DRIVER SUPPORT
Deactivate the speed limiter and set
it in standby mode
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The speed limiter (SL
) can be temporarily
deactivated and set in standby mode.
To deactivate the Speed Limiter and set it in
standby mode:
Press the steering wheel button
–
> The speed limit markings and symbols in
the driver display change colour from
WHITE to GREY – the speed limiter is
now temporarily deactivated and the driver
can exceed the maximum speed setting.
Temporary deactivation with the
accelerator pedal
The speed limiter can also be temporarily deacti-
vated and overridden with the accelerator pedal
Speed Limiter
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298
without the speed limiter first having to be set in
standby mode - e.g. to be able to quickly acceler-
ate the car out of a situation.
In which case, proceed as follows:
1. Fully depress the accelerator pedal and
release it to interrupt acceleration when the
desired speed has been reached.
> In this mode, the speed limiter is still acti-
vated and the driver display's symbol is
therefore WHITE.
2. Fully release the accelerator pedal when the
temporary acceleration is finished.
> The car is then engine-braked automati-
cally to below the last stored maximum
speed.
Related information
Speed limiter (p. 296)
•
Reactivating the speed limiter from standby
•
(2).
mode (p. 298)
Activating and starting the Speed Limiter
•
(p. 297)
Deactivating the speed limiter (p. 299)
•
Reactivating the speed limiter from
standby mode
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The speed limiter (SL
) can be reactivated after
having been temporarily deactivated and placed
in standby mode.
To reactivate the Speed Limiter from standby
mode:
Press the steering wheel button
–
> The driver display's speed limit markings
change colour from GREY to WHITE - the
car's speed is then limited again by the
last stored maximum speed.
or
(1).