2004 MERCEDES-BENZ CLK CABRIOLET Owners Manual

198 Controls in detail
Driving systemsDistr
onic dis plays in the speedometer
1 Stored speed
i For de sign reasons, the spe eddisplayed in
the speedometer may differ slightly from the
sp eed set with Distronic. 1
Segments
If Distronic detects a vehic lein front:
! the display shows the vehicle travelling
in front
! segments inthe speedometer light up.
The segments indicate how great the
difference isbetween the speed you
have set and the speed at which the
vehicle in front is travelling. The
l distance warning lamp in the
instrument cluster lights up if the distance
to the vehicle in front is too small.
The intermittent warning signal ceases
and thel dist an ce warning lamp
goes out once you have re-established
the required distance between your
vehicle and the vehicl ein front.
i Distronic cau sesyou rveh icle to brake at a
maximum of2m/s 2
. This is appro xima tely 20%
of the maximum braki ng force of your vehicle.
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Risk of accident If
Di stronic detects a risk of collision with
the vehicl ein front:
! thel distance warning lamp in the
instrumen tcluster will light up
! an int ermittent warning signal will sound
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199
Controls in detail
Driving systems Distronic menu in
the operating system
You can read the current settings for
Distronic inthe Distronic menu. The
multi-function display shown depends on
whether Distronic is activ ated or deacti-
va ted and the distance warning function is
switched on or off.
6 Press the èorÿ button repeat-
edly until one of the following dis plays
appe ars.
Di str onicdeactiv ated
When Distronic is deactivated, you will see
the standard Distronic display in the multi-
function display. 1
Vehicle in front, if detected
2 Actual dist ance to the vehicle in front
3 Specified distance to the vehicle in
front
4 Own vehic le
5 Symbol for distance warning function
switched on
Di stronic activated
When Distronic is activated, the stored
speed will be shown in the multi-function
display for approximately five seconds.
When Distronic is activated, you will see
the following display inthe multi-function
display: 1
Distronic activated Cruise
control le ver
The cruise control lever is used to operate:
! cruise control or Distronic*
! variable Speedtronic
The cruise control lever is the uppermost
lever on the left of the steering wheel.
The LIM indicator lamp on the cruise con-
trol lever indicates which system you have
selected:
! Cruise control, Distronic*:
LIM indicator lamp off
! variable Speedtronic
LIM indicator lamp lit
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1 To store the current speed or a higher
speed
2 To store the current speed or a lower
speed
3 Todeactivate Distronic
4 Toresume the last speed stored
5 To switch between cruise control*,
Distronic* and Speedtronic
6 LIM indicator lamp Selecting Distronic
1 LIM indicator lamp
2 To select Distronic
6 Check whether Distronic is selected.
LIM indicator lamp 1must not be lit.
6 Otherwise, press the cruise control
lever in the direction of arrow 2.
LIM indicator lamp 1in the cruise
control lever goes out. Distronic is
selected. Activating Distronic
You can activ
ate Distronic if:
! you are driving at a speed between
30 km /hand 180 km /h
! ESP is activated ( =page 71)
If Distronic is not acti vated after the
cruise control lever is pressed, theDistroni c--– km/h.message will appear
in the multi-function disp lay.
You cannot activate Distronic in the follow-
ing circumsta nces:
! Up to two minutes after the engine is
started
! When braking
! If you have applied the parking brake
On vehi cles with automatic transmission:
! When the selector lever is inposition P,
R or N
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201
Controls in detail
Driving systems Storing the current speed
6
Accelerate /decelerate the vehicle to
the desired speed.
6 Briefly press the cruise co ntrol lever up
or down.
6 Release the acce lerator pedal com-
pletely.
Distronic is activated and the current
sp ee d is stored.
i If you do not fully rel ease the accelerator
pedal, the messageDistronic passive
appearsinthe multi -function display.
The distan ceto a slower vehicle in front is then
not set. You are then travelling at the speed
determined by depressing the accelerator pedal. Se
tting a higher speed
1 To set a higher speed
6 Press and hold the cruise co ntrol
le ver in the direction of arrow 1until
the desi red speed has been reached.
6 Release the cruise control le ver.
The new speed is stored.
i Distronic isnot deactivated if you depress
th e accelerator pedal. If you accelerat ebriefly to
ov ertake, Distronic adjusts the vehicle's speed
to the last spe edstored after youhave finish ed
ov erta king. Setting a lower speed
1 Toset a lower speed
6 Pres s and hold the cruise control
leve rin the direction of arrow 1until
th ede sired speed has been reached.
