Driving systems
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Setting a speed
Deactivating cruise control
G Warning
Keep in mind that it may take a brief moment
until the vehicle has made the necessary
adjustments.
There are several ways to deactivate cruise
control:
X Briefly press the cruise control lever
forwards=.
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.
or
X Brake.
Cruise control is automatically deactivated if:
Ryou depress the parking brake.
Ryou are driving below 20 mph (30 km/h).
RESP® intervenes or you deactivate ESP®.
X Press the cruise control lever to the
pressure point, up: for a higher speed or
down; for a lower speed.
Ryou shift the transmission to position N
while driving.
If cruise control is deactivated, you will hear
a warning tone. You will see theCruise
control Off message in the multifunction
display for approximately five seconds.
X Keep the cruise control lever pressed until
the desired speed is reached.
X Release the cruise control lever.
The new speed is stored.
i The last speed stored is cleared when you
switch off the engine.
i Cruise control is not deactivated if you
depress the accelerator pedal. For
example, if you accelerate briefly to
overtake, cruise control adjusts the
vehicle's speed to the last speed stored
after you have finished overtaking.
DISTRONIC
Important safety guidelines
DISTRONIC regulates the speed and
automatically helps you maintain the
distance to the vehicle detected in front. It
Setting in 1 mph (Canada: 1 km/h)
increments
X Briefly press the cruise control lever to the brakes automatically in order to avoid
pressure point, up: for a higher speed or exceeding the set speed.
down; for a lower speed.
The last speed stored is increased or
reduced.
On long and steep downhill gradients,
especially if the vehicle is laden or towing a
trailer, you must select shift range 1, 2 or 3
in good time. By doing so, you will make use
of the braking effect of the engine, which
relieves the load on the brake system and
prevents the brakes from overheating and
wearing too quickly.
If a slower-moving vehicle is detected in front,
DISTRONIC causes your vehicle to brake and
maintain the preset distance to the vehicle in
front.
Setting in 5 mph (Canada: 10 km/h)
increments
X Briefly press the cruise control lever
beyond the pressure point, up: for a
higher speed or down; for a lower speed.
The last speed stored is increased or
reduced.
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| Categories | Mercedes-Benz M-Class Manuals, Mercedes-Benz Manuals |
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| Tags | Mercedes-Benz ML350, Mercedes-Benz ML350 BlueTec, Mercedes-Benz ML550, Mercedes-Benz ML63 AMG, Mercedes-Benz W164 |
| Model Year | 2011 |
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