2005 Mercedes-Benz SL500 SL55 AMG SL600 SL65 AMG Owners Manual

Controls in detail
Driving systems
Setting the following distance in
Distronic
Decreasing distance
Decreasing the distance setting tells Dis-
tronic to maintain a smaller following dis-
tance to the vehicle ahead.
You can set the specified following for Dis-
tronic by varying the time setting between
1.0 and 2.0 seconds. Using this time set-
ting and the current speed of your vehicle,
Distronic calculates and sets the required
following distance to the vehicle ahead.
The set distance will be shown in the
speedometer display field.
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Turn thumbwheel 2 towards ®.
Distance warning function
When Distronic is deactivated, this func-
tion will continue to warn you when recog-
nizing a stationary obstacle or a slower
vehicle moving in your vehicle’s path and
the danger of a collision exists:
1
Distance warning function on/off
switch
The thumbwheel for making the time set-
ting is located on the lower section of the
center console.
2 Thumbwheel for setting distance
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The DTR warning lamp E comes on
Increasing distance
Warning!
G
Increasing the distance setting tells Dis-
tronic to maintain a greater following dis-
tance to the vehicle ahead.
red.
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An intermittent warning will sound if
necessary.
It is up to the driver to exercise discretion to
select the appropriate setting given road
conditions, traffic, driver’s preferred driving
style and applicable laws and driving recom-
mendations for safe following distance.
If these warnings are issued, you must
brake manually to maintain a safe distance
and avoid a collision with the vehicle
ahead.
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Turn thumbwheel 2 towards ¯.
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CategoriesMercedes-Benz Manuals, Mercedes-Benz SL-Class Manuals
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Model Year2005
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