Cruise Control - Mercedes-Benz 300SDL-TURBO 126 D 1986 Owner's Manual

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Cruise C ontrol
Any given speed above approxim ately
40 km /h (25 mph) can be maintained
with the cruise control by operating
the lever.
1 Accelerate and set:
Lift lever briefly to set speed.
Hold lever up to accelerate.
2 Decelerate and set:
Depress lever briefly to set speed.
Hold lever down to decelerate.
Normally the vehicle is accelerated to
the desired speed with the accelera­
tor. Speed is set by briefly pushing
the lever to position 1 or 2. The acce­
lerator can then be released.
The speed can be increased (e.g. fo r
passing) by using the accelerator. As
soon as the accelerator is released,
the previously set speed will be
resumed automatically.
If a set speed is to be increased or
decreased slightly, e.g. to adapt to
the traffic flow, hold lever in position 1
or 2 until the desired speed is
reached. When the lever is released,
the newly set speed remains.
3 Cancelling
To cancel the cruise control,
briefly push lever to position 3.
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When you step on the brake pedal
or the vehicle speed falls below
approx. 40 km /h (25 mph), for
example when driving upgrade,
the cruise control will be can­
celled.
4 Resume
If the lever is briefly pulled to posi­
tion 4 when driving at a speed
exceeding approxim ately 40 km /h
(25 mph), the vehicle resum es the
speed w hich was set prior to the
cancellation o f the cruise control.
The last m em orized speed is can­
celled when the key is turned to
steering lock position 1 or 0.
Note:
If the engine does not brake the vehi­
cle sufficiently while driving on a
downgrade, the speed you set on the
cruise control may be exceeded. As
soon as the grade eases, the cruise
controlled speed will again be main­
tained as long as the brakes were not
applied.
If the set speed was sufficiently
exceeded such that the brakes had to
be applied, the cruise control can be
resum ed by pulling the lever to posi­
tion 4.
Warning!
Only use the cruise control if the
traffic and weather conditions make
it advisable to travel at a steady
speed.
Position " Resume" should be
engaged only if the driver is fully
aware of the previously set speed
and wishes to resume this particular
preset speed.
When driving with the cruise control,
the transmission selector lever must
not be shifted to position "N" as
otherwise the engine will overrev.