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Cruise
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Switching on
Applies to vehicles: with cruise contro l system
The cruise control system makes it possible to
drive a constant speed that is 30 km/h or higher.
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Operating lever: Cruise control system
Fig. 88
Instrument cluster: Selected speed
.,. To switch the cruise control on, pull the lever
into position
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.,. Drive at the speed to be maintained .
.,. To store the speed, press the button @ .
The stored speed and the indicator light
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(Canada models) appear
in the instrument cluster display
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fig. 88. The
display may vary, depending on the type of dis-
play in your vehicle.
This informat ion is also shown briefly in the
Head-up display*.
The speed is kept constant by modifying engine
power or through an active brake intervention.
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WARNING
- Always pay attention to the traffic around
you when the cruise control is in operation.
You are always responsib le for your speed
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Dr ivi n g
and the distance between your vehicle and
other vehicles.
- For safety reasons, cruise control should not
be used in the city, in stop-and-go traffic, on
winding roads and when road cond itions are
poor (such as ice, fog, gravel, heavy rain and
hydroplaning), because this increases the
risk of an accident.
- Switch the cruise control off temporarily
when dr iving in turning lanes, highway exits
or in construction zones.
- Please note that unconsciously "resting"
your foot on the accele rator pedal p revents
the cruise control from braki ng. This is d ue
to the contro l system being over ridden by
the dr iver's acceler ation.
- If a brake system malfunction such as over-
hea ti ng occurs when the cruise cont ro l sys-
tem is swit ched on, the braking f unction in
the system may be switched off. The rest of
the cruise control system f unctions remain
active as long as the indicator light
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Tips
The brake lights illuminate as soon as the
brakes app ly automatically .
Changing speed
Applies to vehicles: wit h cruise control system
.,. To increase or decrease t he speed in incre-
ments, tap the lever toward
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fig . 87 .
.,. To increase or decrease the speed quic kly, hold
the lever in the
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d irect ion until the de-
sired speed is displayed.
You can also press the accelerator pedal down to
increase yo ur speed, e.g. if you want to pass
someone. The speed you saved earlie r will re-
sume as soon as you release the accelerator ped-
al.
If, however, you exceed your saved speed by
6 mph (10 km/h) for longer than 5 m inutes, the
cruise control will turn off temporarily. The green
symbol
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