Driving systems
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Distronic displays in the speedometer
to the vehicle ahead and your vehicle’s
current speed indicate that the Distronic will
not be capable of slowing the vehicle
sufficiently to maintain the preset following
distance, which creates a danger of a
collision.
Immediately brake the vehicle to increase
your distance to the preceding vehicle. The
warning sound is intended as a final caution
in which you should intercede with your own
braking inputs to avoid a potentially
dangerous situation. Do not wait for the
operation of the warning signal to intercede
with your own braking. This will result in
potentially dangerous emergency braking
which will not always result in an impact being
avoided.
When the Distronic is activated, set
speed; and distance warning lamp:
appear in the speedometer.
The vehicle speed displayed on the
speedometer can briefly vary from the speed
setting on the Distronic system.
When the Distronic detects a vehicle directly
ahead, the Distronic indicator lampÒ in
the speedometer dial comes on white.
If the Distronic calculates that there is a
danger of collision, the distance warning lamp
Ò in the speedometer comes on red and
an intermittent warning sounds.
Tailgating increases the risk of an accident.
G Warning!
The Distronic brakes your vehicle with a
maximum deceleration of 6.5 ft/s2 (2 m/s2).
This corresponds to approximately 20% of the
maximum deceleration of your vehicle.
The Distronic brakes the vehicle in an effort
to restore the preset distance or to maintain
the set speed.
Distronic menu in the control system
The information shown in the multifunction
display depends on whether the Distronic
system and/or the distance warning function
X Immediately apply the brakes to avoid a
collision.
Under no circumstances should the driver are activated or deactivated.
await the intermittent warning sound
i To activate or deactivate the Distronic
before braking.
system, see (Y page 136) or see
The intermittent warning sound ceases and
the red distance warning lampÒ goes
out when the necessary distance to the
vehicle ahead is established again.
(
Y page 138).
To activate or deactivate the Distance
warning function, see (Y page 141).
X Press buttonV orU repeatedly until
one of the following two displays appears
in the multifunction display.
G Warning!
An intermittent warning sounds and the
distance warning lamp (red)Ò in the
speedometer dial is illuminated if the
Distronic system calculates that the distance
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| Model Year | 2011 |
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