Setting a speed
X
Press the cruise control lever up
:
for a
higher speed or down
;
for a lower speed.
X
Keep the cruise control lever pressed until the
desired speed is reached.
X
Release the cruise control lever.
The new speed is stored.
X
To adjust the set speed in 1 km/h incre-
ments: briefly press the cruise control lever
up
:
or down
;
to the pressure point.
The last stored speed increases or decreases
in 1 km/h increments.
X
To adjust the set speed in 10 km/h incre-
ments: briefly press the cruise control lever
up
:
or down
;
beyond the pressure point.
The last stored speed increases or decreases
in 10 km/h increments.
i
Cruise control is not deactivated if you
depress the accelerator pedal. For example, if
you accelerate briefly to overtake, cruise con-
trol adjusts the vehicle's speed to the last
speed stored after you have finished overtak-
ing.
Deactivating cruise control
There are several ways to deactivate cruise con-
trol:
X
Briefly press the cruise control lever for-
wards
:
.
or
X
Brake.
or
X
Briefly press the cruise control lever in the
direction of arrow
=
.
Variable SPEEDTRONIC is selected. LIM indi-
cator lamp
;
in the cruise control lever lights
up.
Cruise control is automatically deactivated if:
R
you depress the parking brake
R
you are driving at less than 30 km/h
R
ESP
®
intervenes or you deactivate ESP
®
R
on vehicles with manual transmission, you
shift into neutral while driving or depress the
clutch pedal for longer than six seconds
R
on vehicles with manual transmission, you
shift to a gear that is too high, and as a result
the engine speed is too low
R
on vehicles with automatic transmission, you
shift to position N while driving
If cruise control is deactivated, you will hear a
warning tone. You will see the
Cruise con‐
Cruise con‐
trol off
trol off
message in the multifunction display
for approximately five seconds.
i
The last speed stored is cleared when you
switch off the engine.
SPEEDTRONIC
Important safety notes
SPEEDTRONIC brakes automatically so that you
do not exceed the set speed. Change into a
lower gear in good time on long and steep down-
hill gradients. Take particular note of this when
driving a laden vehicle. By doing so, you will
make use of the braking effect of the engine.
This relieves the load on the brake system and
prevents the brakes from overheating and wear-
ing too quickly. If you need additional braking,
depress the brake pedal repeatedly rather than
continuously.
If you fail to adapt your driving style, SPEED-
TRONIC can neither reduce the risk of an acci-
dent nor override the laws of physics. SPEED-
TRONIC cannot take into account road, weather
Driving systems
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Driving
and
parking
Z