X
Accelerate the vehicle to the desired
speed.
X
Press switch ; (®) and release it.
X
Remove your foot from the accelerator
pedal.
Cruise control is activated. The vehicle
automatically maintains the stored
speed. The stored speed appears beside
the V icon in the multifunction dis-
play.
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Cruise control may be unable to main-
tain the stored speed on uphill gradi-
ents. The stored speed is resumed when
the gradient evens out.
On downhill
gradients, only the engine's
braking effect is available. You have to
operate the brakes yourself to reduce
speed. This cancels cruise control.
Calling up the last speed stored
G
WARNING
If you call up the stored speed and this dif-
fers from your current speed, the vehicle
will accelerate. If you do not know the
stored speed, the vehicle can accelerate
unexpectedly. There is a risk of an acci-
dent.
Before you call up the stored speed, pay
attention to traffic conditions. If you do
not
know the stored speed, store the desired
speed again.
X
Press button = ° and release it.
Cruise control is activated and adjusts
the vehicle's speed to the last speed
stored.
X
Remove your foot from the accelerator
pedal.
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The last speed stored is cleared when
you switch off the engine.
Increasing or decreasing the speed
In order to be able to increase or decrease
the speed, a speed must already have been
stored.
i
Cruise control
is not deactivated if you
depress the accelerator pedal. For exam-
ple, if you accelerate briefly to over-
take, cruise control adjusts the vehicle's
speed to the last speed stored after you
have finished overtaking.
R
®: increases the speed
R
−: decreases the speed
X
Press switch ; (®) or (−) repeatedly
until the desired speed is reached.
The speed is gradually increased or
reduced.
or
X
Press and hold switch ; (®) or (−)
until the desired speed is reached.
X
Release the switch.
The new speed is stored.
Cancelling cruise control
When cruise control is switched on, you can
cancel cruise control at any time and call
up the stored speed again later.
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The last speed stored is cleared when
you switch off the engine.
X
Press button ? ± and release it.
or
X
Brake
Cruise control is cancelled.
Cruise control is also cancelled when:
R
you engage the parking brake
R
you depress the clutch
R
esp
®
intervenes
Deactivating cruise control
X
Press switch : so that the switch is set
to the middle position.
Cruise control is deactivated.
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