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"
yo ur foot on the accelerator peda l causes
the cruise control not to brake. This is
because t he cruise con t rol is overridden
by the d river's a cce lerat ion.
(D Tips
- Vehicles with manual t ransmission: You
can attain the set speed only if the cur-
rently e ngaged gear a llows it and the en-
gine is not stressed. Shift ing to a higher
or lower gear promp t ly will allow t he en-
gine to run smoothly.
- The cruise cont ro l cannot main t ain a
constant speed when driving downhill.
The vehicle will accelerate unde r its own
weig ht. Downsh ift to a lower gear or use
the brakes to slow down.
Changing speed
"' Press lever in the 0 or 0 direction
¢ page 74, fig . 74 to increase or decrease
you r speed .
"' Release the lever to save t hat speed.
You can a lso press the accelerator pedal down
to increase your speed, e.g . if you want to
pass someone . The speed you saved ea rlier
will resume as soon as you release the acceler-
ator peda l.
If, however, you exceed your saved speed by
5 mph (10 km/h) for longe r than 5 minutes,
the cruise cont rol will tu rn off tempora rily.
The symbol will go out but the saved speed
will be retaine d.
On th e ro a d 75
Presetting your speed
You can preset your desired speed while the
vehicle is not moving.
"' Turn on the ign ition.
"' Pull lever into position
(D ¢ page 74,
fig . 74.
"' Press the leve r in the 0 o r 0 direction to
increase or decrease your speed.
"' Release the leve r to save tha t speed .
This function makes it possible, for example,
to save the speed you want before dr iving on
the highway. Once on t he highway, act ivate
t he cruise con t rol by pulling the lever toward
(D.
Switching the system off
Temporary deactivat ion
"' Press the brake peda l, or
"' Keep the clutch pedal pressed down longer ,
or
"' Press the lever into position @ (not clicked
into place)
¢ page 74, fig . 74, or
"' Drive fo r longer 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 the ignit ion off.
The system retains the saved speed if you de-
activate the cruise control temporar ily. To re-
sume the saved speed, release the brake or
clutch pedal and pull the lever to position
(D.
Switching the ignit ion off erases the saved
speed.
A WARNING
You shou ld only return to the saved speed
if it is not too fast for the current t raffic
conditions - risk of an accident!
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