Mercedes-Benz SL 2008 Owner's Manual page 139

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.
or
Keep the cruise control lever pressed until
X
the desired speed is set. Press the cruise
control lever, up 1 for a higher speed or
down 4 for a lower speed.
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
set.
Deactivating variable Speedtronic
There are several ways to deactivate variable
Speedtronic:
Briefly press the cruise control lever for-
X
wards 6.
or
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Briefly press the cruise control lever in the
X
direction of arrow 5.
LIM indicator lamp
lever goes out. Variable Speedtronic is
4 for a
deactivated.
Cruise control or Distronic* is selected.
Variable Speedtronic is deactivated automat-
ically when you depress the accelerator pedal
beyond the pressure point (kickdown), but
only if your current speed does not differ by
more than 20 km/h from the stored speed.
You will hear a warning tone if this is the case.
G Risk of accident
It is not possible to deactivate variable
Speedtronic by braking.
i
The last speed stored is cleared when you
switch off the engine.
Permanent Speedtronic
i
Permanent Speedtronic is only available
in certain countries.
You can use the on-board computer to limit
the speed permanently to a value between
160 km/h (e.g. for driving with winter tyres)
and the maximum speed.
Shortly before the stored speed is reached it
appears in the multi-function display.
You cannot exceed the stored limit speed,
2 in the cruise control
even if you depress the accelerator pedal
beyond the pressure point (kickdown).
Setting permanent Speedtronic
Press the
X
Settings menu (
Press the
X
tion of submenus.
Press the
X
Vehicle submenu.
Press the
X
limit (winter tyres).
Press the
X
desired setting.
The following settings can be selected:
R
è or · button to select the
page 116).
Y
j button to call up the selec-
æ or ç button to select the
j button to select Speed
æ orç button to select the
Off
* optional