2010 Mercedes GL-Class Owner's Manual - Page 152

150 Driving systems 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. X 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. Controls in detail G Warning! 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. You must also apply the brakes yourself to avoid a collision. The Distronic brakes the vehicle in an effort to restore the preset distance or to maintain the set speed. The brake pedal is automatically applied as this happens which results in the brake pedal moving Keep driver's foot area clear at all times, including the area under the brake pedal. Objects stored in this area may impair pedal movement which could interfere with the braking ability of the Distronic system. Do not place your foot under the brake pedal - your foot could become caught. : Preceding vehicle, if detected ; Actual distance to the preceding vehicle = Preset distance threshold to the preceding vehicle ? Your vehicle 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. Distronic menu in the control system Use the DISTRONIC menu to display the current settings for your Distronic system. The information shown in the multifunction display depends on whether the Distronic system and/or the distance warning function are activated or deactivated. After approximately 5 seconds the currently set speed ; appears in the status indicator of the multifunction display: RUSA only: DTR XXX Miles only: DTR XXX km/h i To activate or deactivate the Distronic system, see (Y page 151) or see (Y page 152). To activate or deactivate the Distance warning function, see (Y page 140). RCanada Cruise control lever The Distronic system is operated by means of the cruise control lever.