Mercedes-Benz G-Class 2010 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 118)

: Setting current or higher speed
;
Setting current or lower speed
= Canceling the cruise control
?
Resume to last set speed
Activating cruise control
You can activate the cruise control at a
vehicle speed above 20 mph (30 km/h).
You cannot activate the cruise control
R
when you brake
R
when you have engaged the parking brake
R
when the automatic transmission is in park
position
P, reverse gear R, or neutral
position N
R the ESP ® is switched off or has switched off
due to a malfunction
Setting current speed
X Accelerate or decelerate to the desired
speed.
X Briefly lift the cruise control lever in
direction of arrow : or press in direction
of arrow ;.
X Remove your foot from the accelerator
pedal.
i On uphill or downhill grades, the cruise
control may not be able to maintain the set
speed. Once the grade eases, the set speed
will be resumed.
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 also switches off
automatically when
R
the vehicle speed falls below 20 mph
(30 km/h)
R the ESP ® is in operation
R the ESP ® is switched off with the ESP ®
switch
R the ESP ® has switched off due to a
malfunction
R
you shift the automatic transmission into
neutral position
N while driving
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.
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.
When you use the cruise control lever to
decelerate, the transmission will
automatically downshift if the engine’s
braking power does not brake the vehicle
sufficiently.
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