Mercedes-Benz A Series 2015 Owner's Manual page 196

Activation conditions
To activate cruise control, all of the following
activation conditions must be fulfilled:
the electric parking brake must be
R
released.
you are driving faster than 30 km/h.
R
®
ESP must be switched on, but not inter-
R
vening.
on vehicles with automatic transmission,
R
the selector lever must be in position D.
on vehicles with manual transmission, a
R
gear must be engaged.
cruise control must be selected.
R
Storing, maintaining and calling up a
speed
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 up :
X
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 braking the vehicle.
i
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
If you call up a stored speed and this is dif-
ferent from the current speed, the vehicle
accelerates or brakes. If you do not know
what the stored speed is, the vehicle may
accelerate or brake unexpectedly. There is a
risk of an accident.
Take the traffic conditions into account
before calling up the stored speed. If you do
not know what the stored speed is, store the
desired speed again.
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
Bear in mind that it may take a brief moment
until the vehicle has accelerated or braked to
the set 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.
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: briefly press the cruise con-
trol lever up : or down ? beyond the
pressure point.
The last stored speed increases or decrea-
ses in 10 km/h increments.
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