Mercedes-Benz CLK Coupe 320, Operator'S Manual

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Driving systems
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R
when the automatic transmission is in park
position
P, reverse gear R, or neutral
position
N
R
when the ESP
®
is switched off or has
switched off due to a malfunction
The vehicle speed displayed on the
speedometer can briefly vary from the speed
setting on the Distronic system.
Setting the current speed
X Accelerate or decelerate to the desired
speed.
X
Briefly lift the cruise control lever in
direction of arrow
1
or depress in
direction of arrow
2
(
Y
page 166).
X
Remove your foot from the accelerator
pedal.
i If you do not take your foot off of the
accelerator pedal and continue to
accelerate past the set speed, the following
message will appear in the multifunction
display:
DISTRONIC Override
The distance to a slower moving vehicle in
front of you will not be set. Your vehicle
speed will then be determined only by the
accelerator pedal position.
Setting a higher speed
G
Warning!
Keep in mind that it may take a brief
moment until the vehicle has made the
necessary adjustments.
Increase the set vehicle speed to a value
that the prevailing road conditions and legal
speed limits permit. Otherwise, sudden and
unexpected acceleration of the vehicle
could cause an accident and/or serious
injury to you and others.
You can increase the set speed in 1 mph
(Canada: 1 km/h) increments or in 5 mph
(Canada: 10 km/h) increments.
Adjustment in 5 mph (Canada: 10 km/h)
increments
X
Briefly lift the cruise control lever up in
direction of arrow
1
(
Y
page 166).
The new speed is set and the vehicle will
accelerate. Keep in mind that it may take a
brief moment until the vehicle has reached
the set speed.
Fine adjustment in 1 mph (Canada:
1 km/h) increments
X
Briefly pull the cruise control lever in
direction of arrow
4
(
Y
page 166).
Setting a lower speed
G
Warning!
Keep in mind that it may take a brief
moment until the vehicle has made the
necessary adjustments.
Decrease the set vehicle speed to a value
that the prevailing road conditions and legal
speed limits permit. Otherwise, sudden and
unexpected deceleration of the vehicle
could cause an accident and/or serious
injury to you and others.
i When you use the cruise control lever to
decelerate, the brake system will
automatically brake the vehicle if the
engine’s braking power does not brake the
vehicle sufficiently.
Controls in detail
Z