2009 Mercedes E-Class Owner's Manual - Page 173

Controls in detail Driving systems Distance warning function 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: RThe RAn distance warning lamp l in the instrument cluster comes on. intermittent warning will sound if necessary. 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. comes on. A loudspeaker symbol appears in the multifunction display (Y page 166). AIRMATIC DC (Dual Control) Introduction The AIRMATIC DC consists of two components. The Adaptive Damping System (ADS) (Y page 171) and the vehicle level control (Y page 172). 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 l will also go out. Adaptive Damping System (ADS) The fine tuning of the damping is dependent on: Rroad surface conditions Ryour driving style loading personal settings Rvehicle Ryour G Warning! 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 1 Distance warning function on/off switch 2 Indicator lamp X Activating/deactivating: Press switch 1. When the distance warning function is activated, indicator lamp 2 in switch 1 Z 171