Cruise Control - Mercedes-Benz 560 SL 1986 Owner's Manual

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Cruise Control

Any given speed above approxima­
tely 40 km/h (25 mph) can be
maintained with the cruise control
by operating the lever.
1 Accelerate and set:
Lift lever briefly to set speed.
Hold lever up to accelerate.
2 Decelerate and set:
Depress lever briefly to set
speed.
Hold lever down to decelerate.
Normally the vehicle is accelerated
to the desired speed with the acce­
lerator. Speed is set by briefly
pushing the lever to position 1 or 2.
The accelerator can be released.
The speed can be increased (e.g.
for passing) by using the accelera­
tor. As soon as the accelerator is
released, the previously set speed
will be resumed automatically.
If a set speed is to be increased or
decreased slightly, e.g. to adapt to
the traffic flow, hold lever in posi­
tion 1 or 2 until the desired speed
is reached. When the lever is re­
leased, the newly set speed re­
mains.
3 Cancelling
To cancel the cruise control,
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briefly push lever to position 3.
When you step on the brake
pedal or the vehicle speed falls
below approx. 40 km/h (25 mph),
for example when driving
upgrade, the cruise control will
be cancelled.
4 Resume
If the lever is briefly pulled to
position 4 when driving at a
speed exceeding approximately
40 km/h (25 mph), the vehicle
resumes the speed which was
set prior to the cancellation of
the cruise control. The last
memorized speed is cancelled
when the key is turned to steer­
ing lock position 1 or 0.
Note:
If the engine does not brake the
vehicle sufficiently while driving on
a downgrade, the speed you set on
the cruise control may be exceed­
ed. As soon as the grade eases,
the cruise controlled speed will
again be maintained as long as the
brakes were not applied.
If the set speed was sufficiently
exceeded such that the brakes had
to be applied, the cruise control
can be resumed by pulling the
lever to position 4.
Warning!
Only use the cruise control if the
traffic and weather conditions
make it advisable to travel at a
steady speed.
Position "Resume" should be en­
gaged only if the driver is fully
aware of the previously set speed
and wishes to resume this parti­
cular preset speed.
When driving with the cruise
control, the transmission selector
lever must not be shifted to posi­
tion "N" as otherwise the engine
will overrev.
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