Rmation – Mercedes-Benz S-Class 2007 User Manual
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Controls in detail
Driving systems
Decreasing distance
Decreasing the distance setting causes
DISTRONIC Plus to maintain a shorter fol-
lowing distance to the vehicle ahead.
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Move distance setting switch
1 in di-
rection
3.
Distance warning function
When DISTRONIC Plus is deactivated, this
function will continue to warn you when
recognizing a slower vehicle moving in
your vehicle’s path or a stationary object in
your vehicle’s path and the danger of a col-
lision exists:
ț
The distance warning lamp
l in the
instrument cluster comes on.
ț
An intermittent warning sounds.
If these warnings are issued, you must
brake manually to maintain a safe distance
and avoid a collision with the vehicle or
stationary object ahead.
When pressing the brake pedal, the warn-
ing sound stops. The warning sound also
stops when the distance to the vehicle
ahead is sufficient again without applying
the brake pedal. In this case the distance
warning lamp
l also goes out.
Activating and deactivating
The distance warning function can be acti-
vated or deactivated using the instrument
cluster control system (
After the function has been activated,
: appears on the left-hand side of the
multifunction display.
Driving with DISTRONIC Plus
This section describes a number of driving
situations where special precaution is re-
quired on the part of the driver. Be pre-
pared to brake in such situations which will
deactivate the DISTRONIC Plus system.
Warning!
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If the DISTRONIC Plus warning lamp
l in
the instrument cluster comes on while driv-
ing and/or an intermittent warning sounds,
immediate attention on the part of the driver
is required. As required by the traffic situa-
tion, apply the brakes and navigate around a
possible obstacle. However, do not drive by
relying on the distance warning function, as
this will result in an emergency braking ap-
plication. Especially depending on road sur-
face conditions and driver reaction, this will
not always enable you to avoid a collision.
Warning!
G
DISTRONIC Plus works to maintain the
speed selected by the driver unless a mov-
ing obstacle proceeding directly ahead of it
in the same travel direction is detected (e.g.
following another vehicle ahead of you at a
distance set by DISTRONIC Plus).
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