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

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SPEEDTRONIC
General notes
SPEEDTRONIC helps you to avoid exceeding a
set speed.
You can set a variable or permanent speed lim-
itation:
R
variable, for speed restrictions, e.g. in built-
up areas
R
permanent, for long-term speed restrictions,
e.g. when driving on winter tyres
(
Y
page 190)
When the engine is running, you can use the
cruise control lever to limit the speed to any
speed above 30 km/h even if the vehicle is sta-
tionary. You can adjust the speed limitation in
increments of 1 km/h and 10 km/h.
If you have set
Miles
as the unit for the digital
speedometer (
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page 246), you can set any
speed above 20 mph as the speed limitation.
You can then adjust the speed limitation in
increments of 1 mph and 5 mph.
i The speed shown in the speedometer may
differ slightly from the stored speed limita-
tion.
You can only exceed the speed limitation stored
by variable SPEEDTRONIC if you:
R
deactivate variable SPEEDTRONIC using the
cruise control lever. (
Y
page 189)
R
depress the accelerator pedal beyond the
pressure point (kickdown with automatic
transmission). Variable SPEEDTRONIC then
switches to passive (
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page 189).
i You cannot deactivate variable SPEED-
TRONIC by braking.
Important safety notes
The SPEEDTRONIC system automatically brakes
the vehicle to ensure that you do not exceed the
speed that you have set. Observe the supple-
mentary notes on braking (
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page 183).
If you fail to adapt your driving style or if you are
inattentive, SPEEDTRONIC can neither reduce
the risk of an accident nor override the laws of
physics. SPEEDTRONIC cannot take road,
weather and traffic conditions into account.
SPEEDTRONIC is only an aid. You are responsi-
ble for the distance to the vehicle in front, for
vehicle speed, for braking in good time and for
staying 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 SPEEDTRONIC may be impaired.
If there is a change of drivers, make sure that
you inform the new driver about the stored
speed.
Variable SPEEDTRONIC
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 or
DISTRONIC PLUS and variable SPEED-
TRONIC
B
To deactivate variable SPEEDTRONIC
The cruise control lever is the lower lever on the
left of the steering column.
With the cruise control lever, you can operate
cruise control or DISTRONIC PLUS and variable
SPEEDTRONIC.
X
To preselect variable SPEEDTRONIC:
check whether LIM indicator lamp
;
is lit.
If it is on, variable SPEEDTRONIC 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 or
DISTRONIC PLUS is selected.
R
LIM indicator lamp lit: variable SPEED-
TRONIC is selected.
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