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Controls
Driving systems
Making fine adjustments in 1 km/h
increments
Briefly press the cruise control lever up
X
1
for a higher speed or down
lower speed.
The last speed stored is increased or
reduced.
Deactivating cruise control
There are several ways to deactivate cruise
control:
Briefly press the cruise control lever for-
X
wards 6.
or
Brake.
X
or
Briefly press the cruise control lever in the
X
direction of arrow 5.
Variable Speedtronic is selected. LIM indi-
cator lamp
2
in the cruise control lever
lights up.
Cruise control is automatically deactivated if,
for example:
you apply the handbrake
R
you are driving at less than 30 km/h
R
112
®
R
ESP
is intervening or you deactivate
ESP
®
you depress the clutch pedal for more than
R
4
for a
seven seconds on vehicles with a manual
transmission
you move the selector lever to N in vehicles
R
with automatic transmission* while driving
i
The last speed stored is cleared when you
switch off the engine.
Speedtronic
Speedtronic brakes automatically so that you
do not exceed the set speed. On long and
steep downhill gradients, especially if the
vehicle is laden, you must shift to a lower gear
in good time or select shift range 1, 2 or 3 in
vehicles with automatic transmission*. In this
way you will make use of the braking effect of
the engine, which relieves the load on the
brake system and prevents the brakes from
overheating and wearing too quickly. If you
need additional braking, depress the brake
pedal repeatedly rather than continuously.
G Risk of accident
Never depress the brake pedal continu-
ously while the vehicle is in motion, e.g.
never cause the brakes to rub by applying
constant slight pedal pressure. This causes
the brake system to overheat, increases
the braking distance and can lead to the
brakes failing completely.
G Risk of accident
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.
You can set a variable or permanent limit
speed:
Variable for speed limits, e.g. in built-up
R
areas(
page 113)
Y
Permanent for long-term speed restric-
R
tions, e.g. for driving on winter tyres
(
page 114)
Y
G Risk of accident
Speedtronic is only an aid designed to
assist driving. You are responsible for the
vehicle's speed and for braking in good
time.
* optional
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