2006 Mercedes CLS-Class Owner's Manual - Page 233

Controls in detail Driving systems Setting the current speed Accelerate or decelerate to the desired speed. Briefly lift or depress the cruise control lever. Distronic is activated and the current speed is set. Remove your foot from the accelerator pedal. Setting a higher speed Briefly tip the cruise control lever in the direction of arrow 1 ( page 231) to increase vehicle speed in increments of 5 mph (Canada: 10 km/h). The new speed is set. The stored speed is displayed in the multifunction display for approximately 5 seconds ( page 231), and one or two segments around the stored speed come on, on the speedometer ( page 228). Setting a lower speed Briefly tip the cruise control lever in the direction of arrow 2 ( page 231) to decrease vehicle speed in increments of 5 mph (Canada: 10 km/h). The new speed is set. The stored speed is displayed in the multifunction display for approximately 5 seconds ( page 231), and one or two segments around the stored speed come on, on the speedometer ( page 228). i If you do not take your foot off the accelerator completely, the following message will appear in the multifunction display: Distronic override. The distance to a slower moving vehicles in front of you will not be set. Your vehicle speed will then be determined only by the accelerator pedal position. i Depressing the accelerator pedal does not deactivate Distronic. 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 brakes will be applied to support deceleration. In addition, the transmission will automatically downshift on long downhill grades. 232