2004 Mercedes-Benz S430 4MATIC S500 4MATIC S55 AMG S600 Owners Manual

Controls in detail
Driving systems
Deactivating Distronic
Distronic deactivates automatically when:
Setting the following distance in
Distronic
There are several ways to deactivate the
Distronic system:
ț
ț
you set the parking brake
You can set the specified following dis-
tance for Distronic by varying the time set-
ting 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 vehi-
cle ahead. The set distance will be shown
in the multifunction display field.
you drive slower than
25 mph (40 km/h)
̈
Briefly tip the cruise control lever in the
direction of arrow 3 (page 210).
ț
ț
the ESP is active (page 79) or you de-
activate the ESP
or
̈
Step on the brake pedal.
you move the gear selector lever into
position N
Distronic will be deactivated. The last
speed set will be stored into memory.
A signal will sound. The DISTRONIC OFF
message appears in the multifunction
display for approximately five seconds.
The thumbwheel for making the time set-
ting is located on the lower section of the
center console.
i
The following message will appear in
the multifunction display for approxi-
mately five seconds: DISTRONIC OFF.
Warning!
G
G
Warning!
The last stored speed is deleted when
you turn off the engine.
Distronic switches off and releases the
brakes when the vehicle decelerates below
the minimum speed of approximately
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 recom-
mendations for safe following distance.
25
mph (40 km/h)  by operation of the sys-
tem. At that time the driver must apply the
brakes in order to reduce vehicle speed fur-
ther or bring it to a stop.
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Model Year2004
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