2010 Mercedes CLS-Class Owner's Manual - Page 134
2010 Mercedes CLS-Class Manual
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219_AKB; 4; 54, en-US d2ureepe, 2009-05-11T16:21:02+02:00 - Seite 132 Version: 2.11.8.1 132 X Driving systems Immediately apply the brakes to avoid a collision. Under no circumstances should the driver await the intermittent warning sound before braking. The intermittent warning sound ceases and the distance warning lamp · goes out when the necessary distance to the vehicle ahead is established again. system and/or the distance warning function are activated or deactivated. Controls in detail i To activate or deactivate the Distronic system, see (Y page 133) or see (Y page 134). To activate or deactivate the Distance warning function, see (Y page 137). X G Warning! An intermittent warning sounds and the distance warning lamp · in the instrument cluster is illuminated if the Distronic system calculates that the distance to the vehicle ahead and your vehicle's current speed indicate that the Distronic will not be capable of slowing the vehicle sufficiently to maintain the preset following distance, which creates a danger of a collision. Immediately brake the vehicle to increase your distance to the preceding vehicle. The warning sound is intended as a final caution in which you should intercede with your own braking inputs to avoid a potentially dangerous situation. Do not wait for the operation of the warning signal to intercede with your own braking. This will result in potentially dangerous emergency braking which will not always result in an impact being avoided. Tailgating increases the risk of an accident. Press button V or U repeatedly until one of the following two displays appears in the multifunction display. Distronic deactivated When the Distronic is deactivated, you will see the standard Distronic display in the multifunction display. : Preceding vehicle, if detected ; Actual distance to the preceding vehicle = Preset distance threshold to the preceding vehicle ? Your vehicle A Symbol for activated distance warning function (Y page 137) G Warning! Distronic activated When the Distronic is activated :, you will see the set speed in the multifunction display for approximately 5 seconds. The following display appears in the multifunction display. The Distronic brakes your vehicle with a maximum deceleration of 6.5 ft/s2 (2 m/s2). This corresponds to approximately 20% of the maximum deceleration of your vehicle. The Distronic brakes the vehicle in an effort to restore the preset distance or to maintain the set speed. Distronic menu in the control system The information shown in the multifunction display depends on whether the Distronic