Mercedes-Benz 2006 CL-Class, Owner'S Manual

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Controls
Driving systems
Your vehicle’s driving systems are de-
scribed on the following pages:
Cruise control, Distronic*, Distronic
Plus* and Speedtronic, with which you
can control your vehicle’s speed
HOLD, which makes stopping and pull-
ing away easier, particularly on steep
uphill gradients
ABC, which can be used to control your
vehicle’s suspension
Parktronic, which assists you with
parking and manoeuvring
Park Assist*, which assists you with
parking and manoeuvring
Parking Guidance*
Reversing camera*
Night View Assist*
The ABS, BAS, BAS PLUS*, ESP ® , EBV,
ADAPTIVE BRAKE, distance warning* and
PRE-SAFE ® Brake driving safety systems
are described in the "Safety" ( page 46)
section.
Cruise control regulates the vehicle’s
speed for you.
Use cruise control if road and traffic condi-
tions make it appropriate to maintain a
steady speed for a prolonged period. You
can store any road speed above 30 km/h.
Driving systems Cruise control
G
Risk of accident
Cruise control cannot take account of road
and traffic conditions. Always pay attention
to traffic conditions even when cruise con-
trol is activated. Cruise control is only an aid
designed to assist driving. You are responsi-
ble for the vehicle’s speed and for braking in
good time.
G
Risk of accident
Do not use cruise control:
in road and traffic conditions which
do not allow you to maintain a constant
speed (e.g. heavy traffic or winding
roads). You could otherwise cause an
accident.
on slippery roads. The drive wheels
could lose traction when braking or ma-
noeuvring and the vehicle could skid
when there is poor visibility, e.g. due to
fog, heavy rain or snow
G
Risk of accident
The brake pedal is depressed when cruise
control brakes. The movement of the pedals
must not be impaired in any way.
Do not place any objects in the footwell.
Make sure that floormats and carpet are
firmly secured.
Do not place your foot underneath the
brake pedal, otherwise it could become
trapped.
You could otherwise cause an accident and
injure yourself and others.
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