Mercedes-Benz 2006 CL 500 - Manual (Page 216)

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Controls in detail
Driving systems
Deactivating Distronic
There are several ways to deactivate the
Distronic system:
̈ Briefly tip the cruise control lever in the
direction of arrow
3 ( ୴ page 212).
or
̈ Step on the brake pedal.
Distronic will be deactivated. The last
speed set will be stored into memory.
Distronic deactivates automatically when:
ț You set the parking brake.
ț You drive slower than 22 mph
(35 km/h).
ț The ESP ® engages ( ୴ page 82) or you
switch off the ESP ® .
ț You move the gear selector lever into
position N.
A signal will sound. The DISTRONIC OFF
message appears in the multifunction
display for approximately 5 seconds.
Setting the following distance in
Distronic
You can set the specified following dis-
tance for Distronic by varying the time set-
ting between 1.0 and 2.0 seconds. Using
this time setting and the current speed of
your vehicle, Distronic calculates and sets
the required following distance to the vehi-
cle ahead. The set distance will be shown
in the multifunction display field.
i
The following message will appear in
the multifunction display for approxi-
mately 5 seconds:
DISTRONIC OFF
The last stored speed is deleted when
you turn off the engine.
Warning!
G
Distronic switches off and releases the
brakes when the vehicle decelerates below
the minimum speed of approximately
22 mph (35 km/h) by operation of the sys-
tem. At that time the driver must apply the
brakes in order to reduce vehicle speed fur-
ther or bring it to a stop.
Warning!
G
It is up to the driver to exercise discretion to
select the appropriate setting given road
conditions, traffic, driver’s preferred driving
style and applicable laws and driving recom-
mendations for safe following distance.