Mercedes Benz GLE Class owners manual page 193

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Driving systems 191 The special off-road ABS setting enables aweather conditions. Cruise control is only an i aid. You are responsible for the distance to the precise, brief and repeated locking of thevehicle in front, for vehicle speed, for braking in front wheels. This causes them to dig intogood time and for staying in your lane. loose earth. Be aware that the front wheels easily skid across the ground surface if com-Donotusecruisecontrol: pletely braked and therefore lose their abilityRinroadandtraffic conditions which do notg to steer. allowyoutomaintainaconstantspeede.g.in heavy traffic or on winding roads Driving systems Ronslippery road surfaces. Braking or accel-parkin erating could cause the drive wheels to losed Intelligent Drive traction and the vehicle could then skidan Mercedes-BenzIntelligentDrivestandsforinno-Rwhenthereispoorvisibility, e.g. due to fog,g heavy rain or snow n vative driver assistance and safety systemsIf there is a change of drivers, advise the new whichenhancecomfortandsupportthedriverindriver of the speed stored.ivi critical situations. With theseintelligentco-ordi- r nated systems Mercedes-Benz has set a mile-Cruise control lever D stone on the path towards autonomous driving. Mercedes-Benz Intelligent Drive embraces all elementsofactiveandpassivesafetyinonewell thought out system – for the safety of the vehi- cle occupants and that of other road users. Further information on driving safety systems Ypage66). ( Cruise control General notes Cruise control maintains a constant road speed:Activatesorincreases speed for you. It brakes automatically in order to avoid;Activatesorreducesspeed exceeding the set speed. You must select a=Deactivatescruise control lowergearingoodtimeonlongandsteepdown- hill gradients, especially if the vehicle is laden or?Activatesatthecurrent speed/last stored towingatrailer.Bydoingso,youwillmakeuseofspeed thebrakingeffectoftheengine.ThisrelievestheWhenyouactivate cruise control, the stored load on the brake system and prevents thespeed is shown in the multifunction display for brakes from overheating and wearing toofive seconds. quickly. Usecruise control only if road and traffic con-Activation conditions ditionsmakeitappropriatetomaintainasteady speedforaprolongedperiod.YoucanstoreanyTo activate cruise control, all of the following road speed above 20 mph (30 km/h).activation conditions must be fulfilled: iCruisecontrolshouldnotbeactivatedwhenRtheelectric parking brake must be released. driving off-road. Ryouaredrivingfasterthan20mph(30km/h). R ® Important safety notes ESP mustbeactive, but not intervening. Rthetransmission must be in position D. If you fail to adapt your driving style, cruise con-RDSRmustbedeactivated. trol can neither reduce the risk of an accidentRtheOffroadPlusdriveprogrammustbedeac- nor override the laws of physics. Cruise controltivated (vehicles with the Off-Road Engineer- cannot take into account the road, traffic anding package). Z

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