Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class 2005 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 247)

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Controls in detail
Driving systems
Setting a higher speed
̈ Lift the cruise control lever in direction
of arrow 1 (
୴ page 245) and hold it
up until the desired speed is reached.
̈ Release the cruise control lever.
The new speed is set.
Setting a lower speed
̈ Depress the cruise control lever in
direction of arrow 2 (
୴ page 245) and
hold it down until the desired speed is
reached.
̈ Release the cruise control lever.
The new speed is set.
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The cruise control switches off auto-
matically, if
ț you step on the brake pedal.
ț you pull up the parking brake lever
firmly.
ț the vehicle speed is below 25 mph
(40 km/h).
ț ESP is in operation or switched off
with the ESP switch (
୴ page 82).
ț Vehicles with manual transmission:
you depress the clutch pedal for
longer than six seconds during
shifting into another gear.
ț Vehicles with automatic transmis-
sion*: you move the gear selector
lever to position N while driving.
!
Vehicles with automatic transmission*:
Moving gear selector lever to
position N while driving also cancels
cruise control. However, the gear se-
lector lever should not be moved to
position N while driving except to coast
when the vehicle is in danger of skid-
ding (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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When you use the cruise control lever
to decelerate, the brake system will
automatically brake the vehicle if the
engine’s braking power does not brake
the vehicle sufficiently.