Mercedes-Benz 2007 C 230, Operator'S Manual

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Controls in detail
Driving systems
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.
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.
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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. Howev-
er, 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 de-
clutching exceeds 4 seconds during shifting a
new gear.
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The last stored speed is canceled when you
turn off the engine.
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Depressing the accelerator pedal does not
deactivate cruise control. After brief accelera-
tion (e.g. for passing), cruise control will resume
the last speed set.