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Vehicle features and options

Warning

The use of the system can lead to an increased

risk of accidents in the following situations,

for instance:

This chapter describes all standard, country-spe‐

cific and optional features offered with the series.

It also describes features that are not necessarily

available in your vehicle, for instance, due to the

selected options or country versions. This also

applies to safety-related functions and systems.

When using these functions and systems, the

applicable laws and regulations must be ob‐

served.

▷ On winding roads.

▷ In heavy traffic.

▷ On slippery roads, in fog, snow, or wet

conditions, or on a loose road surface.

There may be a risk of accident or risk of dam‐

age to property. Only use the system if driving

at constant speed is possible.

Cruise control

Warning

Concept

The desired speed can be incorrectly adjusted

or called up by mistake. There is a risk of acci‐

dent. Adjust the desired speed to the traffic

conditions. Watch traffic closely and actively in‐

tervene where appropriate.

Using this system, a desired speed can be ad‐

justed using the buttons on the steering wheel.

The system maintains the desired speed. The

system accelerates and brakes automatically as

needed.

General information

Depending on the settings, the cruise control

settings many change under certain conditions.

Overview

Buttons on the steering wheel

Button Function

Safety information

Cruise control on/off, interrupting, re‐

fer to page 153.

Warning

The system cannot serve as a substitute for the

driver’s personal judgment in assessing the

traffic conditions. Based on the limits of the

system, it cannot independently react to all traf‐

fic situations. There is a risk of accident. Adjust

driving style to traffic conditions. Watch traffic

closely and actively intervene where appropri‐

ate.

Store speed, refer to page 153.

Resume speed, continue cruise con‐

trol, refer to page 154.

Rocker switch:

Set speed, refer to page 153.

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Switching on/off and interrupting

cruise control

Setting the speed

Maintaining/storing the speed

Switching on

Press the button on the steering wheel.

The indicator light in the instrument clus‐

ter lights up.

The current speed is adopted as the de‐

sired speed and displayed next to the

symbol in the Info Display.

Press the rocker switch up or down once while

the system is interrupted.

Cruise control can be used.

DSC Dynamic Stability Control is switched on, if

necessary.

When the system is switched on, the current

speed is maintained and stored as the desired

speed.

Switching off

The stored speed is displayed in the instrument

cluster.

Press the button on the steering wheel.

DSC Dynamic Stability Control is switched on, if

necessary.

▷ If active: press twice.

▷ If interrupted: press once.

The speed can also be stored by pressing a but‐

ton.

The displays go out. The stored desired speed is

deleted.

Press the button.

Interrupting manually

Changing the speed

When active, press the button on the

steering wheel.

Interrupting automatically

The system is automatically interrupted in the

following situations:

▷ When the driver applies the brakes.

▷ When selector lever position D is disengaged.

▷ Dynamic Traction Control DTC is activated or

DSC Dynamic Stability Control is deactivated.

Press the rocker switch up or down repeatedly

until the desired speed is set.

▷ If DSC Dynamic Stability Control intervenes.

If active, the displayed speed is stored and the

vehicle reaches the stored speed when the road

is clear.

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▷ Each time the rocker switch is pressed to the

point of resistance, the desired speed in‐

creases or decreases by approx.

1 mph/1 km/h.

Displays in the instrument cluster

Indicator light

Depending on how the vehicle is equip‐

ped, the indicator light in the instrument

cluster indicates whether the system is

switched on.

▷ Each time the rocker switch is pressed past

the point of resistance, the desired speed in‐

creases or decreases by a maximum of

5 mph/10 km/h.

The maximum speed that can be set de‐

pends on the vehicle.

Desired speed and stored speed

The desired speed is displayed next to

the symbol in the Info Display.

▷ Pressing the rocker switch to the resistance

point and holding it accelerates or deceler‐

ates the vehicle without requiring pressure on

the accelerator pedal.

▷ Display lights up green: system is ac‐

tive, the display indicates the desired

speed.

After the rocker switch is released, the vehi‐

cle maintains its final speed. Pressing the

switch beyond the resistance point causes

the vehicle to accelerate more rapidly.

▷ Display lights up orange: system is inter‐

rupted, the display indicates the stored

speed.

▷ No display: system is switched off.

Continuing cruise control

General information

Status display

Selected desired speed.

An interrupted cruise control can be continued

by calling up the stored speed.

Make sure that the difference between current

speed and stored speed is not too large before

calling up the stored speed. Otherwise, uninten‐

tional braking or accelerating may occur.

If no speed is indicated, it is possible that the

conditions necessary for operation are not cur‐

rently fulfilled.

In the following cases, the stored speed value is

deleted and cannot be called up again:

Displays in the Head-up Display

Some system information can also be displayed

in the Head-up Display.

▷ When the system is switched off.

▷ When drive-ready state is switched off.

System limits

Engine power

Calling up the stored speed

Press the button on the steering wheel.

The desired speed is also maintained downhill,

but may not be maintained on uphill grades if en‐

gine power is insufficient.

The stored speed is reached again and main‐

tained.

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