Mercedes-Benz E-Class 2006 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 252)

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Controls in detail
Driving systems
Distronic menu in the control system
In the Distronic menu you can read the cur-
rent settings for Distronic. What appears in
the multifunction display depends on
whether Distronic and the distance warn-
ing function are turned on or off.
̈ Press button è or ÿ repeatedly
until you see one of the following dis-
plays.
Distronic deactivated
When Distronic is deactivated you will see
the standard display of Distronic in the
multifunction display.
1 Vehicle ahead, if detected
2 Actual distance to vehicle ahead
3 Preset distance threshold to vehicle
ahead
4 Your vehicle
5 Symbol for activated distance warning
function
Warning!
G
Distronic brakes your vehicle with a maxi-
mum deceleration of 6.5 ft/s 2 (2 m /s 2 ).
This corresponds to about 20% of the maxi-
mum deceleration ability of your vehicle.
Distronic brakes the vehicle in an effort to
restore the preset distance or to maintain
the speed.