Mercedes-Benz S-Class 2013 Owner's Manual page 229

Driving systems
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downhill gradients. Take particular note of
this when driving a laden vehicle. By doing so,
you will make use of the braking effect of the
engine. This relieves the load on the brake
system and prevents the brakes from over-
heating and wearing too quickly.
If you fail to adapt your driving style, SPEED-
TRONIC can neither reduce the risk of an
accident nor override the laws of physics.
SPEEDTRONIC cannot take into account
road, weather or traffic conditions. SPEED-
TRONIC is only an aid. You are responsible for
the distance to the vehicle in front, for vehicle
speed, for braking in good time, and for stay-
ing in the lane.
If there is a change of drivers, advise the new
driver of the speed stored.
Variable SPEEDTRONIC
General notes
To store the current speed or a higher
:
speed
LIM indicator lamp
;
To store the current speed and call up the
=
last stored speed
To store the current speed or a lower
?
speed
To switch between cruise control or DIS-
A
TRONIC PLUS and variable SPEEDTRONIC
To deactivate variable SPEEDTRONIC
B
With the cruise control lever, you can operate
cruise control or DISTRONIC PLUS and vari-
able SPEEDTRONIC.
The LIM indicator lamp on the cruise control
lever indicates which system you have selec-
ted:
LIM indicator lamp off: cruise control or
R
DISTRONIC PLUS is selected.
LIM indicator lamp on: variable SPEED-
R
TRONIC is selected.
You can use the cruise control lever to limit
the speed to any speed above 30 km/h while
the engine is running.
Selecting variable SPEEDTRONIC
If there is a change of drivers, advise the new
driver of the limit speed stored.
Check whether LIM indicator lamp : is on.
X
If it is on, variable SPEEDTRONIC is already
selected.
If it is not, press the cruise control lever in
the direction of arrow ;.
LIM indicator lamp : in the cruise control
lever is on. Variable SPEEDTRONIC is selec-
ted.
Storing the current speed