2008 Mercedes CLS-Class Owner's Manual - Page 217

Controls in detail Driving systems Setting a lower speed Warning! Fine adjustment in 1 mph (Canada: 1 km/h) increments Setting to last stored speed ("Resume" function) Warning! G Faster Briefly tip the cruise control lever in direction of arrow 1 ( page 214). Slower Briefly tip the cruise control lever in direction of arrow 2 ( page 214). If you increase the vehicle set speed, keep in mind that it may take a brief moment until the vehicle has reached the set speed. Increase the vehicle set speed to a value that the prevailing road conditions and legal speed limits permit. Otherwise, sudden and unexpected acceleration of the vehicle could cause an accident and/or serious injury to you and others. G The speed stored in memory should only be set again if prevailing road conditions permit. Possible acceleration or deceleration differences arising from returning to the preset speed could cause an accident and/or serious injury to you and others. Briefly pull the cruise control lever to position 4 ( page 214). The cruise control resume the last set speed. Remove your foot from the accelerator pedal. The selected speed appears in the multifunction display for approximately 5 seconds, and the corresponding speedometer segments from the selected speed to the vehicle maximum speed are illuminated. Depress the cruise control lever in direction of arrow 2 ( page 214) and hold it down until the desired speed is reached. Release the cruise control lever. The new speed is 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. 216