Mercedes-Benz G-Class 2007 Owners Manual User Manual

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Controls in detail

Driving systems

1 Setting current or higher speed
2 Setting current or lower speed
3 Canceling cruise control
4 Resuming to last speed set

Setting current speed

̈

Accelerate or decelerate to the desired
speed.

̈

Briefly lift the cruise control lever in
direction of arrow

1 or depress in

direction of arrow

2.

The current speed is set.

̈

Remove your foot from the accelerator
pedal.

The cruise control is activated.

Canceling cruise control

There are several ways to cancel cruise
control:

̈

Step on the brake pedal.

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

or

̈

Briefly push the cruise control lever in
direction of arrow

3.

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

Setting a higher speed

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.

!

Moving the gear selector lever to neutral

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

i

The last stored speed is canceled when you

turn off the engine.

Warning!

G

If you increase the vehicle set speed, keep in

mind that it may take a brief moment until

the vehicle has reached the set speed.

Increase the vehicle set 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.

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