Mercedes-Benz SL-Class 2008 Owners Manual User Manual
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Practical hints
What to do if …
Left display
Right display
Possible cause/consequence
Possible solution
DISTRONIC
Currently
Unavailable.
See
Oper. Manual
Distronic* is deactivated because:
ț
The Distronic* cover in the radiator
grille is dirty.
ț
The functionality is impaired by
heavy precipitation or fog.
ț
The functionality is impaired by ex-
ternal interferences, e.g. high-fre-
quency sources such as toll
stations, speed measuring systems
etc.
ț
The Distronic* sensor has not
sensed any other vehicles or ob-
jects, e.g. road sign or such, for a
long time.
Distronic* becomes operational again and
the message in the multifunction display
disappears when:
ț
Dirt on the radiator grille has fallen off
while driving (e.g. slush or snow).
ț
The system recognizes full sensor avail-
ability due to lessening rain, because the
road is drying, or because you have left
the area of an external interference for
example.
If the message in the multifunction display
does not disappear:
̈
Clean the Distronic* cover in the radiator
grille (
̈
Restart the engine.