Distance Warning Function; Hill-Start Assist System; Downhill Speed Regulation (Dsr) - Mercedes-Benz 2010 GL-Class Operator's Manual

have not yet been detected by the Distronic.
There will be insufficient distance to the
preceding vehicles.

Distance warning function

This function warns you at a vehicle speed of
above approximately 20 mph (30 km/h) in
the following cases:
At the current speed, the distance between
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your vehicle and the preceding vehicle is
too low for several seconds. The distance
warning lamp · in the instrument
cluster comes on.
You are gaining on a preceding vehicle
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rapidly. An intermittent warning sounds
and the distance warning lamp · in the
instrument cluster comes on.
If these warnings are issued, you must apply
the brakes to maintain a safe distance and
avoid a collision with the preceding vehicle.
When depressing the brake pedal, the
warning sound ceases. The warning sound
will also cease when the distance to the
preceding vehicle is sufficient again without
applying the brakes. In this case, the distance
warning lamp · will also go out.
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Warning!
If the distance warning lamp · 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 application. This will not always
enable you to avoid a collision, especially
when traveling on varying road surface
conditions and with varying driver reaction.
Complex driving situations are not always
fully recognized by the distance warning
function. This could result in wrong or missing
distance warnings.
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Activating/deactivating: Activate or
deactivate the distance warning function in
the control system (
When activated, the distance warning
function indicator Ä appears in the
multifunction display.

Hill-start assist system

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Warning!
The hill-start assist system is not designed to
function as a parking brake. It does not
prevent the vehicle from moving when parked
on an incline.
Always engage the parking brake in addition
to shifting the automatic transmission into
park position P.
On uphill grades, the hill-start assist system
maintains the pressure in the brake system
for approximately 1 second after you have
released the brake pedal. Therefore, you can
start off smoothly without the vehicle moving
immediately after releasing the brake pedal.
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Depress the brake pedal.
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Shift the automatic transmission into drive
position D or reverse gear R.
X
Release the brake pedal.
X
Carefully depress the accelerator pedal.
The hill-start assist system is inactive
when starting off on a level road or downhill
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grades
with the automatic transmission in neutral
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position N
with the parking brake engaged
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if the ESP has switched off due to a
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malfunction

Downhill Speed Regulation (DSR)

For information on off-road driving, see "Off-
road driving" ( Y page 262).
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