Mercedes-Benz 2003 CL 500 User Manual
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Controls in detail
Driving systems
Deactivating Distronic
There are several ways to deactivate the
Distronic system:
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Briefly tip the cruise control lever in the
direction of arrow 3 (
or
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Step on the brake pedal.
Distronic will be deactivated. The last
speed set will be stored into memory.
Distronic deactivates automatically when:
ț
You set the parking brake.
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You drive slower than 25 mph
(40 km/h).
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The ESP is active (
page 73) or you
deactivate the ESP.
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You move the transmission selector le-
ver into position N.
A signal will sound. The
DISTRONIC OFF
message appears in the multifunction
display for approximately five seconds.
Setting the following distance in
Distronic
You can set the specified following dis-
tance for Distronic by varying the time set-
ting between 1.0 and 2.0 seconds. Using
this time setting and the current speed of
your vehicle, Distronic calculates and sets
the required following distance to the vehi-
cle ahead. The set distance will be shown
in the multifunction display field.
The thumbwheel for making the time set-
ting is located on the lower section of the
center console.
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The following message will appear in
the multifunction display for approxi-
mately five seconds:
DISTRONIC OFF
.
The last stored speed is deleted when
you turn off the engine.
Warning!
G
Distronic switches off and releases the
brakes when the vehicle decelerates below
the minimum speed of approx. 25 mph
(40 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.
Warning!
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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 recom-
mendations for safe following distance.