Mercedes-Benz 2005 CL-Class, Operator'S Manual

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Controls in detail
Driving systems
Activating Distronic
You can activate Distronic if
앫
you are driving between 25 mph
(40 km/h) and 110 mph (180 km/h)
앫
the ESP is activated (
컄
page 82)
If Distronic has not been activated after
pressing the cruise control lever you will
see the message
--- in the multifunction
display.
In the following cases you cannot activate
Distronic:
앫
up to two minutes after starting the en-
gine
앫
when you brake
앫
if you have set the parking brake
앫
if the gear selector lever is in
position
P , R or N
앫
if the ESP is switched off
Setting the current speed
왘
Accelerate or decelerate to the desired
speed.
왘
Briefly lift the cruise control lever in di-
rection of arrow
1 or depress in direc-
tion of arrow 2 .
Distronic is activated and the current
speed is set.
왘
Remove your foot from the accelerator
pedal.
Setting a higher speed
왘
Briefly tip the cruise control lever in di-
rection of arrow
1 (
컄
page 213) to de-
crease vehicle speed in increments of
5 mph (Canada: 10 km/h).
The new speed is set.
The stored speed is displayed in the
multifunction display for approximately
five seconds (
컄
page 213), and one or
two segments around the stored speed
come on the speedometer
(
컄
page 211).
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If you do not take your foot off of the
accelerator completely, the following
message will appear in the multifunc-
tion display:
DISTRONIC OVERRIDE
Distronic will not work to maintain the
distance to a slower moving vehicles in
front of you. Your vehicle speed will
then be determined only by the accel-
erator pedal position.
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Depressing the accelerator pedal does
not deactivate Distronic. After brief ac-
celeration (e.g. for passing), the cruise
control resumes the last speed set.