Controls in detail
Driving systems
Deactivating Distronic
Distronic deactivates automatically when:
Setting the following distance in
Distronic
There are several ways to deactivate the
Distronic system:
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You set the parking brake.
You can set the specified following dis-
tance for Distronic by varying the time set-
ting between 1.0 and 2.0 seconds. Using
this time setting and the current speed of
your vehicle, Distronic calculates and sets
the required following distance to the vehi-
cle ahead. The set distance will be shown
in the multifunction display field.
You drive slower than 22 mph
(35 km/h).
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Briefly tip the cruise control lever in the
direction of arrow 3 (୴ page 212).
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The ESP engages (୴ page 82) or you
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switch off the ESP .
or
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Step on the brake pedal.
You move the gear selector lever into
position N.
Distronic will be deactivated. The last
speed set will be stored into memory.
A signal will sound. The DISTRONIC OFF
message appears in the multifunction
display for approximately 5 seconds.
Warning!
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The following message will appear in
the multifunction display for approxi-
mately 5 seconds:
Warning!
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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.
DISTRONIC OFF
Distronic switches off and releases the
brakes when the vehicle decelerates below
the minimum speed of approximately
The last stored speed is deleted when
you turn off the engine.
22
mph (35 km/h) by operation of the sys-
tem. At that time the driver must apply the
brakes in order to reduce vehicle speed fur-
ther or bring it to a stop.
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| Categories | Mercedes-Benz CL-Class Manuals, Mercedes-Benz Manuals |
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| Tags | Mercedes-Benz CL500, Mercedes-Benz CL55 AMG, Mercedes-Benz CL600, Mercedes-Benz CL65 AMG, Mercedes-Benz W215 |
| Model Year | 2006 |
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