Mercedes-Benz SL Roadster 2012 Owner's Manual page 187

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Driving systems
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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
Cruise control lever
Press the cruise control lever up : for a
X
higher speed or down ; 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.
To adjust the set speed in 1 km/h incre-
X
ments: briefly press the cruise control
lever up : to the pressure point for a
higher speed or down ; for a lower speed.
The last speed stored is increased or
reduced.
To adjust the set speed in 10 km/h
X
increments: briefly press the cruise con-
trol lever up : to the pressure point for a
higher speed or down ; for a lower speed.
The last speed stored is increased or
reduced.
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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
Cruise control lever
There are several ways to deactivate cruise
control:
Briefly press the cruise control lever for-
X
wards =.
or
Brake.
X
or
Briefly press the cruise control lever in the
X
direction of arrow ;.
Variable SPEEDTRONIC is selected. LIM
indicator lamp : in the cruise control lever
lights up.
Cruise control is automatically deactivated if:
you apply the electric parking brake
R
you are driving at less than 30 km/h
R
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ESP
intervenes or you deactivate ESP
R
you shift the transmission to position N
R
while driving
If cruise control is deactivated, you will hear a
warning tone. You will see the
trol off
trol off
message in the multifunction dis-
play for approximately five seconds.
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The last speed stored is cleared when you
switch off the engine.
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Cruise con‐
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