- Make sure you do not unintentionally rest
your foot on the accelerator - this will over
ride the cruise control system which, as a re
sult, will not brake the vehicle.
- The automatic braking function may be de
activated if a system fault occurs in the
brake system (e.g. if the brakes overheat)
while the cruise control system is activated.
All the other cruise control functions remain
activated as long as the indicator lamp. is
lit.
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Note
- Vehicles with manual gearbox: The set
speed cannot be reached if the currently se
lected gear is too high or too low or if the
engine would overrev or fail to run smoothly
at the target speed. Make sure to change up
or down a gear in good time.
- The brake lights come on when the system
brakes the vehicle.
Adjusting the speed
Applies to: vehicles with cruise control system
... To increase or reduce the cruising speed in
steps of 1 km/h,
briefly push
the lever one lev
el upwards or downwards towards
G
Y
0
¢
page 86, Fig. 88 .
.., To increase or reduce the cruising speed in
steps of 10 km/h,
briefly push
the lever two
levels upwards or downwards towards
G
Y
0
¢
page 86, Fig. 88 .
.., To increase or reduce the speed gradually,
hold
the Lever towards
G
Y
O
until you reach the de
sired cruising speed.
Overriding the set speed
Applies to: vehicles with cruise control system
You can use the accelerator pedal to increase
speed in the normal way, for example to overtake
another vehicle. Once you release the accelera
tor, the system will revert to the speed you stor
ed initially.
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However, if the vehicle exceeds the programmed
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speed significantly for a long time, the cruise
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control system will be deactivated temporarily.
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Driver assist systems
The indicator lamp. in the instrument cluster
will go out, but the programmed speed will re
main stored.
Pre-selecting a speed
Applies to: vehicles with cruise control system
You can pre-select a desired speed while the ve
hicle is stationary.
.., Switch on the ignition .
... Pull the Lever to position
(!)
¢
page 86, Fig. 88.
... Press the Lever up towards
0
or down towards
0
in order to increase or reduce the cruising
speed setting.
This function allows you to enter the desired
cruise control setting speed ahead of time, for
example before joining a motorway. Once you are
on the motorway, you can activate the cruise con
trol system by pulling the Lever to position
(!)
.
Switching off
Applies to: vehicles with cruise control system
Switching off temporarily
... Press the brake pedal, or
.., Push the lever towards
@
(click stop not en
gaged) ¢
page 86, Fig. 88.
Switching off completely
.., Push the Lever to position
@
(click stop engag-
ed), or
.., Switch off the ignition.
The speed setting will remain stored after the
system is temporarily deactivated. To resume the
programmed cruising speed, release the clutch
or brake pedal and pull the lever to position
(!)
.
The stored speed will be deleted once the igni
tion is switched off.
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WARNING
Do not resume the programmed cruising
speed if this is too high for the traffic condi
tions - this can cause accidents.
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