Mercedes-Benz SL Operator's Manual page 192

Driving systems
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Pulling away and driving
Cruise control lever
If you depress the brake, DISTRONIC PLUS is
deactivated unless your vehicle is stationary.
If the vehicle in front pulls away: remove
X
your foot from the brake pedal.
Briefly pull the cruise control lever towards
X
you ; or press it up : or down =.
or
Accelerate briefly.
X
Your vehicle pulls away and adapts its
speed to that of the vehicle in front.
If there is no vehicle in front, DISTRONIC
PLUS operates in the same way as cruise
control.
If DISTRONIC PLUS detects that the vehicle
in front has slowed down, it brakes your
vehicle. It maintains the preset distance to
the vehicle in front.
If DISTRONIC PLUS detects that there is a risk
of a collision, you will be warned visually and
acoustically. DISTRONIC PLUS cannot
prevent a collision without your intervention.
An intermittent warning tone will then sound
and the distance warning lamp will light up in
the instrument cluster. Brake immediately in
order to increase the distance from the
vehicle in front, or take evasive action,
provided it is safe to do so.
If DISTRONIC PLUS detects a faster-moving
vehicle in front, it increases the driving speed.
However, the vehicle is only accelerated up
to the speed you have stored.
Changing lanes
If you wish to change to the passing lane (in
countries where traffic drives on the right, the
passing lane is the left-hand lane),
DISTRONIC PLUS supports you if:
you are driving faster than 40 mph
R
(60 km/h)
DISTRONIC PLUS is maintaining the
R
distance to a vehicle in front
you have switched on the corresponding
R
turn signal
DISTRONIC PLUS does not detect a danger
R
of collision
If these conditions are fulfilled, your vehicle
is accelerated. Acceleration will be
interrupted if changing lanes takes too long
or if the distance between your vehicle and
the vehicle in front becomes too small.
Stopping
G
WARNING
When leaving the vehicle, even if it is braked
only by DISTRONIC PLUS, it could roll away if:
there is a malfunction in the system or in
R
the voltage supply.
DISTRONIC PLUS has been deactivated
R
with the cruise control lever, e.g. by a
vehicle occupant or from outside the
vehicle.
the electrical system in the engine
R
compartment, the battery or the fuses have
been tampered with.
the battery is disconnected.
R
the accelerator pedal has been depressed,
R
e.g. by a vehicle occupant.
There is a risk of an accident.
If you wish to exit the vehicle, always turn off
DISTRONIC PLUS and secure the vehicle
against rolling away.
Deactivating DISTRONIC PLUS
( page 193).
Y
If DISTRONIC PLUS detects that the vehicle
in front is stopping, it brakes your vehicle until
it is stationary.