Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class 2006 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 233)

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Controls in detail
Driving systems
Setting the current speed
̈ Accelerate or decelerate to the desired
speed.
̈ Briefly lift or depress the cruise control
lever.
Distronic is activated and the current
speed is set.
̈ Remove your foot from the accelerator
pedal.
Setting a higher speed
̈ Briefly tip the cruise control lever in the
direction of arrow
1 ( ୴ page 231) to
increase vehicle speed in increments
of 5 mph (Canada: 10 km/h).
The new speed is set.
The stored speed is displayed in the
multifunction display for approximately
5 seconds (
୴ page 231), and one or
two segments around the stored speed
come on, on the speedometer
(
୴ page 228).
Setting a lower speed
̈ Briefly tip the cruise control lever in the
direction of arrow
2 ( ୴ page 231) to
decrease vehicle speed in increments
of 5 mph (Canada: 10 km/h).
The new speed is set.
The stored speed is displayed in the
multifunction display for approximately
5 seconds (
୴ page 231), and one or
two segments around the stored speed
come on, on the speedometer
(
୴ page 228).
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If you do not take your foot off the
accelerator completely, the following
message will appear in the multifunc-
tion display:
Distronic override .
The distance to a slower moving vehi-
cles in front of you will not be set. Your
vehicle speed will then be determined
only by the accelerator pedal position.
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Depressing the accelerator pedal does
not deactivate Distronic. After brief
acceleration (e.g. for passing), the
cruise control will resume the last
speed set.
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When you use the cruise control lever
to decelerate, the brakes will be ap-
plied to support deceleration.
In addition, the transmission will
automatically downshift on long down-
hill grades.