2009 Mercedes CL-Class Owner's Manual - Page 361

Controls in detail Driving systems Adjustment in 5 mph (Canada: 10 km/h) increments X Briefly press the DISTRONIC Plus lever down past the resistance point in direction of arrow 2 (Y page 355). X Release the DISTRONIC Plus lever. The vehicle set speed decreases in increments of 5 mph (Canada: 10 km/h) each time you press the DISTRONIC Plus lever down past the resistance point. The new speed is set and the vehicle will decelerate. Keep in mind that it may take a brief moment until the vehicle has reached the set speed. X Briefly pull the DISTRONIC Plus lever in direction of arrow 4 (Y page 355). The DISTRONIC Plus is activated and resumes to the last set speed or, if no speed is stored, it will set and store the current speed. X Remove your foot from the accelerator pedal. Ryou shift the automatic transmission into park position P, reverse gear R, or neutral position N while driving Rthe radar sensors are switched off (Y page 247) vehicle rolls backward Rthe Deactivating DISTRONIC Plus X Depress the brake pedal. or X Setting stored speed (Resume function) G Warning! The set speed stored in memory should only be set again if prevailing road conditions and legal speed limits permit. Possible acceleration or deceleration differences arising from returning to the preset speed could cause an accident and/ or serious injury to you and others. Briefly push the DISTRONIC Plus lever in direction of arrow 3 (Y page 355). The last set speed is stored for later use. The last stored speed is deleted from memory when the engine is turned off. The DISTRONIC Plus switches off automatically when Rthe Rthe The marker for the set speed on the speedometer dial go out, an acoustic signal sounds, and the message DISTRONIC PLUS Off appears in the multifunction display for approximately 5 seconds. If the vehicle has been stopped by the DISTRONIC Plus and a malfunction occurs in the DISTRONIC Plus system, the message Brake Immediately will appear in the multifunction display. Step on the brake pedal immediately to prevent the vehicle from rolling. The DISTRONIC Plus is then switched off and the message disappears. vehicle is secured with the electronic parking brake vehicle speed falls below 20 mph (30 km/h) and no preceding vehicle is detected Rthe ESP® is in operation, or switched off with the ESP® switch (Y page 70), or the ESP® has switched off due to a malfunction G Warning! The DISTRONIC Plus switches off and releases the brakes when the vehicle decelerates below the minimum speed of 20 mph (30 km/h) by operation of the system unless the DISTRONIC Plus detects a vehicle directly ahead of you. At that time the driver must apply the brakes in order to Z 359