USB MERCEDES-BENZ CL COUPE 2006 Owners Manual

304 Con
trols
Driving systems
Setting the specified minim umdis- ta
nc efor Distro nicP lus
Yo u can set the specif ied mi nimu mdis-
tanc efo rDi stronic Pl usby vary ing the time
span be tween1.0 and 2.0se co nd s. This
tim espa ndeter minesthe dist an ce that
Di stro nicPlus is toma intain fr omtheve hi-
cl e in front, dependin g onyour speed. You
can see this dist anc ein the mu lti-fun ction
displ ay.
6 To in crea se the specified min imum
distanc e:turn th umbwheel 3inthe
dire ction of arrow
2.
6 Toredu ce thesp ecifie dmi nim um
dista nce:turn th umbwheel 3inthe
dire ction of arrow
1. i
Makesure that youadh ere to th emi nimu m
distanc erequired by law from the veh icle in
front .Adapt your distanc efrom thev ehicle in
fron tif ne cessary.
i Distroni cPl us does not always clearl yrec-
ognise complex road andtraf fic conditions. You
will then re ceive a false distanc ewarning signal
or non eatall. Se
ttin g a st ored speed
6 Push the cruise contro l le verup 1 for
ah ighe rspee d or down 2foral ower
speed.
6 Pres sa nd holdthe crui secontr ollever
unt ilthe desired speed is set. 6
Release the cruis eco ntro l le ver.
Th ene ws peed isstor ed .Di stro nicP lus
is ac tiv ated andad justs th evehicl e’s
speed to th enew stored speed. Adj
ustm entin 1 km/hincrements
6 Pres st he cruise contr olleve rb riefly up
or down inthe dire ction of arrow 1
or 2 .
Th emo strecen tly st or ed speed in-
cr eases ordecrea ses. Adj
ustm entin 10 km /hincr ements
6 Push the cru ise control leve rbe yond
the de tent up 1 fora hi gher speed or
down 2for a lowe rspeed. Selec
ting ast ored speed
6 Pullthe cruise co ntro lle ve r brief lyin
the directi onof arrow 4.
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Risk of accident Pa
y even moreatte ntion to the traffi csitua-
ti on if the l distanc ewa rning lamp inthe
in stru ment cl uster goes on or an int ermit-
tent warning to ne sounds.
Br ak eo rswe rveto avoi dan yob stac lesif
necessary. G
Risk of accident Only sele
ctast ored speed if youknow what
that spee dis an dwhether it is suitable for
the current situati on.Otherwise, su ddenac-
cele rationorbrak ing cou ld endanger youor
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Practical advice
Displa ymes sages Vehicle
risi ng
Pl ea se wait briefly The
leve lof the stati onary vehicl eis too
lo w. Theve hicle le vel is being ra ised. !
Donotpull away.
6 Wai tfo r the vehi cle level to adjust.
Th e mess age dis appearsw henthe vehicle
le ve lhas adjust ed. malfu
nction Onl
yce rtain ABC func tions ar eava ila-
ble. Theve hicle’ sha nd ling cha racter is-
ti cs ma ythusbe affecte d. !
Donotexceed a maximum speed of 80 km /h.
6 Have thevehicle check edataqualified
specialist worksho p. Ma
ximum
speed
ex ceeded i
Theme ssag eonly appears for partic ular
co untry-spe cific ve hicle va rian ts.
Th ema ximu mp erm issible speed has
been exce ede d. 6
Drive mo re sl owly. ABS
and ESP
in op era tive
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Risk of accide nt
ABS ,ESP ®
an d theref orealso PRE-
SA FE®
ha ve been deactivated due to a
mal func tion. BASha salso been de acti-
va ted. The brak ing syst emremai ns
av ailable wit h fullbrake boost ing ef fect
but without AB S.
BAS Pl us*and th ePRE-SAFE ®
Br ak e*
may al sohave failed. 6
Drive on carefully.
6 Visit aqualified specialist worksho p. Di
sp lay sy mbol Di
spla yme ssages Poss
ible cause /consequ ence Pos
sibl eso lution P99.00-2916-31
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