Mercedes-Benz 2009 GL-Class Automobile User Manual


 
Driving systems
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X
Briefly press the cruise control lever down
past the resistance point in direction of
arrow 2.
X
Release the cruise control lever.
The new speed is set and the vehicle will
decelerate. Keep in mind that it may take a
brief moment until the vehicle has reached
the set speed.
Setting stored speed (Resume function)
G
Warning!
The set speed stored in memory should
only be set again if prevailing road
conditions and legal speed limits permit.
Possible acceleration or deceleration
differences arising from returning to the
preset speed could cause an accident and/
or serious injury to you and others.
X
Briefly pull the cruise control lever in
direction of arrow 4 (Y page 176).
If no speed is stored, the current speed is
set and stored.
X
Remove your foot from the accelerator
pedal.
Deactivating Distronic
X
Depress the brake pedal.
or
X
Briefly push the cruise control lever in
direction of arrow 3 (Y page 176).
The cruise control speed segments in the
speedometer dial will go out and the
following message appears briefly in the
multifunction display: DISTRONIC Off
The last set speed is stored for later use.
The last stored speed is deleted from memory
when the engine is turned off.
The Distronic switches off automatically
when you depress the brake pedal or you
engage the parking brake. In this case, the
cruise control speed segments in the
speedometer dial will go out.
The Distronic also switches off automatically
when
R
the vehicle speed falls below 20 mph
(30 km/h)
R
the ESP
®
is in operation
R
the ESP
®
is switched off with the ESP
®
switch
R
the ESP
®
has switched off due to a
malfunction
R
you shift the automatic transmission into
neutral position N while driving
The cruise control speed segments in the
speedometer dial goes out and an acoustic
warning will sound. Observe additional
messages in the multifunction display that
may appear.
G
Warning!
Distronic switches off and releases the
brakes when the vehicle decelerates below
the minimum speed of 20 mph (30 km/h)
by operation of the system. At that time the
driver must apply the brakes in order to
reduce vehicle speed further or bring it to
a stop.
Depressing the accelerator pedal does not
deactivate the Distronic. After a brief
acceleration (e.g. for passing), the Distronic
will resume the last set speed.
Setting the following distance in
Distronic
You can set the specified following distance
for Distronic by varying the time setting
between 1.0 and 2.0 seconds. Using this time
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