Mercedes-Benz SL 2008 Owner's Manual page 138

cruise control or Distronic* is selected
LIM indicator lamp lit:
R
Variable Speedtronic is selected
You can use the cruise control lever to limit
the speed to any speed above 30 km/h while
the engine is running.
To store the current speed or a higher
1
speed
LIM indicator lamp
2
To store the current speed or call up the
3
last stored speed or to make fine adjust-
ments in 1 km/h increments
To store the current speed or a lower
4
speed
To switch between cruise control, Dis-
5
tronic* and variable Speedtronic
To deactivate variable Speedtronic
6
* optional
Selecting variable Speedtronic
Check whether LIM indicator lamp
X
If it is on, variable Speedtronic is already
selected.
If it is not, press the cruise control lever in
the direction of arrow 5.
LIM indicator lamp 2 in the cruise control
lever lights up. Variable Speedtronic is
selected.
G Risk of accident
If there is a change of drivers, advise the
new driver of the limit speed stored.
Only use Speedtronic when you do not have
to accelerate suddenly to a speed higher
than the stored limit speed allows. You
could otherwise cause an accident.
You can only exceed the limit speed stored
if you deactivate variable Speedtronic:
using the cruise control lever.
R
by depressing the accelerator pedal
R
beyond the pressure point (kickdown).
It is not possible to deactivate variable
Speedtronic by braking.
Storing the current speed
2 is on. You can use the cruise control lever to limit
the speed to any speed above 30 km/h while
the engine is running.
Briefly press the cruise control lever up
X
1 or down 4.
The current speed is stored. You will see
the stored speed in the multi-function dis-
play.
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 driving and traffic situation.
Otherwise, sudden braking could endanger
you or others.
Briefly pull the cruise control lever towards
X
you 3.
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