Mercedes-benz S-Class 2011 User Manual download pdf (Page 327)

Setting a speed

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Warning

Keep in mind that it may take a brief moment

until the vehicle has made the necessary

adjustments.

Increase or decrease the set vehicle speed to

a value that the prevailing road conditions and

legal speed limits permit. Otherwise, sudden

and unexpected acceleration or deceleration

of the vehicle could cause an accident and/

or serious injury to you and others.

X

Press the cruise control lever to the

pressure point, up : for a higher speed or

down ; for a lower speed.

X

Keep the cruise control lever pressed until

the desired speed is reached.

X

Release the cruise control lever.

The new speed is stored.

i

Cruise control is not deactivated if you

depress the accelerator pedal. For

example, if you accelerate briefly to

overtake, cruise control adjusts the

vehicle's speed to the last speed stored

after you have finished overtaking.

Setting in 1 mph (Canada: 1 km/h)

increments

X

Briefly press the cruise control lever to the

pressure point, up : for a higher speed or

down ; for a lower speed.

The last speed stored is increased or

reduced.

Setting in 5 mph (Canada: 10 km/h)

increments

X

Briefly press the cruise control lever

beyond the pressure point, up : for a

higher speed or down ; for a lower speed.

The last speed stored is increased or

reduced.

Deactivating cruise control

There are several ways to deactivate cruise

control:

X

Briefly press the cruise control lever

forwards =.

or

X

Brake.

Cruise control is automatically deactivated if:

R

you engage the electric parking brake.

R

you are driving below 20 mph (30 km/h).

R

ESP

®

intervenes or you deactivate ESP

®

.

R

you shift the transmission to position N

while driving.

If cruise control is deactivated, you will hear

a warning tone. You will see the Cruise

control off message in the multifunction

display for approximately five seconds.

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The last speed stored is cleared when you

switch off the engine.

DISTRONIC PLUS

Important safety notes

DISTRONIC PLUS regulates the speed and

automatically helps you maintain the

distance to the vehicle detected in front. It

brakes automatically in order to avoid

exceeding the set speed.

On long and steep downhill gradients,

especially if the vehicle is laden, you must

select shift range 1, 2 or 3 in good time. By

doing so, you will make use of the braking

effect of the engine, which relieves the load

on the brake system and prevents the brakes

from overheating and wearing too quickly.

If a slower-moving vehicle is detected in front,

DISTRONIC PLUS causes your vehicle to

brake and maintain a preset distance to the

vehicle in front.

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Warning!

HYBRID vehicles: It is imperative that you read

the HYBRID Supplemental Operating

Driving systems

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Driving and parking

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