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Controls in detail
Driving systems
When pressing the brake pedal, the
warning sound stops. The warning sound
also stops when the distance to the vehi-
cle ahead is sufficient again without ap-
plying the brake pedal. In this case the
distance warning lamp l also extin-
guishes.
Activating
Press button 1.
Indicator lamp 2 comes on. A loud-
speaker symbol appears in the multi-
function display (
page 239).
Deactivating
Press button 1.
The indicator lamp 2 on the button
goes out. No loudspeaker symbol ap-
pears in the multifunction display.
Driving with Distronic
This section describes a number of driv-
ing situations where special precaution is
required on the part of the driver. Be
prepared to brake in such situations. This
will deactivate the Distronic system.
Warning! G
If the distance warning lamp l in the
instrument cluster comes on while driving
and/or an intermittent warning sounds,
immediate attention on the part of the
driver is required.
As required by the traffic situation, apply
the brakes and navigate around a possible
obstacle. However, do not drive by relying
on the distance warning function, as this
will result in an emergency braking appli-
cation. Especially depending on road sur-
face conditions and driver reaction, this
will not always enable you to avoid a colli-
sion.
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Complex driving situations are not
always fully recognized by Distronic.
This could result in wrong or missing
distance warnings.
Warning! G
Distronic works to maintain the speed se-
lected by the driver unless a moving obsta-
cle proceeding directly ahead of it in the
same travel direction is detected (e.g. fol-
lowing another vehicle ahead of you at a
distance set by Distronic). This means that:
Your vehicle can pass another vehicle
after you change lanes.
While in a sharp turn or if the vehicle in
front is in a sharp turn, Distronic could
lose sight of a vehicle traveling in front
of it, then your vehicle could accelerate
to the previously selected speed.
Distronic regulates only the distance be-
tween your vehicle and those directly
ahead of it, but does not register station-
ary objects in the road, e.g.:
a stopped vehicle in a traffic jam
a disabled vehicle
an oncoming vehicle
The driver must always be on the alert,
observe all traffic and intercede as re-
quired by steering or braking the vehi-
cle.
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