Driv ing and pa rki ng, Driving systems – Mercedes-Benz G-Class 2014 Owners Manual User Manual

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Activation conditions

To activate cruise control, all of the following

activation conditions must be fulfilled:

R

the parking brake must be released.

R

you are driving faster than 20 mph

(30 km/h).

R

ESP

®

must be active, but not intervening.

R

the transmission must be in position D.

Selecting cruise control

:

To activate or increase speed

;

LIM indicator lamp

=

To activate at the current speed/last

stored speed

?

To activate or reduce speed

A

To switch between cruise control and

variable SPEEDTRONIC

B

To deactivate cruise control

X

Check whether LIM indicator lamp ; is off.
If it is off, cruise control is already selected.
If it is not, press the cruise control lever in

the direction of arrow A.

LIM indicator lamp ; in the cruise control

lever goes out. Cruise control is selected.

Storing and maintaining the current

speed

Storing and maintaining

:

To activate or increase speed

;

LIM indicator lamp

=

To activate at the current speed/last

stored speed

?

To activate or reduce speed

A

To switch between cruise control and

variable SPEEDTRONIC

B

To deactivate cruise control

You can store the current speed if you are

driving faster than 20 mph (30 km/h).

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.

i

Cruise control may be unable to maintain

the stored speed on uphill and downhill

gradients. The stored speed is resumed

when the gradient levels out. Cruise control

maintains the stored speed on downhill

gradients by automatically applying the

brakes.

Calling up the last speed stored

G

WARNING

If you call up the stored speed and it is lower

than the current speed, the vehicle

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