Controls in detail – Mercedes-Benz GL-Class 2009 Owners Manual User Manual
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The Distronic brakes your vehicle with a
maximum deceleration of 6.5 ft/s
2
(2 m/s
2
). This corresponds to
approximately 20% of the maximum
deceleration of your vehicle.
The Distronic brakes the vehicle in an effort
to restore the preset distance or to
maintain the set speed.
Keep driver’s foot area clear at all times,
including the area under the brake pedal.
Objects stored in this area may impair
pedal movement which could interfere with
the braking ability of the Distronic system.
Do not place your foot under the brake
pedal – your foot could become caught.
Use the DISTRONIC menu to display the
current settings for your Distronic system.
The information shown in the multifunction
display depends on whether the Distronic
system and/or the distance warning function
are activated or deactivated.
i
To activate or deactivate the Distronic
To activate or deactivate the Distance
warning function, see (
X
Press button
è
or
ÿ
repeatedly until
one of the following two displays appears
in the multifunction display.
When the Distronic is deactivated, you will
see the standard Distronic display in the
multifunction display.
1
Preceding vehicle, if detected
2
Actual distance to the preceding vehicle
3
Preset distance threshold to the
preceding vehicle
4
Your vehicle
When the Distronic is activated, you will see
the set speed in the multifunction display for
approximately 5 seconds. The following
display appears in the multifunction display.
1
Distronic activated
2
Set vehicle speed
After approximately 5 seconds the currently
set speed appears in the status indicator of
the multifunction display:
R
USA only: DTR XXX Miles
R
Canada only: DTR XXX km/h
The Distronic system is operated by means of
the cruise control lever.
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