Mercedes-Benz CLS 280 2008, Owner'S Manual

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Driving systems
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X
Briefly pull the cruise control lever towards
you
3
.
X Remove your foot from the accelerator
pedal.
Distronic is activated and adjusts the vehi-
cle's speed to the last speed stored.
Setting the specified minimum distance
for Distronic
You can set the specified minimum distance
for Distronic by varying the time span
between 1.0 and 2.0 seconds. This time span
determines the distance that Distronic should
maintain from the vehicle in front, depending
on the road speed. You can read this distance
in the multi-function display.
1
To activate/deactivate the distance warn-
ing function
2
Indicator lamp
3
To adjust the set distance
To adjust the set distance
X
To increase: turn thumbwheel
3
towards
¯
.
Distronic then maintains a greater distance
between your vehicle and the vehicle in
front.
X To decrease: turn thumbwheel
3
towards
®
.
Distronic then maintains a shorter distance
between your vehicle and the vehicle in
front.
i Make sure that you maintain the mini-
mum distance required by law to the vehi-
cle in front. Adjust the distance to the
vehicle in front if necessary.
Distance warning function
This function warns you when the distance to
the vehicle in front is too small, even when
Distronic is deactivated:
R
The distance warning lamp
l
in the
instrument cluster lights up.
R
An intermittent warning tone may sound.
You must apply the brakes yourself in order
to maintain the correct distance to the vehicle
and to avoid a collision.
G
Risk of accident
Pay careful attention to the traffic situation
if:
R
the
l
distance warning lamp in the
instrument cluster lights up
R
and/or an intermittent signal sounds
Brake or swerve to avoid the obstacle if
necessary.
i Distronic does not always clearly recog-
nise complex road and traffic conditions.
You may then receive a false distance warn-
ing tone or none at all.
X
To activate/deactivate: press button
1
.
When the function is activated, indicator
lamp
2
in the button lights up and a loud-
speaker symbol appears in the display.
When the function is deactivated, indicator
lamp
2
in the button goes out and the
loudspeaker symbol disappears from the
multi-function display.
Controls
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