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speed is set. Press the cruise control lever
up : for a higher speed or down ; for a
lower speed.
To adjust the set speed in 1 km/h incre-
X
ments: briefly press the cruise control
lever up : to the pressure point for a
higher speed or down ; for a lower speed.
or
Keep the cruise control lever pressed to the
X
pressure point until the desired speed is
set. Press the cruise control lever up : for
a higher speed or down ; for a lower
speed.
Switching SPEEDTRONIC to passive
If you depress the accelerator pedal beyond
the pressure point (kickdown), SPEED-
TRONIC is switched to passive mode. The fol-
lowing message appears in the multifunction
display:
SPEEDTRONIC passive
SPEEDTRONIC
You can then exceed the stored speed.
SPEEDTRONIC is activated again if you:
drive slower than the stored speed without
R
kickdown
set a new speed or
R
call up the last speed stored again
R
The
SPEEDTRONIC passive
SPEEDTRONIC passive
multifunction display disappears.
Deactivating variable SPEEDTRONIC
It is not possible to deactivate variable
SPEEDTRONIC by braking.
passive.
message in the
There are several ways to deactivate variable
SPEEDTRONIC:
Briefly press the cruise control lever for-
X
wards :.
or
Briefly press the cruise control lever in the
X
direction of arrow =.
LIM indicator lamp ; in the cruise control
lever goes out. Variable SPEEDTRONIC is
deactivated.
Cruise control or DISTRONIC PLUS is selec-
ted.
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The last speed stored is cleared when you
switch off the engine.
Permanent SPEEDTRONIC
You can use the on-board computer to limit
the speed permanently to a value between
160 km/h(e.g. for driving on winter tyres) and
the maximum speed (
Shortly before the stored speed is reached, it
appears in the multifunction display.
Permanent SPEEDTRONIC remains active,
even if variable SPEEDTRONIC is deactivated.
You cannot exceed the stored limit speed,
even if you depress the accelerator pedal
beyond the pressure point (kickdown).
DISTRONIC PLUS
General notes
DISTRONIC PLUS regulates the speed and
automatically helps you maintain the dis-
tance to the vehicle detected in front. Vehi-
cles are detected with the aid of the radar
sensor system. DISTRONIC PLUS brakes
automatically so that the set speed is not
exceeded.
Change into a lower gear in good time on long
and steep downhill gradients. Take particular
note of this when driving a laden vehicle. By
doing so, you will make use of the braking
effect of the engine. This relieves the load on
Driving systems
page 292).
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