X
Briefly push the cruise control lever up : to
increase the speed or down ; to reduce the
speed.
The speed is shown in the display.
X
Release the cruise control lever once the
desired speed is displayed.
The displayed speed is stored.
or
X
Briefly press the cruise control lever up : or
down ; to the first point of resistance.
The last speed stored is increased/reduced in
increments of 1 km/h.
or
X
Briefly press the cruise control lever up : or
down ; beyond the point of resistance.
The last speed stored is increased/reduced in
increments of 10 km/h.
Switching variable SPEEDTRONIC to pas-
sive
If you depress the accelerator pedal beyond the
pressure point (kickdown), SPEEDTRONIC is
switched to passive mode. The display then
shows the message SPEEDTRONIC passive or
SPEEDTRONIC (LIM) passive and you can
exceed the stored speed.
Variable SPEEDTRONIC is activated again if you:
R
drive slower than the stored speed without
kickdown
R
set a new speed or
R
call up the last speed stored again
The SPEEDTRONIC passive or SPEEDTRONIC
(LIM) passive message then disappears from
the display.
Deactivating variable SPEEDTRONIC
There are various ways to deactivate variable
SPEEDTRONIC:
X
Briefly press the cruise control lever forwards
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or
X
Briefly press the cruise control lever in the
direction of arrow ;.
LIM indicator lamp : in the cruise control
lever goes out. Variable SPEEDTRONIC is
deactivated and cruise control is preselected.
The È symbol and the display of the speed
limit in the header or in the status area of the
display are then off.
The last speed limitation set remains stored. The
last speed limitation stored is deleted when you
switch off the engine.
Variable SPEEDTRONIC is deactivated automat-
ically if:
R
you deactivate ESP
®
R
there is a malfunction in the ESP
®
or ABS sys-
tem
The È symbol and the display of the speed
limit in the header or in the status area of the
display are then off.
Permanent SPEEDTRONIC
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Permanent SPEEDTRONIC is only available
in certain countries.
You can use the on-board computer to limit the
speed permanently to a value between
160 km/h (e.g. for driving on winter tyres) and
the maximum permissible speed
R
on vehicles without steering wheel buttons
(Y page 227)
R
on vehicles with steering wheel buttons
(Y page 242)
If you accelerate the vehicle using the acceler-
ator pedal, the SPEEDTRONIC limit message
and the stored speed are shown in the display
shortly before the set limit speed is reached.
Permanent SPEEDTRONIC remains active even
if variable SPEEDTRONIC is deactivated.
You cannot then exceed the set speed limitation
even if you depress the accelerator pedal
beyond the pressure point (kickdown for auto-
matic transmissions).
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If there is a malfunction in the ESP
®
or ABS
system, permanent SPEEDTRONIC is deacti-
vated for the duration of the malfunction.
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