2019 MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER Owner's Manual

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MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER 2019  Owners Manual ate
sor dec eler ates.Ifyou donotkn ow the
st ore dspee d,theveh icle coul dacc eler ate
or brak eunex pectedly. Ther eis arisk ofan
acc iden t.
Pay attent ion totheroad andtraff iccon di-
tio ns befo

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MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER 2019  Owners Manual cie
ntdistance behindthe vehi cleinfront. The
spe cified mini mum distance isset using the
control onthe cruisecontrol lever.
The electri cpa rking brakesecu resthe vehi cle
au toma tically if Active

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spee dse tfor Activ eDis tance Assist
DISTR ONIC.
Di spl aywh en Activ eDi stan ceAssist
DI STRO NICisdea ctivate d 0043
Veh iclein fro nt, ifde tecte d
0044 Distance indicator, current dista nce

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MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER 2019  Owners Manual messa
gewillapp ear onthe multifu nctiondis-
pla yfor app roximatel yfive seconds.
Tips fordriving withActive Distance
Ass istDISTRONIC Gene
ralnotes
The follo wing contains descriptionsofcertain
road

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MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER 2019  Owners Manual revea
led,Active Distance AssistDISTRONIC
wil lnot brake forthem.
Cross ingvehic les Active
Distance AssistDISTRONIC maymis-
takenly detectvehiclesthat arecrossing your
lane.
If you activate ActiveDis

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support provided bythe system canbe
impaired if:
R there ispoor visibility, e.g.due toinsuffi-
cient illumination ofthe road, ordue to
snow, rain,fogorheavy spray
R there isglare, e.g.from oncom i

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MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER 2019  Owners Manual HOLD
function
Gene ralnote s The
HOLD function canassistthe drive rin the
foll owi ngsitua tions:
R When pulling away,espe ciallyon steep
slop es
R When maneu veringonsteep slopes
R When waiting intra

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After
atime ,the electri cpa rking brake
sec ures the vehicleand relieves theservice
bra ke.
Whe nthe HOLD functio nis acti vated ,the
trans mission isshi fted automa tically to posi-
tio n005D if: