Mercedes Benz Maybach S600 page 202

text version of content this owner's manual page from owners manual to the vehicle Mercedes Maybach_S600, year of production 2014:

200 Driving systems Important safety notes If you fail to adapt your driving style, DISTRONIC PLUScanneitherreducetheriskofaccidentnor GWARNING override the laws of physics. DISTRONIC PLUS DISTRONICPLUSdoesnotreactto: cannot take into account the road, traffic and weatherconditions.DISTRONICPLUSisonlyan Rpeopleoranimals aid. You are responsible for the distance to the Rstationaryobstaclesontheroad,e.g.stop-vehicle in front, for vehicle speed, for braking in pedorparkedvehicles good time and for staying in your lane. DonotuseDISTRONICPLUS: parkingRoncomingandcrossingtraffic Asaresult,DISTRONICPLUSmayneithergiveRinroadandtraffic conditions which do not warnings nor intervene in such situations.allowyoutomaintainaconstantspeed,e.g.in and heavy traffic or on winding roads There is a risk of an accident. Ronslippery road surfaces. Braking or accel- ingAlways pay careful attention to the traffic sit-erating could cause the drive wheels to lose rivuation and be ready to brake. traction and the vehicle could then skid D Rwhenthereispoorvisibility, e.g. due to fog, GWARNING heavy rain or snow DISTRONICPLUScannotalwaysclearlyiden-DISTRONICPLUSmaynotdetectnarrowvehi- tify other road users and complex traffic sit-cles driving in front, e.g. motorcycles, or vehi- uations. cles driving on a different line. In particular, the detection of obstacles can be In such cases, DISTRONIC PLUS may:impaired if: RgiveanunnecessarywarningandthenRthereis dirt on the sensors or anything else brake the vehicle covering the sensors Rneither give a warning nor interveneRthereis snow or heavy rain Rthereis interference by other radar sources Raccelerate or brake unexpectedly There is a risk of an accident. Rtherearestrong radar reflections, for exam- ple, in parking garages Continue to drive carefully and be ready toONICPLUSnolongerdetectsavehicle If DISTR brake, in particular when warned to do so byin front, DISTRONIC PLUS may unexpectedly DISTRONICPLUS. accelerate the vehicle to the stored speed. This speed may: GWARNING Rbetoohighifyouaredrivinginafilterlaneor DISTRONICPLUSbrakesyourvehiclewithupan exit lane to50%ofthemaximumpossibledeceleration.Rbesohighintherightlanethatyoupassvehi- If this brakingforceisinsufficient,DISTRONICcles driving on the left (left-hand drive coun- PLUSwarnsyouvisuallyandaudibly.Thereistries) a risk of an accident. Rbesohighintheleftlanethat you pass vehi- In such cases, apply the brakes yourself andcles driving on the right (right-hand drive countries) try to take evasive action. If there is a change of drivers, advise the new driver of the speed stored. !IfDISTRONICPLUSortheHOLDfunctionis activated, the vehicle brakes automatically in certain situations. Topreventdamagetothevehicle,deactivate DISTRONICPLUSandtheHOLDfunctionin the following or other similar situations: Rwhentowingthevehicle Rinthecarwash

owners manual Mercedes Maybach_S600

owners manual Mercedes Maybach_S600 - year of production: 2014 - Mercedes Benz Maybach S600 EN