Driving Systems - Mercedes-Benz E-Class 2011 Owner's Manual

Driving systems

Cruise control
Important safety notes
Cruise control maintains a constant road
speed for you. It brakes automatically in order
to avoid exceeding the set speed. You must
select a low gear in good time on long and
steep downhill gradients, especially if the
vehicle is laden or towing a trailer. On vehicles
with automatic transmission, select shift
range 1, 2 or 3. By doing so, you will make
use of the braking effect of the engine. This
relieves the load on the brake system and
prevents the brakes from overheating and
wearing too quickly.
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WARNING
Do not change down for additional engine
braking on a slippery road surface. This could
cause the drive wheels to lose their grip and
the vehicle could skid.
Use cruise control only if road and traffic con-
ditions make it appropriate to maintain a
steady speed for a prolonged period. You can
store any road speed above 30 km/h.
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WARNING
Cruise control cannot take account of road
and traffic conditions.
Always pay attention to traffic conditions
even when cruise control is activated.
Cruise control is only an aid designed to assist
driving. You are responsible for the vehicle's
speed and for braking in good time.
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Do not use cruise control
in traffic conditions that do not allow you to
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drive at a constant speed (e.g. heavy traffic
or winding roads). You may otherwise
cause an accident.
on slippery roads. The drive wheels may
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lose their grip when braking or accelerating
and the vehicle may skid.
when there is low visibility, e.g. due to fog,
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heavy rain or snow.
Cruise control lever
You can operate cruise control and variable
SPEEDTRONIC with the cruise control lever.
The LIM indicator lamp on the cruise control
lever indicates which system you have selec-
ted:
LIM indicator lamp off: cruise control is
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selected.
LIM indicator lamp on: variable SPEED-
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TRONIC is selected.
To activate or increase speed
:
LIM indicator lamp
;
To activate at the current speed/last
=
stored speed
To activate or reduce speed
?
To switch between cruise control and var-
A
iable SPEEDTRONIC
To deactivate cruise control
B
When you activate cruise control, the stored
speed is shown in the multifunction display
for five seconds. In the multifunction display,
the segments between the stored speed and
the maximum speed light up.
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