Mercedes-Benz B-Class 2011 Owner's Manual page 154

Storing the current speed or calling up the
last stored speed
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WARNING
Only call up a stored speed if you know what
that speed is and if it is suitable for the current
traffic and driving situation. You can other-
wise endanger yourself or others by uninten-
tionally triggering sudden acceleration or
braking.
Briefly pull the cruise control lever towards
X
you =.
Remove your foot from the accelerator
X
pedal.
The first time cruise control is activated, it
stores the current speed or regulates the
speed of the vehicle to the previously
stored speed.
Setting a speed
Press the cruise control lever up : for a
X
higher speed or down ? for a lower speed.
Keep the cruise control lever pressed until
X
the desired speed is reached.
Release the cruise control lever.
X
The new speed is stored.
To adjust the set speed in 1 km/h incre-
X
ments: briefly press the cruise control
lever up : or down ? to the pressure
point.
The last stored speed increases or decrea-
ses in 1 km/h increments.
To adjust the set speed in 10 km/h
X
increments: briefly press the cruise con-
trol lever up : or down ? beyond the
pressure point.
The last stored speed increases or decrea-
ses in 10 km/h increments.
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Cruise control is not deactivated if you
depress the accelerator pedal. For exam-
ple, if you accelerate briefly to overtake,
cruise control adjusts the vehicle's speed
to the last speed stored after you have fin-
ished overtaking.
Deactivating cruise control
There are several ways to deactivate cruise
control:
Briefly press the cruise control lever for-
X
wards B.
or
Brake
X
or
Briefly press the cruise control lever in the
X
direction of arrow A.
Variable SPEEDTRONIC is selected. LIM
indicator lamp ; in the cruise control lever
lights up.
Cruise control is automatically deactivated if:
you engage the electric parking brake.
R
you are driving at less than 30 km/h.
R
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ESP intervenes or if you deactivate ESP
R
while driving a vehicle with manual trans-
R
mission, you shift into neutral or depress
the clutch pedal for longer than six sec-
onds.
on vehicles with manual transmission, you
R
shift to a gear that is too high, and as a
result the engine speed is too low.
on vehicles with automatic transmission,
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you shift into position N while driving.
If cruise control is deactivated, you will hear
a warning tone. You will see the
control off message in the multifunction
display for approximately five seconds.
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The last speed stored is cleared when you
switch off the engine.
SPEEDTRONIC
General notes
SPEEDTRONIC brakes automatically so that
you do not exceed the set speed. You must
select a low gear in good time on long and
steep downhill gradients, especially if the
vehicle is laden or towing a trailer. For vehi-
cles with automatic transmission, you need
Driving systems
Cruise
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