Mercedes-Benz 2008 GL 450 Operator's Manual page 260

2008 gl-class
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Briefly lift the cruise control lever up
past the resistance point in direction of
arrow 1 ( page 256).
Release the cruise control lever.
The vehicle speed increases in incre-
ments of 5 mph (Canada: 10 km/h).
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The new speed is set and the vehicle will
accelerate. Keep in mind that it may take a brief
moment until the vehicle has reached the set
speed.
Setting a lower speed
Warning!
If you decrease the set vehicle speed, keep
in mind that it may take a brief moment until
the vehicle has reached the set speed.
Decelerate the set vehicle speed to a value
that the prevailing road conditions and legal
speed limits permit. Otherwise, sudden and
unexpected deceleration of the vehicle
could cause an accident and/or serious in-
jury to you and others.
You can reduce the speed in two ways.
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When you use the cruise control lever to
decelerate, the brake system will automatically
brake the vehicle if the engine's braking power
does not brake the vehicle sufficiently.
Adjustment in 1 mph (Canada: 1 km/h)
increments
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The set value is decreased in 1 mph
(Canada: 1 km/h) increments each time you
press the cruise control lever down to the resis-
tance point.
Briefly press the cruise control lever
down to the resistance point in direc-
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tion of arrow 2 ( page 256).
Release the cruise control lever.
The vehicle speed decreases in incre-
ments of 1 mph (Canada: 1 km/h).
Controls in detail
Driving systems
Adjustment in 5 mph
(Canada: 10 km/h) increments
i
The set value is decreased in 5 mph
(Canada: 10 km/h) increments each time you
press the cruise control lever down past the
resistance point.
Briefly press the cruise control lever
down past the resistance point in direc-
tion of arrow 2 ( page 256).
Release the cruise control lever.
The vehicle speed decreases in incre-
ments of 5 mph (Canada: 10 km/h).
i
The new speed is set and the vehicle will
decelerate. Keep in mind that it may take a brief
moment until the vehicle has reached the set
speed.
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