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dent nor override the laws of physics. SPEED-
TRONIC cannot take into account road,
weather or traffic conditions. SPEEDTRONIC
is only an aid. You are responsible for the dis-
tance to the vehicle in front, for vehicle speed,
for braking in good time, and for staying cor-
rectly in lane.
If there is a change of drivers, advise the new
driver of the speed stored.
Variable SPEEDTRONIC
Cruise control lever
Cruise control lever
To store the current speed or a higher
:
speed
LIM indicator lamp
;
To store the current speed and to call up
=
the last stored speed
To store the current speed or a lower
?
speed
To switch between cruise control or DIS-
A
TRONIC PLUS and variable SPEEDTRONIC
To deactivate variable SPEEDTRONIC
B
With the cruise control lever, you can operate
cruise control or DISTRONIC PLUS and vari-
able SPEEDTRONIC.
LIM indicator lamp ; on the cruise control
lever indicates which system you have selec-
ted:
LIM indicator lamp ;
R
or DISTRONIC PLUS is selected.
LIM indicator lamp ;
R
SPEEDTRONIC is selected.
; off: cruise control
; on: variable
You can use the cruise control lever to limit
the speed to any speed above 30 km/h while
the engine is running.
Selecting variable SPEEDTRONIC
Check whether LIM indicator lamp ; is on.
X
If it is on, variable SPEEDTRONIC is already
selected.
If it is not, press the cruise control lever in
the direction of arrow A.
LIM indicator lamp ; in the cruise control
lever lights up. Variable SPEEDTRONIC is
selected.
Storing the current speed
Briefly press the cruise control lever up :
X
or down ?.
The current speed is stored. The multifunc-
tion display shows the stored speed, such
as
Limit 100
Limit 100 km/h
km/h, for five seconds.
Vehicles with cruise control: the stored
speed is permanently displayed in the sta-
tus indicator, e.g.
LIM 100
LIM 100 km/h
Vehicles with DISTRONIC PLUS: the seg-
ments from the start of the scale up to the
stored speed light up in the speedometer.
You can use the cruise control lever to limit
the speed to any speed above 30 km/h while
the engine is running.
Storing the current speed and calling up
the last stored speed
G
WARNING
If you call up the stored speed and it is lower
than the current speed, the vehicle deceler-
ates. If you do not know the stored speed, the
vehicle could decelerate unexpectedly. There
is a risk of an accident.
Pay attention to the road and traffic condi-
tions before calling up the stored speed. If you
do not know the stored speed, store the
desired speed again.
Briefly pull the cruise control lever towards
X
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Driving systems
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