Cruise Control Lever; Activating Active Distance Assist Distronic, Calling Up A Speed; Activating At The Current Speed/Last Stored Speed - Mercedes-Benz SL 450 2019 Operator's Manual

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Cruise control lever

Cruise control lever
: To store the current speed or a higher
speed
To set a specified minimum distance
;
= To store the current speed or call up the
last stored speed
To store the current speed or a lower
?
speed
To deactivate Active Distance Assist
A
DISTRONIC
Activating Active Distance Assist
DISTRONIC and storing, maintaining
and calling up a speed
Important safety notes
!
When Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC
or the HOLD function is activated, the vehi-
cle brakes automatically in certain situa-
tions.
To avoid damage to the vehicle, deactivate
Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC and the
HOLD function in the following or similar sit-
uations:
when towing the vehicle
R
in the car wash
R
To activate Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC,
the following conditions must be fulfilled:
the engine must be started. It may take up
R
to two minutes of driving before Active Dis-
tance Assist DISTRONIC is ready for use.
the electric parking brake must be released.
R
®
ESP must be active, but not intervening.
R
Active Parking Assist must not be activated.
R
the transmission must be in position h.
R
the driver's door must be closed when you
R
shift from j to h or your seat belt must
be fastened.
the front-passenger door must be closed.
R
the vehicle must not skid.
R
Activating
Briefly pull the cruise control lever towards
X
you ?, up : or down ; .
Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC is activa-
ted.
To adjust the set speed in 1 mph incre-
X
ments (1 km/h increments): briefly press
the cruise control lever up : to the pres-
sure point for a higher speed, or down ; to
the pressure point for a lower speed.
Every time the cruise control lever is
pressed up or down, the last speed stored is
increased or reduced.
or
To adjust the set speed in 5 mph incre-
X
ments (10 km/h increments): briefly
press the cruise control lever up : past the
pressure point for a higher speed, or
down ; past the pressure point for a lower
speed.
Every time the cruise control lever is
pressed up or down, the last speed stored is
increased or reduced.
Remove your foot from the accelerator
X
pedal.
Your vehicle adapts its speed to that of the
vehicle in front, but only up to the desired
stored speed.
i
If you do not fully release the accelerator
pedal, the Active Distance Assist pas‐ Active Distance Assist pas‐
sive sive message appears in the multifunction
display. The set distance to a slower-moving
vehicle in front will then not be maintained.
You will be driving at the speed you deter-
mine by the position of the accelerator
pedal.
You can also activate Active Distance Assist
DISTRONIC when stationary. The lowest speed
that can be set is 20 mph (30 km/h).
Activating at the current speed/last
stored speed
G
WARNING
If you call up the stored speed and it differs
from the current speed, the vehicle acceler-