2006 Mercedes SLK-Class Owner's Manual - Page 264
2006 Mercedes SLK-Class Manual
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Controls in detail Driving systems i The cruise control switches off automatically, if you step on the brake pedal. you pull up the parking brake lever firmly. the vehicle speed is below 20 mph (30 km/h). ESP® is in operation or switched off with the ESP® switch ( page 84). Vehicles with manual transmission: you depress the clutch pedal for longer than 6 seconds during shifting into another gear. Vehicles with automatic transmission*: you move the gear selector lever to position N while driving. ! Vehicles with automatic transmission*: Moving gear selector lever to position N while driving also cancels cruise control. However, the gear selector lever should not be moved to position N while driving except to coast when the vehicle is in danger of skidding (e.g. on icy roads). Setting a higher speed Lift the cruise control lever in direction of arrow 1 ( page 261) and hold it up until the desired speed is reached. Release the cruise control lever. The new speed is set. Setting a lower speed Depress the cruise control lever in direction of arrow 2 ( page 261) and hold it down until the desired speed is reached. Release the cruise control lever. The new speed is set. i Depressing the accelerator pedal does not deactivate the cruise control. After brief acceleration (e.g. for passing), the cruise control will resume the last speed set. i When you use the cruise control lever to decelerate, the brake system will automatically brake the vehicle if the engine's braking power does not brake the vehicle sufficiently. 263