Mercedes-Benz E-Class 2010 Owner's Manual page 174

Storing the current speed
You can use the cruise control lever to limit
the speed to any speed above 30 km/h while
the engine is running.
Briefly press the cruise control lever
X
up : or down ? to the pressure point.
The current speed is stored and shown in
the multifunction display.
The segments in the multifunction display
light up from the start of the scale up to the
stored speed.
Storing the current speed or calling up the
last stored speed
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Risk of accident
Only select a stored speed if you know what
that speed is and whether it is suitable for the
current driving and traffic situation. Other-
wise, sudden braking could endanger you or
others.
Briefly pull the cruise control lever towards
X
you =.
Making adjustments in 10 km/h incre-
ments
Briefly press the cruise control lever
X
beyond the pressure point, up : for a
higher speed or down ? for a lower speed.
or
Keep the cruise control lever pressed
X
beyond the pressure point until the desired
speed is set. Press the cruise control lever
up : for a higher speed or down ? for a
lower speed.
Making adjustments in 1 km/h incre-
ments
Briefly press the cruise control lever to the
X
pressure point, up : for a higher speed or
down ? for a lower speed.
or
Keep the cruise control lever pressed to the
X
pressure point until the desired speed is
set. Press the cruise control lever up : for
a higher speed or down ? for a lower
speed.
Deactivating variable SPEEDTRONIC
There are several ways to deactivate variable
SPEEDTRONIC:
Briefly press the cruise control lever for-
X
wards B.
or
Briefly press the cruise control lever in the
X
direction of arrow A.
LIM indicator lamp ; in the cruise control
lever goes out. Variable SPEEDTRONIC is
deactivated.
Cruise control or DISTRONIC PLUS is selec-
ted.
Variable SPEEDTRONIC is automatically
deactivated:
when you depress the accelerator pedal
R
beyond the pressure point (kickdown), but
only if your current speed does not differ by
more than 20 km/h from the stored speed.
You will hear a warning tone if this is the
case.
on vehicles with manual transmission, if
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you shift to a higher gear and as a result the
engine speed is too low.
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Risk of accident
It is not possible to deactivate variable Speed-
tronic by braking.
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The last speed stored is cleared when you
switch off the engine.
Permanent SPEEDTRONIC
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Permanent SPEEDTRONIC is only availa-
ble for certain countries.
You can use the on-board computer to limit
the speed permanently to a value between
160 km/h (e.g. for driving on winter tyres)
and the maximum speed (
Shortly before the stored speed is reached, it
appears in the multifunction display.
Driving systems
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