Mercedes-Benz 300 TE, Owner'S Manual

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Cruise Control
A ny given sp e e d ab ove a p p ro x im a te ly
40 k m /h (25 m ph) can be m aintained
w ith th e c ru is e c o n tro l by o p e ra tin g
th e lever.
1 A c c e le ra te and s e t:
Lift le ver b rie fly to s e t speed.
H old le ver up to a cce le ra te .
2 D e ce le ra te and s e t:
D e p re s s le ver b rie fly to se t s pe ed .
H old le ver d o w n to d e c e le ra te .
N o rm ally th e veh icle is a c c e le ra te d to
th e d e s ire d sp e e d w ith th e a c c e le ra ­
to r. S pe ed is s e t by b rie fly p u s h in g
th e lever to p o s itio n 1 o r 2. The a c c e l­
e ra to r can be released.
The sp e e d can be in c re a s e d (e.g. fo r
pa ssin g) b y u s in g th e a c c e le ra to r. A s
s o o n as th e a c c e le ra to r is released,
th e p re v io u s ly s e t sp e e d w ill be
re s u m e d a u to m a tica lly.
If a s e t sp e e d is to be in c re a s e d o r
d e c re a s e d s lig h tly , e.g. to ad a p t to
th e tra ffic flo w , ho ld lever in p o s itio n 1
o r 2 un til th e d e s ire d s p e e d is
rea che d, o r b rie fly tip th e c o n tro l lever
in th e a p p ro p ria te d ire c tio n fo r
in c re a s e s o r d e c re a s e s in 1 k m /h
(0.6 m ph) in c re m e n ts . W hen th e lever
is relea sed, th e ne w ly s e t sp e e d
rem ains.
3 C a nce lling
To can cel th e c ru is e c o n tro l,
b rie fly pu sh le ver to p o s itio n 3.
W hen y ou s te p on th e b ra ke pedal
o r th e v e h ic le sp e e d fa lls b e lo w
a p p ro x . 40 k m /h (25 m ph ), fo r
exa m ple w h e n d riv in g up g ra d e ,
the c ru is e c o n tro l w ill be c a n ­
celled.
4 R esum e
If th e le v e r is b rie fly pu lle d to p o s i­
tio n 4 w h e n d riv in g at a sp e e d
e x c e e d in g a p p ro x im a te ly 40 k m /h
(25 m ph ), th e v e h ic le re s u m e s th e
s p e e d w h ic h w a s se t p rio r to th e
c a n c e lla tio n o f th e c ru is e c o n tro l.
The last m e m o riz e d s p e e d is c a n ­
ce lle d w h e n th e key is tu rn e d to
s te e rin g lo c k p o s itio n 1 orO .
N o te :
If th e e n g in e d o e s n o t bra ke th e v e h i­
cle s u ffic ie n tly w h ile d riv in g on a
d o w n g ra d e , th e sp e e d you se t on th e
c ru is e c o n tro l m ay be e x c e e d e d . A s
so o n as th e g ra d e eases, th e c ru is e
c o n tro lle d sp e e d w ill again be m ain­
ta in e d as lo ng as th e b ra k e s w e re n o t
ap plied .
If th e s e t sp e e d w as s u ffic ie n tly
e x c e e d e d s u c h th a t th e b ra k e s had to
be ap p lie d , th e c ru is e c o n tro l can be
re s u m e d by pu llin g th e le ver to p o s i­
tio n 4.
W arning!
Only use th e cruise control if the
tra ffic and w e a th e r conditions
m ake it advisable to travel a t a
s te a d y speed.
The “ R e s u m e ” function should
only be o p e ra te d if th e driver is
fully a w a re of th e previously set
sp ee d and w ishes to resum e this
p articu lar p res et speed.
W hen driving w ith th e cruise co n ­
trol, th e transm ission s e le c to r
lever m ust not be shifted to posi­
tion " N ” as o th e rw is e th e engine
will overrev.
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