2006 Mercedes E-Class Owner's Manual - Page 257

Controls in detail Driving systems Decreasing distance Decreasing the distance setting tells Distronic to maintain a smaller following distance to the vehicle ahead. Turn thumbwheel 3 towards ®. Distance warning function When Distronic is deactivated, this function will continue to warn you when recognizing a stationary obstacle or a slower vehicle moving in the vehicle's path and the danger of a collision exists: The distance warning lamp l in the instrument cluster comes on. 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. When pressing the brake pedal, the warning sound ceases. The warning sound will also cease when the distance to the vehicle ahead is sufficient again without applying the brakes. In this case, the distance warning lamp will also go out. Warning! Activating Press switch 1. Indicator lamp 2 on the switch comes on. A loudspeaker symbol appears in the multifunction display ( page 252). Deactivating Press switch 1. Indicator lamp 2 on the switch goes out. No loudspeaker symbol appears in the multifunction display. G If the distance warning lamp l 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. Especially depending on road surface conditions and driver reaction, this will not always enable you to avoid a collision. i Complex driving situations are not always fully recognized by Distronic. This could result in wrong or missing distance warnings. 256