2007 Mercedes SL-Class Owner's Manual - Page 225

Controls in detail Driving systems Narrow vehicles Distance warning function* Warning! When 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: The distance warning lamp E in the speedometer comes on red. Because of their narrow profile, the vehicles traveling near the outer edges of the lane have not yet been detected by Distronic. There will be insufficient distance to the vehicles ahead. 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 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. G If the distance warning lamp (red) E in the speedometer comes on while driving and/or an intermittent warning sounds, immediate attention on 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. i Complex driving situations are not always fully recognized by the distance warning function. This could result in wrong or missing distance warnings. 224