Mercedes-Benz GL-Class 2008 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 259)

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Controls in detail
Driving systems
Setting a higher speed
You can increase the speed in two ways.
Adjustment in 1 mph (Canada: 1 km/h)
increments
̈ Briefly lift the cruise control lever up to
the resistance point in direction of
arrow
1 ( ୴ page 256).
̈ Release the cruise control lever.
The vehicle speed increases in incre-
ments of 1 mph (Canada: 1km/h).
Adjustment in 5 mph
(Canada: 10 km/h) increments
i The cruise control switches off
automatically when
ț you step on the brake pedal
ț you depress the parking brake pedal
The cruise control switches off automatically and
an acoustic warning will sound when
ț the vehicle speed is below 20 mph
(30 km/h)
ț the ESP ® is in operation
ț the ESP ® is switched off with the ESP ®
switch ( ୴ page 105)
ț the ESP ® has switched off due to a
malfunction ( ୴ page 441)
ț you set the automatic transmission to N
while driving
Observe additional messages in the
multifunction display that may appear.
!
Setting the automatic transmission to N
while driving cancels the cruise control.
However, the automatic transmission should not
be set to 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 a brief accel-
eration (e.g. for passing), the cruise control will
resume the last set speed.
Warning!
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If you increase the set vehicle speed, keep in
mind that it may take a brief moment until
the vehicle has reached the set speed.
Increase the set vehicle speed to a value
that the prevailing road conditions and legal
speed limits permit. Otherwise, sudden and
unexpected acceleration of the vehicle
could cause an accident and/or serious in-
jury to you and others.
i
The set value is increased in 1 mph
(Canada: 1 km/h) increments each time you lift
the cruise control lever up to the resistance
point.
i The set value is increased in
5 mph (Canada: 10 km/h) increments each time
you lift the cruise control lever past the
resistance point.
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