Mercedes-Benz 2009 CLS 550, Руководство оператора

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Driving systems
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Deactivating the Distronic
4
Activating the Distronic, resuming to the
last set speed or increasing speed in
1 mph (Canada: 1 km/h) increments
Activating Distronic
You can activate the Distronic when the vehi-
cle speed is between 20 mph (30 km/h) and
110 mph (180 km/h).
When the Distronic is activated, one or two
cruise control speed segments around the set
speed in the multifunction display are illumi-
nated. The multifunction display will briefly
show a message such as
DISTRONIC 55 MPH
(Canada:
DISTRONIC 90 km/h
).
If the Distronic is not activated after the
cruise control lever is pulled in direction of
arrow
4
(
Y
page 148), you will see the mes-
sage
—
in the multifunction display.
In the following cases you cannot activate the
Distronic:
R
up to 2 minutes after starting the engine
R
when you brake
R
when you have engaged the parking brake
R
when the automatic transmission is in park
position
P, reverse gear R, or neutral posi-
tion
N
R
when the ESP
®
is switched off or has
switched off due to a malfunction
The vehicle speed displayed on the speed-
ometer 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 direc-
tion of arrow
1
or depress in direction of
arrow
2
(
Y
page 148).
X Remove your foot from the accelerator
pedal.
i If you do not take your foot off of the
accelerator pedal and continue to acceler-
ate past the set speed, the following mes-
sage 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 nec-
essary 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 two ways.
Adjustment in 5 mph (Canada: 10 km/h)
increments
X
Briefly lift the cruise control lever up in
direction of arrow
1
(
Y
page 148).
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.
Controls in detail
Z