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

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Controls
Driving systems
Distronic Plus
1
controls the speed and au-
tomatically maintains the set distance
from vehicles travelling in front. Distronic
Plus functions at speeds of between 0 and
200 km/h.
If a slower-moving vehicle is detected in
front, Distronic Plus causes your vehicle to
brake and thus maintain a preset distance
from the vehicle in front.
!
You must deactivate the radar sensor sys-
tem in certain countries and near radio astro-
nomical installations ( page 287).
If there is no vehicle in front, Distronic Plus
operates in the same way as cruise control
( page 290).
i
Do not use Distronic Plus when driving on a
steep uphill or downhill gradient.
Distronic Plus*
1 Not available in all countries.
G
Risk of accident
Distronic Plus is only an aid designed to as-
sist driving. You are responsible for your
vehicle’s distance from other vehicles, the
speed of your vehicle and for braking in
good time.
Distronic Plus does not react to:
pedestrians
stationary obstacles in the road, e.g.
stationary or parked vehicles
oncoming vehicles and cross traffic
Distronic Plus may not detect narrow vehi-
cles travelling in front, e.g. motorcycles and
vehicles travelling on a different line.
Therefore always pay attention to the traffic
conditions, even when Distronic Plus is acti-
vated. You may otherwise fail to recognise
dangers in time, cause an accident and in-
jure yourself and others.
G
Risk of accident
Distronic Plus cannot detect road and traffic
conditions. Deactivate Distronic Plus in driv-
ing situations in which it maintains the
speed or accelerates to the set speed be-
cause it has lost the vehicle travelling in
front, in particular:
before bends
in filter lanes
when changing into a lane with fast traf-
fic
on rerouted lanes, e.g. motorway works
Distronic Plus cannot take weather condi-
tions into account. Deactivate Distronic Plus
or do not activate it:
on slippery road surfaces, snow or ice.
The wheels may lose their grip when the
driver brakes or accelerates the vehicle.
The vehicle could go into a skid.
when the sensors are dirty or there is
poor visibility, e.g. due to fog, rain or
snow. The proximity control may be im-
paired
Always pay attention to the traffic condi-
tions, even when Distronic Plus is activated.
You may otherwise fail to recognise dangers
in time, cause an accident and injure your-
self and others.
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