Setting The Specified Minimum Distance - Mercedes-Benz SLK Operator's Manual

Driving systems
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Storing the current speed or calling up the
last stored speed
G
WARNING
The set speed stored in memory should only
be set again if prevailing road conditions and
legal speed limits permit. Possible
acceleration or deceleration differences
arising from returning to the preset speed
could cause an accident and/or serious injury
to you and others.
Briefly pull the cruise control lever toward
X
you =.
Remove your foot from the accelerator
X
pedal.
DISTRONIC PLUS is activated. The first
time it is activated, the current speed is
stored. Otherwise, it sets the vehicle cruise
speed to the previously stored value.
Setting a speed
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WARNING
Keep in mind that it may take a brief moment
until the vehicle has made the necessary
adjustments.
Increase or decrease the set vehicle speed to
a value that the prevailing road conditions and
legal speed limits permit. Otherwise, sudden
and unexpected acceleration or deceleration
of the vehicle could cause an accident and/
or serious injury to you and others.
To adjust the set speed in 1 mph
X
increments (1 km/h increments): briefly
press the cruise control lever up : to the
pressure point for a higher speed or
down ? for a lower speed.
Every time the cruise control lever is
pressed up or down, the last speed stored
is increased or reduced.
To adjust the set speed in 5 mph
X
increments (10 km/h increments):
briefly press the cruise control lever
up : past the pressure point for a higher
speed or down ? for a lower speed.
Every time the cruise control lever is
pressed up or down, the last speed stored
is increased or reduced.

Setting the specified minimum distance

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WARNING
It is up to the driver to exercise discretion to
select the appropriate setting given road
conditions, traffic, driver's preferred driving
style and applicable laws and driving
recommendations for safe following distance.
Cruise control lever
To increase: turn control = toward ;.
X
DISTRONIC PLUS then maintains a greater
distance between your vehicle and the
vehicle in front.
To decrease: turn control = toward :.
X
DISTRONIC PLUS then maintains a shorter
distance between your vehicle and the
vehicle in front.
You can set the specified minimum distance
for DISTRONIC PLUS by varying the time span
between one and two seconds. With this
function, you can set the minimum distance
that DISTRONIC PLUS keeps to the vehicle in
front, dependent on vehicle speed. You can
see this distance in the multifunction display
( page 173).
Y
Make sure that you maintain a sufficiently
safe distance from the vehicle in front. Adjust
the distance to the vehicle in front if
necessary.