Hill-start assist system, All-wheel drive (4matic), Controls in detail – Mercedes-Benz G-Class 2010 Owners Manual User Manual
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X
Increasing: Lift the cruise control lever in
direction of arrow : and hold it up until
the desired speed is reached.
X
Decreasing: Press the cruise control lever
in direction of arrow ; and hold it down
until the desired speed is reached.
X
Release the cruise control lever.
The new speed is set and the vehicle will
accelerate or decelerate.
Fine adjustment in 1 mph (Canada:
1 km/h) increments
X
Increasing: Briefly tip the cruise control
lever in direction of arrow :.
X
Decreasing: Briefly tip the cruise control
lever in direction of arrow ;.
Setting stored speed (Resume
function)
The set speed stored in memory should only
be set again if prevailing road conditions and
legal speed limits permit. Possible
acceleration or deceleration differences
arising from returning to the preset speed
could cause an accident and/or serious injury
to you and others.
X
Briefly pull the cruise control lever in
direction of arrow ?.
X
Remove your foot from the accelerator
pedal.
The last stored speed is deleted from memory
when the engine is turned off.
On uphill grades, the hill-start assist system
maintains the pressure in the brake system
for approximately 1 second after you have
released the brake pedal. Therefore, you can
start off smoothly without the vehicle moving
immediately after releasing the brake pedal.
The hill-start assist system is not designed to
function as a parking brake. It does not
prevent the vehicle from moving when parked
on an incline.
Always engage the parking brake in addition
to shifting the automatic transmission into
park position
P.
X
Depress the brake pedal.
X
Shift the automatic transmission into drive
position
D or reverse gear R.
X
Release the brake pedal.
X
Carefully depress the accelerator pedal.
The hill-start assist system is inactive
R
when starting off on a level road or downhill
grades
R
with the automatic transmission in neutral
position
N
R
with the parking brake engaged
R
if the ESP
®
has switched off due to a
malfunction
In vehicles with all-wheel drive (4MATIC),
both axles are powered at all times when the
vehicle is being operated. The 4MATIC
improves traction in conjunction with the
ESP
®
page 54) and the Electronic Traction
If a drive wheel is spinning due to insufficient
traction:
R
While driving off, apply as little throttle as
possible.
R
While driving, ease up on the accelerator
pedal.
R
Adapt your speed and driving style to the
prevailing road conditions.
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