Mercedes-Benz SL 2008 Owner's Manual page 133

Controls
Driving systems
Making adjustments in 10 km/h incre-
ments
Briefly press the cruise control lever up
X
1 for a higher speed or down
lower speed.
The last speed stored is increased or
reduced.
Making fine adjustments in 1 km/h
increments
For a higher speed: briefly pull the cruise
X
control lever towards you 3.
or
Keep the cruise control lever pulled
X
towards you 3 until the desired speed is
reached.
Storing the current speed or calling up
the last stored speed
G Risk of accident
Only select a stored speed if you know what
that speed is and whether it is suitable for
the current situation. Otherwise, sudden
acceleration or braking could endanger you
or others.
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Briefly pull the cruise control lever towards
X
you 3.
Remove your foot from the accelerator
X
pedal.
4 for a
Distronic is activated and accepts the cur-
rent speed if it is activated for the first time,
or adjusts the vehicle's speed to the last
speed stored.
Setting the specified minimum distance
for Distronic
You can set the specified minimum distance
for Distronic by varying the time span
between one and two seconds. This time span
determines the distance that Distronic should
maintain from the vehicle in front, depending
on the road speed. You can read this distance
in the multi-function display (
Example (except SL 63 AMG)
To activate/deactivate the distance warn-
1
ing function
To adjust the set distance
2
In the SL 63 AMG the button and thumbwheel
can be found on the right-hand side of the
centre console.
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