Distance Warning Function - Mercedes-Benz 2009 CLS-Class Operator's Manual

Distronic has not yet detected the vehicle
changing lanes. There will be insufficient dis-
tance to the lane-changing vehicle.
Narrow vehicles
Because of their narrow profile, the vehicles
traveling near the outer edges of the lane
have not yet been detected by Distronic.
There will be insufficient distance to the pre-
ceding vehicles.

Distance warning function

When the Distronic is deactivated, this func-
tion will continue to warn you when recogniz-
ing a stationary obstacle or a slower vehicle
moving in your vehicle's path and the danger
of a collision exists:
The distance warning lamp
R
instrument cluster comes on.
An intermittent warning will sound if nec-
R
essary.
If these warnings are issued, you must brake
manually to maintain a safe distance and
avoid a collision with the preceding vehicle.
When depressing the brake pedal, the warn-
ing 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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G Warning!
If the distance warning lamp l 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 con-
ditions and with varying driver reaction.
Complex driving situations are not always
in the
l
fully recognized by the distance warning
function. This could result in wrong or miss-
ing distance warnings.
Distance warning function on/off switch
1
Indicator lamp
2
X
Activating/deactivating: Press
switch 1.
When the distance warning function is acti-
vated, indicator lamp
Controls in detail
Driving systems
in switch
2 1
Z
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