If you call up the stored speed and this is lower than your current speed, the vehicle decelerates.
Cruise control is selected.
ESP® must be activated, but not intervening.
The driven speed is at least 30 km/h.
The transmission is in position
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The variable limiter is selected.
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Switching between cruise control and the variable limiter
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Vehicles with Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC: the variable limiter is selected by a different button More.
Activating cruise control or the variable limiter
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The current vehicle speed is stored and the vehicle maintains this speed (cruise control) or does not exceed it (variable limiter).
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The last stored speed is called up and the vehicle maintains this speed (cruise control) or does not exceed it (variable limiter).
If the last stored speed has previously been deleted, the current vehicle speed is stored.
When you switch off the vehicle, the last speed stored is cleared.
Increasing/decreasing the stored speed
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Deactivating cruise control or the variable limiter
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If you brake, deactivate ESP® or if ESP® intervenes, cruise control is deactivated. The variable limiter is not deactivated.