2013 MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS SUV Owners Manual

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MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS SUV 2013  Owners Manual 0087
Specified minimum distance to the
vehicle in front; adjustable
0085 Vehicle in front, if detected
In the Assistance menu (Y page 218) of the
on-board computer, you can select the
distance display

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MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS SUV 2013  Owners Manual X
To increase: turn control  0087 in
direction 0044.
DISTRONIC  PLUS then 
maintains 
a greater
distance between your vehicle and the
vehicle in front.
X To decrease: turn control  0087 in
direction 0

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MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS SUV 2013  Owners Manual Cornering, going into and coming out of a
bend
The ability of DISTRONIC PLUS to detect
vehicles when cornering is limited. Your
vehicle may brake unexpectedly or late.
Vehicles traveling on a differen

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MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS SUV 2013  Owners Manual Crossing vehicles
DISTRONIC PLUS may detect vehicles that
are crossing your 
lane 
by mistake. Activating
DISTRONIC PLUS at traffic lights with
crossing traffic, for example, could cause
your vehicle

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MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS SUV 2013  Owners Manual Monitoring range of the sensors
Blind Spot Assist monitors the area up to
10 ft (3 m) behind your vehicle and directly
next to 
your 
vehicle, as shown in the diagram.
If the lanes are narrow, vehicle

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MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS SUV 2013  Owners Manual The brightness of the indicator/warning
lamps is adjusted 
automatically 
according to
the ambient light.
Collision warning 0043
Yellow indicator lamp/red warning lamp
If a vehicle is detected in the

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MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS SUV 2013  Owners Manual In particular, the detection of obstacles can
be impaired if there is:
R
dirt on the sensors or anything else
covering the sensors.
R visibility is poor,  e.g. 
due to fog, heavy rain
or snow.
R there

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MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS SUV 2013  Owners Manual Active Blind Spot Assist monitors the area up
to 10 ft (3.0 m) behind your vehicle and
directly next to your vehicle, as shown in the
diagram. For this purpose, Active Blind Spot
Assist uses radar 
se