Dri ving and parking, Driving systems – Mercedes-Benz M-Class 2014 Owners Manual User Manual
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Cruise control should not be activated
when driving off-road.
Important safety notes
If you fail to adapt your driving style, cruise
control can neither reduce the risk of an
accident nor override the laws of physics.
Cruise control cannot take into account the
road, traffic and weather conditions. Cruise
control is only an aid. You are responsible for
the distance to the vehicle in front, for vehicle
speed, for braking in good time and for
staying in your lane.
Do not use cruise control:
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in road and traffic conditions which do not
allow you to maintain a constant speed e.g.
in heavy traffic or on winding roads
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on slippery road surfaces. Braking or
accelerating could cause the drive wheels
to lose traction and the vehicle could then
skid
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when there is poor visibility, e.g. due to fog,
heavy rain or snow
If there is a change of drivers, advise the new
driver of the speed stored.
Cruise control lever
:
To activate or increase speed
;
To activate or reduce speed
=
To deactivate cruise control
?
To activate at the current speed/last
stored speed
When you activate cruise control, the stored
speed is shown in the multifunction display
for five seconds.
Activation conditions
To activate cruise control, all of the following
activation conditions must be fulfilled:
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the electric parking brake must be
released.
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you are driving faster than 20mph
(30 km/h).
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ESP
®
must be active, but not intervening.
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the transmission must be in position D.
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DSR must be deactivated.
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off-road program 2 must be deactivated
(vehicles with the ON&OFFROAD package).
Storing, maintaining and calling up a
speed
Storing and maintaining a speed
X
Accelerate the vehicle to the desired
speed.
X
Briefly press the cruise control lever
up : or down ;.
X
Remove your foot from the accelerator
pedal.
Cruise control is activated. The vehicle
automatically maintains the stored speed.
You can accept the current speed if you are
driving faster than 20 mph (30 km/h).
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Cruise control may be unable to maintain
the stored speed on uphill gradients. The
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