aid. You are responsible for the distance to the
vehicle in front, for vehicle speed, for braking in
good time and for staying in lane.
If a new driver takes over, advise the new driver
of the speed stored.
Variable speed limiter
Cruise control lever
:
To activate or increase speed
;
LIM indicator lamp
=
To activate at the current speed/last stored
speed
?
To activate or reduce speed
A
To switch between cruise control or Dis-
tance Pilot DISTRONIC and the variable
speed limiter
B
To switch off the variable speed limiter
With the cruise control lever, you can operate
cruise control or Distance Pilot DISTRONIC and
the variable speed limiter.
LIM indicator lamp
;
on the cruise control lever
indicates which function you have selected:
R
LIM indicator lamp
;
;
off: cruise control or
Distance Pilot DISTRONIC is selected.
R
LIM indicator lamp
;
;
on: variable speed lim-
iter is selected.
You can use the cruise control lever to limit the
speed to any speed above 30 km/h while the
engine is running.
Selecting speed limiter
If there is a change of drivers, advise the new
driver of the limit speed stored.
X
Check whether LIM indicator lamp
;
is on.
If it is on, the variable speed limiter is already
selected.
If it is not, press the cruise control lever in the
direction of arrow
A
.
LIM indicator lamp
;
in the cruise control
lever is on. The variable speed limiter is selec-
ted.
Storing the current speed
You can use the cruise control lever to limit the
speed to any speed above 30 km/h while the
engine is running.
X
Briefly press the cruise control lever up
:
or
down
?
.
The current speed is stored and shown in the
multifunction display.
Speedometer with segments: the seg-
ments light up from the start of the scale up to
the stored speed limit.
The segments in the multifunction display
light up from the start of the scale up to the
stored speed.
Storing the current speed or calling up the
last stored speed
G
WARNING
If you call up the stored speed and it is lower
than the current speed, the vehicle deceler-
ates. If you do not know the stored speed, the
vehicle could decelerate unexpectedly. There
is a risk of an accident.
Pay attention to the road and traffic condi-
tions before calling up the stored speed. If you
do not know the stored speed, store the
desired speed again.
X
Briefly pull the cruise control lever towards
you
=
.
Setting a speed
X
To adjust the set speed in10 km/hincre-
ments:briefly press the cruise control lever
up
:
beyond the pressure point for a higher
speed, or down
?
for a lower speed.
or
X
Keep the cruise control lever pressed beyond
the pressure point until the desired speed is
set. Press the cruise control lever up
:
for a
higher speed or down
?
for a lower speed.
X
To adjust the set speed in1 km/hincre-
ments:briefly press the cruise control lever
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