Mercedes-Benz 2008 SL 55 AMG, Operator'S Manual

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Controls in detail
Driving systems
Canceling the cruise control
There are several ways to cancel the cruise
control:
왘
Step on the brake pedal.
The cruise control is canceled. The last
set speed 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
set speed is stored for later use.
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The last stored speed is canceled when you
turn off the engine.
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The cruise control switches off auto-
matically when
앫
you step on the brake pedal
앫
you depress the parking brake pedal
The cruise control also switches off auto-
matically when
앫
the vehicle speed is below
20 mph (30 km/h) (
컄
page 214)
앫
the ESP
®
is in operation or switched off with
the ESP
®
switch (
컄
page 93)
앫
you move the gear selector lever to
position
N while driving
An acoustic warning sounds and the message
CC Off
appears in the multifunction display for
approximately 5 seconds.
!
Moving the gear selector lever to position N
while driving cancels the cruise control.
However, the gear selector lever should not be
moved to position
N while driving except to
coast when the vehicle is in danger of skidding
(e.g. on icy roads).
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Depressing the accelerator pedal does not
deactivate the cruise control. After brief acceler-
ation (e.g. for passing), the cruise control will re-
sume the last speed set.