Mercedes-Benz 2008 CLS-Class Automobile User Manual


 
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Controls in detail
Driving systems
Distronic menu in the control system
In the Distronic menu you can read the cur-
rent settings for Distronic. What appears in
the multifunction display depends on
whether Distronic and the distance warn-
ing function are turned on or off.
̈ Press button è or ÿ repeatedly
until one of the following displays ap-
pears.
Distronic deactivated
When Distronic is deactivated you will see
the standard display in the multifunction
display.
1 Vehicle ahead, if detected
2 Actual distance to vehicle ahead
3 Preset distance threshold to vehicle
ahead
4 Your vehicle
5 Symbol for activated distance warning
function
Warning! G
Distronic brakes your vehicle with a maxi-
mum deceleration of 6.5 ft/s
2
(2 m/s
2
).
This corresponds to about 20% of the maxi-
mum deceleration ability of your vehicle.
Distronic brakes the vehicle in an effort to
restore the preset distance or to maintain
the speed.