Driving and parking, Driving systems – Mercedes-Benz SLS-Class 2014 Owners Manual User Manual

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Making adjustments in 1 mph

increments

X

Briefly press the cruise control lever to the

pressure point, up : for a higher speed or

down ; for a lower speed.

The last speed stored is increased or

reduced.

Making adjustments in 10 mph

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.

Deactivating cruise control

There are several ways to deactivate cruise

control:

X

Briefly press the cruise control lever

forwards =.

or

X

Brake.

Cruise control is automatically deactivated if:

R

you press the electric parking brake

handle.

R

you are driving below 20 mph (30 km/h).

R

ESP

®

intervenes or you deactivate ESP

®

R

you shift the transmission to N while the

vehicle is in motion.

If cruise control is deactivated, you will hear

a warning tone. The "

Cruise Control Off

Cruise Control Off

"

message is displayed in the multifunction

display for approximately five seconds.

i

The last speed stored is cleared when you

switch off the engine.

AMG adaptive sport suspension

system

General notes

The electronically controlled damping system

works continuously. This improves driving

safety and ride comfort.
The damping is tuned individually to each

wheel and depends on:

R

your driving style, e.g. sporty

R

the road surface condition, e.g. bumps

R

your individual selection of Sport, Sport +

or Comfort

If you select Comfort or Sport + mode and

restart the engine, the mode reverts to Sport.

i

GT model: you can only choose between

Sport and Sport + modes. If you select

Sport + mode and restart the engine, the

mode reverts to Sport.

Sport mode

The firmer suspension tuning in Sport mode

ensures even better contact with the road.

Select this mode when employing a sporty

driving style, e.g. on winding country roads.

X

Press button : once.

Indicator lamp ? lights up. You have

selected Sport mode.
The

AMG Ride Control SPORT

AMG Ride Control SPORT

message

appears in the multifunction display.

i

GT model: Sport mode is the standard

setting. Indicator lamp ? cannot be

switched off.

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