Mercedes-Benz 2004 C 320 Sport - Manual (Page 207)

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Controls in detail
Driving systems
1 Set current or higher speed
2 Set current or lower speed
3 Cancel cruise control
4 Resume at last set speed
Setting current speed
̈ Accelerate or decelerate to the desired
speed.
̈ Briefly lift 1 or depress 2 cruise
control lever.
The current speed is set.
̈ Remove your foot from the accelerator
pedal.
Cruise control is activated.
Canceling cruise control
There are several ways to cancel cruise
control:
̈ Step on the brake pedal.
or
̈ Briefly push cruise control lever to
position 3.
Cruise control will be canceled. The
last speed set will be stored for later
use.
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On uphill or downhill grades, cruise
control may not be able to maintain the
set speed. Once the grade eases, the
set speed will be resumed.
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Vehicles with automatic transmission:
Moving gear selector lever to
position N while driving also cancels
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 skid-
ding (e.g. on icy roads).
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Vehicles with manual transmission:
The set cruise controlled speed is
switched off when declutching exceeds
four seconds during downshifting a
gear.
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The last stored speed is canceled when
you turn off the engine.