Mercedes-Benz M-Class 2006 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 242)

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Controls in detail
Driving systems
Setting a higher speed
You can increase the speed in two stages.
Adjustment in 1 mph (Canada: 1 km/h)
increments
̈ Lift the cruise control lever to the resis-
tance point in direction of arrow
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( ୴ page 239) and hold it up until the
desired speed is reached.
̈ Release the cruise control lever.
The new speed is set.
Adjustment in 5 mph
(Canada: 10 km/h) increments !
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.
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The set value is increased in 1 mph
(Canada: 1 km/h) increments each
time you lift the cruise control lever to
the resistance point.
Warning!
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You can increase the vehicle speed in 5 mph
(Canada 10 km/h) increments. When using
this feature, keep in mind that it may take a
brief moment until the vehicle has reached
the set speed.
Increase the vehicle speed to a value that
the prevailing road conditions permit. Other-
wise, sudden and unexpected acceleration
of the vehicle could cause an accident
and/or serious injury to you and others.
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The set value is increased in 5 mph
(Canada: 10 km/h) increments each
time you lift the cruise control lever
past the resistance point.