Driving systems
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Driving
If there is no vehicle in front, DISTRONIC
operates in the same way as cruise control.
If a slower-moving vehicle is detected in front,
DISTRONIC causes your vehicle to brake and
maintain the preset distance to the vehicle in
front.
If DISTRONIC detects a faster-moving vehicle
in front, it increases the driving speed, but
only up to the desired speed you have stored.
If DISTRONIC is deactivated, you will hear a
warning tone.
X To prevent the vehicle from rolling away,
apply the foot brake or parking brake.
Setting a speed
G Warning
Keep in mind that it may take a brief moment
until the vehicle has made the necessary
adjustments.
G Warning!
Increase or decrease the set vehicle speed to
a value that the prevailing road conditions and
legal speed limits permit. Otherwise, sudden
and unexpected acceleration or deceleration
of the vehicle could cause an accident and/
or serious injury to you and others.
If you depress the brake pedal, DISTRONIC is
deactivated. DISTRONIC will then no longer
brake your vehicle. In such cases, control the
distance from vehicles traveling in front with
the brake alone. You could otherwise cause
an accident and thereby injure yourself and
others. The driver remains fully responsible
for the vehicle's distance from other vehicles,
the speed being driven and for braking in good
time.
X Press the cruise control lever to the
pressure point, up: for a higher speed or
down; for a lower speed.
X Keep the cruise control lever pressed until
the desired speed is reached.
X Release the cruise control lever.
The new speed is stored. DISTRONIC is
activated and adjusts the vehicle's speed
to the new speed stored.
Stopping
G Warning!
DISTRONIC must never be operated,
activated or deactivated by a passenger or
from outside the vehicle.
Setting in 1 mph (Canada: 1 km/h)
increments
If DISTRONIC detects that the vehicle in front
is stopping, it brakes your vehicle until it is
stationary.
X Briefly press the cruise control lever to the
pressure point, up: for a higher speed or
down; for a lower speed.
The last speed stored is increased or
reduced.
i Depending on the specified minimum
distance, your vehicle will come to a
standstill at a sufficient distance behind the
vehicle in front. The specified minimum
distance is set using the thumbwheel on
the cruise-control lever.
Setting in 5 mph (Canada: 10 km/h)
increments
DISTRONIC is deactivated automatically
when stopping:
X Briefly press the cruise control lever
beyond the pressure point, up: for a
higher speed or down; for a lower speed.
The last speed stored is increased or
reduced.
Ron flat stretches of road or on downhill
gradients when the vehicle is stationary
Rwhile the vehicle is still moving on uphill
gradients, to prevent the vehicle from
unexpectedly rolling back when
DISTRONIC is deactivated
| Categories | Mercedes-Benz GL-Class Manuals, Mercedes-Benz Manuals |
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| Tags | Mercedes-Benz GL350 BlueTEC, Mercedes-Benz GL450, Mercedes-Benz GL550, Mercedes-Benz X164 |
| Model Year | 2011 |
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