Cruise Control Lever - Mercedes-Benz Vito 111 CDI/BlueTEC Operating Instructions Manual

Driving systems
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30 km/h. Cruise control maintains the stored
speed on downhill gradients by automatically
applying the brakes. Observe the additional driv-
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ing tips ( page 180).
Gearshift instructions for vehicles with manual
transmission:
always drive at an adequate, but not exces-
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sive engine speed
change gear in good time, particularly on
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steep uphill gradients
do not change down several gears at a time
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cruise control is deactivated if you depress
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the clutch pedal for longer than six seconds
if you shift into neutral and release the clutch
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pedal, the engine speed may increase con-
siderably. Deactivate cruise control before-
hand
Important safety notes
Observe the notes on braking (
If you fail to adapt your driving style or if you are
inattentive, cruise control can neither reduce
the risk of an accident nor override the laws of
physics. Cruise control cannot take road,
weather and traffic conditions into account.
Cruise control is only an aid. You are responsible
for the distance to the vehicle in front, for vehi-
cle speed, for braking in good time and for stay-
ing in lane.
If you change wheel size, make sure they corre-
spond to the correct wheel size category
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( page 355). If the category is changed without
recoding the control units in the vehicle, the
functioning of cruise control may be impaired.
Do not use cruise control:
in traffic conditions that are unsuitable for
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driving at a constant speed, e.g. in heavy traf-
fic, on winding roads or off-road
on slippery roads. Braking or accelerating
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may cause the drive wheels to lose traction
and the vehicle could then skid
when visibility is poor, e.g. due to fog, heavy
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rain or snow
If there is a change of drivers, make sure that
you inform the new driver about the stored
speed.
Cruise control lever and display
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page 180).
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The cruise control lever is the lower lever on the
left of the steering column.
You can operate cruise control and variable
SPEEDTRONIC with the cruise control lever.
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To preselect cruise control: check that LIM
indicator lamp ; is off.
If it is, cruise control is already selected.
If it is not, press the cruise control lever in the
direction of arrow A.
LIM indicator lamp ; shows you which function
you have selected:
LIM indicator lamp off: cruise control is
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selected.
LIM indicator lamp lit: variable SPEED-
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TRONIC is selected.
When you activate cruise control, the display
briefly shows the
and the stored speed.
The display also shows the V symbol and the
stored speed:
in the header on vehicles without steering
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wheel buttons (
in the status area on vehicles with steering
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wheel buttons (
To activate and store the current speed or a
higher speed
LIM indicator lamp
To activate at the last stored speed
To activate and store the current speed or a
lower speed
To switch between cruise control and varia-
ble SPEEDTRONIC
To deactivate cruise control
Cruise control
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page 222)
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page 230)
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