Mercedes-Benz SL 2008 Owner's Manual page 134

Adjusting the set distance
To increase: turn thumbwheel
X
the ¯ symbol.
Distronic then maintains a greater distance
between your vehicle and the vehicle in
front.
To decrease: turn thumbwheel
X
the ® symbol.
Distronic then maintains a shorter distance
between your vehicle and the vehicle in
front.
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Make sure that you maintain the mini-
mum distance to the vehicle in front
required by law. Adjust the distance to the
vehicle in front if necessary.
Distance warning function
Even if Distronic is deactivated, this function
warns you at speeds above 30 km/h if:
the distance to the vehicle in front is too
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short for the speed you are driving at for
several seconds. The E DTR warning
lamp in the speedometer lights up in red.
you are approaching a vehicle in front at too
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great a speed. You then hear an intermit-
tent warning tone, and the E
ing lamp in the speedometer lights up in
red.
2 towards
You must apply the brakes yourself in order
to maintain the correct distance to the vehicle
and to avoid a collision.
G Risk of accident
2 towards Be especially observant of traffic condi-
tions when the E DTR warning lamp in
the speedometer lights up or an intermit-
tent warning tone sounds.
Brake or take evasive action as necessary.
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Distronic does not always clearly recog-
nise complex road and traffic conditions.
You may then receive a false distance warn-
ing tone or none at all.
To activate/deactivate: press button 1.
X
When the function is activated, the indica-
tor lamp in button
speaker symbol appears in the display.
When the function is deactivated, the indi-
cator lamp in button
loudspeaker symbol disappears from the
multi-function display.
DTR warn-
Distronic displays in the speedometer
1
2
1 lights up and a loud-
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in the speedometer may differ slightly from
the speed set for Distronic.
1 goes out and the
When Distronic detects a vehicle ahead, the
E
lights up in white.
Controls
Driving systems
White/red E DTR warning lamp
Stored speed
For design reasons, the speed displayed
DTR warning lamp in the speedometer
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