Controls in detail, Driving systems – Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class 2011 Owners Manual User Manual
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Immediately apply the brakes to avoid a
collision.
Under no circumstances should the driver
await the intermittent warning sound
before braking.
The intermittent warning sound ceases and
the distance warning lamp · goes out
when the necessary distance to the vehicle
ahead is established again.
An intermittent warning sounds and the
distance warning lamp · in the instrument
cluster is illuminated if the Distronic system
calculates that the distance to the vehicle
ahead and your vehicle’s current speed
indicate that the Distronic will not be capable
of slowing the vehicle sufficiently to maintain
the preset following distance, which creates
a danger of a collision.
Immediately brake the vehicle to increase
your distance to the preceding vehicle. The
warning sound is intended as a final caution
in which you should intercede with your own
braking inputs to avoid a potentially
dangerous situation. Do not wait for the
operation of the warning signal to intercede
with your own braking. This will result in
potentially dangerous emergency braking
which will not always result in an impact being
avoided.
Tailgating increases the risk of an accident.
The Distronic brakes your vehicle with a
maximum deceleration of 6.5 ft/s
2
(2 m/s
2
).
This corresponds to approximately 20% of the
maximum deceleration of your vehicle.
The Distronic brakes the vehicle in an effort
to restore the preset distance or to maintain
the set speed.
The information shown in the multifunction
display depends on whether the Distronic
system and/or the distance warning function
are activated or deactivated.
i
To activate or deactivate the Distronic
To activate or deactivate the Distance
warning function, see (
X
Press button V or U repeatedly until
one of the following two displays appears
in the multifunction display.
When the Distronic is deactivated, you will
see the standard Distronic display in the
multifunction display.
:
Preceding vehicle, if detected
;
Actual distance to the preceding vehicle
=
Preset distance threshold to the
preceding vehicle
?
Your vehicle
A
Symbol for activated distance warning
function (
When the Distronic is activated :, you will
see the set speed in the multifunction display
for approximately 5 seconds. The following
display appears in the multifunction display.
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