Driving and parking, Driving systems – Mercedes-Benz 2013 GL Class User Manual

Page 194

Advertising
background image

Storing or calling up the speed

G

WARNING

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 towards
you :.

X

Remove your foot from the accelerator
pedal.
The first time cruise control is activated, it
stores the current speed or regulates the
speed of the vehicle to the previously
stored speed.

Setting a 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.

X

Press the cruise control lever up : for a
higher speed or down ; for a lower speed.

X

To adjust the set speed in 1 mph

increments (1 km/h increments): briefly

press the cruise control lever up : or
down ; to the pressure point.
Every time the cruise control lever is
pressed up : or down ; the last speed
stored is increased or reduced.

X

To adjust the set speed in 5 mph

increments (10 km/h increments):

press the cruise control lever up : or
down ; to beyond the pressure point.
Every time the cruise control lever is
pressed up : or down ; the last speed
stored is increased or reduced.

i

Cruise control is not deactivated if you

depress the accelerator pedal. For
example, if you accelerate briefly to
overtake, cruise control adjusts the
vehicle's speed to the last speed stored
after you have finished overtaking.

Deactivating cruise control

192

Driving systems

Driving and parking

Advertising