NOTE
Vehicles with manual transmission:
•
Alwaysdrive at adequate, but not excessive, en-
gine speeds.
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Change gearingood time.
•
If possible, do not changedown several gears at a
time.
Storing the current speed or calling up the last
stored speed:
WARNING
If youcallupastored speed and thisisdifferent from
the currentspeed, the vehicle accelerates orbrakes. If
youdonot know what the stored speed is,the vehicle
mayaccelerate or brakeunexpectedly.There is arisk
of an accident.
Take the traffic conditionsinto accountbefore calling
up the stored speed. If youdonot know what the
stored speed is,store the desired speed again.
1. Briefly pullthe cruise control lever towards
you
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3.
2. Remove your foot from the accelerator pedal.
The first time cruise control is activated, it
stores thecurrent speed or regulates the
speed of the vehicletothe previously stored
speed.
Settingaspeed
Bearinmind that it maytakeabrief moment
until the vehicle has accelerated or braked to
the set speed.
1.Pressthe cruise control lever up
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1for a
higher speedordown
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4for alower speed.
2. Keep the cruise control lever pressed until
the desiredspeed is reached.
3. Releasethe cruise control lever,The new
speed is stored.
4. To adjustthe set speedin 1km/h increments:
brieflypressthe cruise control lever up
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1or
down
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4tothe pressure point. The last
stored speed increases or decreases in 1
km/h increments.
5. To adjust the set speed in 10 km/h incre-
ments: briefly pressthe cruise control lever
up
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1ordown
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4beyondthe pressure point.
Thelaststored speed increases or decreases
in 10 km/h increments.
NOTE
Cruise control is not deactivated if youdepressthe
accelerator pedal. Forexample, if youaccelerate
brieflytoovertake,cruise controladjuststhe vehicle’s
speed to the lastspeed stored after youhave finished
overtaking.
Deactivating cruise control
Thereare several ways to deactivate cruise con-
trol:
•
Brieflypressthe cruise control lever forwards j6.
or
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Brake.
or
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Brieflypressthe button j5inthe cruise control
lever. The speed limiter is selected. LIM indicator
lamp
j2inthe cruise control lever lights up.
Cruise control is automatically deactivated if:
•
Thevehicle is secured with the electric parking
brake.
•
Youare driving at lessthan30km/h.
•
ESP/VDC intervenes or youdeactivate ESP/VDC.
If cruise control is deactivated, youwillheara
warning tone. Youwillsee the [Cruise control
off] messageinthe vehicle information display
for approximately five seconds.
NOTE
Thelastspeed stored is cleared when youswitchoff
theengine.
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