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WARNING
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- Always pay attention to the traffic
around you whe n t he cruise contr ol is in
operation . You a re a lways responsi ble for
your speed and the distance between
your vehicle and other vehicles.
- For reasons of safety, cruise contro l
should not be used in the city, in stop-
and-go traff ic, on twisting roads and
when road conditions are poor (su ch as
ice, fog, grave l, heavy rain and hydro -
planing) - risk of accident.
- Turn off the cru ise control tempo rar ily
when entering turn lanes, highway exit
lanes or in construction zones.
- Please note that inadvertent ly "rest ing"
your foot on the accelerator peda l causes
the cruise control not to brake. This is
because the cruise control is overridden
by the driver's acce lerat ion.
- If a brake system malfunction such as
overheat ing occurs when the cruise con-
tro l system is sw itched on, the braking
function in the system may be switched
off. The other cruise control functions re-
main active as long as the ind icator light
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Tips
The brake lights illuminate as soon as the
bra kes apply automat ically.
Changing speed
.,. To increase/dec rea se the speed in incre -
ments, tap t he lever in the
0 1 0
d irection
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page 82, fig. 94.
.,. To increase/dec rease the speed quickly, hold
the lever in the
0 1 0
direction unti l the de -
s ired speed is displayed.
You can also press the accelerato r peda l down
to increase your speed, e .g. if you want to
pass someone. The speed you saved earlier
will resume as soon as you let off of the accel-
erator pedal.
On th e r o a d
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If, however, you exceed your saved speed by
6 mph (10 km/h) for longer than 5 minutes,
the cruise contro l will be t urned off tempora-
rily. The green symbol in the disp lay t urns
white. The saved speed remains the same.
Presetting your speed
You can preset your desired speed while the
vehicle is not moving.
.,. Switch on the ignition.
.,. Pull lever into position
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page 82,
fig . 94.
.,. Press the lever in the
0
or
O
direction to
increase or decrease your speed .
.,. Release the lever to save that speed .
This function makes it possib le, for examp le,
to save the speed you want before dr iving on
the highway. Once on the highway, act ivate
the cruise control by pulling the leve r toward
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Switching off
Temporary deactivat ion
.,. Press the brake pedal, or
.,. Press the lever into posi t ion @ (not clicked
into place)
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page 82, fig . 94, or
.,. Drive fo r longer than 5 min utes at more
than 6 mph (10 km/h) above the stored
speed.
Switching off completely
.,. Press lever into position @ (clicked into
place), or
.,. Switch the ignit ion off .
The speed you saved will be retai ned if the
cruise control has been switc hed off tempora-
rily. To resume t he saved speed, let up on the
brake and pull the lever to position
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Swit ching the igni ti on off erases the saved
speed.
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