Mercedes-Benz M-Class 2010 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 157)

Reduce set speed:
X Briefly press the cruise control lever down
past the resistance point in direction of
arrow ;.
X Release the cruise control lever.
The vehicle speed decreases in increments
of 5 mph (Canada: 10 km/h).
Each time the set speed is changed,
DSR
will appear in the multifunction display and
the changed set speed is shown.
The new speed is set and the vehicle will
accelerate or decelerate. Keep in mind that
it may take a brief moment until the vehicle
has reached the new set speed.
The set speed is canceled when the DSR is
switched off. If the DSR is switched on again,
the DSR will use the programmed default
speed (
Y page 138).
Off-road driving program
The off-road driving program is designed to
assist the driver when driving off-road in
terrain and crossing water. The off-road
driving program adjusts the engine power and
shifting of the automatic transmission to be
more suitable for the off-road use of the
vehicle. In addition, the ABS, ESP
® , and 4-ETS
designed for off-road use are automatically
activated.
In the following situations you should switch
to the off-road driving program:
R during off-road driving
R when crossing water ( Y page 251)
R when towing up or down on steep gradients
Example illustration: All models, except
ML 63 AMG
i In AMG vehicles you can switch the Off-
road driving program on or off via the
control system (
Y page 125).
X Switching on: Press switch :.
Indicator lamp ; comes on. The symbol
Ç appears in the lower multifunction
display.
X Switching off: Press switch : again.
Indicator lamp ; goes out. The symbol
Ç disappears.
Air suspension program
The system lets you select the chassis and
suspension setup. The chassis and
suspension setup adjusts the damping
behavior and the ride height for your vehicle.
The system consists of two components. The
Adaptive Damping System (ADS)
(
Y page 156) and the vehicle level control
( Y page 156).
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