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the distance between your vehicle and
other vehicles.
- For safety reasons, the cruise control
should not be used in the city, in stop-
and-go traff ic, on twisting roads and
when road conditions are poor (such as
ice, fog, grave l, heavy rain and hydro-
planing) - risk of accident .
- Turn off the cruise control temporari ly
when entering turn lanes, highway exit
lanes or in construction zones .
- Please note that inadvertent ly "rest ing"
your foot on the accelerator peda l causes
the cruise control not to brake. This is
because t he cruise control is overridden
by the driver's acce lerat ion.
- If a brake system malfunction such as
overheat ing occurs when the cruise con-
t rol system is switched on, the braking
function in the system may be switched
off. The other cruise control functions re-
main active as long as the indicator light
II (US models) !Iii (Canadian mode ls)
is on.
The brake lights illuminate as soon as the
brakes decelerate automat ically.
Changing speed
.,. To increase/decrease the speed in incre-
ments, tap the lever in the
0 10 direction
i=> page 90, fig. 94 .
... To increase/dec rease the speed qu ickly, hold
the lever in the
G)/0 direction unt il the de-
sired speed is displayed.
You can also press the accelerato r pedal down
to increase your speed, e.g. if you want to
pass someone. The speed you saved earlier
will resume as soon as you release the acceler-
ator peda l.
If, however, you exceed your saved speed by
6 mp h (10 km/h) for longe r t han 5 minutes,
the cruise cont rol will tu rn off tempor ar ily.
The green symbo l
II (US models) !Iii in the
On th e ro a d 9 1
display is rep laced with a white symbo l. The
saved speed remains the same .
' Presetting your speed
You can preset your desired speed while the
vehicle is not moving .
.,. Switch on the ignition.
.,. Pull lever into position
(D c:> page 90,
fig. 94 .
... Press the lever in the 0 or 0 direction to
increase or decrease your speed .
.,. Release the lever to save that speed.
This function makes it possib le, for examp le,
to save the speed you want before driving on
the highway. Once on the highway, act ivate
the cruise control by pulling the lever toward
(D.
'
Switching the system off
Temporary deactivation
.,. Press the brake pedal, or
... Press the lever into position @ (not clicked
into place)
~ page 90, fig. 94, or
.,. Drive for longe r than 5 minutes at more
than 5 mph (10 km/h) above the stored
speed.
Switching off completely
.,. Press lever into position @ (clicked into
place), or
.,. Switch t he ignit ion off.
The system retains the saved speed if you de -
activate the cruise control temporar ily. To re-
sume t he saved speed, release the brake ped -
al and pull the lever to posit ion
(D.
Switching the ignit ion off erases the saved
speed.
A WARNING
You sho uld only ret urn to the saved speed
if it is not too fast for t he current t raffic
conditions - risk of an accident!
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