[. . . ] G-Class Owner's Manual
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Thank you for choosing Mercedes-Benz. Before you drive off, get to know your Mercedes-Benz and read this Owner's Manual. This will help you to obtain the maximum pleasure from your vehicle and avoid endangering yourself and others. The equipment in your vehicle may vary, depending on the model, availability and country specifications. [. . . ] You are responsible for the vehicle's speed and for braking in good time.
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When the engine is running, you can limit the vehicle's speed to any speed above 30 km/h.
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Selecting variable Speedtronic Risk of accident Storing the current speed
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If there is a change of drivers, advise the new driver of the speed limit set.
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Only use variable Speedtronic if you are sure that you will not have to accelerate suddenly to a speed above that stored as the speed limit. You can then only exceed the stored speed limit when you deactivate variable Speedtronic, e. g. if you depress the accelerator pedal beyond the pressure point (kickdown).
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1 LIM indicator lamp 2 To select variable Speedtronic Check whether variable Speedtronic is selected. If this is not the case, press the cruise control lever in the direction of arrow 2. Speedtronic is selected.
1 To store the speed rounded up to the next multiple of 10 km/h 2 To store the speed rounded down to the nearest multiple of 10 km/h
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Press the cruise control lever briefly in the direction of arrow 1. or Press the cruise control lever briefly in the direction of arrow 2. The ' indicator lamps in the cruise control lever and in the speedometer ( page 19) light up.
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Speedtronic may be unable to prevent the speed limit from being exceeded on downhill gradients. In this case: you hear a signal the ' indicator lamp in the speedometer flashes you will see the LIMIT EXCEEDED message in the multi-function display Apply the brakes yourself if necessary.
Resuming a stored speed
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1 To resume a stored speed Press the cruise control lever briefly in the direction of arrow 1. If the road speed is no more than 30 km/h above the stored speed limit, Speedtronic will adjust to the last speed stored.
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Adjustments in 10 km/h increments Lower speed Press the cruise control lever briefly in the direction of arrow 2. or P54. 25-3939-31 Press and hold the cruise control lever towards 2 until the required speed has been reached. Fine adjustment in 1 km/h increments 1 To adjust the speed: 10 km/h faster 2 To adjust the speed: 10 km/h slower Higher speed Press the cruise control lever briefly in the direction of arrow 1. or Press and hold the cruise control lever towards 1 until the required speed has been reached. 1 Fine adjustment: 1 km/h faster P54. 25-3936-31 or Press and hold the cruise control lever towards 1 until the required speed has been reached. Higher speed Press the cruise control lever briefly in the direction of arrow 1.
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Deactivating variable Speedtronic There are various ways of deactivating variable Speedtronic: Press the cruise control lever briefly in the direction of arrow 1. P54. 25-3940-31 or Press the cruise control lever briefly in the direction of arrow 5. 1 To deactivate variable Speedtronic 2 To deactivate variable Speedtronic, to select cruise control Variable Speedtronic is deselected. The ' indicator lamps in the cruise control lever and in the speedometer go out. Variable Speedtronic is deactivated automatically: if you depress the accelerator beyond the pressure point (kickdown) and at the same time your current speed differs from the set speed by no more than 20 km/h Risk of accident
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You cannot deactivate variable Speedtronic by braking.
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Ultrasound reversing aid* The ultrasound reversing aid is an electronic parking aid. It visually and audibly informs you of the distance between the rear area of your vehicle and an obstacle. The ultrasound reversing aid is automatically activated if the ignition is switched on and reverse gear is engaged. The ultrasound reversing aid monitors the rear area of your vehicle using four sensors in the rear bumper.
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The ultrasound reversing aid is only intended to assist the driver and is unable to detect every obstacle. The system is not designed to relieve the driver of the need to pay attention. [. . . ] 61
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Electrical system Fuse allocation (chart) . [. . . ]