2011 Mercedes SLK-Class Owner's Manual - Page 162

171_AKB; 3; 60, en-US d2ureepe, 2009-05-11T16:00:23+02:00 - Seite 160 Version: 2.11.8.1 160 Driving systems On downhill grades, the cruise control maintains the set speed by braking with the vehicle's brake system. Vehicles with automatic transmission: In addition, on longer downhill grades the automatic transmission will downshift automatically. Controls in detail : Setting current or higher speed ; Setting current or lower speed = Canceling the cruise control ? Resume to last set speed Activating cruise control You can activate the cruise control at a vehicle speed above 20 mph (30 km/h). You cannot activate the cruise control Rwhen Rwhen i Vehicles with manual transmission: If you depress the clutch pedal when shifting into another gear, the engine speed may increase. RAlways drive with sufficient, but not excessive, engine speed. RShift the gear in a timely manner. RAvoid shifting down more than one gear if at all possible. Canceling cruise control X you brake you have engaged the parking brake Depress the brake pedal. or X Rwhen the automatic transmission is in park position P, reverse gear R, or neutral position N Rthe ESP® is switched off or has switched off due to a malfunction 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 Ryou Ryou Rthe Rthe Rthe Setting current speed X depress the brake pedal engage the parking brake 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. vehicle speed falls below 20 mph (30 km/h) ESP® is in operation ESP® is switched off with the ESP® switch ESP® has switched off due to a malfunction with manual transmission: you engage neutral or depress the clutch pedal for more than 7 seconds during shifting into another gear 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. Rthe RVehicles