Mercedes-Benz SLK 2014, Owner'S Manual

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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, maintaining and calling up a
speed
Storing and maintaining the speed
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.
You can store the current speed if you are
driving faster than 30 km/h.
i
Cruise control may be unable to maintain
the stored speed on uphill gradients. The
stored speed is resumed when the gradient
evens out. Cruise control maintains the
stored speed on downhill gradients by
automatically braking the vehicle.
i
Vehicles with manual transmission:
R
always drive at adequate, but not exces-
sive, engine speeds
R
change gear in good time
R
if possible, do not change down several
gears at a time
Storing or calling up the speed
G WARNING
If you call up a stored speed and this is dif-
ferent from the current speed, the vehicle
accelerates or brakes. If you do not know
what the stored speed is, the vehicle may
accelerate or brake unexpectedly. There is a
risk of an accident.
Take the traffic conditions into account
before calling up the stored speed. If you do
not know what the stored speed is, store the
desired speed again.
X
Briefly pull the cruise control lever towards
you = .
X
Remove your foot from the accelerator
pedal.
The first time cruise control is activated, it
stores the current speed or regulates the
speed of the vehicle to the previously
stored speed.
Setting a speed
X
Press the cruise control lever up : for a
higher speed or down ? for a lower speed.
X
Keep the cruise control lever pressed until
the desired speed is reached.
X
Release the cruise control lever.
The new speed is stored.
X
To adjust the set speed in 1 km/h incre-
ments: briefly press the cruise control
lever up : to the pressure point for a
higher speed or down ? for a lower speed.
The last speed stored is increased or
reduced.
X
To adjust the set speed in 10 km/h
increments: briefly press the cruise con-
trol lever up : to the pressure point for a
higher speed or down ? for a lower speed.
The last speed stored is increased or
reduced.
i
Cruise control is not deactivated if you
depress the accelerator pedal. For exam-
ple, if you accelerate briefly to overtake,
cruise control adjusts the vehicle's speed
to the last speed stored after you have fin-
ished overtaking.
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Driving systems
Driving
and
parking