Storing and maintaining the current
speed
X
Accelerate the vehicle to the desired speed
above 20 mph (30 km/h).
X
Briefly push the cruise control lever up : or
down ?.
X
Release the accelerator pedal.
Cruise control is activated. The current speed
is stored.
The display shows the V symbol and the
stored speed.
Resuming the stored speed
G
WARNING
If you call up the stored speed and it differs
from the current speed, the vehicle acceler-
ates or decelerates. If you do not know the
stored speed, the vehicle could accelerate or
brake unexpectedly. There is a risk of an acci-
dent.
Pay attention to the road and traffic condi-
tions before calling up the stored speed. If you
do not know the stored speed, store the
desired speed again.
X
Briefly pull the cruise control lever towards
you =.
X
Release the accelerator pedal.
Cruise control is activated and resumes the
vehicle's speed to the last speed stored.
The display shows the V symbol and the
stored speed.
i
When you pull the cruise control level
towards you for the first time after starting the
engine, cruise control adopts the current
speed.
Setting the speed
It may be a moment before the vehicle starts to
accelerate or brake to the set speed. Take this
delay into account when setting the speed.
X
Briefly push the cruise control lever up : to
increase the speed or down = to reduce the
speed.
The last stored speed increases or decreases
in 1 mph increments (1 km/h increments).
or
X
Press and hold the cruise control lever up :
or down = until the desired speed has been
reached.
X
Release the cruise control lever.
The current speed is stored.
The display shows the V symbol and the
stored speed.
i
Cruise control is not deactivated if you
depress the accelerator pedal. If you acceler-
ate briefly to overtake, for example, cruise
control resumes the vehicle’s speed to the
last speed stored after you have finished over-
taking.
Deactivating cruise control
There are various ways to deactivate cruise con-
trol:
X
Briefly press the cruise control lever for-
wards ?.
or
X
Apply the brakes.
The last speed set remains stored. The last
speed stored is deleted when you switch off the
engine.
Cruise control is deactivated automatically
when:
R
you apply the brakes
R
you apply the parking brake and the c
indicator lamp in the instrument cluster lights
up
R
you are driving slower than 20 mph (30 km/h)
R
you shift the automatic transmission to neu-
tral position N while the vehicle is in motion
R
ESP
®
or ASR intervenes
R
there is a malfunction in the ESP
®
, ASR or ABS
system
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