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ice, fog, grave l, heavy rain and hydro-
planing) - risk of accident.
- Turn off the cruise control tempo rari ly
when entering turn lanes, highway exit
lanes or in construction zones.
- Please note that inadvertent ly "rest ing"
yo ur foot on the accelerator peda l causes
the cruise control not to brake. This is
because the cru ise control is overridden
by the d river's acce le rat ion .
(D
Tips
The cruise control cannot mainta in a con-
stant speed when driving downhill. The ve-
hicle will acce lerate under its own weight.
Downshift to a lower gear or use the
brakes to slow down.
Changing speed
.,. Press leve r in the
0
o r
O
direction
¢
page 84, fig. 92 to increase or decrease
your speed.
... Release the lever to save that speed .
Change speed in incremen t s of 1 mph (1 km/
h) by light ly pressing the lever. If you keep the
lever pressed down, you will alter your speed
in 5 mph (10 km/h) increments .
You ca n a lso press the acceler ator 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 release the acceler-
ator peda l.
If, however, you exceed your saved speed by
S mph (10 km/h) for longer than 5 mi nutes,
the cruise contro l will turn off tempora rily.
The symbol will go out but the saved speed
will be retained.
Presetting your speed
You can preset your desired speed while the
vehicle is not moving .
... Turn on t he ignition .
... Pull lever into position
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~
page 84,
fig. 92.
On th e r o a d
85
... 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 driving on
the highway . Once on the highway, activate
the cruise control by pulling the lever toward
(D.
Switching the system off
Temporary deacti vation
... Press the brake pedal, or
... Press the lever into position @ (not clicked
into place)
¢
page 84, fig . 92, or
... Drive fo r longe r than 5 m inutes at mo re
than 5 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 system retains the saved speed if you de-
activate the cruise control temporar ily. To re-
sume the saved speed, release the brake ped-
al and pu ll t he leve r to pos it ion
(D.
Switc hing the ignit ion off erases the saved
speed .
A
WARNING
You shou ld only ret urn to the saved speed
if it is not too fast for the current traffic
conditions - ris k of an accident!
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