Mercedes-Benz 2008 ML 550 Operator's Manual Page 248

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Controls in detail
Driving systems
Setting a higher speed
You can increase the speed in two ways.
Adjustment in 1 mph (Canada: 1 km/h)
increments
Briefly lift the cruise control lever up to
the resistance point in direction of
arrow 1 (
page 245).
Release the cruise control lever.
The vehicle speed increases in incre-
ments of 1 mph (Canada: 1km/h).
Adjustment in 5 mph
(Canada: 10 km/h) increments
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The cruise control switches off
automatically when
you step on the brake pedal
you depress the parking brake pedal
The cruise control switches off automatically and
an acoustic warning will sound when
the vehicle speed is below 20 mph
(30 km/h)
the ESP
®
is in operation
the ESP
®
is switched off with the ESP
®
switch (
page 102)
the ESP
®
has switched off due to a
malfunction (
page 405)
you set the automatic transmission to N
while driving
Observe additional messages in the
multifunction display that may appear.
!
Setting the automatic transmission to N
while driving cancels the cruise control.
However, the automatic transmission should not
be set to N while driving except to coast when
the vehicle 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 a brief accel-
eration (e.g. for passing), the cruise control will
resume the last set speed.
Warning! G
If you increase the set vehicle speed, keep in
mind that it may take a brief moment until
the vehicle has reached the set speed.
Increase the set vehicle speed to a value
that the prevailing road conditions and legal
speed limits permit. Otherwise, sudden and
unexpected acceleration of the vehicle
could cause an accident and/or serious in-
jury to you and others.
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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 up to the resistance
point.
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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.
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