Mercedes-Benz SL 600 - Manual (Page 205)

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Controls in detail
Driving systems
Decreasing distance
Decreasing the distance setting tells Dis-
tronic to maintain a smaller following dis-
tance to the vehicle ahead.
̈ Turn thumbwheel 2 towards ®.
Distance warning function
When Distronic is deactivated, this func-
tion will continue to warn you if you are fol-
lowing too close to the vehicle ahead:
ț The DTR warning lamp E comes on
red.
ț An intermittent warning will sound if
necessary.
If these warnings are issued, you must
brake manually to maintain a safe distance
and avoid a collision with the vehicle
ahead.
Activating
̈ Press switch 1.
The indicator lamp on the switch
comes on. A loudspeaker symbol ap-
pears in the speedometer display
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Deactivating
̈ Press switch 1.
The indicator lamp on the switch goes
out. No loudspeaker symbol appears in
the speedometer display.
Warning!
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If the DTR warning lamp (red) E in the
speedometer dial comes on while driving
and/or an intermittent warning sounds, im-
mediate attention on the part of the driver is
required.
As required by the traffic situation, apply the
brakes and navigate around a possible ob-
stacle. However, do not drive by relying on
the distance warning function, as this will re-
sult in an emergency braking application.
Especially depending on road surface condi-
tions and driver reaction, this will not always
enable you to avoid a collision.
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Complex driving situations are not al-
ways fully recognized by Distronic. This
could result in wrong or missing dis-
tance warnings.