Controls in detail – Mercedes-Benz SL-Class 2009 Owners Manual User Manual
Page 153
Driving systems
151
sage DTR --- MPH (Canada: DTR --- Km/h)
in the left multifunction display.
In the following cases you cannot activate the
Distronic:
R
up to 2 minutes after starting the engine
R
when you brake
R
when you have engaged the parking brake
R
when the automatic transmission is in park
position
P, reverse gear R, or neutral posi-
tion
N
R
when the ESP
®
is switched off or has
switched off due to a malfunction
1
White Distronic indicator lamp
E
2
Set speed
The vehicle speed displayed on the speed-
ometer can briefly vary from the speed setting
on the Distronic system.
X
Accelerate or decelerate to the desired
speed.
X
Briefly lift the cruise control lever in direc-
tion of arrow
1
or depress in direction of
arrow
2
X
Remove your foot from the accelerator
pedal.
i
If you do not take your foot off of the
accelerator pedal and continue to acceler-
ate past the set speed, the following mes-
sage will appear in the multifunction
display:
DTR Override
The distance to a slower moving vehicle in
front of you will not be set. Your vehicle
speed will then be determined only by the
accelerator pedal position.
Keep in mind that it may take a brief
moment until the vehicle has made the nec-
essary adjustments.
Controls in detail
Z