Mercedes-Benz 2006 E 320 CDI Operator's Manual page 254

Setting the current speed
Accelerate or decelerate to the desired
speed.
Briefly lift or depress the cruise control
lever.
The current speed is set.
Remove your foot from the accelerator
pedal.
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If you do not take your foot off the
accelerator completely, the following
message will appear in the multifunc-
tion display:
Distronic
override
The distance to a slower moving vehi-
cles in front of you will not be set. Your
vehicle speed will then be determined
only by the accelerator pedal position.
Setting a higher speed
Briefly tip the cruise control lever in di-
rection of arrow 1 ( page 252) to in-
crease vehicle speed in increments of
5 mph (Canada: 10 km/h).
The new speed is set.
The stored speed is displayed in the
multifunction display for approximately
5 seconds ( page 252), and one or
two segments around the stored speed
come on in the speedometer
( page 249).
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Depressing the accelerator pedal does
not deactivate Distronic. After brief ac-
celeration (e.g. for passing), the cruise
control will resume the last speed set.
Controls in detail
Driving systems
Setting a lower speed
Briefly tip the cruise control lever in di-
rection of arrow 2 ( page 252) to de-
crease vehicle speed in increments of
5 mph (Canada: 10 km/h).
The new speed is set.
The stored speed is displayed in the
multifunction display for approximately
5 seconds ( page 252), and one or
two segments around the stored speed
come on in the speedometer
( page 249).
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When you use the cruise control lever
to decelerate, the brakes will be ap-
plied to support deceleration.
In addition, the transmission will auto-
matically downshift on long downhill
grades.
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