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

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Controls in detail
Driving systems
Setting a higher speed
왘
Lift cruise control lever to position 1
and hold it up until the desired speed is
reached.
왘
Release cruise control lever.
The new speed is set.
Setting a lower speed
왘
Depress cruise control lever to
position
2 and hold it down until the
desired speed is reached.
왘
Release cruise control lever.
The new speed is set.
Fine adjustment in 1 mph
(Canada: 1 km/h) increments
Faster
왘
Briefly tip cruise control lever in
direction of arrow
1 .
Slower
왘
Briefly tip cruise control lever in
direction of arrow
2 .
Setting to last stored speed
(“Resume” function)
왘
Briefly push cruise control lever to
position
4 .
The cruise control resumes the last set
speed.
왘
Remove your foot from the accelerator
pedal.
i
Depressing the accelerator pedal does
not deactivate cruise control. After
brief acceleration (e.g. for passing),
cruise control will resume the last
speed set.
i
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
When you use the cruise control lever
to decelerate, the transmission will
automatically downshift if the engine’s
braking power does not brake the
vehicle sufficiently.
Warning!
G
The speed stored in memory should only be
set again if prevailing road conditions per-
mit. Possible acceleration or deceleration
differences arising from returning to preset
speed could cause an accident and/or seri-
ous injury to you and others.