Mercedes-Benz 2005 C 230 Kompressor, Operator'S Manual

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Controls in detail
Driving systems
1 Sets current or higher speed
2 Sets current or lower speed
3 Cancels cruise control
4 Resumes at last set speed
Setting current speed
왘
Accelerate or decelerate to the desired
speed.
왘
Briefly lift 1 or depress 2 the cruise
control lever.
The current speed is set.
왘
Remove your foot from the accelerator
pedal.
Cruise control is activated.
Canceling cruise control
There are several ways to cancel cruise
control:
왘
Step on the brake pedal.
Cruise control is canceled. The last
speed set is stored for later use.
or
왘
Briefly push the cruise control lever to
position
3 .
Cruise control is canceled. The last
speed set is stored for later use.
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On uphill or downhill grades, cruise
control may not be able to maintain the
set speed. Once the grade eases, the
set speed will be resumed.
!
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
Moving the gear selector lever to
position
N while driving also cancels
cruise control. However, the gear
selector lever should not be moved to
position
N while driving, except to
coast when the vehicle is in danger of
skidding (e.g. on icy roads).
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Vehicles with manual transmission:
The set cruise controlled speed is
switched off when declutching exceeds
four seconds during downshifting a
gear.
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The last stored speed is canceled when
you turn off the engine.