Mercedes-Benz R-Class Owner's Manual page 145

Controls
Driving systems
Briefly pull the cruise control lever towards
X
you 3.
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 to the pres-
X
sure point, up 1 for a higher speed or
down 4 for a lower speed.
Keep the cruise control lever pressed until
X
the desired speed is reached.
Release the cruise control lever.
X
The new speed is stored.
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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.
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Making fine adjustments in 1 km/h
increments
Briefly press the cruise control lever to the
X
pressure point, up 1 for a higher speed or
down 4 for a lower speed.
The last speed stored is increased or
reduced.
Making adjustments in 10 km/h incre-
ments
Briefly press the cruise control lever
X
beyond the pressure point, up
higher speed or down 4 for a lower speed.
The last speed stored is increased or
reduced.
Deactivating cruise control
There are several ways to deactivate cruise
control:
Briefly press the cruise control lever for-
X
wards 6.
or
Brake.
X
or
Briefly press the cruise control lever in the
X
direction of arrow 5.
Variable Speedtronic is selected. LIM indi-
cator lamp 2
lights up.
Cruise control is automatically deactivated if,
for example:
you depress the parking brake
R
you are driving at less than 30 km/h
R
®
R ESP is intervening or you deactivate
®
ESP .
1 for a
you shift the automatic transmission to N
R
while driving
If cruise control is deactivated, you will hear
a warning tone. You will see the Cruise con-
trol Off message in the multi-function dis-
play for approximately five seconds.
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The last speed stored is cleared when you
switch off the engine.
in the cruise control lever