Also called DISTRONIC, adaptive cruise radar, ACC sensor.
How you know it is this
- A DISTRONIC unavailable message
- Cruise control refusing to engage
- The system dropping out in rain or bright sun
- A fault after a front-end knock or a windscreen change
Worth knowing before you buy
- MUST BE CALIBRATED after fitting, and after any front-end repair or a change of ride height. This needs specific equipment and targets — it is not a plug-in job.
- Temporary unavailability in heavy rain or with a dirty grille badge is normal behaviour, not a fault.
- A knock that looks cosmetic can misalign the radar by enough to disable it.
- Expensive, so confirm the sensor rather than the alignment before ordering.
What we need to quote it. The chassis number, the fault codes, and whether the car has had front-end work. The chassis number settles the generation, the body and usually the engine in seventeen characters — it is on your mulkiya. A photograph of the old part helps where there is more than one version.
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Distronic radar for your Mercedes-Benz?
Send the chassis number and a photograph of the old part. We come back with genuine, OEM and aftermarket options priced side by side, with lead times.
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