SMART fortwo cabriolet Operator's Manual page 96

Driving systems
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The cruise control is operated via buttons
on the steering wheel.
Activating or deactivating the cruise
:
control
Resuming at last set speed or
;
increasing speed
Setting current or lower speed, or
=
decreasing speed
Canceling the cruise control
?
Activating/deactivating
The cruise control must be activated before
you can set a speed. When you switch off the
drive system, the cruise control is
deactivated automatically.
Press ON/OFF button : briefly.
X
The cruise control is activated.
CRUISE (USA only) or V (Canada only)
appears in the multifunction display.
Setting current speed
You can set any speed above 20 mph
(30 km/h).
Accelerate the vehicle to the desired
X
speed.
With the cruise control activated, press
X
SET/− button = briefly.
Remove your foot from the accelerator
X
pedal.
The current speed is set and the vehicle
maintains that speed.
USA only: set appears in the
multifunction display to indicate that
the speed has been set.
Canada only: The set speed appears in the
multifunction display next to cruise
control symbol V.
i
On uphill grades, the cruise control
may not be able to maintain the set speed.
Once the grade eases, the set speed will
be resumed.
On downhill grades, the cruise control
can only maintain the set speed using the
drive systems braking power. You must
apply the brakes yourself when the
vehicle does not slow down sufficiently.
This will cancel the cruise control.
Canceling cruise control
When the cruise control is activated, you
can cancel it at any time and resume the set
speed later.
Press CANCEL button ? briefly.
X
or
Depress the brake pedal.
X
The cruise control is canceled.
The cruise control deactivates
automatically, when
you depress the brake pedal
R
the vehicle speed is below 20 mphh
R
(30 km/h)
®
ESP is in operation.
R
Resuming last set speed
G WARNING
The "Resume" function should only be
operated if the driver is fully aware of the
previously set speed and wishes to resume
this particular preset speed.
The set speed stored in memory should only
be set again if prevailing road conditions
and legal speed limits permit. Possible
acceleration or deceleration differences
arising from returning to the preset speed