Mercedes-Benz 2007 G 500, Operator'S 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
왘
Accelerate or decelerate to the desired
speed.
왘
Briefly lift the cruise control lever in
direction of arrow
1
or depress in
direction of arrow
2
.
The current speed is set.
왘
Remove your foot from the accelerator
pedal.
The cruise control is activated.
Canceling cruise control
There are several ways to cancel cruise
control:
왘
Step on the brake pedal.
The cruise control is canceled. The last
speed set is stored for later use.
or
왘
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.