CRUISE CONTROL
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automatically return to its set cruising
speed.
Cruising speed cannot be main
tained
When driving down a steep gradient,
the system is unable to maintain the
cruising speed: the stored speed will
flash on the instrument panel to inform
you of this situation.
If the cruise control is no
longer available (after
severalattemptstoacti
vateit),contactanAp
proved Dealer.
Temporarily not available
Thesystemcontrolsaccel
eration and deceleration of
your vehicle using the engine and
brakingsystem.Thesystemacti
vatesthebrakesinordertomain
tainthesetspeed,thesystemap
plies limited braking. In the event
of a steep descent, for example in
amountainousarea,youmustse
lect a lower gear to benefit from
engine braking.
To reduce the load imposed on
the braking system and to prevent
the brakes from overheating, the
cruise control function may be
temporarily interrupted and the
"Check Cruise Control" message
appears.Themessagedisap
pears when the function becomes
available again.
If the message remains, contact
an approved dealer.
Putting the function on standby
The function is set to standby if you:
– switch
2
(0);
– the brake pedal;
– theclutchpedalforaprolongedperi
od or if the vehicle is in neutral for a
prolonged period on vehicles equipped
with a manual gearbox;
– shiftingtoneutralposition,onvehi
clesequippedwithanautomaticgear
box.
Thecruisingspeedisstoredanddis
played in grey on the instrument panel.
Returning to the cruising speed
If a speed is stored, it can be recalled,
onceyouaresurethattheroadcondi
tions are suitable (traffic, road surface,
weather conditions, etc.). Press switch
3
(RES) if the vehicle speed is above
19 mph (30 km/h).
When you see a reminder of the stored
speed,cruisecontrolactivationiscon
firmed by the display in green of the
cruising speed and, depending on the
vehicle, the warning light coming on.
Note: if the speed previously stored is
much higher than the current speed,
the vehicle will accelerate more rapidly
to reach this threshold.
Whenthecruisecontrolissettostand
by, pressing switch
4
(SET/-) or
5
)
(SET/+) reactivates the cruise control
function without taking into account the
stored speed: it is the speed at which
the vehicle is moving that is taken into
account.