2011 Mercedes ML-Class Owner's Manual - Page 175
2011 Mercedes ML-Class Manual
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Driving systems Setting a 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. X 173 Deactivating cruise control There are several ways to deactivate cruise control: or X Brake. Cruise control is automatically deactivated if: Ryou Ryou Press the cruise control lever to the pressure point, up : for a higher speed or down ; for a lower speed. X Keep the cruise control lever pressed until the desired speed is reached. X Release the cruise control lever. The new speed is stored. depress the parking brake. are driving below 20 mph (30 km/h). RESP® intervenes or you deactivate ESP®. Ryou shift the transmission to position N while driving. If cruise control is deactivated, you will hear a warning tone. You will see the Cruise control Off message in the multifunction display for approximately five seconds. i Cruise control is not deactivated if you depress the accelerator pedal. For example, if you accelerate briefly to overtake, cruise control adjusts the vehicle's speed to the last speed stored after you have finished overtaking. Setting in 1 mph (Canada: 1 km/h) increments X i The last speed stored is cleared when you switch off the engine. DISTRONIC Important safety guidelines DISTRONIC regulates the speed and automatically helps you maintain the distance to the vehicle detected in front. It brakes automatically in order to avoid exceeding the set speed. On long and steep downhill gradients, especially if the vehicle is laden or towing a trailer, you must select shift range 1, 2 or 3 in good time. By doing so, you will make use of the braking effect of the engine, which relieves the load on the brake system and prevents the brakes from overheating and wearing too quickly. If a slower-moving vehicle is detected in front, DISTRONIC causes your vehicle to brake and maintain the preset distance to the vehicle in front. Briefly press the cruise control lever to the pressure point, up : for a higher speed or down ; for a lower speed. The last speed stored is increased or reduced. Setting in 5 mph (Canada: 10 km/h) increments X Briefly press the cruise control lever beyond the pressure point, up : for a higher speed or down ; for a lower speed. The last speed stored is increased or reduced. Z Driving and parking X Briefly press the cruise control lever forwards =.