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the grade eases, the set speed will be
resumed.
Changing the set speed
G Warning!
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.
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.
The cruise control switches off automatically
when you depress the brake pedal or you
engage the parking brake.
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.
X Increasing: Lift the cruise control lever in
direction of arrow: and hold it up until
the desired speed is reached.
X Decreasing: Press the cruise control lever
in direction of arrow; and hold it down
until the desired speed is reached.
X Release the cruise control lever.
The new speed is set and the vehicle will
accelerate or decelerate.
The cruise control also switches off
automatically when
Rthe vehicle speed falls below 20 mph
(30
km/h)
Rthe ESP® is in operation
Rthe ESP® is switched off with the ESP®
switch
Fine adjustment in 1 mph (Canada:
1
km/h) increments
Rthe ESP® has switched off due to a
malfunction
X Increasing: Briefly tip the cruise control
lever in direction of arrow:.
Ryou shift the automatic transmission into
neutral position N while driving
X Decreasing: Briefly tip the cruise control
lever in direction of arrow;.
An acoustic warning will sound. Observe
additional messages in the multifunction
display that may appear.
Setting stored speed (Resume
function)
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.
G Warning!
The set speed stored in memory should only
be set again if prevailing road conditions and
legal speed limits permit. Possible
acceleration or deceleration differences
arising from returning to the preset speed
could cause an accident and/or serious injury
to you and others.
| Categories | Mercedes-Benz Manuals, Mercedes-Benz SL-Class Manuals |
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| Tags | Mercedes Benz SL63 AMG, Mercedes-Benz R230, Mercedes-Benz SL550, Mercedes-Benz SL600, Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG |
| Model Year | 2011 |
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