Autonomous braking/Distronic
Thread Starter
Newbie
Joined: Aug 2010
Posts: 10
Likes: 0
gl550
Autonomous braking/Distronic
It is my understanding that a 2014 GL equipped with Distronic is capable of autonomous braking ( no driver intervention) but a similarly equipped Ml is not. Can anyone confirm that? It is also my understanding that the Gl so equipped will not detect pedestrians as will the S Or E class. Wandering around the various places on Mercedes sites has been somewhat confusing and unproductive.
I wonder why they don't offer the same Distronic capabilities across all these lines as the pricing is about the same. Maybe I should wait for the refresh.
I wonder why they don't offer the same Distronic capabilities across all these lines as the pricing is about the same. Maybe I should wait for the refresh.
Last edited by bubbavorenkamp; Dec 17, 2013 at 04:49 PM. Reason: Change a word
MBWorld Fanatic!
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 1,313
Likes: 7
From: Toronto
2005 ML350, 2008 GL320, 2013 Gl350
It is my understanding that a 2014 GL equipped with Distronic is capable of autonomous braking ( no driver intervention) but a similarly equipped Ml is not. Can anyone confirm that? It is also my understanding that the Gl so equipped will not detect pedestrians as will the S Or E class. Wandering around the various places on Mercedes sites has been somewhat confusing and unproductive.
I wonder why they don't offer the same Distronic capabilities across all these lines as the pricing is about the same. Maybe I should wait for the refresh.
I wonder why they don't offer the same Distronic capabilities across all these lines as the pricing is about the same. Maybe I should wait for the refresh.
MBWorld Fanatic!
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 1,425
Likes: 2
From: Minnesota
2015 Ram 2500, former 2013 GL350, 2007 GL450
We can also confirm that it will self brake all the way to a stop with no driver intervention if a car is detected in front of you with distronic enabled/set. It takes guts, and most of us have our foot a few microns away from the brake when we try it.
MBWorld Fanatic!
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 1,653
Likes: 7
From: Central Pa.
2013 GL450 (traded for 2015 Escalade), 2012 Corvette, 2014 Ford Fusion, Previous: 2007 GL450, 2011
Yes indeed! I do like the system.....
Super Member
Joined: Nov 2013
Posts: 762
Likes: 166
From: Oregon USA
2023 Mercedes EQS 580 SUV, 2023 Bentley Bentayga, 2023 Genesis GV60
However, it does not autonomously brake to a stop in all situations, thus the foot-near-the-brake caveat. For example, if you're going down a hill with Distronic Plus set, and there's a stop sign at the bottom of the hill, with cars queued up, the radar won't "look up" and see that in time, so it'll be up to you to brake in time.
