Mercedes-Benz CL-Class 2006 Owner's Manual page 317

Controls
Driving systems
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Make sure that you adhere to the minimum
distance required by law from the vehicle in
front. Adjust the distance from the vehicle in
front if necessary.
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Risk of accident
Pay even more attention to the traffic situa-
tion if the l distance warning system
lamp in the instrument cluster lights up or
an intermittent warning tone sounds.
Brake or swerve to avoid any obstacles if
necessary.
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Distronic does not always clearly recognise
complex road and traffic conditions. You will
then receive a false distance warning signal or
none at all.
Setting a stored speed
Push the cruise control lever up 1 for
a higher speed or down 2 for a lower
speed.
Press and hold the cruise control lever
until the desired speed is set.
Release the cruise control lever.
The new speed is stored. Distronic
is activated and adjusts the vehicle's
speed to the new stored speed.
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Adjustment in 1 km/h increments
Press the cruise control lever briefly up
or down in the direction of arrow 1
or 2.
The most recently stored speed in-
creases or decreases.
Adjustment in 10 km/h increments
Push the cruise control lever beyond
the detent up 1 for a higher speed or
down 2 for a lower speed.
Selecting a stored speed
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Risk of accident
Only select a stored speed if you know what
that speed is and whether it is suitable for
the current situation. Otherwise, sudden ac-
celeration or braking could endanger you or
others.
Pull the cruise control lever briefly in
the direction of arrow 4.
Remove your foot from the accelerator
pedal.
Distronic is activated and adjusts the
vehicle's speed to the last speed
stored.
Distronic displays in the speedometer
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1 Speed of the vehicle in front
2 Stored speed
When you activate Distronic, triangle 2 in-
dicates the stored speed.