Mercedes-Benz R-Class 2006 Owners Manual User Manual
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Controls in detail
Driving systems
Canceling cruise control
There are several ways to cancel the cruise
control:
̈
Step on the brake pedal.
The cruise control is canceled. The last
speed set is stored for later use.
or
̈
Briefly push the cruise control lever in
direction of arrow
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The cruise control is canceled. The last
speed set is stored for later use.
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The last stored speed is canceled when
you turn off the engine.
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The cruise control switches off auto-
matically when
ț
you step on the brake pedal
ț
you depress the parking brake
pedal
The cruise control also switches off au-
tomatically when
ț
the vehicle speed is below 20 mph
(30 km/h)
ț
the ESP
®
is in operation or switched
off with the ESP
®
switch
ț
you set the automatic transmission
to N while driving
An acoustic warning sounds and the
message
Cruise control off
appears
in the multifunction display.
!
Setting the automatic transmission
to N while driving cancels the cruise
control. However, the automatic trans-
mission should not be set to N while
driving except to coast when the vehi-
cle is in danger of skidding (e.g. on icy
roads).
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Depressing the accelerator pedal does
not deactivate the cruise control. After
brief acceleration (e.g. for passing), the
cruise control will resume the last
speed set.