Mercedes-Benz C Class Owner's Manual page 144

Controls
Driving systems
1 To store the current speed or a higher
speed
2 LIM indicator lamp
3 To select the current or last stored
speed
4 To store the current speed or a lower
speed
5 To switch between cruise control and
variable Speedtronic
6 To deactivate cruise control
Selecting cruise control
E Check whether LIM indicator lamp 2
is off.
If it is off, cruise control is already se-
lected.
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If it is not, press the cruise control lever
in the direction of arrow 5.
LIM indicator lamp 2 in the cruise
control lever is off. Cruise control is se-
lected.
Storing the current speed
You can store the current speed if you are
driving faster than 30 km/h.
E
Accelerate the vehicle to the desired
speed.
E
Press the cruise control lever briefly to
the pressure point, either upwards 1
or downwards 4.
E
Remove your foot from the accelerator
pedal.
Cruise control is activated. The vehicle
automatically maintains the stored
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
applying the brakes.
Vehicles with manual transmission:
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I Always drive at adequate but not excessive
engine speeds.
I Change gear in good time.
I If possible, do not change down several
gears at a time.
To select the current or last stored
speed
G
Risk of accident
Only select a stored speed if you know what
that speed is and whether it is suitable for
the current situation. Otherwise, sudden ac-
celeration or braking could endanger you or
others.
E
Pull the cruise control lever briefly to-
wards you 3.
E
Remove your foot from the accelerator
pedal.
Cruise control is activated and adjusts
the vehicle's speed to the last speed
stored.
Setting a speed
E
Press the cruise control lever to pres-
sure point 1 for a higher speed or
down 4 for a lower speed.