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Rwhen the automatic transmission is in park The cruise control also switches off
position P, reverse gear R, or neutral
position N
automatically when
Rthe vehicle speed falls below 20 mph
(30 km/h)
Rthe ESC is switched off or has switched off
due to a malfunction
Rthe ESC is in operation
The vehicle speed displayed in the
speedometer can briefly vary from the speed
setting for the cruise control system.
Rthe ESC is switched off via the control
system
Rthe ESC has switched off due to a
malfunction
Setting current speed
Ryou shift the automatic transmission into
neutral position N while driving
X Accelerate or decelerate to the desired
speed.
The speedometer segments in the
multifunction display goes out and an
acoustic warning will sound. Observe
additional messages in the multifunction
display that may appear.
Depressing the accelerator pedal does not
deactivate the cruise control. After a brief
acceleration (e.g. for passing), the cruise
control will resume the last set speed.
X Briefly lift the cruise control lever in
direction of arrow: or press in direction
of arrow;.
X Remove your foot from the accelerator
pedal.
i On uphill grades, the cruise control may
not be able to maintain the set speed. Once
the grade eases, the set speed will be
resumed.
On downhill grades, the cruise control
maintains the set speed by braking with the
vehicle’s brake system. In addition, on
longer downhill grades the automatic
transmission will downshift automatically.
Changing the set speed
G Warning!
Keep in mind that it may take a brief moment
until the vehicle has made the necessary
adjustments.
Increase or decrease the set vehicle speed to
a value that the prevailing road conditions and
legal speed limits permit. Otherwise, sudden
and unexpected acceleration or deceleration
of the vehicle could cause an accident and/
or serious injury to you and others.
Canceling cruise control
X Depress the brake pedal.
or
X Briefly push the cruise control lever in
direction of arrow=.
The last set speed is stored for later use.
The last stored speed is deleted from memory
when the engine is turned off.
You can increase or decrease the set speed
in 1 mph (Canada: 1 km/h) increments or in
5
mph (Canada: 10 km/h) increments.
The cruise control switches off automatically
when you depress the brake pedal or you
engage the electronic parking brake. In this
case, the speedometer segments in the
multifunction display will go out.
When you use the cruise control lever to
decelerate, the brake system will brake the
vehicle automatically if the engine’s braking
power does not brake the vehicle sufficiently.
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Product Specification
Categories | Mercedes-Benz Manuals, Mercedes-Benz S-Class Manuals |
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Tags | Mercedes-Benz S450, Mercedes-Benz S550, Mercedes-Benz S600, Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG, Mercedes-Benz S65 AMG, Mercedes-Benz W221 |
Model Year | 2010 |
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Copyright | Attribution Non-commercial |