2011 Mercedes ML-Class Owner's Manual - Page 182

180 Driving systems brake if necessary. DISTRONIC is then deactivated. The ability of DISTRONIC to detect vehicles when cornering is limited. Your vehicle may brake unexpectedly or late. Vehicles traveling on a different line G Warning! Driving and parking The Distronic works to maintain the speed selected by the driver unless a moving obstacle proceeding directly ahead of it in the same travel direction is detected (e.g. following another vehicle ahead of you at your set distance). This means that: RYour vehicle can pass another vehicle after you have changed lanes. in a sharp turn or if the preceding vehicle is in a sharp turn, the Distronic could lose sight of the preceding vehicle. Your vehicle could then accelerate to the previously selected speed. The Distronic regulates only the distance between your vehicle and those directly ahead of it, but does not register stationary objects in the road, e.g.: RWhile Ra Ra DISTRONIC may not detect vehicles traveling on a different line. The distance to the vehicle in front will be too short. Other vehicles changing lane stopped vehicle in a traffic jam disabled vehicle Ran oncoming vehicle The driver must always be alert, observe all traffic and intercede as required by means of steering or braking the vehicle. G Warning! The Distronic should not be used in snowy or icy road conditions. Cornering, going into and coming out of a bend DISTRONIC has not detected the vehicle cutting in yet. The distance to this vehicle will be too short. Narrow vehicles