, the cruise control speed segments in the speedometer dial will go out. The Distronic also switches off automatically when Rthe Rthe Rthe X Setting the following distance in Distronic You can set the specified following distance for Distronic by varying the time setting between 1.0 and 2.0 seconds. Using this time setting and the current speed of your vehicle, Distronic calculates and sets the required following distance to the preceding vehicle. The set distance will be shown in the multifunction display. vehicle speed falls below 20 mph (30 km/h) ESP® is in operation ESP® is switched off with the ESP® switch 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.