Mercedes-Benz E-Class 2009 Owner's Manual page 127

Driving systems
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Storing and maintaining the current
speed
You can store the current speed if you are
driving faster than 30 km/h and ESP
vated ( page 54).
Y
Accelerate the vehicle to the desired
X
speed.
Briefly press the cruise control lever
X
up : or down ? to the pressure point.
Remove your foot from the accelerator
X
pedal.
Cruise control is activated. The vehicle
automatically maintains the stored speed.
i
Cruise control may be unable to maintain
the stored speed on uphill gradients. The
stored speed is resumed when the gradient
evens out. Cruise control maintains the
stored speed on downhill gradients by
automatically applying the brakes.
Vehicles with manual transmission:
always drive at adequate, but not exces-
R
sive, engine speeds.
change gear in good time.
R
if possible, do not change down several
R
gears at a time.
Storing the current speed or calling up
the last stored speed
G
Risk of accident
Only select a stored speed if you know what
that speed is and whether it is suitable for the
current situation. Otherwise, sudden acceler-
ation or braking could endanger you or others.
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 to the pres-
X
sure point, up : for a higher speed or
®
is acti- 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.
i
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.
Making fine adjustments in 1 km/h
increments
Briefly press the cruise control lever to the
X
pressure point, up : for a higher speed or
down ? for a lower speed.
The last speed stored is increased or
reduced.
Adjustment in 10 km/h increments
Briefly press the cruise control lever
X
beyond the pressure point, up : for a
higher speed or down ? for a lower speed.
The last speed stored is increased or
reduced.
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