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1
To store the current speed or a higher
speed
2
LIM indicator lamp
3
To select the current or last stored speed
4
To store the current speed or a lower
speed
5
To switch between cruise control and var-
iable Speedtronic
6
To deactivate cruise control
Selecting cruise control
X
Check whether LIM indicator lamp
2
is off.
If it is off, cruise control is already selected.
If it is not, press the cruise control lever in
the direction of arrow
5
.
LIM indicator lamp
2
in the cruise control
lever goes out. Cruise control is selected.
Storing and maintaining the current
speed
You can store the current speed if you are
driving faster than 30 km/h.
X
Accelerate the vehicle to the desired
speed.
X
Briefly press the cruise control lever up
1
or down
4
.
X
Remove your foot from the accelerator
pedal.
Cruise control is activated. The vehicle
automatically maintains the stored speed.
i
Cruise control may be unable to maintain
the stored speed on uphill gradients. The
stored speed is resumed when the gradient
evens out. Cruise control maintains the
stored speed on downhill gradients by
automatically applying the brakes.
To select the current or last stored
speed
G
Risk of accident
Only select a stored speed if you know what
that speed is and whether it is suitable for
the current situation. Otherwise, sudden
acceleration or braking could endanger you
or others.
X
Briefly pull the cruise control lever towards
you
3
.
X
Remove your foot from the accelerator
pedal.
The first time cruise control is activated it
stores the current speed or regulates the
speed of the vehicle to the previously
stored speed.
Setting a speed
X
Press the cruise control lever up
1
for a
higher speed or down
4
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.
i
Cruise control is not deactivated if you
depress the accelerator pedal. For exam-
ple, if you accelerate briefly to overtake,
cruise control adjusts the vehicle's speed
to the last speed stored after you have fin-
ished overtaking.
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