2009 Mercedes CLS-Class Owner's Manual - Page 146

Controls in detail Driving systems Rthe Rthe ESP® is switched off with the ESP® switch ESP® has switched off due to a malfunction shift the automatic transmission into neutral position N while driving an accident and/or serious injury to you and others. When you use the cruise control lever to decelerate, the brake system will automatically brake the vehicle if the engine's braking power does not brake the vehicle sufficiently. X Lift the cruise control lever in direction of arrow 1 and hold it up to increase, or depress the cruise control lever in direction of arrow 2 and hold it down to decrease, until the desired speed is reached. X ble acceleration or deceleration differences arising from returning to the preset speed could cause an accident and/or serious injury to you and others. X Ryou The cruise control speed 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. Briefly pull the cruise control lever in direction of arrow 4. If no speed is stored, the current speed is set and stored. Remove your foot from the accelerator pedal. X Release the cruise control lever. The new speed is set and the vehicle will accelerate or decelerate. The last stored set speed is canceled when the engine is turned off. 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 Fine adjustment in 1 mph (Canada: 1 km/h) increments X Briefly tip the cruise control lever in direction of arrow 1 to increase or in direction of arrow 2 to decrease. Distronic Safety notes When activated, the Distronic adaptive cruise control increases the driving convenience afforded by the cruise control while traveling on expressways and other major roadways. RIf the Distronic distance sensor detects a slower moving vehicle directly ahead, your vehicle speed will be reduced so that you Resume last stored speed G Warning! The set speed stored in memory should only be set again if prevailing road conditions and legal speed limits permit. Possi- 144