Deactivating - Mercedes-Benz 2016 Metris Operator's Manual

Storing and maintaining the current
speed
Accelerate the vehicle to the desired speed
X
above 20 mph (30 km/h).
Briefly push the cruise control lever up : or
X
down =.
Release the accelerator pedal.
X
Cruise control is activated. The current speed
is stored and shown briefly in the display's
text field.
The display also shows the V symbol and
the stored speed:
in the header on vehicles without steering
R
wheel buttons ( page 171)
Y
in the status area on vehicles with steering
R
wheel buttons ( page 177)
Y
Resuming the stored speed
G
WARNING
If you call up the stored speed and it differs
from the current speed, the vehicle acceler-
ates or decelerates. If you do not know the
stored speed, the vehicle could accelerate or
brake unexpectedly. There is a risk of an acci-
dent.
Pay attention to the road and traffic condi-
tions before calling up the stored speed. If you
do not know the stored speed, store the
desired speed again.
Briefly pull the cruise control lever towards
X
you ;.
Release the accelerator pedal.
X
Cruise control is activated and resumes the
vehicle's speed to the last speed stored.
The stored speed is shown briefly in the dis-
play.
The display also shows the V symbol and
the stored speed:
in the header on vehicles without steering
R
wheel buttons ( page 171)
Y
in the status area on vehicles with steering
R
wheel buttons ( page 177)
Y
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When you pull the cruise control lever
towards you for the first time after starting the
engine, cruise control adopts the current
speed.
Driving systems
Setting the speed
It may be a moment before the vehicle starts to
accelerate or brake to the set speed. Take this
delay into account when setting the speed.
Press the cruise control lever up : to
X
increase the speed or down = to reduce the
speed.
The vehicle will accelerate or decelerate. The
speed is shown in the display.
Release the cruise control lever once the
X
desired speed is reached.
The displayed speed is stored.
or
Briefly press the cruise control lever as far as
X
the 1st pressure point up : or down =.
The last speed stored is increased/reduced in
increments of 1 mph (1 km/h).
or
Briefly press the cruise control lever beyond
X
the pressure point up : or down =.
The last speed stored is increased/reduced in
increments of 5 mph (10 km/h).
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Cruise control is not deactivated if you
depress the accelerator pedal. If you acceler-
ate briefly to overtake, for example, cruise
control resumes the vehicle's speed to the
last speed stored after you have finished over-
taking.
Deactivating cruise control
There are various ways to deactivate cruise con-
trol:
Briefly press the cruise control lever for-
X
wards ?.
or
Apply the brakes.
X
The last speed set remains stored. The last
speed stored is deleted when you switch off the
engine.
Cruise control is deactivated automatically
when:
you apply the brakes
R
you apply the parking brake and the F
R
(only USA) or J (only Canada) indicator
lamp in the instrument cluster lights up
you are driving slower than 20 mph (30 km/h)
R
you shift the automatic transmission to neu-
R
tral position N while the vehicle is in motion
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