Mercedes-Benz SL-Class 2008 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 227)

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Controls in detail
Driving systems
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
preceding vehicle. The set distance will
appear in the right multifunction display
(
୴ page 222).
The distance setting thumbwheel for the
time setting is located on the lower section
of the center console.
1 Thumbwheel for setting following
distance
Increasing distance
Increasing the distance setting tells
Distronic to maintain a greater following
distance to the preceding vehicle.
̈ Turn thumbwheel 1 towards ¯.
Decreasing distance
Decreasing the distance setting tells
Distronic to maintain a shorter following
distance to the preceding vehicle.
̈ Turn thumbwheel 1 towards ®.
! Moving the gear selector lever to position N
while driving cancels the Distronic. However, the
gear selector lever should not be moved to
position N while driving except to coast when
the vehicle is in danger of skidding (e.g. on icy
roads).
i Depressing the accelerator pedal does not
deactivate the Distronic. After brief acceleration
(e.g. for passing), the Distronic will resume the
last speed set.
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.