Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class Owner's Manual page 200

Distronic*
Distronic assists you when driving on
motorways or high-speed major roads.
If a slower vehicle is detected ahead,
Distronic causes your vehicle to brake
and maintain a preset distance from
the vehicle in front.
If there is no vehicle in front, Distronic
operates in the same way as cruise
control* ( page 197).
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Risk of injury
Do not place your foot under the brake
pedal, as it could become trapped. Distronic
may apply the brakes to prevent the vehicle
from exceeding the set speed. When this
happens, Distronic depresses the brake
pedal.
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Risk of accident
Distronic cannot take account of road and
traffic conditions.
Always pay attention to road and traffic con-
ditions, even when Distronic is activated.
Distronic is only an aid designed to assist
you when driving. You are responsible for
maintaining a sufficient distance from other
vehicles, for driving at an appropriate speed
and for braking in good time.
Do not activate Distronic:
if road and traffic conditions do not per-
mit a constant driving speed to be main-
tained (e.g. dense traffic or winding
roads). You could otherwise cause an
accident
on slippery road surfaces. The drive
wheels may lose their grip when braking
or accelerating and the vehicle could
skid
when visibility is bad, e.g. in fog, heavy
rain or snow
Controls in detail
Driving systems
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Risk of accident
Deactivate Distronic:
when changing from the outside lane to
the inside lane if vehicles on the outside
lane are travelling more slowly
when driving in a filter lane or motorway
exit
when driving in complex road and traffic
conditions, such as through motorway
roadworks
Otherwise, Distronic maintains the stored
speed.
Distronic does not react:
to a stationary obstacle, e.g. in a traffic
jam, or to a vehicle which has broken
down
to an oncoming vehicle in the same lane
Distronic causes your vehicle to brake at a
2
maximum of 2 m/s . This is approximately
20% of the maximum braking force of your
vehicle. If this deceleration is insufficient,
you will have to use the brake pedal to avoid
a collision.
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