Cruise Control - Mercedes-Benz 300 CD 1978 Owner's Manual

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Cruise C ontrol
A n y given speed above approxi­
mately 25 mph (40 km /h) can be
m aintained w ith the cruise control
by operating the sw itch.
1 = Setting (touch sw itch)
Accelerating (hold sw itch)
2 = Setting (touch sw itch)
Decelerating (hold sw itch)
Norm ally the vehicle is acceler­
ated to the desired speed w ith
the accelerator. Speed is set
by briefly pushing the sw itch
to position "1 " or " 2", and the
accelerator can be released.
The speed can be increased
(e. g. fo r passing) by using the
accelerator. As soon as the ac­
celerator is released, the pre­
viously set speed w ill be re­
sumed autom atically.
If the set speed is to be in­
creased or decreased slightly
(e. g. fo r adaption to the flo w
o f traffic), retain sw itch in p o ­
sition "1 " or "2 " until the de­
sired speed is reached. W hen
the sw itch is released, the
new ly set speed remains con­
stant.
= Cancelling
To canel the cruise control,
briefly push lever to posi­
tion "3".
The cruise control w ill also be
cancelled if the brake pedal is
actuated or if the vehicle speed
drops on steep grades by
more than 20 % below the set
speed.
4 = Resume
If the lever is briefly pushed to
position "4 " when driving at
a speed exceeding 25 mph
(40 km /h) that speed is
resumed w hich was set prior
to the cancellation o f the
cruise control. The m ost re­
cently stored speed is can­
celled when the key in the
steering lock is reversed to po­
sition "1" or "0".
Im portant:
Please do not use the cruise con­
trol if tra ffic conditions do not
make it advisable to m aintain a
steady speed, i. e. in heavy tra ffic
or on tw isting or slick and m uddy
roads.
Position "Resum e" should be ap­
plied only if the driver is fu lly aware
o f this speed and wishes to resume
this particular preset speed.
W hen driving w ith the cruise con­
trol, the selector lever m ust not be
shifted to position "N " as other­
wise the engine w ill speed up.
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