Drivi ng and parking, Driving systems – Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class 2014 Owners Manual User Manual

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WARNING

DISTRONIC PLUS brakes your vehicle with up

to 50% of the maximum possible deceleration.

If this braking force is insufficient, DISTRONIC

PLUS warns you visually and audibly. There is

a risk of an accident.
In such cases, apply the brakes yourself and

try to take evasive action.

If DISTRONIC PLUS or the HOLD function

is activated, the vehicle brakes automati-

cally in certain situations. To prevent dam-

age to the vehicle, deactivate DISTRONIC

PLUS and the HOLD function in the follow-

ing or other similar situations:

when towing the vehicle

in the car wash

If you fail to adapt your driving style, DIS-

TRONIC PLUS can neither reduce the risk of

accident nor override the laws of physics.

DISTRONIC PLUS cannot take into account

the road, traffic and weather conditions. DIS-

TRONIC PLUS is only an aid. You are respon-

sible for the distance to the vehicle in front,

for vehicle speed, for braking in good time and

for staying in your lane.
Do not use DISTRONIC PLUS:

in road and traffic conditions which do not

allow you to maintain a constant speed e.g.

in heavy traffic or on winding roads

on slippery road surfaces. Braking or accel-

erating could cause the drive wheels to lose

traction and the vehicle could then skid

when there is poor visibility, e.g. due to fog,

heavy rain or snow

DISTRONIC PLUS may not detect narrow

vehicles driving in front, e.g. motorcycles, or

vehicles driving on a different line.
In particular, the detection of obstacles can

be impaired if:

dirt on the sensors or anything else cover-

ing the sensors

there is snow or heavy rain

there is interference by other radar sources

strong radar reflections, for example, in

parking garages

If DISTRONIC PLUS no longer detects a vehi-

cle in front, DISTRONIC PLUS may unexpect-

edly accelerate the vehicle to the stored

speed.
This speed may:

be too high if you are driving in a filter lane

or an exit lane

be so high when driving in the right-hand

lane that you overtake vehicles in the left-

hand lane

be so high when driving in the left-hand lane

that you overtake vehicles in the right-hand

lane

If there is a change of drivers, advise the new

driver of the speed stored.

Cruise control lever

To store the current speed or a higher

speed

;

To store the current speed or a lower

speed

To deactivate DISTRONIC PLUS

To store the current speed or call up the

last stored speed

To set the specified minimum distance

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