C Ru Ise C O N Tro L - Mercedes-Benz 300 TE 124 T 1988 Owner's Manual

C ru is e C o n tro l
A n y given sp e e d ab ove a p p ro xim a te ly
40 k m /h (25 m ph) can be m aintained
w ith th e c ru is e c o n tro l by o p e ra tin g
th e lever.
1 A c c e le ra te and se t:
L ift lever b rie fly to s e t speed.
Hold lever up to acce le rate.
2 D e cele rate and se t:
D e pre ss lever b rie fly to s e t speed.
H old lever do w n to d e celerate.
N orm ally th e veh icle is a c c e le ra te d to
th e d e sire d sp e e d w ith th e a c c e le ra ­
to r. S pe ed is s e t by b rie fly pu sh in g
th e lever to p o s itio n 1 o r 2. The a c c e l­
e ra to r can be released.
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The sp e e d can be in cre a se d (e.g. fo r
pa ssin g) by u sin g th e a c c e le ra to r. A s
s o o n as th e a c c e le ra to r is released,
th e p re v io u s ly s e t sp e e d w ill be
resu m ed a u tom atica lly.
If a s e t s p e e d is to be in c re a s e d o r
d e cre a s e d s lig h tly, e.g. to ad ap t to
the tra ffic flo w , ho ld le ver in p o s itio n
o r until th e d e s ire d sp e e d is
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rea che d. W hen th e lever is released,
th e new ly s e t sp e e d rem ains.
3 C a nce lling
To ca n ce l th e cru is e c o n tro l,
b rie fly pu sh lever to p o s itio n 3.
W hen you s te p on th e bra ke pedal
o r th e v e h ic le sp e e d fa lls b e lo w
a p p ro x. 40 k m /h (25 m ph ), fo r
exa m ple w h en d rivin g upgra de,
th e c ru is e c o n tro l w ill be c a n ­
celled.
4 R esum e
If th e le ver is b rie fly pu lle d to p o s i­
tio n 4 w h e n d riv in g at a sp e e d
e x c e e d in g a p p ro x im a te ly 40 k m /h
(25 m ph ), th e v e h icle re su m e s th e
spe ed w h ic h w as s e t p rio r to the
c a n c e lla tio n o f th e c ru is e c o n tro l.
The last m e m o rize d s p e e d is c a n ­
celled w h e n th e key is tu rn e d to
s te e rin g lo c k p o s itio n
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N o te :
If th e e n gine d o e s n o t bra ke th e v e h i­
cle s u ffic ie n tly w h ile d riving on a
d o w n g ra d e , th e sp e e d you set on the
cru is e c o n tro l m ay be e xce e d e d . As
s oo n as th e gra de eases, th e cru ise
c o n tro lle d s pe ed w ill again be m ain­
ta in e d as lo n g as th e b ra kes w e re not
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applied.
If th e s e t s p e e d w as s u ffic ie n tly
e x c e e d e d su c h th a t th e b ra k e s had to
be ap plied , th e cru is e c o n tro l can be
re s u m e d by p u lling th e lever to p o s i­
tio n 4.
W arning!
Only use th e cruise control if the
traffic and w e a th e r conditions m ake
it ad visab le to travel a t a stead y
speed.
The " R e su m e" function should only
be o p e rate d if th e driver is fully
a w a re of th e previously s e t speed
and w ishes to resum e this p articu lar
p res et speed.
W hen driving w ith th e cruise control,
the transm ission s e lecto r lever must
not be sh ifted to position " N " as
o r .
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o th erw ise th e engine will overrev.