Mercedes-Benz E-Class 2011 Owner's Manual page 185

Driving systems
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Selecting cruise control
Check whether LIM indicator lamp ; is off.
X
If it is off, cruise control is already selected.
If it is not, press the cruise control lever in
the direction of arrow A.
LIM indicator lamp ; in the cruise control
lever goes out. Cruise control is selected.
Storing and maintaining the current
speed
You can store the current speed if you are
driving faster than 30 km/h.
Accelerate the vehicle to the desired
X
speed.
Briefly press the cruise control lever
X
up : or down ?.
Remove your foot from the accelerator
X
pedal.
Cruise control is activated. The vehicle
automatically maintains the speed.
i
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
automatically applying the brakes.
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Vehicles with manual transmission:
always drive at adequate, but not exces-
R
sive, engine speeds.
change gear in good time.
R
if possible, do not change down several
R
gears at a time.
Storing the current speed or calling up
the last stored speed
G
WARNING
Only call up a stored speed if you know what
that speed is and if it is suitable for the current
traffic and driving situation. You can other-
wise endanger yourself or others by uninten-
tionally triggering sudden acceleration or
braking.
Briefly pull the cruise control lever towards
X
you =.
Remove your foot from the accelerator
X
pedal.
The first time cruise control is activated, it
stores the current speed or regulates the
speed of the vehicle to the previously
stored speed.
Setting a speed
Press the cruise control lever up : for a
X
higher speed or down ? for a lower speed.
Keep the cruise control lever pressed until
X
the desired speed is reached.
Release the cruise control lever.
X
The new speed is stored.
Setting in 1-km/h increments: press the
X
cruise control lever briefly up : or
down ? to the pressure point.
The last stored speed increases or decrea-
ses in 1 km/h increments.
Setting in 10-km/h increments: press
X
the cruise control lever briefly up : or
down ? beyond the pressure point.
The last stored speed increases or decrea-
ses in 10 km/h increments.
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Cruise control is not deactivated if you
depress the accelerator pedal. For exam-
ple, if you accelerate briefly to overtake,
cruise control adjusts the vehicle's speed
to the last speed stored after you have fin-
ished overtaking.
Deactivating cruise control
There are several ways to deactivate cruise
control:
Briefly press the cruise control lever for-
X
wards B.
or
Brake
X