Cruise Control - Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Operator's Manual

Driving systems
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Cruise control

General notes
Cruise control maintains the speed of the
vehicle for you.
Use cruise control if road and traffic
conditions make it appropriate to maintain a
steady speed for a prolonged period. You can
set any speed from 20 mph upwards in
increments of 1 mph.
i If you have set km/h as the unit for the
digital speedometer , you can set any speed
from 30 km/h upwards in increments of
1 km/h.
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Warning
Cruise control is unable to take account of
road and traffic conditions.
Always pay attention to the traffic conditions,
even when cruise control is activated.
Cruise control is only an aid designed to assist
driving. You are always responsible for the
vehicle's speed and for braking in good time.
If there is a change of drivers, make sure that
you inform the new driver about the set cruise
speed. Otherwise, sudden acceleration or
braking could endanger you or others.
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Warning
Do not use cruise control:
in road and traffic conditions which do not
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allow you to maintain a constant speed (e.g.
heavy traffic or winding roads). You could
otherwise cause an accident.
on slippery roads. Braking or accelerating
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could cause the drive wheels to lose
traction and the vehicle could then skid.
when there is poor visibility, e.g. due to fog,
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heavy rain or snow
i Cruise control may not be able to
maintain the stored speed on uphill or
downhill gradients. The stored speed is
resumed if the gradient evens out and the
vehicle's speed does not fall below 20 mph
(30 km/h).
Cruise control lever
The cruise control lever is the uppermost
lever on the left of the steering column.
To store the current speed or a higher
:
speed
To resume the last speed stored
;
To store the current speed or a lower
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speed
To deactivate cruise control
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Storing the current speed
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Accelerate/decelerate the vehicle to the
speed desired above 20 mph (30 km/h).
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Briefly push the cruise control lever up :
or down =.
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Release the accelerator pedal.
Cruise control is activated. The current
speed is stored.
You cannot activate cruise control if:
you are driving slower than 20 mph
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(30 km/h).
you depress the brake pedal.
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you apply the parking brake and the c
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indicator lamp in the instrument cluster
lights up.
i Other drive and brake systems not
described in this Operator's Manual, such
as a retarder, may affect cruise control. You
can find information on this in the separate
operating instructions provided by the
body manufacturer.