Mercedes-Benz E 2008 Series Owner's Manual page 147

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Controls
Driving systems
To store the current speed or a higher
1
speed
2 LIM indicator lamp
To select the current or last stored speed
3
To store the current speed or a lower
4
speed
To switch between cruise control and var-
5
iable Speedtronic
Deactivating cruise control
6
Selecting cruise control
Check whether LIM indicator lamp
X
If it is off, cruise control is already selected.
If it is not, press the cruise control lever in
the direction of arrow 5.
LIM indicator lamp 2 in the cruise control
lever goes out. Cruise control is selected.
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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 60).
Y
Accelerate the vehicle to the desired
X
speed.
Briefly press the cruise control lever up
X
1 or down 4.
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
2 is off.
sive, engine speeds.
Change gear in good time.
R
If possible, do not change down several
R
gears at a time.
Selecting the current or last stored
speed
G Risk of accident
® is acti-
Only select a stored speed if you know what
that speed is and whether it is suitable for
the current situation. Otherwise, sudden
acceleration or braking could endanger you
or others.
Briefly pull the cruise control lever towards
X
you 3.
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
X
higher speed or down
Keep the cruise control lever pressed until
X
the desired speed is reached.
Release the cruise control lever.
X
The new speed is stored.
1 for a
4 for a lower speed.