Deactivating - Mercedes-Benz B-Class Operator's Manual

Activation conditions
To activate cruise control, all of the following
activation conditions must be fulfilled:
the electric parking brake must be released.
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ESP must be active, but not intervening.
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the transmission must be in position h.
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Storing, maintaining and calling up a
speed
Storing and maintaining the current
speed
You can store the current speed if you are driv-
ing faster than 20 mph (30 km/h).
Accelerate the vehicle to the desired speed.
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Briefly press the cruise control lever up : or
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down ;.
Remove your foot from the accelerator pedal.
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Cruise control is activated. The vehicle auto-
matically maintains the stored speed.
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Cruise control may be unable to maintain
the stored speed on uphill gradients. The
stored speed is resumed when the gradient
evens out. Cruise control maintains the
stored speed on downhill gradients by auto-
matically applying the brakes.
Storing the current speed or calling up the
last stored speed
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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
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Remove your foot from the accelerator pedal.
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The first time cruise control is activated, it
stores the current speed or regulates the
speed of the vehicle to the previously stored
speed.
Driving systems
Setting a speed
Keep in mind that it may take a brief moment
until the vehicle has accelerated or braked to
the speed set.
To adjust the set speed in 5 mph incre-
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ments (10 km/h increments): briefly press
the cruise control lever up : past the pres-
sure point for a higher speed, or down ; for
a lower speed.
To adjust the set speed in 1 mph incre-
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ments (1 km/h increments): briefly press
the cruise control lever up : to the pressure
point for a higher speed, or down ; for a
lower speed.
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Cruise control is not deactivated if you
depress the accelerator pedal. For example, if
you accelerate briefly to overtake, cruise con-
trol adjusts the vehicle's speed to the last
speed stored after you have finished overtak-
ing.
Deactivating cruise control
There are several ways to deactivate cruise con-
trol:
Briefly press the cruise control lever forwards
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or
Brake.
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Cruise control is automatically deactivated if:
the vehicle is secured with the electric park-
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ing brake
you are driving at less than 20 mph (30 km/h)
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ESP intervenes or you deactivate ESP
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you shift the transmission to position i
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while driving
If cruise control is deactivated, you will hear a
warning tone. You will see the
trol Off trol Off message in the multifunction display
for approximately five seconds.
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When you switch off the engine, the last
speed stored is cleared.
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