2009 Mercedes CL-Class Owner's Manual - Page 351

Controls in detail Driving systems Adjustment in 1 mph (Canada: 1 km/h) increments lever down past the resistance point in direction of arrow 2 to decrease. X Release the cruise control lever. The new speed is set and the vehicle will accelerate or decelerate. Keep in mind that it may take a brief moment until the vehicle has reached the set speed. Hill start assist system G Warning! The hill start assist system is not designed to function as a parking brake and does not prevent the vehicle from moving when parked on an incline. Always engage the electronic parking brake in addition to shifting the automatic transmission into park position P. On uphill grades with a gradient angle of more than 5°, the hill start assist system maintains the pressure in the brake system for approximately 1 second after you have released the brake pedal. Therefore, you can start off smoothly without the vehicle moving immediately after releasing the brake pedal. X Depress the brake pedal. X Shift the automatic transmission into drive position D or reverse gear R. X Release the brake pedal. X Carefully depress the accelerator pedal. The hill start assist system is inactive Rwhen starting off on a level road or downhill i The set speed value is increased or decreased in 1 mph (Canada: 1 km/h) increments each time you lift or press the cruise control lever up or down to the resistance point. X Briefly lift the cruise control lever up to the resistance point in direction of arrow 1 to increase or press the cruise control lever down to the resistance point in direction of arrow 2 to decrease. X Release the cruise control lever. The new speed is set and the vehicle will accelerate or decelerate. Adjustment in 5 mph (Canada: 10 km/h) increments Resume last stored speed G Warning! The set speed stored in memory should only be set again if prevailing road conditions and legal speed limits 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. X i The set speed value is increased or decreased in 5 mph (Canada: 10 km/h) increments each time you lift or press the cruise control lever up or down past the resistance point. X Briefly lift the cruise control lever up past the resistance point in direction of arrow 1 to increase or press the cruise control Briefly pull the cruise control lever in direction of arrow 4. If no speed is stored, the current speed is set and stored. X Remove your foot from the accelerator pedal. The last stored speed is deleted from memory when the engine is turned off. grades Rwith the automatic transmission in neutral position N Z 349