2010 Mercedes ML-Class Owner's Manual - Page 153

Driving systems Turns and bends The Distronic has not yet detected the vehicle changing lanes. There will be insufficient distance to the lane-changing vehicle. Narrow vehicles 151 In turns or bends, the Distronic may not detect a moving vehicle in front, or it may detect one too soon. This may cause your vehicle to brake late or unexpectedly. Offset driving Because of their narrow profile, the vehicles traveling near the outer edges of the lane have not yet been detected by the Distronic. There will be insufficient distance to the preceding vehicles. Distance warning function This function warns you at a vehicle speed of above approximately 20 mph (30 km/h) in the following cases: RAt the current speed, the distance between A vehicle traveling in your lane but offset from your direct line of travel may not be detected by the Distronic. There will be insufficient distance to the preceding vehicle. Lane changing your vehicle and the preceding vehicle is too low for several seconds. The distance warning lamp · in the instrument cluster comes on. RYou are gaining on a preceding vehicle rapidly. An intermittent warning sounds and the distance warning lamp · in the instrument cluster comes on. If these warnings are issued, you must apply the brakes to maintain a safe distance and avoid a collision with the preceding vehicle. When depressing the brake pedal, the warning sound ceases. The warning sound will also cease when the distance to the preceding vehicle is sufficient again without applying the brakes. In this case, the distance warning lamp · will also go out. Z Controls in detail