Driving systems
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Rwhen the transmission is in park position
Rthe ESC has switched off due to a
P, reverse gear R, or neutral position N
malfunction
Rthe ESC is switched off or has switched off Ryou shift the transmission into neutral
due to a malfunction
position N while driving
The vehicle speed displayed in the
An acoustic warning will sound. Observe
speedometer can briefly vary from the speed additional messages in the multifunction
setting for the cruise control system.
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.
Setting current speed
X Accelerate or decelerate to the desired
speed.
X Briefly lift the cruise control lever in
direction of arrow: or press in direction
of arrow;.
Changing the set speed
G Warning!
X Remove your foot from the accelerator
pedal.
Keep in mind that it may take a brief moment
until the vehicle has made the necessary
adjustments.
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 transmission
will downshift automatically.
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.
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.
Canceling cruise control
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 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.
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 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 electronic parking brake.
The cruise control also switches off
automatically when
Adjustment in 1 mph (Canada: 1 km/h)
increments
Rthe vehicle speed falls below 20 mph
(30
km/h)
Rthe ESC is in operation
Rthe ESC is switched off with the ESC switch
i The set speed value is increased or
decreased in 1 mph (Canada: 1 km/h)
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| Categories | Mercedes-Benz Manuals, Mercedes-Benz SLS-Class Manuals |
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| Tags | Mercedes Benz C197 |
| Model Year | 2011 |
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| Copyright | Attribution Non-commercial |
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