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MERCEDES-BENZ SL500 2003 R230 Owners Manual 168 Controls in detailDriving systems
Driving systemsThe driving systems of your vehicle are de-
scribed on the following pages:
Cruise control and Distronic*, with 
which the vehicle can maintain a

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MERCEDES-BENZ SL500 2003 R230 Owners Manual 169 Controls in detail
Driving systems
1Set current or higher speed
2Set current or lower speed
3Cancel cruise control
4Resume at previously set speed
Saving current speed
Accelerate or decelerate to

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MERCEDES-BENZ SL500 2003 R230 Owners Manual 170 Controls in detailDriving systemsSetting stored speed (“Resume” 
function)
Briefly push the cruise control lever to 
position4.
The cruise control will resume the last 
previously set speed.

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MERCEDES-BENZ SL500 2003 R230 Owners Manual 171 Controls in detail
Driving systems
Distronic*
When activated, the Distronic adaptive 
cruise control system increases the driving 
convenience afforded by the cruise control 
during travel on expr

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MERCEDES-BENZ SL500 2003 R230 Owners Manual 173 Controls in detail
Driving systems
Distronic displays in the speedometer 
dial
If Distronic detects a vehicle directly 
ahead, the DTR indicator lamp 
E
 in the 
speedometer dial lights up white.

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MERCEDES-BENZ SL500 2003 R230 Owners Manual 174 Controls in detailDriving systems
Distronic menu in the control system
In the Distronic menu you can read the cur-
rent settings for Distronic. What appears in 
the left display field depends on w

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MERCEDES-BENZ SL500 2003 R230 Owners Manual 175 Controls in detail
Driving systems
Distronic activated
When Distronic is activated the DTR sym-
bol and the set speed are seen in the left 
display.
1Symbol for activated Distronic
2Set speedCruis

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MERCEDES-BENZ SL500 2003 R230 Owners Manual 178 Controls in detailDriving systemsDeactivating Distronic 
There are several ways to deactivate the 
Distronic system:
Briefly tip the cruise control lever in the 
direction of arrow3 (
page 175).