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

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Setting a speed

Keep in mind that it may take a brief moment

until the vehicle has accelerated or braked to

the speed set.

X

Press the cruise control lever up : for a

higher speed or down ; for a lower speed.

X

To adjust the set speed in 1 mph

increments (1 km/h increments): briefly

press the cruise control lever up : or

down ; to the pressure point.

Every time the cruise control lever is

pressed up : or down ; the last speed

stored is increased or reduced.

X

To adjust the set speed in 5 mph

increments (10 km/h increments):

briefly press the cruise control lever

up : or down ; to the pressure point.

Every time the cruise control lever is

pressed up : or down ; the last speed

stored is increased or reduced.

i

Cruise control is not deactivated if you

depress the accelerator pedal. For

example, if you accelerate briefly to

overtake, cruise control adjusts the

vehicle's speed to the last speed stored

after you have finished overtaking.

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 engage the electric parking brake

R

you are driving at less than 20 mph

(30 km/h)

R

ESP

®

intervenes or you deactivate ESP

®

R

you activate DSR

R

you activate off-road program 2 on vehicles

with the ON&OFFROAD package

R

you shift the transmission to position N

while driving

If cruise control is deactivated, you will hear

a warning tone. You will see the

Cruise

Cruise

Control Off

Control Off

message in the multifunction

display for approximately five seconds.

i

When you switch off the engine, the last

speed stored is cleared.

DISTRONIC PLUS

General notes

DISTRONIC PLUS regulates the speed and

automatically helps you maintain the

distance to the vehicle detected in front.

DISTRONIC PLUS brakes automatically so

that the set speed is not exceeded.

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