Mercedes-Benz GL-Class 2008 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 267)

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Controls in detail
Driving systems
Activating Distronic
You can activate Distronic when the vehi-
cle speed is between 20 mph (30 km/h)
and 110 mph (180 km/h).
When Distronic is activated the standard
display in the multifunction display will
show a message such as
DISTRONIC 55 MPH .
If Distronic has not been activated after
pressing the cruise control lever, you will
see the message
DISTRONIC Off in the
multifunction display.
In the following cases you cannot activate
Distronic:
ț up to 2 minutes after starting the
engine
ț when you brake
ț when you have set the parking brake
ț when the automatic transmission is set
to position P, R, or N
ț if the ESP ® is switched off
ț if the ESP ® has switched off due to a
malfunction
Setting the current speed
̈ Accelerate or decelerate to the desired
speed.
̈ Briefly lift the cruise control lever in
direction of arrow
1 or depress in
direction of arrow 2 ( ୴ page 265).
Distronic is activated and the current
speed is set.
The currently set speed appears in the
status indicator of the multifunction
display:
ț USA only:
DTR XXX Miles
ț Canada only:
DTR XXX km/h
̈ Remove your foot from the accelerator
pedal.
Setting a higher speed
i If you do not take your foot off of the accel-
erator pedal and continue to accelerate past the
set speed, the following message will appear in
the multifunction display:
DISTRONIC 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.
Warning!
G
If you increase the set vehicle speed, keep in
mind that it may take a brief moment until
the vehicle has reached the set speed.
Increase the set vehicle speed to a value
that the prevailing road conditions and legal
speed limits permit. Otherwise, sudden and
unexpected acceleration of the vehicle
could cause an accident and/or serious in-
jury to you and others.
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