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the cruise control from braking. This is be -
cause pressing the acce lerato r pedal over -
rides the cruise contro l system.
- If a brake system ma lfunction such as over-
heating occurs when the cruise contro l sys-
tem is switched on , the braking function in
the system may be switched off . The rest of
the cruise control system functions remain
act ive as long as
the@;(i)~14 (USA models) /
lll (Can ada models) indicato r light is o n.
@ Note
Before driving downhill a long distance on a
st eep hill, decrease your speed and select a
lower gear. This makes use of the eng ine
b raking effect and re lieves t he bra kes.
(D Tips
The brake ligh t s turn on when the brakes a re
act ivated .
Changing the speed
Applies to: vehicles with cruise control system
"'To increase or decrease the speed in incre -
ments,
tap t he lever in t he 0 10 d irect ion
Qpage 120, fig. 121 .
.. To increase or decrease the speed quickly, hold
the leve r in the 0 / 0 direct ion until t he de -
s ired speed is reached.
Overriding the speed
Applies to: vehicles with cruise control system
You can press the accelerator pedal to increase
your speed, for example if you want to pass
someo ne. The s peed you set ea rlier will resume
as soo n as you release the accelerator pedal.
However, if you are driving cons iderably faster
tha n the stored s peed for a long period of time,
the cruise cont rol system will tempora rily switch
off.
The@;(l)~i4 (USA models) 1B (Canada mod-
e ls) indica t or light in t he ins tr umen t cluste r
turns off a nd t he stored speed is main t aine d .
A ss istance s ystems
Preselecting a speed
Applies to: vehicles with cruise control system
You can pre-select your desired speed when the
vehicle is stationary .
"' Switch the ignit ion on.
"' Pull the lever into pos ition
(D Q page 120,
fig. 121 .
.. To increase or decrease the speed, tap the lever
in the
0 10 d irection .
This function makes it possible, for example, to
save the speed you want before driving on the
highway . Once on the highway, activate the
cruise contro l system by pulli ng the lever towa rd
t he position
(D.
Switching off
Applies to: vehicles with cruise control system
Deactivating temporarily
"' Press t he brake ped al, or
"' Press t he lever into position @ (not clicked int o
place)
Qpage 120, fig. 121, or
Switching off completely
"' Press t he lever into pos ition @ (clicked into
place), or
"' Swit ch the ignit ion off.
The speed you stored will be ma intained if the
cruise co ntro l has been switche d off tempora rily.
To resume the sto red speed, re lease t he brake
ped al and pull the lever t o posi t ion
(D.
Switch ing the ignition off will erase the stored
speed.
Switching off automatically
[~;(1)~14 (USA models )/ EI (Canada models )
Cruise control syst em: currently unavailable .
See owner's manual
The cruise cont rol system was automatically
turned off because the system has detected a
malfu nction t hat is impa iring the cruise control
func ti on. Try switching the cruise contro l system
on aga in later . .,.
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