Mercedes-Benz SL 500 Operator's Manual page 200

Warning!
The Distronic brakes your vehicle with a
2 2
maximum of 6.5 ft/s (2 m/s ). This corre-
sponds to about 20% of the maximum decel-
eration ability of your vehicle.
Distronic brakes the vehicle in an effort to
restore the preset distance or to maintain
the speed. The brake pedal is automatically
applied as this happens which results in the
brake pedal moving.
Keep driver's foot area clear at all times, in-
cluding the area under the brake pedal. Ob-
jects stored in this area may impair pedal
movement which could interfere with the
braking ability of the Distronic system.
Do not place your foot under the brake pedal
– your foot could become caught.
Distronic menu in the control system
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In the Distronic menu you can read the cur-
rent settings for Distronic. What appears in
the left display field depends on whether
the Distronic is turned on or off.
Press button è or ÿ repeatedly
until you see one of the following dis-
plays.
Controls in detail
Driving systems
Distronic deactivated
When Distronic is deactivated you will see
the standard display in the left display
field.
1 Vehicle ahead, if detected
2 Actual distance to vehicle ahead
3 Preset distance threshold to vehicle
ahead
4 Your vehicle
5 Symbol for activated distance warning
function
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