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Activating/deactivating cruise control
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1 Resuming cruise control 2 Activating/deactivating cruise control 3 Maintaining, storing and increasing speed 4 Maintaining, storing and decreasing speed Indicator lamp in the speedometer lights up. The cruise control system is ready and can be activated.
Activating/deactivating cruise control
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Press button 2. In addition, the system is automatically deactivated: > When the brakes are applied > When the clutch is depressed > When the automatic transmission is in selection lever position N > When the driving stability control system is active Cruise control is not deactivated by depressing the accelerator pedal. Once the accelerator pedal is released, the stored speed is achieved again and maintained. The stored speed is cleared when the ignition is switched off.
Maintaining current speed
Press button 3. The system maintains and stores the current vehicle speed. If, on a downhill grade, the engine braking effect is not sufficient, the controlled speed may be exceeded. On uphill grades vehicle speed may drop if the engine output is insufficient. Press button 3 repeatedly until the desired speed is reached. Every time you press the button, the speed increases by approx.1mph or 2km/h.
Accelerating using the button
Press and hold button 3. The vehicle accelerates without pressure on the accelerator pedal. After the button is released, the driving speed is maintained and stored.
Decreasing speed
Press button 4 repeatedly until the desired speed is reached. The functions here are the same as for increasing the speed or accelerating, except that the speed will be decreased.
Resuming a speed stored beforehand
Press button 1. The last speed stored is achieved again and maintained. The stored speed is cleared when the ignition is switched off.
Display in tachometer*

Selected speed is displayed briefly. If ---mph or ---km/h is displayed briefly in the tachometer, the conditions necessary for operation may not be fulfilled.<
Malfunction
The warning lamp in the tachometer lights up if the system fails.