Mercedes-Benz SL 55, Operator'S Manual

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Controls in detail
Driving systems
1 Set current or higher speed
2 Set current or lower speed
3 Cancel cruise control
4 Resume at last set speed
Setting current speed
왘
Accelerate or decelerate to the desired
speed.
왘
Briefly lift 1 or depress 2 the cruise
control lever.
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 the cruise
control:
왘
Step on the brake pedal.
or
왘
Briefly push the cruise control lever to
position
3 .
The cruise control will be canceled. The
last speed set will be stored for later
use.
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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 gear selector lever to
position
N while driving also cancels
cruise control. However, the gear se-
lector lever should not be moved to
position
N while driving except to coast
when the vehicle is in danger of skid-
ding (e.g. on icy roads).
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The last stored speed is canceled when
you turn off the engine.