2011 MERCEDES-BENZ GL350 BlueTEC Owner's Manual

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MERCEDES-BENZ GL350 BlueTEC 2011 X164 Owners Manual iUSA only:
This device has been approved by the FCC
as a "Vehicular Radar System". The radar
sensor is intended for use in an automotive
radar system only. Removing, tampering
with, or altering the de

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MERCEDES-BENZ GL350 BlueTEC 2011 X164 Owners Manual Driving
If there is no vehicle in front, DISTRONIC
operates in the same way as cruise control.
If a slower-moving vehicle is detected in front,
DISTRONIC causes your vehicle to brake and
maintain the

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MERCEDES-BENZ GL350 BlueTEC 2011 X164 Owners Manual Storing the current speed or calling up
the last speed storedGWarning
The set speed stored in memory should only
be set again if prevailing road conditions and
legal speed limits permit. Possible
acce

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MERCEDES-BENZ GL350 BlueTEC 2011 X164 Owners Manual If DISTRONIC detects a vehicle in front,
segments  ; between the speed of the
vehicle in front  : and stored speed  = light
up.GWarning!
An intermittent warning sounds and the
distance warning lamp

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MERCEDES-BENZ GL350 BlueTEC 2011 X164 Owners Manual After approximately five seconds, current
saved speed  ; is displayed in the status
indicator in the multifunction display:
R USA only:  DTR XXX Miles
R Canada only:  DTR XXX km/h
Deactivating DISTRON

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MERCEDES-BENZ GL350 BlueTEC 2011 X164 Owners Manual Cornering, going into and coming out of a
bend
The ability of DISTRONIC to detect vehicles
when cornering is limited. Your vehicle may
brake unexpectedly or late.
Vehicles traveling on a different lin

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MERCEDES-BENZ GL350 BlueTEC 2011 X164 Owners Manual Crossing vehicles
DISTRONIC may detect vehicles that are
crossing your lane by mistake. Activating
DISTRONIC at, for example, a traffic light with
crossing traffic, could cause your vehicle to
pull aw

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MERCEDES-BENZ GL350 BlueTEC 2011 X164 Owners Manual The individual vehicle levels differ from
highway level as follows:
R +2.3 in (+ 60 mm) in raised level
R +/–0 in (+/–0 mm) in highway level 26
R –0.6 in (–15 mm) in high-speed level
Raised le