Safety

Typical of full-size luxury cars, the CL-Class hasn't been crash-tested by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, but it does have a boatload of safety features. There are nine airbags, including two frontal ones, a side-impact torso bag for each of the four seats, side curtain airbags and a driver's knee airbag. Antilock brakes and an electronic stability system with traction control are standard. For a list of all standard safety features, click here.

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    Setting the specified minimum distance
    You can set the specified minimum distance for DISTRONIC by varying the time span between one and two seconds. This time span determines the distance that DISTRONIC should maintain from the vehicl ...

    2009 Mercedes-Benz CL-Class Review
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    SETUP
    SETUP shows the drive program, the ESP® (Electronic Stability Program) mode and the SPORT handling mode. •► Press on the steering wheel to select the AMG menu. •► Press the butto ...