Mercedes-Benz A Series Owner's Manual page 120

Setting a speed
Press the cruise control lever up
X
higher speed or down 4 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.
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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.
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Vehicles with AUTOTRONIC*:
When you decelerate the vehicle using the
cruise control lever, AUTOTRONIC changes
down if deceleration is insufficient.
Making fine adjustments in
1 km/hincrements
Briefly press the cruise control lever up
X
1 for a higher speed or down
lower speed.
The last speed stored is increased or
reduced.
* optional
Deactivating cruise control
1 for a There are several ways to deactivate cruise
control:
Briefly press the cruise control lever for-
X
wards 6.
or
Brake.
X
or
Briefly press the cruise control lever in the
X
direction of arrow 5.
Variable Speedtronic is selected. LIM indi-
cator lamp 2
lights up.
Cruise control is automatically deactivated if,
for example:
aquaplaning is detected
R
you press the clutch pedal for more than
R
four seconds on vehicles with a manual
transmission
you move the selector lever to N while driv-
R
ing in vehicles with AUTOTRONIC*
4 for a
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The last speed stored is cleared when you
switch off the engine.
in the cruise control lever
Driving systems
Speedtronic*
Speedtronic is used to make sure that you do
not exceed a stored 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. By doing so you will
make use of the braking effect of the engine,
which relieves the load on the brake system
and prevents the brakes from overheating
and wearing too quickly.
G Risk of accident
Never depress the brake pedal continu-
ously while the vehicle is in motion, e.g.
never cause the brakes to rub by applying
constant slight pedal pressure. This causes
the brake system to overheat, increases
the braking distance and can lead to the
brakes failing completely.
G Risk of accident
Do not change down for additional engine
braking on a slippery road surface. This
could cause the drive wheels to lose their
grip and the vehicle could skid.
Controls
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