Mercedes-Benz GLK 300 4MATIC 2012 Owner's Manual page 178

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Vehicles with manual transmission:
always drive at adequate, but not exces-
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sive, engine speeds.
change gear in good time.
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if possible, do not change down several
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gears at a time.
Storing the current speed and calling up
the last stored speed
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WARNING
Only call up a stored speed if you know what
that speed is and if it is suitable for the current
traffic and driving situation. You can other-
wise endanger yourself or others by uninten-
tionally triggering sudden acceleration or
braking.
Briefly pull the cruise control lever towards
X
you =.
Remove your foot from the accelerator
X
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
Press the cruise control lever up : for a
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higher speed or down ? for a lower speed.
Keep the cruise control lever pressed until
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the desired speed is reached.
Release the cruise control lever.
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The new speed is stored.
To adjust the set speed in 1 km/h incre-
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ments: briefly press the cruise control
lever up : or down ? to the pressure
point.
The last speed stored is increased or
reduced in 1 km/h increments.
To adjust the set speed in 10 km/h
X
increments: press the cruise control lever
briefly up : or down ? beyond the pres-
sure point.
The last speed stored is increased or
reduced in 10 km/h increments.
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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.
Deactivating cruise control
There are several ways to deactivate cruise
control:
Briefly press the cruise control lever for-
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wards B.
or
Brake
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or
Briefly press the cruise control lever in the
X
direction of arrow A.
Variable SPEEDTRONIC is selected. LIM
indicator lamp ; in the cruise control lever
lights up.
Cruise control is automatically deactivated if:
you depress the parking brake.
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you are driving at less than 30 km/h.
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you shift into neutral in a vehicle with man-
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ual transmission while driving or depress
the clutch pedal for longer than six sec-
onds.
on vehicles with manual transmission, you
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shift to a gear that is too high, and as a
result the engine speed is too low.
on vehicles with automatic transmission,
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you shift into position N while driving.
If cruise control is deactivated, you will hear
a warning tone. You will see the
control off control off message in the multifunction
display for approximately five seconds.
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The last speed stored is cleared when you
switch off the engine.
Driving systems
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Cruise Cruise
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