Mercedes-Benz E-Class 2006 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 256)

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Controls in detail
Driving systems
Distronic deactivates automatically when:
ț you set the parking brake
ț you drive slower than 20 mph
(30 km/h)
ț the ESP ® is active ( ୴ page 94) or you
deactivate the ESP ®
ț you move the gear selector lever into
position N
A signal will sound. The Distronic off
message appears in the multifunction
display for approximately 5 seconds.
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 vehi-
cle ahead. The set distance will be shown
in the multifunction display.
The thumbwheel for making the time set-
ting is located on the lower section of the
center console.
1 Distance warning function on/off
switch
2 Indicator lamp
3 Thumbwheel for setting distance
Increasing distance
Increasing the distance setting tells
Distronic to maintain a greater following
distance to the vehicle ahead.
̈ Turn thumbwheel 3 towards ¯.
Warning!
G
Distronic switches off and releases the
brakes when the vehicle decelerates below
the minimum speed of 20 mph (30 km/h)
by operation of the system. At that time the
driver must apply the brakes in order to re-
duce vehicle speed further or bring it to a
stop.
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.