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  • 09/2020
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Operating cruise control or the variable limiter
Requirements
Cruise control

  • Cruise control is selected.

  • The parking brake has been released.

  • ESP® is activated, but may not intervene.

  • The driving speed is at least 20 km/h.

  • The brake pedal is not depressed.

Requirements
Variable limiter

  • The vehicle has been started.

  • The variable limiter is selected.

Switching between cruise control and the variable limiter
Push the cruise control lever in the direction of arrow .
LIM indicator lamp shows you which function you have selected:

  • LIM indicator lamp off: cruise control is selected.

  • LIM indicator lamp lit: the variable limiter is selected.

Storing and maintaining the current speed
Briefly press the cruise control lever up or down .
Remove your foot from the accelerator pedal.

The current speed is stored and the vehicle maintains this speed (cruise control) or does not exceed it (variable limiter).

When you activate cruise control, the stored speed is briefly shown in the text field of the multifunction display. The multifunction display also shows the symbol and the stored speed.

When you activate the variable limiter, the multifunction display briefly shows the stored speed. The multifunction display also shows the symbol and the stored speed.

For vehicles with Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC, the segments between the start of the scale and the stored speed also light up in the speedometer dial.

Calling up the stored speed
WARNING Risk of accident due to stored speed

If you call up the stored speed and this is lower than your current speed, the vehicle decelerates.

Take into account the traffic situation before calling up the stored speed.
Briefly pull the cruise control lever in direction .

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 currently driven speed is stored.

When you switch off the vehicle, the last speed stored is cleared.

Increasing or reducing the speed
Press the cruise control lever up or down as far as the 1st pressure point.

The stored speed is increased or reduced by 1 km/h.

or
Press the cruise control lever up or down beyond the 1st pressure point.

The stored speed is increased or reduced by 10 km/h.

If you have set Miles as the unit for the digital speedometer, you can maintain any speed from 20 mph (cruise control) or set it as the limit speed (variable limiter). You can then set the limit speed in increments of 1 mph and 5 mph.

Deactivating cruise control or the variable limiter
Briefly press the cruise control lever forwards .
or
Briefly push the cruise control lever in the direction of arrow .

The or symbol and the stored speed in the multifunction display then go out.

Cruise control is deactivated in the following situations:

  • you apply the brakes.

  • you drive below a speed of 20 km/h.

  • you shift the transmission to position .

  • ESP® intervenes.

In these cases the variable limiter remains activated..

If you deactivate ESP®, or ABS or ESP® is malfunctioning, cruise control and the limiter are deactivated.

If cruise control automatically deactivates, a warning tone sounds and the Cruise control off message appears briefly in the multifunction display.

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