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

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.
General 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.
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.
Cruise control lever
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
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.
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.
Activation conditions
To activate cruise control, all of the following
activation conditions must be fulfilled:
the parking brake must be released.
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you must be driving faster than 30 km/h.
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®
ESP must be switched on, but not inter-
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vening.
the transmission must be in position D.
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the cruise control function must be selec-
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ted ( page 183).
Y
Selecting cruise control
Check whether LIM indicator lamp : is off.
X
If it is off, cruise control is already selected.

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