216 controls in detail – Mercedes-Benz SL-Class 2008 Owners Manual User Manual

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Controls in detail

Driving systems

Canceling the cruise control

There are several ways to cancel the cruise
control:

̈

Step on the brake pedal.

The cruise control is canceled. The last
set speed is stored for later use.

or

̈

Briefly push the cruise control lever in
direction of arrow

3.

The cruise control is canceled. The last
set speed is stored for later use.

i

The last stored speed is canceled when you

turn off the engine.

i

The cruise control switches off auto-

matically when

ț

you step on the brake pedal

ț

you depress the parking brake pedal

The cruise control also switches off auto-
matically when

ț

the vehicle speed is below
20 mph (30 km/h) (

page 214)

ț

the ESP

®

is in operation or switched off with

the ESP

®

switch (

page 93)

ț

you move the gear selector lever to
position N while driving

An acoustic warning sounds and the message
CC Off appears in the multifunction display for
approximately 5 seconds.

!

Moving the gear selector lever to position N

while driving cancels the cruise control.
However, the gear selector lever should not be
moved to position N while driving except to
coast when the vehicle is in danger of skidding
(e.g. on icy roads).

i

Depressing the accelerator pedal does not

deactivate the cruise control. After brief acceler-
ation (e.g. for passing), the cruise control will re-
sume the last speed set.

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