Mercedes-Benz E-Class Owner's Manual page 188

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.
To adjust the set speed in 1 km/h incre-
X
ments: briefly press the cruise control
lever up : or down ; to the pressure
point.
The last stored speed increases or decrea-
ses in 1 km/h increments.
To adjust the set speed in 10 km/h
X
increments: press the cruise control lever
briefly up : or down ; beyond the pres-
sure 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 =.
or
Brake
X
or
Briefly press the cruise control lever in the
X
direction of arrow ;.
Variable SPEEDTRONIC is selected. LIM
indicator lamp : in the cruise control lever
lights up.
Cruise control is automatically deactivated if:
you depress the parking brake.
R
you are driving at less than 30 km/h.
R
®
ESP intervenes or you deactivate ESP
R
you shift into neutral in a vehicle with man-
R
ual transmission while driving or depress
the clutch pedal for longer than six sec-
onds.
on vehicles with manual transmission, you
R
shift to a gear that is too high, and as a
result the engine speed is too low.
on vehicles with automatic transmission,
R
you shift into position N while driving.
If cruise control is deactivated, you will hear
a warning tone. You will see the
control Off message in the multifunction
display for approximately five seconds.
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The last speed stored is cleared when you
switch off the engine.
SPEEDTRONIC
Important safety notes
G
WARNING
Never depress the brake pedal continuously
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 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.
Driving systems
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Cruise
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