Mercedes-Benz SL Roadster 2012 Owner's Manual page 196

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Vehicles which are not driving in the mid-

dle of their lane

DISTRONIC PLUS may not detect vehicles

which are not driving in the middle of their

lane. The distance to the vehicle in front will

be too short.

Other vehicles changing lane

DISTRONIC PLUS has not detected the vehi-

cle cutting in yet. The distance to this vehicle

will be too short.

Narrow vehicles

DISTRONIC PLUS has not yet detected the

vehicle in front on the edge of the carriage-

way, because of its narrow width. The dis-

tance to the vehicle in front will be too short.

Obstructions and stationary vehicles

DISTRONIC PLUS does not brake for obsta-

cles or stationary vehicles. If, for example, the

detected vehicle turns a corner and reveals

an obstacle or stationary vehicle, DISTRONIC

PLUS will not brake for these.

Crossing vehicles

DISTRONIC PLUS may mistakenly detect

vehicles that are crossing your lane. Activat-

ing DISTRONIC PLUS at traffic lights with

crossing traffic, for example, could cause

your vehicle to pull away unintentionally.

General notes

SPEEDTRONIC brakes automatically so that

you do not exceed the set speed. On long and

steep downhill gradients, especially if the

Driving systems