Controls in detail
Driving systems
Setting the following distance in
Distronic
i The Distronic switches off automatically
when
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Warning!
ț
ț
you step on the brake pedal
You can set the specified following
Distronic switches off and releases the
brakes when the vehicle decelerates below
the minimum speed of 20 mph (30 km/h)
by operation of the system. At that time the
driver must apply the brakes in order to
reduce vehicle speed further or bring it to a
stop.
you depress the parking brake pedal
distance for Distronic by varying the time
setting between 1.0 and 2.0 seconds. Us-
ing this time setting and the current speed
of your vehicle, Distronic calculates and
sets the required following distance to the
preceding vehicle. The set distance will be
shown in the multifunction display
In this case, the Distronic speed segments in the
speedometer (୴ page 265) will go out.
ț
the vehicle speed falls below 20 mph
(30
km/h)
ț
ț
the ESP® is in operation
the ESP® is switched off with the ESP®
switch (୴ page 107)
(
୴ page 267).
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Setting the automatic transmission to N
while driving cancels the Distronic. However, the
automatic transmission should not be set to N
while driving except to coast when the vehicle is
in danger of skidding (e.g. on icy roads).
The distance setting switch for the time
setting is located on the cruise control le-
ver on the left-hand side of the steering
column.
ț
ț
the ESP® has switched off due to a
malfunction (୴ page 441)
you set the automatic transmission to N
while driving
The Distronic speed segments in the
speedometer (୴ page 265) will go out and an
acoustic warning will sound.
i Depressing the accelerator pedal does not
deactivate the Distronic. After a brief accelera-
tion (e.g. for passing), the Distronic will resume
the last set speed.
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.
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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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