Mercedes-Benz V 200 4MATIC 2015, Operating Instructions Manual

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Important safety notes
Observe the notes on braking (
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page 183).
If you fail to adapt your driving style or if you are
inattentive, cruise control can neither reduce
the risk of an accident nor override the laws of
physics. Cruise control cannot take road,
weather and traffic conditions into account.
Cruise control is only an aid. You are responsible
for the distance to the vehicle in front, for vehi-
cle speed, for braking in good time and for stay-
ing in lane.
If you change wheel size, make sure they corre-
spond to the correct wheel size category
(
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page 326). If the category is changed without
recoding the control units in the vehicle, the
functioning of cruise control may be impaired.
Do not use cruise control:
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in traffic conditions that are unsuitable for
driving at a constant speed, e.g. in heavy traf-
fic, on winding roads or off-road
R
on slippery roads. Braking or accelerating
may cause the drive wheels to lose traction
and the vehicle could then skid.
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when there is poor visibility, e.g. due to fog,
heavy rain or snow
If there is a change of drivers, make sure that
you inform the new driver about the stored
speed.
Cruise control lever and display
:
To activate and store the current speed or a
higher speed
;
LIM indicator lamp
=
To activate at the last stored speed
?
To activate and store the current speed or a
lower speed
A
To switch between cruise control and varia-
ble SPEEDTRONIC
B
To deactivate cruise control
The cruise control lever is the lower lever on the
left of the steering column.
You can operate cruise control and variable
SPEEDTRONIC with the cruise control lever.
X
To preselect cruise control: check that LIM
indicator lamp
;
is off.
If it is, cruise control is already selected.
If it is not, press the cruise control lever in the
direction of arrow
A
.
LIM indicator lamp
;
shows you which function
you have selected:
R
LIM indicator lamp off: cruise control is
selected.
R
LIM indicator lamp lit: variable SPEED-
TRONIC is selected.
When you activate cruise control, the display
briefly shows the
Cruise control
message
and the stored speed.
Activation conditions
To activate cruise control, all of the following
activation conditions must be fulfilled:
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the cruise control function must be selected
(
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page 186)
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the parking brake must be released. The
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indicator lamp in the instrument cluster is off
R
ESP
®
must be switched on, but not currently
intervening or performing a control action
R
you are driving faster than 30 km/h
R
neither the brake or clutch pedal is depressed
Storing and maintaining the current
speed
X Accelerate the vehicle to the desired speed
above 30 km/h.
X
Briefly push the cruise control lever up
:
or
down
?
.
X Release the accelerator pedal.
Cruise control is activated. The current speed
is stored and shown briefly in the display.
Resuming the stored speed
G
WARNING
If you call up a stored speed and this is dif-
ferent from the current speed, the vehicle
accelerates or brakes. If you do not know
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Driving systems
Driving and parking