Mercedes-Benz 2003 SL 55 AMG - Manual (Page 177)

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Controls in detail
Driving systems
Setting a lower speed
̈ Depress the cruise control lever to
position 2 (
୴ page 175) and hold it
down until the desired speed is
reached.
̈ Release the cruise control lever.
The new speed is set.
Fine adjustment in 5 mph
(Canada: 10 km/h) increments
Faster
̈ Briefly tip the cruise control lever in the
direction of arrow 1 (
୴ page 175).
Slower
̈ Briefly tip the cruise control lever in the
direction of arrow 2 (
୴ page 175).
Fine adjustment in 1 mph
(Canada: 1 km/h) increments
Faster
̈ Briefly tip the cruise control lever in the
direction of arrow 4 (
୴ page 175).
or
̈ Pull and hold the cruise control lever in
the direction of arrow 4 (
୴ page 175)
and hold it until you reach the desired
speed.
Resetting stored speeds
̈ Briefly tip the cruise control lever in the
direction of arrow 4 (
୴ page 175).
Distronic is set to the last stored
speed.
̈ Remove your foot from the accelerator
pedal.
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When you use the cruise control lever
to decelerate, the transmission will au-
tomatically downshift if the rate of de-
celeration is too low.
Warning!
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The speed stored in memory should only be
set again if prevailing road conditions per-
mit. Possible acceleration or deceleration
differences arising from returning to the pre-
set speed could endanger yourself and oth-
ers.