Mercedes-Benz E-Class 2006 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 254)

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Controls in detail
Driving systems
Setting the current speed
̈ Accelerate or decelerate to the desired
speed.
̈ Briefly lift or depress the cruise control
lever.
The current speed is set.
̈ Remove your foot from the accelerator
pedal.
Setting a higher speed
̈ Briefly tip the cruise control lever in di-
rection of arrow
1 ( ୴ page 252) to in-
crease vehicle speed in increments of
5 mph (Canada: 10 km/h).
The new speed is set.
The stored speed is displayed in the
multifunction display for approximately
5 seconds (
୴ page 252), and one or
two segments around the stored speed
come on in the speedometer
(
୴ page 249).
Setting a lower speed
̈ Briefly tip the cruise control lever in di-
rection of arrow
2 ( ୴ page 252) to de-
crease vehicle speed in increments of
5 mph (Canada: 10 km/h).
The new speed is set.
The stored speed is displayed in the
multifunction display for approximately
5 seconds (
୴ page 252), and one or
two segments around the stored speed
come on in the speedometer
(
୴ page 249).
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If you do not take your foot off the
accelerator completely, the following
message will appear in the multifunc-
tion display:
Distronic
override
The distance to a slower moving vehi-
cles in front of you will not be set. Your
vehicle speed will then be determined
only by the accelerator pedal position.
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Depressing the accelerator pedal does
not deactivate Distronic. After brief ac-
celeration (e.g. for passing), the cruise
control will resume the last speed set.
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When you use the cruise control lever
to decelerate, the brakes will be ap-
plied to support deceleration.
In addition, the transmission will auto-
matically downshift on long downhill
grades.