Controls in detail
Driving systems
Activating Distronic
Setting the current speed
Setting a higher speed
Warning!
You can activate Distronic when the vehi-
cle speed is between 20 mph (30 km/h)
and 110 mph (180 km/h).
̈ Accelerate or decelerate to the desired
speed.
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Briefly lift the cruise control lever in
direction of arrow 1 or depress in
direction of arrow 2 (୴ page 267).
If you increase the set vehicle speed, keep in
mind that it may take a brief moment until
the vehicle has reached the set speed.
When Distronic is activated the multifunc-
tion display will show a message such as
DISTRONIC 55 mph.
Distronic is activated and the current
speed is set.
Increase the set vehicle speed to a value
that the prevailing road conditions and legal
speed limits permit. Otherwise, sudden and
unexpected acceleration of the vehicle
could cause an accident and/or serious in-
jury to you and others.
If Distronic has not been activated after
pressing the cruise control lever, you will
see the message DISTRONIC Off in the
multifunction display.
̈
Remove your foot from the accelerator
pedal.
i If you do not take your foot off of the accel-
erator pedal and continue to accelerate past the
set speed, the following message will appear in
the multifunction display:
In the following cases you cannot activate
Distronic:
up to 2 minutes after starting the
engine
You can increase the set speed in two
ways.
ț
DISTRONIC Override
The distance to a slower moving vehicle in front
of you will not be set. Your vehicle speed will
then be determined only by the accelerator
pedal position.
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ț
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when you brake
when you have set the parking brake
when the automatic transmission is set
to position P, R, or N
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if the ESP
®
is switched off
if the ESP
®
has switched off due to a
malfunction
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| Categories | Mercedes-Benz GL-Class Manuals, Mercedes-Benz Manuals |
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| Tags | Mercedes-Benz GL320 CDI, Mercedes-Benz GL450, Mercedes-Benz X164 |
| Model Year | 2007 |
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