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the distance between your vehicle and
other vehicles.
- For safety reasons, the cruise control
should not be used in the city, in stop-
and-go traff ic, on twisting roads and
when road conditions are poor (such as
ice, fog, gravel, heavy rain and hydro-
planing) - risk of accident .
- Turn off the cruise control temporari ly
when entering turn lanes, highway exit
lanes or in const ruction zones.
- Please note that inadvertent ly "rest ing"
yo ur foot on the accelerato r pedal causes
the cruise control not to brake. This is
because t he cruise cont rol is overr idden
by the driver's accelerat ion.
- If
a brake system malfunction such as
overheat ing occurs when the cruise con-
t rol system is swit ched on, t he braking
f unction in the system may be switched
off. The other cruise control f unctions re-
main active as long as the indicator light
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(Canadian mod-
els) is on.
The brake lights illuminate as soon as the
brakes decelerate automat ically.
Changing speed
App lies to vehicles: with cruise contro l
.. To increase/decrease the speed in incre-
ments, tap the lever in t he
0 1 0
direction
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page 84, fig . 85
.. To increase/dec rease the speed qu ickly, hold
the lever in the
0 1 0
direction unti l the de-
sired speed is displayed.
You can also press the accelerato r pedal down
to increase your speed, e.g . if you want to
pass someone. The speed you saved earlier
will resume as soon as you release the acceler-
ator pedal.
If, however, you exceed your saved speed by
6 mp h (10 km/h) fo r longe r t han 5 mi nutes,
the cruise cont rol w ill turn off te m porarily.
The green symbol
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(US models)
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On th e r o a d
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(Canadian mode ls) in the disp lay will go out
but the saved speed remains the same .
· Presetting your speed
Applies to vehicles : with cruise control
You can preset your desired speed while the
vehicle is not moving .
.. Switch on the ignition.
.. Pull lever into posit ion (!) <=>
page 84,
fig. 85 .
.. Press the lever in the
0
or
0
direction to
increase or decrease your speed.
.. Release the lever to save that speed.
This function makes it possib le, for examp le,
to save the speed you want before driving on
the highway. Once on the highway, act ivate
the cru ise control by pulling the lever toward
(!) .
Switching the system off
Appli es to vehicles : with cruise control
Temporary deactivation
.. Press the brake pedal, or
.. Press the lever into position @ (not clicked
into place)
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page 84, fig . 85,
or
.. Drive fo r longer t han 5 m inutes at mo re
t han 5 mph (10 km/h) above the stored
speed.
Switching off completely
.. Press lever into position @ (clicked into
place), or
.. Switch t he ignit ion off .
The system retains the saved speed if you de-
activate the cruise control temporar ily. To re-
sume the saved speed, release the brake ped-
al and pull t he lever to posit ion (!) .
Switc hing the ignit ion off erases the saved
speed .
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WARNING
You should only retu rn to the saved speed
if it is not too fast for t he current tr affi c
conditions - risk of an accident!
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