WARNING
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Always observe the posted speed limits and do
notset the speed over them.
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Do not usethe cruise control when driving under
thefollowingconditions. Doing so could causea
lossofvehicle control and result in an accident.
– When it is not possibletokeep the ve-
hicleataconstant speed
– Whendriving in heavy traffic
– When driving in traffic that varies speed
– When driving in windy areas
– When driving on winding or hillyroads
– When drivingonslippery(rain, snow,ice,
etc.) roads
CRUISECONTROL OPERATIONS
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1Store the current speed or ahigher speed
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LIM(Speed Limiter) indicator lamp
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Store the currentspeed or call up the last
stored speed
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Store the currentspeed or alower speed
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Switch between cruise control and Speed
Limiter
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Deactivate the cruise control system
Youcan operate cruise control and the speed
limiter with the cruise control lever.The LIM in-
dicator
lamponthecruisecontrollever indicates
whichsystem youhaveselected:
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LIM indicatorlamp off: cruise control is selected.
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LIM indicator lamp on: speed limiter is selected.
When youactivate cruise control, the stored
speed is shown in the vehicle information dis-
play forfive seconds.
Selecting cruise control
Checkwhether the LIM indicator light
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If thelight is off,the cruise control is already
selected.
If thelight is on, quicklypushthe button
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the cruise control lever.The LIM indicator light
will gooff andthe cruisecontrol isnow selected.
Activation conditions
To activate cruise control, all of the following ac-
tivation conditionsmustbefulfilled:
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The electric parking brakemustbereleased.
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Youare driving faster than 30 km/h.
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ESP/VDC must be switched on, but not interven-
ing.
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Cruise control must be selected.
Storing, maintaining and calling up a
speed
Storingand maintainingthe current speed:
Youcan store the current speed if youare driv-
ing faster than 30 km/h:
1. Acceleratethe vehicle to the desired speed.
2. Brieflypressthe cruisecontroller lever up
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or down
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3. Remove your foot from the accelerator pedal.
Cruisecontrolis activated.Thevehicleautomati-
callymaintainsthe speed.
NOTE
Cruise control maybeunabletomaintain the stored
speed on uphillgradients. The stored speed is re-
sumed whenthe gradient evensout. Cruise control
maintainsthe stored speed on downhillgradients by
automatically braking the vehicle.
NSD618
5-38 Starting and driving
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