Mercedes-Benz CL-Class 2006 Owner's Manual page 323

Controls
Driving systems
Activating while the vehicle is in motion
Pull the cruise control lever briefly in
the direction of arrow 4 or press it
up 1 or down 2.
Distronic Plus is activated.
Press and hold the cruise control lever
up 1 or down 2 until the desired
speed is set.
Remove your foot from the accelerator
pedal.
Your vehicle adapts its speed to the ve-
hicle in front, up to no more than the
stored speed.
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You can only activate Distronic Plus below
30 km/h if the vehicle travelling in front has
been detected and is shown in the multi-function
display. If you can no longer see the vehicle trav-
elling in front in the multi-function display and it
is no longer detected, e.g. if it has changed
lanes, Distronic Plus is deactivated and you will
hear a signal.
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If you do not fully release the accelerator
pedal, the "DISTRONIC PLUS passive" message
appears in the multi-function display. The dis-
tance to a slower-moving vehicle will not then be
adjusted. You will be driving at the speed deter-
mined by the position of the accelerator pedal.
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Activating when approaching a station-
ary vehicle
If the vehicle in front is stationary, you can
only activate Distronic Plus if your vehicle
is also stationary.
Pull the cruise control lever briefly in
the direction of arrow 4.
Distronic Plus is activated.
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It is useful to show the distance display for
Distronic Plus in the instrument cluster because
you can only activate Distronic Plus at less than
30 km/h if the vehicle in front has been detect-
ed.
Press and hold the cruise control lever
up 1 or down 2 until the desired
speed is set.
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You can set the stored speed using the
cruise control lever and the specified distance
using the thumbwheel on the cruise control lever
( page 304).
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Risk of accident
The brake pedal is depressed when Distron-
ic Plus brakes. The movement of the pedals
must not be impaired in any way:
Do not place any objects in the footwell.
Make sure that floormats and carpet are
firmly secured.
Do not place your foot underneath the
brake pedal, otherwise it could become
trapped.
You could otherwise cause an accident and
injure yourself and others.
Pulling away
If the vehicle in front pulls away: re-
move your foot from the brake pedal.
Pull the cruise control lever briefly in
the direction of arrow 4.
or
Briefly depress the accelerator pedal.
Your vehicle pulls away and adapts its
speed to the vehicle in front.