2010 Mercedes S-Class Owner's Manual - Page 331
2010 Mercedes S-Class Manual
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Driving systems Rwhen the automatic transmission is in park 329 position P, reverse gear R, or neutral position N Rthe The cruise control also switches off automatically when Rthe Rthe Rthe Rthe ESC is switched off or has switched off due to a malfunction vehicle speed falls below 20 mph (30 km/h) ESC is in operation ESC is switched off via the control system ESC has switched off due to a malfunction shift the automatic transmission into neutral position N while driving The vehicle speed displayed in the speedometer can briefly vary from the speed setting for the cruise control system. X Accelerate or decelerate to the desired speed. X Briefly lift the cruise control lever in direction of arrow : or press in direction of arrow ;. X Remove your foot from the accelerator pedal. Ryou i On uphill grades, the cruise control may not be able to maintain the set speed. Once the grade eases, the set speed will be resumed. On downhill grades, the cruise control maintains the set speed by braking with the vehicle's brake system. In addition, on longer downhill grades the automatic transmission will downshift automatically. Canceling cruise control X The speedometer segments in the multifunction display go out and an acoustic warning will sound. Observe additional messages in the multifunction display that may appear. Depressing the accelerator pedal does not deactivate the cruise control. After a brief acceleration (e.g. for passing), the cruise control will resume the last set speed. Changing the set speed G Warning! Keep in mind that it may take a brief moment until the vehicle has made the necessary adjustments. Increase or decrease the set vehicle speed to a value that the prevailing road conditions and legal speed limits permit. Otherwise, sudden and unexpected acceleration or deceleration of the vehicle could cause an accident and/ or serious injury to you and others. Depress the brake pedal. or X Briefly push the cruise control lever in direction of arrow =. The last set speed is stored for later use. The last stored speed is deleted from memory when the engine is turned off. The cruise control switches off automatically when you depress the brake pedal or you engage the electronic parking brake. In this case, the speedometer segments in the multifunction display will go out. You can increase or decrease the set speed in 1 mph (Canada: 1 km/h) increments or in 5 mph (Canada: 10 km/h) increments. When you use the cruise control lever to decelerate, the brake system will brake the vehicle automatically if the engine's braking power does not brake the vehicle sufficiently. Z Controls in detail Setting current speed