2009 Mercedes CLS-Class Owner's Manual - Page 153

Controls in detail Driving systems Rthe ESP® has switched off due to a malfunction shift the automatic transmission into neutral position N while driving Ryou The cruise control speed segments in the multifunction display goes out and an acoustic warning will sound. Observe additional messages in the multifunction display that may appear. 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. Increasing the distance setting tells Distronic to maintain a greater following distance to the preceding vehicle. X G Warning! 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. Depressing the accelerator pedal does not deactivate the Distronic. After a brief acceleration (e.g. for passing), the Distronic will resume the last set speed. G Warning! 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 recommendations for safe following distance. Decreasing distance: Turn thumbwheel 1 towards ®. Decreasing the distance setting tells Distronic to maintain a shorter following distance to the preceding vehicle. Driving with Distronic This section describes a number of driving situations where special precaution is required on the part of the driver. Be prepared to brake in such situations. Braking will deactivate the Distronic system. Setting the following distance in Distronic You can set the specified following distance for Distronic by varying the time setting between 1.0 and 2.0 seconds. Using this time 1 Thumbwheel for setting distance X G Warning! Distronic works to maintain the speed selected by the driver unless a moving obstacle proceeding directly ahead of it in the same travel direction is detected (e.g. following another vehicle ahead of you at your set distance). Increasing distance: Turn thumbwheel 1 towards ¯. Z 151