Mercedes-Benz E-Class 2007 Owners Manual User Manual
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Controls in detail
Driving systems
Setting a higher speed
̈
Lift cruise control lever in direction of
arrow
1 (
page 250) and hold it up
until the desired speed is reached.
̈
Release the cruise control lever.
The new speed is set.
Setting a lower speed
̈
Depress the cruise control lever in di-
rection of arrow
2 (
hold it down until the desired speed is
reached.
̈
Release cruise control lever.
The new speed is set.
i
The cruise control switches off automatical-
ly if
ț
you step on the brake pedal
ț
you depress the parking brake pedal
In this case the segments in the multifunc-
tion display (
page 255) go out and no
warning sounds
ț
the vehicle speed is below 20 mph
(30 km/h)
ț
the ESP
®
is in operation or switched off with
the ESP
®
switch (
ț
you move the gear selector lever to
position N while driving
The segments in the multifunction display
(
page 255) go out, and an acoustic warning
sounds.
!
Moving gear selector lever to position N
while driving also cancels the cruise control.
However, the gear selector lever should not be
moved to position N while driving except to
coast when the vehicle is in danger of skidding
(e.g. on icy roads).
i
Depressing the accelerator pedal does not
deactivate the cruise control. After brief acceler-
ation (e.g. for passing), the cruise control will re-
sume the last speed set.
i
When you use the cruise control lever to de-
celerate, the brake system will automatically
brake the vehicle if the engine’s braking power
does not brake the vehicle sufficiently.