2010 Mercedes GL-Class Owner's Manual - Page 148
2010 Mercedes GL-Class Manual
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146 Driving systems 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. Controls in detail 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. The cruise control switches off automatically and an acoustic warning will sound when Rthe Rthe Rthe Rthe 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. 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. Adjustment in 1 mph (Canada: 1 km/h) increments vehicle speed falls below 20 mph (30 km/h) ESP® is in operation 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 i The set speed value is increased or decreased in 1 mph (Canada: 1 km/h) increments each time you lift or press the cruise control lever up or down to the resistance point. X Ryou 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. Increasing: Briefly lift the cruise control lever up to the resistance point in direction of arrow :. X Decreasing: Briefly press the cruise control lever down to the resistance point in direction of arrow ;. X Release the cruise control lever. The new speed is set and the vehicle will accelerate or decelerate. Adjustment in 5 mph (Canada: 10 km/h) increments i The set speed value is increased or decreased in 5 mph (Canada: 10 km/h) increments each time you lift or press the cruise control lever up or down past the resistance point.