Mercedes-Benz C-Class 2008 Owners Manual User Manual
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Controls in detail
Driving systems
1 Setting current or higher speed
Adjustment in 1 mph increments (to re-
sistance point) or 5 mph increments
(past resistance point)
(Canada: 1 km/h or 10 km/h)
2 Setting current or lower speed
Adjustment in 1 mph increments (to re-
sistance point) or 5 mph increments
(past resistance point)
(Canada: 1 km/h or 10 km/h)
3 Cancel cruise control
4 Resume to last set speed
Activating cruise control
You can activate the cruise control if the
vehicle speed is above 20 mph (30 km/h).
In the following cases you cannot activate
the cruise control:
ț
when you brake
ț
the vehicle is secured with the parking
brake
ț
Vehicles with automatic transmission*:
when the gear selector lever is set to
position P, R, or N
ț
when ESP
®
is switched off
Setting current speed
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Accelerate or decelerate to the desired
speed.
̈
Briefly lift the cruise control lever in
direction of arrow
1 or depress in
direction of arrow
2.
The current speed is set.
̈
Remove your foot from the accelerator
pedal.
The cruise control is activated.
ț
The last set speed appears in the
multifunction display for approxi-
mately 5 seconds.
ț
The corresponding speedometer
segments from the selected speed
to the vehicle maximum speed in
the multifunction display are illumi-
nated.
i
The vehicle speed displayed in the speedom-
eter can briefly vary from the speed setting for
the cruise control system.