Mercedes-Benz 2006 CL 500 Operator's Manual page 208

Setting a higher speed
Lift cruise control lever in the direction
of arrow 1 and hold it up until the de-
sired speed is reached.
Release cruise control lever.
The new speed is set.
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Depressing the accelerator pedal does
not deactivate cruise control. After
brief acceleration (e.g. for passing),
cruise control will resume the last
speed set.
Setting a lower speed
Depress cruise control lever in the di-
rection of arrow 2 and hold it down
until the desired speed is reached.
Release cruise control lever.
The new speed is set.
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When you use the cruise control lever
to decelerate, the transmission will au-
tomatically downshift if the engine's
braking power does not brake the vehi-
cle sufficiently.
Fine adjustment in 1 mph
(Canada: 1 km/h) increments
Faster
Briefly tip cruise control lever in the di-
rection of arrow 1.
Slower
Briefly tip cruise control lever in the di-
rection of arrow 2.
Controls in detail
Driving systems
Setting to last stored speed
("Resume" function)
Warning!
The speed stored in memory should only be
set again if prevailing road conditions per-
mit. Possible acceleration or deceleration
differences arising from returning to the pre-
set speed could cause an accident and/or
serious injury to you and others.
Briefly push cruise control lever in the
direction of arrow 4.
The cruise control resumes the last set
speed.
Remove your foot from the accelerator
pedal.
The selected speed appears in the multi-
function display for approximately
5 seconds, and the corresponding speed-
ometer segments from the selected speed
to the vehicle maximum speed are illumi-
nated.
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