Mercedes-Benz 2007 CLS 550, Operator'S Manual

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Controls in detail
Driving systems
Cruise control lever
The Distronic system is operated by means
of the cruise control lever.
The cruise control lever is the uppermost
lever on the left-hand side of the steering
column.
1
Set current or higher speed
2
Set current or lower speed
3
Deactivate Distronic
4
Resume at last set speed
Activating Distronic
You can activate Distronic if:
앫
you are driving between 20 mph
(30 km/h) and 110 mph (180 km/h)
앫
the ESP
®
is activated (
컄
page 94)
If Distronic has not been activated after
pressing the cruise control lever you will
see the message
--- in the multifunction
display.
In the following cases you cannot activate
Distronic:
앫
up to 2 minutes after starting the
engine
앫
when you brake
앫
if you have set the parking brake
앫
if the gear selector lever is in
position
P , R or N
앫
if the ESP
®
is switched off
Setting the current speed
왘
Accelerate or decelerate to the desired
speed.
왘
Briefly lift or depress the cruise control
lever.
Distronic is activated and the current
speed is set.
왘
Remove your foot from the accelerator
pedal.
i
If you do not take your foot off the
accelerator completely, the following message
will appear in the multifunction display:
DISTRONIC override
.
The distance to a slower moving vehicles in front
of you will not be set. Your vehicle speed will
then be determined only by the accelerator ped-
al position.