2011 Mercedes CLS-Class Owner's Manual - Page 139

219_AKB; 4; 54, en-US d2ureepe, 2009-05-11T16:21:02+02:00 - Seite 137 Version: 2.11.8.1 Driving systems Because of their narrow profile, the vehicles traveling near the outer edges of the lane have not yet been detected by the Distronic. There will be insufficient distance to the preceding vehicles. 137 Distance warning function X RThe RAn distance warning lamp · in the instrument cluster comes on. intermittent warning will sound if necessary. Activating/deactivating: Press switch :. When the distance warning function is activated, indicator lamp ; in switch : comes on. A loudspeaker symbol appears in the multifunction display (Y page 132). If these warnings are issued, you must apply the brakes to maintain a safe distance and avoid a collision with the preceding vehicle. When depressing the brake pedal, the warning sound ceases. The warning sound will also cease when the distance to the preceding vehicle is sufficient again without applying the brakes. In this case, the distance warning lamp · will also go out. Airmatic DC (Dual Control) Introduction The AIRMATIC DC lets you select the chassis and suspension setup. The chassis and suspension setup adjusts the damping behavior and the ride height for your vehicle. The AIRMATIC DC consists of two components. The Adaptive Damping System (ADS) (Y page 137) and the vehicle level control (Y page 138). G Warning! If the distance warning lamp · in the instrument cluster comes on while driving and/or an intermittent warning sounds, immediate attention on the part of the driver is required. As required by the traffic situation, 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 application. This will not always enable you to avoid a collision, especially when traveling on varying road surface conditions and with varying driver reaction. Complex driving situations are not always fully recognized by the distance warning function. This could result in wrong or missing distance warnings. Adaptive Damping System (ADS) The fine tuning of the damping is dependent on Ryour Rroad driving style surface conditions loading personal settings Rvehicle Ryour Z Controls in detail When the Distronic is deactivated, this function will continue to warn you when recognizing a stationary obstacle or a slower vehicle moving in your vehicle's path and the danger of a collision exists: