Mercedes-Benz SL-Class 2009 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 152)

Driving systems
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Distronic menu in the control system
The information shown in the multifunction
display depends on whether the Distronic
system and/or the distance warning function
are activated or deactivated.
i To activate or deactivate the Distronic
system, see ( Y page 150) or see
( Y page 152).
To activate or deactivate the Distance
warning function, see (
Y page 156).
X Press button è or ÿ repeatedly until
one of the following two displays appears
in the multifunction display.
Distronic deactivated
When the Distronic is deactivated, you will
see the standard display in the left multifunc-
tion display.
1 Preceding vehicle, if detected
2 Actual distance to the preceding vehicle
3 Preset distance threshold to the preced-
ing vehicle
4 Your vehicle
5 Symbol for activated distance warning
function (
Y page 155)
Distronic activated
When the Distronic is activated, the DTR sym-
bol and the set speed appear in the left mul-
tifunction display.
1 Distronic activated
2 Set vehicle speed
Cruise control lever
The Distronic system is operated by means of
the cruise control lever.
1 Setting current or higher speed
2 Setting current or lower speed
3 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, the left mul-
tifunction display will show a message such
as DTR 55 MPH (Canada: DTR 90 Km/h).
If the Distronic is not activated after the
cruise control lever is pulled in direction of
arrow
4 ( Y page 150), you will see the mes-
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