If it is not, press the cruise control lever in
the direction of arrow A.
LIM indicator lamp ; in the cruise control
lever lights up. Variable SPEEDTRONIC is
selected.
G
Risk of accident
If there is a change of drivers, advise the new
driver of the limitspeed stored.
Only use variable SPEEDTRONIC if you will not
have to accelerate suddenly to a speed above
that stored as the limit speed. You could oth-
erwise cause an accident.
You can only exceed the limit speed stored if
you deactivate variable SPEEDTRONIC:
R
using the cruise control lever
R
by depressing the accelerator pedal
beyond the pressure point (kickdown)
It is not possible to deactivate variable
SPEEDTRONIC by braking.
Storing the current speed
You can use the cruise control lever to limit
the speed to any speed above 30 km/hwhile
the engine is running.
X
Briefly press the cruise control lever
up : or down ?.
The current speed is stored. SPEEDTRONIC
rounds up or down to the nearest ten. You
will see the Limit message and the stored
speed in the upper multifunction display for
approximately five seconds. The yellow LIM
indicator lamp lights up in the instrument
cluster.
i
On downhill gradients, the speed can be
exceeded despite SPEEDTRONIC. In this
case, you will hear a warning tone and the
Limit exceeded message will appearin
the multifunctiondisplay. If necessary,
apply the brakes yourself.
Calling up the last speed stored
G
Risk of accident
Only selectastored speed if you know what
that speed is and whether it is suitable for the
current driving and traffic situation. Other-
wise, sudden braking could endanger you or
others.
X
Briefly pull the cruise control lever towards
you =.
Making adjustments in 10 km/h incre-
ments
X
Briefly press the cruise control lever
up : for a higher speed or down ? for a
lower speed.
or
X
Keep the cruise control lever pressed until
the desired speed is set. Press the cruise
control lever up : for a higher speed or
down ? for a lower speed.
Making adjustments in 1 km/h incre-
ments
X
For a higher speed: briefly pull the cruise
control lever towards you =.
or
X
Keep the cruise control lever pulled
towards you = until the desired speed is
set.
Deactivating variable SPEEDTRONIC
There are several ways to deactivate variable
SPEEDTRONIC:
X
Briefly press the cruise control lever for-
wards B.
or
X
Briefly press the cruise control lever in the
direction of arrow A.
LIM indicator lamp ; in the cruise control
lever goes out. Variable SPEEDTRONIC is
deactivated.
Cruise control is selected.
Variable SPEEDTRONIC is deactivated auto-
matically when you depress the accelerator
pedal beyond the pressure point (kickdown),
but only if your current speed does not differ
by more than 20 km/h from the stored speed.
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