Mercedes-Benz GL450 Operator's Manual page 263

Controls in detail
Driving systems
DISTRONIC menu in the control system
Use the DISTRONIC menu to display the
current settings for your Distronic system.
The information shown in the multifunction
display depends on whether the Distronic
system is activated or deactivated.
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For activating or deactivating the Distronic
system, see "Activating Distronic" ( page 263)
or, see "Deactivating Distronic" ( page 266).
For activating or deactivating the Distance warn-
ing function, see "Distance warning function*"
( page 182).
Press button è or ÿ repeatedly
until you see one of the following two
displays in the multifunction display.
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Distronic activated
When you turn Distronic on, you will see
the set speed in the multifunction display
for about 5 seconds. When Distronic is
activated, the following display appears in
the multifunction display.
1 Distronic activated
2 Set vehicle speed
Distronic deactivated
When Distronic is deactivated, you will see
the standard Distronic display in the multi-
function display.
1 Preceding vehicle, if detected
2 Actual distance to the preceding vehi-
cle
3 Preset distance threshold to the pre-
ceding vehicle
4 Your vehicle
Cruise control lever
The Distronic system is operated by means
of the cruise control lever.
The cruise control lever is the uppermost
lever on the left-hand side of the steering
column.