6 Release the cruise con trol lever.
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tment in 10km /hincrements
1 To adjust: 10 km /hfaster
2 To adjust: 10 km /hslower
Faster 6 Pres s the cruise control lever briefly in
the direction of arrow 1.
Slower 6 Press the cruise control lever briefly in
the direction of arrow 2. Fine adjustment in 1 km
/hincrements
1 Fine ad justment: 1 km /hfaster
Faster 6 Press the cruise control lever briefly in
the direction of arrow 1.
or
6 Press and hold the cruise control
leve rin the direction of arrow 1until
the desired speed has been reached. Resuming a stored speed
1 To resume a stor edspeed G
Risk of accident On
ly resume the stored speed when this is
appr opriate for the current road and traffic
cond itions. Otherwise, sudden acceleration
or braking could endanger yourself and oth-
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6 Press the cruise control lever briefly in
the direction of arrow 1.
6 Release the accelerator pedal.
Distronic is activated and adjusts the
vehicle's speed to the last speed
stored. Deactivating Distronic
1 To deactivate Distronic
2 To de activat eDi stronic, to select
Speedtronic There are
various ways of deactiv ating
Distronic:
6 Press the cruise control lever briefly in
the direction of arrow 1.
Distronic isdeactivated. The last
stored speed remains stored.
or
6 Apply the brakes.
Distronic isdeactivated. The last
stored speed remains stored.
or 6 Press the cruise control lever briefly in
the direction of arrow 2.
Di stronic isdea ctivat ed .V ariabl e
Speedtronic isselected. The LIM indi-
cator lamp in the cruise contro llever is
li t. i
TheDistronic offmessage appears in
the sp eedometer in the multi-functio ndisplay for
abou tfive seconds.
The last speed stored is cleared when you restart
the engine.
Distronic is not dea ctivat edifyou depress the
accelerator pedal. If you accelerate briefly to
overtake, Distronic adjusts the vehic le's spe ed
to the last speed stored after you have finished
overtaking.
Di stronic is automatically dea ctivated if:
! you apply the parking brake
! you are driving at a speed of less than
30 km /h
! ESP ( =pa ge 69) cut sin or you deacti-
vate ESP
! you move the selector lev er toNwh ile
driving ( =pa ge 139).
A signal will sound. The
Distronic off
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Setting the specified distance forDistr
onic
You can set the speci fied distance for
Distronic by varying the time span
between 1.0 and 2.0 seconds. This time
span specifies the distance to be main-
tained from the veh icle in front by Dis-
tronic in rel ation to your vehicle's speed.
You can see the distance inthe multi-func-
tion display or speedometer disp lay.
1 Toswitch the distance warning func-
tion on /off
2 Toset the speci fied distance Increasing the specified distance
If you increase the specified distance,
Distronic maintains a greater distance
from the vehicle in front.
6 Turn thumbwheel 2towards ¯.
Decreasing the specified distance
If you decrease the specified distance,
Distronic maintains a shorter distance
from the vehicle in front.
6 Turn thumbwheel 2tow ards ® . Distance warning function
Thi
sfunction warns you when the distance
to the vehicle in front istoo small, even
when Di stronic is deactivated:
! The l distance warning lamp in the
instrument cluster lights up.
! You may hear an intermittent signal. You must brake yourself to maintain the
correct distance from the vehicle in front
and
toavoid crashing.
i Distronic does not always clearly recognise
compl ex road and traffic situations . You will then
receive an incorrect dis tanc ew arning signal or
none at all.
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Risk of accident Pa
y careful att ention to th etraffic situation
if:
! thel distance warning lamp in the
instrument cluster li ghts up
! and/ oran intermittent signal sounds
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Swi tching on the dis tance warning
function
6 Press button 1(=page 204).
The ind icator lamp in the button lights
up. You will see a loudspeaker symbol
in the multi-function display.
Swit ching off the distance warning
function
6 Press button 1(=page 204).
Indicator lamp 1in the button goes
out. You will not see a loud speaker
symbol in the mul ti-function display. Tips for driving with Distronic
The following contains descriptions of cer-
tain road and traffic conditions in which
you must pay particular attention. In such
situations, brake if necess ary. Distronic is
then dea ctivated. Cornering, going into
and coming out of
a bend
When going into a bend, Distronic may not
detect vehicles travelling in front or it may
detect them too early. The vehicle may
brake sudden lyor brake late. Drivi
ngon a different line
Distronic may not detect a vehicle travel-
ling on a different line. The distance to the
vehicle in front will be too short.
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