manual Mercedes Benz R Class owners manual page 177

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BA 251 USA, CA Edition A 2011; 1; 3, en-US 2010-04-16T14:31:55+02:00 - Seite 175 d2sboike Version: 3.0.3.5 Driving systems 175 prevents the brakes from overheating and Setting in 5 mph (Canada: 10 km/h) increments wearing too quickly. If a slower-moving vehicle is detected in front, XBriefly press the cruise control lever DISTRONIC causes your vehicle to brake and beyond the pressure point, up : for a maintain the preset distance to the vehicle in higher speed or down ; for a lower speed. front. The last speed stored is increased or reduced. GWarning! The Distronic requires familiarity with its Deactivating cruise control operational characteristics. We strongly recommend that you review the following There are several ways to deactivate cruise information carefully before operating the control: system. XBriefly press the cruise control lever forwards =. Warning G Driving and parking or When DISTRONIC brakes, the brake pedal is pulled back (i.e. operated automatically). The XBrake. area around the pedal must not be blocked by Cruise control is automatically deactivated if: obstacles: R you depress the parking brake. R do not place any objects in the footwell. R you are driving below 20 mph (30 km/h). R ensure that floormats and carpets are fixed ® ® R ESP intervenes or you deactivate ESP . securely. In particular, do not place several R you shift the transmission to position Nfloormats on top of one another. while driving. R do not place your foot under the brake If cruise control is deactivated, you will hearpedal, as it could become trapped. a warning tone. You will see the Cruise Non-compliance could lead you to cause an control Off message in the multifunction accident in which you and/or others could be display for approximately five seconds. seriously injured. iThe last speed stored is cleared when you GWarning! switch off the engine. The Distronic is a convenience system. Its speed adjustment reduction capability is intended to make cruise control more DISTRONIC effective and usable when traffic speeds vary. Important safety guidelines It is not however, intended to, nor does it, replace the need for extreme care. DISTRONIC regulates the speed and The responsibility for the vehicle’s speed, automatically helps you maintain the distance to the preceding vehicle and, most distance to the vehicle detected in front. It importantly, brake operation to ensure a safe brakes automatically in order to avoid stopping distance, always remains with the exceeding the set speed. driver. On long and steep downhill gradients, The Distronic cannot take street and traffic especially if the vehicle is laden or towing a conditions into account. Complex driving trailer, you must select shift range 1, 2 or 3 situations are not always fully recognized by in good time. By doing so, you will make use the Distronic. This could result in wrong or of the braking effect of the engine, which missing distance warnings. relieves the load on the brake system and Z

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