2006 Mercedes SL-Class Owner's Manual - Page 217

Controls in detail Driving systems 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! i Complex driving situations are not always fully recognized by Distronic. This could result in wrong or missing distance warnings. Activating Press switch 1. The indicator lamp on the switch comes on. A loudspeaker symbol appears in the speedometer display ( page 211). Deactivating Press switch 1 once more. The indicator lamp on the switch goes out. No loudspeaker symbol appears in the speedometer display. Driving with Distronic This section describes a number of driving situations where special precaution is required on the part of the driver. Be prepared to brake in such situations. This will deactivate the Distronic system. Warning! G G If the DTR warning lamp (red) E in the speedometer dial 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. Distronic works to maintain the speed selected by the driver unless a moving obstacle proceeding directly ahead of it in the same travel direction is detected (e.g. following another vehicle ahead of you at a distance set by Distronic). This means that: Your vehicle can pass another vehicle after you change lanes. While in a sharp turn or if the vehicle in front is in a sharp turn, Distronic could lose sight of a vehicle traveling in front of it. Your vehicle could then accelerate to the previously selected speed. 216